247results about "Printing mechanisms" patented technology

This invention provides an ink ribbon cartridge that can increase the ink ribbon capacity. [Solution] The ink ribbon cartridge is installed in the printing device. The ink ribbon cartridge comprises a cartridge case that houses the ink ribbon and a gear train housed in the cartridge case. When the ink ribbon cartridge is installed in the printing device, the axis of rotation of the winding roll from which the ink ribbon is wound is different from the axis of rotation of the winding shaft. The gear train is configured to transmit the power of the winding shaft to the winding roll.

To provide a cassette that can contribute to suppressing an ink ribbon from skewing.SOLUTION: In a cassette 200, a front end of a third middle wall 86 is connected to a left end of a first middle wall 84, a rear end of the third middle wall 86 is connected to a left end of a second middle wall 85, and a rear end of a fourth middle wall 87 is connected to a right end of the second middle wall 85. A second wall includes an upper stretched part 81A stretched over an upper end of the first middle wall 84 and an upper end of the second middle wall 85. In a first wall 71 are formed a first cut-off part 71A cut off from the front end to a space between the first middle wall 84 and the second middle wall 85 and a second cut-off part 71B cut off toward the left side from the first cut-off part 71A. The first wall 71 includes a lower stretched part 272 covering a space surrounded by the first middle wall 84, the second middle wall 85, the third middle wall 86 and the fourth middle wall 87, from below. A right end 272A of the lower stretched part 272 is connected to a front end of the second cut-off part 71B, at a first point P1 and is connected to a rear end or to a left end of the second cut-off part 71B, at a second point P2.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 19

A cassette includes: a lower case having a box-like shape; a ribbon roll which is a roll of an ink ribbon; a take-up spool configured to take up the ink ribbon from the ribbon roll; and a protrusion provided in the lower case. The lower case includes: a front wall; a rear wall; a left wall; a right wall; a first inner wall; a second inner wall; a third inner wall; and a fourth inner wall. The protrusion protrudes rightward from a portion of the fourth inner wall other than a front edge and a rear edge of the fourth inner wall. The protrusion is configured to contact a widthwise center portion of the ink ribbon to cause the ink ribbon to be curved along a width of the ink ribbon so that the widthwise center portion of the ink ribbon protrudes rightward.

To provide a cartridge that can suppress a tape inserted into through a tape-insertion port from getting stuck with a tape guide.SOLUTION: A cartridge case 9 is provided with: a tape feed-out port 17 through which a tape fed out from a tape roll stored in the cartridge case 9 is fed out to the outside of the cartridge case 9; a tape insertion port 33 through which when the tape roll is stored in the cartridge case 9, the tape pulled out from the tape roll so that a tip of the tape protrudes through the tape feed-out port 17 to the outside of the cartridge case 9 can be inserted into in a first direction from an end part at one side in a width direction of the tape; and a tape guide 209, positioned in the first direction with respect to the tape insertion port 33, which guides feeding of the tape by a tape printing device. The tape guide 209 is provided with a protruding part 229 that contacts the tape, where a tape guide chamfer part 233 is provided at an end part of the protruding part 229 in a second direction which is opposite to the first direction.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 18

Provided is a printing cartridge capable of detecting a terminal portion of a printing tape and capable of being reduced in size. The present invention is a printing cartridge provided with a printing tape roll and a housing that accommodates the printing tape roll. The printing tape has a terminal portion in which at least one transparent portion and one non-transparent portion are arranged in the longitudinal direction of the printing tape. The housing includes: a transport path that transports the printing tape drawn out from the printing tape roll toward a printing position; and a reflection wall that is disposed in the transport path and reflects light that enters the inside of the housing from the outside of the housing and has passed through the transparent portion again through the transparent portion and emits the light to the outside of the housing. A color of a reflective region opposite to the transparent portion in a surface of the reflective wall is different from a color of the non-transparent portion.

Provided are a printing apparatus and a printing tape cartridge capable of suppressing damage to a gear for outputting a driving force to the outside of the tape cartridge. The printing apparatus includes: a printing apparatus body; and a printing tape cartridge attachable to and detachable from the printing apparatus body. The tape cartridge for printing includes: a tape roll of a first tape; a supply shaft capable of rotating around a rotation axis; a second tape wound on the supply shaft for printing or protecting the first tape; and an output gear for outputting the driving force to the outside. The supply shaft, the output gear, and the tape coil are arranged in the order of the supply shaft, the output gear, and the tape coil in the axial direction of the rotation axis of the supply shaft.

There is provided a tape cartridge, in which the cartridge case is provided with an outer protrusion portion received by an outer recess portion, the outer protrusion portion blocks insertion of a third core projection into a core hole of a tape core B around which a tape B, which is different in type from the tape A, is wound and which has a shape different from that of the tape core A, by contact with the tape core B when the tape roll A is mistakenly replaced with a tape roll B included in a tape cartridge B, which is configured to be mounted on a tape printing apparatus, and including the tape B and the tape core B.

Provided is a printing cartridge in which the orientation is easy to confirm. A printing cartridge includes a printing tape roll in which a printing tape is wound around an axial center parallel to a first direction, and a housing that accommodates the printing tape roll. The housing has: an opening through which the printing tape is exposed to the outside; a first outer surface and a second outer surface that intersect the first direction and sandwich the printing tape roll in the first direction; a first recess recessed in a second direction intersecting the first direction from a peripheral edge of the first outer surface; and a second recess recessed in a second direction from the periphery of the second outer surface. The second outer surface has a cutout defining a portion of the opening. At least a portion of the first recess overlaps at least a portion of the second recess when viewed from a direction parallel to the first direction.

To provide a cassette for printing that is configured so that an ink ribbon can be conveyed properly.SOLUTION: In a casette for printing, a case 9 includes a first member 10 and a second member 20. The first member 10 has a tabular regulating part 14. The regulating part 14 contacts a lower end of an ink ribbon 3 to regulate downward movement of the ink ribbon 3. The second member 20 has a guide part 24. The guide part 24 has a columnar part 24A. The columnar part 24A extends downward from a lower surface of a wall 20A. The columnar part 24A has a recessed part 24D. The recessed part 24D is formed to be recessed upward from a lower surface 24B of the columnar part 24A. The recessed part 24D fits to a portion at a base part side of the regulating part 14. The ink ribbon 3 being conveyed in the case 9 is wound around the columnar part 24A to changes a conveying direction from a front side to a left side along an outer peripheral surface of the columnar part 24A.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 11

The thermal printing device (1) equipped with a cooler includes a frame, an endless ribbon (5) for transporting ink to an outer surface (51), a coating device (3) for coating the endless ribbon (5) with ink (4), a print head (6) for thermally transferring a portion of the ink (4) coated on the endless ribbon (5) to a substrate (20) for printing, a plurality of first rollers (9) for supporting and transporting the endless ribbon (5) on their inner surfaces (52) along a path from the coating device (3) to the print head (6) and from the print head (6) to the coating device (3), and two adjacent first rollers (9) along the path from the coating device (3) to the print head (6). (9), at least one first conveyor (7) including a plate (75) arranged to support an inner surface (52) of the endless ribbon (5) and fixed to a frame (75) in translation and rotation, and having a first convex surface that supports the inner surface (52) of the ribbon (5), and a heat exchanger (72) designed to cool a first surface of the plate (75) at a first predetermined temperature.

To provide a film cartridge capable of inhibiting an operator from touching with a supported layer including a transfer layer, and of inhibiting the supported layer remaining on a supporting layer from peeling off; and to provide a film unit and a layer transfer device thereof.SOLUTION: A film cartridge (200) comprises: a supply reel (31) around which a multilayer film (F) comprising a supported layer (F2) in which a transfer film (F22) is included, and a supporting layer (F1), is wound; and a winding reel (35) for winding the multilayer film (F). The multilayer film (F) is wound around a supply shaft part (31A) in such a manner that the supported layer (F2) comes into contact with a supply shaft part (31A), and is wound around a winding shaft part (35A) in such a manner that the supported layer (F2) comes into contact with the winding shaft part (35A).SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

A printing consumable may include a rotatable core, a roll of dispensable printing substrate, and a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag. The roll of dispensable print substrate may be dispensable secured to the core. The RFID tag may be secured to the core and configured to rotate about the core axis. The RFID tag includes an RFID antenna coupled to an RFID chip. The RFID chip may include a print counter, an inventory unit (SKU) code, and a consumable authentication code. A printing system may include a housing, a holder to hold the printing consumables, a printhead, a transceiver, a tracking antenna to read RFID tags of the printing consumables, and a controller. The controller may be configured to receive a signal from the transceiver indicative of one or more of the print counter, the SKU code, and the consumable authentication code received from the RFID antenna.

Provided is an auxiliary tape cartridge that can easily insert a printing tape. The present disclosure is an auxiliary tape cartridge that includes an auxiliary tape for printing and a housing that accommodates at least a portion of the auxiliary tape. The housing has a discharge port that discharges the printing tape to the outside and a guide portion that guides the printing tape supplied from the outside of the housing toward the discharge port. The guide portion has a bending formation member that bends the printing tape in a manner that bulges a portion of the printing tape in a width direction in a thickness direction by contacting the printing tape.

An ink ribbon cartridge includes a first spool, a first case covering the first spool, a second spool, a second case covering the second spool, a first rib provided at the first case, a second rib provided at the second case, an ink ribbon, a first protrusion, and a second protrusion. The first spool extends in a first direction and the second spool extends in a second direction. The first protrusion protrudes in the first direction from an end of the first case in the first direction. The second protrusion protrudes in the second direction from an end of the second case in the second direction. The first protrusion and the second protrusion are respectively fitted in a first hole and a second hole of a first frame of a printing device in a state where the ink ribbon cartridge is attached the printing device.

A tape cartridge capable of being miniaturized in a vertical direction perpendicular to the up-down direction includes a ribbon housing (21), the ribbon housing including a first side wall (16a) extending in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, a second side wall (16b) extending in a third direction perpendicular to the first direction and intersecting the second direction, and a recessed wall (16c) defining a recessed portion (99) extending from the second side wall (16b) to one side of the second direction and extending in the third direction at a position located on one side of the second direction relative to the second side wall (16b). At least a portion of the recessed portion (99) overlaps with a printing tape roll (26) in the first direction. As a result, the printing tape housing (20) including the printing tape roll (26) overlaps with the ribbon housing (21) including the recessed wall (16c) in the first direction, i.e., the up-down direction. At least a portion of the recessed portion (99) overlaps with the printing tape roll (26) in the first direction, thereby miniaturizing the tape cartridge (10) in a vertical direction perpendicular to the up-down direction.

To provide a cassette that can contribute to suppressing an ink ribbon from skewing.SOLUTION: In a lower case 40 of a cassette 100, a front end of a third middle wall 86 is connected to a left end of a first middle wall 84, a rear end of the third middle wall 86 is connected to a left end of a second middle wall 85, and a rear end of a fourth middle wall 87 is connected to a right end of the second middle wall 85. In the lower case 40 is formed an exposed part 92 that is an opening extending from a space between a right end of a front wall 141 and a right end of the first middle wall 84 to a space between a front end of the fourth middle wall 87 and a front end of a wight wall 144. An ink ribbon 105 is stretched over a winding-up spool 109 from a ribbon roll 107 through a space between a left wall 142 and the third middle wall 86, a space between the front wall 141 and the first middle wall 84, the exposed part 92 and a space between the fourth middle wall 87 and the right wall 144 in this order. A convex part 97 of the cassette 100 protrudes to the right side from a region other than the front end and the rear end of the fourth middle wall 87 and then contacts a central part in a width direction of the ink ribbon 105, so as to make the ink ribbon 105 deflect in the width direction.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 8

The present disclosure relates to a printing tape transport apparatus, to a spool useable with the printing tape transport apparatus, to a system comprising the printing tape transport apparatus and spool, printing device comprising the printing tape transport apparatus and to a method of loading a spool onto the printing tape transport apparatus. The printing tape transport apparatus uses a spool support body and an end member. The spool support body has projections which are prevented from moving radially inwards when the end member is connected to the spool support body.

A cassette includes a printing tape roll being rotatable and into which a printing tape as a medium to be printed is wound, and an outer peripheral wall disposed on one side in a first direction relative to the printing tape roll. The first direction is a width direction of the printing tape. The outer peripheral wall includes a first side wall extending in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction, a second side wall extending in a third direction orthogonal to the first direction and intersecting with the second direction, and a recess wall defining a recess extending from the second side wall toward one side in the second direction. The recess extends in the third direction on one side in the second direction further than the second side wall. At least a portion of the recess overlaps the printing tape roll in the first direction.

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.

To keep tension applied on a multilayer film of a cartridge within a fixed range without enlarging the cartridge in the width direction of the multilayer film.SOLUTION: A cartridge 100 is attachable to / detachable from a housing body of a foil transfer apparatus in which a multilayer film composed of a plurality of layers is stacked on a sheet and which transfers at least one layer of the multilayer film onto a toner image. The cartridge 100 comprises: a feed reel 131 on which the multilayer film is wound and which rotates about a first axis extending in an axial direction; a reel gear 120 positioned at the end of the feed reel 131 in the axial direction and rotated integrally with the feed reel 131; an output gear 130 that transmits a rotational force to the outside of the cartridge 100; and first and second intermediate gears 140 and 150 that decelerate the rotation of the reel gear 120 and transmit it to the output gear 130.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 8

To provide a thermal transfer system having a heating device for heating an improved and transferred ink ribbon.SOLUTION: A thermal transfer system 10 includes a delivery part 16 for delivering an ink ribbon 13, a transfer device 17, a winding up part 21 for winding up the transferred ink ribbon 13, and a heating device 22 which is provided in the vicinity of the winding up part 21, and has a second heating body 30 for heating the transferred ink ribbon 13, wherein the second heating body 30 has an action surface 30S where a heating wire 31 is arranged, and is movable in each of a circumferential direction and a radial direction of the winding up part 21, the heating device 22 moves the second heating body 30 in the radial direction of the winding up part 21, brings the action surface 30 into contact with the ink ribbon 13, thereby heats the ink ribbon 13, at that time, the second heating body 30 is moved in the circumferential direction of the winding up part 21 together with the ink ribbon 13 wound up by the winding up part 21.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

An auxiliary tape cassette includes: an auxiliary tape; a gear; and a case. The auxiliary tape is used for printing on a printing tape. The gear transmits a driving force from an outside. The case accommodates therein at least a part of the auxiliary tape and at least a part of the gear. The case has: a discharge opening; and a guide part. The discharge opening discharges the printing tape to an outside. The guide part guides the printing tape supplied from an outside of the case toward the discharge opening.

According to one embodiment, a printing apparatus (100) includes a shaft (41) on which an ink ribbon roll (30) with a wireless tag (32) can be mounted. The ink ribbon roll (30) rotates about the shaft (41). An antenna (40) for communication with the wireless tag (32) is on an outer peripheral surface of the shaft (41). A wiring (401) is on the outer peripheral surface of the shaft (41) and connects to the antenna (40). A protective sleeve (50) is provided to be between the shaft (41) and the mounted ink ribbon roll (30). The protective sleeve (50) covers an end portion of the shaft (41) and the wiring (401) at the end portion. A bearing (43) is outside the protective sleeve (50). The bearing (43) is rotatable about the protective sleeve (50). A printing unit (20) is configured to perform printing on a medium to be printed with ink ribbon drawn out of the ink ribbon roll (30).

Provided is a sub-tape cartridge that can arbitrarily combine a sub-tape and a printing tape. The present disclosure is a sub-tape cartridge that is attached to a printing device main body together with a printing tape cartridge that has a printing tape and a first rotation transmission member. The sub-tape cartridge has a sub-tape for printing of the printing tape, a second rotation transmission member that can be linked to the first rotation transmission member of the printing tape cartridge, and a housing that houses at least a portion of the second rotation transmission member and at least a portion of the sub-tape.

A printer includes a print head, a platen roller facing the print head, a driving source, a drive shaft connected to be driven to the driving source and rotatable about a rotation axis thereof, a platen gear connected to be driven to the platen roller, and a cassette mounting portion at which the print head and the drive shaft are disposed. A printing cassette including a to-be-printed tape, an input unit, and an output unit connected to be driven to the input unit is mountable on the cassette mounting portion in an axial direction of the rotation axis of the drive shaft. In a state where the printing cassette is mounted on the cassette mounting portion, the drive shaft is engaged with the input unit and the platen gear is engaged with the output unit.

An ink cassette comprises a supply bobbin (302), a winding bobbin (301), and an enclosure (304,305,306) including a supply bobbin storage portion (304A) and a winding bobbin storage portion (304B). In the supply bobbin storage portion and the winding bobbin storage portion, an opening (316a, 316b) is provided in one side surface of the enclosure, with an elastic piece (314a, 314b) provided within each of the openings, and a rotation restricting portion (316a, 316b) is provided on an inner side of another side surface of the enclosure. The supply bobbin and the winding bobbin has a rotation-restricted portion (301c, 302c). The supply bobbin and the winding bobbin are biased by the elastic pieces toward the other side surface in which the rotation restricting portions are provided, and the rotation-restricted portions engage with the rotation restricting portions and restrict rotation of the supply bobbin and the winding bobbin.