Printing System
First Claim
1. A printing system comprising:
- a printing device comprising;
a thermal head;
a supplier configured to supply an ink ribbon to the thermal head;
a winder provided opposite to the supplier with respect to the thermal head and configured to wind the ink ribbon; and
a ribbon transport mechanism configured to transport the ink ribbon between the supplier and the winder;
an interface;
a storage; and
a controller configured to;
transport the ink ribbon in a first direction with the ribbon transport mechanism and heat the ink ribbon with the thermal head to perform printing, the first direction being a direction from the supplier to the winder;
perform a first rewinding comprising rewinding the ink ribbon subjected to the printing in a second direction with the ribbon transport mechanism, the second direction being opposite to the first direction;
after again receiving a print command via the interface, perform a second rewinding comprising rewinding the ink ribbon by a first length in the second direction with the ribbon transport mechanism, the first length corresponding to a length required to reach a printable speed;
after performing each of the first rewinding and the second rewinding, store, in the storage, a second length, the second length corresponding to a length of the ink ribbon subjected to the printing upstream of the thermal head in the first direction; and
feed the ink ribbon in the first direction by the stored second length with the ribbon transport mechanism.
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Abstract
A printing system includes: a printing device including a thermal head, a supplier, a winder, and a ribbon transport mechanism; and a controller configured to: transport an ink ribbon in a first direction from the supplier to the winder and heat the ink ribbon to perform printing; rewind the ink ribbon subjected to the printing in a second direction opposite to the first direction; after again receiving a print command, rewind the ink ribbon in the second direction by a first length corresponding to a length required to reach a printable speed; after the rewindings, store a second length corresponding to a length of the ink ribbon subjected to the printing upstream of the thermal head in the first direction; and feed the ink ribbon in the first direction by the stored second length.
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10 Claims
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1. A printing system comprising:
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a printing device comprising;
a thermal head;
a supplier configured to supply an ink ribbon to the thermal head;
a winder provided opposite to the supplier with respect to the thermal head and configured to wind the ink ribbon; and
a ribbon transport mechanism configured to transport the ink ribbon between the supplier and the winder;an interface; a storage; and a controller configured to; transport the ink ribbon in a first direction with the ribbon transport mechanism and heat the ink ribbon with the thermal head to perform printing, the first direction being a direction from the supplier to the winder; perform a first rewinding comprising rewinding the ink ribbon subjected to the printing in a second direction with the ribbon transport mechanism, the second direction being opposite to the first direction; after again receiving a print command via the interface, perform a second rewinding comprising rewinding the ink ribbon by a first length in the second direction with the ribbon transport mechanism, the first length corresponding to a length required to reach a printable speed; after performing each of the first rewinding and the second rewinding, store, in the storage, a second length, the second length corresponding to a length of the ink ribbon subjected to the printing upstream of the thermal head in the first direction; and feed the ink ribbon in the first direction by the stored second length with the ribbon transport mechanism. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A printing system comprising:
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a printing device comprising;
a thermal head;
a supplier configured to supply an ink ribbon to the thermal head;
a winder provided opposite to the supplier with respect to the thermal head and configured to wind the ink ribbon; and
a ribbon transport mechanism configured to transport the ink ribbon between the supplier and the winder;an interface; a storage; and a controller configured to; transport the ink ribbon in a first direction with the ribbon transport mechanism and heat the ink ribbon with the thermal head to perform printing, the first direction being a direction from the supplier to the winder; perform a first rewinding comprising rewinding the ink ribbon subjected to the printing in a second direction with the ribbon transport mechanism, the second direction being opposite to the first direction; after performing the first rewinding, store, in the storage, a second length, the second length corresponding to a length of the ink ribbon subjected to the printing upstream of the thermal head in the first direction; and after again receiving a print command via the interface, perform a difference transporting comprising; in a case the stored second length is longer than a third length, feeding the ink ribbon in the first direction by a difference length between the second length and the third length with the ribbon transport mechanism, the third length corresponding to a length of the ink ribbon required to reach a printable speed; and in a case the stored second length is equal to or less than the third length, rewinding the ink ribbon in the second direction by the difference length with the ribbon transport mechanism.
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