УСТРОЙСТВО ПЕЧАТИ НА ЛЕНТЕ И КАССЕТА С ЛЕНТОЙ

Изобретение относится к устройству для печати на ленте, к запасу ленты для устройства печати на ленте, а также к кассете с лентой с запасом ленты, предназначенной для использования в устройстве печати на ленте. Принтер для этикеток, предназначенный для печати на ленте с непосредственным термографическим формированием изображения с получением множества цветов, включает множество активируемых теплом красителей и, по меньшей мере, один проявитель, предназначенный для получения многоцветного изображения на указанной ленте с непосредственным термографическим формированием изображения, когда указанную ленту с непосредственным термографическим формированием изображения нагревают. Принтер содержит, по меньшей мере, одну печатающую головку, предназначенную для печати изображения на указанной ленте с получением указанного множества цветов и содержащую множество печатающих элементов, интерфейс, предназначенный для выбора, по меньшей мере, одного фонового цвета и, по меньшей мере, одного цвета текста ...

ПЕЧАТАЮЩЕЕ УСТРОЙСТВО С ПОВОРОТНЫМ МЕХАНИЗМОМ С ЗУБЧАТОЙ ПЕРЕДАЧЕЙ

Изобретение относится к термографическому печатающему устройству с подачей красителя, а более конкретно к печатающему устройству, имеющему приводной механизм, работающий в двух направлениях, предназначенный для приведения в движение красящей ленты и этикеточного материала. Печатающее устройство с приводным механизмом, работающим в двух направлениях, который обеспечивает приведение красящей ленты в движение с направлением ее подачи вперед и с направлением ее подачи назад, характеризующееся тем, что приводной механизм смонтирован в корпусе печатающего устройства и содержит: зубчатое колесо для перемотки красящей ленты, зубчатое колесо для разматывания красящей ленты, приводное зубчатое колесо, приводимое во вращение и установленное с возможностью вращения в корпусе и на расстоянии от зубчатого колеса для разматывания красящей ленты и зубчатого колеса для перемотки красящей ленты, приводной узел зубчатых колес, установленный в корпусе с возможностью поворота, пружину, фрикционно зацепляющую ...

ПОЛОСА ИЗ ТАБЛИЧЕК С МНОЖЕСТВОМ ПРЕДНАЗНАЧЕННЫХ ДЛЯ ПЕЧАТИ МАРКИРОВОЧНЫХ ТАБЛИЧЕК И МАГАЗИН ДЛЯ ВВЕДЕНИЯ ПОЛОС ИЗ ТАБЛИЧЕК В ПЕЧАТАЮЩЕЕ УСТРОЙСТВО

Полоса из табличек содержит проходящую в продольном направлении среднюю перемычку (11, 11’, 11”) и множество предназначенных для печати маркировочных табличек (10, 10’, 10”) для маркировки электрических конструктивных элементов, при этом маркировочные таблички (10, 10’, 10”) расположены по обе стороны средней перемычки (11, 11’, 11”) друг за другом вдоль средней перемычки (11, 11’, 11”) и соединены с помощью соединительных перемычек (12, 12’, 12”) со средней перемычкой (11, 11’, 11”). При этом предусмотрено, что на средней перемычке (11, 11’, 11”) расположены по меньшей мере два удерживающих штифта (14, 15) различной формы и/или величины, которые предназначены для вхождения в соответствующий согласованный держатель (24, 25) магазина (2) для введения в печатающее устройство. Таким образом, создана полоса из табличек, для изготовления которой относительно каждой маркировочной таблички имеется меньшая потребность в материале и которая проста в обращении. 2 н. и 14 з.п. ф-лы, 10 ил.

УСТРОЙСТВО ДЛЯ ПЕЧАТИ НА ЛЕНТЕ И КАССЕТА ДЛЯ ЛЕНТЫ

... 1. Способ печати изображения на ленте приема изображения, содержащий этап, на котором ! перемещают ленту в первом направлении таким образом, что заданный участок ленты находится после из места печати, ! печатают изображение при перемещении ленты во втором направлении, ! приостанавливают печать с последующим разрезание ленты, когда, по меньшей мере, заданный участок ленты находится после места отреза, ! возобновляют печать при перемещении ленты во втором направлении; и ! разрезают ленту снова, когда конец изображения находится на заданном расстоянии перед местом разреза. ! 2. Способ по п.1, в котором ленту перемещают путем привода опорного валика. ! 3. Способ печати изображения на ленте приема изображения, содержащий этап, на котором ! разрезают ленту приема изображения одновременно в первом и втором местах разреза для удаления предыдущей этикетки, когда последняя отпечатанная линия предыдущей этикетки находится в положении между первым и вторым местами отреза; ! перемещают ленту приема ...

УСТРОЙСТВО ДЛЯ ПЕЧАТАНИЯ ЭТИКЕТОК

... 1. Кассета, содержащая запас этикеточного материала, а также стопор, расположенный перед выходным отверстием для запаса этикеточного материала, причем стопор имеет первое положение и второе положение, при этом в первом положении запас этикеточного материала зажат стопором, а во втором положении запас этикеточного материала извлекается из кассеты через упомянутое выходное отверстие. ! 2. Кассета по п.1, в которой стопор содержит смещающее приспособление, предназначенное для смещения стопора в первое положение. ! 3. Кассета по п.2, в которой смещающее приспособление содержит пружину. ! 4. Кассета по п.1, в которой стопор содержит первую часть, причем, когда стопор находится в первом положении, первая часть контактирует с первой поверхностью упомянутого запаса. ! 5. Кассета по п.4, в которой стопор содержит вторую часть, причем, когда стопор находится в первом положении, вторая часть контактирует со второй поверхностью упомянутого запаса, при этом вторая поверхность упомянутого запаса противоположна ...

ЛЕНТОЧНОЕ ПЕЧАТАЮЩЕЕ УСТРОЙСТВО

... 1. Ленточное печатающее устройство, содержащее: ! средство ввода, ! дисплей, ! процессор, предназначенный для управления указанным дисплеем в ответ на ввод информации с помощью указанного средства ввода, указанное средство ввода предназначено для того, чтобы дать возможность пользователю определить этикетку с заранее заданной длиной, указанный процессор предназначен для определения того, может ли изображение быть расположено в пределах указанной заранее заданной длины, и предназначен для того, чтобы дисплей отображал часть изображения, которая не может быть размещена в пределах указанной заранее заданной длины, по-другому в сравнении с частью изображения, которая может быть размещена в пределах указанной заранее заданной длины. ! 2. Ленточное печатающее устройство по п.1, в котором указанный другой путь отображения указанной части изображения, которое не может быть размещено в пределах указанной заранее заданной длины, включает в себя, по меньшей мере, одно из следующего: фон другого цвета ...

Druckvorrichtung mit Kassette

STREIFENDRUCKER

STREIFENDRUCKER

Banddruckgerät mit manueller Bandschneidevorrichtung

STREIFENDRUCKER

Druckgerät

Streifendrucker.

Bandkassette

Eine Bandkassette (30) ist mit einem kistenförmigen Kassettengehäuse (31), einem Band, das in dem Kassettengehäuse (31) aufgenommen ist, einem Paar Aussparungen (64), welche an gegenüberliegenden Enden einer diagonalen Linie vorhanden sind, die einen Eckabschnitt (322) mit einem anderen Eckabschnitt (324) verbindet, und einem Seitenflächenanzeigeabschnitt (800), der den Bandtyp anzeigt, versehen. Der Seitenflächenanzeigeabschnitt (800) umfasst eine Mehrzahl an Anzeigeabschnitten, welche in einem Muster angeordnet sind, das dem Bandtyp entspricht. Jeder der Mehrzahl an Anzeigeabschnitten ist entweder ein Schalterloch (801) oder ein Oberflächenabschnitt (802).

Drucker zum Bedrucken von Markiererstreifen

Drucker (1) zum Bedrucken von Markiererstreifen (2), der eine Mehrzahl von Markiererelementen (9a, b, c) zum Markieren von elektrischen Geräten, insbesondere anreihbaren elektrischen Geräten, aufweist, wozu jedes der Markiererelemente (9) eine Markierplatte (10) mit wenigstens einem Beschriftungsfeld aufweist, das mit einer Information wie einer Beschriftung bedruckbar ist, wobei der Drucker (1) eine durch einen Motor antreibbare, drehbar gelagerte Vorschubwelle (4) und einen Druckkopf (3) aufweist, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die drehbar gelagerte Vorschubwelle (4) wenigstens einen mit Vorsprüngen versehenen Abschnitt (Vorsprungabschnitt 8) aufweist, der beim Drehen der Vorschubwelle (4) direkt an dem Markiererstreifen (2) anliegt, so dass die Vortriebsgeschwindigkeit des Markiererstreifens (2) mit der Umfangsgeschwindigkeit der Vorschubwelle (4) synchronisiert ist.

Drucker und Druckverfahren

Verfahren zum Betrieb eines Etikettendrucksystems

Schildstreifen mit mehreren bedruckbaren Kennzeichnungsschildern und Magazin zum Einführen von Schildstreifen in eine Druckvorrichtung

Ein Schildstreifen umfasst einen längserstreckten Mittelsteg (11, 11, 11) und mehrere bedruckbare Kennzeichnungsschilder (10, 10, 10) zur Kennzeichnung elektrischer Bauelemente, wobei die Kennzeichnungsschilder (10, 10, 10) beidseits des Mittelstegs (11, 11, 11) jeweils entlang des Mittelsteges (11, 11, 11) hintereinander angeordnet sind und über Verbindungsstege (12, 12, 12) mit dem Mittelsteg (11, 11, 11) verbunden sind. Dabei ist vorgesehen, dass am Mittelsteg (11, 11, 11) mindestens zwei Haltestifte (14, 15) von unterschiedlicher Form und/oder Größe angeordnet sind, die jeweils zum Eingriff in eine zugeordnete Halterung (24, 25) eines Magazins (2) zum Einführen in eine Druckvorrichtung ausgebildet sind. Auf diese Weise wird ein Schildstreifen bereitgestellt, zu dessen Herstellung in Bezug auf ein jeweiliges Kennzeichnungsschild ein geringerer Materialbedarf besteht und der einfach zu handhaben ist.

Verfahren zum mehrfarbigen Bedrucken einer Mehrzahl von Etiketten

Verfahren zum mehrfarbigen Bedrucken einer Mehrzahl von Etiketten, die aufeinander folgend auf einem Trägerband angeordnet sind, wobei die Etiketten nacheinander in einer Förderrichtung eine erste und eine zweite Druckstation durchlaufen, in denen die Etiketten jeweils in einer Druckfarbe pro Druckstation bedruckt werden, und nach dem Durchlaufen der zweiten Druckstation abgespendet werden, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass jeweils ein vorauslaufendes Etikett in einem Druckschritt in beiden Druckstationen fertig bedruckt und anschließend abgespendet wird, wobei die nachfolgenden Etiketten die Druckstationen während des Druckschritts des vorauslaufendes Etiketts zumindest teilweise durchlaufen, ohne bedruckt zu werden, und dass nach dem Abspenden des vorauslaufenden Etiketts das Trägerband entgegen der Förderrichtung so weit zurückgezogen wird, bis das unmittelbar nachfolgende Etikett vor der ersten Druckstation für den Druckschritt bereit steht.

Aufzeichnungsgerät

Moveable object printing device e.g. for labels and packages, has print-head equipped with drive for moving print-head in feed/forward direction and against forward direction of object being printed

A device for printing labels etc. has a printing head (4) and a device for feeding of the printing object to the print-head. The print-head (4) is equipped with a drive (9,11-16) by means of which, the print-head (4) is moveable in the feed/forward direction of the object being printed and against the feed direction of the object.

Printing apparatus

LABELS

Computer network telephony

Printing apparatus for printing on both sides of print media

A printing apparatus for printing a heat shrinkable flattened plastics tubing or other elongate printable medium (22). The apparatus in one aspect comprises means for feeding at least one printable medium over a printer head (10), a means to control the sequence of printing operations on the medium, wherein the apparatus further comprises a return feed assembly to return the printable medium printed on a first face (22A, Fig 12) thereof inverted into the printing apparatus and off-set relative to where it was first fed passed the print head (10) for printing onto the obverse face (22B, Fig 12) of the medium. Further the printing apparatus is programmed to be set up initially with the medium (22) installed for feeding/printing the first side (22A, Fig 12) whereby printing of the first side (22A, Fig 12) of the label/printable medium may be initiated and the printable medium stopped at a required set point along the medium for reverse feeding, allowing the medium to then be fed back through ...

Modular apparatus for performing a work operation on a patch

An apparatus 10 for performing a work operation on a patch 14 includes a storage module 12 which includes a storage device 16 for storing a supply of patches 14 e.g. labels, RFID tags, each releasably adhered to a backing web 15, and a take-up device 20 to take up backing web 15, and the apparatus 10 further including at least one intermediate module 21-24 to which patches 14 from the storage module 12 are fed intermediate the backing web 15 being fed from the storage device 16 and being taken up by the take-up device 20, the or each intermediate module 21-24 including a first connector part C1 and a second connector part C2, the first connector part C1 being engageable with a second connector part C2 of another intermediate module 21-24 or a connector part C2 of the storage module 12, and the second connector part C2 being engageable with a first connector C1 of another intermediate module. The intermediate module(s) may be a programming or testing module for an RFID tag, an optical character ...

Marking system with integrated verification and compensation

Label imaging and cutting

Tag printing device including printing, marking and cutting means operable in accordance with the detected position of holes in the tags

The tag printing device comprises: mark applying rollers 22 which apply a mark to a substrate (e.g. a roll of continuous paper 14) using a series of colours after printing thereof using a thermal printer 18. An arrangement 20 cuts the tags into predetermined lengths before the tags are fed to a storage stacker 12. Sensors 50,58 detect a tag hole (48,Fig.4) formed in the tags for passing string through each tag thereon, and pass the detected result to control means which operate the printer, the cutting arrangement, and the mark applying rollers in accordance with the detected tag hole for accurate feeding and processing the tags.

Apparatus for consumer on-demand label printing

Sensor controlled labelling machine and spool support braking arrangement

Label printing system and method

PRINTER FOR A VOLUME

VOLUME PRINTING DEVICE AND VOLUME PRINTING SYSTEM

DEVICE FOR THE PRODUCTION OF RFID LABELS

DEVICE FOR THE PRODUCTION OF RFID LABELS

REEL OWNER

STREIFENDRUCKER

LABEL DATA PRODUCTION DEVICE, LABEL DATA PRODUCTION PROCEDURE AND COMPUTER PROGRAMME PRODUCT

PAPER FOR DRYING AND DAMP OBSCURE LABEL AND SO RECEIVED LABEL

PRINTER

PROCEDURE AND DEVICE FOR PRINTING ON A SURFACE OF A STREIFENFÖRMIGEN MEDIUM

DEVICE AND PROCEDURE FOR LABELING ARTICLES

INDICATOR PRINTING DEVICE AND ON A COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORED PROGRAM

STREIFENDRUCKER WITH CONTROL FOR PREVENTING STRIP ROPE DUE TO A STRIP CUT PROCEDURE

STREIFENDRUCKER

PRINTING DEVICE AND ON COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING DATA MEDIUM STORED CONTROL PROGRAM FOR PRINTING DEVICE

THERMOGRAPHY APPARATUS AND VOLUME PEND CARTRIDGE FOR THIS.

VOLUME PRINTING DEVICE WITH GUIDANCE MEMBERS FOR THE TAPE CARTRIDGE

EXPRESSION ON A MEDIUM USED LABELS CONTAINS

STREIFENDRUCKER

Printer for printing labels, tags or the like

Systems and methods for decorating substrates

Systems and methods for forming and applying decorations onto substrates (10) are disclosed. According to some aspects, a decoration may be formed on a carrier web (104) at a decoration forming station (206) positioned along a web path. The decorations may be transported along the web path to an application station (208) at which the decorations are applied to substrates (10) from the carrier web (104).

Wear compensation device of a label printer

The invention relates to a wear compensation device (1) of a label printer (2) which prints labels (3) by means of thermal printing, having a thermal head (4) which has a thermal strip (5) with a plurality of heating resistors (6), having a label feeding device (8) which feeds the respective label (3) to the active region (9) of the heating resistors (6), and having a control device (10) which actuates the thermal head (4) for printing the respective label (3). It is proposed that the control device (10) is configured to monitor the electric resistance (R) of one or more of the heating resistors (6) and, if a predefined threshold value (R ...

Tape printer

Cassette for use in a label printer

A label printer cassette comprising; a supply of print medium; a housing for housing said print medium. The housing having first and second surfaces and at least one side extending between said first and second surfaces. A cover is provided on one of said sides and has a first position and a second position. When the cassette is received in a label printer the cover is configured when in the first position to interact with cassette detecting means of said label printer.

Method and apparatus for preparing food product labels

A food product rotation label device for preparing food product labels includes a microcontroller circuit, a display and a thermal printer. The thermal printer prints food product labels for attachment to food products. The display displays a list of food product label information relating to food product labels printed by the thermal printer and food products on which the food product labels are used.

Automatic thermal print on demand produce labeler

An automatic, thermal print on demand labeler is provided. The thermal print head is placed above the axis of rotation of the rotary head, with a cylindrical platen mounted horizontally opposite the print head. A stripper pin is mounted below the platen; the pin is positioned very close to the print region of the print head. This positioning of components results in a label being printed and dispensed onto a bellow in one index of the multi-bellow rotary head. Independent direct gear drive trains are provided for the rotary head and label tape drive.

Printing system for linerless labels

AN AUTOMATIC SYSTEM FOR PRINTING 1D/2D BARCODE/ QR CODE ON TUBES FOR COLLECTION AND TESTING OF LABORATORY SPECIMENS

AN AUTOMATIC SYSTEM FOR PRINTING 1D/2D BARCODE/ QR CODE ON TUBES FOR COLLECTION AND TESTING OF LABORATORY SPECIMENS Aspects of the present disclosure relate to an automatic system for printing on the test 5 tubes wherein the system is used for printing ID or 2D barcodes/QR code on test tubes for collection and testing specimen like blood, body fluids, sputum, urine, stool etc. The system can comprise of a display (1), a control unit (2) and printer head for printing on the test tubes. The drum (6) is used for holding the test tubes which can be rotated with the help of the stepper motor. The system provides a good application prospects and has the 10 advantages of high accuracy, high reliability and can effectively carries out information system management, reduce the laboratory room managing cost, reduce data processing and significantly improve the accuracy rate of laboratory work. (FIG. 1 will be the reference figure) ---- 8 15 FIG. 1 The system for printing with thermal printer on test ...

Label printer

Thermal printing device

PRINTER AND STACKER AND METHODS

Disclosed are a printer and a stacker and methods. The printer prints selectively on one or both sides of a printable web and sheets or labels are cut from the web and stacked in the stacker. The printer has an unwind mechanism that accepts and holds web rolls of different widths in center-justified relationship with respect to a print head. The printer has a spindle for mounting an ink ribbon core with a detent for center-justifying the ink-ribbon with respect to the print head.

DEVICE AND METHOD FOR LABELING OBJECTS

The invention relates to a device and a method for labelling objects, in particular food packages. The device comprises a printer, in particular a thermal--direct printer or thermal-transfer printer for printing labels; an application device for applying a printed label to the object to be labelled; and at least one working device, arranged upstream of the application device, in the form of a weighing device, a packaging device, and/or a transport device for the objects to be labelled. In order to prolong the service life of the print head and to improve the print quality, the provision of a measuring and control device is proposed which for each object to be labelled determines the printing time that is available for printing the label to be applied to each of said objects, taking into account the required working time of the working device/s, and which measuring and control device, depending on the printing time determined, controls the printer such that printing of the label is completed ...

DIRECT THERMAL BARCODE PRINTER

A direct thermal barcode printer including a print assembly is provided. The print assembly is movably positioned relative to a print media for adjusting printing characteristics of an attached print head.

MEDICAMENT DISPENSING CONTROL WORKSTATION

A medicament dispensing workstation (10) that effectively eliminates errors associated with the filling and dispensing of medicaments and that is compact, fully functional, and easy to use is disclosed. The workstation includes a computer (16) operable for accessing a prescription database for retrieving prescriptions therefrom; a printer (18) coupled with the computer and operable to print prescription labels; an indicia reader (20) such as a bar code reader coupled with the computer; a monitor (22) coupled with the computer for displaying certain prescription data thereon; an input device (24) such as a keyboard or keypad coupled with the computer for permitting manual entry of data therein; and a fingerprint reader (26) coupled with the computer for authorizing use of the workstation. The workstation may also include other components such as a digital camera (27) and speakers (29).

APPARATUS AND MATERIALS FOR TWO-STAGE PRINTING OF VALUE INDICIA

A roll of label stock includes a plurality of first regions suitable for being printed on by thermal printing. The first regions are blank. The label stock also includes a plurality of pre-printed color images, each associated with a respective one of the first regions. A stamp printer that prints postage indicia on the label stock refrains from printing an image thereon, but would print images on another type of label stock that does not include pre-printed images.

INKLESS PRINTING ON SUBSTRATES AND COMESTIBLES

A method of marking a package (72) includes providing a package (72) including an additive transformable from a first state to a second state in response to an external stimulus and presenting said package via a sales device (80). At least a portion of said additive is in said first state when said package is presented in said sales device (80). At least a portion of said additive is activated to form identifying indicia on said package within said sales device (80).

PRINTER PROGRAMMING TOOL AND METHOD

A printer programming tool (40) that is configured for use by a programmer to generate a program which a printer (20) can use such that the printer can print labels, tags or the like using a data stream (84) which would otherwise be incompatible with the printer. The printer programming tool is configured to provide a visual display of at least a portion (108), of a data stream, and allows a user to specify delimiters which the user identifies in the data stream and/or automatically identifies the delimiters in the data stream. The printer programming tool generates a program (140) based on the delimiters which have been identified, where the program is configured to be used by a printer. Preferably, the printer programming tool provides a visual comparison of at least a portion of the data stream and at least a portion of a label, tag or the like (110) containing variables. Preferably, the printer programming tool displays a data correlator (112) which lists the variables of the label, ...

PRINTING DEVICE

The invention relates to a printing device for printing sheet elements (2) that are serially fed to the printing device, in particular product labels made of temperature-sensitive paper or paper substitute materials, comprising at least two separate feed devices (3a, ..., 3f) for each liner strip (1) comprising the sheet elements (2), wherein each feed device (3a, ..., 3f) comprises a peeling-off device (4a, ..., 4f) for peeling the sheet elements (2) from the liner strip (1), and wherein the feed devices (3a, ..., 3f) are associated with a print head (5a, . . ., 5f) with a thermal slat (6a, ..., 6f) for printing a sheet element supported by a counterpressure surface (7a, ..., 7f), and comprising an application device (8) for removing the printed sheet element from the print head (5a, ..., 5f) and for applying said printed sheet element to a product. It is the object of the invention to further develop a device of the type mentioned in the introduction such that the mechanical design is ...

THIN FILM ADHESIVE LABELS AND METHODS OF MAKING THEREOF

Thin film labels, systems, and methods of making and using thereof are described. The thin film systems contain a label and a carrier film, where the label contains an overprint layer, indicia, and an adhesive layer. The carrier film may be coated on one or both sides with a release liner. The adhesive layer can be any suitable adhesive, such as a pressure sensitive adhesive, a fluid activatable adhesive, a heat activated adhesive, or a contact activated adhesive. The label is formed by printed or coating one or more layers of precursor material on the carrier film using standard printers. Suitable precursor materials include, but are not limited to epoxys, solvent cast films, polyurethane dispersions, such as acrylic-urethane hybrid polymer dispersions and polyester-polyurethane dispersions. After the overprint layer dries or is cured, the indicia are printed onto the overprint layer, then the adhesive is coated on top of the indicia.

TAPE CASSETTE AND TAPE PRINTER

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.

PORTABLE PRINTER WITH ASYMMETRICALLY-DAMPED MEDIA CENTERING

A portable printer having improved ergonomic and operational characteristics. The printer includes an asymmetrically-damped media centering mechanism having first and second media support members moveable along a common longitudinal axis and configured to grasp roll media. The media support members are coupled to a reciprocal movement mechanism configured to translate a longitudinal movement of the first media support member into a corresponding opposite longitudinal movement of the second media support member. A pivoting arm is coupled to the reciprocal movement mechanism. The pivoting arm pivots to a first position when the first and second media support members are moved closer to each other, which causes a damping gear to engage the reciprocal movement mechanism, thereby damping the grasping motion of the media support members and providing an improved user experience. The printer facilitates one-handed operation, including one-handed loading and unloading of media, enabling its use ...

Label Printer and Tape and Ink Ribbon Cartridge for Use Therein

TAPE PRINTERS

When an enlarged character having a height exceeding the width of a tape (T) is printed on a corresponding sized label, using tape sections (T1, T2, T3), print pattern data for enlarged printing is divided into a plurality of print pattern data portions through the height thereof, and the height of the plurality of print pattern data portions are enlarged to that of the tape, combined with a corresponding plurality of predetermined marks (m1, m2, m3), and then printed. The predetermined marks (m1, m2, m3) are each composed of a pattern representing the order of arrangement of a respective one of the plurality of tape sections (T1, T2, T3) on which the corresponding print data portions are printed, and printed at a predetermined position along the length of that of the plurality of tape sections (T1, T2, T3). Thus, when the plurality of tape sections (T1, T2, T3) on which the corresponding print data portions are printed are pasted on corresponding objects to be used as a single enlarged ...

Automatic ticket vending machine printing mechanism

Automatic ticket vending machine printing mechanism uses needle matrix printing head and microprocessor control for fast working ...

JET PRINTER WITH PRINTING HEAD AND WITH RESERVOIR RESERVE FOR MARKING OF GOODS

DEVICE AND METHODS FOR MARKING TEST TUBES OR AMPOULES, STORED AT LOW TEMPERATURES TO -200 °C

Optical system for direct imaging of light markable material

MOUNT FOR STICKING STICKY NOTE THERETO AND MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM EXECUTABLE BY CONTROLLER

Printing apparatus

With box

Tape cassette and tape printing device

Sensor marks (65) which each are long in the tape width direction and have an elongated rectangular shape in a front view are previously printed at a predetermined interval (L) in the tape conveyancedirection on the rear side of release paper of a double-faced adhesive tape (53) so as to be orthogonal to and symmetrical about the centerline in the width direction of the tape. On the double-facedadhesive tape (53) are arranged radio tag circuit elements (32) between the sensor marks (65) on the centerline in the tape width direction, and the elements are at positions that are each away from each of the sensor marks (65) in the tape discharge direction (direction of Arrow A1) by a distance (l1). On the other hand, an antenna (33), a reflection-type sensor (35), and a cutter unit (30) are arranged at a position away from each of the sensor marks (65) by the distance (l1) in the tape conveyance direction. Also, the cutter unit (30) and a thermal head (9) are placed so as to be separatedfrom ...

Tape printer

Tape print control device and program

DEVICE Of IMPRESSION ON TAPE

PRINT MODULE, FOLDING AND INSERTION OF A VOUCHER IN A TRAY FOR PREPARING A CONTROL

LABEL PRODUCING APPARATUS

Un appareil de production d'étiquettes (30) selon un mode de réalisation comporte une unité d'impression (33) qui imprime une information sur le produit sur une étiquette sans support (L), une unité d'alimentation (37) qui fournit l'étiquette sans support (L), une unité de découpe (40) qui détache l'étiquette sans support (L) en tant qu'élément d'étiquette (LC), et une unité d'adhérence temporaire (50) qui maintient l'élément d'étiquette (LC) et superpose une partie d'extrémité amont dans la direction de fourniture de l'élément d'étiquette (LC) maintenu sur une partie d'extrémité aval dans la direction de fourniture d'une étiquette suivante, l'étiquette suivante étant l'étiquette sans support (L) suivante fournie par l'unité d'alimentation (37).

DEVICE OF PAPER DETECTION FOR PRINTER Of LABELS

CHARACTER INPUT APPARATUS AND TAPE PRINTING APPARATUS INCORPORATING THE SAME AS WELL AS CHARACTER INPUT METHOD

CHARACTER INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE FOR PERFORMING A PRINTING PROCESS, PARTICULARLY IN CONNECTION WITH PRINTING OR TRANSFERRING MORE THAN ONE ROW OF CHARACTER STRING ON A PRINTING MEDIUM

PURPOSE: A character information processing device for performing a printing process is provided to revive a contained character string to a buffer or a text area when a revive command is assigned from a key input unit by operating a revive key, thereby compensating for a wrong operation without a complex operational panel surface. CONSTITUTION: An input portion(10) consists of a key input unit(11) and a tape width detecting sensor(12). The key input unit(11) generates character code data or various control data. The tape width detecting sensor(12) detects a width of a loaded tape, and supplies information on the detected width to a controller(20). An output portion(30) comprises as follows. A tape/ribbon forwarding motor(31) forwards the loaded tape or an ink ribbon. A thermal head(32) performs a printing process by a thermal transferring function. The tape/ribbon forwarding motor(31) and the thermal head(32) are driven by a motor driving circuit(33) or a head driving circuit(34) under ...

Layout display character information processing device with

탄성체 롤러

... 롤러 샤프트와 탄성 부재를 가지는 탄성체 롤러. 탄성 부재는, 내층 측 탄성 부재와 피복층을 가진다. 내층 측 탄성 부재는 JIS K 6253 규격에 규정하는 듀로미터 타입 A에 의한 고무 경도가 30~80도이며, 내층 측 탄성 부재는 JIS K 6252 규격에 규정하는 슬릿 없는 앵글형 시험편을 사용하는 인열 강도가 25N/mm 이상이며, 피복층은 실리콘 수지로부터 구성되며, 또한 10~100㎛의 두께를 가지고, 실리콘 수지는 SRIS 0101 규격에 규정하는 스프링식 아스카 C형에 의한 경도가 20도 이하이며, 내층 측 탄성 부재에는 그 원주 방향으로 따라 복수개의 내층 홈이 형성되고, 내층 홈의 폭은 25~1300㎛이며, 내층 홈의 깊이는 25~500㎛이며, 내층 홈은 단면 V자 형상이며, 또한 50~120도의 홈 각도를 가진다.

THERMAL ACTIVATION APPARATUS FOR HEAT-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE SHEET INCLUDING CARRIERS FOR CONVEYING HEAT-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE SHEET

PURPOSE: A thermal activation apparatus for a heat-sensitive adhesive sheet is provided to thermally activate heat-sensitive adhesive layer of the heat-sensitive adhesive sheet. CONSTITUTION: A thermal activation apparatus for a heat-sensitive adhesive sheet includes a casing(3) having an insertion port(1) and a discharge port(2) for conveying and discharging the heat-sensitive adhesive sheet. A detection sensor(10), an inlet roller(20), a cutting unit(110), a thermal activation unit(40), and a discharge roller(50) are provided in the casing(3) along a carrier path of the heat-sensitive adhesive sheet. A control system and a driving system are installed in the casing(3). The control system includes a CPU or a ROM. © KIPO 2005 ...

PRINTER, CAPABLE OF PRINTING BOTH PLAIN PAPER AND LABEL SHEET WHICH LABEL IS ATTACHED ON PAPERBOARD

PURPOSE: A printer is provided to easily mount a plain paper and to improve an operational property of the printer capable of printing both a label sheet and the plain paper. CONSTITUTION: A printer includes a platen(9), a pair of printing housings(2,3), a discharge port, and a separator. A print head(8) and the platen(9) faces each other to print a recording medium. The pair of printing housings(2,3) receive the print head(8) and the platen(9). The discharge port is placed at the printer housings(2,3) to discharge the recording medium from the print housings(2,3) after the recording medium is printed by the printer heads(2,3) and the platen(9). And, the separator is arranged such that a first portion thereof is in contact with the platen(9) when the platen(9) is mechanically connected to the platen(9) and a second portion bends the paper to separate an end of the label from the paper. © KIPO 2006 ...

THERMAL PRINTER AND PROGRAM

... [Problem] To provide an easy-to-use thermal printer which can prevent the deformation of an unprinted label and can stop a printed label at a predetermined position over a long period of time, and a program therefor. [Solution] A thermal printer (100) is provided with a control unit (150) which performs control such that an option operation for, when printing for a label (4) provided in a label continuous body (1) is finished, conveying the printed label (4) to a specific position and stopping the conveyance of the label continuous body (1), and a retreat operation for, when next printing is not performed during a preset allowed stop time after the stop of the conveyance of the label continuous body (1) and when the allowed stop time has elapsed, retreating the unprinted label (4) to a retreat position at which at least a printing region of the unprinted label (4) is not put between a platen roller (11) and a thermal head (12) are performed, and the control unit (150) can change the allowed ...

PRINTER CASSETTE

A printer cassette device (9) is arranged to be removably mounted to or inserted into a printing device of a weighing scale (2). The printer cassette device (9) comprises a rotatable locking mechanism for rotational engagement with the printing device.

THERMAL TRANSFER PRINTER/LABELLER SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED FOR CASSETTES OR READY-TO-USE PACKAGES

The present invention relates to a thermal transfer printer/labeller supplied with a printing ribbon and receiving ribbon contained in cassettes or equivalent packages.

HANDHELD PRINTER ASSEMBLY WITH A REMOVABLY ATTACHED ACCESSORY

A printer assembly is disclosed that comprises a printer mechanism and a printer housing. The printer housing has a head end and a body portion, and the body portion includes input keys for controlling the printer mechanism. The printer assembly further comprises an accessory removably attached to the head end, and the accessory includes at least one functional component that is operable independent of the printer mechanism.

Adjustable print media path system and method

An adjustable print media path system and method are disclosed. In one form, the print media path system incorporates a frame and a guide member that is moveably coupled to the frame between a cartridge position and an external media position. Inserting print media into the receptacle moves the guide member between the external media position and the cartridge position, thereby adjusting the print media path.

Printer

Embodiments described herein are to a printer which includes a platen roller configured to be rotary-driven by a rotary drive source, and a transport roller provided at the upstream side of the platen roller in a paper feeding direction. The transport roller is configured to be rotary-driven by the rotary drive source. The printer further includes a pinch roller configured to be elastically urged against the transport roller. The pinch roller is configured to be rotary-driven by the rotary drive source.

Printing device and data writing method thereof

According to one embodiment, a printing device includes a printing unit configured to print on a recording medium including a wireless tag and a conveying unit configured to convey the recording medium to the printing unit along a conveying path. The printing device further includes an antenna unit configured to write data on the wireless tag by radiating an electromagnetic wave, a moving unit configured to move the antenna unit along the conveying path, and a control unit configured to control the moving unit to move the antenna unit so that the antenna unit is capable of writing data on the wireless tag, while the conveying unit is conveying the recording medium to the printing unit.

Hand-Held Portable Printer

A hand-held labeler/printer for printing and applying labels is described. The labeler/printer has a keyboard, a display, a scanner, and a battery-containing enclosure. The labeler/printer is user-friendly and compact. The labeler/printer can be easily loaded with label and webs of different widths. The labeler/printer has a discharge area along its front for the carrier web. Also described are various charging cradles and controllers for the labeler/printers.

Tape printing apparatus

A tape printing apparatus, comprising a port for connecting to external apparatus; a first memory for storing label data defining at least one label; and a second memory comprising program information.

Sign maker templates for producing centered labels and methods of use

The present invention provides a sign maker for printing signs and labels on a continuous roll of media without the use of a personal computer, the sign maker comprising: a keyboard for receiving user input; a printer for printing characters on the media; a cutter for cutting the media to a calculated length; and a user selectable template containing a centering algorithm stored on a non-transitory computer readable medium having computer executable program code embodied thereon, the computer executable program code configured to calculate a length of the media and center the printed characters on the media based upon the user input.

Tape cassette and tape printing apparatus

The tape cassette used in a tape printing apparatus incorporates an ink ribbon including a thermal printing layer including a coloring layer containing wax and pigment coated on a base film and an adhesive layer coated on the coloring layer, and a congealing point of the thermal printing layer is controlled to be 89 degrees Celsius or higher and difference between a glass transition point of the thermal printing layer and a melting point of the thermal printing layer is controlled to be 23 degrees Celsius or smaller.

Liner-free label printer with label adhesive activation

An apparatus for printing and activating an adhesive upon labels with fluid activatable adhesive having a print head and a path along which a label travels to the print head for printing on a front surface of the label. The path after printing reverses the orientation of the label to present the back surface of the label to the print head for applying a fluid for activating a layer of adhesive material on back surface of the label prior to the label exiting the apparatus.

Label printer

A label printer comprises input means operable by a user to input label data. The label printer also has display means and control means configured to receive said input label data from the input means. The control means is arranged to control the display to display an image of a label defined by said input label data in a label display area. The control means is configured to cause the display to display said image of the label such that a first dimension of the image of the label is decreased with respect to the corresponding dimension of said display area so that all of said image of the label is displayed in said display area.

Printer

A printer comprises a storing section configured to store a label paper attached with a label on backing paper in a peelable way, a printing section prints on the label, a peeling platen roller configured to be rotated by driving force from a driving unit acting through a driving gear and be butted with the backing paper to convey the backing paper, a peeling unit configured to peel the label from the backing paper conveyed by the peeling platen roller, a first guide roller presses the backing paper from a surface opposite to a surface butted with the peeling platen roller and butts the backing paper with the peeling platen roller and a second guide roller presses the backing paper by butting with the backing paper from the surface opposite to the surface butted with the peeling platen roller between the peeling unit and the peeling platen roller.

TAPE CASSETTE

A tape feed roller made of a conductive plastic material is formed with a stepwise part having a predetermined width in an axial direction which is formed to recess radially inward to the depth larger than the thickness dimension of a wireless tag circuit element over the entire circumference of the outer peripheral portion opposed to the wireless tag circuit element . Further, a tapered part A is formed at the opposite edge portions in the axial direction of the stepwise part . The outer peripheral portion of the stepwise part and the tapered parts A are covered with a cylindrical covering part made of a conductive elastic member in a dimension substantially equal to the outer diameter dimension of the tape feed roller 112-. (canceled)13. A tape cassette used for a tape printer including a tape transfer device that transfers a long lengths of tape and a printing device that prints on the tape , the tape cassette which accommodates the tape and is mounted to the tape printer in a removable manner , comprising:a first tape spool winding a printing tape to be printed by the printing device, the first tape spool arranged in a rotatable manner; a second tape spool winding a double-sided adhesive tape, of which one side is covered with a release paper to be adhered to one side of the printing tape, in such a manner that the release paper faces outward, the second tape spool which is arranged in a rotatable manner;wireless information circuit elements positioned at a predetermined pitch in a longitudinal direction of the double-sided adhesive tape each of which comprises an IC circuit part for storing predetermined information and an IC circuit side antenna connected to the IC circuit part to transmit and receive information; anda tape feed roller in cylindrical shape, which in cooperation with a tape sub-roller of the tape printer draws to transfer the printing tape and the double-sided adhesive tape respectively wound around the first tape spool and the second tape ...

Tower cassette

A printer cassette device is arranged to be removably mounted to or inserted into a printing device of a weighing scale. The printer cassette device comprises a rotatable locking mechanism for rotational engagement with the printing device.

PRINT MEDIUM, WRISTBAND, AND METHOD OF CREATING A WRISTBAND

A print medium and methods are provided for producing a die-cut portion easily separable from the print medium, thereby shortening the required time to separate the die-cut portion and reducing wasted consumption of print media. The print medium may include die-cut portions having a contour of a wristband, such as those used in a hospital on the wrist of a patient. The die-cut portions are formed sequentially at a constant interval on the print medium, and die-cut lines are formed between each die-cut portion as lines connecting adjacent die-cut portions. The print medium may be automatically cut at the position of a severance line perpendicular to the die-cut line referenced by a cut mark on the print medium. Because the edges of the severed print medium piece are perpendicular to the die-cut lines, separating the die-cut portion from the print medium can be easily started along the die-cut line. 1. A print medium comprising:a plurality of separable die-cut portions sequentially formed at regular intervals along a length of the print medium, each of the plurality conforming to a contour of a predetermined separable shape; anda severance line formed between the corresponding separable die-cut portion and an adjacent separable die-cut portion; anda separation-starting die-cut portion formed between the corresponding separable die-cut portion and the adjacent separable die-cut portion, and extending along the length of the print medium.2. The print medium of wherein claim 1 , the separation-starting die-cut portion connected to the corresponding separable die-cut portion and the adjacent separable die-cut portion.3. The print medium of claim 1 , wherein the contour line is the contour of a wristband suitable for wrapping around a wrist of a patient that includes a printing area suitable for printing information about the patient inside the printing area surrounded by the contour line.4. A wristband comprising the separable die-cut portion of the print medium of ...

Quick change digital label press

An integrated apparatus comprises a sheet supply maintaining cut sheets of media and a printing device positioned to receive the cut sheets of media from the sheet supply. The sheet supply may comprise a plurality of sheet feeders. The printing device places markings on the cut sheets of media. Further, this apparatus includes an adhesive applicator positioned to apply adhesive to one side of the sheets to produce labels; and a roll apparatus maintaining a continuous supply roll of backing media. The roll apparatus is positioned to receive the labels from the adhesive applicator, and the backing media is positioned within the roll apparatus to contact the adhesive-applied side of the labels.

Label Printing Device and Process for Using the Same

Disclosed is a label printing device and a method of using the device to label objects with time and date information. For example, the label printing device may be used to label food with time and date information. The label printing device is configured to provide a simple means of labeling. Illustrative configurations of the label printing device provide a primary print effectuator, e.g. a button, so that user input requirements are minimized. 1. A label printing device comprising:an exterior casing comprising an ejection aperture, a print effectuator access, a time-date viewer,a time-date display configured to display time and date information, the time-date display positioned predominantly within the exterior casing in a position aligned to the time-date viewer such that the time and date information may be viewed from outside the exterior casing,an adherent print-receiving media,a printing module, anda print effectuator positioned adjacent to, internally to, or accessibly aligned with the print effectuator access.2. The device of claim 1 , wherein the print effectuator is a primary print effectuator.3. The device of claim 2 , wherein the print effectuator is a dominant print effectuator.4. The device of claim 1 , wherein the print effectuator is a sole print effectuator.5. The device of claim 1 , wherein the exterior casing further comprises an internal access door providing access to a battery slot and a roll entrapment region configured to receive the adherent print-receiving media.6. The device of claim 3 , wherein the internal access door further provides access to time and date set buttons.7. The device of claim 1 , wherein the adherent print-receiving media is configured to be water soluble.8. The device of claim 1 , wherein the adherent print-receiving media comprises a polymeric sheet and an adhesive composition claim 1 , the adhesive composition is configured to dissolve in aqueous solutions.9. The device of claim 8 , wherein the polymeric sheet is ...

ROLL TAPE AND PRINTER

There is provided a roll tape including a core main body portion having a double cylinder construction made up of an outer core portion and an inner core portion, a pair of shaft portions each having an insertion portion which can be fittingly inserted in the inner core portion, an outer shaft which can be fittingly inserted in the outer core portion and a bearing shaft that is thinner than and concentric with the outer shaft and which extends longer in one direction than the outer shaft and a printing tape which is wound around a tape core which has the pair of shaft portions disposed individually on both sides of the core main body portion. 1. A roll tape comprising:a core main body portion which includes an inner core portion and an outer core portion that extends further axially outwards than the inner core portion and which has a larger diameter than a diameter of the inner core portion;a pair of shaft portions each including an outer shaft of which at least part of an outer circumference thereof is fittingly inserted into the outer core portion, an insertion portion that is concentric with the outer shaft and which projects further in one direction than the outer shaft so that at least part of a circumference thereof is fittingly inserted into the inner core portion and a bearing shaft that is concentric with the outer shaft and which projects further in the other direction than the outer shaft; anda printing tape which is wound around an outer circumference of the outer core portion of the core main body portion unified by coupling the pair of shaft portions with the core main body portion from both axial sides thereof for integral connection.2. The roll tape according to claim 1 , whereinthe printing tape is a heat sensitive paper tape.3. The roll tape according to claim 1 , whereinan axial length of the outer core portion is a length that is substantially equal to or which exceeds a tape width of the printing tape.4. The roll tape according to claim 1 , ...

Thermal transfer ribbon for finishing a printed label and method of manufacturing a thermal transfer ribbon therfor

A thermal transfer ribbon comprises a substrate, and a clear thermal transfer coating disposed on one side of the substrate, wherein the clear thermal transfer coating is substantially devoid of pigment material. Also, a method of manufacturing a thermal transfer ribbon for finishing a printed label comprises applying to one major side surface of a substrate a clear thermal transfer coating which is substantially devoid of pigment material. Further, an apparatus comprises a label printer, a thermal transfer printer, and an in-line feeding mechanism which interconnects the label printer and the thermal transfer printer to feed a printed label from the label printer to the thermal transfer printer so that the thermal transfer printer can thermally transfer a clear thermal transfer coating to the printed label to provide a finished label.

Printer and paper feeding method for printer device

A printer includes a printing unit having a platen roller, a power unit including a stepping motor and a gear train, a cutting unit provided at a further downstream of a forward direction than the platen roller to cut a paper at a predetermined position, the forward direction in which the paper printed by the printing unit is fed by the forward rotation of the platen roller, and a control unit to control the driving of the stepping motor and the operation of the cutting unit. The control circuit controls the platen roller to rotate forward and place a certain portion of the paper at a predetermined position of the cutting unit on standby for a predetermined time, then controls the cutting unit to cut the paper, and after the cutting, controls the platen roller to rotate forward by a minimal number of steps necessary to remove backlash.

Printer with label self-stripping mechanism

A printer is described herein that is equipped to internally remove the backings off of self-adhesive label paper, exposing an adhesive layer when ejected from the printer. A user desiring to print some sort of indicia on the self-adhesive paper need only initiate printing, and a label with exposed adhesive is ejected from the printer. A print side of the paper is split from a backing inside the printer pulling preceding print sides and backings at certain tensions, thereby creating a particularly effective separation angle. A ribbon break shaft and one or more rollers create the correct tension in the print sides, while a platen roller and cantilever leaf spring create the correct tension in the backings. In some embodiments, the optimal separation angle lies between 19 and 25 degrees.

Tape placement apparatus, tape feeding apparatus and tape printing apparatus

A tape placement apparatus has a roll placement section in which a roll portion Ra of a tape roll is placed in a width direction, a feeding path on which a pulled-out portion Rb of the tape roll is set in the width direction and a set position regulation section that is provided in an outer surface side path formation section forming the feeding path and positionally regulates a width end at an upstream side in a set direction of the pulled-out portion set on the feeding path in the width direction.

SPECIMEN TUBE LABELING SYSTEM

A system for labeling a patient specimen tube with identification information that includes a labeling device. The labeling device includes scanning and printing units electronically connected to a microcomputer. The scanning unit is configured to electronically read machine readable information provided on a patient identification article carried by the patient. The printing unit includes a print head. The microcomputer is programmed to receive information obtained by the scanning unit, interface with a database to correlate the received information with patient label information, format the patient label information, and prompt the printing unit to print the patient label information onto the specimen tube. In some embodiments, the database is maintained by a network server, with the labeling device electronically interfacing with the network server. 1. A system for labeling a patient specimen tube with identification information , the system comprising: a scanning unit configured to electronically read machine readable patient identification information provided on a patient identification article carried by the patient,', 'a printing unit including a print head for printing information onto the specimen tube when disposed proximate the print head, and', receive the patient identification information from the scanning unit,', 'interface with a database to correlate the received patient identification information with patient label information,', 'format the patient label information for printing onto the specimen tube,', 'prompt the printing unit to print the patient label information onto the specimen tube., 'a microcomputer electronically connected to the scanning unit and the printing unit, the microcomputer programmed to], 'a labeling device for printing information on a specimen tube, the device including2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the microcomputer is further programmed to print at least a portion of the received patient identification information ...

Printer with print frame interlock and adjustable media support

A printer having improved operational features. The printer includes an articulating print frame assembly coupled to a top cover that is adapted to rotate out of the top cover to an open position and to rotate into the top cover to a closed position. When the print frame is in an open position, the top cover is prevented from rotating toward the bottom housing to a closed position. The printer may include at least one media support member with a media adjustment channel disposed therein, a media adjustment member slidingly disposed through each of the media adjustment channels, and a resilient member configured to apply friction between each of the media adjustment members and the corresponding media support member.

Printer and printing method

A printer includes a conveyor roller for conveying a long printing tape having an adhesive but no release paper on a back surface thereof, a printing mechanism for performing printing on the printing tape conveyed, a drive unit for rotationally driving the conveyor roller, and a control unit for controlling the drive unit so that a rotational speed thereof becomes a constant speed slower than a standard speed when the printing tape is initially conveyed and then becomes the standard speed after it is conveyed a contact length of the conveyor roller with the printing tape. Thus, a risk can be prevented of a tape jam occurring in the printer due to the tape member remaining sticking to the conveyor roller when it is conveyed for the next printing because the tape member with the adhesive has been left stationary long in the printer.

Label Printer

A label printer enables drop-in loading of linerless label paper rolls and prevents print defects caused by variation in the label paper transportation and the readhesion of chaff to the label paper. A pair of roll guiding members 37 and 38 limit the position of the outside of the label paper roll 5 to a position separated a predetermined distance from the label paper entrance 11 by contacting the outside of the label paper roll 5 inside the roll paper compartment 7 of the label printer 31 at a position offset from the label paper entrance 11 toward the center of the roll paper compartment 7. The roll guiding members 37 and 38 are members with low friction resistance when in contact with the outside of the label paper roll 5, and thus reduce the friction that can cause inconsistent paper transportation and chaff from wear.

IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit, a conveyance unit, and an adhesive-surface guide unit. The adhesive-surface guide unit includes a second rotary body and an adhesive-surface guide member. The second rotary body is disposed at a position downstream from a first rotary body of a pair of rotary bodies of the conveyance unit in a conveyance direction. The adhesive-surface guide member is wound around the first and second rotary bodies to guide an adhesive surface of a print medium. The adhesive-surface guide unit is configured to press the adhesive-surface guide member against the adhesive surface, sandwich the print medium and the second rotary body between the pair of rotary bodies, move the print medium and the second rotary body together, and separate the adhesive-surface guide member from the adhesive surface at a side of the adhesive-surface guide unit at which the second rotary body is disposed. 1. An image forming apparatus , comprising:an image forming unit to form an image on an adhesive surface of a print medium;a conveyance unit to convey the print medium to a position at which the print medium opposes the image forming unit with the adhesive surface; andan adhesive-surface guide unit to guide the adhesive surface of the print medium at a position upstream from the image forming unit in a conveyance direction of the print medium,wherein the conveyance unit comprises a pair of rotary bodies to sandwich the print medium between the pair of rotary bodies to convey the print medium and a guide member to support and guide the print medium, the pair of rotary bodies comprising a first rotary body,the adhesive-surface guide unit comprises a second rotary body and an adhesive-surface guide member, the second rotary body disposed at a position downstream from the first rotary body in the conveyance direction, the adhesive-surface guide member having an endless shape and wound around the first rotary body and the second rotary body to guide ...

Printer

A printer is configured to print on a tape-type print medium. The printer includes a processor and a memory. The memory is configured to store computer-readable instructions that instruct the printer to perform a process including displaying, on a display portion, characters, a block break line, and block numbers in a case where print data include block data and block break data. The block break line is a line segment that indicates a break position between adjacent blocks of a plurality of blocks. Each of the plurality of blocks contains at least one line's worth of characters. The block numbers indicate sequence numbers for the plurality of blocks. The block data is data for the plurality of blocks. The block break data is data that indicate the break position. The plurality of blocks is to be printed in a first direction in which the plurality of blocks are arrayed.

Label printer and cutter assembly

A system and method for stabilizing a substrate during printing of images and subsequent cutting of the printing images with the system. The system comprises a printer assembly and a cutting assembly for printing images on a print media and then cutting the images from the print media. The printer assembly and cutting assembly are positioned in the system such that the media is printed and cut before advancing further through the system. The system has a web feeding system having a plurality of pairs of levers for providing different amounts of pinch force to the web during the printing and cutting processes so as to retain the media in a substantially flat and stationary position for printing as well as cutting. 1. An assembly for printing and cutting print media comprising:a housing;a printing assembly;a cutting assembly; anda first and second pair of media pinch levers are operable to alternately engage with the print media and wherein the first pair of pinch levers provides a first pinch force when engaged with the print media for holding the print media during printing processes and the second pair of pinch levers provides a second pinch force greater than the first pinch force when engaged with the print media for holding the print media during a cutting process.2. The assembly of wherein the first pair of pinch levers engages with the print media during the printing process and the second pair of pinch levers does not engage with the print media during the printing process.3. The assembly of wherein the second pair of pinch levers engages with the print media during the cutting process and the first pair of pinch levers does not engage with the print media during the cutting process.4. The assembly of wherein each of the levers in the first and second pair of pinch levers are positioned over a drive roller with the first pair of levers positioned within a space between first and second levers of the second pair of levers.5. The assembly of wherein each of the ...

Printer

A printer includes a medium supply unit, a printing unit, a feed unit, which feeds a print medium along a feed direction that is any one of a first direction toward the printing unit from the medium supply unit or a second direction toward the medium supply unit from the printing unit on a reference surface, a depressed portion, which is disposed using the reference surface as a reference, and a movement restricting portion, which includes a guide piece and restricts a movement of the print medium to a direction perpendicular to the feed direction of the print medium by housing at least a part of the guide piece in the depressed portion and abutting a side edge of the print medium on the guide piece, and a side edge on a side of the printing unit of the guide piece is disposed at a position close to an inner wall surface on the printing unit side of the depressed portion with respect to an inner wall surface on a side of the medium supply unit of the depressed portion.

INKJET PRINTER, AND CONTROL METHOD OF AN INKJET PRINTER

An inkjet printer for printing labels includes: a first interface configured to receive, from a host computer, print data for images to be printed on the labels; a second interface configured to receive, from a sequencer, a first signal indicating a timing to execute a printing operation that includes printing the images, and a second signal indicating a timing to execute a predetermined operation that cannot be executed in parallel with printing the images; and a controller configured to: render the print data received via the first interface, and execute the printing operation based on the rendered print data at a timing based on the first signal received via the second interface, and execute the predetermined operation at a timing based on the second signal received via the second interface. 1. An inkjet printer for printing labels , the inkjet printer comprising:a first interface configured to receive, from a host computer, print data for images to be printed on the labels;a second interface configured to receive, from a sequencer, a first signal indicating a timing to execute a printing operation that includes printing the images, and a second signal indicating a timing to execute a predetermined operation that cannot be executed in parallel with printing the images; and render the print data received via the first interface, and execute the printing operation based on the rendered print data at a timing based on the first signal received via the second interface, and', 'execute the predetermined operation at a timing based on the second signal received via the second interface., 'a controller configured to2. The inkjet printer described in claim 1 , wherein:the predetermined operation is a maintenance operation that includes ejecting ink from an inkjet head.3. The inkjet printer described in claim 2 , wherein:the maintenance operation includes a cleaning operation of the inkjet head; andthe controller is configured such that, during the cleaning operation, the ...

PEELING DEVICE AND INK JET PRINTER

A peeling device includes a driving roller that transports backing paper and a drive transmission mechanism that transmits driving force from a driving motor to the driving roller. The peeling device also includes a peeling plate (a peeling portion) located between the driving roller, and a printhead and platen (a printing section) in a transport path of the backing paper, and bends the transport path. The drive transmission mechanism includes a first torque limiter and a second torque limiter. The drive transmission mechanism changes to a first state in which the first torque limiter is included between the driving roller and the driving motor in a transmission system of the driving force or a second state in which the second torque limiter is included therebetween. 1. A peeling device configured to peel off a printed label printed by an ink jet printer from a backing paper transported from the ink jet printer , to which the printed label attached , the peeling device comprising:a driving roller configured to transport the backing paper;a drive transmission mechanism configured to transmit driving force from a driving motor to the driving roller; anda peeling portion located between the driving roller and a printing section configured to perform the printing in a transport path of the backing paper, along which the transport path bends, whereinthe drive transmission mechanism includes a first torque limiter with first torque and a second torque limiter with a second torque which is different from the first torque, andthe drive transmission mechanism is configured to take a first state in which the first torque limiter is included between the driving roller and the driving motor in a transmission system of the driving force and a second state in which the second torque limiter is included between the driving roller and the driving motor in the transmission system.2. The peeling device according to claim 1 , wherein:the drive transmission mechanism includes a ...

PRINTER, METHOD OF PRINTING CONTROL, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM

A printer includes an acquisition device that acquires printing data and identification information that identifies at least one of a user who sent the printing data and a device that generated the printing data, a first cutting device that cuts a printing medium that has been printed on, and a processor. When the acquisition device acquires first printing data and first identification information of the first printing data and then acquires second printing data and second identification information of the second printing data, the processor determines, in accordance with the first identification information and the second identification information, whether to use the first cutting device to separate one or more first printed materials created on the printing medium in accordance with the first printing data from one or more second printed materials created on the printing medium in accordance with the second printing data. 1. A printer , comprising:an acquisition device that acquires printing data for creating one or more printed materials and identification information that identifies at least one of a user who sent the printing data and a device that generated the printing data;a printing device that prints the printing data corresponding to the one or more printed materials on a printing medium;a first cutting device that separates the printing medium that has been printed on; anda processor that, when the acquisition device acquires first printing data and first identification information as the identification information of the first printing data and then acquires second printing data and second identification information as the identification information of the second printing data, determines, in accordance with the first identification information and the second identification information, whether to use the first cutting device to separate one or more first printed materials created in accordance with the first printing data on the printing medium from ...

PRINTER AND METHOD OF PRINTING

A printer includes a conveying device that conveys a printing medium and a cutting device that makes a trim cut in at least one of a plurality of corners of a region where a printed material has been printed. The conveying device conveys the printing medium to the cutting device before the cut is made. 1. A printer , comprising:a cutting device that makes a trim cut in at least one of a plurality of corners of a region of a printing medium that has been printed on and that becomes a printed material when separated; anda conveying device that conveys the printing medium to the cutting device before the cut is made.2. The printer according to claim 1 ,wherein the printing medium includes a base material having an adhesive surface and a surface opposite to the adhesive surface where the printing is performed, and a release sheet that is peelable and covers the adhesive surface, andwherein the cutting device makes the trim cut only in the base material of the printing medium.3. The printer according to claim 2 ,wherein the conveying device conveys the printing medium in a conveyance direction,wherein the printer further includes a partial-cutting device that makes a partial cut in a portion in a width direction of the printing medium orthogonal to the conveyance direction, andwherein, on the printing medium at a same position in the conveyance direction relative to a position at which the trim cut is made, the partial-cutting device makes the partial cut at least in an entire region in the width direction of the printing medium except for a region where the trim cut is made.4. The printer according to claim 1 ,wherein the conveying device conveys the printing medium in a conveyance direction,wherein the printing medium includes a base material having an adhesive surface and a surface opposite to the adhesive surface where the printing is performed, and a release sheet that is peelable and covers the adhesive surface,wherein the printer further includes a half-cutting ...

Print System Having Operation Terminal and Printed Matter Creating Device, and Non-Transitory Computer-Readable Recording Medium Therefor

There is provided a non-transitory computer-readable recording medium for an operating terminal of a print system including the operating terminal and a printed matter creating device. The operating terminal contains instructions which cause, when executed by a controller, the operation terminal to perform an extended template data obtaining process of obtaining first extended template data generated by a user, the printed matter creating device performing printing based on the first extended template data, a differential template data generating process of generating differential template data based on difference of the first extended template data with respect to the particular basic template data, a size of the differential template data being smaller than a size of the first extended template data, and a template data transmitting process of transmitting the differential template data to the printed matter creating device. 1. Non-transitory computer-readable recording medium for an operation terminal of a print system which including the operation terminal and a printed matter creating device communicatably connected to the operation terminal , the operation terminal including a terminal side storage storing at least one piece of particular basic template data and a plurality of pieces of template data and a controller , each of the plurality of pieces of template data including one or more object defining a print content and a print format , the particular basic template data also being stored in the printed matter creating device , the recording medium containing instructions which cause , when executed by the controller , the operation terminal to perform:an extended template data obtaining process of obtaining first extended template data generated by a user, the printed matter creating device performing printing based on the first extended template data;a differential template data generating process of generating differential template data based on ...

PRINTER AND METHOD FOR ACCURATELY RECOGNIZING POSITIONS OF LABELS

A printer comprises a conveyance section configured to convey labels which are attached to a belt-like mount at predetermined gaps along a longitudinal direction of the mount; a printing section, configured to perform printing on the label; a detection section configured to detect light passing through the mount and the label and to perform output in which the increase and decrease in an amount of transmitted light are reflected; and a recognition section configured to recognize edges of the label by setting a position where the amount of transmitted light increases as a beginning of the gap and setting a position where the amount of transmitted light decreases as an end of the gap, and pretermit a trough between an increasing portion and a decreasing portion adjacent to each other when the increase and the decrease in the amount of transmitted light are repeated in a short conveyance interval. 1. A printer , comprising:a conveyance section configured to convey labels which are attached to a belt-like mount at predetermined gaps along a longitudinal direction of the mount;a printing section, arranged on a conveyance path of the label conveyed by the conveyance section, configured to perform printing on the label;a light emitting section configured to emit light towards the mount and the label attached to mount;a light receiving section configured to receive the light emitted by the light emitting section and perform output in which an increase and a decrease in an amount of light with conveyance of the mount and the label; and recognize edges of the label by setting a position based on the output of the light receiving section; and', 'pretermit a trough between an increasing portion and a decreasing portion adjacent to each other when the increase and the decrease in the amount of light received by the light receiving section are repeated in a short conveyance interval shorter than a predetermined value., 'a controller to configured to'}2. The printer according to ...

Label Medium and Cassette

A label of a label medium includes: first and second indicator portions each having an information-printable region; first and second wrapping portions to be wrapped on a wrapped member; and first and second through portions through which the first and second indicator portions are passed. The first and second indicator portions are arranged in this order in a first direction and connected to each other via a first line. The second indicator portion, the second wrapping portion, and the second through portion are connected to each other and arranged in this order in the first direction, The first wrapping portion and the first through portion are arranged in this order in the first direction or a second direction. The first wrapping portion and the second wrapping portion, and/or the first through portion and the second through portion are connected to each other via a second line. 1. A label medium , comprising:a mount sheet; anda label stuck to the mount sheet and comprising (i) a first indicator portion and a second indicator portion each comprising a region on which information is printable, (ii) a first wrapping portion and a second wrapping portion to be wrapped on a wrapped member, (iii) a first through portion comprising at least a portion of a first hole or a first slit through which the first indicator portion and the second indicator portion are passed, and (iv) a second through portion comprising at least a portion of a second hole or a second slit through which the first indicator portion and the second indicator portion are passed,wherein the first indicator portion and the second indicator portion are arranged in order of the first indicator portion and the second indicator portion in a first direction parallel with a surface of the mount sheet and opposed to a second direction, and the first indicator portion and the second indicator portion are connected to each other via a first line extending in a third direction orthogonal to the first direction, ...

Label Medium and Cassette

A label of a label medium includes: first and second indicator portions; first and second wrapping portions, one of which has an adhesive-layer-exposed portion; and first and second through portions each having at least a portion of a hole or a slit through which the adhesive-layer-exposed portion is passed. The first indicator portion, the first through portion, and the first wrapping portion are connected to each other in this order in a first direction. The second indicator portion, the second through portion, and the second wrapping portion are connected to each other in this order in the first direction or a second direction. The first indicator portion and the second indicator portion, the first through portion and the second through portion, and/or the first wrapping portion and the second wrapping portion are connected to each other via a first line. 1. A label medium , comprising:a mount sheet; anda label stuck to the mount sheet via an adhesive layer and comprising (i) a first indicator portion and a second indicator portion each comprising a region on which information is directly printable or writable, (ii) a first wrapping portion and a second wrapping portion to be wrapped on a wrapped member, one of the first wrapping portion and the second wrapping portion comprising an adhesive-layer-exposed portion, and (iii) a first through portion and a second through portion each comprising at least a portion of a hole or a slit through which the adhesive-layer-exposed portion is passed,wherein the first indicator portion, the first through portion, and the first wrapping portion are connected to each other in order of the first indicator portion, the first through portion, and the first wrapping portion in a first direction parallel with a surface of the mount sheet,wherein the second indicator portion, the second through portion, and the second wrapping portion are connected to each other in order of the second indicator portion, the second through portion, ...

Temperature Detection Device, Temperature Detection Device Issuing Apparatus, and Temperature Detection Method

A temperature detection device, includes a base material and a temperature indicator, which is provided on the base material, which contains a reversible heat discoloration composition material having color change temperature hysteresis in a normal temperature environment, and which changes color when a detected temperature reaches a threshold value or lower.

System and method for managing sample collection data and documentation

What is provided is a system and methods for more quickly, accurately, and efficiently collecting, tracking, and transmitting sample collection data and information. Specifically, this involves the generation of printed labels in the field comprising labels with barcodes corresponding to specific sample collection data and information. The labels are printed at the location of the sampling and applied on the outside of sample collection devices, such as bottles and coolers, for transport to desired environmental facilities. Each bar code is associated with a unique record number in the Electronic Chain of Custody (ECOC), corresponding to a specific sample. The collection information and data corresponding to the samples are automatically populated to databases in sample testing facilities upon scanning the barcodes. The ECOC is electronically transmitted to sample testing facilities prior to the arrival of the samples.

MEDIUM INCLUDING RELEASE MATERIAL AND PRINTING LABEL AND METHOD OF WRAPPING PEELED-OFF LABEL

A medium is configured to be mounted in and printed with a printer. The medium includes: a release material; and a printing label. The release material is provided with a cut-out area. The cut-out area is surrounded by a hole or a cut or a series of holes or a series of cuts and has at least a first side and a second side. The first side and the second side oppose each other. The printing label is affixed to the release material so as to extend across the first side and the second side of the cut-out area. The first side and the second side are configured to include different types of the holes or the cuts or the series of holes or the series of cuts from each other. 1. A medium configured to be mounted in and printed with a printer , the medium comprising:a release material provided with a cut-out area, the cut-out area being surrounded by a hole or a cut or a series of holes or a series of cuts and having at least a first side and a second side, the first side and the second side opposing each other; anda printing label affixed to the release material so as to extend across the first side and the second side of the cut-out area,wherein the first side and the second side are configured to include different types of the holes or the cuts or the series of holes or the series of cuts from each other.2. The medium according to claim 1 ,wherein a total length of the hole or the cuts or the series of holes or the series of the cuts in the first side is greater than a total length of the hole or the cuts or the series of holes or the series of the cuts in the second side.3. The medium according to claim 1 ,wherein a depth of the hole or the cuts or the series of holes or the series of the cuts in the first side is greater than a depth of the hole or the cuts or the series of holes or the series of the cuts in the second side.4. The medium according to claim 1 ,wherein a dimension of the cut-out area in a width direction is smaller than a dimension of the printing label in ...

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING DENSE STAGING OF PICKUP ORDERS

Systems, apparatuses, and methods are provided herein for managing pickup order staging. A method comprises triggering a pick task for the pickup order via the task management device, wherein the pick task comprises staging filled totes in a section of a staging area assigned to the due time of the pickup order and densely stacking totes assigned to different orders together to a set height and triggering a breakdown task at the breakdown start time via the task management device, wherein the breakdown task comprises separating totes in the staging area assigned to the due time of the pickup order onto multiple movable platforms based on the order serial numbers on each tote. 1. A system for managing pickup order staging , the system comprises:an order database storing a plurality of pickup orders;an electronic identifier reader;a task management device;a label printer; and determine the number of totes to be used for a pickup order based on items in the pickup order;', 'generate, via the label printer, labels for each tote assigned to the pickup order, each label comprising a tote identifier, an order serial number, and a due time;', 'trigger a pick task for the pickup order via the task management device, wherein the pick task comprises staging filled totes in a section of a staging area assigned to the due time of the pickup order and densely stacking totes assigned to different orders together to a set height;', 'detect for the completion of the pick task based on tote identifiers and product identifiers scanned by the electronic identifier reader;', 'determine a breakdown start time for the pickup order;', 'trigger a breakdown task at the breakdown start time via the task management device, wherein the breakdown task comprises separating totes in the staging area assigned to the due time of the pickup order onto multiple movable platforms based on the order serial numbers on each tote;', 'detect for the completion of the breakdown task based on tote identifiers ...

DISPLAY CONTROL APPARATUS, PRINTING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD OF DISPLAY CONTROL APPARATUS, AND PROGRAM THEREFOR

A display control apparatus exaggeratedly displays a change in a printing image based on an alteration in a setting value of an editing item, on a display, when editing results of printing data on an editing screen are displayed on the display as the printing image and the setting value of the editing item of the printing data is altered. 1. A display control apparatus comprising:a control unit that exaggeratedly displays a change in a printing image based on an alteration in a setting value of an editing item, on a display, when editing results of printing data on an editing screen are displayed on the display as the printing image and the setting value of the editing item of the printing data is altered.2. The display control apparatus according to claim 1 ,wherein the control unit displays the printing image in a preview display region of the editing screen that is displayed on the display.3. The display control apparatus according to claim 1 ,wherein the printing data is used for performing printing on a long printing medium, andwherein, in the editing item, a length of the printing image in a longitudinal direction of the printing medium is changed due to the alteration in the setting value.4. The display control apparatus according to claim 1 ,wherein, in the editing item, a character decoration of the printing image is changed due to the alteration in the setting value.5. The display control apparatus according to claim 1 ,wherein the control unit exaggeratedly displays the change in the printing image, according to an altered value of the setting value, in a case where the altered value of the setting value from a default value or a previous setting value of the editing item is less than or equal to a threshold value, and displays the printing image when the setting value is set to the threshold value, in a case where the altered value exceeds the threshold value.6. The display control apparatus according to claim 5 ,wherein there are a plurality of the ...

Horticulture tag printer

A printer and corresponding method of printing a selected plurality of horticultural identification tags comprising providing a printing system having a housing comprising a first printer, a second printer, a tag creasing mechanism and a tag separating mechanism where a supply of unprinted tags on a continuous roll and connected along a first side to a subsequent tag are directed to an automatic feed mechanism configured to feed at least a first tag through an inlet in the housing to the first printer and printing a selected image on a first side of the tag. Flipping the tag to expose a reserve, unprinted side and feeding the first tag to a second printer for printing a selected image on a reverse side of the tag and flipping the tag to expose the first printed side and automatically feeding the printed tag to a mechanism configured to crease a selected portion of the tag. Providing the tag to a cutter configured to cut a first side of the tag to separate the tag from a subsequent tag and collecting the printed and cut tags in a stack. 1. A system for printing horticultural identification tags , the system comprising:a feed roll configured to receive a supply of printable tags; 'receive a first tag from the feed roll for printing on a first surface on a first side of the first tag;', 'a first printer station configured to'} 'receive the first tag from the first printer for printing on a second surface on a second opposing side of the first tag;', 'a second printer station positioned with respect to the first printer and configured to'}wherein the first and second printer are configured for sequential printing of first and second sides of the first tag and subsequent tags.2. The system of and further comprising a creasing mechanism configured to receive the first tag from the second printer and configured to form a crease on a selected portion of the first tag.3. The system of and further comprising a cutting mechanism configured to receive the first tag from the ...

Tape Cassette

A tape cassette that includes a tape cassette that includes a housing having a top surface, a bottom surface, a rear wall, a front wall, and a tape feed exit located on the front wall, a tape included at least partially within the housing and configured to be fed along a tape feed path extending to the tape feed exit, and a first indicator aperture positioned on the front wall and a second indicator aperture position on a rear portion of the bottom surface. A position of the first indicator aperture on the front wall indicates a type of the tape included within the housing. A position of the second indicator aperture indicates a color of characters. 1. A tape cassette , comprising:a housing having a top wall, a bottom wall, a rear wall, a front wall, a first wall, a second wall, and a third wall, the first wall, the second wall, and the third wall being positioned between the front wall and the rear wall in a first direction orthogonal to the front wall and the rear wall, an arm portion including the front wall, the first wall, and the third wall, the arm portion having a tape feed exit located on an end of the arm portion in a second direction parallel to the front wall and the bottom wall, the first wall and the second wall forming an opening extending in a third direction from the bottom wall to the top wall between the first wall and the second wall in the first direction, the third wall being positioned between the front wall and the first wall in the first direction, the third direction being orthogonal to the first and the second directions;a tape, a portion of the tape being included within the arm portion, another portion of the tape being exposed through the tape feed exit, the tape being configured to be fed to the tape feed exit in the second direction;a rear indentation indented from a rear portion of the bottom wall toward the top wail up to a ceiling surface, the ceiling surface being parallel to the top wall and the bottom wall, the ceiling surface ...

TAPE CARTRIDGE

A tape cartridge to be installed in a tape printing apparatus by which a printing tape is fed out to perform printing on the printing tape. The tape cartridge includes the printing tape, a cartridge casing in which the printing tape is accommodated, and an elastic portion by which a reaction force is generated when the elastic portion is deformed by a pressing force of a pressing portion of the tape printing apparatus. The elastic portion is provided on a front surface of the cartridge casing. 1. A tape cartridge to be installed in a tape printing apparatus by which a printing tape is fed out to perform printing on the printing tape , the tape cartridge comprising:the printing tape;a cartridge casing in which the printing tape is accommodated; andan elastic portion by which a reaction force is generated when the elastic portion is deformed by a pressing force of a pressing portion of the tape printing apparatus, the elastic portion being provided on a front surface of the cartridge casing.2. The tape cartridge according to claim 1 , whereinthe elastic portion applies, to the pressing portion, a reaction force which is increased in proportion to a displacing amount of the elastic portion by the pressing force.3. The tape cartridge according to claim 1 , wherein the elastic portion includes:a receiving recessed portion that is formed on a casing wall of the cartridge casing and receives the pressing portion; andan elastic member that is provided at the receiving recessed portion and constituted separately from the cartridge casing.4. The tape cartridge according to claim 3 , wherein the elastic member is made of at least one of a resin elastic material and a metal elastic material.5. The tape cartridge according to claim 3 , wherein the resin elastic material is made of at least one of rubber and a sponge.6. The tape cartridge according to claim 3 , wherein the metal elastic material is made of at least one of a leaf spring and a coil spring.7. The tape cartridge ...

Tape Cassette

A tape cassette that includes a housing having a front wall and a tape feed exit located on the front wall, a tape included at least partially within the housing, and a pressing portion and a first non-pressing portion on the front wall. The pressing portion and the first non-pressing portion are positioned to oppose tape type detecting switches of the label printer when the cassette is in the label printer. The pressing portion is configured to change a state of an opposing one of the tape type detecting switches, and the first non-pressing portion is configured to avoid changing a state of an opposing one of the tape type detecting switches. The first non-pressing portion is a planar area of the front wall extending in a tape width direction from a top surface of the housing to a bottom surface of the housing. 1. A tape cassette , comprising:a housing having a top surface, a bottom surface, a front surface, and a pair of side surfaces;a tape mounted in the housing;a tape exit through which the tape, guided in the housing along a predetermined feed path, is discharged from the housing, at least a portion of the feed path extending parallel to the front surface; anda type indicator portion provided adjacent to the tape exit and in a specified area of the front surface on an upstream side of the tape exit in a feed direction of the tape, the type indicator portion indicating a tape type of the tape and including at least one first surface portion and at least one second surface portion arranged in a pattern corresponding to the tape type, each of the at least one second surface portion being located between the at least one first surface portion and the portion of the feed path in a specific direction that is generally orthogonal to the front surface, wherein:the type indicator portion includes five strip-shaped vertical information sections extending along a vertical direction orthogonal to the feed direction and the specific direction, each of the five strip-shaped ...

LABEL PRINTER AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING DETECTION PRECISION BY THE SAME

In accordance with an embodiment, a label printer comprises a transmission type sensor configured to enable a first light emitting element to emit light to irradiate a printing medium with the light and to detect light transmitted through the printing medium; a reflection type sensor configured to enable a second light emitting element to emit light to irradiate a printing medium with the light and to detect light reflected by the printing medium; and a light emission control module configured to alternately switch a single light emission period in which either the first light emitting element or the second light emitting element emits light and a both light emission period in which both the first light emitting element and the second light emitting element emit light. 1. A label printer , comprising:a transmission type sensor configured to enable a first light emitting element to emit a first light to irradiate a printing medium with the first light and to detect the first light transmitted through the printing medium;a reflection type sensor configured to enable a second light emitting element to emit a second light to irradiate a printing medium with the second light and to detect the second light reflected by the printing medium; anda light emission control module configured to alternately switch between a single light emission period in which either the first light emitting element or the second light emitting element emits light and a both light emission period in which both the first light emitting element and the second light emitting element emit light.2. The label printer according to claim 1 , further comprising:a conveyance control module configured to control conveyance of the printing medium, whereinthe light emission control module arranges the both light emission period each time the conveyance control module conveys the printing medium by a predetermined distance.3. The label printer according to claim 2 , whereinthe light emission control module ...

PRINTING APPARATUS

A printing apparatus includes a printing part configured to perform printing on a recording medium in which a label is attached to a backing sheet, transport rollers configured to sandwich and transport the recording medium, a peeling member configured to peel off the label from the backing sheet by bending the recording medium, and a tensioner configured to apply a tension in a direction opposite to a transport direction of the recording medium transported by the transport rollers to the recording medium, wherein, in the transport direction, the transport rollers are positioned downstream of the peeling member, and the tensioner is positioned upstream of the peeling member. 1. A printing apparatus comprising:a printing part configured to perform printing on a recording medium in which a label is attached to a backing sheet;transport rollers configured to sandwich and transport the recording medium;a peeling member configured to bend the recording medium to peel off the label from the backing sheet; anda tensioner configured to apply a tension to the recording medium in a direction opposite to a transport direction of the recording medium by the transport rollers, whereinthe transport rollers are positioned downstream of the peeling member in the transport direction, and the tensioner is positioned upstream of the peeling member.2. The printing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the tensioner includes a support portion configured to support the recording medium claim 1 , and a pressing portion which is contactable to and separable from the support portion; andthe tensioner sandwiches the recording medium between the support portion and the pressing portion.3. The printing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein in the transport direction claim 1 , the printing part is positioned upstream of the peeling member claim 1 , and the tensioner is positioned upstream of the printing part.4. The printing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the tension in the ...

LABEL PRINTER

A label printer includes a print head configured to perform printing on a label sheet, a transporting roller configured to transport the label sheet downstream, a peeling roller configured to transport a backing sheet in a direction different from a travelling direction of a label to peel the label from the backing sheet, and a control unit configured to control rotation of the transporting roller and rotation of the peeling roller, wherein when controlling a current value supplied to a peeling motor configured to rotate the peeling roller, the control unit supplies, to the peeling motor, a current value that is greater in an acceleration period for accelerating the rotation of the peeling roller than in any of a constant-speed period for rotating the peeling roller at a constant-speed and a deceleration period for decelerating the rotation of the peeling roller. 1. A label printer comprising:a print head configured to perform printing on a label sheet including a label attached to a backing sheet;a transporting roller disposed upstream of the print head in a transport path of the label sheet, and configured to rotate in a state where the transporting roller is in contact with the label sheet to transport the label sheet downstream in the transport path;a peeling roller disposed downstream of the print head in the transport path, and configured to rotate in a state where the peeling roller is in contact with the backing sheet, the peeling roller being configured to transport the backing sheet in a direction different from a travelling direction of the label to peel the label from the backing sheet; anda control unit configured to control rotation of the transporting roller and rotation of the peeling roller, whereinwhen controlling a current value supplied to a peeling motor that rotates the peeling roller to accelerate rotation of the peeling roller in a stopped state, to rotate the peeling roller at a constant speed after acceleration, and to decelerate and stop ...

LABEL PRINTER

A label printer includes a print head configured to perform printing on a label sheet, a transporting roller configured to transport the label sheet downstream, a peeling roller configured to transport a backing sheet in a direction different from a travelling direction of a label to peel the label from the backing sheet, and a control unit configured to control rotation of the transporting roller and rotation of the peeling roller, wherein a maximum friction force between the transporting roller and the label sheet are set such that the maximum friction force between the peeling roller and the backing sheet is not greater than a transport force of the peeling roller so as to make a transport error of the label sheet by the transporting roller within an acceptable value. 1. A label printer comprising:a print head configured to perform printing on a label sheet including a label attached to a backing sheet;a transporting roller disposed upstream of the print head in a transport path of the label sheet, and configured to rotate in a state where the transporting roller is in contact with the label sheet to transport the label sheet downstream in the transport path;a peeling roller disposed downstream of the print head in the transport path, and configured to rotate in a state where the peeling roller is in contact with the backing sheet, the peeling roller being configured to transport the backing sheet in a direction different from a travelling direction of the label to peel the label from the backing sheet; anda control unit configured to control rotation of the transporting roller and rotation of the peeling roller, whereinthe control unit controls a current value supplied to a peeling motor such that a transport force of the peeling roller for transporting the backing sheet is not smaller than a minimum force required for peeling the label and is not greater than a maximum friction force between the peeling roller and the backing sheet, the peeling motor being ...

PRINTING APPARATUS AND PRINTING METHOD

A printing apparatus includes a transport roller applying a transport force to a label sheet having a backing sheet to which a label is attached, a printing head performing printing on the label sheet, a detaching roller configured to apply to the backing sheet a tension for detaching the label from the backing sheet at a detaching unit that detaches the label from the backing sheet and apply a transport force to the backing sheet from which the label was detached, and a control unit controlling the transport roller and the detaching roller, wherein the control unit controls driving of the transport roller and the detaching roller such that a front tension, which is a tension applied to the label sheet at the position of the transport roller, when the label sheet is back-fed to upstream in the transport path, is smaller than a front tension when the label sheet is front-fed to downstream. 1. A printing apparatus , comprising:a transport roller configured to apply a transport force to a label sheet having a backing sheet, to which a label is attached, in a transport path of the label sheet;a printing head configured to perform printing on the label sheet transported to a printing position in the transport path;a detaching unit arranged downstream of the printing position in the transport path and configured to detach the label from the backing sheet;a detaching roller configured to apply to the backing sheet a tension for detaching the label from the backing sheet at the detaching unit, and apply a transport force to the backing sheet from which the label was detached; anda control unit configured to control driving of the transport roller and the detaching roller, whereinthe control unit controls driving of the transport roller and the detaching roller such that a front tension, which is a tension applied to the label sheet at the position of the transport roller, when the label sheet is back-fed to upstream in the transport path is smaller than a front tension when ...

CARTRIDGE, THERMAL PRINTER USING THE CARTRIDGE, MEDIUM FOR USE WITH THE THERMAL PRINTER, AND METHOD FOR CREATING LAMINATED MEDIUM

A cartridge includes: a cartridge case; a first supply portion including a heat-sensitive medium; and a second supply portion including an adhesive medium. The heat-sensitive medium includes a base material, a plurality of heat-sensitive layers, and at least one heat-insulating layer in a stacked state. The heat-sensitive layers include: a first heat-sensitive layer for producing a first color when heated above a first temperature; and a second heat-sensitive layer for producing a second color when heated above a second temperature higher than. the first temperature. The cartridge case includes: an opening for exposing the heat-sensitive medium; and a guide part positioned downstream of the opening in a conveying direction of the heat-sensitive medium for guiding the heat-sensitive medium and the adhesive medium bonded to a surface of the heat-sensitive medium opposite the base material with respect to the plurality of heat-sensitive layers. 1. A cartridge for use with a thermal printer comprising:a cartridge case;a first supply portion retained in the cartridge case and including a heat-sensitive medium defining a thickness in a thickness direction, the heat-sensitive medium having a first surface and a second surface opposite each other in the thickness direction; anda second supply portion retained in the cartridge case and including an adhesive medium, a base material having visible light transmittance, the base material constituting the first surface;', a first heat-sensitive layer configured to produce a first color when heated above a first temperature; and', 'a second heat-sensitive layer configured to produce a second color when heated above a second temperature higher than the first temperature; and, 'a plurality of heat-sensitive layers having visible light transmittance, the plurality of heat-sensitive layers comprising, 'at least one heat-insulating layer having visible light transmittance and including a first heat-insulating layer,, 'wherein the heat- ...

TAPE CASSETTE AND PRINTER

A tape cassette stores a first medium having: a first base having a print surface for printing; and a first separator removably attached to a surface of the first base on an opposite side of the print surface; and a second medium having: a second base; and a second separator removably attached to the second base. The tape cassette includes a pressing member that is movable in a direction intersecting with a direction of a plane of the print surface, and the pressing member is disposed at a position of, when a pressing force is externally applied to perform bonding of the first medium and the second medium mutually, receiving the pressing force. 1. A tape cassette to store a first medium having: a first base having a print surface for printing; and a first separator removably attached to a surface of the first base on an opposite side of the print surface; anda second medium having: a second base; and a second separator removably attached to the second base,wherein the tape cassette includes a pressing member that is movable in a direction intersecting with a direction of a plane of the print surface, andthe pressing member is disposed at a position of, when a pressing force is externally applied to perform bonding of the first medium and the second medium mutually, receiving the pressing force.2. The tape cassette according to claim 1 , whereinthe first base has a transmissive property allowing a user to see the printing on the print surface through the first base,the first separator has a transmissive property allowing a user to see the printing on the print surface through the first separator, andthe bonding bonds the second base of the second medium to the print surface of the first base of the first medium.3. The tape cassette according to claim 1 , whereinthe first base is different in hardness in a direction of thickness of the first base, and a side of the print surface has hardness larger than hardness of a side on the opposite of the print surface.4. The ...

PRINTER

A printer includes a printing unit having a printing head and a platen positioned opposite the printing head, the printing head being configured to print on a print medium that is fed between the printing head and the platen, a ribbon holding shaft configured to hold an ink ribbon that is wound thereon, a ribbon winding shaft configured to wind and collect the ink ribbon supplied from the ribbon holding shaft, and first and second guide shafts provided along a feeding route of the ink ribbon between the ribbon holding shaft and the ribbon winding shaft to apply tension to the ink ribbon. At least one of the first and second guide shafts has a tilt adjuster that applies a twist to the ink ribbon in a width direction of the ink ribbon through said at least one of the first and second guide shafts. 1. A printer comprising:a printing unit having a printing head and a platen positioned opposite the printing head, the printing head being configured to print on a print medium that is fed between the printing head and the platen;a ribbon holding shaft configured to hold an ink ribbon that is wound thereon;a ribbon winding shaft configured to wind and collect the ink ribbon supplied from the ribbon holding shaft; andfirst and second guide shafts provided along a feeding route of the ink ribbon between the ribbon holding shaft and the ribbon winding shaft to apply tension to the ink ribbon,wherein at least one of the first and second guide shafts has a tilt adjuster that applies a twist to the ink ribbon in a width direction of the ink ribbon through said at least one of the first and second guide shafts.2. The printer according to claim 1 , wherein the first guide shaft is on the ribbon holding shaft side and the second guide shaft is on the ribbon winding shaft side claim 1 , and the second guide shaft includes the tilt adjuster.3. The printer according to claim 2 , wherein the second guide shaft has a pivoting first end supported by a frame and a movable second end.4. The ...

SHIELD STRIP HAVING A PLURALITY OF PRINTABLE IDENTIFICATION PLATES AND MAGAZINE FOR INSERTING SHIELD STRIPS INTO A PRINTING DEVICE

A shield strip includes an elongated central web, a plurality of printable identification plates for identifying electrical components, the plurality of identification plates being arranged on two sides of the central web in each case in succession along the central web and being connected to the central web via connecting webs, and at least two holding pins of a different shape and/or size being arranged on the central web, wherein the at least two holding pins are formed in each case for engagement in an associated mounting of a magazine of a printing device. 1. A shield strip comprising: an elongated central web;a plurality of printable identification plates for identifying electrical components, the plurality of identification plates being arranged on two sides of the central web in each case in succession along the central web and being connected to the central web via connecting webs; andat least two holding pins of a different shape and/or size being arranged on the central web,wherein the at least two holding pins are formed in each case for engagement in an associated mounting of a magazine of a printing device.2. The shield strip according to claim 1 , wherein the holding pins are formed differently in such a way that the shield strip can be inserted into a receptacle of a magazine claim 1 , which receptacle has a correspondingly formed mounting for each holding pin only in one spatial orientation.3. The shield strip according to claim 1 , wherein the holding pins are of a different cross section and/or a different length.4. A shield strip claim 1 , comprisingan elongated central web;a plurality of printable identification plates for identifying electrical components, the plurality of identification plates being arranged on the two sides of the central web in each case in succession in a row along the central web, and connected to the central web via connecting webs,wherein the shield strip is manufactured by injection moulding, andwherein at least two ...

Printer, communication method, encryption method, and non-transitory computer-readable recording medium

A printer capable of communicating with an external apparatus is proposed. The printer includes: a processing unit configured to executing one of commands to perform corresponding processing with regard to the printer; a disabling unit configured to disable a first command among the commands, the first command to acquire data from the external apparatus; a determining unit configured to determine whether an authentication result is successful based on predetermined code information; and an enabling unit configured to enable the first command for a period of time, when the authentication result has been successful.

LABEL CREATING DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND LABEL

The label creating device is configured to image the article and generate code information including first characteristic information indicating a characteristic of the article and first identification information associated with the article. The label creating device is configured to create the label on which the code information is printed. The information device is configured to image the article and the code information, to extract the first characteristic information and the first identification information from the code information, to analyze the characteristic of the article, to generate the second characteristic information, and to acquire the second identification information used for determining the first identification information. The information device is configured to determine whether the first characteristic information and the second characteristic information match each other, and whether the first identification information and the second identification information match each other. 1. A system configured to verify an identity of an article , the system comprising:a label creating device configured to create a label associated with the article; andan information device configured to acquire information used for verifying the identity of the article from a content of the label, whereinthe label creating device includes:an imaging unit configured to image a first subject including the article, and to acquire first image data of the first subject;a first analyzer configured to analyze a characteristic of the article in the first subject by using the first image data, and to generate first characteristic information;a first identification information acquiring unit configured to acquire first identification information associated with the article and used for identifying the article;a generator configured to generate code information including at least the first characteristic information and the first identification information; anda printing unit ...

DATA WRITING DEVICE AND PROCESSING METHOD

A data writing device includes a reader and a processor. The reader receives a radio wave from a wireless tag for storing a first identifier and a second identifier and measures a radio wave intensity of the radio wave received from the wireless tag. The processor determines the radio wave intensities of the radio waves received from the plurality of wireless tags by acquiring the first identifiers from the plurality of wireless tags through the reader, and determines the radio wave intensities of the radio waves received from the plurality of wireless tags. A reading threshold is set between a strongest radio wave intensity and a next strongest radio wave intensity among the radio wave intensities, and the second identifiers are acquired from the wireless tags having the radio wave intensities exceeding the set reading threshold through the reader. 1. A data writing device comprising:a reader configured to receive a radio wave from a wireless tag that stores a first identifier and a second identifier, the reader measuring a radio wave intensity of the radio wave received from the wireless tag; and determine the radio wave intensities of the radio waves received from a plurality of the wireless tags by acquiring the respective first identifiers from the plurality of wireless tags through the reader,', 'set a reading threshold between a strongest radio wave intensity and a next strongest radio wave intensity among the radio wave intensities of the radio waves received from the plurality of wireless tags, and', 'acquire a second identifier from one of the plurality of wireless tags, wherein the one of the plurality of wireless tags has a radio wave intensity exceeding the set reading threshold through the reader., 'a processor configured to2. The data writing device according to claim 1 , wherein the second identifier is an identifier for specifying the wireless tag.3. The data writing device according to claim 1 , wherein the processor sets an average value of the ...

Rollers for a printer and a printer equipped with said rollers

The invention relates to a roller (R) for a printer for printing on print material (D) which on its side (D R ) facing away from the side (D D ) to be printed on is coated or can be coated in certain areas with an adhesive or sticking material (K), wherein the roller (R) serves to convey the print material or to press the print material against a print head or print cylinder (DKW) and the roller (R) has at least one pressing area (BA) and the pressing area (BA) serves to butt against and press onto the print material (D), characterised in that the pressing area (BA) or the pressing areas together has or have a width (B BA ) which is less than the width (B D ) of the print material (D).

NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING SET OF PROGRAM INSTRUCTIONS FOR CREATING A PLURALITY OF PRINT LABELS WITH PRINTING DEVICE

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium stores a set of program instructions including: (a) generating; (b) generating; (c) setting; and (d) displaying. The (a) generating generates a plurality of sets of print data corresponding to respective ones of a plurality of print labels used in an overlaid state. The (b) generating generates a plurality of sets of medium type information for respective ones of the plurality of print labels. Each medium type information indicates a type of a printing medium used for creating a corresponding print label. The (c) setting sets a layering order for the plurality of print labels. The (d) displaying displays a list of the plurality of sets of medium type information on a display. The plurality of sets of medium type information is arranged in the layering order for the plurality of print labels corresponding to respective ones of the plurality of sets of medium type information. 1. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a set of program instructions installed on and executed by a controller provided in a terminal device configured to communicate with a printing device , the set of program instructions comprising:(a) generating a plurality of sets of print data corresponding to respective ones of a plurality of print labels used in an overlaid state;(b) generating a plurality of sets of medium type information for respective ones of the plurality of print labels, each of the plurality of sets of medium type information indicating a type of a printing medium used for creating a corresponding one of the plurality of print labels;(c) setting a layering order for the plurality of print labels, the layering order indicating an order in which the plurality of print labels is to be overlaid on each other; and(d) displaying a list of the plurality of sets of medium type information on a display, the plurality of sets of medium type information being arranged in the layering order set for the plurality of print ...

Tape Cassette

A tape cassette includes a generally rectangular housing, a tape, an opening, and a roller. The housing has a top wall and a bottom wall. The top wall includes a top surface, a lower surface and a connection portion connecting. The housing defines first, second, third, and fourth corner portions. The lower surface includes a first portion between the connection portion and a side of the second corner portion and a second portion between the connection portion and a rear of the second corner portion with a space between the first portion and the second portion. An intersection of the connection portion and the lower surface includes a third portion that is a part of an edge forming the space between the first portion and the second portion.

Printing Apparatus Configured to Print On Tape

A printing apparatus includes a conveying portion, a printing portion, and a controller. The controller controls the conveying portion and the printing portion based on first data and second data. The controller is configured to generate a first print label set and a second print label set. The first print label set includes first label portion on which printing is performed based on one piece of the first data and non-label portion on which printing is performed based on one piece of the second data adjacent to the first label portion. The second print label set includes second label portion on which printing is performed based on remaining one piece of the first data and non-label portion on which printing is performed based on remaining one piece of the second data adjacent to the second label portion. 1. A printing apparatus comprising:a conveying portion configured to convey a tape, the tape comprising a first sheet in a form of an elongated rectangular shape and having a first surface, and a second sheet in a form of an elongated rectangular shape and affixed to the first surface of the first sheet, the second sheet including two label portions and a non-label portion segmented from each other by a cut line and defined between the label portions, each of the two label portions having a first label portion and a second label portion disposed in a longitudinal direction of the tape;a printing portion configured to perform printing on the tape conveyed by the conveying portion; and acquiring two pieces of first data and two pieces of second data from a data base that includes the two pieces of first data and the two pieces of second data corresponding to the two pieces of first data;', 'controlling the conveying portion and the printing portion based on the two pieces of first data and the two pieces of second data acquired in the acquiring; and', 'generating a first print label set and a second print label set, the first print label set including the first label ...

Tape, Printer and Printer System

A tape has one or more first areas and one or more second areas. One of the second areas is connected to each of the first areas, and is shorter than the first areas in a direction. A control unit controls to print on a first area of the tape and to cut a second area. In some examples, the tape is divided into two portions by pre-cut contours. A control unit controls to divide one of the portions into two parts and to print on at least one of the parts. Additionally or alternatively, a tape may include a first sheet and a second sheet. The second sheet pasted on the first sheet, is divided into a first area and a second area by a slit, and has a perforation line. A control unit controls to print on the second sheet, and to cut partially through the tape.

Tape Including Label Part and Attachment Part Separable Therefrom and Tape Cartridge Accommodating the Same

A tape includes a release sheet, a main label portion, and a subordinate label portion. The release sheet has an elongated rectangular shape having a length in a first direction greater than a length in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. The main label portion is affixed to the release sheet and contains a fold line extending in one of the first direction and the second direction. The subordinate label portion is affixed to the release sheet and is arrayed with the main label portion in one of the first and the second directions. The subordinate label portion is separate from the main label portion, or is integrally connected to the main label portion through a portion having a width smaller than that of the subordinate label portion. 1. A tape comprising:a release sheet having an elongated rectangular shape, the release sheet having a length in a first direction greater than a length in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction;a main label portion affixed to the release sheet and containing a fold line extending in one of the first direction and the second direction; anda subordinate label portion affixed to the release sheet and arrayed with the main label portion in one of the first direction and the second direction,wherein the subordinate label portion is separate from the main label portion, or is integrally connected to the main label portion through a portion having a width smaller than that of the subordinate label portion.2. The tape according to claim 1 , wherein the main label portion has a center portion in the second direction where the fold line extends in the first direction claim 1 , andwherein the subordinate label portion is separate from the main label portion, and is arrayed with the main label portion in the first direction, the subordinate label portion having a length in the second direction not more than a length from one end in the second direction of the main label portion to the fold line.3. The tape ...

Tape Cartridge and Printing Apparatus Using the Same

A tape cartridge includes a casing and a tape roll which is a winding of a tape and is accommodated in the casing. The tape includes a first sheet and a second sheet. The first sheet is in a form of an elongated sheet-like shape having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The first sheet has translucency. The second sheet is in a form of an elongated sheet-like shape and affixed to the first surface of the first sheet. The second sheet includes a label portion and a non-label portion segmented from each other by a cut line. The second sheet has translucency. The second surface of the first sheet is provided with a mark at a position adjacent to the cut line. 1. A tape cartridge comprising:a casing; anda tape roll which is a winding of a tape and is accommodated in the casing;the tape comprising:a first sheet in a form of an elongated sheet-like shape having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, the first sheet having translucency; anda second sheet in a form of an elongated sheet-like shape and affixed to the first surface of the first sheet, the second sheet including a label portion and a non-label portion segmented from each other by a cut line, the second sheet having translucency, the second surface of the first sheet being provided with a mark at a position adjacent to the cut line.2. The tape cartridge according to claim 1 , wherein the mark has an end portion positioned in coincidence with the cut line.3. The tape cartridge according to claim 1 , wherein the label portion is rectangular in shape claim 1 , the mark being indicative of an angled corner of the label portion.4. The tape cartridge according to claim 3 , wherein the mark has a first end portion and a second end portion claim 3 , the first end portion being aligned with a first side of the label portion claim 3 , and the second end portion being aligned with a second side of the label portion claim 3 , the first side and the second side ...

Tape cassette

A tape cassette that includes a housing having a front wall and a tape feed exit located on the front wall, a tape included at least partially within the housing, and a pressing portion and a first non-pressing portion on the front wall. The pressing portion and the first non-pressing portion are positioned to oppose tape type detecting switches of the label printer when the cassette is in the label printer. The pressing portion is configured to change a state of an opposing one of the tape type detecting switches, and the first non-pressing portion is configured to avoid changing a state of an opposing one of the tape type detecting switches. The first non-pressing portion is a planar area of the front wall extending in a tape width direction from a top surface of the housing to a bottom surface of the housing.

Printed-matter producing device and medium

The disclosure discloses a printed-matter producing device including a cutting device, and a controller. The cutting device is disposed downstream of a thermal head at a predetermined separation distance. The controller is configured to execute a coordination control process, a data acquisition process, and a data shift process. In the coordination control process, a feeder, the thermal head, and the cutting device are controlled in coordination with each other to form a print while feeding a print-receiving medium, to stop the feeding after feeding by a first feeding distance corresponding to the separation distance and to execute a cutting process, and to subsequently resume the feeding to produce a printed matter. In the data shift process, a facing position on the print data corresponding to a position at which the thermal head faces the print-receiving medium is shifted.

PRINTER PRINTING SETS OF PRINT DATA IN ORDER WHICH DEPENDS ON MOUNTED MEDIUM TYPE

In a printer, a controller determines a type of print medium currently mounted in a mount portion, and acquires a first set of print data correlated with a first medium type and a second set of print data correlated with a second medium type. In a case that a print medium of the first medium type is mounted in the mount portion, a print portion prints a first print image based on the first set of print data, and thereafter prints a second print image based on the second set of print data. In a case that a print medium of the second medium type is mounted in the mount portion, the print portion prints the second print image based on the second set of print data, and thereafter prints the first print image based on the first set of print data. 1. A printer comprising:a mount portion in which a print medium is mountable;a print portion configured to print an image; and a determination process to determine a type of print medium currently mounted in the mount portion;', 'a data acquisition process to acquire a plurality of sets of print data representing respective ones of a plurality of print images and being correlated with respective ones of a plurality of medium types which is different from one another, each of the plurality of print images being to be printed by using correlated one of the plurality of medium types, the plurality of sets of print data including a first set of print data and a second set of print data, the first set of print data representing a first print image and being correlated with a first medium type, the second set of print data representing a second print image and being correlated with a second medium type; and', in a case that the print medium of the first medium type is mounted in the mount portion, the print portion prints the first print image based on the first set of print data, and thereafter prints the second print image based on the second set of print data; and', 'in a case that the print medium of the second medium type is ...

PRESET INFORMATION DISPLAYING METHOD AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS

A preset information displaying method includes: performing a first registration process that is a process of registering, in a database, first preset information and first image information in a state of being associated with each other, the first preset information being used upon performing a first printing process, the first image information representing a result of the first printing process; and performing a display process that is a process of displaying, on a selection screen, the first preset information and the first image information in correspondence with each other, the first image information being associated with the first preset information in the database, the selection screen including a list of one or a plurality of pieces of preset information including the first preset information, the selection screen receiving selection operation, the selection operation being operation of selecting any of the one or the plurality of pieces of preset information. 1. A preset information displaying method comprising:performing a first registration process, the first registration process being a process of registering, in a database, first preset information and first image information in a state of being associated with each other, the first preset information being used upon performing a first printing process, the first image information representing a result of the first printing process; andperforming a display process, the display process being a process of displaying, on a selection screen, the first preset information and the first image information in correspondence with each other, the first image information being associated with the first preset information in the database, the selection screen including a list of one or a plurality of pieces of preset information including the first preset information, the selection screen receiving selection operation, the selection operation being operation of selecting any of the one or the plurality of pieces ...

DUPLEX PRINTER WITH MOVABLE PRINT HEAD

A duplex printer system includes a double-sided label web and a duplex printer operable to print both sides of the label web. The label includes exposed adhesive on a first side thereof. The duplex printer includes a printer frame and first and second print heads arranged to print respective sides of the label web. The first print head is shiftably mounted relative to the printer frame for movement into and out of a printing position, in which the first print head is operable to print within a printable region of the first side. The first print head is selectively shifted out of the printing position so as to avoid contact with exposed adhesive during label web advancement. The first print head includes a printer interface positioned in printing engagement with the label web when the first print head is shifted to the printing position. The printer interface is spaced from a first adhesive side area and is thereby prevented from engaging the exposed adhesive applied thereto when the first print head is shifted to the printing position. 1. A duplex printer system comprising:a double-sided label web operable to be printed on opposite first and second sides thereof,said first side of the label web presenting longitudinally spaced apart printable regions devoid of adhesive,said first side of the label web including exposed adhesive located at least in part between printable regions,said label web presenting longitudinally extending sides between which the label width is defined,each of said printable regions being spaced from a first one of the label sides to define a corresponding first side margin,said label web including exposed adhesive applied to a first adhesive side area located within the first side margin; and a printer frame that presents a web path along which the label web passes longitudinally through the printer in a feed direction, and', 'first and second print heads supported relative to the printer frame and arranged to print respective sides of the ...

Ticket Printer

A ticket printer that includes a plurality of LEDs for emitting light that is visible to a user removing a ticket, wherein the printer is able to transfer information to the exterior, using the light of the LEDs without adding further light emitting means, by means of a modulator that enables the LEDs to emit a pulsed light signal that contains information on the identity of the printer and which can be received and read by an external decoder.

Printer and Tape Cartridge

The disclosure discloses a printer including a cartridge holder, a feeder, a printing head, a first sensor, and a second sensor. The cartridge holder is configured to attach and detach a medium cartridge having a print-receiving medium. The first sensor is configured to bring a detector into contact with the medium cartridge and thereby detect first information related to the print-receiving medium, based on a result of the contact. The second sensor is configured to project light to the medium cartridge and thereby detect second information related to the print-receiving medium, based on a result of light reception corresponding to the projected light. The first sensor and the second sensor are integrated as a sensor unit configured to perform an advancing/retreating motion toward/from the medium cartridge. 1. A printer comprising:a cartridge holder configured to attach and detach a medium cartridge having a print-receiving medium;a feeder configured to feed said print-receiving medium supplied from said medium cartridge along a feeding path;a printing head configured to form print on said print-receiving medium fed by said feeder;a first sensor configured to bring a detector into contact with said medium cartridge and thereby detect first information related to said print-receiving medium, based on a result of the contact; anda second sensor configured to project light to said medium cartridge and thereby detect second information related to said print-receiving medium, based on a result of light reception corresponding to the projected light,said first sensor and said second sensor being integrated as a sensor unit configured to perform an advancing/retreating motion toward/from said medium cartridge.2. The printer according to claim 1 , whereinsaid sensor unit comprises:a reference shaft for said advancing/retreating motion;a first urging member that urges said sensor unit in a first direction along said reference shaft; anda limiting member that limits an ...

PRINTER

A plate spring is disposed at an outer lateral face of each of a pair of supporting members which a separation mechanism includes. In separation ejection, when an opening and closing cover is closed while pressing parts of an opening and closing cover is in contact with plate springs of the separation mechanism, the separation mechanism is fixed at the separation ejection position and the nip roller of the separation mechanism is biased toward the platen roller because of the effect of the plate springs. Since the plate springs can be pressed by the pressing parts of the opening and closing cover, a component to press the plate springs can be eliminated. 1. A printer to print on a print medium including a label temporarily adhering to a liner , comprising:a housing;an opening and closing cover that can be opened and closed relative to the housing;a feed roller disposed at the opening and closing cover, the feed roller configured to feed the print medium;a print head disposed so as to be adjacent to the feed roller when the opening and closing cover is closed, the print head configured to print on the print medium; anda separation mechanism disposed at an ejection port side of the print medium to separate the label from the liner during separation ejection of the print medium, the separation mechanism includinga nip roller adjacent to the feed roller during the separation ejection, andan elastic structure configured to come into contact with the opening and closing cover during the separation ejection so as to bias the nip roller toward the feed roller.2. The printer according to claim 1 , wherein the separation mechanism is disposed so as to move between a position of the separation ejection and a position of normal ejection that is away from the position of the separation ejection.3. The printer according to claim 1 , further comprising a pair of pressing parts disposed at one end side of the opening and closing cover claim 1 , the pair of pressing parts configured ...

RIBBON FEEDING APPARATUS, AND TAPE PRINTING APPARATUS EQUIPPED WITH THE SAME

An apparatus includes: a delivering-side gear train that transmits motive power to a delivering-side drive shaft; an winding-side gear train that transmits motive power to an winding-side drive shaft; a second clutch mechanism that connects the drive motor and the delivering-side gear train to each other in accordance with reverse rotation of the drive motor and disconnects the drive motor and the delivering-side gear train from each other in accordance with forward rotation of the drive motor; and a first clutch mechanism that is provided upstream of the second clutch mechanism, connects the drive motor and the winding-side gear train to each other in accordance with the forward rotation of the drive motor, and disconnects the drive motor and the winding-side gear train from each other in accordance with the reverse rotation of the drive motor. 1. A ribbon feeding apparatus that feeds an ink ribbon in a forward direction and a reverse direction by driving a ribbon delivering core and a ribbon winding core for rotation , the ink ribbon being unreeled from the ribbon delivering core , the ink ribbon unreeled from the ribbon delivering core being reeled onto the ribbon winding core , the apparatus comprising:a drive motor;a delivering-side drive shaft that is in engagement with the ribbon delivering core;a delivering-side power transmission mechanism that transmits inputted motive power to the delivering-side drive shaft;an winding-side drive shaft that is in engagement with the ribbon winding core;an winding-side power transmission mechanism that transmits inputted motive power to the winding-side drive shaft;a delivering-side clutch mechanism that includes a sun gear and a planet gear, connects the drive motor and the delivering-side power transmission mechanism to each other in accordance with reverse rotation of the drive motor, and disconnects the drive motor and the delivering-side power transmission mechanism from each other in accordance with forward rotation ...

LABEL PRINTER

A label printer is configured to sequentially issue a reserved number of printed labels on which information on a reserved commodity is printed, and the label printer includes: a designation means configured to designate a commodity; an input means configured to input the number of printed labels to be issued on which information on the commodity designated by the designation means is printed; and a registration means configured to receive, while the printed labels are issued, designation of the commodity by the designation means and input of the number of printed labels to be issued by the input means, and register a reservation. 1. A label printer configured to sequentially issue a reserved number of printed labels on which information on a reserved commodity is printed , the label printer comprising:a designation unit configured to designate a commodity;an input unit configured to input the number of printed labels to be issued on which information on the commodity designated by the designation unit is printed; anda registration unit configured to receive, while the printed labels are issued, designation of the commodity by the designation unit and input of the number of printed labels to be issued by the input unit, and register a reservation.2. The label printer according to claim 1 , further comprising:a display unit configured to display a list of reservation contents registered by the registration unit.3. The label printer according to claim 1 , further comprising:a changing unit configured to change issuance order for printed labels for commodities reserved by the registration unit.4. The label printer according to claim 1 , further comprising:a print unit configured to print a linerless label while feeding the linerless label wound in a roll shape;a cutter arranged on a downstream side of the print unit to cut the printed linerless label to a predetermined length; anda temporary adhesion unit configured to hold from front and rear sides the printed label, ...

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRINTING ON AN OBJECT HAVING A CURVED SURFACE

A printing module configured to print a label on a curved surface of an article includes an expandable printing mechanism configured to be expanded to an open configuration for receiving the article or contracted to a closed configuration placing the curved surface in an operative position with respect to a print head and an article moving assembly configured to grasp and hold the article and effect relative movement between the curved surface and the print head. The printing mechanism includes contact elements, such as rollers, that contact or otherwise engage the article when the printing mechanism is in the closed configuration and maintain the curved surface in the operative position with respect to the print head during relative movement between the curved surface and the print head. 141.-. (canceled)42. A system for processing a sample comprising:a sample transfer apparatus configured to remove an amount of sample material from a first container and dispense at least a portion of the removed sample material in a second container;a code reading device configured to read a first machine-readable graphic code on a surface of the first container, the first machine-readable graphic code having encoded therein information relating to the sample material contained in the first container;a controller configured to generate a second machine-readable graphic code having encoded therein information relating to the information encoded in the first machine-readable graphic code; and [ (1) expanded to an open configuration for enabling the second container to be received within or removed from the printing module, and', '(2) contracted to a printing configuration placing the curved surface of the second container in an operative printing position with respect to the print head and maintaining the curved surface in the operative printing position with respect to the print head during relative movement of the curved surface with respect to the print head; and, '(A) an ...

LABEL PRINTER WITH BARCODE SHIFTING AND SCALE INCORPORATING SUCH A LABEL PRINTER

A printing device includes a thermal printhead with a plurality of print elements. A controller is configured to identify an out of specification status of at least one print element, wherein the controller is further configured to determine whether printing of a specific print field requires use of the print element having the out of specification status and, if so, to determine whether a print location of the specific print field can be shifted such that the print element having out of specification status will be one of (i) aligned with a gap in the specific print field or (ii) offset to one side of the specific print field. A weighing scale incorporating the printing device is also provided. 1. A printing device , comprising:a thermal printhead with a plurality of print elements;a controller configured to identify an out of specification status of at least one print element, wherein the controller is further configured to determine whether printing of a specific print field requires use of the print element having the out of specification status and, if so, to determine whether a print location of the specific print field can be shifted such that the print element having out of specification status will be one of (i) aligned with a gap in the specific print field or (ii) offset to one side of the specific print field.2. The printing device of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured such that claim 1 , if the controller determines that the print location of the specific print field can be shifted such that the print element having out of specification status will be one of (i) aligned with a gap in the specific print field or (ii) offset to one side of the specific print field claim 1 , then the controller implements a corresponding shift of the print location for purpose of a printing operation.3. The printing device of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured such that an amount by which the print location of the specific print field can be shifted ...

Cutting Apparatus and Printer

The disclosure discloses a cutting apparatus including a feeder, a fixed blade, a movable blade, and at least one scraping-off device. The movable blade is configured to slide in a sliding direction crossing a transport direction against the fixed blade and is configured to move along the sliding direction from a standby position on one side to a cutting position on the other side and to cut the print-receiving medium fed by the feeder. The at least one scraping-off device is disposed in proximity to the movable blade and is configured to come into contact from the other side with an adhesive that has adhered to the movable blade and scrape off the adhesive when the movable blade moves from the standby position on the one side to the cutting position on the other side. 1. A cutting apparatus comprising:a feeder configured to feed a print-receiving medium including an adhesive layer along a predetermined transport direction;a fixed blade having a shape like a flat plate;a movable blade that has a shape like a flat plate and is configured to slide in a sliding direction crossing said transport direction against said fixed blade and is configured to move along the sliding direction from a standby position on one side to a cutting position on the other side and to cut said print-receiving medium fed by said feeder; andat least one scraping-off device that is disposed in proximity to said movable blade and is configured to come into contact from said other side with an adhesive that has adhered to said movable blade and scrape off said adhesive when said movable blade moves from the standby position on said one side to the cutting position on said other side.2. The cutting apparatus according to claim 1 , whereinsaid at least one scraping-off device comprises an extension part that has a shape substantially like a flat plate and is disposed downstream from said movable blade in said transport direction to face said movable blade, and whereinsaid extension part includes a ...

PRINTER

A printer includes a thermal head having a plurality of heating elements to print on a paper that is conveyed thereto, a controller configured to control a speed of the paper that is conveyed and an amount of power supplied to the heating elements, and a processor configured to determine from image data of an image that is to be printed on the paper using the thermal head whether or not a character and a figure other than the character are to be simultaneously printed and instruct the controller based on the determination. The processor instructs the controller to set the speed of the paper to a first speed which is slower than a second speed, which is the speed for printing the character without the figure, upon determining that the character and the figure are to be simultaneously printed. 1. A printer comprising:a thermal head having a plurality of heating elements to print on a paper that is conveyed thereto;a controller configured to control a speed of the paper that is conveyed and an amount of power supplied to the heating elements; anda processor configured to determine from image data of an image that is to be printed on the paper using the thermal head whether or not a character and a figure other than the character are to be simultaneously printed and instruct the controller based on the determination, whereinthe processor instructs the controller to set the speed of the paper to a first speed which is slower than a second speed, which is the speed for printing the character without the figure, upon determining that the character and the figure are to be simultaneously printed.2. The printer according to claim 1 , whereinthe processor instructs the controller to supply power to first heating elements facing a first region of the paper on which the character is to be printed for a first time period and to second heating elements facing a second region of the paper on which the figure is to be printed for a second time period that is longer than the first ...

PRINTER AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING PRINTER

According to an embodiment, a printer performs printing on a printable medium to be attached to a product. The printer includes: a memory; a display; and a controller. The controller detects an attribution item that differs between generated print data and print data that is recorded in the memory in association with input identification information. The controller displays print image of the printable medium on the display on the basis of the generated print data in such a way that the detected attribution item is highlighted. 1. A printer that performs printing on a printable medium to be attached to a product , comprising:an interface that inputs identification information identifying the product;a memory that records a product information file that records, for each piece of the identification information, product information including a plurality of pieces of data of a plurality of attribution items each representing an attribution of the product, the memory recording print data in association with the identification information, the plurality of pieces of data of the plurality of attribution items being arranged at predetermined positions in the print data;a printer mechanism that prints the product information of the product identified by the input identification information, on the printable medium on the basis of the print data;a display that displays a print image of the printable medium where the product information is to be printed by the printer mechanism; and reads, where the identification information is input via the interface, the product information from the product information file in the memory on the basis of the identification information,', 'generates print data in which the plurality of pieces of data included in the read product information are arranged at predetermined positions,', 'detects an attribution item that differs between the generated print data and the print data that is recorded in the memory in association with the input ...

LABEL PRINTER

A label printer includes a printing engine configured to print a label image on label papers according to a designated label format as the label papers are conveyed thereto one-by-one, a sensor configured to detect a presence of the label papers in a conveyance path of the label papers, and a controller configured to determine a size of a label paper conveyed to the printing engine based on detection signals of the sensor and detect whether or not there is a mismatch of the size with a size of the designated label format. 1. A label printer comprising:a printing engine configured to print a label image on label papers according to a designated label format as the label papers are conveyed thereto one-by-one;a sensor configured to detect a presence of the label papers in a conveyance path of the label papers; anda controller configured to determine a size of a label paper conveyed to the printing engine based on detection signals of the sensor and detect whether or not there is a mismatch of the size with a size of the designated label format.2. The label printer according to claim 1 , further comprising:a touch screen through which a user designates the label format to be used in printing the label image.3. The label printer according to claim 2 , wherein the controller stops printing of the label image upon detecting the mismatch and controls the touch screen to display an error message.4. The label printer according to claim 3 , whereinupon detecting the mismatch, the controller controls the touch screen to further display a restart button, andupon detecting that the restart button has been selected, the controller resumes printing of the label image according to the designated label format on additional label papers.5. The label printer according to claim 3 , whereinupon detecting the mismatch, the controller controls the touch screen to further display an end of printing button, andupon detecting that the end of printing button has been selected, the controller ...

Cutting Apparatus and Printer

The disclosure discloses a cutting apparatus including a movable blade and a guide device. The movable blade is configured to move along a sliding direction to a cutting position. The guide device includes an upper guide part including a contact part and a lower guide part including at least one guide surface. The contact part is disposed at a position separated from a first blade edge of the fixed blade by a first distance in the transport direction and by a second distance in an upper direction. The at least one guide surface that inclines in an inclination direction in which the at least one guide surface inclines downward at a predetermined angle toward a downstream in the transport direction and is disposed to have an interval of a third distance against the contact part in a direction orthogonal to the inclination direction. 1. A cutting apparatus comprising:a feeder configured to feed a print-receiving medium including an adhesive layer along a predetermined transport direction;a fixed blade that has a shape like a flat plate and includes a first blade edge at a lower end;a movable blade that has a shape like a flat plate, includes a second blade edge having a substantially V-like shape in a view from said transport direction at an upper end, is disposed downstream from fixed blade in said transport direction, and is configured to slide in a sliding direction crossing said transport direction against said fixed blade and to move along the sliding direction from a standby position on a lower side to a cutting position on an upper side; anda guide device that includes an upper guide part and a lower guide part that respectively is disposed downstream from said fixed blade in said transport direction and is configured to guide said print-receiving medium being cut further downstream,the upper guide part including a contact part that is disposed at a position separated from said first blade edge of said fixed blade by a first distance in said transport direction ...

PRINTER

A printer includes a paper roll holder having a shaft, a paper roll storage section, and a print unit. The paper roll storage section has a first support configured to rotatably support the shaft of the paper roll holder when the paper roll holder is inserted into a shaft core of a paper roll, and a second support configured to rotatably support the shaft of the paper roll holder when the paper roll holder is not inserted into the shaft core of the paper roll and at a position where the paper roll holder abuts an outer circumference of the paper roll when the shaft of the paper roll holder is rotatably supported by the second support. The print unit is configured to form an image on paper to be supplied from the paper roll. 1. A printer comprising:a paper roll holder having a shaft;a paper roll storage section having a first support configured to rotatably support the shaft of the paper roll holder when the paper roll holder is inserted into a shaft core of a paper roll, and a second support configured to rotatably support the shaft of the paper roll holder when the paper roll holder is not inserted into the shaft core of the paper roll and at a position where the paper roll holder abuts an outer circumference of the paper roll when the shaft of the paper roll holder is rotatably supported by the second support; anda print unit configured to form an image on paper to be supplied from the paper roll.2. The printer according to claim 1 , wherein the paper roll storage section is defined by a bottom wall claim 1 , a pair of side walls claim 1 , and a rear wall claim 1 , and each of the first and second supports comprises a pair of opposing grooves on the side walls.3. The printer according to claim 2 , wherein the second support is located at a front portion of the side wall.4. The printer according to claim 2 , wherein the second support is located adjacent the rear wall.5. The printer according to claim 4 , wherein the second support is located adjacent the bottom ...

CUTTING DEVICE AND LABEL PRINTER

A cutting device includes a fixed blade and a movable blade that slides past the fixed blade during cutting, and a cleaning tool with an adhesive removing element that comes into contact with a surface of the movable blade that faces the fixed blade during the cutting. 1. A cutting device comprising:a fixed blade and a movable blade that slides past the fixed blade during cutting; anda cleaning tool with an adhesive removing element that comes into contact with a surface of the movable blade that faces the fixed blade during the cutting.2. The device according to claim 1 , further comprising:a frame to which the cleaning tool is mounted,wherein the cleaning tool is mounted to the frame so as to prevent rotation of the cleaning tool during the cutting.3. The device according to claim 2 , wherein the frame has an opening and a longitudinal end of the cleaning tool is inserted into and engaged with the opening so that the cleaning tool does not rotate while engaged with the opening.4. The device according to claim 3 , wherein the opening is square-shaped and the longitudinal end of the cleaning tool has a square shape.5. The device according to claim 4 , wherein the cleaning tool includes a square-shaped rod with four longitudinal surfaces and the adhesive removing element is installed on at least a first one of the four longitudinal surfaces.6. The device according to claim 5 , wherein the adhesive removing element includes a plurality of brushes that extend outwardly from the first one of the longitudinal surfaces.7. The device according to claim 6 , wherein the brushes are arranged along a straight horizontal line.8. The device according to claim 6 , wherein the brushes are arranged along a straight line that is inclined with respect to a horizontal line and parallel to at least one cutting edge of the movable blade.9. The device according to claim 6 , wherein the brushes are arranged along two straight lines that are inclined with respect to a horizontal line.10. ...

PRINTER FOR MARKING STRIPS

A printer is provided for printing marking strips having a plurality of marking elements for marking electric devices which can be arranged next to one another. Each of the marking elements has a marking plate with at least one writing field which can be printed with information such as writing. The printer has a rotatably mounted feed shaft which can be driven by a motor and a printing head. The rotatably mounted feed shaft has at least one section which is provided with protrusions and which rests directly against the marking strip while the feed shaft is rotated such that the advancing speed of the marking strip is synchronized with the circumferential speed of the feed shaft. 113-. (canceled)14. A printer for printing marking strips , comprising(a) a rotatably mounted feed shaft which is driven by a motor; and(b) a printing head arranged adjacent to said feed shaft, said feed shaft including at least one protrusion section having a plurality of protrusions, said feed shaft engaging the marking strip while said feed shaft is rotated with an advancing speed of the marking strip being synchronized with a circumferential speed of said feed shaft.15. The printer according to claim 14 , wherein said protrusion section rests directly against said marking strip while said feed shaft is rotated claim 14 , said protrusions introducing a deformation into the marking strip during feed claim 14 , creating a positive engagement between said feed shaft and the marking strip to synchronize the advancing speed of the marking strip with the circumferential speed of said feed shaft.16. The printer according to claim 14 , wherein the marking strip is formed of at least one plastic material and said protrusion section has a roughened surface which is configured to engage the marking strip while transporting the marking strip.17. The printer according to claim 14 , wherein said protrusion section is formed as an interlocking section.18. The printer according to claim 17 , wherein ...

Label Roll and Machine Having a Label Roll

The invention describes, and illustrates, a label roll having a roll core and having a label tape, which is wound up onto the roll core. In order that the amount of time and effort required for changing over the label rolls can be reduced without a disproportionately large amount of space having to be provided for the label compartment, provision is made for the roll core to have a plurality of rollers distributed over its circumference, around which the label tape is wound. 1) A label roll comprising:a roll core; anda label tape, which is wound up onto the roll core;wherein the roll core has a plurality of rollers distributed over its circumference, around which the label tape is wound.2) The label roll according to claim 1 , wherein the roll core has an elongate claim 1 , preferably at least essentially oval or at least essentially rectangular claim 1 , cross section which is provided claim 1 , in particular claim 1 , with rounded corners and around which the label tape is wound.3) The label roll according to claim 1 , wherein the rollers are provided at fixed locations along the circumference of the roll core claim 1 , and/or wherein the rollers are rubber-coated rollers claim 1 , and/or wherein the rollers claim 1 , in particular the roller spindles claim 1 , are retained in a roll-core housing.4) The label roll according to claim 1 , wherein the roll core has at least one brake lining claim 1 , and wherein the at least one brake lining is adjustable from a braking position claim 1 , in which it butts in a force-fitting manner against at least one roller claim 1 , into a release position claim 1 , in which it is spaced apart from the at least one roller claim 1 , and back claim 1 , and wherein claim 1 , preferably claim 1 , in the braking position claim 1 , the at least one brake lining butts in a force-fitting manner against the at least one roller on a side of the at least one roller which in each case is directed at least essentially away from the label tape. ...

SELF-DRIVING SYSTEM WITH RFID READER AND BUILT-IN PRINTER

Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a self-driving system having an RFID reader and a built-in printer. In one embodiment, a self-driving system includes a mobile base having one or more motorized wheels, the mobile base having a first end and a second end opposing the first end, a console coupled in an upright position to the first end of the mobile base, and a tag reader integrated with the console, the tag reader having a sensor surface facing upwardly. 1. A self-driving system , comprising:a mobile base having one or more motorized wheels, the mobile base having a first end and a second end opposing the first end;a console coupled in an upright position to the first end of the mobile base;one or more first sensors disposed at the mobile base, the one or more first sensors being operable to detect the presence of an object and measure a distance from the object;one or more second sensors disposed at the mobile base, the one or more second sensors being operable to provide sensing area of the self-driving system for obstacle avoidance;a positioning/navigation device operable to communicate position information of the self-driving system with a remote server;a controller being operable to communicate with the one or more first and second sensors, the positioning/navigation device, and the mobile base for control operation and autonomous movement of the self-driving system; anda tag reader integrated with the console, the tag reader having a sensor surface facing upwardly.2. (canceled)3. The self-driving system of claim 1 , wherein the tag reader is disposed in a holder claim 1 , the holder has a bottom and side walls extending upwardly from the bottom claim 1 , and the bottom and side walls comprise an electromagnetic shielding material.4. The self-driving system of claim 3 , wherein the electromagnetic shielding material comprises a conductive plastic claim 3 , a carbon material claim 3 , a conductive polymer claim 3 , or any combination thereof.5. The ...

SELF-DRIVING SYSTEM WITH RFID READER AND BUILT-IN PRINTER

Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a self-driving system having an RFID reader and a built-in printer. In one embodiment, a self-driving system includes a mobile base having one or more motorized wheels, the mobile base having a first end and a second end opposing the first end, a console coupled in an upright position to the first end of the mobile base, and a tag reader integrated with the console, the tag reader having a sensor surface facing upwardly. 1. A self-driving system , comprising:a mobile base having one or more motorized wheels;a console coupled in an upright position to the mobile base; anda printer integrated with the console.2. The self-driving system of claim 1 , further comprising:a roll paper feeder disposed at the console; anda paper discharge port operable to discharge a paper sheet from the roll paper feeder.3. The self-driving system of claim 1 , further comprising:an ultra-wideband (UWB) based device coupled to the console, the UWB based device being operable to determine position of the self-driving system.4. The self-driving system of claim 1 , further comprising:a basket disposed at a side of the console.5. The self-driving system of claim 1 , further comprising:a display coupled to the console;a first camera disposed at the display, the first camera being a people/object recognition camera; anda first image sensing camera disposed at the console, the first image sensing camera being pointed to a direction that is at a first angle of about 30 degrees to about 85 degrees with respect to a longitudinal direction of the console.6. The self-driving system of claim 5 , further comprising:a second camera disposed at the console, the second camera being an overview camera; anda second image sensing camera disposed at the mobile base, the second image sensing camera being pointed to a direction that is at a second angle of about 60 degrees to about 125 degrees with respect to a longitudinal direction of the console.7. The self- ...

SELF-DRIVING SYSTEM WITH RFID READER AND BUILT-IN PRINTER

Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a self-driving system having an RFID reader and a built-in printer. In one embodiment, a self-driving system includes a mobile base having one or more motorized wheels, the mobile base having a first end and a second end opposing the first end, a console coupled in an upright position to the first end of the mobile base, and a tag reader integrated with the console, the tag reader having a sensor surface facing upwardly. 1. A self-driving system , comprising:a mobile base having one or more motorized wheels;a console having a display, the console coupling in an upright position to the mobile base;a RFID reader coupled to the console, the RFID reader having a sensor surface operable to read RIFD tags placed on, over, or directly over the sensor surface;a printer coupled to the console, the printer has a paper discharge port disposed at a side of the console; anda first image sensing camera disposed at the console, the image sensing camera being pointed forward and down.2. The self-driving system of claim 1 , further comprising:a second image sensing camera disposed at the mobile base, the second image sensing camera being pointed to a direction that is at a second angle of about 60 degrees to about 125 degrees with respect to a longitudinal direction of the console.3. The self-driving system of claim 1 , further comprising:a roll paper feeder disposed at the console; anda paper discharge port operable to discharge a paper sheet from the roll paper feeder.4. The self-driving system of claim 1 , further comprising:an ultra-wideband (UWB) based device coupled to the console, the UWB based device being operable to determine position of the self-driving system.5. The self-driving system of claim 1 , further comprising:a basket disposed at a side of the console.6. The self-driving system of claim 1 , wherein the RFID reader is disposed in a holder claim 1 , the holder has a bottom and side walls extending upwardly from the ...

Electronic device

In a tape printing device including a battery housing portion, the battery housing portion includes a housing portion main body and a battery lid-which cover an opening portion of the housing portion main body, and the opening portion includes a top surface opening portion facing the bottom surface of the housing portion main body, a front surface opening portion which is formed on one peripheral wall of four peripheral walls of the housing portion main body and continues to the top surface opening portion, and reaches the bottom surface or the vicinity of the bottom surface.

SHEET PRESSING DEVICE AND PRINTER

A sheet pressing device enables reliably pivoting a presser lever that presses a sheet material to a feed path surface to a pressure position and a released position. The sheet pressing device has a movable-side presser lever configured to pivot between a pressure position where die-cut label paper conveyed over the feed path surface is pressed by a sheet presser part to a flat surface, and a released position where the sheet presser part is separated from the die-cut label paper; and a lever spring respectively urges the movable-side presser lever to the pressure position or the released position from a neutral point between the pressure position and the released position. 1. A sheet pressing device comprising:a presser lever configured pivotably between a pressure position where a sheet material conveyed over a feed path surface is pressed to the feed path surface by a sheet presser part, and a released position where the sheet presser part is separated from the sheet material; andan elastic member that urges the presser lever to the pressure position or the released position from a neutral point between the pressure position and the released position.2. The sheet pressing device described in claim 1 , further comprising:a base unit configured to slide on a transverse axis perpendicular to the conveyance direction;an retractable slider having a guide surface that guides a side edge of the sheet material conveyed over the feed path surface, said retractable slider being held on the base unit movably between an advanced position and a retracted position relative to the sheet material; andan interlocking mechanism that advances the retractable slider to the advanced position in conjunction with the presser lever rotating to the released position and holds the retractable slider in the advanced position, and retracts the retractable slider to the retracted position in conjunction with the presser lever rotating to the pressure position.3. The sheet pressing device ...

RFID SYSTEM PRINTER AND METHOD

In some embodiments, apparatuses and methods are provided herein useful to printing radio frequency identification tag on a sales receipt. In some embodiments, a system comprises a printer, wherein the printer is configured to produce at least a portion of circuitry required for the RFID tag and a control circuit communicatively coupled to the printer, the control circuit configured to identify items associated with a transaction, determine the at least the portion of the circuitry of the RFID tag to be printed, associated the RFID tag with one or more of the items, cause the printer to print the at least the portion of the circuitry required for the RFID tag on the receipt, receive, from an RFID reader, an indication of the RFID tag and indications of RFID tags associated with products, and compare the indications of the RFID tags associated with products and the one or more of the items associated with the RFID tag. 1. A system for printing a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag on a receipt for a commercial transaction at a retail facility for loss prevention purposes , the system comprising:a printer, wherein the printer is configured to produce at least a portion of circuitry required for the RFID tag, and wherein the printer is located at a point-of-sale (POS) terminal; and identify items associated with a transaction;', 'determine the at least a portion of the circuitry of the RFID tag to be printed;', 'associate the RFID tag with one or more of the items;', 'cause the printer to print the at least a portion of the circuitry required for the RFID tag on the receipt;', 'receive, from an RFID reader, an indication of the RFID tag and indications of RFID tags associated with products, wherein the RFID reader is located at an exit of the retail facility; and', 'compare the indications of the RFID tags associated with products and the one or more of the items associated with the RFID tag., 'a control circuit communicatively coupled to the printer, the control ...

Printer and Printing System

The disclosure discloses a printer including a controller configured to execute a setting process, a transport stop process, and a first transport control process. In the transport stop process, a driving device is controlled to stop transport of a print-receiving medium in a state in which an intermediate position faces a cutter. The intermediate position is between a print part last in order and a print-receiving part located immediately after the print part last in order. In the first transport control process, the driving device is control to transport the print-receiving medium to an upstream side by a first unit transport amount in accordance with an operation of a first operation device or to transport the print-receiving medium to a downstream side by a second unit transport amount in accordance with an operation of a second operation device.

Image formation apparatus and image formation method

An image formation apparatus includes: a feeder that feeds a label sheet, having a long base sheet and labels detachably adhered to the base sheet at a predetermined interval in a longitudinal direction thereof, to a conveyance path; a conveyance member that conveys the fed label sheet along the conveyance path; a detector that is placed along the conveyance path and that detects a position of at least one of the labels on the label sheet being conveyed; an image formation unit that is placed downstream of the detector in a conveyance direction and that forms an image on the label detected by the detector; and a controller that controls the conveyance member, the detector, and the image formation unit. The controller switches the detector between a constant light emission operation of emitting the detection light constantly and an intermittent light emission operation of emitting the detection light intermittently.

LABEL PRINTING APPARATUS

A method of creating a label to be printed on a label printing apparatus comprising: determining at least one option to be made available to a user relating to a label-creating process; displaying said at least one option on a display; and enabling a user to select said at least one option; wherein said determination of the at least one option to be made available to the user is based upon at least one parameter. 1. A method of creating a label to be printed by a label printing apparatus comprising:providing a user, on a display, with at least one option relating to a type of object, the type of object comprising an object to which at least one label to be printed is to be applied by the user after the at least one label has been printed; andfollowing selection of said at least one option displaying on said display a preview screen comprising an image of the at least one label to be printed and an image of the object to which the at least one label to be printed is to be applied by the user after the at least one label has been printed, so as to provide a preview of the at least one label in relation to the selected object;and enabling the user to make an adjustment to at least one property of at least one of the selected object and the at least one label to be printed, said adjustment causing a corresponding update of the image of the object and the image of at least one label to be printed.2. A method as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the adjustment comprises an adjustment to at least one property of the selected object.3. A method as set forth in comprising displaying said image of the at least one label adjacent to or at least partially overlying said image of the object to which the label is to be applied.4. A method as set forth in comprising displaying said image of the at least one label in a manner representative of how the label will appear when applied to the object.5. A method as set forth in wherein said type of object is one of: selectable from a ...

TAPE CARTRIDGE AND TAPE PRINTING DEVICE

A tape cartridge has a print tape accommodated in a cartridge case, a slit-like reel-off port through which the print tape is sent out, and first and second sub display sections which are provided on the wall surface of a forward peripheral wall of the cartridge case where the reel-off port is formed, and in which the type of the print tape is displayed in letters. In the first and second sub display sections, the type of the print tape is displayed in the form of at least one of normal letters formed according to the reel-off port as a horizontal reference and inverted letters formed by inverting the normal letters upside down. 1. A tape cartridge comprising:a cartridge case;a print tape accommodated in the cartridge case;a slit-like tape outlet which is formed in the cartridge case and through which the print tape is sent out; anda first display section which is provided on a first surface of the cartridge case where the tape outlet is formed, and in which a type of the print tape is displayed;wherein in the first display section, the type of the print tape is displayed in at least one of normal letters formed according to the tape outlet as a horizontal reference and inverted letters formed by inverting the normal letters upside down.2. The tape cartridge according to claim 1 , wherein the first display section is provided on one of a surface on the side of a print surface of the print tape that is sent out and a surface on the side of a non-print surface claim 1 , split by the tape outlet as a boundary claim 1 , on the first surface.3. The tape cartridge according to claim 1 , further comprising a second display section where the type of the print tape is displayed on a second surface of the cartridge case located to the forward side in a direction in which the tape cartridge is loaded claim 1 ,wherein in the second display section, the type of the print tape is displayed in the form of at least one of the normal letters formed according to the tape outlet as a ...

CASSETTE FOR USE IN A LABEL PRINTER

A label printer cassette is provided. The label printer cassette includes at least one supply of printing medium and a housing. The housing has a first surface, a second surface, the second surface being opposite the first surface, and at least one side extending between said first and second surfaces, one side having a switch operating arrangement having a ramped surface which is configured, in use to operate a switch of a label printer. 1. A label printer cassette comprising:a supply of image receiving medium;a supply of ink ribbon;an ink ribbon take up spool; and,a print area for receiving at least part of a print mechanism of said label printer, wherein said supply of ink ribbon, said ink ribbon take up spool, and said print area are linearly arranged, and wherein said supply of ink ribbon is provided adjacent to said print area.2. A cassette as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said supply of said image receiving medium is arranged to one side of the linearly arranged supply of ink ribbon claim 1 , said ink ribbon take up spool and said print area.3. A cassette as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a plane containing axes of the supply of ink ribbon and the ink ribbon take up spool are parallel to a first side of the cassette.4. A cassette as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a plane containing axes of the supply of ink ribbon and the ink ribbon take up spool are perpendicular to a second side of the cassette.5. A cassette as claimed in claim 3 , wherein said second side is larger than said first side.6. A subassembly for use in a label printer cassette comprising:a supply of ink ribbon;an ink ribbon take up spool; and,a print area for receiving at least part of a print mechanism of said label printer, wherein said supply of ink ribbon, said ink ribbon take up spool and said print area are linearly arranged, and wherein said supply of ink ribbon is provided adjacent to said print area.7. A cassette with a first part and a second part claim 3 , the first part comprising an ...

OVERHEAD LABEL PRINT AND APPLY SYSTEM

An overhead label print and apply system includes a conveyance path, a common label applier located above the conveyance path, a first label print and dispense unit and a second label print and dispense unit. The first label print and dispense unit is positionable to feed printed labels to the common label applier. The second label print and dispense unit is positionable to feed printed labels to the common label applier. 1. An overhead label print and apply system , comprising:a conveyance path;a common label applier located above the conveyance path;a first label print and dispense unit;a second label print and dispense unit;wherein the first label print and dispense unit is positionable in a use position to feed printed labels to the common label applier;wherein the second label print and dispense unit is positionable in a use position to feed printed labels to the common label applier.2. The system of claim 1 ,wherein the first label print and dispense unit, when in its use position, is located at a first side of the common label applier;wherein the second label print and dispense unit, when in its use position, is located at a second side of the common label applier, wherein the second side is opposite the first side.3. The system of claim 2 ,wherein the first label print and dispense unit, when in its use position, is configured to feed labels to the common label applier in a first direction that runs from the first side toward the second side;wherein the second label print and dispense unit, when in its use position, is configured to feed labels to the common label applier in a second direction that runs from the second side toward the first side.4. The system of claim 3 ,wherein the first direction runs substantially upstream to downstream along the conveyance path;wherein the second direction runs substantially downstream to upstream along the conveyance path.5. The system of claim 3 ,wherein the first direction runs substantially perpendicular to a ...

Printing Apparatus

A printing apparatus includes: a main body; a cover; a pair of supporters including a movable supporter; a first urging member configured to urge the movable supporter in an approach direction; an engaging member movable between a separated position and an engaged position; and a second urging member configured to urge the engaging member toward the engaged position. When the cover is in an open state, the engaging member is located at the engaged position by an urging force of the second urging member so as to inhibit movement of the movable supporter in the approach direction. When the cover is in a closed state, the engaging member is located at the separated position against the urging force of the second urging member by contact of the cover with the engaging member so as not to inhibit the movement of the movable supporter in the approach direction. 1. A printing apparatus , comprising:a main body comprising an accommodating portion configured to accommodate a roll of a printing medium, the accommodating portion having an opening on one side in an intersecting direction intersecting a widthwise direction of the roll;a cover being openable and closable so as to cover the opening of the accommodating portion;a pair of supporters provided in the accommodating portion and configured to support opposite portions of the roll in the widthwise direction, the pair of supporters comprising a movable supporter movable in the widthwise direction, the movable supporter being at least one of the pair of supporters;a lock member configured to perform: inhibiting movement of the movable supporter when the cover is in a closed state; and not inhibiting the movement of the movable supporter when the cover is in an open state;a first urging member configured to urge the movable supporter in an approach direction of the widthwise direction, the approach direction being a direction in which the distance between the pair of supporters decreases;an engaging member movable between a ...

TAPE CARTRIDGE

A tape cartridge includes a platen roller, a winding up core, and a cartridge casing that accommodates a printing tape, an ink ribbon, the platen roller, and the winding up core. The cartridge casing includes an insertion hole in which a head cover on a cartridge installation portion of a tape printing apparatus is inserted when the tape cartridge is installed on the cartridge installation portion. The insertion hole includes a facing portion that faces a convex portion on the head cover when the tape cartridge is installed on the cartridge installation portion. The facing portion is part of an inner wall of the insertion hole. 1. A tape cartridge detachably installed in a tape printing apparatus having a cartridge installation portion on which the tape cartridge is installed , a tape feeding mechanism portion that feeds a printing tape from the installed tape cartridge , a ribbon feeding mechanism portion that feeds an ink ribbon in synchronization with the feeding of the printing tape , a printing head portion that performs printing on the printing tape and is configured to be movable between a printing position and a retracting position , a head cover that is provided on the cartridge installation portion in a projecting manner , covers the printing head while allowing the printing head to move , and has a plurality of corners , and a convex portion that is provided on the head cover and guides installation of the tape cartridge , the tape cartridge comprising:a platen roller that receives power from the tape feeding mechanism portion and faces the printing head portion in a state where the printing tape and the ink ribbon are disposed between the platen roller and the printing head at the printing position;a winding up core that winds up the ink ribbon; anda cartridge casing that accommodates the printing tape, the ink ribbon, the platen roller, and the winding up core, the cartridge casing includes an insertion hole in which the head cover is inserted when the ...

CUTTER UNIT INCLUDING FIXED BLADE AND MOVABLE BLADE TO CUT ITEM IN COOPERATION WITH EACH OTHER

A cutter unit includes a first frame, a fixed blade, a movable blade, a movable blade drive mechanism and a pressure mechanism. The fixed blade has a first cutting edge portion. One end portion of the movable blade has one end configured to cut a cut item in cooperation with the first cutting edge portion. The second cutting edge portion and the first cutting edge portion contacting with each other at a first point and a second point. Another end portion of the movable blade has a contacting portion in contact with the first frame at a third point. The first point, the second point and the third point define an imaginary triangle. The pressure member presses the movable blade at a pressure contact position so that the movable blade presses against the fixed blade. The pressure contact position is positioned substantially within the imaginary triangle. 1. A cutter unit comprising:a first frame;a fixed blade fixed to the first frame and having a flat plate shape, the fixed blade having a first cutting edge portion extending linearly; the one end portion having one end in the moving direction formed with a second cutting edge portion having V-shape and configured to cut a cut item in cooperation with the first cutting edge portion, the second cutting edge portion and the first cutting edge portion contacting with each other at a first point and a second point; and', 'the another end portion having a contacting portion in contact with the first frame at a third point, the first point, the second point and the third point defining an imaginary triangle such that each of the first point, the second point and the third point is an apex of the imaginary triangle;, 'a movable blade movable in a moving direction, and having a flat plate shape, the movable blade having one end portion and another end portion in the moving direction;'}a movable blade drive mechanism configured to move the movable blade in the moving direction; anda pressure member pressing the movable blade at ...