Tape Printing Apparatus Uniform Margin Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Tape printing apparatuses struggle to create uniform and attractive prints when multiple files with varying margin information are sequentially printed, leading to unequal margin lengths and wasteful consumption of printing medium.
Innovation Solution
A printing apparatus with a data storing unit, data selecting unit, and continuous printing unit that neglects margin information between files, allowing for uniform margin lengths to be set, enabling the creation of attractive prints by setting margin lengths between files to a predetermined length, including the option to set margins to zero, thereby reducing unnecessary space and medium consumption.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If margin information from multiple files is used when printing sequentially, then each file's original formatting is preserved, but the margin lengths become unequal and the print appearance is deteriorated
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts and removes the margin information from individual files before printing. The control unit discards the original margin settings contained in each file's data structure, separating the content information from the formatting information. This allows uniform margins to be applied across all printed files without being constrained by their original individual margin settings.
2Loss of substance
If original margin information is retained for each file, then file-specific formatting is maintained, but printing medium is wasted due to unequal and unnecessary margins
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the margin parameter from file-specific values to a unified predetermined value. The control unit sets all margin lengths to a predetermined uniform length, overriding the original varied margin parameters in each file. This parameter standardization reduces printing medium consumption by eliminating excessive or inconsistent margins while maintaining precise control over the actual print content spacing.
3Device complexity
If predetermined margin length is set for continuous printing, then uniform and attractive print is created, but the original margin information in files is discarded
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by setting the margin length to a predetermined value before the actual printing process begins. The control unit establishes uniform margin parameters in advance for all files to be printed sequentially, rather than processing each file's original margin information during printing. This preliminary standardization simplifies the printing control process and ensures consistent appearance across all printed content.
Data Source
AI summary
The continuous printing unit prints the input data with a margin length of the input data to be printed adjacent to each other among the plurality of input data set to a predetermined length without using the margin information respectively included in the input data to be printed adjacent to each other.