EP0885733A2 - Système d'impression d'étiquettes - Google Patents

Système d'impression d'étiquettes Download PDF

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EP0885733A2
EP0885733A2 EP98102476A EP98102476A EP0885733A2 EP 0885733 A2 EP0885733 A2 EP 0885733A2 EP 98102476 A EP98102476 A EP 98102476A EP 98102476 A EP98102476 A EP 98102476A EP 0885733 A2 EP0885733 A2 EP 0885733A2
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J3/00—Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed
    • B41J3/407—Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed for marking on special material
    • B41J3/4075—Tape printers; Label printers
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
    • B41J2/315—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by selective application of heat to a heat sensitive printing or impression-transfer material
    • B41J2/32—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by selective application of heat to a heat sensitive printing or impression-transfer material using thermal heads
    • B41J2/325—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by selective application of heat to a heat sensitive printing or impression-transfer material using thermal heads by selective transfer of ink from ink carrier, e.g. from ink ribbon or sheet

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  • the invention relates to a label printing system that it the user allows you to define a label design and optionally on a single sheet printer or a tape printer.
  • Tape printing devices of the type with which the present invention is concerned known. You are working with one set up to take a picture Tape supply and a means for transferring an image to the tape.
  • a Embodiment includes a tape holder case or cartridge Stock of image receiving tape and a stock of image transfer tape.
  • the Image receiving tape and the image transfer tape (ribbon) are in mutual Coverage led through a pressure zone of the pressure device.
  • a with is a tape holder housing of the aforementioned type working printing device for example described in EP-A-0267890 (Varitronics, Inc.). With all of these The structure of the image receiving band is essentially the same for printing devices.
  • the that is, it consists of an upper, image-receiving layer, which by means of an adhesive layer is attached to a releasable backing layer.
  • an adhesive layer is attached to a releasable backing layer.
  • a tape holder housing contains a supply of image receiving tape, a supply of image transfer tape and a supply of a self-adhesive Back band.
  • the back side tape has an adhesive layer that adheres to the Image receiving layer is brought into contact, a carrier layer and a second adhesive layer, which is covered by a removable backing layer.
  • the Characters are mirror images of the transparent image-receiving layer printed.
  • This software therefore makes it possible to create a label printed out using the tape printer or laser printer can be.
  • a Draft for an arch cannot be printed on a ribbon and a Draft for a ribbon cannot be printed on a sheet. If the User has selected the carrier incorrectly, the only way is the error fix to re-enter all the label data.
  • this is time consuming, ineffective and annoying, especially when the same design is on a ribbon and a sheet should be printed out.
  • the new label printing system can print image data that is basically the same Define a label, but possibly of different sizes Send a tape printer or a cut sheet printer.
  • the original idea of the present invention is that once a particular Label type has been selected (e.g. a label for a 19 mm wide Tape) and the user has started designing the label, it less it is cumbersome to convert the selected label format to another (e.g. for a 32 mm wide tape or a 20 x 30 mm label on one A4 label sheet). The design performance is therefore retained.
  • the invention will be particularly advantageous if e.g. the first type of label and -size was selected incorrectly, and the user takes a while to i.e. when the design of the label is almost complete. Hence if this type of conversion is possible, it’s less important which way Size and for which printer the label was designed. The user will always be able to get the current design in the right label size and convert to the correct printer type, regardless of which one Size and what type of printer was selected at the time when the Design of the label was started.
  • barcodes cannot be scaled arbitrarily as they are can only be scanned when a certain size or density is reached is.
  • the system according to the present invention scales those in the images contained barcodes so that the density achieved is closest to the density that would be achieved if the scaling factor for (the rest of) the image would be applied.
  • the size of a second image based on a first image is determined by a scale factor determines when the size of the label on which the image is printed should be changed.
  • This scaling factor can be defined that the format of the second image is different from the format of the first image (i.e. the size of the label material on which the label is to be printed) and by the Size of the label material on which the second image is to be printed depends on is.
  • the computer determines the scaling factor accordingly and can Users ask if they enlarge or reduce the entered image accordingly want.
  • the scaling factor Size of the label material of the first label it would also be possible not to determine the scaling factor Size of the label material of the first label to use, but the size of the first picture. This means that the space needed for the first picture and the available space on the label on which the second image is printed, be used for dimensioning. If the first picture is smaller than that first label, but would fit on the second label, is a new dimensioning theoretically not necessary. This embodiment of the present invention guarantees consequently, an effective use of the available space on the second Label.
  • the version information contains information about the software version, i.e. about the upper and lower version used and the revision. So it can Software examine whether it can read the saved label file or Not.
  • orientation provides information about whether the label is horizontal or rotated to display vertical text for the user make it more visible.
  • Objects can be picture objects, line objects, text objects, barcode objects, etc. be, although various other objects are possible.
  • This object data thus contains information about where an image object is stored is, along with its relative position on the label and its Size.
  • the processor reads this information and can display and display it accordingly Create print data.
  • other objects are also possible, e.g. Series or data objects (objects with consecutive numbering or dating and time), shape objects (framed objects), database objects (objects read from a database) and barcode objects.
  • FIG. 1 shows the label printing system according to the invention.
  • the label printing system comprises a computer 18 which has a keyboard 5 with a variety of buttons and a mouse 3 is connected.
  • the computer is still with one Monitor 7, which has a screen 9 connected.
  • To print custom Labels is a cut sheet printer 13 using the connecting cable 15 connected to the computer.
  • the cut sheet printer 13 is a laser printer; it but could also be an inkjet printer, a dot matrix printer or a thermal printer be.
  • the computer 18 is also equipped with a tape printing device 1 connected by the connecting cable 11.
  • the tape printing device 1 is a thermal printer; it can be placed on an image receiving tape 54 located at the tape exit point of the housing 40 of the tape printing device 1 emerges, print.
  • the computer 18 and the cut sheet printer 13 are well known, so that a detailed Description is not necessary.
  • the processor of the computer is set up so that when it is in operation can run the software to make the labels.
  • This software enables it to create a label and selectively place it on the image receiving tape 54 or to print out the label sheet in the single sheet printer 13.
  • the label sheet can be a single label or multiple labels of different types Size. The function of the computer software will be discussed in more detail below described.
  • FIG. 2 shows the tape printing device 1 with two tape cassettes 50, 51, which in the Kassttenabilityraum of the housing 40 of the tape printing device 1 are inserted.
  • the cassette accommodating space 40 has a lid 41 which is normally closed is.
  • Figure 2 shows the interior of the cassette accommodating space 40 with the one removed Lid 41.
  • the cassette accommodating space 40 contains a thermal print head 42 and a counter-pressure roller 44, which is in a cage-like molded part 49 is rotatably mounted.
  • the print head 42 can be pivoted about a pivot point 48, so that he for removing and replacing the cartridges 50, 51 in Contact can be brought with the counter-pressure roller 44.
  • the first in the cassette room 40 inserted cassette is 50 in total designated.
  • This cassette 50 contains a supply reel 52 of image receiving tape 54.
  • the image receiving tape 54 contains an upper layer for receiving one printed image on one of their sides, while the other side with an adhesive layer is coated, on which a releasable backing layer is attached.
  • the Image receiving belt 54 is passed through the cassette 50, through a Outlet O out of cassette 50 and past printing zone 46 to one Cutting point C.
  • the counter-pressure roller 44 is in a recess 47 of the first Cassette 50 housed.
  • the second cassette 51 contains a supply of ink ribbon 60 on a ribbon supply spool 56 and a ribbon take-up spool 58.
  • the second cassette 51 also has a recess 45 for receiving the Print head 42.
  • Image receiving ribbon 54 and ribbon 60 are arranged so that they overlap between the printhead 42 and the platen roller 44 are passed through. In particular, there is the one taking the picture Layer of the image receiving tape 54 in contact with the ink ribbon 60.
  • Das Ribbon 60 is a thermal transfer ribbon that is activated when in contact with the or heated elements of the thermal print head 42 an image on
  • the counter pressure roller 44 is driven by a motor 30 (see FIG. 3), for example a DC motor or a stepper motor, so driven by their Rotate the image receiving belt 54 in a direction parallel to the longitudinal extent of the image receiving belt 54 is guided through the printing zone 46. To this In the printing zone 46, an image becomes part of the image receiving belt 54 printed, which is then passed from the printing zone 46 to the cutting point C.
  • the ink ribbon 60 is also from the Ribbon supply spool 56 past the printhead 42 to the ribbon take-up spool 58 transported.
  • a cutter assembly 66 is provided which is a cutter support member 68 which carries a blade 70. The blade 70 acts against you Anvil 71
  • Printhead 42 is a thermal printhead that has a variety of printing elements.
  • the image receiving band 54 can be printed with an image by means of the ink ribbon 60.
  • the image receiving tape 54 can be made from a suitable heat sensitive Material exist, then the image can also directly from the print head 42 the image receiving tape 54 are transmitted. With a heat sensitive In this case, an image receiving tape 54 does not require an ink ribbon. It should be noted that a single cassette can be used, the ribbon and records the image receiving tape.
  • Figure 3 shows the basic control circuit for controlling the tape printing device 1 from Figure 1 and Figure 2. It contains a microprocessor chip 20 with a Read-only memory (ROM) 22, a microprocessor 24 and a random access memory, which is referred to in the drawing as RAM 26.
  • the microprocessor 24 will controlled by programs stored in the ROM 22 and acts through them Control as control.
  • the microprocessor chip 20 gives data for driving the Printhead 42, which prints the image receiving tape 54 with an image to a To produce the label.
  • the microprocessor chip 20 also controls the motor 30 for the transport of the image receiving tape 54 through the tape printing device 1.
  • the microprocessor chip 20 can also control the cutting device 66, so that the image receiving tape 54 can be cut off after having a Image was printed.
  • the microprocessor chip is connected to the computer by the connecting cable 11 and an interface 28 connected so that it entered into the computer Receives label image data.
  • the connecting cable 11 can with the serial Interface of the computer can be connected, and the interface can be in a separate, intelligent cassette with the tape printing device connected is. This is reflected in our patent application EP 580 321 A, the content of which hereby incorporated by reference.
  • the data can from the computer 18 to the microprocessor 24 using a communication protocol be transmitted. This is explained in our patent application EP 689 010 A. described, the content of which is hereby incorporated by reference.
  • the Communication protocol can use compressed data, which allows the Increase data transfer speed and thus also the printing speed. In general, the image data in the form of bitmaps from the Transfer computer 18 to tape printer 1.
  • the computer is operable to run a program for Can carry out production of labels; this program enables that Users to write a label and this optionally on the tape printing device 1 or to print the single sheet printer 13. It is desirable that Printing system to inform about how much space (length and width) is available is to create the image on the label so the design is executed can be that the size of the input image to the available space corresponds to the tape or the label sheet.
  • the label setup menu is used, whose Screen surface is shown in Figure 4. This menu appears on the Screen 9 when the user opens a new label design or when the Size of the carrier on which the entered image data (i.e. its label design) want to be printed, want to change. If the Label Setup Menu, as in 4 is activated, the user can move the cursor 80 using the mouse 3 Move across screen 9 and activate various options.
  • the user can choose whether to put his label on a tape 54 (i.e., using a tape printing device 1) or on a label sheet (i.e. with the help of a single sheet printer 13) which is a label or a variety of labels contains.
  • the user moves the cursor 80 using the Mouse to the "Band" field 90 on the upper right side of the screen 9. If If the "Band” option is selected, field 90 ("Band") is marked so that the User can see that its design is now intended for printing on a tape is. Furthermore it is necessary (if "band” is selected) the desired one or to define the actual width of the image receiving tape 54 in the tape printing device 1. Therefore, field 91 is provided for entering the desired bandwidth.
  • the tape printing device 1 of Figures 1 and 2 is set up so that it image receiving tape cassettes 50, with widths of 6, 12, 19, 24 and 32 mm can record.
  • the user moves the cursor 80 to the desired one Bandwidth and activates it by e.g. the left mouse button prints.
  • the selected bandwidth is indicated by a small dot in one of the circles on the left displayed next to the possible bandwidths. To avoid mistakes when the entered bandwidth and the actual bandwidth do not match (i.e. a very small image, e.g.
  • the tape printer 1 provided with means for determining the actual bandwidth.
  • Means can comprise optical sensors which determine the strip as such (these are disclosed in EP 574 165 A) or mechanical switches (as in EP 592 198 A), which determine the corresponding dimensions of the cassette.
  • the tape printing device 1 sends the determined information about the bandwidth via the connecting cable 11 to the computer 18. If the entered and the determined bandwidth does not coincide, an error message appears on the screen 9 output (e.g. when a print attempt is started) that the user informed that the tape cassette needs to be replaced.
  • the user can also use field 92 to determine the length of the label choose. There are two options here. Corresponds in an automatic mode the length of the printed label the printed image plus an additional one Leading and trailing lengths determined by the printing and cutting mechanisms of the Tape printing device 1 is required. Alternatively, the user can have a fixed length for enter the entire label (or a fixed length only for the printed image, i.e. the length entered does not include the lead or lag length). Hence The cutter 66 cuts the printed label from the stock 52 of image receiving tape when the correct length is reached. To enter the label length, the cursor 80 is moved to the rectangle in front of "mm" in field 92 and the The desired length is entered using the numeric keys on the keyboard 5.
  • field 94 when field 94 is selected, it it is possible to remove the fields 91-93, which refer to the bandwidth, from the screen and the options related to label sheets, display. Accordingly, the options for labels on the single sheet printer 13 can be printed out, deleted from the screen when Field 90 is activated.
  • the user moves the cursor to field 96 to confirm the entries or to field 97 to confirm the new ones Clear entries and go back to previous entries or standard entries to return. Then a screen top is displayed, the displays available space on the label and which allows the desired image to enter. Because the space shown on the screen is the one for printing exists and the current label size correspond, the user can easily define a label.
  • the screen output 9, which is displayed on the monitor 7 when the user has selected a band is shown in Figure 5.
  • the screen shows a central field, which is a WYSIWYG representation of the label.
  • the image reception band 54 is represented by a field 101, which is in a larger Field 100 is located, which is displayed approximately in the middle of the screen 9.
  • the Characters 102 entered are shown in the representation 101 of the volume.
  • the vertical and horizontal lines that define input field 100 (or the lines that define the edges of the tape 101) can with Labels (i.e. a mm scale).
  • the screen shows also a cursor 80 to determine where the entered characters or the picture elements are to be printed.
  • the screen can also be used for Show users available editing options; but these are for reasons The clarity is not shown here, especially since it is the experienced user are already familiar. It is crucial that that on the Screen displayed image of tape 101 is a representation of the selected one Band, i.e. the width and optionally also the length of the displayed band correspond to the entered tape parameters. If the user has a Printing function, the input image is printed using the tape printer 1 printed on an image receiving tape 54.
  • the software enables the size parameters change the entered label design and even a design on the Tape printer 1 and the single sheet printer 13 to print, although they are optional can have different sizes. This can be done with a label that is on the screen 9 is displayed, executed, or with a stored Label design that is retrieved from memory. If the user has the Want to change width or length or even change from a label for a tape to a Wants to switch label for a label sheet, he selects the label setup Menu (by moving the cursor to the correct option on the screen as in Figure 5 or 6), so that the menu of FIG. 4 is displayed again. Here the user changes the size parameters (or changes the printer from Tape printing device 1 to single sheet printer 13 or vice versa) according to the desired new size.
  • the user has two options have: He can leave the size of the picture as it was before, or he can scale it according to the new label size. For this reason appears one of two possible screen interfaces when the user changes the label size in the menu of Figure 4. If less on the new label Is space, i.e. when the length or the height have been reduced appears a screen surface, as shown in Figure 7. The test informs the user that the new label is smaller than the current one and the user asked what should happen to the current label design.
  • the screen surface offers two options: the design can be scaled down proportionally (option 104) or the current size is retained (option 105).
  • the two options are represented by images 106; it shows how the image size is reduced or is preserved in size. Depending on the option chosen, this will be Image proportional to the width or length of the previously and currently selected The size of the label is scaled. If the scaling parameters for the width and the Differ length, the smaller one is taken, so that the picture on the fits new label carrier.
  • the two Options are represented by the images 109, which are an enlargement or a Show size. Depending on the option selected, this will be Image proportional to the width and length of the previously selected and the current one Enlarged label. If the scaling parameters for latitude and longitude are different the smaller one is used, so the label is definitely on fits the new label carrier.
  • the user can easily adjust the size parameters of the desired label redefine, the size of the image can be scaled accordingly.
  • the size can be maintained. It it should be noted that the process described is currently entered Images can be executed or on images stored on a storage medium, e.g. a floppy disk, are stored and called up. For this reason the size of the label and the type of label (i.e. whether it is one on one Volume 54 or a sheet to be printed label) together with the Design of the label saved.
  • step 110 the user first of all determines the size in step 111 and the label type (i.e. whether it is a tape 54 or a sheet printing label acts) defined. This means that the label set-up Menu from Figure 4 is displayed. It is then examined in step 112 whether the Length or width of the label have been reduced. The answer is no if the label is really new, i.e. if the parameters are not changed, but were entered for the first time. If the length or width does not decrease a check is made in step 113 whether the size has remained the same. If this is true, normal processing can take place (step 114), i.e.
  • Step 113 reveals that the label has not kept its size, followed by step 115 in which the user can define whether the image should be enlarged, i.e. the screen surface from FIG. 8 is displayed.
  • Step 116 examines which selection the user made and a normal editing with the same size if no enlargement is selected. Alternatively, if the user wants to enlarge the image, step 117 follows in which a proportional Enlargement takes place. This step is also followed by step 114 (edit). If step 112 results in the length or width of the label being reduced step 118 follows, in which the user is asked to determine whether the image should be reduced. That is, the screen of Figure 7 is displayed.
  • step 119 in which it is examined whether the user "zoom out" has chosen or not.
  • step 114 edit follows accordingly if none Reduction is selected, alternatively step 120 is performed in which the image is reduced proportionally.
  • step 114 Editing it is possible to select an option (step 121) with which the size or the type of label is changed; this step means that step 111 is executed again.
  • the zero point (o) is the top left corner of the label on the sheet. He serves as the zero point for the x and y coordinates of the objects (parts of the image) on the Label.

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