JPH0732658A - Printing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a printing device having a means with which a user can easily print characters on a plurality of faces of an article. CONSTITUTION:When a set sensor 28 detects that a floppy disk is inserted into an insert opening 4, a control circuit outputs a signal to a solenoid driver so as to drive a fixed solenoid 25. Accordingly, a tip of a stopper 23 comes in contact with the upper edge of the floppy disk so as to regulate up-and-down (in the direction of D) movement of the floppy disk. The back-and-forth movement (in the direction of E) of the floppy disk is regulated by an R guide 21 and an L guide 22. A heat generating section of a print head 18 is pressed to a label of the floppy disk through a thermal transfer ribbon so as to make a printable state.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a printing apparatus which allows a user to print characters or the like on a predetermined portion of an article.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when writing characters on a cartridge such as a floppy disk or video tape,
Directly handwritten in the designated entry field, or handwritten on the label paper, or set the label paper in the printer and use the computer to determine the layout of the characters,
The printed characters were attached to the text boxes on the label paper so that the printing positions would match.

[0003]

However, when a floppy disk or the like is used by an individual, there is no particular problem even if it is filled in by handwriting, but it is possible to share it with others or use it to create a program or the like. When data is stored and stored together with other floppy disks, handwriting makes it unattractive and the written characters are often difficult to read.

On the other hand, when the label paper is set in the printer and the title or name is printed on it,
In some cases, trial and error may have to be repeated many times in order to adjust the printing position to the desired position, and in addition, when sticking to the floppy disk, the positioning must be done with great care. It often fails and consumes the label in vain, which is time-consuming and very time-consuming.

Further, in the case of handwriting, since the writing position may vary depending on the individual, it is very difficult to find the desired floppy disk from the state in which a plurality of floppy disks are stored together. there were.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, and a printing apparatus having means for allowing a user to easily print characters and the like on a plurality of surfaces of an article. Is intended to provide.

[0007]

In order to achieve this object, a printing apparatus of the present invention is one in which a user can print characters and the like on a plurality of surfaces of an article, and the article is attached to the article. And means for printing on a plurality of surfaces of the article mounted on the mounting means.

[0008]

In the printing apparatus of the present invention having the above-mentioned structure, the printing means prints on a plurality of surfaces of the article mounted on the mounting means.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

First, the configuration of the printing apparatus of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5.

The printing apparatus 1 is provided with a keyboard 2 for an operator to input characters on the upper surface thereof, and a liquid crystal display device 3 behind the keyboard 2 for displaying the input characters and the like. In addition, the rear portion of the apparatus has an insertion opening 4 for mounting the floppy disk 50, and the floppy disk 50 can be mounted in the direction of the arrow in the figure.

Inside the printer 1, a mechanism mainly shown in FIG. 3 is incorporated. The carriage 10 is supported by an upper slide shaft 11 and a lower slide shaft 12 so as to be movable in the axial direction, and includes a carriage motor 13, an R pulley 14, and an L pulley.
It is movable by a pulley 15 and a timing belt 16. A print head 18 having a heating portion 17 which is a well-known thermal head is fixed to the carriage 10. The print head 18 is arranged to print on the label 52 of the mounted floppy disk 50. Here, the illustration of the thermal transfer ribbon corresponding to the print head is omitted.

In front of them, an R guide 21 and an L guide 22 for holding the floppy disk 50 inserted from the insertion slot 4 and a vertical direction (arrow D in the figure) of the inserted floppy disk 50. A stopper 23 for fixing the (direction) is provided. The stopper 23 is rotatable around a stopper shaft 24, and the fixed solenoid 2
The floppy disk 50 is maintained in a fixed state by driving the solenoid shaft 26 of No. 5 and can be unfixed by the force of the return spring 27 by releasing the driving. Also, a set sensor 28 for detecting that the floppy disk 50 has been set in the lower part.
Are arranged.

A circuit as shown in FIG. 2 is also built in the printer 1. The control circuit 30 is mainly a CPU and RO
It is composed of a microcomputer including M, RAM and the like. The control circuit 30 includes a keyboard 2, a display device 3, and a head driver 31 that drives the heating unit 17 of the print head 18, a motor driver 33 that drives the carriage motor 13, a solenoid driver 34 that drives a fixed solenoid 25, and a set sensor 28. Are connected.

The insertion port 4, the R guide 21, and the L guide 2
2. The stopper 23 serves as the mounting means of the present invention for the print head 1.
Reference numeral 8 constitutes a printing means.

Next, the operation of the printing apparatus thus configured will be described.

First, when the floppy disk 50 is not set, that is, when the set sensor 28 is off, the fixed solenoid 25 is turned off by the control circuit 30. From that state, when the operator inserts the floppy disk 50 to which a label with no characters is attached is inserted from the insertion slot 4, the set sensor 2
8 is set and the information is transmitted to the control circuit 30. The control circuit 30 outputs an ON signal to the solenoid driver 34 to drive the fixed solenoid 25. As a result, the tip of the stopper 23 becomes the floppy disk 5
By contacting the upper end of 0, the movement of the floppy disk 50 in the vertical direction (D direction in the drawing) is restricted.

The movement of the floppy disk 50 in the front-back direction (E direction in the figure) is restricted by the R guide 21 and the L guide 22, and the label 52 of the floppy disk 50 is controlled.
The heat generating portion 17 of the print head 18 is pressed against the sheet via a thermal transfer ribbon (not shown) to enable printing.

After that, the operator operates the keyboard 2 while looking at the display device 3 to determine the character to be written on the label 52 of the floppy disk 50, and when the print start button on the keyboard 2 is pressed, the control circuit 30 causes the carriage to move. Motor 1
3 is driven to move the print head 18,
The heating unit 17 is driven according to the print information. In this way, the characters are printed on the label 52.

When the operator presses the eject button on the keyboard 2 after the characters have been entered, the fixed solenoid 25 is turned off and the floppy disk 50 can be ejected from the printer.

In this way, the floppy disk 50
The operator can easily write a character in the desired position on the label 52 attached to the label.

The present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In this embodiment, the label attached to the floppy disk was used for printing. However, the label may be directly attached to the floppy disk for printing, or the printing means is not thermal transfer but other printing methods such as ink jet printing. Good.

The print head may be either a serial head or a line head. Furthermore, when printing, the floppy disk was fixed and the print head side was moved for printing. However, the print head may be fixed and the mounted floppy disk may be moved, or both the head and the floppy disk may be moved. It is also possible to make it print.

In the present embodiment, the floppy disk has been described as an example, but the present invention is not limited to this, and various storage media such as a mini disk, a magneto-optical disk, a video tape and the like can be used. Can be applied to.

[0026]

As is apparent from the above description, the printing apparatus according to the present invention is a printing method for performing printing on mounting means for mounting an article and a plurality of surfaces of the article mounted on the mounting means. By providing the means, the user can easily print characters and the like on a plurality of surfaces of the article.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an appearance of a printing apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of a main part of the printing apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration of a main part of the printing apparatus shown in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a side view of a printing unit of the printing apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a configuration of a floppy disk.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Printing Device 4 Insertion Port 18 Print Head 21 R Guide 22 L Guide 23 Stopper 50 Floppy Disk

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A printing apparatus that allows a user to print characters and the like on a plurality of surfaces of an article, wherein the mounting means mounts the article, and the plurality of surfaces of the article mounted on the mounting means. A printing apparatus comprising: a printing unit that prints on the same.