Tape Creating Apparatus Automatic Label Sizing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional label creating apparatuses fail to adjust character sizes and printing portion lengths based on cord thickness, leading to poor balance and discrimination between cord types, and require operator input for setting these parameters, making operations cumbersome.
Innovation Solution
A tape creating apparatus that includes a printing mechanism for label tapes with winding margin and flag portions, where character sizes and lengths are set automatically based on the input diameter of the cylindrical member, allowing for easy discrimination of cord types through simple operations without manual operator input.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If character sizes and printing portion lengths are set as fixed values or manually by operator, then the label tape can be created with consistent formatting, but the balance between label size and cord thickness becomes poor and discrimination between cord types becomes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies parameter changes by automatically adjusting character sizes and printing portion lengths based on the input diameter of the cylindrical member (cord). The control unit receives the diameter value and automatically sets appropriate parameters for the label tape, eliminating the need for manual operator input while ensuring optimal balance between label size and cord thickness for different cord types.
2Manufacturing precision
If operator manually sets character sizes and printing portion lengths, then suitable values can be determined, but the operation becomes troublesome and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies self-service by automatically determining suitable character sizes and printing portion lengths based on the input cord diameter. The control unit performs the parameter setting autonomously without requiring operator intervention, thus eliminating the time loss associated with manual input while ensuring appropriate values are selected for each cord type.
3Ease of manufacture
If character sizes are kept the same for all cord thicknesses, then printing is simplified, but discrimination between cord types becomes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by varying character sizes and printing portion lengths according to the specific cord diameter. Different regions (cord types) receive different printing parameters - thicker cords get larger characters and longer printing portions, while thinner cords get smaller characters. This ensures optimal visual discrimination for each cord type while maintaining printing simplicity through automated parameter selection.
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AI summary
A tape creating apparatus, including a printing device that prints characters on label tape that includes a winding margin portion that is wound around a periphery of a cylindrical member and a flag portion that is uniformly formed with the winding margin portion, wherein the characters are printed on the flag portion, a first input device for inputting a diameter of the cylindrical member, and a first setting device for setting a length of the flag portion and a length of the winding margin portion on the basis of the diameter of the cylindrical member as input by the first input device.