Printer, printer control method and program

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2024123743-A1
Application number	US-202017425806-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Feb 3, 2020
Priority date	Mar 25, 2019
Publication date	Apr 18, 2024
Grant date	—

Abstract

The printer is a printer for printing on a label continuous body including a plurality of labels temporarily attached to a belt-like liner at predetermined intervals, the printer calculates the label pitch from the downstream end portion of a first label and the upstream end portion of the first label detected by a second detecting unit that detects an end portion of the label, if the calculated label pitch is smaller than a distance from a first detecting unit for identifying a printing start position of the label to a printing unit, the printer feeds the label continuous body to a printing start position of a second label based on the calculated label pitch.

First claim

1 .- 6 . (canceled)

7 . A printer for printing on a label continuous body including a plurality of labels temporarily attached to a belt-like liner at predetermined intervals, comprising:
a feeding unit configured to feed the label continuous body in a feeding direction or in an opposite direction of the feeding direction; a printing unit configured to print the label; a first detecting unit configured to identify a printing start position of the label, the first detecting unit being disposed at upstream side of the printing unit in the feeding direction of the label continuous body; a second detecting unit configured to detect an end portion of the label, the second detecting unit being disposed at downstream side of the printing unit in the feeding direction; and a controller configured to control printing by the printing unit and feeding of the label continuous body, wherein the controller calculates a label pitch from a downstream end portion and an upstream end portion of a first label detected by the second detecting unit, and if the label pitch is smaller than a distance from the first detecting unit to the printing unit, feeds the label continuous body to a printing start position of a second label in the opposite direction of the feeding direction based on the label pitch.

8 . The printer according to claim 7 , wherein
the label pitch of each of the labels comprising the label continuous body is the same.

9 . The printer according to claim 7 , wherein
the controller calculates the label pitch during printing by the printing unit.

10 . The printer according to claim 8 , wherein
the controller calculates the label pitch during printing by the printing unit.

11 . The printer according to claim 7 , wherein
if the label pitch is larger than or equal to the distance, the controller feeds the second label in the feeding direction to the printing start position on the second label identified by the first detecting unit when printing the second label.

12 . A control method for a printer with a printing unit configured to print a label of a label continuous body including a plurality of labels temporarily attached to a belt-like liner at predetermined intervals,
a feeding unit configured to feed the label continuous body in a feeding direction or in an opposite direction of the feeding direction, a first detecting unit configured to identify a printing start position of the label, the first detecting unit being disposed at upstream side of the printing unit in the feeding direction of the label continuous body, and a second detecting unit configured to detect an end portion of the label, the second detecting unit being disposed at downstream side of the printing unit in the feeding direction, wherein calculating a label pitch from a downstream end portion and an upstream end portion of a first label detected by the second detecting unit, feeding the label continuous body to a printing start position of a second label in the opposite direction of the feeding direction based on the calculated label pitch if the label pitch is smaller than a distance from the first detecting unit to the printing unit.

13 . A computer-readable storage medium storing a program for causing a computer installed in a printer with a printing unit configured to print a label of a label continuous body including a plurality of labels temporarily attached to a belt-like liner at predetermined intervals, to execute a process, comprising:
a feeding unit configured to feed the label continuous body in a feeding direction or in an opposite direction of the feeding direction, a first detecting unit configured to identify a printing start position of the label, the first detecting unit being disposed at upstream side of the printing unit in the feeding direction of the label continuous body, and a second detecting unit configured to detect an end portion of the label, the second detecting unit being disposed at downstream side of the printing unit in the feeding direction,
to function so as to:
calculating a label pitch from a downstream end portion and an upstream end portion of a first label detected by the second detecting unit,
feeding the label continuous body to a printing start position of a second label in the opposite direction of the feeding direction based on the calculated label pitch if the label pitch is smaller than a distance from the first detecting unit to the printing unit.

Assignees

• Sato Holdings Kk

Inventors

• Buthrath Nuttawuth
• TAKATA Tomoki

Classifications

• B41J11/46 Primary

  by marks or formations on the paper being fed · CPC title

• B41J3/4075 Primary

  Tape printers; Label printers · CPC title

• B41J11/0095

  Detecting means for copy material, e.g. for detecting or sensing presence of copy material or its leading or trailing end · CPC title

• B65H23/1884

  with step-by-step advancement · CPC title

• B65H2701/192

  Labels · CPC title