Recording tape cartridge, barcode printing system, barcode printing method, and method of manufacturing recording tape cartridge with barcode

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11080494-B2
Application number	US-202016790757-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 14, 2020
Priority date	Mar 25, 2019
Publication date	Aug 3, 2021
Grant date	Aug 3, 2021

Abstract

A recording tape cartridge includes a case that is formed by a first half in which a first peripheral wall is erected around a top plate and a second half in which a second peripheral wall is erected around a bottom plate being joined to each other in a state where the first peripheral wall and the second peripheral wall are butted against each other and that stores a reel on which the recording tape is wound; and a label surface formed by a first half label surface of the first peripheral wall and a second half label surface of the second peripheral wall on a side opposite to a loading direction of the case to a drive device, and a one-dimensional barcode on which individual identification information is recorded is printed only on the second half label surface.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A recording tape cartridge comprising:
a case that includes a first half, in which a first peripheral wall is erected around a top plate, and a second half, in which a second peripheral wall is erected around a bottom plate, the first half and the second half being joined to each other in a state in which the first peripheral wall and the second peripheral wall abut against each other, the case storing a reel on which recording tape is wound; and
a label surface formed by a first half label surface of the first peripheral wall and a second half label surface of the second peripheral wall, on a side of the case opposite to a loading direction of the case with respect to a drive device,
wherein a one-dimensional or two-dimensional barcode, on which individual identification information is recorded, is directly printed only on the first half label surface or the second half label surface, and
wherein a parting line is formed on the label surface as a boundary line between the first half label surface and the second half label surface.

2. The recording tape cartridge according to claim 1 ,
wherein a character code corresponding to the one-dimensional or the two-dimensional barcode is printed on the one of the first half label surface or the second half label surface, on which the one-dimensional or two-dimensional barcode is not printed.

3. The recording tape cartridge according to claim 1 ,
wherein the first half label surface and the second half label surface have a surface roughness of 0.2 μm to 0.5 μm.

4. The recording tape cartridge according to claim 1 ,
wherein at least the first half label surface or the second half label surface, before the one-dimensional or two-dimensional barcode is printed, are formed in white.

5. A barcode printing system comprising:
a conveying unit that conveys a recording tape cartridge including a case that has a first half, in which a first peripheral wall is erected around a top plate, and a second half, in which a second peripheral wall is erected around a bottom plate, the first half and the second half being joined to each other in a state in which the first peripheral wall and the second peripheral wall abut against each other, the case storing a reel on which recording tape is wound, and including a label surface formed by a first half label surface of the first peripheral wall and a second half label surface of the second peripheral wall on a side opposite to a loading direction of the case with respect to a drive device; and
a printing unit that prints a one-dimensional or two-dimensional barcode in which individual identification information is recorded only on the first half label surface or the second half label surface of the recording tape cartridge conveyed by the conveying unit.

6. The barcode printing system according to claim 5 , further comprising:
a detection unit that detects a parting line formed on the label surface as a boundary line between the first half label surface and the second half label surface; and
an adjusting unit that adjusts a position of the conveying unit on the basis of a position of the parting line detected by the detection unit.

7. The barcode printing system according to claim 5 ,
wherein the printing unit has
base printing means for printing a white base on at least one of the first half label surface or the second half label surface; and
barcode printing means for printing a black one-dimensional or two-dimensional barcode on the base printed on the first half label surface or the second half label surface.

8. The barcode printing system according to claim 7 ,
wherein the base printing means prints the white base on both the first half label surface and the second half label surface, and
wherein the printing unit includes character code printing means for printing a character code corresponding to the one-dimensional or two-dimensional barcode on the base printed on the first half label surface or on the base printed on the second half label surface on which the one-dimensional or two-dimensional barcode is not printed.

9. The barcode printing system according to claim 5 , wherein a parting line is formed on the label surface as a boundary line between the first half label surface and the second half label surface.

10. A barcode printing method comprising:
a base printing step of printing a white base on at least one of a first half label surface or a second half label surface, of a recording tape cartridge that includes a case that has a first half, in which a first peripheral wall is erected around a top plate, and a second half, in which a second peripheral wall is erected around a bottom plate, the first half and the second half being joined to each other in a state where the first peripheral wall and the second peripheral wall abut against each other, the case storing a reel on which recording tape is wound, and that includes a label surface formed by the first half label surface of the first peripheral wall and the second half label surface of the second peripheral wall on a side opposite to a loading direction of the case with respect to a drive device, the recording tape cartridge being conveyed by a conveying unit; and
a barcode printing step of printing a one-dimensional or two-dimensional barcode in which individual identification information is recorded only on the base printed on the first half label surface or the base printed on the second half label surface.

11. The barcode printing method according to claim 10 , further comprising:
a character code printing step of printing a character code corresponding to the one-dimensional or two-dimensional barcode on the base printed on the first half label surface or on the base printed on the second half label surface on which the one-dimensional or two-dimensional barcode is not printed.

12. The barcode printing method according to claim 10 , further comprising:
a detection step of detecting a parting line formed on the label surface as a boundary line between the first half label surface and the second half label surface; and
an adjustment step of adjusting a position of the conveying unit on the basis of a position of the parting line detected in the detection step.

13. A method of manufacturing a recording tape cartridge with a barcode, comprising:
printing a one-dimensional or two-dimensional barcode on a recording tape cartridge by the barcode printing method according to claim 10 .

14. The barcode printing method according to claim 10 , wherein a parting line is formed on the label surface as a boundary line between the first half label surface and the second half label surface.

Assignees

• Fujifilm Corp

Inventors

• Osako ryosuke
• Sumiya Yosuke

Classifications

• G06K19/06028

  using bar codes · CPC title

• G06K19/06037

  multi-dimensional coding · CPC title

• G11B33/04

  modified to store record carriers {(containers, storing means adapted for cooperation with the recording or reproducing apparatus G11B23/02)} · CPC title

• G11B23/027 Primary

  Containers for single reels or spools · CPC title

• G06K1/121 Primary

  by printing code marks (applying code marks to labels B65C9/46; marking or coding completed packages B65B61/26) · CPC title