PRINTER

• Main Author: KAWAMATA NORIYUKI
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Japanese
• Published: 04.10.2018
• Subjects: CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS; i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; LINING MACHINES; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PRINTING; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS; STAMPS; TRANSPORTING; TYPEWRITERS

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a printer that is able to reduce a non-printing end part of a printing medium while ensuring that the printing medium is easily handled by a user.SOLUTION: A cutting position is located downstream, in a tape conveyance path, of a printing position. A specific length X is the length of the conveyance path. A first margin length Y1 is the length, in a conveyance direction, of a portion provided downstream, in the tape conveyance direction, of a portion where printing is carried out. A separation length Z is the length of the conveyance path between the printing position and the cutting position. In a case of Z≥(X+Y1), the CPU of a printer performs conveyance of the tape by a distance (Z-Y1) and printing, then, cuts part of the tape, and resumes conveyance and printing. In a case of Z<X+Y1 and Y1≥Z, the CPU performs conveyance by a distance X, then cuts part of the tape, and resumes conveyance and printing. In a case of Z<X+Y1 and Y1<Z, the CPU performs conveyance of the tape by a distance (X+Y1-Z) and, then, performs conveyance by the distance (Z-Y1) and printing. Thereafter, the CPU cuts part of the tape and resumes conveyance and printing.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 9 【課題】印刷媒体のユーザによる取り扱い易さを確保したうえで、印刷媒体の非印刷端部を小さくし得る印刷装置を提供する。【解決手段】切断位置は印刷位置よりテープの搬送経路下流側にある。特定長さＸは搬送経路長さである。第一余白長さＹ１は印刷が行われる部分よりもテープの搬送方向下流側に設ける部分の搬送方向長さである。離隔距離Ｚは印刷位置と切断位置の間の搬送経路長さである。Ｚ≧（Ｘ＋Ｙ１）の場合、印刷装置のＣＰＵは、テープを距離（Ｚ−Ｙ１）分搬送と印刷を行った後、テープの一部を切断し、搬送と印刷を再開する。Ｚ＜Ｘ＋Ｙ１且つＹ１≧Ｚの場合、ＣＰＵは、距離Ｘ分搬送した後、テープの一部を切断し、搬送と印刷を再開する。Ｚ＜Ｘ＋Ｙ１且つＹ１＜Ｚの場合、ＣＰＵは、テープを距離（Ｘ＋Ｙ１−Ｚ）分搬送した後、距離（Ｚ−Ｙ１）分搬送と印刷を行う。その後、ＣＰＵは、テープの一部を切断し、搬送と印刷を再開する。【選択図】図９