Tape printing device, tape length calculation method, and computer-readable recording medium

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9617101-B2
Application number	US-201414215139-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 17, 2014
Priority date	Mar 21, 2013
Publication date	Apr 11, 2017
Grant date	Apr 11, 2017

Abstract

A tape printing device for printing on a ribbon tape includes: a wrapping length acquisition unit which acquires a ribbon wrapping length that is a necessary length of a ribbon tape for ribbon wrapping, of a necessary tape length that is a necessary length of the ribbon tape for ribbon wrapping and ribbon tying on an object to be wrapped; a tying length storage unit in which a ribbon tying length that is a necessary length of the ribbon tape for ribbon tying, of the necessary tape length, is stored; and a necessary tape length calculation unit which calculates the necessary tape length, based on the ribbon wrapping length that is acquired and the ribbon tying length that is stored.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A tape printing device for printing on a ribbon tape, comprising:
a wrapping length acquisition unit that acquires a ribbon wrapping length, which is a necessary length of a ribbon tape for ribbon wrapping, of a necessary tape length, which is a necessary length of the ribbon tape for ribbon wrapping and ribbon tying on an object to be wrapped;
a tying length storage unit in which a ribbon tying length, which is a necessary length of the ribbon tape for ribbon tying, of the necessary tape length, is stored; and
a necessary tape length calculation unit that calculates the necessary tape length based on the ribbon wrapping length that is acquired and the ribbon tying length that is stored.

2. The tape printing device according to claim 1 , further comprising a dimension acquisition unit which acquires dimensions of at least two sides corresponding to sites where the ribbon tape is laid for ribbon wrapping, of three sides of width, depth and height of the object to be wrapped that is in the shape of a rectangular,
wherein the wrapping length acquisition unit calculates the ribbon wrapping length based on the dimensions that are acquired.

3. The tape printing device according to claim 2 , further comprising:
a wrapping method information acquisition unit which acquires wrapping method information about a type of ribbon wrapping on the object to be wrapped; and
a coefficient storage unit in which coefficient data associating the wrapping method information with a coefficient of the ribbon wrapping length corresponding to the dimensions is stored,
wherein the wrapping length acquisition unit calculates the ribbon wrapping length, based on the coefficient of the ribbon wrapping length associated with the wrapping method information that is acquired and the dimensions that are acquired.

4. The tape printing device according to claim 3 , further comprising a necessary side storage unit in which necessary side data associating the wrapping method information with a necessary side to calculate the ribbon wrapping length, of the three sides of width, depth and height of the object to be wrapped, is stored,
wherein the dimension acquisition unit has a display unit for displaying a dimension input window to cause the user to input the dimensions, and causes the display unit to display the dimension input window where the side inputted by the user is changed, based on the necessary side associated with the wrapping method information that is acquired.

5. The tape printing device according to claim 1 , further comprising a tying method information acquisition unit which acquires tying method information about a type of ribbon tying on the object to be wrapped,
wherein the tying length storage unit stores tying length data associating the ribbon tying length with the tying method information, and
the necessary tape length calculation unit calculates the necessary tape length, based on the ribbon tying length associated with the tying method information that is acquired.

6. A tape length calculation method comprising:
acquiring, by a tape printing device for printing a length of ribbon tape, a ribbon wrapping length, which is a necessary length of a ribbon tape for ribbon wrapping, of a necessary tape length, which is a necessary length of the ribbon tape for ribbon wrapping and ribbon tying on an object to be wrapped;
reading out, by the tape printing device, a ribbon tying length, which is a necessary length of the ribbon tape for ribbon tying, from a storage unit in which ribbon tying length data is stored; and
calculating, by the tape printing device, the necessary tape length based on the ribbon wrapping length that is acquired and the ribbon tying length that is read out.

7. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium in which a program for causing a computer to execute the tape length calculation method according to claim 6 is recorded.

Assignees

• Seiko Epson Corp

Inventors

• Hosokawa Takeshi

Classifications

• B65B59/001 Primary

  Arrangements to enable adjustments related to the product to be packaged · CPC title

• B41J3/4075

  Tape printers; Label printers · CPC title

• D04D7/10

  Decorative bow structures (neckties with ready-made knots or bows A41D25/02) · CPC title

• B65B67/00

  Apparatus or devices facilitating manual packaging operations; Sack holders · CPC title

• B65B2210/04

  Customised on demand packaging by determining a specific characteristic, e.g. shape or height, of articles or material to be packaged and selecting, creating or adapting a packaging accordingly, e.g. making a carton starting from web material · CPC title