JPH11115251A - Handy printer apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable direct printing by a handy printer to a medium to be recorded, by connecting the handy printer to a printing information-setting apparatus to which characters and figure information are input, thereby printing back faces, etc., of files, etc. SOLUTION: In a handy printer 10 connected to a printing information-setting apparatus, a ribbon cassette 20 storing an ink ribbon 21 is arranged to correspond to a thermal head 25 arranged at a printing part. In the handy printer 10, a driving motor 15 controls operations of a driving roller 13 and feed of the ink ribbon, thereby synchronizing a movement of the printer and a printing speed. Moreover, only a wind roll 23 of the ribbon cassette 20 is driven, so that a driving mechanism is simplified in constitution.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an apparatus for printing information such as characters and figures formed on a print information setting apparatus directly on a recording medium by a handy printer.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In order to attach a title or spine to a file in which a homemade book or document is bound, a title or the like is conventionally printed on an adhesive ribbon tape or the like, and the adhesive portion of the tape is attached to the spine or the like. That is being done. Also, when creating a title using a printer connected to a personal computer, etc., perform printing using label paper, etc., and then peel off the adhesive sheet from the backing paper to make necessary files, etc. It has also been affixed to. And
By using the above-mentioned adhesive sheet or tape, a title such as a file can be created with good appearance.

[0003]

However, when the adhesive sheet or tape is used, there is a problem that the sheet or ribbon is relatively expensive and the running cost is high. In addition, when a sheet or ribbon is pasted, the appearance of the cover or spine of the file is often not good, and there is a problem that the added value of the file cannot be increased.

An object of the present invention is to provide a handy printer capable of directly printing on a file or the like, instead of the above-mentioned conventional one using an adhesive sheet or tape.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a handy printer. A print information setting device for inputting information to be printed and outputting the information via a connection code, and a handy printer for printing based on the information input to the print information setting device. And printing is performed directly on the recording medium while moving the handy printer along the recording medium. The invention according to claim 2 is characterized in that the handy printer is constituted by a thermal transfer printer. The invention according to claim 3 is characterized in that the handy printer is provided with one drive motor, and the drive motor performs driving for moving the handy printer and driving of the ink ribbon feeding mechanism.

With the above-described configuration, in the present invention, the hand-held printer connected to the print information setting device via the connection cord is moved directly along the recording medium, so that the It is possible to perform printing directly on the printing portion, and the printing can be formed clearly.

[0007]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A handy printer according to the present invention will be described with reference to the illustrated example. In the example shown in FIG. 1, a print information setting device 1 having means for inputting characters, figures, and the like to be printed is provided with an input keyboard 2 for inputting characters such as figures and information other than characters. ing. An information processing device of the apparatus main body is arranged in the print information setting device 1 in correspondence with the input keyboard 2, and an arbitrary graphic or the like is read out from a storage medium storing graphic information or the like, and displayed on the display 3 together with character information. There is provided processing means for causing this to occur. Then, what is displayed on the display in combination with the information input using the input keyboard 2 and the graphic information selected from the storage medium is directly connected to the handy printer 1 via the connection code 5.
0, and the writing is performed while moving the printing portion of the handy printer 10 along the recording medium. The connection cord 5 controls a signal transmission system for transmitting print information to the handy printer 10, a power supply system for driving a drive motor disposed in the handy printer, a driving speed of the handy printer, and the like. And a signal transmission / reception system for this purpose.

The handy printer 10 can be configured as shown in FIG. 2. The upper portion of the device case 11 of the handy printer 10 is configured as a handle portion 12, and the lower portion of the device case 11 is A driving roller 13 for moving the handy printer 10 at a constant speed and a traveling roller 14 having no driving source are arranged. Then, the title of the cover or spine of a file or the like is written while moving the lower portion of the apparatus case along the recording medium via the rollers or the like of the handy printer 10 so as not to slide directly on the recording medium. To do.

A drive motor 1 is provided inside the handy printer 10 for controlling the movement of the apparatus and the printing speed.
5, a pulley 15 a of the drive motor 15, an end pulley 17 of the transmission mechanism, and a take-up roll 23.
The conduction belt 16 is stretched over the pulley 19 of the second embodiment. Although the transmission belt 16 is a timing belt, any other belt for driving transmission can be used. A transmission mechanism 18 including a gear transmission mechanism and the like is arranged between the pulley 17 and the driving roller 13 to move the driving roller 13 at a speed synchronized with the printing speed. Further, when moving the handy printer of the present invention, the movement of the apparatus is assisted by putting a hand on the handle portion 12, but since the printing speed is set by the drive roller 13, the operator needs It is only necessary to guide the handy printer along the printing surface.

The printing section of the handy printer 10 includes:
A thermal head 25 is arranged via a spring 24 for controlling the pressing force, and is provided so as to move the ink ribbon 21 along the surface of the thermal head 25. Ribbon cassette 2 provided with ink ribbon 21
At 0, the take-up roll 23 is arranged so as to be wound up from the pay-out roll 22 that allows the setting of the feed-out resistance, via the printing surface of the thermal head 25.
When printing is performed on the recording medium 7 using the handy printer 10 of the present invention, the thermal head 25 generates heat based on print information output from the print information setting device 1 and is melted by heat. Ink ribbon 21
Is transferred to the recording medium 7 to directly print on the cover of the file.

In the apparatus of the present invention, first, information to be printed by combining character information formed using the input keyboard 2 of the print information setting device 1 and graphic information selected from the attached graphic storage means or the like. To form When printing on the spine of a file or the like based on the information displayed on the display 3 of the printing information setting device, the handy printer 10 is positioned at a portion where the printing is to be performed, and it is determined that printing is possible. The signal is transmitted from a signal output means (not shown) provided in the printer to the print information setting device. A signal for the thermal head and a signal for the drive motor are output from the signal output circuit of the print information setting device 1 based on the printable state information from the handy printer, and the operation of driving the drive motor starts. And the drive roller 13 and the take-up roll 23
Are driven to perform a printing operation while moving the ink ribbon 21 in synchronization with the traveling speed of the handy printer. As described above, when the printing at the predetermined position on the recording medium is completed, the display of the printing information setting device indicates that the printing is completed. It is possible to create information corresponding to printing.

In the apparatus of the present invention, it is possible to use a specially prepared print information setting device 1 corresponding to a handy printer. Can also be configured by combining character and graphic information corresponding to. Of course, when a general-purpose personal computer is connected to a handy printer and used, it is necessary to use document creation software corresponding to a spine or the like, but such software can be created relatively easily. Things. When a general personal computer is used, the connection can be easily made by connecting a connection cord for connecting to a handy printer to an output circuit of the printer.

In the handy printer,
As the ink ribbon 21, a ribbon cassette that can print one line, such as a ribbon cassette used in a general thermal transfer printer or the like, and a ribbon cassette that can print several lines by one operation are used. It is also possible. In addition, by configuring the thermal head to be arranged in the handy printer so as to correspond to the width of the ink ribbon, the width of the thermal head and the ink ribbon can be matched, and printing of the required width can be performed in one scan. it can. Further, a plurality of ribbon cassettes each containing an ink ribbon of an arbitrary color are prepared, and the ribbon cassette of a color to be used is mounted on a handy printer to perform a printing operation. Properties can be satisfactorily exhibited.

[0014]

Since the handy printer of the present invention is constructed as described above, the handy printer connected to the print information setting device via the connection cord can be arranged directly along the recording medium. By moving
It is possible to print directly on the portion to be printed on the recording medium, and the print can be formed clearly. By configuring the handy printer as a small device, it is possible to print directly on the spine of a file or any other recording medium, and to control the printing speed by a printing information setting device. , Printing errors and the like can be eliminated.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration of an apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of a configuration of a handy printer that connects to a print information setting device and performs printing.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 print information setting device, 2 input keyboard,
5 connection cord, 7 recording medium, 10 handy printer, 11 device case, 12 handle, 13 drive roller, 14 running roller,
15 Drive motor, 16 Conductive belt, 17.1
9 driven pulley, 18 transmission mechanism, 20 ribbon cassette, 21 ink ribbon, 22 feeding roll, 23 take-up roll, 24 spring, 25 thermal head.

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A combination of a print information setting device for inputting information to be printed and outputting the information via a connection code, and a handy printer for printing based on the information input to the print information setting device, A handy printer apparatus, wherein printing is performed directly on the recording medium while moving the handy printer along the recording medium. 2. The handy printer device according to claim 1, wherein said handy printer comprises a thermal transfer printer. 3. The handy printer is provided with one drive motor, and the drive motor performs driving for moving the handy printer and driving of an ink ribbon feeding mechanism. Or the handy printer described in 2.