JPH0761101A - Label tape cartridge - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a novel tape cartridge for a lable capable of reducing running cost and conserving resources. CONSTITUTION:In a tape cartridge for a label also receiving an ink ribbon along with a label tape, the total length of the ink ribbon 1 is made twice or more that of the label tape 2 and the label tape 2 is made replaceable.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a label printer, a label word processor, or the like, and a label tape cartridge for use in office equipment that prints characters on a tape to create a label.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In conventional label tape, an adhesive is applied to the back surface of the tape body and a tape-shaped release paper is overlaid, and the ink of the ink ribbon is transferred to the front surface of the tape body by the thermal head of the printer. Printed on the inner surface of the transparent tape, or with the thermal head of the printer to transfer the ink from the ink ribbon to the inner surface of the transparent tape to mark the mirror character. There is one in which a printed line is protected by laminating and integrating a base tape having a tape-shaped release paper on one side thereof. Each of these label tapes is housed in a cartridge together with an ink ribbon, but the ink ribbon is used in order to increase the thermal sensitivity to the thermal head or to save the space for housing the cartridge. An extremely thin film of about 8 μ is used.

By the way, it is desirable that such a label tape cartridge is not disposable but a label tape or an ink ribbon can be replaced, from the viewpoints of running cost reduction and resource saving. However, in the case of the label tape, the release paper and the like are overlapped as described above, so that it has appropriate rigidity and is easy to handle, but in the case of the ink ribbon, it is very thin as described above, so handling is difficult. Since it is difficult and the assembling accuracy is required, it is impossible for the user to replace it by himself. Therefore, the conventional tape cartridge for labels had to be disposable.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a novel tape cartridge for labels which can be disposable so as to reduce running costs and save resources.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

In order to achieve the above object, the label tape cartridge of the present invention is a label tape cartridge which accommodates an ink ribbon together with the label tape, wherein the total length of the ink ribbon 1 is a multiple of the total length of the label tape 2. In addition, the label tape 2 is replaceable.

[0006]

The label tape 2 can be exchanged a plurality of times and can be continuously used without replacing the ink ribbon 1.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings in comparison with a conventional example. 1 and 2 show an embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 3 and 4 show a conventional example. In both cases, inside the case body 3, a label tape 2 wound around a core 4 and a thermal transfer ink ribbon 1 having one end connected to a winding core 5 and the other end wound around a supply core 6 are provided. The case body 3 has a lid 7,
In the conventional example, as shown in FIG.
Is irremovably fixed by welding or adhesion. On the other hand, in the embodiment of the present invention, only the label tape side of the lid 7 (right side of the one-dot chain line in FIG. 1) is detachable from the case body 3 so that only the label tape 2 can be replaced. ing. That is, in the embodiment of the present invention, the boss 8 is provided at a required position on the inner peripheral side of the lid 7, and the boss 8 is provided at a required position on the peripheral wall of the case body 3.
Is provided with a boss hole 9 that can be freely inserted and removed, and the lid 7 is fixed to the case body 3 by inserting the boss 8 into the boss hole 9. A cutout hole 10 is provided in a part of the peripheral wall of the case body 3 for inserting the tip of a driver or the like and prying the lid 7. On the other hand, the lid 7 on the ink ribbon side (left side of the one-dot chain line in FIG. 1) is the case body 3
The label tape 2 is firmly attached to the label tape 2 and is designed so that troubles such as dropping out do not occur when the label tape 2 is replaced.

The label tape 2 in the conventional example shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 has a structure in which an adhesive 12 is applied to the back surface of a tape body 11 and tape-shaped release paper 13 is superposed. It has a total thickness of 0.1 mm and a total length of 8
m, and the outer diameter is 41 mm when wound around the core 4 having a diameter of 21 mm. On the other hand, the thermal transfer ink ribbon 1 has a thickness of 8 μ, a total length of 8 m, and a diameter of 13 m.
The outer diameter is 16 mm when wound around the m supply core 6.

On the other hand, the label tape 2 in the embodiment of the present invention shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 has a tape-like shape in which the adhesive 12 is applied to the back surface of the tape body 11 as in the conventional example. It has a structure in which the release paper 13 is superposed, and the total thickness is 0.1 mm, but the total length is slightly shortened to 5 m, and the diameter is slightly reduced compared to the above conventional example. In the state of being wound around the core 4 having a length of 18 mm, the outer diameter is slightly reduced to 33 mm. on the other hand,
The thickness of the thermal transfer ink ribbon 1 is 8μ as in the conventional example, but the total length is 40 times, which is 8 times the length of the label tape 2.
When wound on the supply core 6 having a diameter of 13 mm, the outer diameter is increased by 8 mm from the conventional example to 24 mm.

As described above, in the embodiment of the present invention, the total length of the thermal transfer ink ribbon 1 is 8 times the total length of the label tape 2.
Since it is doubled, the label tape 2 can be replaced seven times. Then, the life of the thermal transfer ink ribbon 1 is extended five times as compared with the conventional example.

In the above embodiment, the label tape 2 having the structure in which the adhesive 12 is applied to the back surface of the tape body 11 and the tape-shaped release paper 13 is superposed is used, but the present invention is naturally limited to this. It is not something that will be done. For example, as described above, the ink of the ink ribbon is transferred to the inner surface of the transparent tape by the thermal head of the printer so as to mark a mirror character. It is also possible to use an example in which a label tape adapted to protect a printed line is formed by laminating and integrating a base tape obtained by laminating tape-shaped release paper.

[0012]

The present invention is as described above, and the total length of the ink ribbon 1 is set to be a multiple of the label tape 2, and
By making the label tape 2 replaceable, it is possible to prolong the life of the label tape, reduce running costs, and save resources.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing an embodiment of the present invention with a lid removed.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. 1 with a lid attached.

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing a conventional example with a lid removed.

4 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line BB of FIG. 3 with a lid attached.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Ink Ribbon 2 Label Tape 3 Case Body 4 Core 5 Winding Core 6 Supply Core 7 Lid 8 Boss 9 Boss Hole 10 Notch Hole 11 Tape Body 12 Adhesive 13 Release Paper 14 Weld Section

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. In a label tape cartridge that accommodates an ink ribbon together with a label tape, the total length of the ink ribbon 1 is set to be a multiple of the total length of the label tape 2 and the label tape 2 is replaceable. A tape cartridge for labels, which is characterized in that