Printer device and cutter device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11247498-B2
Application number	US-202017078294-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 23, 2020
Priority date	Feb 18, 2020
Publication date	Feb 15, 2022
Grant date	Feb 15, 2022

Abstract

According to one embodiment, there is provided a printer device which prints on an adhesive member including an adhesive material on one surface and includes a thermal head, a platen, a fixed blade, a movable blade, an operation unit, and a control unit. The thermal head prints on the adhesive member by generating heat. The platen is arranged to face the thermal head. The fixed blade is arranged at a position where a blade edge faces a conveyance path of the adhesive member conveyed between the thermal head and the platen. The movable blade is arranged at a position where a blade edge of the movable blade faces the blade edge of the fixed blade via the conveyance path and moved at a first speed to a position where the blade edge of the movable blade is brought into contact with the blade edge of the fixed blade. The operation unit receives a first operation for instructing to start cleaning the movable blade from an operator. The control unit moves the movable blade to a position where the blade edge of the movable blade is exposed above the conveyance path at a second speed slower than the first speed when the operation unit receives the first operation.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A printer device which prints on an adhesive member including an adhesive material on one surface, comprising:
a thermal head for printing on the adhesive member by generating heat;
a platen arranged to face the thermal head;
a fixed blade arranged at a position where a blade edge faces a conveyance path of the adhesive member conveyed between the thermal head and the platen;
a movable blade arranged at a first position where a blade edge of the movable blade faces the blade edge of the fixed blade via the conveyance path and moved at a first speed to a second position where the blade edge of the movable blade is brought into contact with the blade edge of the fixed blade;
an operation component which receives a first operation to start cleaning the movable blade; and
a controller which moves the movable blade to a third position where the blade edge of the movable blade is exposed above the conveyance path at a second speed slower than the first speed when the operation component receives the first operation.

2. The printer device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
an output component which outputs a warning sound when the operation component receives the first operation.

3. The printer device according to claim 1 , wherein
the operation component receives a second operation instructing to end cleaning of the movable blade, and
the controller moves the movable blade so that the blade edge of the movable blade is located below the conveyance path when the operation component receives the second operation.

4. The printer device according to claim 1 , wherein
the thermal head, the platen, the fixed blade, the movable blade, and the controller are provided in a housing of the printer device,
the housing includes an openable and closable a lid portion, and
the controller moves the movable blade at the second speed to a fourth position where the blade edge of the movable blade is exposed above the conveyance path when the operation component receives the first operation when the lid portion is in an open state.

5. The printer device according to claim 4 , wherein the third position and the fourth position are the same.

6. The printer device according to claim 4 , wherein the third position and the fourth position are different.

7. The printer device according to claim 4 , wherein the lid is pivotably attached to the housing.

8. The printer device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a stepping motor to move the movable blade.

9. The printer device according to claim 1 , wherein the printer device is a thermal printer.

10. The printer device according to claim 1 , wherein the printer device is a portable printer.

11. A cutter device which cuts an adhesive member including an adhesive material on one surface, comprising:
a fixed blade arranged at a position where a blade edge faces a conveyance path along which the adhesive member is conveyed;
a movable blade arranged at a first position where a blade edge of the movable blade faces the blade edge of the fixed blade and moved at a first speed to a second position where the blade edge of the movable blade is brought into contact with the blade edge of the fixed blade;
an operation component which receives a first operation to start cleaning the movable blade; and
a controller which moves the movable blade to a third position where the blade edge of the movable blade is exposed above the conveyance path at a second speed slower than the first speed when the operation component receives the first operation.

12. The cutter device according to claim 11 , further comprising:
an output component which outputs a warning sound when the operation component receives the first operation.

13. The cutter device according to claim 11 , wherein
the operation component receives a second operation instructing to end cleaning of the movable blade, and
the controller moves the movable blade so that the blade edge of the movable blade is located below the conveyance path when the operation component receives the second operation.

14. The cutter device according to claim 11 , wherein
the fixed blade, the movable blade, and the controller are provided in a housing of the cutter device,
the housing includes an openable and closable a lid portion, and
the controller moves the movable blade at the second speed to a fourth position where the blade edge of the movable blade is exposed above the conveyance path when the operation component receives the first operation when the lid portion is in an open state.

15. The cutter device according to claim 14 , wherein the third position and the fourth position are the same.

16. The cutter device according to claim 14 , wherein the third position and the fourth position are different.

17. The cutter device according to claim 11 , further comprising:
a stepping motor to move the movable blade.

18. A method for processing an adhesive member including an adhesive material on one surface, comprising:
positioning a fixed blade arranged at a position where a blade edge faces a conveyance path along which an adhesive member is conveyed;
moving at a first speed a movable blade arranged at a first position where a blade edge of the movable blade faces the blade edge of the fixed blade to a second position where the blade edge of the movable blade is brought into contact with the blade edge of the fixed blade;
receiving a first operation to start cleaning the movable blade; and
moving the movable blade to a third position where the blade edge of the movable blade is exposed above the conveyance path at a second speed slower than the first speed when receiving the first operation.

19. The method according to claim 18 , further comprising:
outputting a warning sound when receiving the first operation.

20. The method according to claim 18 , further comprising:
receiving a second operation instructing to end cleaning of the movable blade; and
moving the movable blade so that the blade edge of the movable blade is located below the conveyance path when receiving the second operation.

Assignees

• Toshiba Tec Kk

Inventors

• Iwamoto Jun

Classifications

• B41J3/4075

  Tape printers; Label printers · CPC title

• B26D5/16

  Cam means · CPC title

• B41J29/17 Primary

  Cleaning arrangements · CPC title

• B41J11/703

  Cutting of tape · CPC title

• B41J11/04

  Roller platens · CPC title