CN100453328C - Control method with processing device and device with processing - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a control method and the like of a tape processing device capable of setting the position of a marking range in the width direction of a processing tape. More particularly, a method of controlling a tape processing device (1) for engraving Braille on one side of a processing tape (T) in the width direction by a marking device (80) facing one side in the width direction of the processing tape (T). It includes: a marking position setting process of setting the marking position of Braille characters in the tape width direction; a marking data production process of creating marking data based on input information and marking positions; and a Braille marking process of making marking data based on the created marking data. , to engrave Braille on the treatment tape (T). In the engraving data creation process, when the engraving position is close to the side in the width direction on the same side as the engraving device (80), engraving data for performing forward engraving is produced, and when the engraving position is close to the engraving device (80) In the case of the opposite side in the width direction, marking data for performing reverse marking is created.

Description

Control method with processing device and device with processing

technical field

The present invention relates to a control method of a tape processing device and a tape processing device for performing Braille marking on a processing tape that a visually impaired person can recognize.

Background technique

For a long time, the well-known display belt device (belt processing device) is: along the belt travel path, the belt material (processing belt) is forwarded at a character pitch, and the flat text printing device is used to print ink characters within the flat text printing range. And use a braille printing device to perform braille printing (braille engraving) within the braille engraving range. The Braille printing device comprises (three) engraving heads that engrave Braille on the strip material, and performs engraving action by the engraving head towards the Braille board that is fixed on the specified position of the belt conveying path, thereby forms Braille on the strip material (for example, refer to Patent Document 1).

(Patent Document 1) Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2001-88358

That is, in the conventional tape processing apparatus, a predetermined position in the tape width direction determined based on the relative position between the tape conveyed on the tape travel path and the braille head (braille board) is used as the braille marking range. Therefore, the user cannot set the position of the Braille marking range in the width direction of the tape, and the arrangement of Braille in the width direction of the tape is limited to a single form.

Contents of the invention

Therefore, the object of the present invention is to provide a method for controlling a tape processing device and a tape in which the arrangement of Braille in the width direction of the processing tape is not limited to a single form, and the position of the marking range in the width direction of the processing tape can be set by the user. Processing device.

The control method of the tape processing device of the present invention is: convey the processing tape along the tape running path, and at the same time engrave Braille on one side of the processing tape width direction by the marking device opposite to one side of the processing tape width direction. It includes: a marking position setting process of setting the marking position of Braille in the width direction of the processing tape; a marking data production process of creating marking data for marking Braille based on the input information and the set marking position of Braille ; and a Braille engraving process for engraving Braille on the processing tape based on the produced engraving data. In the marking data creation process, when the set marking position of the Braille characters is close to one of the sides in the width direction on the same side as the marking device, the forward direction in which the Braille characters are marked sequentially from the front end side in the reading direction of the Braille characters is created. Engraved engraving data; when the engraved position of the set Braille is close to one side of the width direction opposite to the engraving device, it is used to make the reverse engraving of engraving the upside-down Braille from the rear end side of the Braille reading direction. Imprint data.

In the belt processing device of the present invention, the processing belt is conveyed along the belt running path, and Braille is engraved on one side in the width direction of the processing belt. It includes: an engraving device, which is opposite to one side in the width direction of the processing tape, and engraves Braille on one side in the width direction of the processing tape; an engraving position setting device, which sets the engraving position of the Braille in the width direction of the processing tape; engraving A data creation device that creates marking data based on the input information and the set marking position of Braille characters; and a marking control device that controls the marking device based on the created marking data. Wherein, in the marking data creation device, when the set marking position of the Braille is close to one of the sides in the width direction on the same side as the marking device, it creates a forward direction in which the Braille is sequentially marked from the front end side of the reading direction of the Braille. Engraving engraving data; when the engraving position of the set Braille is close to one side in the width direction opposite to the engraving device, it creates engraving data for reverse imprinting in which Braille, which is turned upside down, is engraved sequentially from the rear end side in the reading direction .

With this configuration, forward marking and reverse marking, which can be performed by rotating the marking data for forward marking by 180°, can be switched to each other according to the marking position of Braille and the positional relationship of the marking device. Therefore, even if the relative positions of the processing tape and the imprinting device in the processing tape width direction are predetermined, there are at least two Braille layouts in the tape width direction, and the user can select a Braille layout according to purpose or preference.

Furthermore, when adopting a device structure in which the Braille marking range is set at any position in the tape width direction, the device structure can be made more compact by switching between forward marking and reverse marking according to the positional relationship between the marking position of Braille and the marking device. That is, when only one half of the processing tape width can be engraved with Braille, on the other half, just rotate the engraved data by 180° and carry out reverse engraving, so that Braille can be engraved corresponding to the entire width of the processing tape . Therefore, when the braille marking range is freely set by changing the insertion position of the processing tape with respect to the tape width direction of the tape conveyance path, the width of the tape conveyance path in the tape width direction can be controlled. Furthermore, when the marking range of Braille is freely set by moving the marking device in the tape width direction, the moving range of the marking device can be reduced.

In this case, it is preferable to print front and rear identification information for identifying the front and rear of the processing tape in the conveyance direction on the processing tape.

According to this structure, since the front and rear identification information for marking the conveying direction of the processing tape is printed on the processing tape for performing Braille engraving, the user manually inserts (manually guides and inserts) the processing tape into the device for performing Braille engraving. When inserting it, do not mistake the front and back direction of the processing belt. Moreover, when using ink-printed processing tape, even if the contents of the ink-printed upper and lower (front and rear) cannot be distinguished (for example, arrow symbols or digital zeros, etc.), but because there are front and rear logo information printed, there will be no confusion. Paste up and down (front and back).

In this case, a front and rear detection step of detecting the front and rear of the processing belt fed into the belt travel path is further included based on the front and rear identification information. In the Braille engraving process, when the engraving data for forward engraving is produced in the engraving data creation process, and it is detected in the front and rear detection process that the processing tape is fed from the rear end side in the reading direction, and in the engraving data creation process In the process, marking data for reverse marking is created, and when it is detected in the front and rear detection process that the processing tape is fed from the leading end side in the reading direction, it is preferable to prohibit Braille marking.

In addition, a front and rear detection device is also included, which also detects the front and rear of the processing belt fed into the belt travel path based on the front and rear identification information. For the marking control device, when the marking data making device creates marking data for forward marking, and the front and rear detection devices detect that the processing tape is fed from the rear end of the reading direction, and when the marking data making device makes In order to imprint data by performing reverse marking, it is preferable to prohibit Braille marking when it is detected by the front and rear detection means that the tape is fed in from the leading end side in the reading direction.

According to this structure, when the set imprinting position is the basic arrangement and the processing tape is fed from the rear end side; or when the set imprinting position is within the range opposite to the basic arrangement and the processing tape is fed from When the front end is fed, marking is performed with the braille data rotated 180°, so even if the front and rear of the processing tape being fed are mistaken, normal marking can be performed within the set marking range.

In the case of the above, it also includes: a printing data production process, which produces printing data for printing ink characters on the processing tape according to the input information and the set braille marking position; Previously, based on the print data created, ink characters were printed on the processing tape by the printing device. In the print data creation process, when the set engraving position is close to one of the sides in the width direction on the same side as the engraving device, it is preferable to create forward printing in which ink characters are sequentially printed from the front end side in the reading direction of the ink characters. When the set engraving position is close to one of the sides in the width direction on the opposite side of the engraving device, it is preferable to make reverse printing in which ink characters turned upside down are printed sequentially from the rear end side in the reading direction data.

In addition, it also includes: a printing device, which also prints ink characters on the processing tape before the braille is engraved by the marking device; a print data production device, which makes ink for printing according to the input information and the set marking position of the braille. print data of characters; a print control device, which controls the print device according to the print data produced. The print data creation device is preferably: when the set engraving position is close to one of the sides in the width direction on the same side as the engraving device, it creates ink characters that are sequentially printed from the front end side in the reading direction of the ink characters. Print data for forward printing; when the set engraving position is close to one of the sides in the width direction on the opposite side of the engraving device, it is produced to sequentially print upside-down ink characters from the rear end side in the reading direction Print data for reverse printing.

According to this structure, when the set engraving position is close to one of the sides in the width direction on the same side as the engraving device, that is, when performing forward engraving, forward printing is also performed; When one side in the width direction of the opposite side of the marking device is performed, that is, when reverse marking is performed, reverse printing is also performed. Therefore, the processing directions of ink printing and braille engraving can form the same direction, that is, a path method in which ink printing is performed on the processing tape and braille engraving is sequentially performed on the processed tape after printing can be adopted. In addition, even if the two-path method of performing Braille engraving on the processing tape after ink printing is adopted, since the processing direction of the processing tape at the time of ink printing becomes the processing direction for performing Braille engraving in this state, there is no need to change the Change the direction of the processing tape or feed the processing tape in the opposite direction.

In this case, the belt running path includes a printing running path for conveying the processing belt when printing ink characters and a marking running path for conveying the processing belt when braille engraving, and it is preferable to pass through the processing of the printing traveling path. With a walking path for manual insertion marking.

According to this structure, since the processing direction of ink printing and the processing direction of Braille engraving are in the same direction, the processing direction of ink printing also becomes the manual insertion direction for inserting relative to the marking travel path in this state, so even if the user Manually inserting the ink-printed processing tape into the marking travel path does not cause a sense of incongruity to the user.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the appearance of the label making device related to the embodiment when the cover is closed;

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the appearance of the label making device when the cover is opened;

Fig. 3 is an explanatory diagram of 6-dot braille characters and a cross-sectional view of an embossed embossed portion;

Figure 4 is a plan view and a cross-sectional view of the marking assembly;

Fig. 5 is an explanatory diagram illustrating conveyance of the processing tape on the Braille marking section;

Fig. 6 is the control block diagram of label making device;

Fig. 7 is a flow chart showing the overall processing of the label making device;

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram for supplementary explanation of the flow of FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram for supplementary explanation of the flow of FIG. 7;

Fig. 10 is a flow chart showing Braille engraving processing of the label making apparatus;

FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram for supplementary explanation of the flow of FIG. 10;

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of front and rear identification information;

Fig. 13 is an explanatory diagram illustrating another example around the tape travel path in the Braille marking section;

Fig. 14 is an explanatory diagram when the processing mode of "ink only" is selected, Fig. 14A is a schematic diagram showing the screen change of the display, and Fig. 14B is an explanatory diagram of the ink printing process;

Fig. 15 is an explanatory diagram when selecting "only Braille" processing mode, and a schematic diagram of the screen change of the display;

Fig. 16 is a control flow chart during Braille engraving process;

Fig. 17 is an explanatory diagram of Braille engraving processing, Fig. 17A is an explanatory diagram of forward engraving, and Fig. 17B is an explanatory diagram of reverse engraving;

Fig. 18 is an explanatory diagram when the processing mode of "simultaneous recording of ink and Braille" is selected, which is a schematic diagram of the screen change of the display;

FIG. 19 is a list of layout setting menus;

Figure 20 is a control flow diagram of label data production when selecting the "ink and Braille simultaneous recording" processing mode;

Fig. 21 is an explanatory diagram of a series of label data production processes when the processing mode of "simultaneous recording of ink and Braille" is selected, Fig. 21A is an explanatory diagram of performing forward printing and forward engraving, and Fig. 21B is an explanatory diagram of performing reverse printing and reverse engraving the explanatory diagram;

22 is a schematic diagram of an example of a label on which a logo is printed, FIG. 22A is a schematic diagram of a printed mark in the manual insertion direction when forward marking is performed, and FIG. 22B is a schematic view of a printed mark in the manual insertion direction when reverse marking is performed. .

Detailed ways

Hereinafter, a method of controlling a tape processing device and a tape processing device according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the present invention, when Braille marking is performed by the marking head at a position near one end of the belt travel path in the width direction, even if the marking head cannot be moved in the width direction, the Braille marking range can be selected according to the user's preference. Configuration on the processing belt.

Therefore, the case where the control method of the present invention and the like are applied to a label making device capable of ink printing and Braille engraving for making Braille that can be read by both sighted people and visually impaired people will be described. Label.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the appearance of the label making device 1 when the cover is closed, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the appearance of the label making device 1 when the cover is opened. As shown in both figures, the label making device 1 is outlined by a device case 2 having a handle portion 13, and the device case 2 is integrally formed by a front case 2a and a rear case 2b. The front case 2a includes an ink printing unit 120 that performs ink printing on the processing tape T fed out from the tape cassette C one after another. Furthermore, the rear case 2 b includes a Braille marking part 150 , and the processing tape T is manually inserted by the user (the user holds the processing tape T with fingers and guides it into the Braille marking part 150 ) to perform Braille marking.

A keyboard 3 including various input keys is disposed on the front surface of the front case 2a, and a switch cover 21 is installed on the rear surface. And, on the switch cover 21, a rectangular display 4 is formed, and at the same time, on the inside of the switch cover 21, a tape cassette installation part 6 (ink letter printing part 120) for installing the tape cassette C is formed in a recess on its left part, through which Press the cover opening button 14 to open the switch cover 21, and in this opened state, the tape cassette C can be freely attached to and detachable from the cassette mounting portion 6 (ink printing portion 120). In addition, a viewing window 21a is provided on the switch cover 21, and it is possible to visually recognize whether the tape cassette C is mounted even when the switch cover 21 is in a closed state.

A power supply port 11 for supplying power and a connection port 12 (interface) for connecting to an external device (not shown) such as a microcomputer are provided on the right side of the front case 2a. By connecting an external device to the connection port 12, ink printing or Braille engraving can be performed based on character information generated by the external device.

On the left side of the front case 2a, there is provided a printing tape discharge port 22 which communicates with the tape cassette installation part 6 and the outside, and at a position opposite to this printing tape discharge port 22, a tape for printing from ink characters is provided. The tape cutter 19 for cutting the processing tape T sent out from the section 120, and the half cutter 20 for cutting the processing tape T in half. And, at the end portion of the processing tape T formed by laminating the recording tape T1 and the release tape T2, only the recording tape T1 is cut (half cut) by the half cutter 20, and at the same time, the processing tape T including the half cut portion is The printed portion of the ink inside the tape is cut off by the tape cutter 19 and discharged from the tape discharge port 22.

On the keyboard 3, a group of character keys 3a and a group of function keys 3b for designating various modes and the like are arranged. The text key group 3a can input text information for ink printing and/or braille engraving, and forms a full key structure based on JIS arrangement. In addition, the function key group 3b includes an execution key for executing ink printing and/or braille marking, a transport start key for instructing the start of transport of the processing tape T in the braille marking section 150, and a marking start key for manually performing braille marking. Outside the key, it also includes the mode selection key for selecting the processing mode of ink printing and/or braille engraving, the configuration for setting the ink printing range (printing position) Ep and the braille engraving range (marking range) Eb (refer to Figure 9) layout setting key. In addition, the function key group 3b is the same as a common word processor, and also includes a cancel key for canceling processing, etc., a cursor key for moving the cursor, selection of selection branches in various selection screens, and text input. Confirmation key for line break etc.

The processing modes selected by the mode selection key include: the first processing mode (refer to FIG. 8A ) in which ink printing and Braille engraving are performed according to the input text information, and the second processing mode in which only ink printing is performed according to the input text information (refer to FIG. 8B ), and a third processing mode (refer to FIG. 8C ) in which only braille marking is performed based on the input character information, and any processing mode can be selected from these. Hereinafter, the case where the first processing mode is set will be mainly described. Also, in the layout setting key, one of several predetermined layouts is selected (set) according to the bandwidth of the processing band T to be used, and details will be described later.

The display 4 can display the display image data of 192 points * 80 points in the inside of the rectangular shape of about 12 cm in the horizontal direction (X direction) * 5 cm in the vertical direction (Y direction), and the user can input text information from the keyboard 3 to make and edit ink characters. Used for printed ink data or Braille data for Braille engraving. In addition, various errors or hints (instructions) are displayed to notify the user.

The tape cassette installation part 6 includes: a print head assembly 15, which is provided with a print head 7 made of a thermal head in a head cover 15a; a platen roller drive shaft 16, which is opposite to the print head 7; a take-up drive shaft 23, It winds up the ink ribbon R described later; and the positioning protrusion 24 of the tape winding drum 17 described later. In addition, a print transport motor 121 for rotating the platen drive shaft 16 and the take-up drive shaft 23 is provided in the space below the cassette mounting portion 6 (see FIG. 6 ).

The tape winding cylinder 17 located in the upper central part of the cassette housing 51 and the ink ribbon winding cylinder 25 located at the lower right are housed in the tape cassette C. A processing tape T of a certain width is wound on the tape winding cylinder 17, and the ink ribbon is wound. The ink ribbon R is wound on the cartridge 25, and the width of the processing tape T and the ink ribbon R are the same. Moreover, a through hole 55 is formed on the lower left side of the tape winding drum 17, which is used to be sleeved on the print head assembly 15; corresponding to the overlapping part of the processing tape T and the ink tape R, a platen with the platen is arranged. The platen roller 53 is fitted to the roller drive shaft 16 to rotate it. On the other hand, an ink ribbon take-up cylinder 54 is provided close to the ink ribbon winding cylinder 25, and the ink ribbon R sent out successively from the ink ribbon winding cylinder 25 goes around the through hole 55 and is wound onto the ink ribbon winding cylinder 54. .

When the tape cassette C is loaded into the tape cassette installation part 6, the through hole 55, the central hole of the tape winding cylinder 17, and the central hole of the ink ribbon winding cylinder 54 are respectively placed on the head cover 15a, the positioning protrusion 24, and the winding drive shaft 23. , the print head 7 is in close contact with the platen cylinder 53 between the processing tape T and the ink tape R, so that ink can be printed. In ink printing, in addition to the ink data based on the input text information, front and rear identification information D (refer to FIG. 5 ) for identifying the front and rear of the processing tape T and marking information G for marking the insertion direction of the processing tape T can also be printed. (Fig. 22) (detailed details later). And the treated tape T after ink printing is discharged from the tape discharge port 22 . The portion between the platen cylinder 53 and the tape discharge port 22 constitutes a printing traveling path of the processing tape T. As shown in FIG.

The processing tape T includes a recording tape T1 and a release tape T2. The inner surface of the recording tape T1 is provided with an adhesive layer through which the release tape T2 is adhered to the recording tape T1. The recording tape T1 has an image-receiving layer, a substrate layer, and an adhesive layer laminated in this order from the outer surface side; the image-receiving layer improves the fixability of the ink thermally copied from the ink ribbon; the substrate layer is made of polyethylene terephthalate The film made of diester (PET) is the main body of the recording tape T1, and the adhesive layer is composed of an adhesive. On the other hand, the peeling tape T2 is made of high-grade paper or the like with a silicon-treated surface in order to prevent dust or the like from adhering to the adhesive layer of the recording tape T1 before use as a label. Therefore, the adhesive force of the adhesive layer to the release tape T2 is much smaller than the adhesive force to the base material layer.

In addition, the processing tape T is prepared in a variety of different tape types (tape width, tape color, ink color of ink characters, tape material, etc.), and a plurality of holes for marking the type ( illustration omitted). In addition, a plurality of tape identification sensors (micro switches) 171 (see FIG. 6 ) are provided on the cassette mounting portion 6 corresponding to the plurality of holes. By detecting the states of the tape identification sensors 171, the type of the tape can be determined. In addition, in this embodiment, three types of tapes with a width of 24 mm (tape T1 ), a width of 18 mm (tape T2 ), and a width of 12 mm (tape T3 ) will be described as examples (see FIG. 5 ).

On the other hand, an assembly (braille marking part 150) for performing braille marking is installed inside the rear part housing 2b, and its upper surface is opened in a cross shape, and the braille marking part 150 (specifically, a belt described later) is run. The path (marking running path) 70, marking unit 80, and belt conveying mechanism 60) is exposed. Further, an engraving tape insertion port 31 through which a user can manually insert a processing tape T is formed at the right portion of the recessed opening 30 , and an engraving tape discharge port 32 through which the processing tape T after Braille engraving is discharged is formed at the left portion.

The braille marking unit 150 includes a marking unit 80 , a belt conveying mechanism 60 and a belt traveling path 70 . The engraving assembly 80 performs Braille engraving through three engraving pins 41 (refer to FIG. 4B ); the belt conveying mechanism 60 transports the processing tape T inserted into the engraving tape insertion port 31 toward the engraving tape discharge port 32; the tape traveling path 70 is used for conveying processing with T. Driven by the belt conveying mechanism 60 , the processing tape T is conveyed along the tape traveling path 70 , and the marking unit 80 forms Braille characters B on the processing tape T by selectively driving the three marking pins 41 .

The belt conveyance mechanism 60 includes a conveyance roller 61 that can rotate forward and backward, a support portion 62 that supports the conveyance roller 61 on an apparatus frame 65 , and a marking conveyance motor 151 (see FIG. 6 ), which will be described later. The conveyance roller 61 is provided with rings for avoiding interference (arrangement where no interference occurs) at three positions up and down in the width direction of the belt running path 70 (positions corresponding to the three marking points 201 (see FIG. 3A ) in the longitudinal direction). Shape groove 63 (referring to Fig. 5), to prevent the Braille B being formed from being crushed.

In addition, the engraving assembly 80 is fixedly arranged on the side near the user in the width direction of the belt travel path 70 (refer to FIG. 4A ), and includes: an engraving head 81 disposed on the front side of the processing belt T, and at the same time, on the guide block 45 The above-mentioned three marking pins 41 and the marking supporting member 82 are installed on the top, which are arranged at the position facing the marking head 81 (marking pins 52 ) to form a holding processing belt T (see FIG. 4B ). Therefore, when Braille marking is performed on the processing tape T1 having the maximum width (24 mm), Braille marking can be performed on the half portion of the processing tape T1 on the side closer to the user in the width direction (see FIG. 5 ).

Here, Braille B (6-dot Braille B) formed on the processing tape T (T3: 12 mm in width) will be described with reference to FIG. 3 . FIG. 3A is a schematic diagram showing Braille (braille data) B of character information "し". As shown in the figure, the 6-dot Braille B is composed of a set 200 of six dots (marking dot pitch) of three in the vertical direction and two in the horizontal direction. In addition to the 6-dot Braille B representing such kana characters and numbers, the 8-dot Braille B (a set of four vertical and two horizontal dots) representing Chinese characters is also used. Here, the case of forming 6-dot Braille B is described as an example. Of course, the present invention is also applicable to a label making device for forming 8-dot Braille.

A group 200 of 6-dot Braille B is divided into six engraved dots 201a-201f with a configuration pattern of three vertically x two horizontally. In FIG. The four 201a, 201b, 201e, and 201f form four embossed convex portions 202a, 202b, 202e, and 202f on the processing tape T. The vertical pitch of the six marking protrusions 202 is about 2.4 mm, the horizontal pitch is about 2.2 mm, and the pitch to the point of the adjacent group (between groups) is about 3.3 mm. In addition, in order to engrave 6-dot Braille B, a tape with a width of at least 12 mm (processing tape T3 ) is required in conversion from the size of one set of 200 (tape width).

FIG. 3B is a cross-sectional shape of the marking protrusion 202 . As shown in the figure, the shape of the engraved convex portion 202 is a cylindrical shape with rounded corners. In addition, although the shape of the embossed convex portion 202 is preferably a cylindrical shape with rounded corners (preferably with a good feel), it may also be in other shapes, such as hemispherical, conical, or quadrangular pyramidal.

In addition, for the label making device 1 in the embodiment, two kinds of components that can be replaced with each other are prepared in advance as the marking unit 80, one can form a small small marking convex portion 203, and the other can form a large large marking convex portion 203. Section 204. The diameter of the cylinder of the small engraving convex part 203 is about 1.4mm, and the height is about 0.4mm; the diameter of the cylinder of the large engraving convex part 204 is about 1.8mm, and the height is about 0.5mm. Two types of engraved convex parts 203 and 204 are used according to the application. For example, the small engraved convex part 203 is suitable for people who are used to reading Braille B (congenitally blind), and the large engraved convex part 204 is suitable for beginners (blind people).

Next, the structure of the marking unit 80 will be described with reference to FIG. 4 . FIG. 4A is a plan view of the marking assembly 80 in FIG. 1 , and FIG. 4B is a cross-sectional view of the marking assembly 80 . As shown in FIG. 4A , the processing tape T (with a width of 12 mm) after ink printing is manually inserted into the tape travel path 70 from the engraving tape insertion port 31 , and then the processing tape T is sent out toward the engraving tape discharge port 32 .

The engraving head 81 includes three engraving pins 41 arranged at intervals of 2.4 mm along the tape width direction (the up-and-down direction in FIG. The guide block 45 which moves linearly is guided by the solenoid 47 as a driving source, and is maintained vertically with respect to the processing belt T. As shown in FIG. The head portion 41a of the marking pin 41 is formed in a rounded cylindrical shape so that the marked marking convex portion 202 has a rounded cylindrical shape. In addition, when the marking convex part 202 is to be formed in other shapes such as hemispherical, conical, quadrangular pyramidal, etc., the head 41a of the marking pin 41 should also be formed in a corresponding shape.

In addition, one end of the arm member 46 is semi-fixedly connected to the tail portion of the marking needle 41 . The other end of the arm member 46 is rotatably connected to the tip end of a plunger 48 of a solenoid 47 described later, and a support shaft 49 for rotatably supporting the middle portion of the arm member 46 is provided. . In addition, the plunger 48 of the solenoid 47 is arranged parallel to the above-mentioned marking needle 41 so that the plunger 48 can linearly move in the vertical direction relative to the processing tape T. As shown in FIG. Therefore, when the plunger 48 is linearly moved by the solenoid 47, the arm member 46 is rotated around the support shaft 49, and the marking needle 41 is linearly moved perpendicular to the processing belt T.

In addition, among the three arm members 46 connected to the three marking pins 41, the arm members 46 at the upper and lower ends respectively extend away from the width direction (up and down direction) of the tape, and the arm member 46 in the middle extends along the process direction. Walking path extension with T. Furthermore, the three solenoids 47 connected to the three arm members 46 are respectively provided at the corners of the triangular shape.

On the other hand, on the surface 42a opposite to the three marking pins 41 of the marking supporting member 82, three marking receiving grooves 43 corresponding to the marking pins 41 are provided. The shapes coincide to form a concave cylindrical shape with rounded corners. Moreover, the surface 42 opposite to the three engraving pins 41 may also be a plane made of elastic material such as synthetic rubber instead of the engraving accommodation groove 43 .

In addition, the marking unit 80 forms the marking protrusions 202 on the processing tape T by the marking needle 41 and the marking support member 82 . That is, corresponding to the Braille data generated according to the input information, the solenoid 47 is excited to attract the plunger 48, so the engraving needle 41 is guided by the guide block 45, and moves vertically toward the processing belt T, and the processing belt T Clamped and aligned into corresponding inscribed receiving grooves 43, thereby forming inscribed protrusions 202 on the processing tape.

Next, the conveyance of the processing tape T to the braille marking part 150 will be described with reference to FIG. 5 . As described above, the braille marking section 150 includes: the marking unit 80 that forms the marking protrusions 202 on the processing tape T by the marking pins 41; the belt running path 70 that conveys the processing tape T; The belt conveying mechanism 60 of T; In addition, it also includes: guides 71, 72, which guide and transport the processing belt T; the transmission type front end detection sensor 91, which detects the front end of the processing belt T; the reflection type front and rear recognition sensor 92 (detection sensor) , which detects the front and rear identification information D used to identify the front and rear of the processing zone T.

In the engraving tape insertion port 31, processing tape T1 (width 24mm), processing tape T2 (width 18mm), and processing tape T3 (width 12mm) can be inserted sequentially from the larger tape. The processing belt T1 of the largest width is guided by the upper and lower guides 71 , 72 , and the treatment belts T2 and T3 of other widths are guided only by the lower guide 71 . For example, when using the processing tape T3 with the minimum width, the user manually inserts the processing tape T3 along the lower guide 71 until its front end reaches the tape conveying mechanism 60 (conveying roller 61) (up to a position where it can be inserted). And, by pressing the tape feeding start key on the keyboard 3, the tape feeding mechanism 60 starts feeding the processing tape T3.

At this time, when the front end blank length from the front end of the tape to the marking start position is set to be less than the length L1 between the marking assembly 80 (marking needle 41) and the front end detection sensor 91 (but the premise is that the positional relationship between the conveying roller 61 Above, when the front end blank length is set to be greater than the length L2 between the engraving assembly 80 and the conveying roller 61), the processing belt T is sent back by making the conveying roller 61 reversely rotate, and when it is sent back to an appropriate position, the process begins Engraving and forward belt conveying. Moreover, the marking unit 80 performs marking according to a set arrangement. The details are as described later, however, when the Braille engraving range Eb is arranged to coincide with the configuration of the engraving assembly 80 (closer to the lower end in the width direction of the belt running path 70) (the Braille engraving range Eb is close to the width of the belt running path 70 When the lower end of the direction is formed, that is, when the basic layout is formed), the Braille data is engraved along the positive direction (general engraving). On the other hand, when the Braille engraving range Eb is arranged to be inconsistent with the arrangement of the marking unit 80 (closer to the lower end in the width direction of the belt running path 70) (when the Braille engraving range Eb is arranged at the upper end (upper side) in the width direction of the belt running path 70 ), marking is performed with the Braille data reversed 180°. Then, after the marking is completed, a predetermined length of tape is conveyed by the tape conveying mechanism 60 , and the processing tape T is discharged from the marking tape discharge port 32 .

In addition, the marking start of the marking unit 80 does not necessarily have to be activated by the detection of the front end of the tape by the front end detection sensor 91, and it can also be manually activated by pressing the marking start key on the keyboard 3.

Next, the control configuration of the label making apparatus 1 will be described with reference to FIG. 6 . Label making device 1 comprises: operating part 110, and it comprises keyboard 3 and display 4, is used for inputting text information and displaying various information etc. by the user, constitutes user interface; 7 and the printing delivery motor 121, and in the delivery process of the processing belt T and the ink ribbon R, the ink word data based on the text information is printed on the processing belt T; the cutting part 140 includes a belt cutter 19, a half cut 20, the cutter motor 141 and the half cutter motor 142 that drive these are used for half-cutting and full-cutting the processing tape T; the braille marking part 150 includes a solenoid 47, a marking needle 41 and a marking conveying Motor 151, and in the conveying process of processing belt T, on processing belt T engraves the Braille data based on character information; Detecting part 170, it is used for carrying out various detection; For driving the driving part 180 of each part; And control The unit 200 connects various parts and is used to control the whole label making device 1 . In addition, the detection unit 170 includes: a tape recognition sensor 171 for detecting the type of the processing tape T (tape cassette C); a front end detection sensor 91 for detecting the front end of the processing tape T on the Braille marking part 150; a front and rear recognition sensor 92 , which also detects the front and rear identification information D printed on the processing belt T on the Braille engraving part 150; the printing part rotation speed sensor 172, which detects the rotation speed of the printing conveying motor 121; speed. In addition, the drive unit 180 includes a display driver 181 , a head driver 182 , a print feed motor driver 183 , a cutter motor driver 184 , a half cutter motor driver 187 , a marking motor driver 185 , and a marking feed motor driver 186 .

The control unit 200 includes a CPU 210, a ROM 220, a RAM 230, and an input-output control device (hereinafter referred to as “IOC: Input Output Controller”) 250, and is connected to each other through an internal bus 260. The ROM 220 includes: a control program block 221, which stores control programs for various processes such as controlling the ink printing process or Braille engraving process by the CPU 210; In addition to Braille font data for Braille engraving, ink character data for printing identification information D and logo information G before and after printing, control data for controlling engraving of Braille data, and the like are stored. In addition, the character font data may not be stored in the ROM 220, but may be stored in a separately provided CG-ROM.

RAM 230, except including the various working modules 231 used as signs etc., also includes: ink printing data block 232, which stores the generated ink printing data; braille engraving data block 233, which stores the generated braille engraving data Display data block 234, which stores the display data for displaying on the display 4; Layout block 235, which stores the layout between the set ink print range Ep and the braille engraving range Eb; reverse the braille data block 236 , which stores the reversed Braille data B' used when marking with the Braille data reversed by 180° according to the set layout (data that develops the Braille data from the terminal side, see FIG. 9 ). RAM 230 is used as a work area for control processing. Moreover, the RAM 230 always has a backup system, even if the power is cut off, the stored data can still be retained.

IOC 250 is equipped with a logic circuit composed of gate array or custom LSI, etc., which supplements the functions of CPU 210 and is used to process interface signals with various peripheral circuits. Thus, the IOC 250 can directly or process the input data or control data of the keyboard 3 into the internal bus 260, and at the same time link with the CPU 210 to directly or process the data or control signals output from the CPU 210 to the internal bus 260 output to the drive unit 180 .

Moreover, the CPU 210 inputs various signals and data from various parts in the label making device 1 through the IOC 250 according to the control program in the ROM 220 through the above-mentioned structure. And process various data in RAM 230 according to various input signals and data, and output various signals and data to various parts in the label making device 1 through IOC 250, thereby controlling ink printing processing or Braille processing.

For example, when the CPU 210 inputs text information through the keyboard 3, it generates ink printing data accordingly and temporarily stores it in the ink printing data block 232, and simultaneously generates Braille engraving data according to the text information and temporarily stores it in the Braille engraving data block 233 in. And, once the instruction of ink printing and Braille engraving (execution of the first mode instruction) is obtained from the keyboard 3, the printing conveyance motor 121 starts to drive, and the printing head 7 is driven according to the detection result of the printing part rotational speed sensor 172, thereby for The ink characters of the ink character data in the ink character printing data block 232 are printed. In addition, at this time, at the same time as the ink character data, the front and rear identification information D and flag information G are also printed (according to the data pre-stored in the control data block 222). Then, by carrying out tape feeding of a predetermined length based on the ink print data (when the length of the trailing blank length can be set at the time of character information input, the trailing blank data is also included), the tape cutter 19 will The processing tape T is cut and discharged from the tape discharge port 22 .

In addition, (in the state where the reset operation is not performed or the power is turned off), when the processing tape T cut into a short rectangle is manually inserted into the marking tape insertion port 31 by the user, as described above, the marking unit 80 and the tape are driven. The transport mechanism 60 performs Braille marking based on the reversed Braille data B' (see FIG. 9 ) in the Braille marking data block 233 or the reversed Braille data block 236 . And, after the marking is completed, by driving the marking conveyance motor 151, the marking of a predetermined length based on the braille marking data (when the length of the trailing margin length can be set when character information is input, also includes the trailing margin data) is performed. The tape is conveyed, and the processing tape T is discharged from the marking tape discharge port 32 .

Next, the overall processing of the label making device 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 7 , 8 and 9 . As shown in FIG. 7, processing is started by pressing the power key (turning on the power). First, in order to return to the state when the power was cut off last time, perform initial setting (S10), reset each control flag that has exited, etc., and detect the type of tape by the tape identification sensor 171 (refer to FIG. 6) (S11). In addition, the tape type detected in this embodiment is the tape width (processing tape T1: 24 mm, processing tape T2: 18 mm, processing tape T3: 12 mm, refer to FIG. 9 ).

Then, the user inputs text information through an external device such as a keyboard 3 or a microcomputer (S12), selects a processing mode (first processing mode, second processing mode, third processing mode, S13), and sets the layout (S14). In the layout setting (S14), the layout of the ink printing range Ep and the braille marking range Eb on the processing tape T is set according to the tape detection result (S11) and the selection result of the processing mode.

For example, when the processing mode is set to the first processing mode, as shown in FIG. 9, in the case where the detection result of the tape width is 24mm (processing tape T1) (refer to FIG. 9A), the selected arrangement is any of the following: One: the ink printing range Ep is at the upper part, and the Braille engraving range Eb is at the lower part (a-1); or the ink printing range Ep is at the lower part, and the Braille engraving range Eb is at the upper part (a-2). Furthermore, the top and bottom of the processing tape T refer to the top and bottom when the front and rear identification information D is the tape insertion direction (leftward) and the recording tape T1 is the outside. In addition, when the detection result of the tape width is 18 mm (processing tape T2) (refer to FIG. 9B ), the selected layout can also be that the ink printing range Ep is on the upper part, the Braille engraving range Eb is on the lower part (b-1) or the ink printing range Eb is on the lower part (b-1). Either the character printing range Ep is in the lower part or the braille engraving range Eb is in the upper part (b-2), but at this time, the ink character printing range Ep is narrowed along the tape width direction in accordance with the width of the tape. In addition, when the detection result of the tape is 12 mm (processing tape T3) (refer to FIG. 9C), only the arrangement in which the ink printing range Ep overlaps with the Braille engraving range Eb can be selected, so when the detection result of the tape width is 12 mm and is selected When the first processing mode is set, the user cannot select an arrangement.

In addition, when the second processing mode (only ink printing) is selected in the selection of the processing mode (S13), in the setting layout (S14), the text that can be printed in ink can be performed with a general word processor or the like. Layout settings for size, number of rows, etc. In addition, when the third processing mode (braille printing only) is selected in the selection of the processing mode (S13), when the tape width is 24 mm (tape T1), it is possible to select the setting of the braille engraving range Eb in the upper part or the lower part. Any position (see FIG. 9A ); when the tape width is 18 mm (tape T2 ), the braille marking range Eb can be selected to be set at either the upper end side or the lower end side. That is, because the size (length in the tape width direction) of one group of 200 of Braille B is fixed, so, when the tape width is 18mm, in the range (upper end side or lower end side) near one end of the tape width direction ( Refer to Figure 9B) for setting. When the tape width is 12mm (tape T3), because the tape width is the minimum size (referring to Fig. 3A) that can only engrave a group of 200 braille characters (length in the tape width direction), so when the detection result of the tape width is 12mm and When the third processing mode is set, the user cannot select an arrangement.

Also, once the setting of the layout is performed (S14), the process of ink printing and/or Braille engraving starts automatically. That is, when the first processing mode is selected (S13: (a)), after the layout is set (selected), the ink printing unit 120 starts ink printing (S15). Then, after ink printing, the processing tape T is discharged from the printing tape discharge port 22 (S16), and the display 4 displays an instruction to insert the tape into the marking tape insertion port 31 (S17). In addition, this display can also be performed by indicators or LEDs. The user inserts the processing tape T into the engraving tape insertion port 31 according to the tape insertion instruction, so the Braille engraving section 150 starts to engrave Braille (S18), and after the Braille engraving, the processed tape T that has been marked is discharged from the engraving tape discharge port 32 (S19). ), the processing ends.

That is, in the first processing mode, as shown in FIG. 8A, the ink character printing part 120 is sent to the ink character printing part 120 by the processing tape T that is successively sent out from the installed tape cassette C, and the ink character P is printed thus. After the ink character is printed ( After the tape is cut), the processed tape T is manually inserted and sent to the Braille engraving unit 150, where the Braille B is printed. In addition, at this time, the Braille marking unit 150 detects the front and rear identification information D, determines the Braille marking direction based on the detection result and the set layout, and does not perform Braille marking when the user mistakenly inserts the tape ( Details are described later).

In addition, when the second processing mode is selected (S13: (b)), ink is printed on the ink printing unit 120 (S20), and the processing tape T is discharged from the printing tape discharge port 22 (S21), and the processing ends. That is, in the second processing mode, as shown in FIG. 8B , ink characters P are printed by processing tapes T successively sent out from the mounted tape cassettes C to the ink letter printing section 120 . Also, when the second processing mode is selected, printing of front and rear identification information D can be omitted.

When the third processing mode is selected (S13: (c)), the display 4 displays an instruction to insert a tape into the engraved tape insertion port 31 (S22), and after the user inserts the tape to perform Braille engraving (S23), the processed tape that has been marked is completed. T is discharged from the engraved tape discharge port 32 (S24), and the process ends. That is, in the third processing mode, as shown in FIG. 8C , by manually inserting a short rectangular tape (tape cut to an arbitrary length) T into the Braille engraving section 150, the Braille B is imprinted. In addition, at this time, the same as when the first processing mode is selected, the Braille marking unit 150 detects the front and rear identification information D, and determines the direction of the Braille marking according to the detection result and the set layout. Braille will not be printed in the insertion direction. In addition, when the third processing mode is selected, detection of front and back identification information D may be omitted. In addition, in the third processing mode, the user may select whether to perform detection of the front and rear identification information D.

In addition, in the foregoing, three processing modes are selected. However, by inserting a short rectangular processing tape into the ink printing unit 120, an ink printing mode can be added after braille engraving. Conversely, a tape cassette C may be attached to the upstream side of the braille marking unit 150, and braille may be engraved on the elongated processing tape fed out from the tape cassette C one after another. In addition, ink printing and Braille engraving may not be performed based on the same character information, but may be performed based on different character information.

Next, the Braille marking process performed by the label making apparatus 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 10 and 11 . Here, the detected band is 24 mm (processing zone T1) (see S11 in FIG. 7 ), and the processing mode is set to the first processing mode (see S13 in FIG. 7 ) as an example.

As shown in FIG. 10, the instruction to insert the tape to the engraving tape insertion port 31 is executed (S31, corresponding to S17 and S22 in FIG. Referring to FIG. 5 ), the front end of the processing tape T is detected (S32). Then, based on the front end detection, the rotation speed of the transport roller 61 is detected by the marking portion rotation speed sensor 173 (see FIG. 6 ), and the tape conveyance length is determined based on the detected rotation speed.

After the front end of the processing tape T is detected (S32), the front and rear identification information D is detected by the front and rear identification sensors 92 (S33). The detection of the front and rear identification information D follows the predetermined length (for example, the length L3 in the tape width direction from the front end of the tape to the front and rear identification information D) that can be detected (refer to FIG. The length L4 between the detection sensor 91 and the front and rear recognition sensors 92 (refer to FIG. 5), the length obtained by adding the length obtained by adding the specified length in consideration of the detection error) to the length obtained by adding) (forward tape transport) And carried out. That is, when the front and rear identification information D is detected during the conveyance of a tape of a predetermined length, it is judged that the processing tape T is inserted from the front end side (S34: Yes); If the front and rear identification information is D, it is judged that the processing tape T is inserted from the rear end side (S34: No). In addition, when the leading blank length from the tape leading end to the marking start position is set shorter than the length L1 between the marking unit 80 (marking needle 41) and the leading end detection sensor 91, the reverse rotation of the transport roller 61 is detected. Carry out after front and rear identification information D.

And, the marking start position (time) is determined based on the detection result of the marking part rotation speed sensor 173 and the generated Braille data (including the leading edge blank data between the leading end of the tape and the marking start position), and the marking of Braille characters is started from this position. Here, when the arrangement is set such that the ink printing range Ep is on the upper part and the braille marking range Eb is on the lower part (a-1), the braille data is marked in the forward direction (general marking) (S36). That is, in this embodiment, since the engraving unit 80 is opposed to a position close to the lower end portion in the width direction of the belt travel path 70 (see FIG. 11 ), it is a basic arrangement to set the Braille engraving range Eb at the lower portion. , in the basic arrangement, general imprinting is performed when the processing tape T is inserted from the front end side. Then, after Braille engraving is completed, a predetermined length of tape is conveyed, and the engraved processing tape T is discharged from the engraved tape discharge port 32 (S37).

On the contrary, when the arrangement is set such that the ink printing range Ep is at the lower part and the braille printing range Eb is at the upper part (a-2) (S35: No), since it is set to be the opposite of the basic arrangement, when starting from When the front end side of the processing tape T is inserted, the insertion direction of the processing tape T is mistaken, so Braille marking is prohibited (S38). That is, the user must change the insertion direction of the treatment tape T according to the set arrangement (it must be inserted from the front end side when the arrangement is a-1, and must be inserted from the rear end side when the arrangement is a-2). When the detection of D determines that the insertion direction is wrong, marking is prohibited.

In addition, when the processing tape T is inserted from the rear end side (S34: No), and the arrangement is set so that the ink printing range Ep is on the upper part and the braille printing range Eb is on the lower part (a-1) (S39: Yes), relative to In the set arrangement, the insertion direction of the processing tape T is wrong, so marking is prohibited.

In addition, when the processing tape T is inserted from the rear end side (S34: No), and the arrangement is set so that the ink printing range Ep is at the lower part and the Braille engraving range Eb is at the upper part (a-2) (S39: No), relative to Since the layout is set and the insertion direction of the processing tape T is correct, marking is performed with the Braille data rotated by 180° (S41).

That is, as shown in FIG. 11A, when the basic layout (a-1) is set, along the upper and lower guides 71, 72, the processing tape T (T1) with the front and rear identification information D on the lower left side of the front end is placed. Insertion, after the front end of the tape is detected by the front end detection sensor 91, when the front and rear identification sensor 92 detects the front and rear identification information D during the tape conveying process of a predetermined length, it is judged that the processing tape T is inserted correctly from the front end side, and reads The Braille data in the Braille marking data block 233 (see FIG. 6 ) is taken, and the Braille data is marked from the front end side of the Braille data.

Also, as described above, so-called Braille data includes a data portion generated for marking Braille B based on input character information (here, "あいう"), leading blank data, and trailing blank data. Therefore, the so-called "marking from the front end side of the Braille data (printing Braille characters in the forward direction)" refers to three vertical marking dots 201a in the left column corresponding to the first character ("あ" in this case) according to the front blank data. , b, c (referring to Fig. 3A) data, the data corresponding to the first character (being " あ " here) vertically three marking points 201d, e, f of the first character, corresponding to the second character (here It is the data of the three marking points 201a, b, c in the left column vertically of "い") in the order of marking, and finally marking the rear end blank data.

As shown in FIG. 11B, when the arrangement (a-2) opposite to the basic arrangement is set, the processing tape T must be inserted from the rear end side (the imprinting unit 80 cannot perform engraving) (refer to FIG. 11D), however, through the front end After the detection sensor 91 detects the front end of the tape, when the front and rear identification information D is detected by the front and rear identification sensor 92 during the tape conveyance of a predetermined length, it is determined that the user has inserted from the front end of the processing tape T by mistake, and marking is prohibited.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 11C, when the basic arrangement (a-1) is set, the processing tape T must be inserted from the front end side (refer to FIG. 11A), but after the front end detection sensor 91 detects the tape front end, When the front and rear identification information D is not detected by the front and rear identification sensors 92 during the tape conveyance of a predetermined length, it is determined that the user has inserted the processing tape T from the rear end side by mistake, and marking is prohibited.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 11D , when the arrangement (a-2) opposite to the basic arrangement is set, as described above, the processing tape T needs to be inserted from the rear end side, and after the front end of the tape is detected by the front end detection sensor 91 When the front and rear identification information D is not detected by the front and rear identification sensor 92 during the belt conveyance process of the specified length, when it is judged that the processing tape T is correctly inserted from the rear end, the reverse braille data block 235 is read (referring to FIG. 6 ) inverts the Braille data B' (see FIG. 9A ) and performs marking (starting marking from the terminal side of the Braille). In addition, the so-called "marking from the terminal side of Braille (marking with Braille data rotated by 180°)" refers to marking the character corresponding to the last character (here, "う") according to the trailing blank data. The data of the three engraved dots 201d, e, f (refer to FIG. 3A ) in the right column are reversed by 180°, and the three engraved dots 201a, b in the left column corresponding to the last character ("う" in this case) , the data of c flipping 180° data, the data of the right column vertical three engraving points 201d, e, f that are equivalent to the penultimate character (here "い") flipping the data of 180°.... .. to be marked in order, and the leading blank data is to be marked at the end.

In this way, since the braille marking direction is determined according to the set layout on the braille marking part 150, even if the arrangement of the marking unit 80 in the tape width direction is fixed, the user can set his/her favorite layout. Moreover, because the insertion direction of the processing tape T is detected based on the front and rear identification D printed on the processing tape T, and thus it is determined whether to perform Braille engraving or not, even if the user makes a mistake in the direction of insertion of the processing tape T, it is not necessary. Mistakes in Braille will be made and processing tape T will not be wasted.

Moreover, since the front and rear identification information D is printed near the front end of the processing tape T in the conveying direction, after the tape leading end is detected, the front and rear of the processing tape can be quickly distinguished by conveying a predetermined length of tape. In addition, the marking near the ends in the width direction does not affect the visibility of the printed ink data. Furthermore, since the front and rear can be judged from the front and rear identification information D, the user can insert the treatment tape T from the correct direction according to the arrangement set by the user. In addition, due to the front and rear identification information D, the front and rear (upper and lower) will not be mistaken when affixing the produced label. In addition, the front and rear identification information D may be printed on the vicinity of the rear end of the processing tape T and on the upper side in the width direction.

In addition, the case where the detected width is 24 mm (processing zone T1) (see S11 in FIG. 7 ) and the processing mode is set to the first processing mode (see S13 in FIG. 7 ) has been described. However, the same applies when the width is 18mm (processing tape T2), when the braille range Eb is set to the basic layout (b-1) and the tape insertion direction is reversed; When the opposite arrangement (b-2) is arranged and the processing tape T is correctly inserted up and down, marking is prohibited (see FIG. 9B ). In addition, when the width is 12 mm (processing tape T2), the braille marking range Eb must be the basic layout, so when the tape insertion direction is turned upside down, marking is prohibited (see FIG. 9C ). In addition, when the processing mode is set to the third processing mode (braille only marking), marking control is the same.

In addition, when an instruction to insert a tape into the marking tape insertion port 31 is displayed on the display 4 (see S31 in FIG. 10 ), the insertion direction of the processing tape T may be displayed. That is, "insert from the front end side of the belt" is displayed when the basic arrangement is set, and "insert from the rear end side of the belt" is displayed when the arrangement opposite to the basic arrangement is set. In this way, the user can confirm the insertion direction of the processing tape T according to the displayed content without thinking about the arrangement, so that time wasted due to wrong insertion of the processing tape T is avoided.

Next, another example of front and rear identification information D printed by the ink printing unit 120 will be described with reference to FIG. 12 . That is, the front and rear identification information D is not limited to the dot "●" at the lower left of the front end portion shown in FIG. 12A , and may be in other forms.

For example, in FIG. 12B , one dot “●” is printed on the lower left of the front end, and two dots “●●” are printed side by side near the upper right of the rear end. In this way, by printing different marks on the lower left of the front end and upper right of the rear end of the processing tape T, after detecting the leading end of the tape, by detecting any one of the marks, it is possible to distinguish the front and rear of the processing tape T in the transport direction. That is, after the tape leading end is detected, there is no need to wait for the tape to be conveyed with a predetermined length in consideration of errors, and it is possible to more quickly determine the front and rear of the processing tape T.

As shown in FIG. 12C, when the processing tape T10 to be used is formed into a short rectangle in advance, and the recording tape T1 near the front end or the rear end of the processing tape T is cut in half in the width direction to form a waste At the time of part Ta (that is, the label making device 1 does not print ink characters P on the processing tape T sent out from the tape cassette C one after another, but manually inserts the processing tape that has been formed into a short rectangle and half-cut in advance, thereby performing Ink character P printing), can print front and rear identification information D (at this time be the " front " character information that is attached near the front end of the tape) on its discarded portion Ta. According to this configuration, since the front and rear identification information D is printed on the discarded portion Ta provided for easy peeling of the release tape T2, the information recording portion Tb for ink printing is not damaged. Furthermore, by printing character information as the front and rear identification information D, the front and rear of the processing zone T can be identified more easily and easily. In addition, when the cutting part 140 (refer to FIG. 6 ) can perform half-cutting on the elongated tape T, it is also possible to print on the waste part Ta formed by half-cutting the elongated processing tape T. Front and rear identification information D. In addition, half-cutting may not be performed on the cutting unit 140, and may be performed on the Braille marking unit 150 before or after Braille marking (or simultaneously with Braille marking), and a device for half-cutting may be included independently.

12A, 12B and 12C, the front and rear identification marks D may not be printed by the printing unit 120 as shown in the examples shown in FIGS. 12A, 12B, and 12C, or the processing tape T20 shown in FIG. A line parallel to the width direction of the tape, from which the front end of the processing tape T can be identified. According to this configuration, the printing process of printing the front and rear identification marks D by the printing unit 120 can be omitted. In addition, the line may not be marked as in the illustrated processing tape T20, and a specific mark may be attached to the vicinity of the front end or the rear end of the processing tape T in advance.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 12E , a processing tape T30 may be used, and information for identifying the front and back of the processing tape T (tape insertion direction) is recorded in advance on the back side (release paper) of the processing tape T. According to this constitution, the front and rear of the treatment tape T are specifically and clearly marked without affecting the surface.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 12F , as the front and rear identification information D, instead of marking the front and rear (tape insertion direction), a mark indicating the top and bottom of the process tape T width direction may be printed. That is, as shown in the figure, upward is indicated by an upward arrow. The label making apparatus 1 of the present embodiment inserts the processing tape T (refer to FIG. 1 ) from the right side of the device. Therefore, by inserting the processing tape T with the front of the processing tape T as the outside and making the arrow direction upward, the The front and back with a T can be handled without making a mistake, and the insertion can be performed without any mistakes. In addition, since the direction of the arrow coincides with the upper and lower sides of the Braille B engraved on the processed tape T, even if it is a processed tape T that has only been processed by Braille engraving, the upper and lower sides of the processed tape T will not be mistaken and can be correctly displayed. paste. In addition, at this time, it is preferable to provide the front-rear recognition sensor 92 according to the position of the mark in the tape width direction. In addition, not limited to the arrows, dots "●" may be printed on the lower end or upper end near the front end of the tape to mark the upper and lower sides of the processing tape T.

In addition, the front and rear identification information D is not limited to any of the illustrations in FIGS. 12A to 12F, and a plurality of options may be stored in a memory (ROM 220, etc.) in advance, and the user selects favorite front and rear identification information from among them. d. In addition, the user can use the keyboard 3 to set the form, arrangement, and quantity of the front and rear identification information D. FIG. However, if the arrangement of the front and rear identification information D in the tape width direction can be set, it is necessary to provide a plurality of front and rear identification sensors 92 or to move the front and rear identification sensors 92 along the tape width direction.

As mentioned above, according to the control method of the tape processing device and the tape processing device of the present invention, the marking direction of Braille data can be switched according to the position of the set Braille marking range Eb, so there is no need to adjust the width of the tape travel path 70. By moving the engraving assembly 80 in the direction, the user can set the Braille engraving range Eb in the width direction of the processing belt T according to his preference.

Moreover, the front and rear identification information D for identifying the front and rear of the conveying direction is printed on the processing tape T after ink letter printing, so when the user manually inserts the processing tape T into the Braille engraving part 150, the processing tape T will not be mistaken. Inserted before and after. Also, even if the content of ink printing cannot be distinguished from top to bottom (front and back) (for example, an arrow mark or a number zero, etc.), because the front and back identification information is printed, it will not be pasted up and down (front and back) by mistake. And, when the set Braille range Eb is the basic arrangement and the processing tape T is conveyed from the rear end side, or when the set Braille range Eb is in the range opposite to the basic arrangement and the processing tape T is conveyed from the front end side During conveyance, because the braille data is turned over 180° for marking, even if the processing tape T is fed back and forth by mistake, normal braille marking can be performed within the set braille marking range Eb.

In addition, in the aforementioned example, the components of the Braille marking unit 150 are arranged in the order of the marking tape insertion port 31, the marking assembly 80, the belt conveying mechanism 60, the front end detection sensor 91, and the front and rear recognition sensors 92 (refer to FIG. 5 ), but also as shown in FIG. 13, the front and rear identification sensor 92 may be arranged on the upstream side (92a) of the engraving assembly 80, or between the engraving assembly 80 and the belt conveying mechanism 60b (92b). However, in this case, it is necessary to provide the belt conveyance mechanism 60a on the upstream side of the front and rear recognition sensors 92a and 92b. This is because accurate detection (recognition of front and rear) cannot be performed until the leading end of the tape reaches the tape conveyance mechanism 60a. In this way, by arranging the front and rear recognition sensors 92 on the more upstream side, and then providing the belt conveying mechanism 60a, the blank at the front end of the tape can be set relatively short (as shown in the example in FIG. 80 and the length L2 between the conveying roller 61).

In addition, the configuration which omits the front-end|tip detection sensor 91 for detecting the front-end|tip of the processing tape T may be taken. However, at this time, when the user inserts the processing tape T until the leading end of the tape reaches the tape conveying mechanism 60a or 60b, the tape is conveyed by pressing the conveyance start key, and the up and down identification information D is detected. Preferably, the detection position of the up and down identification information D is As a reference, when the user presses the marking start key, Braille marking and simultaneous belt feeding are performed. In addition, instead of carrying out a predetermined length of tape feeding based on Braille data after the end of marking, the tape feeding mechanism 60a may be continuously driven to discharge the processing tape T while the user continues to press the feeding start key. According to these configurations, the tip detection sensor 91 can be omitted, and thus the device configuration (control configuration) can be further simplified.

In addition, for the device case 2 constituting the outer frame of the label making device 1, the front case 2a including the printing processing unit 120 and the rear case 2b including the marking processing unit 150 are integrally formed (see FIG. 1 ), However, these can also be formed as independent devices and connected through connection ports (connectors). According to such a structure, the person who only needs Braille engraving can selectively add the device corresponding to the rear case 2b, and at the same time, the device corresponding to the rear case 2b can be changed into another form, so the equivalent can be improved. Versatility of the device (ink printing device) of the front housing 2a.

In addition, the marking unit 80 is of a size capable of marking a set of left and right Braille characters, and three marking pins 41 are provided corresponding to the size of one set (three marking points 201 in the vertical direction). However, the marking unit 80 may be of a size capable of marking multiple lines of Braille B at the same time. That is, a marking unit capable of simultaneously marking two lines of Braille requires six marking pins in the longitudinal direction. According to this structure, the braille marking area Eb can also have more arrangements. In this case, for example, when using a marking unit capable of marking two lines of Braille at the same time, it is preferable to divide the marking needles into two groups of three and switch drive/non-drive. That is, for a marking unit that can simultaneously mark n lines of Braille characters, it is preferable to divide the marking pins into n groups and switch between driving and non-driving. According to this structure, even a processing tape T having a width smaller than that of the marking unit can be used.

In addition, the setting (referring to S14 of Fig. 7) of the layout of the ink printing range Ep and the braille engraving range Eb may not be carried out after the processing mode selection (referring to S13 of Fig. 7 ), but by pressing the layout setting key in advance. conduct. At this time, it is preferable to provide one arrangement for each bandwidth, and to determine the arrangement at once based on the detection of the tape width (see S11 in FIG. 7 ). According to this configuration, the trouble of setting the layout every time ink printing and/or Braille engraving can be omitted.

In addition, the setting of the arrangement is not limited to the example shown in FIG. 9 , and various arrangements can be added as optional branches. For example, it can be set that the ink printing range Ep and the braille marking range Eb partially overlap in the tape width direction. , and the ink printing range Ep and the braille engraving range Eb leave a blank portion on the border in the width direction of the tape. However, even in this case, the Braille engraving range Eb is not set within a range near one end (upper end or lower end) of the tape width direction of the processing tape T, but is set according to this setting range and the engraving unit 80. settings, and perform marking control as shown in Figure 10.

In addition, the present invention also provides a program capable of executing each part (each function) of the label making apparatus 1 described in the foregoing example. In addition, a storage medium (not shown) storing the program is also provided. As the storage medium, CD-ROM, flash ROM, memory card (compact flash memory (registered trademark), smart media, storage typesetting disk, etc.), compact disc (CD), optical disc, digital versatile disc (DVD) and floppy disk can be used. .

In addition, it is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and the device configuration and processing steps of the label making device 1 can be appropriately changed within the scope not departing from the gist of the present invention. In addition, any device other than the label making device 1 that can perform Braille marking is applicable to the present invention.

Next, the label manufacturing method related to the second embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings. It partially overlaps with the content of the first embodiment.

The label making device 1 is provided with three kinds of processing modes, from the mode setting menu displayed by pressing the mode selection key of the keyboard 3, in combination with the type of characters displayed on the label, select "Only ink", "Only Braille", " One of the "Simultaneous Recording of Chinese and Braille characters" (refer to Fig. 14A, Fig. 15).

As shown in Figure 14A, when selecting (setting) " only ink character " (D22), will display the ink character data input screen 31 (D23) on the display 4, can input now and be used for making ink character printing Ink data for data. The input of the ink data can be carried out by a general word processor. When the print key is pressed after the input of the ink data (input data) is completed, the control unit 200 creates label data (forward print data: normal print data) including the ink print data. And as shown in FIG. 14B , according to the label data made, the ink printing unit 120 is driven to form ink on the processing tape T sequentially along the reading direction starting from the front end side of the label reading direction (reading from top to bottom). At the same time, after ink printing, the processing tape T is cut by the cutting unit 140 to make a label with only ink printing. And, when "only ink character" is set as the abstention value of processing mode, when label making apparatus 1 starts etc., just display ink character data input screen 31 (D21)

As shown in Figure 15, when (in D32) select (setting) " only Braille ", just display Braille data input screen 312 (D33) on display 4, can input the Braille that is used to make Braille imprint data now data.

In this embodiment, the engraving unit 80 can create two types of Braille engraving data: forward engraving data for forward engraving and reverse engraving data for reverse engraving. Start to engrave Braille along the reading direction (forward direction), reverse engraving is to flip the forward engraved data by 180°. Thus, when the engraving unit 80 faces one side in the tape width direction, two Braille arrangements (marking positions in the tape width direction) can be set on the processing tape T with a width of 18 mm and a width of 24 mm, and the Braille design can be produced. Two labels on the upper part and Braille on the lower part.

Furthermore, the Braille data also includes layout information in the width direction of the processing tape T, and one of two Braille layouts is selected and set. Specifically, when a predetermined key operation is performed while the Braille input screen 312 is being displayed, a Braille layout setting screen 313 is displayed (D34), where the Braille layout is set. As shown in FIG. 15 , on the Braille layout setting screen 313 , the width of the processing tape T inserted into the Braille engraving unit 150 and the Braille layout can be selected.

The width of the processing belt T can be selected from the selection branches of 12mm, 18mm, and 24mm. However, since the tape width detected by the tape recognition sensor 171 is set in advance as a disclaimer, it is selected only when the processing tape T attached to the ink letter printing unit 120 is not used, for example. Braille layout is set by selecting "Braille upper layout" for arranging Braille on the upper (upper side) of the label, or "Braille lower layout" for arranging Braille on the lower (lower) label. Various selection branches are displayed with images corresponding to the arrangement, and the user can refer to them to select the arrangement of Braille characters. However, when the 12 mm wide treatment tape T is selected (the selection branch is displayed in gray), the Braille layout cannot be selected.

After the Braille data (input data) input is completed, the processing tape T is manually inserted into the marking tape insertion slot 31, and the marking key is pressed, and the control unit 200 creates Braille marking data (label data). Then, based on the braille marking data created, the braille marking process is performed on the processed tape T by the braille marking part 150, and a label showing only the braille characters is produced.

The control flow at this time is shown in FIG. 16 . As shown in the figure, when the marking key is pressed (S51), the setting of the width of the processing tape T is first confirmed. At this time, when the width of the set processing tape T is 12 mm (S52: Yes), Braille marking data is formed based on the input Braille data, and positive marking data is created (S53). On the other hand, when the set widths of the processing tape T are 18 mm and 24 mm (S52: No), the arrangement of Braille is further confirmed. And, when set to "braille lower arrangement" (S56: Yes), form braille engraving data, make forward engraving data (S53); When set to "braille upper arrangement" (S56: No), form braille The imprinting data is made into reverse imprinting data (S57).

That is, the Braille imprinting data is produced according to the set (label) Braille arrangement, and when the position of one side of the width direction of the processing tape T opposite to the engraving unit 80 coincides with the position of the Braille arrangement in the width direction of the label, Create forward marking data; if inconsistent, create reverse marking data. For convenience of description, the side closer to the observer in the illustration of the belt travel path 70 is referred to as the lower side, and the upper side in the illustration is referred to as the upper side in detail. In the Braille marking unit 150 of this embodiment, the lower side of the processing tape T faces the marking unit 80 . And, when it is "braille lower arrangement", the layout position (in the width direction) of the braille arrangement on the label is "bottom", which is consistent with the position of the engraving assembly 80 relative to the tape width direction of the processing tape T, so making the front Imprint data. On the contrary, when it is "Arrangement of Braille upper part", the layout position of Braille on the label (in the width direction) is "upper", which is inconsistent with the position of the engraving unit 80 in the width direction relative to the processing tape T, so the reverse direction is made. Imprint data.

When creating forward marking data or reverse marking data as braille marking data, the control unit 200 drives the braille marking unit 150 accordingly to perform braille marking on the processing tape T ( S54 ). As shown in FIG. 17A, for example, when making a label represented by "せんがくじ" in Braille, when making positive engraving data, carry out positive engraving, starting from the front end side of the label along the reading direction (せ→ん→が→く→じ) are engraved in Braille in sequence. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 17B , when creating reverse marking data, reverse marking is performed, and Braille characters symmetrical to the dots of forward marking are printed, starting from the trailing end side of the label along the reverse direction of reading (じ→く→が→ん→せ) Braille characters are engraved upside down (turned 180°) in sequence.

After the Braille marking on the processing tape T is completed, the control unit 200 conveys a predetermined amount of processing tape T through the Braille marking unit 150, and the processed processing tape T (label) is discharged from the marking tape discharge port 32 (S55). In addition, when performing reverse marking (based on reverse marking data), since (according to reverse marking data) starting from the trailing end side in the reading direction, it is processed symmetrically with the forward marking point, so the discharged label must be turned over when used. 180°.

As shown in Fig. 18, once (in D42) select "Braille Simultaneous Recording" and then display D43, you can enter the ink characters separately from the "translation into Braille mode" in which the ink characters and Braille characters represent exactly the same content. Choose one of the "separate input mode" for Braille content. When the "translate into Braille mode" is selected, the ink data input screen 311 is displayed, and the ink data (text data) input in the ink input screen 311 can be used to create Braille data. On the other hand, when "respectively input mode" is selected, the ink data input screen 311 (D44) is displayed, but the ink data input screen 311 can be connected with the Braille data input screen 312 for inputting Braille data by operating a prescribed key. (D45) By switching sequentially, ink data and braille data can be input.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 19, in the processing mode of simultaneous Braille recording, there is a layout setting menu for setting the arrangement of ink and Braille, and it can be selected from the "Simultaneous Braille Simultaneous" where ink and Braille are arranged side by side. Record" and "Ink and Braille Overlapping Record" in ink and Braille overlapping configuration. When the "braille simultaneous recording" is selected, then a selection branch is displayed, and "(upper) ink: (lower) Braille" or "(upper) braille: (lower) ink" can be selected. "(Top) Ink: (Bottom) Braille" is to set the ink (ink printing range) on the upper part (upper part) of the label, and set the Braille (braille engraving range) on the lower part (lower half); "(Top) Braille: (Bottom) Ink" is to set Braille (braille engraving range) on the upper part (upper part) of the label, and set ink characters (ink printing range) on the lower part (lower part). On the other hand, in the case where the detected width of the processing tape T is 18 mm or 24 mm, when "Ink and Braille overlapping recording" is selected, the Braille layout can be the same as that set in the "Braille only" processing mode. Set in the same way.

After the input data is input, when the user presses the print key, first, label data is created based on the input data. Fig. 20 is a control flowchart of label data creation. As shown in the figure, when the print key is pressed (S61), the width setting of the processing tape T is confirmed first. At this time, when the tape recognition sensor 171 detects that the width of the processing tape T is 12 mm (S62: Yes), based on the input ink data, ink printing data for printing along the front end side (of the label) in the reading direction is created. Forward print data for ink printing in the reading direction (S63). Then, after the front printing data is created, the front marking data is created as Braille marking data.

When the detected width of the processing tape T is 18 mm or 24 mm (S65: No), the arrangement of Braille is further confirmed. And, when the arrangement of Braille is set in the lower part of the label (S65: Yes), that is, when "(Upper) Ink: (Bottom) Braille" is selected in "Simultaneous Braille Recording" of the Arrangement Setting menu, Or, when "braille lower part layout" is selected in "braille superimposed recording", as in the tape width of 12 mm, after creating the forward printing data, create the forward marking data (S64). On the other hand, when the arrangement of Braille is set on the upper part of the label (S65: No), that is, select "(Top) Braille: (Bottom)" in "Simultaneous Braille recording" of the layout setting menu. , or when "Braille Upper Arrangement" is selected in "Ink Braille Overlay Recording", inking is performed from the trailing end side of the reading direction (of the label) along the reverse direction of the reading direction and symmetrically with the forward printing dots. After the reverse printing data (data in which the forward printing data is reversed by 180°) for character printing is created (S66), the reverse marking data is created (S67).

In this way, not only the Braille engraving data but also the ink printing data are created and created based on the set (label) Braille layout. The Braille imprint data is set according to whether the position of one side of the width direction of the processing tape T facing the marking unit 80 coincides with the position of the Braille arrangement in the label width direction, similarly to the "Braille only" processing mode. . At this time, the processing direction of the label in the forward marking process and the reverse marking process is opposite, so the manual insertion direction of the processing tape T to the braille marking part 150 is mutually opposite when performing forward marking and reverse marking.

Furthermore, in this embodiment, when creating the forward marking data, the forward printing data is created, and when the reverse marking data is created, the reverse printing data is created. Accordingly, as shown in FIG. 21 , the processing direction of the processing tape T during the ink lettering processing is the same as the processing direction of the processing tape T during the Braille processing. Therefore, the front end portion of the processing tape T (tape base) discharged from the tape discharge port 22 of the ink printing unit 120 becomes the front end portion (tip portion) when manually inserted into the marking tape insertion port 31 of the Braille marking unit 150 . Therefore, when setting the processing tape T on the braille marking part 150, the user only needs to manually insert the processing tape T (tape base) discharged from the printing tape discharge port 22 into the marking tape insertion port 31 of the braille marking part 150 in the original discharge direction. That's it.

In addition, in this embodiment, in order to make the user more clearly confirm the manual insertion direction of the processing tape T to the braille marking part 150, a sign indicating the manual insertion direction can be printed on the ink printing part 120 for the processing tape T. Information G. Specifically, when the processing mode of "simultaneous ink and Braille recording" is selected, there is a logo print setting menu for setting whether to perform logo printing. Here, when it is set to print a logo, the control unit 200 (mark information creating device) creates the logo information data for printing the logo information G on the ink printing unit 120 before creating the braille engraving data (S64 or S67). .

The logo printing process is performed before the ink printing process, and the logo printing is performed at the front end of the travel path of the processing tape T on the ink printing unit 120 . That is, the marking information G is printed on the front end of the processing tape T relative to the manual insertion direction of the Braille engraving part 150. As shown in FIG. Logo information G is printed on the trailing end of the label.

In addition, in this embodiment, at the same time as the logo information data, half-cut data (as label data) for performing half-cut processing on the discarded portion Ta of the printed portion of the logo information G is also created. In order to separate the discarded portion Ta from the information recording portion Tb on the processed tape T after the printing process, a half-cutting process is performed (at a predetermined position on the recording tape T1 ). By this half-cutting process, the recording tape T1 forming the information recording portion Tb can be easily peeled off from the peeling tape T2, and the discarded portion Ta is discarded, so that the label can be formed with a beautiful appearance. In addition, it is preferable to set up a logo printing setting menu, etc., so that users can set whether to print the logo according to their preferences.

As described above, since the structure of the label making apparatus 1 is suitable for the present invention, even if a fixed marking unit 80 is used, two different Braille arrangements can be selected with respect to the tape width direction, and Braille can be appropriately selected according to the purpose of use of the label. layout.

In addition, this invention is not limited to the said Example, It can change suitably in the range which does not deviate from the summary of this invention. For example, in the case where the engraving unit 80 adopts a structure opposite to the "upper" side of the processing tape T, when it is "braille upper arrangement", the forward inscription data is produced, and when it is "braille lower arrangement", the reverse inscription is produced. data.

In addition, in the present embodiment, an example in which the present invention is applied to the label making apparatus 1 in which one side of the processing tape T is conveyed close to the fixed marking unit 80 will be described. However, the imprinting unit 80 may be configured to be relatively movable along the width direction of the belt travel path 70 .

For example, a combination moving mechanism (not shown) that moves the marking unit 80 in the tape width direction is provided, and the marking unit 80 is moved in the tape width direction relative to the processing tape T conveyed on the belt travel path 70. The present invention is applicable to such a label making device, and it is possible to provide a compact label making device capable of performing Braille marking on the entire width of the processing tape T. FIG. That is, by making forward marking data or reverse marking data according to the set Braille layout, the marking unit 80 is moved on one half of the width direction of the processing tape T, whereby the entire width of the processing tape T can be moved. Braille engraving.

However, in this case, when the Braille arrangement in the label width direction (the imprint position of the Braille in the tape width direction) is close to the same side of the opposite side of the engraving assembly 80, that is, when the processing tape T and the imprinting assembly When Braille arrangement is included on the half of the opposite side of 80, the positive engraved data is made; For Braille layout, reverse imprint data is produced. Similarly, the present invention can also be applied to a label making device in which the manual insertion position of the processing tape T in the tape width direction can be set arbitrarily with respect to the fixed marking unit 80 (the marking tape insertion port 31 and the like can be moved).

Symbol Description

1: Label making device 15: Print head assembly

19: with cutter 20: half cutter

22: Printing tape discharge port 31: Engraving tape insertion port

32: Embossing tape discharge port 60: Belt conveying mechanism

70: With walking path 80: Engraving components

91: Front detection sensor 92: Front and rear recognition sensors

120: Ink printing department 150: Braille engraving department

200: Control Department 210: CPU

D: front and rear identification information G: logo information

Eb: Braille engraving range Ep: Ink printing range

T: Processing Tape T1: Recording Tape

T2: Peeling tape Ta: Waste part

Tb: Information Recording Department

Claims (9)

1. A control method of a belt processing device, which conveys a processing belt along a belt running path, and at the same time engraves Braille characters on one side of the processing belt in the width direction by means of an engraving device opposite to one side in the width direction of the processing belt , characterized by including: an engraving position setting process, which sets the engraving position of the Braille in the width direction of the processing tape; an engraving data creating process of creating engraving data for engraving the Braille based on the input information and the set engraving position of the Braille; and a Braille marking process of marking Braille on the processing tape according to the produced marking data; In the marking data creating step, when the set marking position of the Braille characters is close to one side in the width direction on the same side as the marking device, the marking data for forward marking is produced. Engraving data, the forward engraving is to engrave Braille sequentially from the front end side of the reading direction of the Braille; When the set engraving position of the Braille characters is close to one of the sides in the width direction opposite to the marking device, it creates the engraving data for performing reverse imprinting from Braille characters turned upside down are engraved sequentially from the rear end side in the reading direction of the Braille characters. 2. The control method with a processing device according to claim 1, characterized in that: Front and rear identification information for identifying the front and rear of the belt conveying direction is printed on the processing belt. 3. The control method with a processing device according to claim 2, characterized in that: Further including a front and rear detection step of detecting front and rear of the processing belt fed into the belt travel path based on the front and rear identification information; In the Braille marking process, when the marking data for forward marking is produced in the marking data creating process, it is detected that the processing tape is from the rear end side in the reading direction by the front and rear detection process. when it is fed in, and when the marking data for reverse marking is created in the marking data creating step, and when it is detected in the front and back detection step that the processing tape is fed in from the leading end side in the reading direction , the Braille engraving is prohibited. 4. The control method with a processing device according to claim 1, further comprising: a print data creation process of creating print data for printing ink characters on the processing tape according to the input information and the set engraving position of the braille characters; Ink character printing process, before the braille engraving process, according to the printing data produced, print ink characters on the processing belt by a printing device; In the print data creating step, when the set marking position is close to one side in the width direction on the same side as the marking device, the print data for forward printing is created. , the forward printing is to print the ink characters sequentially from the front end side of the reading direction of the ink characters; When the engraving position is set close to one of the sides opposite to the engraving device, it produces the print data for reverse printing from the rear end of the reading direction The side begins to print the described ink characters turned upside down successively. 5. A belt processing device, which conveys the processing belt along the belt running path, and engraves Braille on one side of the width direction of the processing belt at the same time, it is characterized in that it comprises: An engraving device, which is opposite to one side in the width direction of the processing tape, and engraves Braille on one side in the width direction of the processing tape; an engraving position setting device, which sets the engraving position of the braille in the width direction of the processing tape; an engraving data creating device that creates engraving data based on the input information and the set engraving position of the Braille characters; and an marking control device that controls the marking device based on the created marking data; In the marking data creation device, when the set marking position of the Braille characters is close to one side in the width direction on the same side as the marking device, the marking data for forward marking is produced. , the forward engraving is to engrave Braille sequentially from the front end side of the reading direction of the Braille; When the set engraving position of the Braille characters is close to one of the sides in the width direction opposite to the marking device, it creates the engraving data for performing reverse imprinting from The rear end side of the reading direction starts to engrave the Braille characters turned upside down sequentially. 6. A tape processing device according to claim 5, characterized in that front and rear identification information for identifying the front and rear of the processing tape conveying direction is printed on the processing tape. 7. A tape handling device according to claim 6, characterized in that: further comprising front and rear detection means for detecting front and rear of the processing belt fed into the belt travel path based on the front and rear identification information; In the marking control device, when the marking data creating means creates the marking data for marking in the forward direction, the front and rear detection means detect that the processing tape is from the rear end side in the reading direction. when it is fed in, and when the marking data making device creates the marking data for reverse marking, and the front and back detection device detects that the processing tape is fed in from the front end side in the reading direction , the inscription of said Braille is prohibited. 8. The tape handling device of claim 5, further comprising: a printing device which prints ink characters on said processing tape prior to inscribing Braille by said marking device; a print data production device, which produces print data for printing ink characters according to the input information and the set engraving position of the Braille characters; a print control device that controls the print device based on the print data produced; In the print data creation device, when the set marking position is close to one side in the width direction on the same side as the marking device, the print data for forward printing is produced. , the forward printing is to print the ink characters sequentially from the front end side of the reading direction of the ink characters; When the engraving position is set close to one of the sides in the width direction opposite to the engraving device, it produces the print data for reverse printing from the reading direction The back end side of the machine starts to print the ink characters turned upside down in sequence. 9. The tape handling device of claim 8, wherein: The belt traveling path includes a printing traveling path for conveying the processing tape for ink printing and an engraving traveling path for conveying the processing tape for braille engraving; The processing tape passing through the printing travel path is manually inserted into the marking travel path.

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