CN101758675B - Tape printer - Google Patents
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A tape cassette 30 includes a cassette case 31 that houses a tape. An arm indicator portion is provided on an arm front surface 35 of the cassette case 31. The arm indicator portion includes vertical information sections and an aperture formed in at least one of the vertical information sections, and indicates a tape type. A person can identify the tape type by visually checking whether an aperture is formed in each of the vertical information sections. The tape printer 1 includes detecting switches 210. A part of the detecting switches 210 that opposes a surface portion other than the aperture in the type indicator portion is pressed. The tape printer 1 can identify the same tape type as identified by the visual check based on detection results of the detecting switches 210.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of band printer, this band printer is configured to hold tape drum in removable mode therein and being with in being included in tape drum carried out printing.
Background technology
The band printer with utilizing printhead execution character such as the printings such as letter that tape drum the cassette housing part from being installed on band printer is pulled out is known.Band printer can use the multiple belt type with different in width and structure, and therefore for the band printer that holds multiple belt type, prepares a plurality of tape drums.
For example, disclose a kind of printer in Japanese Laid-Open Patent Publication No.4-133756 and in Japan Patent No.3543659, it utilizes the search switch of being located in the cassette housing part to survey the type that is installed on the tape drum in the cassette housing part according to the tape drum probe portion formed corresponding to belt type.Tape drum has the tape drum probe portion on the part of basal surface, forms through hole and non through hole with the pattern corresponding to belt type herein.When tape drum is installed in the cassette housing part, each search switch pushed consistently along upward direction is relative with through hole or the non through hole in the tape drum probe portion.Which search switch band printer by surveying and be pressed and which search switch not being pressed and identifying the type of tape drum.
Summary of the invention
The pattern of the through hole formed in the tape drum probe portion only is designed to allow band printer surveying tape type basically.Accordingly, distribute randomly different patterns according to belt type.In other words, not to form the pattern of through hole according to the pattern of the rule of outward appearance identification through hole pattern according to permission.Therefore, personnel are difficult to by the type of visual identification band.
One object of the present invention is to allow to identify belt type by the outward appearance of visual examination tape drum, and provide a kind of like this band printer, about belt type, this band printer can obtain the result of detection identical with the belt type of identifying by visual examination.
According to the present invention, a kind of band printer comprises tape drum, cassette housing part, feedway, printing equipment, form stores device, a plurality of search switch, and the belt type recognition device.This tape drum comprises box-shaped shell, band, band guiding piece and belt type indicator.This housing has antetheca, top surface and basal surface.Band is wound and is arranged in this housing.This housing is directed to outlet along path by this band, and at least a portion in this path is parallel to this antetheca extension.This separates in the downstream of this outlet and this outlet with guiding piece, and part band is exposed between this outlet and this band guiding piece thus.This indicator is adjacent to this expose portion of described band and is formed in this antetheca, and comprises at least one hole that is arranged essentially parallel to this top surface and basal surface and extends perpendicular to this part in this path.This tape drum is installed in this cassette housing part in removable mode.The housing of the tape drum of this feedway from be installed on this cassette housing part is supplied with band along this path.This printing equipment is carried out printing in being with of being supplied with by this feedway.This form stores device storage belt type form that wherein each identifying information entry all is associated with belt type.This identifying information entry is used to be identified in the belt type of the band of installing in this housing.The antetheca of the housing of the tape drum of the plurality of search switch in being installed on this cassette housing part protrudes, and the part with in this indicator, the surface portion except this at least one hole is relative in the plurality of search switch is pressed, using survey thus as in the plurality of search switch of the indication of identifying information each pressed state or the information of non-pressed state.The belt type that this belt type recognition device is associated with the identifying information detected by the plurality of search switch with reference to this belt type form identification is used as being installed on the belt type of the band in this housing.
The indicator that personnel can form in antetheca by visual examination simply is identified in the belt type of the band of installing in housing.At this tape drum, be installed in the situation in band printer of the present invention, the relative search switch of the surface portion except this at least one hole comprised with this indicator is optionally pressed.Therefore, the result of detection based on search switch, this band printer can be identified the identical belt type of belt type of identifying by the visual examination indicator with personnel.
This indicator can index strip width, in the belt type form this identifying information entry each all can be associated with the width of band, and this belt type recognition device can be identified in the width of the band of installing in this housing.In this case, personnel can identify by the visual examination indicator width of band, and the width of band is the important information of printing for correct.In addition, the result of detection based on search switch, this printer can be identified the identical bandwidth of bandwidth of identifying by the visual examination indicator with personnel.
Whether, whether this identifying information entry each all can be associated with the existence of stacked band, and this belt type recognition device can be identified in whether the band of installing in housing is stacked band in the existence that this indicator can be indicated stacked band.In this case, whether, whether the existence of stacked band is the important information of printing for correct in the existence that personnel can identify stacked band by the visual examination indicator.In addition, the result of detection based on search switch, the situation that this printer can be identified by the visual examination indicator with personnel is identified in whether the band of installing in housing is stacked band in the same manner.
This indicator can comprise at least two holes of index strip width, and in the belt type form, each all can be associated this identifying information entry with the width of band, and this belt type recognition device can be identified in the width of the band of installing in this housing.In this case, personnel can identify by these at least two holes of visual examination the width of band, and these at least two holes are to be easy to very much check.In addition, the result of detection based on search switch, this printer can be identified the identical bandwidth of bandwidth of identifying by the visual examination indicator with personnel.
This tape drum may further include the second wall separated backward from this antetheca, this at least one hole can extend and not arrive this second wall, and, when tape drum is installed in the cassette housing part, at least one search switch relative with this at least one hole in the plurality of search switch can insert in this at least one hole and can extend and not arrive this second wall.In this case, comprise this at least one search switch insertion in the plurality of search switch through the indicator of this at least one hole can form the part that this antetheca extends that is parallel to that does not hinder this path.
This indicator can be included in transverse to a plurality of holes of skew mutually on the direction that is parallel to this part that this antetheca extends in this path, and skew mutually on the direction of the antetheca of the tape drum that the plurality of search switch can be in being installed on the cassette housing part transverse to being parallel to of this path this part of extending.Therefore in this case, the distance between the plurality of hole can be increased and the intensity of this housing can be improved.In addition, this band printer is unlikely made error detector, and this can occur in the situation that tape drum misplaces or raise in the cassette housing part.
Described tape drum can also comprise obturator hernia, and described obturator hernia is formed in described antetheca, and be positioned at described indicator near; And described band printer can also comprise latching member, when described tape drum correctly is installed in described cassette housing part, described latching member is arranged to be inserted in described obturator hernia.In this case, because latching member and obturator hernia can remain on tape drum correct position in housing parts, so described a plurality of search switch is opposed in correct position and indicator.Therefore, can effectively prevent error detector.
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To describe exemplary embodiment of the present invention in detail with reference to accompanying drawing below, in the accompanying drawings:
Fig. 1 is the perspective view of band printer 1 when being closed with lid 6;
Fig. 2 is the perspective view of signal tape drum 30 and cassette housing part 8;
Fig. 3 is equipped with the plan view of the cassette housing part 8 of stacked tape drum 30 during in ready position when pressing plate retainer 12;
Fig. 4 is equipped with the plan view of the cassette housing part 8 of stacked tape drum 30 during at the print position place when pressing plate retainer 12;
Fig. 5 is equipped with the plan view of the cassette housing part 8 of receiver formula tape drum 30 during at the print position place when pressing plate retainer 12;
Fig. 6 is equipped with the plan view of the cassette housing part 8 of hot type tape drum 30 during at the print position place when pressing plate retainer 12;
Fig. 7 is the view that the cross sectional view along the I-I line as shown in Fig. 2 wherein seen as the direction along arrow is rotated 180 degree;
Fig. 8 is the partial enlarged view that the tape drum opposing surface 12B of arm probe portion 200 is set thereon;
Fig. 9 is the cross sectional view along the III-III line as shown in Fig. 8 of seeing as the direction along arrow;
Figure 10 is the block diagram that the electrical configurations of band printer 1 is shown;
Figure 11 is the external perspective view of the tape drum 30 as seen from top surface 30A;
Figure 12 is the external perspective view of the tape drum 30 as seen from basal surface 30B;
Figure 13 is amplification and the decomposition diagram of the arm 34 of large width tape drum 30;
Figure 14 is the amplification front view of the arm front surface 35 of large width tape drum 30;
Figure 15 is the plan view of the labei sheet 700 that will use on large width tape drum 30;
The labei sheet 700 of Figure 16 as seen from top surface 30A, as shown in Figure 15 is attached at the external perspective view of this large width tape drum 30;
Figure 17 is the amplification basal surface view of the rear recess 68C of the large width tape drum 30 that is attached at this of the labei sheet 700 shown in Figure 15;
Figure 18 is the enlarged perspective of the arm 34 of little width tape drum 30;
Figure 19 is the amplification front view of the arm front surface 35 of little width tape drum 30;
Figure 20 is the plan view of the labei sheet 700 will be on narrow width tape drum 30 used;
The labei sheet 700 of Figure 21 as seen from top surface 30A, as shown in Figure 20 is attached at the external perspective view of this narrow width tape drum 30;
Figure 22 is the amplification basal surface view of the rear recess 68C of the narrow width tape drum 30 that is attached at this of the labei sheet 700 shown in Figure 20;
Figure 23 is the cross sectional view along the IV-IV line as shown in Figure 14 of seeing as the direction along arrow when the pressing plate retainer 12 shown in Fig. 9 is relative with the large width tape drum 30 shown in Figure 14;
Figure 24 is the view that the cross sectional view along the line of II-II as shown in Fig. 5 wherein seen as the direction along arrow when the rear support part 8C shown in Fig. 7 is relative with the little width tape drum 30 shown in Figure 17 is rotated 180 degree;
Figure 25 is the cross sectional view along the V-V line as shown in Figure 19 of seeing as the direction along arrow when the pressing plate retainer 12 shown in Fig. 9 is relative with the narrow width tape drum 30 shown in Figure 19;
Figure 26 is the view that the cross sectional view along the line of II-II as shown in Fig. 6 wherein seen as the direction along arrow when the rear support part 8C shown in Fig. 7 is relative with the little width tape drum 30 shown in Figure 22 is rotated 180 degree;
Figure 27 is master's flow chart to be processed that band printer 1 is shown;
Figure 28 is the chart that the data structure of the first identification form 510 is shown;
Figure 29 is the first keychart that the state that wherein tape drum 30 is relative with pressing plate retainer 12 is shown when band printer 1 detects mistake;
Figure 30 is the second keychart that the state that wherein tape drum 30 is relative with pressing plate retainer 12 is shown when band printer 1 detects mistake;
Figure 31 is the 3rd keychart that the state that wherein tape drum 30 is relative with pressing plate retainer 12 is shown when band printer 1 detects mistake;
Figure 32 is the chart that the data structure of the second identification form 520 is shown;
Figure 33 is the amplification front view of the arm front surface 35 of another little width tape drum 30;
Figure 34 is the plan view of the labei sheet 700 will be on another little width tape drum 30 used;
Figure 35 is the cross sectional view along the IV-IV line as shown in Figure 14 of seeing as the direction along arrow when the pressing plate retainer 12 shown in Fig. 9 is relative with the tape drum 30 shown in Figure 14 in the revision for execution example;
Figure 36 is the enlarged perspective of the arm 34 of tape drum 30 in another revision for execution example;
Figure 37 is the enlarged perspective of the arm 34 of tape drum 30 in another revision for execution example;
Figure 38 is the perspective view of signal drain pan 31B and sensor element 750;
Figure 39 be as below sensor element 750 along the oblique perspective view of seeing;
Figure 40 is along the oblique perspective view of seeing above the drain pan 31B as be coupled to this at sensor element 750; And
Figure 41 is along the oblique perspective view of seeing below the drain pan 31B as be coupled to this at sensor element 750.
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To explain exemplary embodiment of the present invention with reference to accompanying drawing below.Equipment configuration shown in the figure, the flow chart of various processing etc. are only exemplary but not are intended to limit the present invention.
To explain band printer 1 and the tape drum 30 according to the present embodiment referring to figs. 1 to Figure 34 hereinafter.When explaining the present embodiment, Ce, upper right side, lower-left, lower right side and the upper left side in Fig. 1 is defined as front side, rear side, right side and the left side of band printer 1 respectively.In addition, the lower right side in Fig. 2, upper left side, upper right side and lower-left side are defined as front side, rear side, right side and the left side of tape drum 30 respectively.
In fact, one group of gear, comprise that the gear 91,93,94,97,98 shown in Fig. 2 and 101 is covered by the basal surface of cavity 8A and hides.Yet, for the purpose of explaining, the basal surface of not shown cavity 8A in Fig. 2.In addition, in Fig. 6, the sidewall formed around the periphery of cassette housing part 8 roughly is shown, but this is only schematic view, and for example, the sidewall shown in Fig. 2 can be depicted as at Fig. 2 in fact thicker than them.And, in Fig. 6, for the ease of understanding, in the situation that remove top shell 31A, the state in being installed in cassette housing part 8 of various types of tape drums 30 wherein is shown at Fig. 3.
At first, by the summary configuration of explaining according to the band printer 1 of the present embodiment.Hereinafter, the band printer 1 that is configured to fexible unit will be explained as an example.As fexible unit, band printer 1 can use the tape drum 30 of a plurality of types with various types of bands usually.The type of tape drum 30 can comprise the hot type tape drum 30 that only comprises the temperature-sensitive paper tape, the receiver formula tape drum 30 that comprises type belt and ink ribbon, and comprises the stacked tape drum 30 of two-sided tape, film strip and ink ribbon.
As shown in FIG. 1, band printer 1 is provided with the master unit lid 2 that has rectangular shape in plan view.Keyboard 3 is located on the front side of master unit lid 2.Keyboard 3 comprises character keys, the various function key for character (letter, symbol, numeral etc.), etc.Display 5 is located on the rear side of keyboard 3.Display 5 shows input character.With lid 6, be located on the rear side of display 5.When changing tape drum 30, band lid 6 can be opened and closed.In addition, although not shown in the drawings, discharge the rear portion that slit is located at the left side of master unit lid 2, the band of having printed is discharged to the outside from this discharge slit.And, form on the left side with lid 6 and discharge window, thereby, when band lid 6 is middle in off position, discharges slit and be exposed to the outside.
Below, explain below with lid 6 and cover the internal configurations in 2 at master unit to Fig. 9 with reference to Fig. 2.As shown in FIG. 2, cassette housing part 8 is located in the inside of master unit lid 2 below with lid 6.Cassette housing part 8 is to install therein or to remove the zone of tape drum 30.Cassette housing part 8 comprises cavity 8A and tape drum support section 8B.Cavity 8A is formed the recess with emerge, and, when tape drum 30 has been mounted, the shape of cavity 8A corresponds essentially to the shape of the basal surface 30B of box shell 31 (will describe afterwards).Tape drum support section 8B is the flat that the external margin from cavity 8A flatly extends.
The shape of tape drum support section 8B in plan view corresponds essentially to the shape of tape drum 30 in plan view, that is, and and the longer rectangle along left and right directions.The back edge of cavity 8A has shape like this in plan view, make two circular arcs along left and right directions by alinement close to each other.The part between these two circular arcs of tape drum support section 8B is known as rear support part 8C.Rear support part 8C is part (with reference to Figure 12) corresponding with the rear recess 68C of tape drum 30 when tape drum 30 is installed in cassette housing part 8.The part relative with the lower surface of the public part 32 of tape drum 30 (more specifically, by the bight part 32A described afterwards) that the remainder of tape drum support section 8B except rear support part 8C is when tape drum 30 is installed in cassette housing part 8.
Explain in further detail the structure of rear search switch 310 with reference to Fig. 7.As shown in FIG. 7, each rear search switch 310 (rear search switch 310A is to 310E) comprises master unit 321 and the switch terminal 322 of substantially cylindrical.Master unit 321 is positioned at the below of rear support part 8C, that is, and and in the inside of master unit lid 2.Rod switch terminal 322 can stretch out and indentation along the direction of axis from an end of master unit 321.The other end of the master unit 321 of rear search switch 310 is coupled to switch gripper shoe 320 and is positioned at master unit and covers 2 inboards.
In addition, on an end of master unit 321, switch terminal 322 can stretch out and indentation by the through hole 8D formed in rear support part 8C.Due to the spring members (not shown in FIG.) of being located at master unit 321 inboards, each switch terminal 322 is remained on the state that wherein switch terminal 322 stretches out from master unit 321 consistently.When switch terminal 322 is not pressed, thereby switch terminal 322 keeps stretching out in closing (off) state from master unit 321.On the other hand, when switch terminal 322 is pressed, thereby switch terminal 322 is pushed back in master unit 321 in opening (on) state.
As shown in FIG. 2, when tape drum 30 is not installed in cassette housing part 8, rear search switch 310 separates from tape drum 30.Therefore, all rear search switch 310 are all in closed condition.On the other hand, when tape drum 30 has been installed in cassette housing part 8, rear search switch 310 is relative with the back pointer part 900 (will describe afterwards) of tape drum 30, and rear search switch 310 is optionally pressed by back pointer part 900.Then, the combined detection of the opening and closing state based on rear search switch 310 is to the type (being known as hereinafter belt type) of the band held in tape drum 30.Utilize rear support pin 301 to support tape drums 30 and utilize rear probe portion 300 surveying tape types explaining dividually afterwards.
As shown in FIG. 2, two alignment pins 102 and 103 are located at two positions on tape drum support section 8B.More specifically, alignment pin 102 is located on the left side of cavity 8A and alignment pin 103 is located on the right side of cavity 8A.When tape drum 30 is installed in cassette housing part 8, alignment pin 102 and 103 is located at respectively and pin-and- hole 62 and 63 relative positions.Pin-and- hole 62 and 63 is two recesses (with reference to Figure 12) that form in the basal surface of the public part 32 of tape drum 30.When tape drum 30 is installed in cassette housing part 8, alignment pin 102 and 103 is inserted in pin-and- hole 62 and 63 position, left and right with the peripheral part at tape drum 30 respectively from supported underneath tape drum 30.
Be located at the outside (upper right side in Fig. 2) of cassette housing part 8 as a kind of stepper motor with supply motor 23.Driven wheel 91 is anchored to the lower end with the driving shaft of supply motor 23.Driven wheel 91 is by opening and gear 93 engagements, and gear 93 and gear 94 engagements.Ink ribbon winding off spindle 95 upwards erects on the upper surface of gear 94.Ink ribbon winding off spindle 95 drives the rotation of ink ribbon take-up reel 44, and this will describe afterwards.In addition, gear 94 and gear 97 engagements, gear 97 and gear 98 engagements, and gear 98 and gear 101 engagements.With driving shaft 100, on the upper surface of gear 101, upwards erect.With the rotation of driving shaft 100 rotating band driven rollers 46, this will describe afterwards.
If tape drum 30 is installed in the state in cassette housing part 8 and is with supply motor 23 to be actuated to along counterclockwise rotation therein, ink ribbon winding off spindle 95 is driven into via driven wheel 91, gear 93 and gear 94 along counterclockwise rotation.Ink ribbon winding off spindle 95 causes being equipped with ink ribbon take-up reel 44 rotations of ink ribbon winding off spindle 95.In addition, the rotation of gear 94 is passed to band driving shaft 100 via gear 97, gear 98 and gear 101, with rotating band driving shaft 100 thus along rotation clockwise.With driving shaft 100, cause being equipped with band driven roller 46 rotations with driving shaft 100 by insertion.
As at Fig. 3 to as shown in Fig. 6, on the front side of head retainer 74, but arm shape pressing plate retainer 12 is supported in the pivotable mode around back shaft 12A.Platen roller 15 and removable donor rollers 14 all are supported on the leading section of pressing plate retainer 12 in rotatable mode.Platen roller 15 is faced thermal head 10, and can be moved near and leave thermal head 10.Removable donor rollers 14 is faced and can be equipped with the band driven roller 46 with driving shaft 100, and can be moved near and leave band driven roller 46.
The release lever (not shown in FIG.) moved along left and right directions in response to the opening and closing with lid 6 is coupled to pressing plate retainer 12.When band lid 6 is opened, release lever is along moving to right, and pressing plate retainer 12 moves towards the standby position shown in Fig. 3.Towards the standby position shown in Fig. 3, pressing plate retainer 12 is removed from cassette housing part 8.Therefore, when pressing plate retainer 12, during in ready position, tape drum 30 can be installed in cassette housing part 8 or be removed from cassette housing part 8.Utilize unshowned in the drawings coil spring, thereby pressing plate retainer 12 is remained in standby position with the elastic type pushing consistently.
On the other hand, when band lid 6 while being closed, release lever moves and pressing plate retainer 12 moves to the print position shown in Fig. 6 towards Fig. 4 along direction left.Towards Fig. 4, to the print position shown in Fig. 6, pressing plate retainer 12 moves to more near cassette housing part 8.At the print position place, as shown in Fig. 3 and Fig. 4, when stacked tape drum 30 is installed in cassette housing part 8, platen roller 15 is pressed thermal head 10 via film strip 59 and ink ribbon 60.Simultaneously, removable donor rollers 14 is via two-sided tape 58 and film strip 59 pressing belt driven rollers 46.
In a similar fashion, as shown in FIG. 5, when receiver formula tape drum 30 is installed in cassette housing part 8, platen roller 15 is pressed thermal head 10 via type belt 57 and ink ribbon 60, and removable donor rollers 14 is via type belt 57 pressing belt driven rollers 46.In addition, as shown in FIG. 6, when hot type tape drum 30 is installed in cassette housing part 8, platen roller 15 is pressed thermal head 10 via temperature-sensitive paper tape 55, and removable donor rollers 14 is via temperature-sensitive paper tape 55 pressing belt driven rollers 46.
As mentioned above,, can use the tape drum 30 be installed in cassette housing part 8 to carry out and print to the print position place shown in Fig. 6 at Fig. 4.To explain in further detail afterwards temperature-sensitive paper tape 55, type belt 57, two-sided tape 58, film strip 59 and ink ribbon 60.
As shown in FIG. 3, supply with along it feed path with 50 of having printed and discharge from the band of tape drum 30 the discharge slit (not shown in FIG.) that hole 49 extends to band printer 1.The cutting mechanism 17 with 50 of having printed in the pre-position cutting is located on feed path.Attention at Fig. 4 to not shown cutting mechanism 17 in Fig. 6.Cutting mechanism 17 comprise counteredge 18 with counteredge 18 relative to and be supported for the removable blade 19 that can move along direction back and forth (in Fig. 3 along above-below direction).Utilize cutter motor 24 (with reference to Figure 10) and move removable blade 19 along direction back and forth.
As at Fig. 3 to as shown in Fig. 6, arm probe portion 200 is located at the rear side surface of pressing plate retainer 12, that is, on the surface on a side relative with thermal head 10 (being known as hereinafter tape drum opposing surface 12B).Along the longitudinal direction of tape drum opposing surface 12B from center a little towards right the arm probe portion 200 that arranges.Arm probe portion 200 comprises a plurality of search switch 210.The switch terminal 222 of search switch 210 (with reference to figure 9) protrudes towards cassette housing part 8 from tape drum opposing surface 12B in the mode of basic horizontal respectively.In other words, search switch 210 protrudes along the direction with insert and remove direction (above-below direction in Fig. 2) perpendicular of tape drum 30 with respect to cassette housing part 8, thereby search switch 210 is relative with the front surface that is installed in the tape drum 30 in cassette housing part 8 (more specifically, by the arm front surface 35 of describing afterwards).
When tape drum 30, when proper position is installed in cassette housing part 8, search switch 210 is positioned at the certain altitude place towards arm indicator part 800 respectively.Hereinafter, the search switch 210 of arm probe portion 200 will be known as arm search switch 210.
Explain in further detail layout and the structure of arm search switch 210 in pressing plate retainer 12 with reference to Fig. 8 and Fig. 9.As shown in FIG. 8, form five through hole 12C along vertical direction in the tape drum opposing surface 12B of pressing plate retainer 12 in three row.More specifically, through hole 12C is so disposed, make two holes be arranged in up in, in the middle of two holes are arranged in row and hole be arranged in descending in.
The position of through hole 12C is mutually different along left and right directions.Particularly, these five through hole 12C are arranged to saw tooth type pattern with following order from the right side (left side among Fig. 8) of tape drum opposing surface 12B: descending, up right side, the right side of middle row, up left side, and the left side of going then.From the right side of tape drum opposing surface 12B, this five arm search switch 210 are set with order 210E, 210C, 210D, 210A and 210B in the position corresponding to these five through hole 12C.
As shown in FIG. 9, each arm search switch 210 comprises master unit 221 and the switch terminal 222 of substantially cylindrical.Master unit 221 is positioned at pressing plate retainer 12 inboards.Rod switch terminal 222 can stretch out and indentation along the direction of axis from an end of master unit 221.The other end of the master unit 221 of arm search switch 210 is coupled to switch gripper shoe 220 and is positioned at pressing plate retainer 12 inboards.
In addition, on an end of master unit 221, switch terminal 222 can stretch out and indentation by the through hole 12C formed in the tape drum opposing surface 12B at pressing plate retainer 12.Due to the spring members (not shown in FIG.) of being located at master unit 221 inboards, each switch terminal 222 is remained on the state that wherein switch terminal 222 stretches out from master unit 221 consistently.When switch terminal 222 is not pressed, thereby switch terminal 222 keeps stretching out in closed condition from master unit 221.On the other hand, when switch terminal 222 is pressed, thereby switch terminal 222 is pushed back in master unit 221 in open mode.
If the state center platen retainer 12 be installed in cassette housing part 8 at tape drum 30 moves (with reference to figure 3) towards standby position, arm search switch 210 is separated from tape drum 30.Therefore, all arm search switch 210 are thus in closed condition.On the other hand, if pressing plate retainer 12 moves (with reference to figure 4 to Fig. 6) towards print position, the front surface of arm search switch 210 and tape drum 30 (more specifically, by the arm front surface 35 of describing afterwards) relatively, and arm search switch 210 is optionally pressed by arm indicator part 800, this will describe afterwards.As described in further detail afterwards ground, the combined detection of the opening and closing state based on arm search switch 210 is to belt type.
In addition, as at Fig. 3 to as shown in Fig. 6, latching member 225 is located on the tape drum opposing surface 12B of pressing plate retainer 12.Latching member 225 is the tabular projections of extending along left and right directions.In the similar mode of switch terminal 222 with arm search switch 210, latching member 225 protrudes towards cassette housing part 8 from tape drum opposing surface 12B in substantially horizontal mode.In other words, to protrude into latching member 225 relative with the front surface (more specifically, the arm front surface 35) that is installed in the tape drum 30 in cassette housing part 8 for latching member 225.When tape drum 30 is installed in cassette housing part 8 in correct position, latching member 225 is arranged in the certain altitude place of the obturator hernia 820 formed towards the arm front surface 35 at tape drum 30.
Explain in further detail position and the structure of latching member 225 on pressing plate retainer 12 with reference to Fig. 8 and Fig. 9.As shown in FIG. 8, on the tape drum opposing surface 12B of pressing plate retainer 12, latching member 225 is located at arm search switch 210A and the 210C top in up, and the right side (left side in Fig. 8) of the arm search switch 210E in descending.
As shown in FIG. 9, thus latching member 225 forms the tape drum opposing surface 12B of latching member 225 along backward directions (left side in Fig. 9) from pressing plate retainer 12 with pressing plate retainer 12 to be protruded.The length that latching member 225 protrudes from tape drum opposing surface 12B is basically identical with the length that the switch terminal 222 of arm search switch 210 protrudes from tape drum opposing surface 12B, or slightly large.In addition, be the sloping portion 226 of the horizontal tilt part of the lower surface of latching member 225, thereby the thickness that forms latching member 225 on latching member 225 become less towards leading section (left side in Fig. 9).
Below, explain the electrical configurations of band printer 1 with reference to Figure 10.As shown in Figure 10, band printer 1 is included in the control circuit 400 formed on control panel.Control circuit 400 comprises CPU401, ROM402, CGROM403 and RAM404 and the input/output interface 411 of controlling each device, and they all are connected to CPU401 via data/address bus 410.
The ROM402 storage, for controlling the various programs of band printer 1, comprises that display driver control program, printing drive control program, umber of pulse determine procedures, cutting to drive control program, etc.Display driver control program and the character of inputting from keyboard 3, for example the code data of letter, symbol, numeral etc. is controlled liquid crystal display drive circuit (LCDC) 405 explicitly.Print and drive control program to drive thermal head 10 and band supply motor 23.The umber of pulse determine procedures is determined the number of the pulse be employed corresponding to the amount of the forming energy for each print point.What cutting driving control program driving cutting motor 24 had been printed in predetermined location of cut cutting is with 50.CPU401 carries out various calculating according to each Program Type.
ROM402 also stores and is used to the various forms that identification is installed in the belt type of the tape drum 30 in band printer 1.To explain in further detail afterwards described form.
The CGROM403 storage will be used to print the print point pattern data of various characters.The print point pattern data is to be associated with the respective code data for character.The print point pattern data is classified (Gothic, Mincho, etc.) according to font, and comprises six kinds of printable character sizes (for example 16,24,32,48,64 and 96 spot size) for the storage data of each font.
RAM404 comprises a plurality of storage areas, comprises text memory, print buffer etc.The text memory storage is from the text data of keyboard 3 inputs.Print buffer memory point pattern data, comprise about the print point pattern of character and as the amount of the forming energy for each point, by the number of the pulse that is employed, etc.Thermal head 10 is printed according to the some pattern data execution point of storing in print buffer.Other storage area is stored in data that obtain in various calculating etc.
Input/output interface 411 by be connected to respectively arm search switch 210A to 210E, rear search switch 310A to 310E, keyboard 3, have the video-ram (not shown in FIG.) with will show data output to the liquid crystal display drive circuit (LCDC) 405 of display (LCD) 5, drive drive circuit 406, the rotating band supply motor 23 of thermal head 10 drive circuit 407, drive the drive circuit 408 of cutter motor 24, etc.
To explain the configuration according to the tape drum 30 of the present embodiment with reference to figs. 2 to Fig. 6 and Figure 11 to Figure 22 below.Hereinafter, the tape drum 30 that is configured to general tape drum will be explained as an example.As general tape drum, whether are the type by suitably changing in tape drum 30 band of installing and the existence by changing ink ribbon, etc., tape drum 30 can be assembled into hot type, the receiver formula and stacked of explaining in the above.
The labei sheet 700 that Fig. 2 and Figure 11 will describe therein afterwards is not attached at tape drum 30 shown in this state.Figure 13 to Figure 17 relate to wherein with width (being known as hereinafter bandwidth) be equal to, or greater than the figure of the tape drum 30 (being known as hereinafter large width tape drum 30) of preset width (for example 18mm).More specifically, be assembled into stacked tape drum (with reference to figure 3 and Fig. 4) at Figure 13 to the large width tape drum 30 represented in Figure 17, this tape drum comprises two-sided tape 58, the film strip 59 with white backing material and the ink ribbon 60 with black ink color, and the width of band is 36mm.
Figure 18 relates to the figure of the tape drum 30 (being known as hereinafter little width tape drum 30) that its medium-band width is less than preset width to Figure 22.More specifically, at Figure 18, to the little width tape drum 30 represented in Figure 22, be assembled into receiver formula tape drum (with reference to figure 5), this tape drum comprises the ink ribbon 60 that has the colored type belt 57 of grey and have the blue ink color, and the width of band is 12mm.
As shown in Fig. 2 and Figure 11, tape drum 30 comprises box shell 31, box shell 31 be in plan view with the bight part by sphering, there is the housing of rectangular shape (case shape shape) basically.Box shell 31 comprises drain pan 31B and top shell 31A, and drain pan 31B comprises the basal surface 30B of box shell 31, and top shell 31A comprises the top surface 30A of box shell 31.Top shell 31A is fixed to the top of drain pan 31B.
When combined, form the side surface 30C with predetermined altitude as top shell 31A and drain pan 31B.Side surface 30C extends between top surface 30A and basal surface 30B along the periphery of top surface 30A and basal surface 30B.In other words, box shell 31 is the box-like housings with top surface 30A and basal surface 30B and side surface 30C, top surface 30A and basal surface 30B are along vertical direction a pair of rectangular planar respect to one another surface, side surface 30C (being formed by these four of front surface, rear surface, left-hand face and right lateral surface surface in the present embodiment) has predetermined height and along the periphery extension of top surface 30A and basal surface 30B.
In box shell 31, the periphery of top surface 30A and basal surface 30B can fully be surrounded by side surface 30C.The part of side surface 30C (for example rear surface) can comprise the hole in the outside by the interior exposed of box shell 31.In addition, the protuberance that connects top surface 30A and basal surface 30B can be located in the position of this hole.In explanation below, the distance (along the length of vertical direction) from basal surface 30B to top surface 30A is known as the height of tape drum 30 or the height of box shell 31.In the present embodiment, the vertical direction of box shell 31 (that is, wherein top surface 30A and basal surface 30B direction respect to one another) corresponds essentially to the insertion of tape drum 30 and removes direction.
As shown in Figure 14 and Figure 19, box shell 31 has the bight part 32A that independently has same widths (along the equal length of vertical direction) with the type of tape drum 30.Each all protrudes to form right angle in plan view when seeing along outward direction bight part 32A.Yet, because band is discharged hole 49, be located in the part 32A of bight, lower-left, so bight, lower-left part 32A does not form right angle in plan view.When tape drum 30 is installed in cassette housing part 8, the lower surface of bight part 32A is relative with the above-mentioned tape drum support section 8B of cassette housing part 8 inboards.
For example, when the width T of public part 32 is 12mm, for example, because the bandwidth of tape drum 30 larger (18mm, 24mm, 36mm), so that the height of box shell 31 becomes accordingly is larger, constant but the width T of public part 32 keeps.For example, if the bandwidth of tape drum 30 is equal to or less than the width T (6mm, 12mm) of public part 32, the height of box shell 31 is that the width T (12mm) of public part 32 adds predetermined width.The minimum of a value of the height of box shell 31 in it in this case.
As shown in Fig. 2 and Figure 11, top shell 31A and drain pan 31B have supported hole 65A, 66A and 67A and supported hole 65B, 66B and the 67B (with reference to Figure 12) that supports the first spool of tape 40, the second spool of tape 41 and the ink ribbon take-up reel 44 that will explain afterwards in rotatable mode respectively.
In the situation of the stacked tape drum 30 shown in Fig. 3 and Fig. 4, the roll coil of strip of three types is installed in box shell 31, that is the two-sided tape 58, be wound around on the first spool of tape 40, the film strip 59 be wound around on the second spool of tape 41 and the ink ribbon 60 be wound around on ink ribbon spool 42.
Supported hole 65A and 65B support the first spool of tape 40 in rotatable mode, and two-sided tape 58 is wrapped on the first spool of tape 40 towards other places with its peeling paper.When box shell 31 is divided into left field and right side area along the center line C along left and right directions (with reference to figure 4), with the front portion of box shell 31 in left field, compare, supported hole 65A and 65B are more near rear portion.The pivot of the two-sided tape 58 therefore, be wound around on the first spool of tape 40 is that barycenter is more near the rear portion in left field.
The supported hole 66A of the second spool of tape 41 and the 66B of stretch wrap film band 59 support in rotatable mode thereon.When box shell 31 is divided into left field and right side area along the center line C along left and right directions, with the front portion of box shell 31 in right side area, compare, supported hole 66A and 66B are more near rear portion.The pivot of the film strip 59 therefore, be wound around on the second spool of tape 41 is during barycenter is placed in right side area.And, with the similar mode of two-sided tape 58, the barycenter of film strip 59 is more near the rear portion of box shell 31.
The ink ribbon 60 be wound around on ink ribbon spool 42 is located in rotatable mode in the right side area of the box shell 31 identical with film strip 59.With the rear portion from box shell 31, compare, ink ribbon 60 is more near anterior.Therefore, the pivot of ink ribbon 60 is that barycenter is more near the front portion in right side area.
Between the first spool of tape 40 and ink ribbon spool 42 in box shell 31, the supported hole 67A of ink ribbon take- up reel 44 and 67B support in rotatable mode.Ink ribbon take-up reel 44 is pulled out ink ribbon 60 and is batched the ink ribbon 60 that is used to printable character from ink ribbon spool 42.With the ink ribbon 60 that prevents from having been batched, the reverse rotation due to ink ribbon take-up reel 44 fluffs in the bottom that the clutch spring (not shown in FIG.) is coupled to ink ribbon take-up reel 44.
In the situation of the receiver formula tape drum 30 shown in Fig. 5, the roll coil of strip of two types is installed in box shell 31, that is, and and the type belt 57 be wound around on the first spool of tape 40 and the ink ribbon 60 be wound around on ink ribbon spool 42.With the front portion in left field, compare, the pivot of the type belt 57 be wound around on the first spool of tape 40 is that barycenter is more near rear portion.With the rear portion in right side area, compare, the pivot of ink ribbon 60 is that barycenter is more near anterior.The tape drum 30 of receiver formula does not comprise the second spool of tape 41.
In the situation of the hot type tape drum 30 shown in Fig. 6, the single roll coil of strip is installed in box shell 31, that is, and and the temperature-sensitive paper tape 55 be wound around on the first spool of tape 40.With the front portion in left field, compare, the pivot of the temperature-sensitive paper tape 55 be wound around on the first spool of tape 40 is that barycenter is more near rear portion.Hot type tape drum 30 does not comprise the second spool of tape 41 and ink ribbon spool 42.
As shown in FIG. 2, the semi-circular recesses 34K that has semicircular in shape in plan view is located in the front surface of box shell 31, and extends (in other words, from top surface 30A, extending to basal surface 30B) on the height of box shell 31.Semi-circular recesses 34K is for prevent the recess of the interference between back shaft 12A and box shell 31 when tape drum 30 is installed in cassette housing part 8.Back shaft 12A is the pivot of pressing plate retainer 12.In the front surface of box shell 31, the part stretched left from semi-circular recesses 34K (more specifically, by the exterior wall 34B described afterwards) is known as arm front surface 35.By arm front surface 35 and arm rear surface 37, limited and the part of extending left from the right front portion of tape drum 30 is known as arm 34.Arm rear surface 37 is located at dividually the place, rear portion of arm front surface 35 and is extended on the height of box shell 31.
Explain that with reference to Figure 13 guiding for example, as the band (temperature-sensitive paper tape 55, type belt 57, film strip 59) of print media and the structure of ink ribbon 60 in arm 34.The part of the formation arm 34 of drain pan 31B comprises outer wall 34B, inwall 34C and separates walls 34D.Outer wall 34B forms the part of the arm front surface 35 of drain pan 31B.Inwall 34C is higher than outer wall 34B and have the height roughly the same with the width (being known as hereinafter the ink ribbon width) of ink ribbon 60.Inwall 34C forms the part of the arm rear surface 37 of drain pan 31B.Separates walls 34D stands between outer wall 34B and inwall 34C, and has the height identical with inwall 34C.
A pair of guide adjustment part 34E forms on the lower limb of the both sides of separates walls 34D.Directing pin 34G is located at the upstream side (right side in Figure 13) of the separates walls 34D in the arm 34 of drain pan 31B and locates.Guide adjustment part 34F is located on the lower limb of directing pin 34G.Respectively corresponding to this pair of guide adjustment part 34E on the lower limb of the both sides of being located at separates walls 34D, a pair of guide adjustment part 34H be complementary is located in the part of formation arm 34 of top shell 31A.The leading section of arm front surface 35 is by crooked backward, and the outlet 34A extended along vertical direction forms at the left end place of arm front surface 35 and arm rear surface 37.
When top shell 31A and drain pan 31B combined when forming box shell 31, band feed path and ink ribbon feed path form arm 34 is inboard.With feed path, utilize outer wall 34B, separates walls 34D and directing pin 34G to guide the band (film strip 59 in Figure 13) as print media.The ink ribbon feed path utilizes inwall 34C and separates walls 34D guiding ink ribbon 60.
When the directed regulating part 34F of the lower limb of film strip 59 regulates, the directed pin 34G of the direction of film strip 59 changes.When each guide adjustment part 34E that each guide adjustment part 34H on the lower limb of the separated wall 34D of film strip 59 and top shell 31A cooperates in harmony mutually regulates along the bandwidth direction, film strip 59 is supplied with further.In this way, film strip 59 is guided between outer wall 34B and separates walls 34D in arm 34 inboards and is supplied with.
Utilize said structure, be formed the different feed path separated by separates walls 34D of arm 34 inboards with feed path and ink ribbon feed path.Therefore, can in each feed path corresponding to corresponding bandwidth and ink ribbon width, guide reliably and independently film strip 59 and ink ribbon 60.
In tape drum 30 inboards, form plate-shaped separates walls 90 between above-mentioned band feed path and arm front surface 35.Separates walls 90 extends to basal surface 30B and is arranged essentially parallel to the print surface as the band of print media from the top surface 30A of box shell 31.Separates walls 90 prevents that the non-pressing part 801 by describing afterwards from entering the print surface of arm search switch 210 contact zones in arm 34.In addition, separates walls 90 in the inboard of arm 34 along band feed path pilot tape reposefully.
Although Figure 13 illustrates an example (with reference to figure 3 and Fig. 4) of stacked tape drum 30, the arm 34 of the tape drum 30 of other type is similar.Particularly, in receiver formula tape drum 30 (with reference to figure 5), type belt 57 is guided and is supplied with along the band feed path, and ink ribbon 60 is guided and supplies with along the ink ribbon feed path.In hot type tape drum 30 (with reference to figure 6), temperature-sensitive paper tape 55 is guided and is supplied with along the band feed path, and the ink ribbon feed path is not used.
As at Fig. 3 to as shown in Fig. 6, by arm rear surface 37 and the peripheral wall surface of extending continuously from arm rear surface 37 around space be printhead insertion portion 39.Printhead insertion portion 39 has the shape of basic rectangle and extends through tape drum 30 along vertical direction in plan view.Printhead insertion portion 39 is more near the front portion of box shell 31 (that is, more near with temperature-sensitive paper tape 55, type belt 57, side that two-sided tape 58 is contrary with film strip 59).By the opening 77 formed in the front surface at tape drum 30, printhead insertion portion 39 also is connected to the outside at the front surface side place of tape drum 30.
The head retainer 74 that supports the thermal head 10 of band printer 1 can be inserted in printhead insertion portion 39.The band (one of temperature-sensitive paper tape 55, type belt 57 and film strip 59) of being discharged by the outlet 34A from arm 34 is exposed to the outside of box shell 31 at opening 77, at opening 77 places, utilize thermal head 10 to carry out and print.
Supporting receiving unit is located at towards the position of the printhead insertion portion 39 of box shell 31.Support receiving unit and be used to determine that tape drum 30 is along the position of vertical direction when tape drum 30 is installed in band printer 1.In the present embodiment, the insertion position that upstream receiving unit 39A is located at thermal head 10 (more specifically, on the upstream side of the direction of the supply along the band as print media (temperature-sensitive paper tape 55, type belt 57, film strip 59) print position), and downstream receiving unit 39B is located on downstream. Support receiving unit 39A and 39B hereinafter by together be called head receiving unit 39A and 39B.When tape drum 30 is installed in cassette housing part 8, thus head receiving unit 39A and 39B respectively be located at head retainer 74 on head support section 74A with 74B, contact by head support section 74A and 74B from supported underneath.
In drain pan 31B, latch portion 38 is located at the position between upstream receiving unit 39A and downstream receiving unit 39B towards printhead insertion portion 39.Latch portion 38 is to have the recess of basic rectangular shape in bottom view (with reference to Figure 12).When tape drum 30 is installed in cassette housing part 8, the part that latch portion 38 engages as tape drum hook 75.
In addition, as shown in Figure 12, pin-and- hole 62 and 63 is located at two positions on the lower surface of bight part 32A corresponding to the above-mentioned alignment pin 102 and 103 of band printer 1.More specifically, to be inserted into pin-and-hole 62 wherein be towards the rear portion of being located at the supported hole 64 of (lower right side in Figure 12) in left front of box shell 31 and be located at the recess in the lower surface of bight part 32A to alignment pin 102.Notice that band driven roller 46 and some other members are not illustrated in Figure 12.Alignment pin 103 is inserted near the middle body that pin-and-hole 63 wherein is the right parts (left side in Figure 12) at box shell 31 recess in the lower surface of being located at bight part 32A.
In the position of pin-and- hole 62 and 63 be constant as the film strip 59 of the print media held in box shell 31 along the distance along vertical (highly) direction of tape drum 30 between the center of vertical direction, and for example, have nothing to do with the belt type (bandwidth) of tape drum 30.In other words, even when the height of tape drum 30 is different, it is constant that this distance also keeps.
When tape drum 30 be installed in cassette housing part 8 and pressing plate retainer 12 when print position (with reference to figure 4 to Fig. 6) is mobile, the arm probe portion 200 of being located on tape drum opposing surface 12B is relative with arm front surface 35 with latching member 225.As shown in FIG. 2, arm indicator part 800 and obturator hernia 820 are located on arm front surface 35.Arm indicator part 800 is by optionally making band printer 1 surveying tape type by pressure arm search switch 210.Latching member 225 is inserted in obturator hernia 820.
At length explain the structure of arm indicator part 800 and obturator hernia 820 with reference to Figure 13, Figure 14, Figure 18 and Figure 19.As mentioned above, Figure 13 and Figure 14 illustrate the arm 34 of the large width tape drum 30 of the bandwidth with 36mm.Figure 18 and Figure 19 illustrate the arm 34 of the little width tape drum 30 of the bandwidth with 12mm.
As mentioned above, in tape drum 30, with feed path and ink ribbon feed path, be formed in the narrow zone be clipped between outer wall 34B and inwall 34C.Because the non-pressing part 801 of the present embodiment is the through hole formed in the outer wall 34B of arm 34, so form the parts of the hole that is used as non-pressing part 801, be only outer wall 34B, and therefore hole does not arrive inwall 34C.In other words, formation is not limited in formation band feed path and ink ribbon feed path between outer wall 34B and inwall 34C as the parts of the hole of non-pressing part 801.Therefore, band feed path and ink ribbon feed path can effectively form in finite region, and can form as switch hole and as the hole of indicator, as described afterwards ground, utilize this indicator, personnel can identify belt type by visual examination.
At least one in the indicator (non-pressing part (one or more) 801 and pressing part (one or more) 802) of arm indicator part 800 is set in the predetermined altitude range T1 of arm front surface 35 (being known as hereinafter predetermined altitude T1).Predetermined altitude T1 is the height of the highly minimum tape drum 30 of box shell 31 in the tape drum 30 with different band width.As mentioned above, predetermined altitude T1 is that the width T of public part 32 adds preset width.
Zone in the scope of the predetermined altitude T1 of arm front surface 35 is known as public indicator part 831.Preferably, at least one in indicator (non-pressing part (one or more) 801 and pressing part (one or more) 802) is located at respect to center line N in the public indicator part 831 of vertical direction symmetry, and center line N signal arm front surface 35 is along the center of vertical (highly) direction of box shell 31.
In the present embodiment, the position of the respective indicator in arm indicator part 800 is mutually different along left and right directions.In other words, without any indicator, along the vertical direction alinement, and indicator is arranged to saw tooth type pattern.Therefore, any one line be connected with another in indicator and the vertical direction of tape drum 30 are intersected, this vertical direction is the insertion of tape drum 30 and removes direction.To explain in further detail and use the arm indicator part 800 surveying tape types with this structure afterwards.
In the situation of large width tape drum 30, indicator can also be located at top or the below of public indicator part 831 in the predetermined altitude range T2 of arm front surface 35 (being known as hereinafter predetermined altitude T2).Zone in public indicator part 831 outsides and the predetermined altitude T2 at arm front surface 35 is known as extension 832.
Have as shown in Figure 13 and Figure 14 in the situation of large width tape drum 30 of bandwidth of 36mm in example, correspond respectively to five arm search switch 210A and be located in arm indicator part 800 to 800E to five indicator 800A of 210E (with reference to figure 8).More specifically, corresponding to arm search switch 210A, to four indicator 800A of 210D, to 800D, be located in two row of (that is, in public indicator part 831) in predetermined altitude T1.Indicator 800E corresponding to arm search switch 210E is arranged across public indicator part 831 and the extension below public indicator part 831 832.
Further more specifically, in up in public indicator part 831, be that the indicator 800A of pressing part 802 is located on the left side of tape drum 30, and, be the right side that the indicator 800C of non-pressing part 801 is located at indicator 800A.In descending in public indicator part 831, be that the indicator 800B of non-pressing part 801 is located on the left side of tape drum 30, and be the right side that the indicator 800D of non-pressing part 801 is located at indicator 800B.In addition, be that the indicator 800E of pressing part 802 is arranged across public indicator part 831 and the extension 832 that occupies the zone of public indicator part 831 belows.
In this way, in large width tape drum 30, arm indicator part 800 can be formed with the larger zone corresponding to wider arm front surface 35.The number of the number of the belt type that therefore, can be detected by band printer 1 and corresponding pattern can be increased.
On the other hand, in the situation of little width tape drum 30, indicator only is located at the scope interior (in other words, in public indicator part 831) of predetermined altitude T1.As mentioned above, the height of little width tape drum 30 equals predetermined altitude T1.Therefore, when band printer 1 is in the time of usually can using the fexible unit of little width tape drum 30 and large width tape drum 30, the upper rim of the box shell 31 of little width tape drum 30 or lower limb part may be pressed indicator that expection and public indicator part 831 by across large width tape drum 30 and extension 832 arrange (in Figure 14 undesirablely, indicator 800E) relative arm search switch 210 (in Fig. 8, arm search switch 210E).
In the present embodiment, for fear of this situation, the position of the indicator arranged in the public indicator part 831 corresponding to by across large width tape drum 30 and extension 832, dodge hole 803 and be formed indicator on the arm front surface 35 of little width tape drum 30.Dodge hole 803 and can be formed through hole, by this through hole, the arm search switch 210 relative with this indicator is inserted into and is not pressed.Alternately, substitute and to dodge hole 803, can arrange by towards inboard by progressively crooked form dodge step.
In the situation of the little width tape drum 30 of the bandwidth that there is 12mm shown in Figure 18 and Figure 19, for example, four indicator 800A are located in two row in public indicator part 831 to 800D, and these four indicator 800A correspond respectively to four the arm search switch 210As relative with public indicator part 831 to 210D (with reference to figure 8) to 800D.As shown in Figure 19, indicator 800A is respectively pressing part 802, non-pressing part 801, pressing part 802 and pressing part 802 to 800D.Corresponding to the arm search switch 210E (with reference to figure 8) relative with extension 832 across public indicator part 831, dodge hole 803 and be formed indicator 800E (position of the indicator 800E in the next line corresponding to shown in Figure 14) on the lower limb of arm front surface 35.
In this way, even, while in the band printer 1 that is being provided with the expection arm search switch 210 relative with the extension 832 of large width tape drum 30, using little width tape drum 30, also can prevent that arm search switch 210 in question from being pressed mistakenly.Therefore, even when little width tape drum 30 all is used in band printer 1 with large width tape drum 30 usually, also can prevent the error detector of belt type.
In the example of the large width tape drum 30 shown in Figure 13 and Figure 14, the indicator (pressing part 802) in next line is arranged across public indicator part 831 and the extension below public indicator part 831 832.Yet indicator (pressing part 802) can be included in extension 832 fully, and does not extend in public indicator part 831.In this case, when the little width tape drum 30 shown in Figure 18 and Figure 19 is installed in cassette housing part 8, the lower limb of arm front surface 35 is positioned at the top corresponding to the height and position of indicator in question.As a result, in this case, can not need in little width tape drum 30, arrange and dodge hole 803 or dodge step.In addition, indicator (one or more) can only be located in the extension 832 above the public indicator part 831 of large width tape drum 30, or indicator can be located in the extension 832 of public indicator part 831 above and belows.
As mentioned above, arm indicator part 800 comprises the non-pressing part (one or more) 801 arranged with the pattern of the type information corresponding to tape drum 30 and the combination of pressing part (one or more) 802.Yet, in the arm indicator part 800 according to the present embodiment, below two kinds of patterns be not used.A kind of is that wherein all indicators (indicator 800A is to 800E) are all the patterns of non-pressing part 801.Another kind is that all indicators (indicator 800A is to 800D) of wherein being located in the scope of public indicator part 831 are all the patterns of pressing part 802.In other words, there is following pattern according to the arm indicator part 800 of the present embodiment,, wherein at least one in indicator (indicator 800A is to 800E) is pressing part 802, and at least one that simultaneously, be located in the indicator (indicator 800A is to 800D) in the scope of public indicator part 831 is non-pressing part 801.
As shown in Fig. 2, Figure 13, Figure 18 and Figure 19, obturator hernia 820 is longer along left and right directions and is located at the slit shape through hole on the upper right side of arm indicator part 800.When tape drum 30 is installed in cassette housing part 8, thereby obturator hernia 820 latching member 225 relative to latching member 225 can freely be inserted or be removed.More specifically, obturator hernia 820 extends on the blank area between top shell 31A and drain pan 31B, and be formed on the indicator (at Figure 13 and Figure 18, lower column indicator 800E) of the rightmost side that is arranged in arm indicator part 800 thus the left hand edge of top obturator hernia 820 is positioned at this indicator top.Obturator hernia 820 is the through holes that have basic rectangular shape in front view, and wherein long edge extends along left and right directions.In addition, the part of the lower inner wall of obturator hernia 820 is formed sloping portion 821, thereby sloping portion 821 is maximum on arm front surface 35 along the A/F of vertical direction with respect to the horizontal direction obturator hernia 820 that tilts, and little by little reduce (with reference to Figure 23) towards inboard.
Having the through hole 850 of erectting rectangular shape in front view is located in the arm front surface 35 of drain pan 31B by the left side towards arm indicator part 800.Through hole 850 is set as the relief hole of the mould for using in the molding process of box shell 31, and does not have any specific function.
As at Fig. 3 to as shown in Fig. 6, discharge the band feed path of hole 49 along the outlet 34A from arm 34 to band, supported hole 64 (with reference to Figure 12) is located at printhead insertion portion 39 on the downstream with the direction of the supply.Be supported on the inboard of supported hole 64 in rotatable mode with driven roller 46.In the situation of the stacked tape drum 30 shown in installation diagram 3 and Fig. 4, by the removable donor rollers 14 with relative, move in phase mutually therein, band driven roller 46 is pulled out film strip 59 from the second spool of tape 41.Simultaneously, band driven roller 46 is pulled out two-sided tape 58 from the first spool of tape 40, then two-sided tape 58 is directed to the print surface of film strip 59 and two-sided tape 58 and film strip 59 are combined.
A pair of adjusting parts 36 along the vertical direction coupling are located on the upstream side with driven roller 46.Regulate the band of printing thin film 59 on parts 36 are adjusted in thermal head 10 downstream along vertical direction (along the bandwidth direction), and discharge hole 49 towards band and guide printing thin film band 59.Regulating parts 36 suitably combines film strip 59 and two-sided tape 58 and do not cause that any position is offset.
Guiding wall 47 stand in regulate parts 36 near.Guiding wall 47 separates the ink ribbon 60 of the use of having supplied with via printhead insertion portion 39 from film strip 59, and guides the ink ribbon 60 of use towards ink ribbon take-up reel 44.Separates walls 48 stands between guiding wall 47 and ink ribbon take-up reel 44.Separates walls 48 prevent by along guiding wall 47 guiding by ink ribbon 60 be wrapped on the first spool of tape 40 and between the two-sided tape 58 by its support and be in contact with one another.
In the situation of the receiver formula tape drum 30 shown in installation diagram 5, type belt 57 by with removable donor rollers 14 mutually in phase mobile band driven roller 46 from the first spool of tape 40, pull out.On the downstream of thermal head 10, type belt 57 adjusted components 36 of having printed are regulated along vertical direction (along the bandwidth direction), and are discharged hole 49 guiding towards band.That via printhead insertion portion 39, has supplied with in addition, separates and is guided towards ink ribbon take-up reel 44 from type belt 57 with the directed wall 47 of ink ribbon 60.
In the situation of the hot type tape drum 30 shown in installation diagram 6, temperature-sensitive paper tape 55 by with removable donor rollers 14 mutually in phase mobile band driven roller 46 from the first spool of tape 40, pull out.On the downstream of thermal head 10, temperature-sensitive paper tape 55 adjusted components 36 of having printed are regulated along vertical direction (along the bandwidth direction), and are discharged hole 49 guiding towards band.
As shown in Fig. 2 and Figure 11, label attaches part 68 and is located on the surface at rear portion of box shell 31.Attach in part 68 at label, the labei sheet 700 of explaining afterwards is attached on three surfaces, that is, and top surface 30A, side surface 30C (more specifically, rear surface) and basal surface 30B.More specifically, label attaching part 68 has top surface attaching part 68A, rear surface attaches part 68B and rear recess 68C.Top surface attaches part 68A to have rectangular shape and is located on the rear portion of top surface 30A in plan view.Rear surface attaches part 68B to have rectangular shape and extends along vertical direction on side surface 30C in rearview.Rear recess 68C has the fundamental triangle shape and is located in the rear portion of basal surface 30B in bottom view.Top surface attaches part 68A, rear surface attaches part 68B and rear recess 68C has roughly the same width and is located at the basic central position of the rear portion of box shell 31 along left and right directions, and is formed on the continuum of extending on top surface 30A, side surface 30C and these three surfaces of basal surface 30B.
Thereby a plurality of exploration holes 600 are formed on exploration hole 600 in rear recess 68C and pass rear recess 68C along vertical direction.Each exploration hole 600 has the A/F that freely allows to insert and remove the switch terminal 322 (with reference to figure 7) of rear search switch 310.Exploration hole 600 is formed on when tape drum 30 is installed in cassette housing part 8 relative with rear search switch 310 respectively position.In the present embodiment, as mentioned above, after rear probe portion 300 comprises five, search switch 310A is to 310E.Accordingly, form the exploration hole 600 of five correspondences in rear recess 68C.More specifically, four in exploration hole 600 are arranged in single row by the back edge along rear recess 68C, and remaining exploration hole 600 is formed on from the front of right several the second exploration holes 600 (among Figure 12, from left several the second exploration holes 600) and conllinear with it.
Back pointer part 900 and rear receiving unit 910 are located in rear recess 68C.Back pointer part 900 is to make the part of band printer 1 surveying tape type by optionally pressing rear search switch 310.The part that rear receiving unit 910 is supported by rear support pin 301.Back pointer part 900 and rear support pin 301 will be described afterwards in further detail.
As mentioned above, it is symmetrical along the vertical center line in the vertical direction of (highly) direction that public part 32 is formed about box shell 31, and the height T of public part 32 to be set to be constant, and irrelevant with the bandwidth of tape drum 30.Therefore, as public part 32, the center line from box shell 31 along vertical (highly) direction to the distance of recess 68C be constant, and have nothing to do with the bandwidth of tape drum 30.
Explain to Figure 17 and Figure 20 to Figure 22 that with reference to Figure 15 the label that is attached to box shell 31 attaches the labei sheet 700 of part 68 and the labei sheet 700 attaching pattern about tape drum 30.
As shown in Figure 15 and Figure 20, labei sheet 700 is to have to allow it to be maintained at by the flexible vinyl tape in the state with at least an angle of 90 degrees degree bending.Labei sheet 700, form printable layer on the front surface of printable character thereon, and peeling paper is attached to rear surface via adhesive layer.The first comment section 701, the second comment section 702 are set continuously and survey setting section 703 along vertical direction (above-below direction in Figure 15 and Figure 20) on labei sheet 700.The first comment section 701, the second comment section 702 and survey setting section 703 and have respectively with top surface and attach the shape and size that shape and size that part 68A, rear surface attach part 68B and rear recess 68C are mated substantially.
While as the workman, labei sheet 700 being attached on label attaching part 68 (with reference to Figure 11), the workman can remove peeling paper from the rear surface of labei sheet 700.Then, when along fold line B1 and the crooked labei sheet 700 of B2, the workman can and survey setting section 703 by the first comment section 701, the second comment section 702 and attach as attaching part 68A, rear surface attaching part 68B and rear recess 68C coupling with top surface respectively.As shown in Figure 16, Figure 17, Figure 21 and Figure 22, when labei sheet 700 is attached to label attaching part 68 in this way, labei sheet 700 is attached to three surfaces at the place, rear portion of box shell 31.
The first comment section 701 and the second comment section 702 are parts of the belt type of the tape drum 30 that indicating label sheet 700 attaches thereon.The example of belt type can comprise with the color of color, printing model, bandwidth and character (being known as hereinafter character color).In the present embodiment, band color, printing model and the bandwidth of indication tape drum 30 on the first comment section 701.The color corresponding to temperature-sensitive paper tape 55, type belt 57 or two-sided tape 58 with color of tape drum 30.One of printing model indication erect image printing model (so-called " receiver formula ") and mirror printed pattern (so-called " stacked ").Bandwidth and the character color of indication tape drum 30 on the second comment section 702.Character color is corresponding to the character color of print colors or the ink ribbon 60 of temperature-sensitive paper tape 55.
In surveying setting section 703, the belt type of the tape drum 30 attached from labei sheet 700, corresponding to band color and the character color of tape drum 30, form hole (one or more) 703A or stop portions (one or more) 703B (with reference to Figure 15 and Figure 20).More specifically, when recess 68C after surveying setting section 703 and being attached to respectively with to run through position formation hole 703A and the stop portions 703B that exploration hole 600 that mode forms through rear recess 68C is relative.In the present embodiment, corresponding to each in five exploration holes 600 that form in rear recess 68C as mentioned above, hole 703A or stop portions 703B form five positions.
Because each all has the larger A/F in ratio detection hole 600 hole 703A, so, even if surveying the sticking position of setting section 703 misplaces slightly with respect to rear recess 68C, the exploration hole 600 relative with hole 703A also come out reliably.In this way, can allow some dislocation in the sticking position of surveying setting section 703, and can make the operation of attachment labels sheet 700 be more prone to.
Stop portions 703B does not wherein form the surface portion of hole 703A.When labei sheet 700 is attached, the exploration hole 600 relative with stop portions 703B is blocked part 703B and covers.Therefore, the switch terminal 322 of rear search switch 310 can not be inserted into.The rear search switch 310 relative with the exploration hole 600 that is blocked part 703B covering is changed to open mode, and this is because switch terminal 322 is not inserted in exploration hole 600 and with stop portions 703B and contacts.
In addition, on the detection setting section 703 of the labei sheet 700 shown in Figure 15, according to band colours white and the character color black of tape drum 30, at all five positions formation hole 703A corresponding to five exploration holes 600.As a result, as shown in Figure 17, the tape drum 30 that utilizes labei sheet 700 described here to attach, thus five all exploration holes 600 are exposed and can insert and remove switch terminal 322 by each hole 703A.
In addition, on the detection setting section 703 of the labei sheet 700 shown in Figure 20, according to band color grey and the character color blueness of tape drum 30, locate to form three hole 703A for three in five positions corresponding to five exploration holes 600.More specifically, corresponding in the first row thering are four exploration holes 600 from the right several second and the 4th exploration hole 600 (among Figure 20 from the left several second and the 4th exploration hole 600), and form three hole 703A corresponding to the exploration hole 600 be not arranged in the first row.In addition, corresponding to all the other two exploration holes 600, two stop portions 703B are set.Result, as shown in Figure 22, the tape drum 30 that utilizes labei sheet 700 described here to attach, thereby in exploration hole 600 three are exposed and can insert and remove switch terminal 322 by each hole 703A, thereby and in exploration hole 600 two be blocked respectively part 703B and cover switch terminal 322 and can not be inserted into.
As shown in Figure 17 and Figure 22, in labei sheet 700, be attached in the state that label attaches part 68 (more specifically, after surveying setting section 703 and being attached in the state of recess 68C), back pointer part 900 comprises exploration hole 600, and each exploration hole 600 is exposed or is blocked part 703B by hole 703A and covers.When tape drum 30 is installed in cassette housing part 8, back pointer part 900 makes band printer 1 surveying tape type by optionally pressing rear search switch 310.
Back pointer part 900 comprises a plurality of indicators.Each indicator is formed one of non-pressing part 901 and pressing part 902 and is located at the position corresponding to search switch 310 after each.Particularly, back pointer part 900 comprises with the non-pressing part (one or more) 901 of the layout of the pattern corresponding to colouring information and the combination of pressing part (one or more) 902.In the belt type of tape drum 30, band color and the character color of colouring information indication tape drum 30.In the present embodiment, back pointer part 900 has five indicator 900A to 900E, and each indicator is formed in when tape drum 30 is installed in cassette housing part 8 non-pressing part 901 or the pressing part 902 that relative to 310E with rear search switch 310A respectively position is arranged.
In Figure 17 example illustrated, in the back pointer part 900 after being located in recess 68C, corresponding to search switch 310A after five, to five all indicator 900A of 310E, to 900E, be formed non-pressing part 901.
In Figure 22 example illustrated, in the back pointer part 900 in being located at deutostoma 68C, corresponding to search switch 310A after four, to four indicator 900A of 310D, to 900D, by the back edge along box shell 31, be arranged in a line.More specifically, four indicator 900A to 900D according to from right side, the order in (left side among Figure 22) is formed non-pressing part 901, pressing part 902, non-pressing part 901 and pressing part 902 respectively.The indicator 900E formed by non-pressing part 901 is located at the front of indicator 900B, and indicator 900B is from the second indicator of right number (from the left number of Figure 22) in this row.
In this way, can be simply by labei sheet 700 being attached to label, attach part 68 (with reference to Figure 11) and change the indicator 900A that is located on back pointer part 900 pattern (in other words, the combination of non-pressing part (one or more) 901 and pressing part (one or more) 902) to 900E.
As shown in Fig. 2 and Figure 11, in labei sheet 700, be not attached in the state of tape drum 30, all exploration holes 600 in back pointer part 900 form non-pressing part 901.In other words, attach part 68 by labei sheet 700 being attached to label, the back pointer part 900 that wherein all indicator 900A can be formed to non-pressing part 901 to 900E freely changes into to comprise with any pattern being that the indicator 900A of any combination layout of non-pressing part (one or more) 901 and pressing part (one or more) 902 is to the back pointer part 900 of 900E.
As shown in Figure 12, Figure 17 and Figure 22, rear receiving unit 910 is located at the front of back pointer part 900 in rear recess 68C.When tape drum 30 is installed in cassette housing part 8, rear receiving unit 910 contacts with the rear support pin 301 on the rear support part 8C that is located at band printer 1.In other words, rear receiving unit 910 from supported underneath, and is the part in the rear recess 68C of being included in of basal surface 30B by rear support pin 301.In the present embodiment, in rear recess 68C, rear receiving unit 910 is positioned to the front of the indicator of back pointer part 900.Yet the layout of indicator and rear receiving unit 910 can suitably be changed, as long as the indicator of back pointer part 900 is in the zone of rear recess 68C.To the support that utilize rear support pin 301 be described afterwards in further detail.
To explain the Installation Modes of tape drum 30 in the band printer 1 according to the present embodiment with reference to figs. 2 to Fig. 6 and Figure 12 below.
Explain and utilize head support section 74A and 74B supporting head part receiving unit 39A and 39B to Fig. 6 with reference to Fig. 2.When tape drum 30 is installed in cassette housing part 8, relative with the basal surface of cavity 8A thereby tape drum 30 is inserted the basal surface 30B of tape drum 30 vertically from top.Head retainer 74, ink ribbon winding off spindle 95 and the basal surface protrusion (not shown in FIG.) from cavity 8A with driving shaft 100.The user therefore respectively will with upper-part insert printhead insertion portion 39, ink ribbon take-up reel 44 and with in the axis hole of driven roller 46 so that tape drum 30 is assembled in cassette housing part 8.
As mentioned above, upstream support section 74A and downstream support section 74B are located on the right-hand member and left end of head retainer 74 respectively.Upstream receiving unit 39A and downstream receiving unit 39B are located at position corresponding to the position with upstream support section 74A and downstream support section 74B on tape drum 30.In other words, upstream receiving unit 39A and downstream receiving unit 39B are separately positioned on the position of facing with printhead insertion portion 39 on the right side of printhead insertion portion 39 and left rear side.
Therefore, when tape drum 30 that the downward promotion of user has been inserted into, the upstream receiving unit 39A of tape drum 30 contacts with the upstream support section 74A formation on being located at head retainer 74, and upstream receiving unit 39A is restricted over moving of this point along downward direction.In addition, the downstream receiving unit 39B of tape drum 30 contacts with the downstream support section 74B formation on being located at head retainer 74, and downstream receiving unit 39B is restricted over moving of this point along downward direction.Then, tape drum 30 be maintained at head receiving unit 39A and 39B by head support section 74A and 74B from the state of supported underneath.
In this way, utilization is according to tape drum 30 and the band printer 1 of the present embodiment, and the location of tape drum 30 along vertical direction accurately carried out near the position thermal head 10 that can print in the upper execution of the band as print media (temperature-sensitive paper tape 55, type belt 57 or film strip 59).Then, thermal head 10 can accurately mate the center of film strip 59 along the bandwidth direction along the print center position of vertical direction.Particularly, along the direction of the supply of the band as print media, tape drum 30 is more specifically all supported on the upstream and downstream side about print position in the insertion position about thermal head 10.As a result, along the location of vertical direction, can especially accurately be carried out.Therefore, thermal head 10 along the print center position of vertical direction and can be especially accurately along the center of bandwidth direction coupling mutually.
In addition, the surface from mutually orthogonal crisscross formation printhead insertion portion 39 according to the upstream receiving unit 39A of the tape drum 30 of the present embodiment and downstream receiving unit 39B. Head receiving unit 39A and 39B as sunk part are all supported by head support section 74A and the 74B of the crisscross extension along mutually orthogonal.Therefore, the motion of tape drum 30 is not only along vertical direction but also be restricted along left and right directions and fore-and-aft direction.As a result, can between thermal head 10 and printhead insertion portion 39, keep correct position relationship.
Below, with reference to Fig. 3, to Fig. 6 and Figure 12 explanation, utilize rear support pin 301 to support tape drums 30, and utilize rear probe portion 300 to survey the belt type of tape drums 30.As mentioned above, when tape drum 30, from top, by the user, inserted cassette housing part 8 and while being pushed down, head support section 74A forms and contacts with 39B with the head receiving unit 39A of tape drum 30 with 74B, and the rear receiving unit 910 in the rear recess 68C of tape drum 30 forms and contacts with the top surface of rear support pin 301 simultaneously.As a result, rear receiving unit 910 is subject to 301 restrictions of rear support pin along downward direction over moving of contact point.Then, tape drum 30 be maintained at rear receiving unit 910 by rear support pin 301 from the state of supported underneath.
In addition, the alignment pin 102 and 103 of being located on tape drum support section 8B is inserted in the pin-and- hole 62 and 63 on the peripheral part of being located at tape drum 30, and tape drum 30 is by from supported underneath (also with reference to Figure 24 and Figure 26).
In this way, except above-mentioned head receiving unit 39A and 39B, also comprise rear receiving unit 910 according to the tape drum 30 of the present embodiment, rear receiving unit 910 is positioned at and holds respectively the band (for example two-sided tape 58) be wrapped on the first spool of tape 40 and for example be wrapped in, between the storage area of the band (film strip 59) on the second spool of tape 41, and in the back of these roll coil of strips.In other words, tape drum 30 at least has the support receiving unit in two positions in the middle of the band that will have suitable weight is clipped in.
Therefore, when tape drum 30 being installed as mentioned above, perhaps after tape drum 30 has been mounted, even if the trend that tape drum 30 exists the rear portion heavier towards it to tilt, the rear support pin 301 that rear receiving unit 910 also upwards erected and supported tape drum 30 with rear support part 8C from band printer 1 forms and contacts.Therefore, place, the rear portion of tape drum 30 can accurately be carried out along the location of vertical direction, and, when tape drum 30 is installed in band printer 1, the stable installment state of tape drum 30 can be held.
In addition, as at Fig. 3 to as shown in Fig. 6, when tape drum 30 is installed in cassette housing part 8, tape drum hook 75 engages with latch portion 38.Therefore, after tape drum 30 is installed in band printer 1, any ascending motion of tape drum 30 is that tape drum 30 can be restricted along moving of upward direction, and band is supplied with and printed and can stably be carried out.
Below, explain to Figure 24 the pattern of surveying the belt type of tape drum 30 according to the band printer 1 of the present embodiment of utilizing to Fig. 6 and Figure 21 with reference to Fig. 3.Figure 23 and Figure 24 illustrate the pattern of Figure 13 to the belt type of the large width tape drum 30 of the bandwidth that has 36mm shown in Figure 17 of surveying.Figure 25 and Figure 26 illustrate the pattern of Figure 18 to the belt type of the little width tape drum 30 of the bandwidth that has 12mm shown in Figure 22 of surveying.
Explain the detection mode of the arm indicator part 800 that utilizes arm probe portion 200 to Fig. 6 and Figure 25 with reference to Fig. 3.When being installed on proper position in cassette housing part 8 and band lid 6 when tape drum 30 by the user and being closed, pressing plate retainer 12 moves to print position (with reference to figure 4 to Fig. 6) from standby position (with reference to figure 3).Then, be located at arm probe portion 200 on the tape drum opposing surface 12B of pressing plate retainer 12 and latching member 225 and move to respectively the position relative with obturator hernia 820 with arm indicator part 800 on the arm front surface 35 of being located at tape drum 30.
At tape drum 30, be installed in the situation of the proper position in cassette housing part 8, latching member 225 is inserted in obturator hernia 820.Result, latching member 225 does not hinder tape drum 30, and the switch terminal 222 (with reference to figure 9) protruded from tape drum opposing surface 12B of arm search switch 210 is relative with the indicator of being located at corresponding position arm indicator part 800 (non-pressing part (one or more) 801 and pressing part (one or more) 802), and is optionally pressed.More specifically, relative with non-pressing part 801 arm search switch 210 keeps closed condition by inserting in the switch hole as non-pressing part 801.The arm search switch 210 relative with pressing part 802 pressed and changed into open mode by the surface portion as pressing part 802 by arm front surface 35.
At Figure 13 in the situation of the arm indicator part 800 of the large width tape drum 30 shown in Figure 17, four indicator 800A are located in the scope of public indicator part 831 to 800D (pressing part 802, non-pressing part 801, non-pressing part 801, non-pressing part 801), and remaining indicator 800E (pressing part 802) is arranged across public indicator part 831 and the extension 832 that is positioned at public indicator part 831 belows.Therefore, as shown in Figure 23, at five arm search switch 210A, in 210E, relative with pressing part 802 two arm search switch 210A and 210E be in open mode, and relative with non-pressing part 801 three arm search switch 210B, 210C and 210D are in closed condition.
At Figure 18 in the situation of the arm indicator part 800 of the little width tape drum 30 shown in Figure 22, four indicator 800A are located in the scope of public indicator part 831 to 800D (pressing part 802, non-pressing part 801, pressing part 802, pressing part 802), and dodge hole 803 (indicator 800E) and be formed in the end portion of public indicator part 831.Therefore, as shown in Figure 25, at five arm search switch 210A in 210E, relative with pressing part 802 three arm search switch 210A, 210C and 210D be in open mode, and respectively with non-pressing part 801 and dodge two relative arm search switch 210B of hole 803 and 210E in closed condition.
In band printer 1, the detection patterns based on utilizing arm probe portion 200, that is, five arm search switch 210A identify the type information of tape drum 30 to the combination of the opening and closing state of 210E, and this will explain afterwards in further detail.
In the present embodiment, when tape drum 30 is installed in band printer 1, be located at towards the position of printhead insertion portion 39 for head receiving unit 39A and 39B along vertical direction location tape drum 30, that is, be adjacent to the arm 34 that arm indicator part 800 is set thereon.Therefore, when tape drum 30 is installed in band printer 1, the position relationship between keeping arm probe portion 200 and arm indicator part 800 accurately, and can prevent that arm search switch 210 from producing error detectors.
In addition, in the situation of large width tape drum 30, indicator (one or more) (in Figure 14, indicator 800E) can be located at the vertical direction along tape drum 30 of arm front surface 35 from the presumptive area (that is, extension 832) of public indicator part 831 extensions.In this way, the extension 832 of being located on arm front surface 35 can be used effectively, even and when the number of the belt type that can be surveyed by band printer 1 and detection patterns increases, also can keep detection accuracy.Particularly, the type information based on 800 identifications of arm indicator part is to make band printer 1 carry out correct the printing and necessary information.By the 832 increase indicators (one or more) to extension, can increase neatly the number of the detection patterns of type information.
In the situation of little width tape drum 30, can dodge the error detector that hole 803 prevents belt type by providing, dodge hole 803 and do not press the arm search switch 210 relative with the extension 832 of large width tape drum 30 (in Fig. 8, arm search switch 210E).By so making it possible to jointly to use little width tape drum 30 and large width tape drum 30 in band printer 1, can increase the number of the tape drum 30 that can be used by band printer 1.
In addition, as mentioned above, due to the sloping portion 226 formed on the lower surface at latching member 225, the thickness of latching member 225 reduces towards the leading section of latching member 225.Due to the sloping portion 821 formed on the lower wall at obturator hernia 820, obturator hernia 820 increases towards arm front surface 35 along the A/F of vertical direction.Result, if (the position of latching member 225 misplaces with respect to obturator hernia 820 a little along downward direction, as compartmentalized box for holding assorted fruits and candies shell 31 raises slightly with respect to the tram in cassette housing part 8), when pressing plate retainer 12 when print position moves, sloping portion 226 and sloping portion 821 interacts so that latching member 225 is directed in obturator hernia 820.In this way, even when box shell 31 raises a little with respect to the tram in cassette housing part 8, latching member 225 also can correctly be installed in obturator hernia 820, and arm probe portion 200 can be accurately positioned into relative with arm indicator part 800.
Be located at arm probe portion 200 (in other words, above arm probe portion 200) on the upstream side of the direction of insertion of tape drum 30 according to the latching member 225 of the present embodiment.Therefore, when tape drum 30 is inserted into, latching member 225 is relative with arm front surface 35 before arm search switch 210.In other words, if latching member 225 does not insert in obturator hernia 820, arm search switch 210 does not just contact with arm front surface 35.In other words, if tape drum 30 is not arranged on proper position, without any arm search switch 210 be pressed (that is, arm search switch 210 remains in closed condition).Therefore, can prevent even more reliably the error detector of belt type.
Explain the detection mode of the back pointer part 900 of utilizing rear probe portion 300 to Fig. 6, Figure 24 and Figure 26 with reference to Fig. 3.When tape drum 30 is installed on the proper position in cassette housing part 8 by the user, the rear probe portion 300 of being located on the rear support part 8C of band printer 1 is relative with the back pointer part 900 in the rear recess 68C that is located at tape drum 30.Then, the switch terminal 322 (with reference to figure 7) protruded from rear support part 8C on rear search switch 310 is relative with the indicator of being located at corresponding position back pointer part 900 (non-pressing part (one or more) 901 and pressing part (one or more) 902), and is therefore optionally pressed.
More specifically, the rear search switch 310 relative with non-pressing part 901 is inserted in non-pressing part 901 (exploration hole 600 exposed by hole 703A) and remains in closed condition.Open mode is pressed and be changed to the rear search switch 310 relative with pressing part 902 part 902 (be blocked part 703B cover exploration hole 600) that is pressed.
At Figure 13, in the situation of the back pointer part 900 of the large width tape drum 30 shown in Figure 17, five indicator 900A all are formed non-pressing part 901 to 900E.As a result, as shown in Figure 24, search switch 310A is inserted into by non-pressing part 901 respectively to 310E after all five, and remains in closed condition.
At Figure 18, in the situation of the back pointer part 900 of the little width tape drum 30 shown in Figure 22, five indicator 900A are formed non-pressing part 901, pressing part 902, non-pressing part 901, pressing part 902 and non-pressing part 901 respectively to 900E.Result, as shown in Figure 26, after five, search switch 310A is in 310E, after two relative with pressing part 902, search switch 310B and 310D are changed to open mode, and after relative with non-pressing part 901 three, search switch 310A, 310C and 310E remain in closed condition.
In band printer 1, the colouring information of the detection patterns based on rear probe portion 300 (that is, search switch 310A is to the combination of the opening and closing state of 310E after five) identification tape drum 30, and this will explain afterwards in further detail.
As mentioned above, in the tape drum 30 according to the present embodiment, back pointer part 900 is adjacent to the rear support part 910 supported by rear support pin 301 and arranges.As a result, in the state of correctly locating along vertical direction at tape drum 30, can accurately carry out by rear probe portion 300 the belt type detection of tape drum 30.
Below, explain the main processing according to the band printer 1 of the present embodiment with reference to Figure 27.Main processing shown in Figure 27 is by CPU401, according to the program of storing in ROM402, to be carried out when the power supply of band printer 1 is opened.More specifically, in band printer 1, while carrying out the instruction of the processing that relates to printing via inputs such as keyboards 3, CPU401 carries out main the processing at every turn.In other words, the handling process that relates to the single printing of being carried out by band printer 1 has been described in the main processing be described below.
As shown in Figure 27, in main the processing, at first, carry out the system initialization (step S1) of band printer 1.For example, in the system initialization that is to carry out at step S1 place, the text memory in RAM404 is cleared, and counter is initialized to default value, etc.
Then, the type information (step S3) of the detection patterns based on arm probe portion 200 (that is, the combination of the opening and closing state based on arm search switch 210) identification tape drum 30.As mentioned above, type information is to make band printer 1 carry out the correct necessary information of printing.At step S3, with reference to the first identification form 510 of storing in ROM402, corresponding to the type information of the combination of the opening and closing state of arm search switch 210, identified.
As shown in Figure 28, the combination corresponding to five arm search switch 210A to the opening and closing state of 210E has defined the type information of tape drum 30 in the first identification form 510.The printing model (mirror printed pattern (stacked) and erect image printing model (receiver formula)) of the type information index strip width of the present embodiment (seven sizes from 3.5mm to 36mm in the present embodiment) and tape drum 30.Additionally, the wherein belt type of type information indication tape drum 30 can not be correctly identified the non-suitable installment state of (that is, mistake).In the identification of first shown in Figure 28 form 510, arm search switch 210A to 210E respectively corresponding to switch SW 1 to SW5, and the closed condition of arm search switch 210 (OFF) and open mode (ON) are respectively corresponding to numerical value 0 (zero) and 1 (one).
Utilize first shown in Figure 28 identification form 510, can identify the 32 groups of type informations of maximum corresponding to maximum 32 kinds of detection patterns, 32 be altogether five arm search switch 210A to the combined number of the opening and closing state of 210E.In Figure 28 example illustrated, in maximum 32 kinds of detection patterns, corresponding to each in 28 kinds of detection patterns, set type information, and " free time " is shown, the indication null field about each in all the other four kinds of detection patterns.
Can be corresponding to any selected type information of the new interpolation of the detection patterns that is illustrated as " free time ".In addition, in the first identification form 510, the type information of record can be deleted, and the correspondence between each detection patterns and type information can be changed, and can be changed corresponding to the content of the type information of each detection patterns.
In the situation of the proper position in Figure 13 is installed in cassette housing part 8 to the large width tape drum 30 shown in Figure 17, arm search switch 210B, 210C and 210D be in closed condition, and arm search switch 210A and 210E are in open mode (with reference to Figure 23).In this case, indication is identified as 1,0,0,0 and 1 corresponding to arm search switch 210A respectively to the numerical value of the opening and closing state of the switch SW 1 to SW5 of 210E.Therefore, the step S3 place (with reference to Figure 27) in main the processing, with reference to the first identification form 510, type information is identified as " bandwidth of 36mm and mirror printed pattern (stacked) ".
Figure 18 is installed in the situation of the proper position in cassette housing part 8 to the little width tape drum 30 shown in Figure 22 therein, arm search switch 210B and 210E be in closed condition, and arm search switch 210A, 210C and 210D are in open mode (with reference to Figure 25).In this case, indication is identified as 1,0,1,1 and 0 corresponding to arm search switch 210A respectively to the numerical value of the opening and closing state of the switch SW 1 to SW5 of 210E.Therefore, the step S3 place (with reference to Figure 27) in main the processing, with reference to the first identification form 510, type information is identified as " bandwidth of 12mm and erect image printing model (receiver formula) ".
As mentioned above, in main the processing, when tape drum 30 is installed in proper position, the bandwidth of tape drum 30 and printing model are identified as type information (with reference to Figure 27) at step S3 place.On the other hand, when tape drum 30 is not installed in proper position, identify the mistake that indication tape drum 30 is not correctly installed at step S3 place.By below with provide the wherein wrong example that is identified as type information together with the non-correct Installation Modes of tape drum 30.
As shown in Figure 29, for example, in the situation sufficiently do not pushed along downward direction at tape drum 30, latching member 225 is not inserted in obturator hernia 820, and forms and contact with the surface portion of arm front surface 35.As mentioned above, the protrusion length of latching member 225 is basic identical or larger with the protrusion length of switch terminal 222.As a result, when latching member 225 contacts with the surface portion of arm front surface 35, without any switch terminal 222, with arm front surface 35 (comprising arm indicator part 800), contact.
Because latching member 225 so prevents the contact between switch terminal 222 and arm front surface 35, all arm search switch 210A all remain in closed condition to 210E.Then, be identified as respectively 0,0,0,0 and 0 corresponding to arm search switch 210A to the switch SW 1 to SW5 of 210E.Therefore, with reference to the first identification form 510, in main the processing, type information is identified as " mistake 1 " (with reference to Figure 27) at step S3 place.
As shown in Figure 30 and Figure 31, at tape drum 30, do not have in the situation of latching member 225 (in Figure 30 and Figure 31, by short stroke of double dotted line, latching member 225 is shown), even if tape drum 30 is not installed in proper position, if arm search switch 210 is relative with the surface portion of arm front surface 35, switch terminal 222 also can be pressed (in other words, being changed to open mode).As mentioned above, the indicator 800A be located in arm indicator part 800 is arranged to saw tooth type pattern to 800E, and therefore without any indicator 800A to 800E along left and right directions in same position.Therefore, in the situation misplaced along vertical direction with respect to the tram in cassette housing part 8 at tape drum 30, can adopt following mode detection to mistake.
As shown in Figure 30, in the situation misplaced a little along upward direction with respect to the tram in cassette housing part 8 at tape drum 30, the height and position of the lower limb of arm front surface 35 is being arranged in below descending arm search switch 210E.All arm search switch 210A to 210E therefore all relative with the surface portion of arm front surface 35 and so all arm search switch 210A to 210E all in open mode.Then, indication is identified as 1,1,1,1 and 1 corresponding to arm search switch 210A respectively to the numerical value of the opening and closing state of the switch SW 1 to SW5 of 210E.Therefore, with reference to the first identification form 510, in main the processing, type information is identified as " mistake 3 " (with reference to Figure 27) at step S3 place.
As shown in Figure 31, tape drum 30 with respect to the tram in cassette housing part 8 along upward direction significantly in the situation of dislocation, the height and position of the lower limb of arm front surface 35 comprise arm search switch 210B and 210D in the middle of row and comprising between arm search switch 210E descending.Arm search switch 210A is therefore relative with the surface portion of arm front surface 35 and in open mode to 210D, and arm search switch 210E is not relative with the surface portion of arm front surface 35 and in closed condition.Then, indication is identified as 1,1,1,1 and 0 corresponding to arm search switch 210A respectively to the numerical value of the opening and closing state of the switch SW 1 to SW5 of 210E.Therefore, with reference to the first identification form 510, in main the processing, type information is identified as " mistake 2 " (with reference to Figure 27) at step S3 place.
As mentioned above, be formed pattern like this according to the arm indicator part 800 of the present embodiment, wherein at least one in indicator (indicator 800A is to 800E) is pressing part 802, and at least one that simultaneously, be located in the indicator (indicator 800A is to 800D) in the scope of public indicator part 831 is non-pressing part 801.In other words, the layout pattern of arm indicator part 800 does not comprise that all indicators (indicator 800A is to 800E) are all the patterns of non-pressing part 801, does not comprise that all indicators (indicator 800A is to 800D) in the scope of being located at public indicator part 831 are all the patterns of pressing part 802 yet.
In arm indicator part 800, do not adopt the reason of above-mentioned two kinds of patterns to be, the arm search switch 210A produced due to above-mentioned pattern is any corresponding in above-mentioned " mistake 1 ", " mistake 2 " and " mistake 3 " to the combination of the opening and closing state of 210E.Therefore, the belt type of tape drum 30 not only can be surveyed according to the band printer 1 of the present embodiment, but also the installment state of tape drum 30 with respect to cassette housing part 8 can be surveyed.
As mentioned above, arm 34 is the parts that guide the film strip 59 of pulling out from the second spool of tape 41 and the ink ribbon 60 of being pulled out from ink ribbon spool 42, and this part makes film strip 59 and ink ribbon 60 then they be discharged towards printhead insertion portion 39 (more specifically, opening 77) in the combination of outlet 34A place.Therefore, determined between thermal head 10, film strip 59 and the ink ribbon 60 in being inserted into printhead insertion portion 39 position relationship along short transverse by arm 34.
Therefore, if tape drum 30 correctly is not installed in cassette housing part 8, may in the position relationship with thermal head 10, make a mistake, and may in the position of the dislocation of the bandwidth direction (short transverse) with respect to film strip 59, carry out and print.This also is applicable to type belt 57 and temperature-sensitive paper tape 55.
Consider this situation, in the present embodiment, arm indicator part 800 is located near the arm front surface 35 of the arm 34 printhead insertion portion 39 be inserted at thermal head 10.Therefore, arm 34 (more specifically, arm front surface 35) be formed in the position relationship with thermal head 10 and easily detect wrong basis, and, can improve printing precision by determining the proper position whether tape drum 30 be installed in cassette housing part 8.
In main the processing (with reference to Figure 27), at step S3 subsequently, determine whether the type information in the identification of step S3 place is " mistake " (step S5).If type information is " mistake " (being) at step S5 place, on display 5, display message can not start to print (step S7) with notice.At step S7, show text message on display 5, its content is for example " tape drum is not correctly installed ".
After execution step S7, process and turn back to step S3.Even when tape drum 30 correctly is installed in cassette housing part 8, if band lid 6 open, pressing plate retainer 12 also in standby position (with reference to figure 3).In this case, demonstrate indication on display 5 and can not start the message (step S7) of printing.
If type information is not " mistake " (no at step S5 place), determine that switch SW 4 is whether search switch 210D is in open mode (step S9).If switch SW 4 is in open mode (being at step S9 place), in the color form that the second identification form 520 from be stored in ROM402 comprises, select the second color form 522 (with reference to Figure 32) (step S13).If switch SW 4 is in closed condition (no at step S9 place), the color form that the second identification form 520 from be stored in ROM402 comprises is selected the first color form 521 (step S11).
Then, the detection patterns based on rear probe portion 300, that is, the combination of the opening and closing state of rear search switch 310, the colouring information of tape drum 30 is identified (step S15).As mentioned above, colouring information is the information with color and character color of indication tape drum 30.At step S15, with reference to the color form of selecting at step S11 or step S13, corresponding to the colouring information of the combination of the opening and closing state of rear search switch 310, identified.
As shown in Figure 32, in the second identification form 520, the colouring information corresponding to search switch 310A after five to the combination definition tape drum 30 of the opening and closing state of 310E.In the present embodiment, band color (11 kinds of patterns) and the character color (4 kinds of patterns) of colouring information indication tape drum 30.In second shown in Figure 32 identification form 520, rear search switch 310A to 310E respectively corresponding to switch T1 to T5 and afterwards the closed condition (OFF) of search switch 310 and open mode (ON) respectively corresponding to numerical value 0 (zero) and 1 (one).
The second identification form 520 comprises the different colouring information (band color and character color) of a plurality of color forms to identify respectively the detection patterns (rear search switch 310A is to the combination of the opening and closing state of 310E) corresponding to rear probe portion 300.In the present embodiment, combination corresponding to rear search switch 310A to the opening and closing state of 310E, the second identification form 520 comprises for identifying the first color form 521 of one group of colouring information, and the second color form 522 of organizing colouring information for identifying another.In the present embodiment, in the first color form 521 and the second color form 522, do not comprise identical colouring information, but can be in color form 521 and 522 each comprise same color information.
As shown in Figure 32, corresponding to as altogether after five search switch 310A to 32 kinds of detection patterns of maximum of the sum of the combination of the opening and closing state of 310E, can identify 32 groups of colouring informations of maximum in the color form 521 in being included in the second identification form 520 and each of 522.In the present embodiment, in the first color form 521, in maximum 32 kinds of detection patterns, corresponding to each the setpoint color information in 31 kinds of detection patterns, and be that remaining a kind of detection patterns is set null field.In the second color form 522, in maximum 32 kinds of detection patterns, corresponding to each the setpoint color information in eight kinds of detection patterns, and be that all the other 24 kinds of detection patterns are set null field.
Can be corresponding to any selected colouring information of the new interpolation of any null field.In addition, in each in color form 521 and 522, can delete be recorded colouring information, the correspondence between each detection patterns and colouring information can be changed, and can be changed corresponding to the content of the colouring information of each detection patterns.
As mentioned above, in the situation of the proper position in Figure 13 is installed in cassette housing part 8 to the large width tape drum 30 shown in Figure 17, all rear search switch 310A to 310E all in closed condition (with reference to Figure 24).In this case, corresponding to rear search switch 310A, the numerical value to the switch T1 of 310E to the opening and closing state of T5 is identified as 0,0,0,0 and 0 respectively in indication.
In addition, when large width tape drum 30 has been mounted, the numerical value of the state of the indicator cock SW4 of step S3 place in main the processing is identified as 0 (with reference to Figure 23) as mentioned above.Therefore, select the first color form 521 (step S11) from the second identification form 520.Therefore, at step S15, with reference to the first color form 521, corresponding to switch T1, to the colouring information of the combination of the opening and closing state of T5, be identified as " being with color: white; Character color: black ".
As mentioned above, in the situation of the proper position in Figure 18 is installed in cassette housing part 8 to the little width tape drum 30 shown in Figure 22, rear search switch 310A, 310C and 310E be in closed condition, and rear search switch 310B and 310D are in open mode (with reference to Figure 26).In this case, corresponding to rear search switch 310A, the numerical value to the switch T1 of 310E to the opening and closing state of T5 is identified as 0,1,0,1 and 0 respectively in indication.
In addition, when little width tape drum 30 has been mounted, the step S3 place in above-mentioned main processing, the numerical value of the state of indicator cock SW4 is identified as 1 (with reference to Figure 25).Therefore, select the second color form 522 (step S13) from the second identification form 520.Therefore, at step S15, with reference to the second color form 522, corresponding to switch T1, to the colouring information of the combination of the opening and closing state of T5, be identified as " being with color: grey; Character color: blueness ".
In this way, in the present embodiment, select to be used to identify the color form of the colouring information of tape drum 30 according to the acquisition mode (particularly, arm search switch 210D's opens or closed condition) of specific arm search switch 210.Therefore, can increase the number of the colouring information pattern that can be identified by band printer 1 and not increase the number of rear search switch 310, in other words, need not increase the zone occupied by rear probe portion 300.
In main the processing (with reference to Figure 27), in the type information of step S3 identification and the colouring information of identifying at step S15, be displayed on (step S17) on display 5 as text message.In the situation of correctly being installed at above-mentioned large width tape drum 30, at step S17, for example " the stacked tape drum of 36mm is mounted message.The band color is white, and character color is black " be displayed on display 5.In the situation of correctly being installed at above-mentioned little width tape drum 30, at step S17, for example " the receiver formula tape drum of 12mm is mounted message.The band color is grey, and character color is blue " be displayed on display 5.
Then, determine whether to exist any input (step S19) from keyboard 3.If there is the input (being at step S19 place) from keyboard 3, the character that CPU401 receives from keyboard 3 is input as print data, and stores this print data (text data) (step S21) in the text memory of RAM404.If without any input from keyboard 3 (no at step S19 place), this process is returned to step S19 and is waited for the input from keyboard 3.
Then, if there is the instruction of printing that starts from keyboard 3, according to the type information in step S3 identification, process the print data (step S23) of storing in text memory.For example, at step S23, print data is processed, thus print range and the stamp with the size corresponding with the bandwidth in step S3 identification, and the print position corresponding with the printing model (mirror printed pattern or erect image printing model) in step S3 identification is incorporated to.Print data based on processing at step S23, carrying out print processing (step S25) as being with of print media.After being that step S25 carries out print processing, main processing finishes.
To more specifically explain below above-mentioned print processing (step S25).In situation in the stacked tape drum 30 shown in Fig. 3 and Fig. 4 is installed in cassette housing part 8, via the band driven roller 46 of the rotation with driving shaft 100 drives by with removable donor rollers 14, moving in phase mutually and pull out film strip 59 from the second spool of tape 41.In addition, via 95 drivings of ink ribbon winding off spindle, the ink ribbon take-up reel 44 of rotation synchronously pulls out from ink ribbon spool 42 ink ribbon 60 be not used with print speed.
The film strip 59 of having pulled out from the second spool of tape 41 passes through the external margin of ink ribbon spools 42 and is supplied with by the feed paths in arm 34.Then, in being incorporated into the state on surface of film strip 59, ink ribbon 60 discharges film strip 59 towards printhead insertion portion 39 from outlet 34A.Then supply with film strip 59 between the thermal head 10 of band printer 1 and platen roller 15.Then, character is printed on the print surface of film strip 59 by thermal head 10.
Subsequently, by ink ribbon 60, at guiding wall 47 places, from printing thin film band 59, separated and be wound onto ink ribbon take-up reel 44.Simultaneously, two-sided tape 58 by with removable donor rollers 14 mutually in phase mobile band driven roller 46 from the first spool of tape 40, pull out.Directed and while being trapped between band driven roller 46 and removable donor rollers 14 at two-sided tape 58, two-sided tape 58 is placed on and is attached to the print surface of printing thin film band 59.Two-sided tape 58 has been attached at this band of printing thin film 59 (that is that, has printed is with 50) and then towards band, has been discharged hole 49 supplies and 17 cuttings of cut mechanism.
In the situation of the receiver formula tape drum 30 shown in installation diagram 5, via the band driven roller 46 of the rotation with driving shaft 100 drives by with removable donor rollers 14, moving in phase mutually and pull out type belt 57 from the first spool of tape 40.In addition, via 95 drivings of ink ribbon winding off spindle, the ink ribbon take-up reel 44 of rotation is synchronously pulled out the not ink ribbon 60 of use from ink ribbon spool 42 with print speed.
By the type belt 57 of pulling out from the first spool of tape 40 the right front portion of box shell 31 by along direction bending left, and supplied with by the feed paths in arm 34.Then, in ink ribbon 60, be incorporated in the state on surface of type belt 57, type belt 57 is discharged towards printhead insertion portion 39 from outlet 34A.Then type belt 57 is supplied with between the thermal head 10 at band printer 1 and platen roller 15.Then, character is printed on the print surface of type belt 57 by thermal head 10.
Subsequently, the ink ribbon 60 of use is separated and is wound onto ink ribbon take-up reel 44 by the type belt 57 from having printed at guiding wall 47 places.Simultaneously, the type belt 57 of having printed (that in other words, has printed is with 50) is then discharged towards band, and hole 49 is supplied with and 17 cuttings of cut mechanism.
In the situation of the hot type tape drum 30 shown in installation diagram 6, via the band driven roller 46 of the rotation with driving shaft 100 drives by with removable donor rollers 14, moving in phase mutually and pull out temperature-sensitive paper tape 55 from the first spool of tape 40.By the temperature-sensitive paper tape 55 of pulling out from the first spool of tape 40 the right front portion of box shell 31 by along direction bending left, and supplied with by the feed paths in arm 34.Then, temperature-sensitive paper tape 55 is discharged and is then supplied with between thermal head 10 and platen roller 15 towards opening 77 by the outlet 34A from arm 34.Then, character is printed on the print surface of temperature-sensitive paper tape 55 by thermal head 10.
Subsequently, the temperature-sensitive paper tape 55 be printed (that is, printed with 50) by with removable donor rollers 14 mutually in phase mobile band driven roller 46 further towards band, discharge hole 49 and supply with, and cut mechanism 17 cuttings.
When utilizing hot type tape drum 30 to print, ink ribbon take-up reel 44 also drives via ink ribbon winding off spindle 95 and rotates.Yet, without any ink ribbon spool, be housed inside in hot type tape drum 30.Therefore, ink ribbon take-up reel 44 is not pulled out the not ink ribbon 60 of use, is not wound around the ink ribbon 60 of use yet.In other words, even, while in the band printer 1 that is being equipped with ink ribbon winding off spindle 95, using hot type tape drum 30, the rotary actuation of ink ribbon winding off spindle 95 does not yet exert an influence and can correctly carry out printing the printing of temperature-sensitive paper tape 55.In hot type tape drum 30, ink ribbon take-up reel 44 can be set, and ink ribbon winding off spindle 95 can be idle at supported hole 67A and the inboard execution of 67B in a similar fashion.
In above-mentioned print processing (step S25), in the situation that stacked tape drum 30 is installed, carry out mirror printed.In mirror printed, the China ink of ink ribbon 60 is transferred on film strip 59 and makes character be illustrated as mirror image.Carrying out erect image in the situation that receiver formula tape drum 30 is installed prints.In erect image is printed, the China ink of ink ribbon 60 is transferred on type belt 57 and makes character be illustrated as erect image.In the situation that hot type tape drum 30 is installed, thereby carry out hot type erect image printing character on temperature-sensitive paper tape 55, be illustrated as erect image.
In the present embodiment, " stacked " printing model is applied to the tape drum 30 for carrying out mirror printed, and " receiver formula " printing model is applied to the tape drum 30 of printing for carrying out erect image.Therefore, " receiver formula " printing model not only is applied to the receiver formula tape drum 30 shown in Fig. 5, but also is applied to the hot type tape drum 30 shown in Fig. 6.
By above-mentioned main processing (with reference to Figure 27), the detection patterns of the detection patterns based on arm probe portion 200 and rear probe portion 300, band printer 1 identifies the belt type of the tape drum 30 be installed in cassette housing part 8.More specifically, the arm indicator part 800 that the arm search switch 210A on arm probe portion 200 is located on arm front surface 35 to 210E is optionally pressed, and therefore the type information of tape drum 30 is identified.In addition, the back pointer part 900 that the rear search switch 310A of rear probe portion 300 is located to 310E on the basal surface 30B (more specifically, rear recess 68C) of tape drum 30 is optionally pressed, and therefore the colouring information of tape drum 30 is identified.
In the present embodiment, indicator part (arm indicator part 800 and back pointer part 900) is located on a plurality of surfaces of tape drum 30, and the sniffer (arm probe portion 200 and probe portion 300) of simultaneously from corresponding different directions, surveying each indicator part is located in band printer 1.As a result, can realize following effect.
Traditional band printer has the tape drum sniffer that comprises a plurality of search switch that protrude from below towards the basal surface of tape drum.Search switch concentrates on the certain position place in specific region, thereby the tape drum sniffer does not have adverse influence to printing mechanism and feed mechanism etc.The situation that will survey from tape drum at belt type and the pattern of big figure, may in the tape drum sniffer, require the search switch of big figure.In this case, the specific region occupied by the tape drum sniffer in cassette housing may become greatly, thereby causes the design of tape drum sniffer to be restricted, and the size of band printer increases.
In addition, traditional tape drum has the tape drum indicator part that comprises a plurality of indicators corresponding with above-mentioned a plurality of search switch.Indicator concentrates on the certain position place in the specific region on the basal surface of box shell, thereby indicator does not have adverse influence to the storage area of type belt and feed path etc.The situation that will survey from tape drum at belt type and the pattern of big figure, due to the number increase of search switch, it is large that the specific region occupied by the tape drum indicator part on the basal surface of box shell becomes.As a result, may limit the design of tape drum indicator part, and increase the size of tape drum.
On the contrary, in the band printer 1 according to the present embodiment, tape drum sniffer (arm probe portion 200 and rear probe portion 300) is dispersed in different positions along multiple directions, and therefore each tape drum sniffer can be utilized and be designed compactly.Therefore, can improve the design freedom of tape drum sniffer, even and if the increase of the number of belt type and pattern, also can prevent that the size of band printer 1 from increasing.
And, utilization is according to the tape drum 30 of the present embodiment, tape drum indicator part (arm indicator part 800 and back pointer part 900) is dispersed in different positions on a plurality of surfaces of box shell 31, and therefore can be so that each tape drum indicator part is less.Therefore, the tape drum indicator part can freely and efficiently be formed, even and if the increase of the number of belt type and pattern, also can prevent that the size of tape drum 30 from increasing.
In addition, in the present embodiment, the tape drum indicator part (arm indicator part 800 and back pointer part 900) of each tape drum sniffer (arm probe portion 200 and rear probe portion 300) based on relative from the tape drum sniffer respectively surveyed different belt type key element (type information and colouring information).In other words, because each tape drum probe portion can be surveyed different belt type key elements, so band printer 1 can optionally be identified only necessary key element in the belt type key element.
If band printer 1 identifies the type information of tape drum 30, according to the band printer 1 of the present embodiment, can carry out correct printing.Therefore, by arm probe portion 200 only is provided, the type information that arm probe portion 200 is surveyed by 800 indications of arm indicator part, can reduce costs and can provide cheap band printer 1.On the other hand, by arm probe portion 200 and rear probe portion 300 are provided, can provide and not only identify as mentioned above type information, but also from the high function band printer 1 of tape drum 30 identification colors information.
According to the tape drum 30 of the present embodiment, so configured, make tape drum 30 not only make band printer 1 can identify the type information by arm indicator part 800 indication, but also make the personnel can visual examination arm indicator part 800 and the type information of identification tape drum 30.To explain with reference to figure 2, Figure 13, Figure 14, Figure 18, Figure 19 and Figure 28 method and the effect of identifying type information by visual examination arm indicator part 800 below.
In the present embodiment, tape drum 30 is so configured, and makes the detection patterns (combination of the opening and closing state of arm search switch 210) that band printer 1 can be based on arm probe portion 200 and surveys different belt type key elements according to pre-defined rule.Form 1 below illustrates the belt type key element that can be detected to 210E by arm search switch 210A according to the present embodiment to form 3.
<form 1 >
| Bandwidth | SW1 | SW2 | SW5 |
| 3.5 |
1 | 1 | 0 |
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0 | 0 | 0 |
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0 | 1 | 0 |
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1 | 0 | 0 |
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0 | 0 | 1 |
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0 | 1 | 1 |
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1 | 0 | 1 |
<form 2 >
| Printing model | SW3 |
| Receiver formula (erect image printing model) | 1 |
| Stacked (mirror printed pattern) | 0 |
<form 3 >
| The color form is selected | SW4 |
| The |
0 |
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1 |
As shown in form 1, with reference to the identification of first shown in Figure 28 form 510, the combination of the opening and closing state based on switch SW 1 (arm search switch 210A), SW2 (arm search switch 210B) and SW5 (arm search switch 210E), the bandwidth (with reference to Figure 27) of the step S3 place identification type information in main the processing.In other words, band printer 1 is so configured, make the only opening and closing state recognition bandwidth based on switch SW 1, SW2 and SW5 of band printer 1, and with other switch SW 3 with SW4's and rear probe portion 300 (rear search switch 310A is to 310E) open or closed condition has nothing to do.Therefore, personnel can be simply by the bandwidth of identifying tape drum 30 corresponding to indicator 800A, 800B and the 800E of switch SW 1, SW2 and SW5 in visual examination arm indicator part 800.
More specifically, according to pre-defined rule, will indicate indicator 800A, 800B and the 800E of the bandwidth of tape drum 30 to be arranged on arm indicator part 800.As shown in Figure 13, Figure 14, Figure 18 and Figure 19, indicator 800A is disposed in three row along vertical direction in arm indicator part 800 to 800E.More specifically, as according to along what see from the order in downstream with the direction of the supply, indicator 800A and 800C are in up, and indicator 800B and 800D are in the row of centre, and indicator 800E is in descending.Among these indicators, indicator 800A, 800B and 800E be respectively up, middle row and descending in be set to along the indicator in the downstream with the direction of the supply.In other words, minute to be clipped to opening 77 in every a line nearest for indicator 800A, 800B and 800E.
At all indicator 800A, in 800E, indicator 800E to opening 77 farthest.As shown in form 1, if bandwidth is equal to, or greater than preset width (18mm), switch SW 5 is in open mode, and thereby indicator 800E be not switch hole.In other words, indicator 800E is formed pressing part 802.On the other hand, if bandwidth is less than preset width (18mm), switch SW 5 is in closed condition.In other words, indicator 800E is formed and dodges hole 803.Therefore, dodge by visual examination the lower edge whether hole 803 is located at arm front surface 35 simply, personnel just can be pressing parts 802 or dodge hole 803 by sentinel 800E, that is, switch SW 5 is in open mode or in closed condition.
In other words, dodge hole 803 by inspection and whether exist, personnel can identify bandwidth and equal or be greater than bandwidth degree (18mm).In addition, if personnel know the overall height position of the corresponding line that indicator 800A and 800B are set therein in advance, whether form switch hole by visual examination near the opening 77 of arm front surface 35 simply, personnel just can sentinel 800A and 800B in each be non-pressing part 801 or pressing part 802, (that is, each in switch SW 1 and switch SW 2 is in open mode or in closed condition).
As shown in form 1, equal with bandwidth or be greater than preset width or be less than preset width independently, can be identified in by non-pressing part 801 and pressing part 802 relation between the relative size of bandwidth with respect to the combination of indicator 800A and 800B.
Particularly, if indicator 800A and 800B are the pressing parts 802 without hole, that is, switch SW 1 and switch SW 2 all will be in open modes, and the minimum tape width of this indication in all bandwidth is (in form 1 example illustrated, 3.5mm).If indicator 800A and 800B be all non-pressing part 801 (, switch SW 1 and switch SW 2 all will be in closed conditions), in two kinds of bandwidth scopes (be equal to, or greater than preset width and be less than preset width), the bandwidth of this indication (in the example of form 1,6mm or 18mm) is greater than by being all the indicator 800A of pressing part 802 and the bandwidth of 800B indication.
If indicator 800A is non-pressing part 801 and indicator 800B be pressing part 802 (, switch SW 1 will be in closed condition and switch SW 2 will be in open mode), in two kinds of bandwidth scopes (be equal to, or greater than preset width and be less than preset width), the bandwidth of this indication (in the example of form 1,9mm or 24mm) is greater than by being all the indicator 800A of non-pressing part 801 and the bandwidth of 800B indication.If indicator 800A is pressing part 802 and indicator 800B be non-pressing part 801 (, switch SW 1 will be in open mode and switch SW 2 will be in off position in), the bandwidth of this indication is greater than by the indicator 800A as non-pressing part 801 with as the bandwidth of the indicator 800B indication of pressing part 802.In other words, the maximum bandwidth degree (in the example of form 1,12mm or 36mm) of this indication in two kinds of bandwidth scopes (be equal to, or greater than preset width and be less than preset width).
Do not comprise wherein that according to the first identification form 510 of the present embodiment the indicator 800A in arm indicator part 800 and 800B are the layout patterns of pressing part 802 when the bandwidth of tape drum 30 is equal to, or greater than 18mm.Therefore, be equal to, or greater than the indicator 800A of any bandwidth of 18mm and the combination of 800B as indication, wherein indicator 800A and 800B are that the layout pattern of pressing part 802 also can be included in the first identification form 510.For example, the layout pattern of the bandwidth (for example 15mm) as indication between 12mm bandwidth and 18mm bandwidth, arrange that pattern can so be set, and making indicator 800A and 800B is all pressing part 802.
As mentioned above, because arm indicator part 800 is according to the pre-defined rule configuration, so personnel can easily determine that by visual examination indicator 800E bandwidth equals or is greater than preset width or is less than preset width.And personnel can be by visual examination indicator 800A and 800B and easy identification bandwidth more clearly.
Based on band printer 1, can use the hypothesis of large width tape drum 30 and little width tape drum 30 to explain above-mentioned example.At band printer 1, be only to use the situation of special purpose device of little width tape drum 30, the switch SW 5 relative with the extension 832 of large width tape drum 30 (arm search switch 210E) can be unnecessary.Therefore, in only using the special purpose device band printer 1 of little width tape drum 30, opening and closing state recognition bandwidth that can be based on switch SW 1 and SW2.
Simultaneously, the little width tape drum 30 only used in special purpose device band printer 1 can not need to dodge hole 803.In this case, personnel can be by visual examination near two indicators opening 77 (that is, indicator 800A and 800B) and identify the bandwidth of little width tape drum 30.In other words, in order to identify the bandwidth of tape drum 30 by visual examination, arm indicator part 800 can comprise at least two indicators near opening 77.
As shown in form 2, with reference to the identification of first shown in Figure 28 form 510 based on switch SW 3 (arm search switch 210C) open or the step S3 place of closed condition in main the processing identifies the printing model (with reference to Figure 27) of type information.In other words, band printer 1 is so configured, make only opening or closed condition identification printing model based on switch SW 3 of band printer 1, and with other switch SW 1, SW2, SW4 and SW5 and rear probe portion 300 (rear search switch 310A is to 310E) open or closed condition has nothing to do.Therefore, personnel can also identify the printing model of tape drum 30 simply by the indicator 800C in visual examination arm indicator part 800.
More specifically, the indicator 800C of the printing model of indication tape drum 30 is located in arm indicator part 800 according to pre-defined rule.As shown in Figure 13, Figure 14, Figure 18 and Figure 19, indicator 800C is arranged in the up on the upstream side with the direction of the supply of arm indicator part 800.In addition, at all indicator 800A in 800E, the most close obturator hernia 820 of indicator 800C.Therefore, whether personnel can be simply be formed near the position of obturator hernia 820 and sentinel 800C is non-pressing part 801 or pressing part 802 (that is, switch SW 3 is in open mode or in closed condition) by the visual examination switch hole.
If printing model is " receiver formula " (erect image printing), switch SW 3 will be in open mode, as shown in form 2.Therefore, indicator 800C does not have switch hole.In other words, indicator 800C is formed pressing part 802.On the other hand, if printing model is " stacked " (mirror printed pattern), switch SW 3 will be in closed condition, and indicator 800C has switch hole.In other words, indicator 800C is formed non-pressing part 801.
Therefore, whether personnel can form switch hole (that is, indicator 800C) and printing model is identified as to " stacked " (mirror printed pattern) or " receiver formula " (erect image printing model) near obturator hernia 820 by visual examination simply.As mentioned above, " receiver formula " printing model (erect image printing model) comprises all types of printings except mirror printed, for example wherein from the China ink of ink ribbon be transferred to as print media with on the printing type, and wherein thermal sensitive ribbon is not used ink ribbon ground by the printing type of colour development.
As shown in form 3, with reference to the identification of first shown in Figure 28 form 510, based on opening or closed condition of switch SW 4 (arm search switch 210D), the step S3 place in main the processing identifies the color form and selects (with reference to Figure 27).In other words, band printer 1 is so configured, make band printer 1 can be only based on switch SW 4 open or closed condition is selected the color form, and with other switch SW 1 to SW3 and SW5 and rear probe portion 300 (rear search switch 310A is to 310E) open or closed condition has nothing to do.Therefore, which color form personnel can also identify by the 800D of the indicator corresponding to switch SW 4 on visual examination arm indicator part 800 simply and will be used.
As shown in form 3, if the first color form 521 will be used, switch SW 4 will be in closed condition, and indicator 800D is switch hole.In other words, indicator 800D is formed non-pressing part 801.On the other hand, if the second color form 522 will be used, switch SW 4 will be in open mode, and indicator 800D is not switch hole.In other words, indicator 800D is formed pressing part 802.As mentioned above, in the main processing according to the present embodiment (with reference to Figure 27), based on opening or closed condition of switch SW 4, the first color form 521 or the second color form 522 selected (step S9 is to step S13).
By the color form of switch SW 4 identifications, being selected can be necessary information for the colouring information of band printer 1 identification tape drum 30.Yet, for making band printer 1 carry out correct printing, colouring information always is not necessary.Therefore, personnel may needn't identify the color form will be used by visual examination indicator 800D.On the other hand, by opening or the selection of closed condition identification colors form based on arm search switch 210D, as mentioned above, the structure of rear probe portion 300 (rear search switch 310A is to 310E) can be simplified, and can increase the number of detectable colouring information pattern.
As mentioned above, the result of detection based on each arm search switch 210, band printer 1 can be identified different belt type key elements according to pre-defined rule.Therefore, for the processing that is identified in each key element that belt type comprises, can be simplified.
In addition, in traditional band printer, the random combine of the opening and closing state of a plurality of search switch is associated with corresponding belt type.Therefore, if make error detector by one of search switch, all belt type key elements may be identified mistakenly.On the contrary, in the present embodiment, the belt type key element that the result of detection based on each arm search switch 210 is identified is set in advance.As a result, if make error detector by one of arm search switch 210, corresponding to the key element of arm search switch 210, may be identified mistakenly, but can be correctly identified corresponding to the key element of other arm search switch 210.Therefore, even when some in arm search switch 210 are made error detector, the error minimum in the time of also can remaining on by band printer 1 identification belt type.
In the present embodiment, band printer 1 is so configured, and each all surveys different belt type key elements to make tape drum sniffer (arm probe portion 200 and rear probe portion 300).Therefore, if for each tape drum 30, one of belt type key element of tape drum 30 (type information and colouring information) is identical but other key element is different, indicates the tape drum indicator part (arm indicator part 800 or back pointer part 900) of identical element to have the combination with the hole of same pattern layout in each tape drum 30.And, in arm indicator part 800, if be different according to the part of pre-defined rule type information, only for the indicator corresponding to that part, whether the existence in hole is different.
For example, the tape drum 30 shown in Figure 33 is the hot type tape drums 30 (with reference to figure 6) that hold temperature-sensitive paper tape 55, and the backing material color of temperature-sensitive paper tape 55 is orange, and character color is black, and bandwidth is 12mm.As mentioned above, utilize hot type tape drum 30 to carry out erect images and print, and therefore identical with for receiver formula tape drum 30 (with reference to figure 5) of printing model.In other words, the tape drum shown in Figure 33 30 is in type information (bandwidth: 12mm; Printing model: the receiver formula) aspect and Figure 18 are to little width tape drum 30 couplings of the receiver formula shown in Figure 22.
Therefore, in the arm indicator part 800 shown in Figure 33, in the mode with identical in Figure 19, indicator 800A is formed respectively pressing part 802, non-pressing part 801, pressing part 802 and is dodged hole 803 to 800C and 800E.Yet, in the tape drum 30 shown in Figure 33, thereby indicator 800D is formed non-pressing part 801, select the first color form 521 when band printer 1 identification colors information.
If the tape drum shown in Figure 33 30 correctly is installed in cassette housing part 8, indication is identified as 1,0,1,0 and 0 corresponding to arm search switch 210A to the numerical value of the opening and closing state of the switch SW 1 to SW5 of 210E respectively respectively.Therefore, the step S3 place in main the processing, with reference to the first identification form 510, type information is identified as " bandwidth: 12mm; Erect image printing model (receiver formula) ".In addition, by the arm indicator part 800 shown in visual examination Figure 33, the same with the arm indicator part 800 shown in Figure 19, personnel can be identified as type information " bandwidth: 12mm; Erect image is printed (receiver formula) ".
In addition, the detection setting section 703 of the labei sheet 700 shown in Figure 34 has three hole 703A and two stop portions 703B, and this is the layout pattern identical with the detection setting section 703 of the labei sheet 700 shown in Figure 20.Result, on the tape drum 30 that labei sheet 700 described here attaches, in the mode identical with Figure 22, thereby in exploration hole 600 three all can be inserted into or remove by the hole 703A switch terminal 322 that is exposed, thereby and in exploration hole 600 two all be blocked part 703B and cover switch terminal 322 and can not be inserted into.
If the tape drum shown in Figure 33 30 correctly is installed in cassette housing part 8, corresponding to rear search switch 310A, the numerical value to the switch T1 of 310E to the opening and closing state of T5 is identified as 0,1,0,1 and 0 (with reference to Figure 26) respectively respectively in indication.Because the switch SW 4 corresponding to arm search switch 210D is identified as 0, so with reference to the first color form 521, the step S15 place in main the processing is with color to be identified as orange and character color and is identified as black (with reference to Figure 27).
As mentioned above, according to the tape drum 30 of the present embodiment, so configured, make personnel can identify by visual examination arm indicator part 800 type information of tape drum 30.As a result, can realize following effect.
In the traditional manufacture method for tape drum, common way is to hold the band as print media at height in the box shell corresponding to the height (so-called shell dimension) of type belt.In contrast, a kind of like this band cartridge manufacturing method is proposed, in the band that wherein has a different band width is had equal height by being contained in the respectively box shell of (identical shell dimension).Utilize this band cartridge manufacturing method that uses public shell dimension, can expect and obtain following benefit.
At first, traditionally, when carrying the box shell have corresponding to the different shell dimension of different bandwidth from parts manufacturing works to maquila, delivery cartridge shell in different transport boxs, each transport box is produced for each shell dimension.On the contrary, by using public shell dimension, when from parts manufacturing works to maquila delivery cartridge shell, can use public transport box.Therefore, for the box shell the conveying cost can be lowered.
The second, if shell dimension is different for each bandwidth,, when product is transported from maquila, be necessary to use different packing cases, each packing case is produced for each shell dimension.On the contrary, by using public shell dimension, can use public packing case and can use public packing form when transporting product.Therefore, can also reduce packing cost.
The 3rd, if having the band that the ink ribbon of same widths is used as having narrow bandwidth, the width of ink ribbon self (ink ribbon width) is narrow.In this case, ink ribbon may be cut during printing.On the contrary, by using the public shell dimension of the ink ribbon width can keep having sufficient intensity, even if the width of band is narrow, also can prevent that ink ribbon from being cut during printing.
On the other hand, when manufacturing tape drum, if having the band of different band width, be installed on respectively in the box shell of public size, the band of the vicious bandwidth of tool can be housed inside in the box shell.For example, the band with 6mm or 9mm width is installed at the box shell be intended to for holding the 12mm band in workman's possible errors ground.This is contingent, because can hold the public size box shell of 12mm band, has and allows to hold the rib heights that width is less than the band of 12mm.
In addition, as mentioned above, the printing model of tape drum comprises so-called receiver formula and stacked, utilize the receiver formula, directly on type belt, carry out erect image and print, utilize stacked, after being on oolemma to carry out mirror printed, two-sided tape is attached to print surface.Public size box shell has identical outward appearance, and therefore, band wrong in the error print pattern may be installed in the box shell.For example, when the box shell is intended to for stacked tape drum, the workman may be in the box shell setup error band and assemble receiver formula tape drum.
Yet, utilizing the tape drum 30 according to the present embodiment, personnel can identify the type information of tape drum 30 simply by visual examination arm indicator part 800.In other words, the workman can determine the bandwidth that be installed in the band in box shell 31, and is intended to the printing model for box shell 31.As a result, in the manufacture process of tape drum 30, carry out work during content that the workman can be in confirming to be housed inside box shell 31, and therefore can reduce the error in tape drum 30 is manufactured.
In addition, when from factory, transporting tape drum 30, the inspector can confirm whether the content held in box shell 31 is correct by visual examination arm indicator part 800 simply, and therefore can on tape drum 30, carry out product examination.More specifically, the inspector can confirm whether the band exposed at opening 77 places that manufacture tape drum 30 mates can be by the type information (that is, bandwidth and printing model) from 800 identifications of arm indicator part.
Particularly, according to the arm indicator part 800 of the present embodiment, be located near the arm front surface 35 of the opening 77 that exposes band.And arm front surface 35 is can be from the part of seeing with the identical direction front of tape drum 30 (more specifically, from) with exposing at opening 77.In other words, arm indicator part 800 and band are arranged in adjacent position and can be seen by the direction from identical, and therefore the inspector can check band when check arm indicator part 800.As a result, can improve the operating efficiency in the product examination of tape drum 30.
In addition, arm indicator part 800 has the simple structure by existence or non-existent combination (that is, the combination of non-pressing part (one or more) 801 and pressing part (one or more) 802) formation of switch hole.Therefore, can easily form in advance arm indicator part 800 on box shell 31.Therefore, when manufacturing box shell 31, may not need to print the content that will hold in each box shell 31, also not need attachment labels to indicate this content, and therefore can be with low cost the error in the manufacture of tape drum 30.
In the manufacture process of tape drum 30, the labei sheet 700 corresponding with the content held in box shell 31 is attached to label and attaches part 68.Now, at first the workman can check the type information (bandwidth and printing model) by 800 indications of arm indicator part, and then its comment section 701 and 702 indications can be attached on label attaching part 68 with the labei sheet 700 of the content of type information coupling.Therefore, can prevent error when workman's attachment labels sheet 700.
In addition, when labei sheet 700 is attached to label attaching part 68, back pointer part 900 (indicator 900A is to 900E) forms by surveying setting section 703, from but not the combination of pressing part (one or more) 901 and pressing part (one or more) 902 corresponding to the colouring information (being with color and character color) of the content according to holding box shell 31.As a result, can prevent that the actual color information of tape drum 30 wherein from not mating the defect of the detection patterns based on back pointer part 900.
In the present embodiment, can change by attachment labels sheet 700 the layout pattern of back pointer part 900 (indicator 900A is to 900E).Therefore, when manufacturing box shell 31, can be formed uniformly in the position relative with corresponding rear search switch 310 the same number of exploration hole 600 of number and rear search switch 310.As a result, public box shell 31 can be utilized further, and tape drum 30 manufacturing costs can be reduced.
And, in the present embodiment, use the stacked tape drum 30 become from the generalized ribbon box-like in general band printer 1.Therefore, can utilize the tape drum 30 of each type, such as hot type, receiver formula and stacked etc., use single band printer 1, and can it be not necessary for each type and use different band printer 1.In addition, usually by plastics being injected to a plurality of assembling dies, form tape drum 30.Except comprising the mould of the part that forms arm indicator part 800, in the situation of the tape drum 30 corresponding to the same band degree, can use common die.Therefore, can reduce costs significantly.
In the present embodiment, because arm indicator part 800 is located on the arm front surface 35 of box shell 31, so arm indicator part 800 is subject to the limitation in height of box shell 31 along the length of vertical direction (that is, highly).Therefore, when arm indicator part 800 has little height, if the switch hole (that is, non-pressing part 801) of keeping arm search switch 210 in closed condition alignd along vertical direction, the distance between switch hole is little.In this case, the intensity of box shell 31 can be lowered.Therefore, when workman or user hold or press the arm 34 of tape drum 30, the arm front surface 35 of box shell 31 can be damaged.
In order to address this problem, in the arm indicator part 800 according to the present embodiment, the switch hole of keeping arm search switch 210 in closed condition (, non-pressing part 801) along vertical direction, do not alignd, but indicator 800A is to 800E, each all is disposed in the diverse location place along left and right directions.Therefore therefore, not only can correctly survey as mentioned above the installment state of tape drum 30, but also can be increased in the distance between the switch hole in arm indicator part 800 and can improve the intensity of box shell 31.
In the above-described embodiments, box shell 31 is corresponding to housing of the present invention.Temperature-sensitive paper tape 55, type belt 57 and film strip 59 each all corresponding to band of the present invention.34A is corresponding to outlet of the present invention in outlet.Regulate parts 36 corresponding to band guiding piece of the present invention.Arm indicator part 800 is corresponding to indicator of the present invention.Non-pressing part 801 is corresponding to hole of the present invention.Band supply motor 23 and band driven roller 46 are corresponding to feedway of the present invention.Thermal head 10 is corresponding to printing equipment of the present invention.The first identification form 510 is corresponding to belt type form of the present invention.ROM402 is corresponding to belt type form stores device of the present invention.Arm search switch 210 is corresponding to a plurality of search switch of the present invention.CPU401 is corresponding to belt type recognition device of the present invention.
Tape drum of the present invention and band printer are not limited in the above-described embodiments those, and certainly can make various modifications and change, as long as they are within the scope of the invention.
The non-pressing part (one or more) 801 of arm indicator part 800 and back pointer part 900 and 901 and shape, size, number and the layout pattern of pressing part (one or more) 802 and 902 example that is not limited to show in the above-described embodiments, but can be modified.For example, in the above-described embodiments, the non-pressing part 801 of arm indicator part 800 is the through holes that have square shape in front view, and the non-pressing part 901 of back pointer part 900 is to have round-shaped through hole in front view.Yet non-pressing part 801 and non-pressing part 901 all can have identical shaped, or can there is other different shape.In addition, the non-pressing part 801 of being located in arm indicator part 800 can not be through hole, but can be the recess 810 formed on arm front surface 35, as shown in Figure 35.Recess 810 extends to separates walls 90, but does not arrive inwall 34C.Therefore, the parts that form recess 810 can form hole, and the not formation of check strap feed path and ink ribbon feed path, this hole is as switch hole and as indicator, and personnel can identify this indicator by visual the inspection.
In arm indicator part 800, in same a line of vertical direction, closely arrange in the situation of relative with a plurality of arm search switch 210 respectively a plurality of non-pressing parts therein, non-pressing part can be interconnected to form groove 811 and 812 along horizontal direction, as shown in Figure 36.In addition, as shown in Figure 37, in arm indicator part 800, can form the groove 813 that next-door neighbour's non-pressing part is connected to each other.Utilize the little width tape drum 30 shown in Figure 37, by connecting as two indicator 800A of the non-pressing part of the little width tape drum 30 shown in Figure 19 and 800D and along oblique formation groove 813.
As mentioned above, the indicator of arm indicator part 800 is not alignd along vertical direction, and therefore, if form a plurality of grooves 811,812 and 813 of link indicator, groove 811,812 and 813 forms along horizontal direction (with reference to Figure 36) or along oblique (with reference to Figure 37).Groove 811,812 and 813 can also be formed to be connected to dodges hole 803 or through hole 850.
In addition, in the above-described embodiments, therefore by attachment labels sheet 700 and expose or cover and be formed on the exploration hole 600 in rear recess 68C, can change according to the belt type of tape drum 30 the layout pattern of back pointer part 900 (indicator 900A is to 900E), but the invention is not restricted to this example.For example, as at Figure 38 to as shown in Figure 41, can be by sensor element 750 being attached to the layout pattern that rear recess 68C changes back pointer part 900 (indicator 900A is to 900E).
As at Figure 38 to as shown in Figure 41, in the inside of the drain pan 31B of box shell 31, after formation, in the rear portion of recess 68C and at the height and position place identical with public part 32, form parts joining part 69.Parts joining part 69 has flat surfaces and have triangular shaped corresponding to the shape of rear recess 68C in plan view.Sensor element 750 can freely be attached to the flat surfaces of parts joining part 69 or be removed therefrom.Parts joining part 69 comprises the exploration hole 600 that is formed in rear recess 68C and faces the inside of drain pan 31B, and the lockweight 69A protruded along upward direction in the front of exploration hole 600.The leading section of lockweight 69A has shape like this, thereby wherein diameter little by little reduces in the axis hole that lockweight 69A can easily be inserted the cylinder part 753 that will describe afterwards along upward direction.
As shown in Figure 39, sensor element 750 have correspond essentially to parts joining part 69, there is triangular shaped base portion 751 in plan view, and the dull and stereotyped handle portion 752 that 751 back edge is extended along upward direction from base portion.Blocking pin 754 is formed on the lower surface of base portion 751 at least some the corresponding positions with in exploration hole 600 and protrudes along downward direction.Each blocking pin 754 has cylinder form and substantially equals the diameter of the A/F of exploration hole 600.In the present embodiment, respectively corresponding to five all exploration holes 600, four back edge along base portion 751 in blocking pin 754 are disposed in single row, and remaining blocking pin is positioned to the front of four blocking pins 754 arranging in this row.In the front portion of base portion 751, the lockweight 69A corresponding to shown in Figure 38, arrange cylinder part 753.Cylinder part 753 has the axis hole extended along vertical direction, and the diameter of the A/F of axis hole and lockweight 69A is basic identical.
When sensor element 750 is coupled to parts joining part 69, the workman holds handle portion 752 and along downward direction movable sensor parts 750 between finger, thereby lockweight 69A is inserted in the axis hole of cylinder 753 and blocking pin 754 is mounted in corresponding exploration hole 600.Then, as shown in Figure 40 and Figure 41, the position that cylinder 753 contacts with parts joining part 69 in the lower end of cylinder 753 engages with lockweight 69A.Simultaneously, blocking pin 754 is fixed in the inboard of corresponding exploration hole 600.
When sensor element 750 is attached to parts joining part 69 in this way, rear search switch 310 can not be inserted into blocking pin 754 and be mounted in exploration hole 600 wherein.Result, the exploration hole 600 that blocking pin 754 has been mounted to wherein forms the pressing part 802 of pressing rear search switch 310, and the similar mode of exploration hole 600 covered with the stop portions 703B with by above-mentioned labei sheet 700 makes rear search switch 310 in open mode.On the other hand, the non-pressing part 801 of exploration hole 600 formation that blocking pin 754 not yet is mounted to wherein and therefore is exposed, rear search switch 310 is inserted through non-pressing part 801, and the similar mode of exploration hole 600 exposed with the hole 703A with by above-mentioned labei sheet 700 makes rear search switch 310 in closed condition.
In tape drum 30 manufacture processes, the workman can be attached to parts joining part 69 by sensor element 750, and parts joining part 69 has the blocking pin 754 of arranging with the pattern corresponding to being contained in the content in box shell 31.In similar mode in the situation with at attachment labels sheet 700, can change according to the belt type of tape drum 30 the layout pattern of back pointer part 900 (indicator 900A is to 900E) by the exploration hole 600 be formed in rear recess 68C by exposing in this way and stopping.
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1. a band printer comprises:
Tape drum, described tape drum comprises:
Box-shaped shell, described housing has antetheca, top surface and basal surface;
Take-up strap, described take-up strap is installed in described housing, and described housing is directed to outlet along path by described band, and at least a portion in described path is parallel to described antetheca and extends; With
The band guiding piece, it is described that with guiding piece, downstream and the described outlet in described outlet separates, and the part of described band is exposed between described outlet and described band guiding piece thus;
The cassette housing part, described tape drum is installed in removable mode in described cassette housing part;
Feedway, the described housing of the described tape drum of described feedway from be installed on described cassette housing part is supplied with described band along described path; With
Printing equipment, described printing equipment is carried out and is printed on described being with of being supplied with by described feedway,
It is characterized in that,
Described tape drum also comprises the belt type indicator, the expose portion that described indicator is adjacent to described band is formed in described antetheca, described indicator comprises at least one hole that is arranged essentially parallel to described top surface and basal surface and extends perpendicular to the described part in described path, and
Described band printer also comprises:
The form stores device, described form stores device file type form, in described belt type form, each all is associated the identifying information entry with belt type, and described identifying information entry is for being identified in the belt type of the described band of installing in described housing;
A plurality of search switch, the described antetheca of the described housing of the described tape drum of described a plurality of search switch in being installed on described cassette housing part protrudes, the part with in described indicator, the surface portion except described at least one hole is relative in described a plurality of search switch is pressed, and usings and surveys thus as the pressed state of each search switch in the described a plurality of search switch of the indication of described identifying information or the information of non-pressed state; With
The belt type recognition device, the belt type that described belt type recognition device is associated with the described identifying information detected by described a plurality of search switch with reference to described belt type form identification is used as being installed on the belt type of the described band in described housing.
2. according to the band printer of claim 1, wherein:
Described indicator is indicated the width of described band;
In described belt type form, each all is associated described identifying information entry with the width of band; And
Described belt type recognition device is identified in the width of the described band of installing in described housing.
3. according to the band printer of claim 1, wherein:
Described indicator indicates stacked band whether to exist;
In described belt type form, whether described identifying information entry each all exist and be associated with stacked band; And
Described belt type recognition device is identified in whether the described band of installing in described housing is described stacked band.
4. according to the band printer of claim 1, wherein:
Described indicator indicates the width of described band and stacked band whether to exist;
In described belt type form, whether described identifying information entry each all exist and be associated with the width of being with and stacked band; And
Described belt type recognition device is identified in the width of the described band of installing in described housing and whether the described band of installing in described housing is described stacked band.
5. according to the band printer of claim 1, wherein:
Described indicator comprises at least two holes of the width of indicating described band;
In described belt type form, each all is associated described identifying information entry with the width of band; And
Described belt type recognition device is identified in the width of the described band of installing in described housing.
6. according to the band printer of claim 1, wherein:
Described tape drum further comprises the second wall separated backward from described antetheca;
Described at least one hole extends and does not arrive described the second wall; And
When described tape drum is installed in described cassette housing part, relative with described at least one hole at least one search switch in described a plurality of search switch inserts through described at least one hole and extension and does not arrive described the second wall.
7. according to the band printer of any one in claim 1 to 6, wherein:
Described indicator comprises a plurality of holes, and described a plurality of holes are skew mutually on the direction of the described part that described antetheca extends transverse to being parallel to of described path; And
Skew mutually on the direction of the described part that the described antetheca of the described tape drum of described a plurality of search switch in transverse to being parallel to of described path, being installed on described cassette housing part extends.
8. according to the band printer of any one in claim 1 to 6, wherein:
Described tape drum also comprises obturator hernia, and described obturator hernia is formed in described antetheca, and be positioned at described indicator near; And
Described band printer also comprises latching member, and when described tape drum correctly is installed in described cassette housing part, described latching member is arranged to be inserted in described obturator hernia.
9. according to the band printer of claim 7, wherein:
Described tape drum also comprises obturator hernia, and described obturator hernia is formed in described antetheca, and be positioned at described indicator near; And
Described band printer also comprises latching member, and when described tape drum correctly is installed in described cassette housing part, described latching member is arranged to be inserted in described obturator hernia.
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