WO2023120296A1 - Corps de maintien de support et procédé de création d'étiquette - Google Patents

Corps de maintien de support et procédé de création d'étiquette Download PDF

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WO2023120296A1
WO2023120296A1 PCT/JP2022/045810 JP2022045810W WO2023120296A1 WO 2023120296 A1 WO2023120296 A1 WO 2023120296A1 JP 2022045810 W JP2022045810 W JP 2022045810W WO 2023120296 A1 WO2023120296 A1 WO 2023120296A1
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佳佑 西原
健太郎 村山
明 南
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J11/00—Devices or arrangements  of selective printing mechanisms, e.g. ink-jet printers or thermal printers, for supporting or handling copy material in sheet or web form
    • B41J11/02—Platens
    • B41J11/04—Roller platens
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J15/00—Devices or arrangements of selective printing mechanisms, e.g. ink-jet printers or thermal printers, specially adapted for supporting or handling copy material in continuous form, e.g. webs
    • B41J15/04—Supporting, feeding, or guiding devices; Mountings for web rolls or spindles
    • B41J15/06—Supporting, feeding, or guiding devices; Mountings for web rolls or spindles characterised by being applied to printers having stationary carriages
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
    • B41J2/315—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by selective application of heat to a heat sensitive printing or impression-transfer material
    • B41J2/32—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by selective application of heat to a heat sensitive printing or impression-transfer material using thermal heads
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J3/00—Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed
    • B41J3/36—Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed for portability, i.e. hand-held printers or laptop printers
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H37/00—Article or web delivery apparatus incorporating devices for performing specified auxiliary operations
    • B65H37/04—Article or web delivery apparatus incorporating devices for performing specified auxiliary operations for securing together articles or webs, e.g. by adhesive, stitching or stapling

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  • the present invention relates to a medium holder and a label production method.
  • Patent Document 1 discloses a tape cassette.
  • a tape cassette accommodates a print tape.
  • a printing tape is composed of a tape substrate, an adhesive layer, and a separator. The separator is releasably adhered to one surface of the tape substrate via the adhesive layer. A slit is provided in the separator.
  • An object of the present invention is to provide a medium holder and a label production method that can reduce the possibility of printing failures.
  • a medium holding body is a medium configured by laminating a first roll around which a printing medium having a printing surface and a back surface facing opposite to each other is wound, an adhesive layer, and a separator. and a second roll around which an adhesive medium having slits formed in the separator is wound, wherein the print medium includes a first pull-out portion pulled out from the first roll, and the adhesive medium is the second roll. It is characterized by including a second drawer section drawn out from two rolls, wherein the back surface of the first drawer section and the adhesive layer of the second drawer section are adhered to each other.
  • the medium holder includes the print medium as the first roll and the adhesive medium as the second roll. Therefore, the print medium has a portion where the adhesive medium is not attached. In other words, the print medium has a portion where the slit of the separator does not exist. Therefore, for example, if an adhesive medium is adhered to the printed portion after printing is performed on a portion of the print medium where the separator slit does not exist, printing problems due to the separator slit are less likely to occur. Therefore, the medium carrier can reduce the possibility of printing defects.
  • the printing medium includes a printing substrate and a first coloring layer that develops a first color when heated to a first temperature or higher, and the printing medium is arranged from the back surface toward the printing surface.
  • the thermosensitive medium may be constructed by laminating the base material and the first coloring layer in this order. In this case, when the print medium is heated, the medium holder can reduce the possibility of printing defects due to the degree of heat applied to the first color development layer.
  • the printing medium includes the printing substrate, the first coloring layer, and a second color different from the first color by being heated to a second temperature different from the first temperature.
  • the second coloring layer that develops color on the thermal medium is configured by laminating the printing substrate, the first coloring layer, and the second coloring layer in this order from the back surface toward the printing surface. good.
  • the medium holder can reduce the possibility of printing defects due to the degree of heat applied to the second color layer in addition to the first color layer.
  • the adhesive layer may constitute a double-sided adhesive medium in which the adhesive layer is provided on both sides of an adhesive substrate.
  • the stiffness of the adhesive medium is higher than when there is no adhesive base material.
  • the separator may be formed with the slit extending in the longitudinal direction of the adhesive medium.
  • the adhesive medium may be cut in the lateral direction at any position in the longitudinal direction.
  • the slit extends in the longitudinal direction of the adhesive medium, it is more likely that the slit exists in the separator of the cut adhesive medium compared to the case where the slit extends in the lateral direction of the adhesive medium. Therefore, even if the adhesive medium is cut at any position in the longitudinal direction, it is highly likely that the user can use the slit to peel off the separator from the adhesive medium.
  • the medium holder may include a case that accommodates the first roll and the second roll.
  • the user can carry the print medium and the adhesive medium by holding the case. Therefore, the user can easily carry the print medium and the adhesive medium.
  • a label production method comprises a printing step of printing on the printing surface of a printing medium having a printing surface and a back surface facing opposite to each other, and an adhesive layer and a separator laminated, wherein the separator and a bonding step of bonding, via the adhesive layer, an adhesive medium in which a slit is formed on the back surface of the printing medium printed on the printing surface in the printing step.
  • the second mode can have the same effects as the first mode.
  • FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the printer 1 and the tape cassette 30;
  • FIG. FIG. 3 is a plan view schematically showing a mounting portion 8; 3 is a plan view schematically showing a state in which the tape cassette 30 is attached to the attachment portion 8.
  • FIG. 4 is a perspective view schematically showing a printing tape 4;
  • FIG. 3 is a perspective view schematically showing an adhesive tape 7;
  • FIG. 3 is a perspective view schematically showing a bonding tape 9;
  • FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the electrical configuration of the printer 1;
  • FIG. 4 is a flowchart of label creation processing; 4 is a diagram for explaining the flow of printing by the printer 1;
  • FIG. FIG. 9 is a continuation of FIG. 9 and is a diagram for explaining the flow of printing by the printer 1.
  • FIG. 3 is a plan view schematically showing a tape cassette 301;
  • FIG. 3 is a plan view schematically showing a state in which a tape cassette 30 and an ink ribbon 50 are attached to an attachment portion 8;
  • FIG. 4 is a plan view schematically showing a state in which the first roll 40 and the second roll 70 are mounted on the mounting portion 8.
  • the printer 1 shown in FIG. 1 is a thermal printer and can print characters on the printing tape 4.
  • the print tape 4 is a type of print medium and has a long shape.
  • a character is composed of letters, graphics, symbols, and the like.
  • the printer 1 adheres an adhesive tape 7 shown in FIG. 3 to the printed printing tape 4, and creates the printed laminated tape 9 as a label.
  • the adhesive tape 7 is a type of adhesive medium and has a long shape.
  • the printer 1 has a body cover 2 .
  • the body cover 2 is box-shaped.
  • a keyboard 3 is provided on the front portion of the upper surface of the body cover 2 .
  • a user inputs various information to the printer 1 by operating the keyboard 3 .
  • a display 5 is provided behind the keyboard 3 . The display 5 displays various information.
  • a cassette cover 6 is provided behind the display 5 .
  • the cassette cover 6 covers a mounting portion 8 (see FIG. 2), which will be described later, so that it can be opened and closed from above.
  • a user opens and closes the cassette cover 6 when replacing the tape cassette 30 .
  • a discharge port 2A (see FIG. 2) is provided at the rear left surface of the main body cover 2. As shown in FIG. The discharge port 2A has a slit shape and discharges the bonding tape 9 to the outside of the printer 1.
  • the internal configuration of the printer 1 will be described with reference to FIG.
  • a mounting portion 8 is provided below the cassette cover 6 (see FIG. 1).
  • the mounting portion 8 is recessed downward from the upper surface of the body cover 2 .
  • the mounting portion 8 has a shape corresponding to the outer shape of the tape cassette 30 (see FIG. 1) in plan view.
  • a tape cassette 30 is attached to the attachment portion 8 (see FIG. 3).
  • a thermal head 10 is provided on the front part of the mounting part 8 .
  • the thermal head 10 extends upward from the bottom surface of the mounting portion 8 .
  • the thermal head 10 is plate-shaped and extends vertically and horizontally.
  • a thermal head 10 includes a plurality of heating elements 11 .
  • a plurality of heating elements 11 are positioned on the rear surface 12 of the thermal head 10 and arranged in a line in the vertical direction.
  • the thermal head 10 can move in the front-rear direction so that the plurality of heating elements 11 come into contact with and separate from a platen roller 15, which will be described later (see arrow A1).
  • a platen roller 15 is provided behind the thermal head 10 .
  • the direction from the front to the rear of the printer 1 is the direction from the thermal head 10 to the platen roller 15 .
  • the platen roller 15 extends upward from the bottom surface of the mounting portion 8 and faces the thermal head 10 in the front-rear direction.
  • a drive shaft 18 is provided on the left side of the platen roller 15 .
  • the direction from the right to the left of the printer 1 is the direction from the thermal head 10 to the drive shaft 18 .
  • the drive shaft 18 extends upward from the bottom surface of the mounting portion 8 .
  • the drive shaft 18 is connected to a conveying motor 95 (see FIG. 7) and is rotated by driving the drive shaft 18 .
  • a movable roller 14 is provided in front of the drive shaft 18 .
  • the movable roller 14 extends upward from the bottom surface of the mounting portion 8 and faces the drive shaft 18 in the front-rear direction.
  • the movable roller 14 can move forward and backward so as to contact and separate from the drive shaft 18 (see arrow A2).
  • the tape cassette 30 has a cassette case 31.
  • the cassette case 31 has a rectangular parallelepiped shape and includes a lower wall 311 , an upper wall 312 and a peripheral wall 313 .
  • the lower wall 311 is rectangular in plan view and forms the bottom surface of the cassette case 31 .
  • the upper wall 312 is positioned above the lower wall 311 and faces the lower wall 311 in the vertical direction.
  • the upper wall 312 has a shape corresponding to that of the lower wall 311 in plan view, and forms the upper surface of the cassette case 31 . 3, illustration of the upper wall 312 is omitted.
  • the peripheral wall 313 extends vertically so as to connect the peripheral edge of the lower wall 311 and the peripheral edge of the upper wall 312 to each other.
  • the cassette case 31 includes an arm 34 and a guide piece 35.
  • the arm 34 extends from the front right portion of the cassette case 31 to the front left.
  • An opening 341 is provided at the left end of the arm 34 .
  • the opening 341 is slit-shaped and extends vertically.
  • the opening 341 is a passage opening for the printing tape 4 .
  • the guide piece 35 is positioned at the front left portion of the cassette case 31 and forms a slit. The guide piece 35 guides the feeding of the bonding tape 9 .
  • a platen hole 39 is formed behind the arm 34 .
  • Platen hole 39 extends upward from lower wall 311 and penetrates cassette case 31 to upper wall 312 in this embodiment.
  • a head opening 391 is formed in the left front portion of the platen hole 39 . The head opening 391 is positioned to the left of the opening 341 and opens forward.
  • the cassette case 31 is provided with a first support portion 36 and a second support portion 37 .
  • the first support portion 36 is positioned at the right rear portion within the cassette case 31 .
  • the second support portion 37 is positioned to the left of the first support portion 36 inside the cassette case 31 .
  • the first support portion 36 and the second support portion 37 are holes, respectively, and vertically penetrate the cassette case 31 from the lower wall 311 to the upper wall 312 (see FIG. 1).
  • a first spool 36A is fitted to the first support portion 36. Thereby, the first support portion 36 rotatably supports the first spool 36A.
  • a first roll 40 is configured by winding the printing tape 4 around the first spool 36A. The first roll 40 is accommodated within the cassette case 31 and held within the cassette case 31 by the first support portion 36 .
  • the printing tape 4 is wound around the first spool 36A in a clockwise direction in plan view in a direction away from the center of rotation of the first spool 36A. Although details will be described later, the printing tape 4 includes a printing surface 4A and a back surface 4B. The printing tape 4 is wound around the first spool 36A so that the back surface 4B faces inward with respect to the printing surface 4A.
  • a second spool 37A is fitted to the second support portion 37.
  • the second support portion 37 rotatably supports the second spool 37A.
  • the second roll 70 is configured by winding the adhesive tape 7 around the second spool 37A.
  • the second roll 70 is housed inside the cassette case 31 and held inside the cassette case 31 by the second support portion 37 .
  • the adhesive tape 7 is wound around the second spool 37A counterclockwise in plan view in a direction away from the center of rotation of the second spool 37A. Although the details will be described later, the adhesive tape 7 includes an adhesive surface 7A and a separate surface 7B. The adhesive tape 7 is wound around the second spool 37A so that the adhesive surface 7A faces inside with respect to the separate surface 7B.
  • a transport roller 33 is provided to the left of the platen hole 39 in the cassette case 31 .
  • the conveying roller 33 is cylindrical and extends vertically within the cassette case 31 .
  • the transport roller 33 is rotatably supported by the cassette case 31 .
  • the front end of the conveying roller 33 is exposed forward from the cassette case 31 .
  • the printing tape 4 extends downward from the right end of the first roll 40 .
  • first pull-out portion 40B the portion of the printing tape 4 pulled out from the first roll 40 in the longitudinal direction of the printing tape 4
  • the first drawer portion 40B bends leftward at the right front corner inside the cassette case 31 .
  • the first drawer portion 40B passes through the arm 34 from right to left and exits the cassette case 31 through the opening 341. As shown in FIG. As a result, the first drawer portion 40B is exposed outside the cassette case 31 in the longitudinal direction of the printing tape 4 .
  • the first drawer part 40B passes through the head opening 391 from right to left.
  • the print surface 4A faces forward and the back surface 4B faces rearward in the first drawer portion 40B.
  • the first drawer portion 40B passes through the position of the conveying roller 33 .
  • the printing surface 4A faces forward and the back surface 4B faces rearward in the first drawer portion 40B.
  • the first drawer portion 40B passes through the guide piece 35 and extends to the left of the guide piece 35 .
  • the adhesive tape 7 extends downward from the left end of the second roll 70 .
  • second pulled-out portion 70B the portion of the adhesive tape 7 pulled out from the second roll 70 is referred to as "second pulled-out portion 70B".
  • the second drawer portion 70B bends leftward at the position of the conveying roller 33 .
  • the adhesive surface 7 ⁇ /b>A faces the radially outer side of the conveying roller 33 and the separate surface 7 ⁇ /b>B faces the radially inner side of the conveying roller 33 in the second drawer portion 70 ⁇ /b>B. Therefore, in the second drawer portion 70B, the separate surface 7B is in contact with the outer circumference of the conveying roller 33 from the right end to the front end.
  • the second drawer portion 70B passes through the guide piece 35 and extends to the left of the guide piece 35 .
  • downstream end 40A the end of the printing tape 4 opposite to the first roll 40 in the longitudinal direction of the printing tape 4 is referred to as the "downstream end 40A".
  • the end of the adhesive tape 7 opposite to the second roll 70 in the longitudinal direction of the adhesive tape 7 is called “downstream end 70A”.
  • the downstream end 40A and the downstream end 70A of the print tape 4 and the adhesive tape 7 are located to the left of the transport roller 33 in the longitudinal direction.
  • the portion on the 70A side is bonded together in advance.
  • the portion closer to the first roll 40 than the conveying roller 33 is.
  • the portion on the second roll 70 side is not bonded to each other.
  • a portion of the printing tape 4 on the downstream end 40A side of the conveying roller 33, and in the longitudinal direction of the adhesive tape 7, a downstream end 70A of the adhesive tape 7 from the conveying roller 33 will be described.
  • the portion where the side portion is bonded together is called a bonding tape 9 .
  • the transport direction of the printing tape 4 and the adhesive tape 7 at the position of the transport roller 33 is the horizontal direction and parallel to the longitudinal directions of the printing tape 4 and the adhesive tape 7 .
  • the conveying direction intersects the arrangement direction (vertical direction) of the plurality of heating elements 11, and is orthogonal in this embodiment.
  • the tape cassette 30 is mounted on the mounting portion 8 from above with the thermal head 10 positioned at the front end of the movement range and the movable roller 14 positioned at the front end of the movement range.
  • the platen roller 15 is arranged inside the platen hole 39 .
  • a drive shaft 18 is arranged in the conveying roller 33 .
  • the thermal head 10 and the movable roller 14 are moved backward with the tape cassette 30 mounted thereon by the operation of a moving mechanism (not shown).
  • the thermal head 10 faces the printing surface 4A of the first drawer portion 40B from the front.
  • the platen roller 15 faces the rear surface 4B of the first drawer portion 40B from behind. Therefore, when the thermal head 10 moves rearward, the thermal head 10 presses the first drawer portion 40B against the platen roller 15 from the front to the rear. As a result, the printing surface 4A of the first drawer portion 40B comes into contact with the plurality of heating elements 11. As shown in FIG.
  • the conveying roller 33 faces the separate surface 7B of the second drawer portion 70B from behind.
  • the movable roller 14 faces the printing surface 4A of the first drawer portion 40B from the front. Therefore, when the movable roller 14 moves rearward, the first drawer portion 40B and the second drawer portion 70B are overlapped and pressed against the front end of the conveying roller 33 from the front to the rear.
  • FIG. 4 A detailed configuration of the printing tape 4 will be described with reference to FIG. The left-right direction, the up-down direction, and the lower left/upper right direction in FIG.
  • the printing surface 4A and the back surface 4B are opposite to each other in the thickness direction of the printing tape 4. As shown in FIG.
  • the print tape 4 is a type of thermal medium, and is composed of a plurality of laminated layers.
  • the printing tape 4 has a printing substrate 41 , a first coloring layer 42 and a second coloring layer 43 .
  • the printing base material 41, the first coloring layer 42, and the second coloring layer 43 are laminated in the order of the printing base material 41, the first coloring layer 42, and the second coloring layer 43 from the back surface 4B toward the printing surface 4A.
  • the back surface 4B is composed of the printing base material 41 .
  • the printing surface 4A is composed of the second coloring layer 43. As shown in FIG.
  • the printing base material 41 is elongated and is made of paper or resin film, for example.
  • the first color-developing layer 42 and the second color-developing layer 43 are heated to respective temperatures to develop respective colors.
  • chemicals described in JP-A-2008-6830 are used for the first coloring layer 42 and the second coloring layer 43.
  • first pre-printing color When the first coloring layer 42 is heated, the portion of the first coloring layer 42 heated to the first temperature or higher develops the first printing color.
  • first pre-printing color The visible light transmission of the first printed color is lower than the visible transmission of the first pre-printed color.
  • the first pre-printing color is for example transparent.
  • the first printing color is for example one of magenta, cyan, yellow, but not limited to a particular color such as magenta, cyan, yellow, black.
  • the portion of the second coloring layer 43 heated to the second temperature or higher develops the second printing color.
  • the second temperature is higher than the first temperature.
  • the color of the second coloring layer 43 before heating is referred to as "second pre-printing color".
  • the visible light transmission of the second printed color is lower than the visible transmission of the second pre-printed color.
  • the second pre-print color is for example the same as the first pre-print color and is transparent.
  • the color of the second printed color is different from the color of the first printed color.
  • the second printing color is not limited to a specific color such as magenta, cyan, yellow, black, etc., but is one of magenta, cyan, or yellow that is different from the first printing color.
  • the printing tape 4 is printed with the first printed color, the second printed color, and the mixed color of the first printed color and the second printed color with the color of the printing base material 41 as the background color. can be expressed.
  • FIG. 7 A detailed configuration of the adhesive tape 7 will be described with reference to FIG. The left-right direction, the up-down direction, and the lower left/upper right direction in FIG.
  • the adhesive surface 7A and the separate surface 7B face opposite to each other in the thickness direction of the adhesive tape 7. As shown in FIG.
  • the adhesive tape 7 is configured by laminating a plurality of layers. Specifically, the adhesive tape 7 has a double-sided adhesive tape 71 and a separator 75 . The double-sided adhesive tape 71 and the separator 75 are laminated in the order of the double-sided adhesive tape 71 and the separator 75 from the adhesive surface 7A toward the separate surface 7B.
  • the double-sided adhesive tape 71 has an adhesive base material 72 and adhesive layers 73 and 74 .
  • the adhesive base material 72 is elongated and made of paper or resin film, for example.
  • the adhesive layer 73 is provided on the adhesive surface 7A side with respect to the adhesive base material 72 in the thickness direction of the adhesive tape 7 .
  • the adhesive layer 74 is provided on the separate surface 7B side with respect to the adhesive base material 72 in the thickness direction of the adhesive tape 7 .
  • the separator 75 is elongated and is, for example, a release paper or a release film.
  • the separator 75 is attached to the double-sided adhesive tape 71 via the adhesive layer 74 .
  • a slit 76 is provided in the separator 75 .
  • the slit 76 extends in the longitudinal direction of the adhesive tape 7 and divides the separator 75 into two in the lateral direction of the adhesive tape 7 .
  • the slit 76 also enters the adhesive layer 74 in the thickness direction of the adhesive tape 7, but does not enter the adhesive base material 72. That is, since the slits 76 do not enter the adhesive base material 72 , the adhesive tape 7 is continuously connected across the slits 76 in the lateral direction of the adhesive tape 7 .
  • the left-right direction in FIG. 6 is the thickness direction of the bonding tape 9 .
  • the bonding tape 9 is configured by bonding the adhesive surface 7A of the second drawer portion 70B to the back surface 4B of the first drawer portion 40B. Therefore, in the bonding tape 9, the second coloring layer 43, the first coloring layer 42, the printing base material 41, the adhesive layer 73, the adhesive base material 72, the adhesive layer 74, and the separator 75 are the thickness of the bonding tape 9.
  • the second coloring layer 43, the first coloring layer 42, the printing substrate 41, the adhesive layer 73, the adhesive substrate 72, the adhesive layer 74, and the separator 75 are laminated in this order from the printing surface 4A toward the separate surface 7B. be.
  • the printer 1 has a CPU 91 .
  • the CPU 91 controls the printer 1 and functions as a processor. Flash memory 92 , ROM 93 , RAM 94 , keyboard 3 , display 5 , thermal head 10 , and transport motor 95 are electrically connected to CPU 91 .
  • the flash memory 92 stores programs executed by the CPU 91 .
  • the ROM 93 stores various parameters necessary for executing various programs.
  • RAM 94 stores various temporary data such as print data.
  • the ROM 93 stores, for example, the first heating pattern and the second heating pattern.
  • the first heating pattern controls the heating temperature and heating time of the heating element 11 for heating the first coloring layer 42 to the first temperature or higher while suppressing the heating of the second coloring layer 43 to the second temperature or higher. show.
  • the second heating pattern controls the heating temperature and heating time of the heating element 11 for heating the second coloring layer 43 to the second temperature or higher while suppressing the heating of the first coloring layer 42 to the first temperature or higher. show.
  • the heating temperature of the heating element 11 by the second heating pattern is higher than the heating temperature of the heating element 11 by the first heating pattern.
  • the heating time of the heating element 11 by the second heating pattern is shorter than the heating time of the heating element 11 by the first heating pattern.
  • a user inputs a print start instruction to the printer 1 by operating the keyboard 3 .
  • the CPU 91 acquires the print start instruction, it reads a program from the flash memory 92 and executes label creation processing.
  • the label creation process the printing operation of the printer 1 is controlled based on the print data, and the bonding tape 9 is created.
  • the CPU 91 starts conveying the print tape 4 and the adhesive tape 7 (S1). Specifically, the CPU 91 drives the transport motor 95 (see FIG. 7) to rotate the drive shaft 18 (see FIG. 9).
  • the rotation of the drive shaft 18 causes the transport roller 33 to rotate clockwise in plan view.
  • the transport rollers 33 draw the printing tape 4 from the first roll 40 (see FIG. 3) and the adhesive tape 7 from the second roll 70 (see FIG. 3).
  • the movable roller 14 is driven to rotate by the rotation of the conveying roller 33 .
  • the printing tape 4 and the adhesive tape 7 are started to be transported (see arrow A3).
  • the CPU 91 performs print control (S2). Specifically, the CPU 91 controls the thermal head 10 based on the print data to selectively heat the plurality of heating elements 11 . More specifically, when the first coloring layer 42 is to be colored in the first printing color, the CPU 91 causes the selected heating element 11 to generate heat in the first heating pattern. When the second coloring layer 43 is to be colored in the second printing color, the CPU 91 causes the selected heating element 11 to generate heat in the second heating pattern.
  • the thermal head 10 heats the print tape 4 by generating heat from a plurality of heating elements 11 .
  • printing on the print tape 4 by the thermal head 10 is performed at the position of the head opening 391 (see FIG. 3).
  • the CPU 91 performs printing control in synchronization with the drive of the transport motor 95 (see FIG. 7). Therefore, a plurality of lines are printed on the printing surface 4A of the printing tape 4 along the conveying direction (horizontal direction), with each line extending in the arrangement direction (vertical direction) as one unit. As a result, the characters are printed on the printing surface 4A of the printing tape 4.
  • FIG. 7 The CPU 91 performs printing control in synchronization with the drive of the transport motor 95 (see FIG. 7). Therefore, a plurality of lines are printed on the printing surface 4A of the printing tape 4 along the conveying direction (horizontal direction), with each line extending in the arrangement direction (vertical direction) as one unit. As a result, the characters are printed on the printing surface 4A of the printing tape 4.
  • FIG. 7 The CPU 91 performs printing control in synchronization with the drive of the transport motor 95 (see FIG. 7). Therefore, a plurality of lines are printed on the printing surface 4A of the printing tape 4 along the conveying direction (horizon
  • the portion where characters are printed is indicated by oblique lines P (the same applies to FIG. 10).
  • the oblique line P indicates the portion of the first coloring layer 42 or the second coloring layer 43 that is colored in the first printing color or the second printing color in the longitudinal direction of the printing tape 4 .
  • the driving of the transport motor 95 is maintained during execution of print control.
  • the adhesive tape 7 is bonded via the double-sided adhesive tape 71 to the back surface 4B of the printing tape 4 printed on the printing surface 4A.
  • the CPU 91 determines whether or not the print tape 4 has been conveyed by a predetermined amount after the end of print control (S3).
  • the predetermined amount is greater than the distance D (see FIGS. 9 and 10) from the center of the plurality of heating elements 11 to the center of the transport roller 33, and is stored in the ROM 93 in advance.
  • the printer 1 if the predetermined amount is greater than the distance D, the printer 1 will position the upstream end (right end) of the oblique line P downstream (leftward) from the center position of the transport roller 33 in the transport direction.
  • the printing tape 4 can be conveyed until As a result, the adhesive tape 7 is attached to the portion of the printing tape 4 that includes the oblique lines P in the transport direction.
  • the bonding tape 9 includes all of the oblique lines P in the transport direction. That is, in the present embodiment, "the adhesive tape 7 is adhered via the double-sided adhesive tape 71 to the back surface 4B of the printing tape 4 printed on the printing surface 4A.” It means that the adhesive tape 7 is laminated to the printing tape 4 so that the entire character (hatched line P) is included in the laminated tape 9 .
  • the CPU 91 determines whether or not the printing tape 4 has been conveyed by a predetermined amount based on the number of revolutions or driving time of the conveying motor 95 after the end of print control, for example. If the print tape 4 has not yet been conveyed by the predetermined amount (S3: NO), the CPU 91 returns the process to the judgment of S3. When the printing tape 4 has been conveyed by the predetermined amount (S3: YES), the CPU 91 stops driving the conveying motor 95 and stops conveying the printing tape 4 and the adhesive tape 7 (S4). The CPU 91 terminates the label creation process.
  • the bonding tape 9 is discharged from the discharge port 2A to the outside of the printer 1 in the transport direction.
  • the bonding tape 9 is cut by a user or automatically using a cutting blade (not shown).
  • the cutting blade may be provided in the printer 1, or may be scissors, for example.
  • the printed bonding tape 9 is produced as a label.
  • the tape cassette 30 has the printing tape 4 as the first roll 40 and the adhesive tape 7 as the second roll 70 . Therefore, the printing tape 4 has a portion where the adhesive tape 7 is not attached. In other words, the printing tape 4 has a portion where the slit 76 of the separator 75 does not exist. Therefore, if the printed bonding tape 9 is produced by the label producing process, printing problems due to the slits 76 of the separator 75 are less likely to occur. Therefore, the tape cassette 30 can reduce the possibility of printing failures related to deterioration of color development.
  • the user can easily separate the separator 75 from the double-sided adhesive tape 71 using the slit 76 . Therefore, the tape cassette 30 can produce a highly convenient label while suppressing deterioration of the coloring property.
  • the printing tape 4 is a thermal medium, and the printing base material 41, the first coloring layer 42, and the second coloring layer 43 are arranged from the back surface 4B toward the printing surface 4A.
  • the second coloring layer 43 is laminated in this order. Therefore, when the printing tape 4 is heated, the tape cassette 30 can reduce the possibility of printing defects caused by the degree of heat applied to the first coloring layer 42 . Furthermore, the tape cassette 30 can reduce the possibility of printing defects due to the degree of heat applied to the second coloring layer 43 in addition to the first coloring layer 42 when the printing tape 4 is heated.
  • the double-sided adhesive tape 71 is configured by providing adhesive layers 73 and 74 on both sides of an adhesive base material 72 . Therefore, the rigidity of the adhesive tape 7 is higher than when the adhesive base material 72 is not provided. Therefore, the tape cassette 30 can suppress the occurrence of a jam when, for example, the adhesive tape 7 is conveyed. For this reason, the tape cassette 30 can suppress the possibility of print failure caused by the transport failure of the adhesive tape 7 .
  • the bonding tape 9 may be cut in the lateral direction at any position in the longitudinal direction of the adhesive tape 7 .
  • the slit 76 extends in the longitudinal direction of the adhesive tape 7
  • the slit 76 exists in the separator 75 of the cut bonding tape 9 compared to the case where the slit 76 extends in the lateral direction of the adhesive tape 7, for example. likely to. Therefore, even if the bonding tape 9 is cut in the lateral direction at any position in the longitudinal direction of the adhesive tape 7 , the user can use the slit 76 to peel off the separator 75 from the double-sided adhesive tape 71 . Probability is high. Therefore, the tape cassette 30 can prevent the user from having difficulty in peeling the separator 75 from the double-sided adhesive tape 71 .
  • the cassette case 31 accommodates the first roll 40 and the second roll 70 . Therefore, the user can carry the printing tape 4 and the adhesive tape 7 by holding the cassette case 31 . Therefore, the user can easily carry the print tape 4 and the adhesive tape 7.
  • FIG. 1 A cassette case 31 accommodates the first roll 40 and the second roll 70 . Therefore, the user can carry the printing tape 4 and the adhesive tape 7 by holding the cassette case 31 . Therefore, the user can easily carry the print tape 4 and the adhesive tape 7.
  • the tape cassette 30 corresponds to the "medium holder" of the present invention.
  • the printing surface 4A corresponds to the "printing surface” of the present invention.
  • the back surface 4B corresponds to the “back surface” of the present invention.
  • the print tape 4 corresponds to the "print medium” of the present invention.
  • the first roll 40 corresponds to the "first roll” of the present invention.
  • the double-sided adhesive tape 71 corresponds to the "adhesive layer” of the present invention.
  • the separator 75 corresponds to the "separator” of the present invention.
  • the slit 76 corresponds to the "slit” of the present invention.
  • the adhesive tape 7 corresponds to the "adhesive medium” of the present invention.
  • the second roll 70 corresponds to the “second roll” of the present invention.
  • the first drawer portion 40B corresponds to the "first drawer portion” of the present invention.
  • the second drawer portion 70B corresponds to the "second drawer portion” of the present invention.
  • the printing base material 41 corresponds to the "printing base material” of the present invention.
  • the first coloring layer 42 corresponds to the "first coloring layer” of the invention.
  • the second coloring layer 43 corresponds to the "second coloring layer” of the invention.
  • the adhesive base material 72 corresponds to the "adhesive base material” of this invention.
  • the cassette case 31 corresponds to the "case” of the present invention.
  • the processing of S2 shown in FIG. 8 corresponds to the "printing step” of the present invention.
  • the process of S1 shown in FIG. 8 corresponds to the "bonding step” of the present invention.
  • the present invention can be modified from the above embodiments. Modifications described below may be appropriately combined with each other as long as there is no contradiction.
  • the tape cassette 301 will be described with reference to FIG. In the following, the same reference numerals as in the above-described embodiment are assigned to the same configurations as those of the tape cassette 30, and the description thereof is omitted or simplified.
  • the tape cassette 301 differs from the tape cassette 30 in that instead of the single cassette case 31 (see FIG. 3), a first cassette case 31A and a second cassette case 31B are provided.
  • the first cassette case 31A corresponds to the right portion of the cassette case 31 (see FIG. 3) from the center in the horizontal direction. That is, the first cassette case 31A accommodates the first roll 40 .
  • the second cassette case 31B corresponds to the left part of the cassette case 31 (see FIG. 3) from the center in the horizontal direction. That is, the second cassette case 31B accommodates the second roll 70 .
  • the first cassette case 31A is mounted on the right side of the mounting section 8
  • the second cassette case 31B is mounted on the left side of the mounting section 8.
  • a platen hole 39 is formed by combining the first cassette case 31A and the second cassette case 31B. According to the tape cassette 301, the user can carry each medium, that is, the printing tape 4 and the adhesive tape 7 separately.
  • the printer 1 may use the ink ribbon 50 to print on the printing tape 4 .
  • the printing tape 4 is composed of the printing substrate 41 without the first coloring layer 42 and the second coloring layer 43 .
  • a ribbon roll 51 and a winding shaft 52 are provided on the mounting portion 8, respectively. The ribbon roll 51 and the winding shaft 52 are positioned opposite to the platen roller 15 with respect to the thermal head 10 in the front-rear direction.
  • the ribbon roll 51 is positioned, for example, on the right side of the thermal head 10 and is configured by winding the ink ribbon 50 around it.
  • the ink ribbon 50 is stretched between the ribbon roll 51 and the winding shaft 52 with the thermal head 10 and the platen roller 15 therebetween.
  • the winding shaft 52 is rotated by driving the transport motor 95 or a winding motor (not shown). By rotating the winding shaft 52 , the unused ink ribbon 50 is pulled out from the ribbon roll 51 and the used ink ribbon 50 is wound up.
  • the ink ribbon 50 includes an ink surface 50A. Ink is applied to the ink surface 50A.
  • the ink surface 50A faces the platen roller 15 side between the thermal head 10 and the platen roller 15 . Therefore, the ink ribbon 50 is overlapped with the printing tape 4 and pressed against the platen roller 15 by the thermal head 10 so that the ink surface 50A faces the printing surface 4A of the printing tape 4 in the front-rear direction.
  • the thermal head 10 transfers ink from the ink surface 50A of the ink ribbon 50 to the printing surface 4A of the printing tape 4 by generating heat from the plurality of heating elements 11 .
  • Ink of a plurality of colors may be applied to the ink surface 50A.
  • different colors of ink may be alternately applied in the longitudinal direction of the ink ribbon.
  • the printer 1 may transfer each of the plurality of color inks to predetermined positions on the printing tape 4 in the longitudinal direction by independently feeding the ink ribbon 50 with respect to the printing tape 4 . That is, after transferring the ink of the first printing color from the ink ribbon 50 to a predetermined position in the longitudinal direction of the printing tape 4, the printer 1 conveys the ink ribbon 50 downstream or upstream with respect to the printing tape 4, The ink of the second printing color may be transferred from the ink ribbon 50 to predetermined positions in the longitudinal direction of the printing tape 4 .
  • the shape of the cassette case 31 of the tape cassette 30 can be changed as appropriate.
  • the cassette case 31 may omit part of the lower wall 311, the upper wall 312, and the peripheral wall 313.
  • FIG. the cassette case 31 may include only the bottom wall 311 among the bottom wall 311 , top wall 312 , and peripheral wall 313 .
  • the cassette case 31 preferably holds the printing tape 4 and the adhesive tape 7 with the lower wall 311 .
  • the cassette case 31 itself may be omitted.
  • the user should mount the printing tape 4 and the adhesive tape 7 on the mounting portion 8 respectively.
  • the printing tape 4 and the adhesive tape 7 may be attached to the attachment portion 8 in advance.
  • the printer 1 may be configured such that the thermal head 10 is positioned behind the platen roller 15 in the mounting section 8 and a plurality of heating elements 11 are provided in front of the thermal head 10 .
  • the first roll 40 is attached to the right rear portion of the attachment portion 8, for example.
  • the second roll 70 is mounted on the mounting portion 8 so as to be positioned opposite to the first roll 40 with respect to the thermal head 10 in, for example, the front-rear direction.
  • first support part 36 and the second support part 37 are provided on the mounting part 8 respectively.
  • the first support portion 36 and the second support portion 37 each extend upward from the bottom surface of the mounting portion 8 or are recessed downward from the bottom surface of the mounting portion 8 .
  • the printing tape 4 After being pulled out from the first roll 40, the printing tape 4 is conveyed between the thermal head 10 and the platen roller 15 so that the printing surface 4A faces backward.
  • the adhesive tape 7 After being pulled out from the second roll 70 , the adhesive tape 7 is transported between the movable roller 14 and the drive shaft 18 such that the adhesive surface 7A faces the back surface 4B of the printing tape 4 from the front. Even in this case, the printer 1 can attach the adhesive tape 7 to the back surface 4B of the printing tape 4 printed on the printing surface 4A via the double-sided adhesive tape 71.
  • FIG. 13 the printer 1 may use the ink ribbon 50 to print on the printing surface 4A of the printing tape 4.
  • the first support portion 36 may protrude upward from the lower wall 311 or downward from the upper wall 312 so as to cover the outer periphery of the first roll 40 inside the cassette case 31 . That is, the first support portion 36 may form an accommodation space for holding the first roll 40 inside the cassette case 31 .
  • the second support portion 37 may protrude upward from the lower wall 311 or downward from the upper wall 312 so as to cover the outer periphery of the second roll 70 within the cassette case 31 .
  • the printing tape 4 may be configured by omitting the second coloring layer 43, or may be configured by further laminating one or more coloring layers on the second coloring layer 43.
  • the adhesive tape 7 may have a single adhesive layer instead of the double-sided adhesive tape 71 .
  • the separator 75 may have a plurality of slits 76 arranged in the lateral direction of the adhesive tape 7 .
  • the slits 76 may extend parallel to the lateral direction of the adhesive tape 7 or may extend so as to intersect both the longitudinal direction and the lateral direction of the adhesive tape 7 .
  • the separator 75 may have a plurality of slits 76 arranged in the longitudinal direction of the adhesive tape 7 .
  • the movable roller 14 may be fixed to the bottom surface of the mounting portion 8, and the drive shaft 18 may move in the front-rear direction.
  • the transport roller 33 may be supported by the cassette case 31 so as to be movable in the front-rear direction.
  • the thermal head 10 may be fixed to the mounting portion 8, and the platen roller 15 may be movable in the front-rear direction.
  • the second temperature may be lower than the first temperature.
  • the first heating pattern and the second heating pattern may be changed as appropriate.
  • the heating temperature of the heating element 11 by the second heating pattern may be the same as the heating temperature of the heating element 11 by the first heating pattern, or may be lower than the heating temperature of the heating element 11 by the first heating pattern.
  • the heating time of the heating element 11 by the second heating pattern may be the same as the heating time of the heating element 11 by the first heating pattern, or may be longer than the heating time of the heating element 11 by the first heating pattern.

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L'invention concerne un corps de maintien de support et un procédé de création d'étiquette avec lesquels il est possible de réduire la possibilité d'apparition de défauts d'impression. Une cassette à bande (30) comprend : un premier rouleau (40) sur lequel est enroulée une bande imprimée (4) présentant une surface d'impression (4A) et une surface inverse (4B) qui font face à des directions opposées l'une à l'autre ; et un second rouleau (70) sur lequel est enroulée une bande adhésive (7) qui est un support conçu par stratification d'une bande adhésive double face et d'un séparateur, des fentes étant formées dans le séparateur. La bande imprimée (4) comprend une première section de retrait (40B) qui est retirée du premier rouleau (40). La bande adhésive (7) comprend une seconde section de retrait (70B) qui est retirée du second rouleau (70). La surface inverse (4B) au niveau de la première section de retrait (40B) et la bande adhésive double face au niveau de la seconde section de retrait (70B) sont fixées l'une à l'autre.
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