Printing device for printing image on tape like member
First Claim
1. A printing device for printing an image on a tape like image receiving member having a first surface and a second surface opposite to said first surface, said device comprising:
- a feeding mechanism for feeding the tape like image receiving member in a first direction;
a print head having an array of a plurality of image forming elements for forming an image on the tape like image receiving member, the array extending in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction;
a single cartridge accommodation means capable of accommodating in the same position relative to said print head either a first cartridge containing therein a first tape like image receiving member to which the image is applied in a normal printing mode so as to appear proper when viewed from said first surface or a second cartridge containing therein a second tape like image receiving member to which the image is applied in a reverse printing mode so as to appear proper when viewed from said second surface, said feeding mechanism feeding both said first and second tape like image receiving members in the same direction and said print head being adjacent to said first and said second tape like image receiving member first surface;
memory means for storing therein character patterns;
a print head driving means connected to the print head for selectively driving at least one of the image forming elements in accordance with printing data and a character pattern read from the memory means;
signal generation means for generating one of normal and reverse print mode signals, in the normal print mode the tape like image receiving member comprising said first tape like image receiving member and in the reverse printing mode the tape like image receiving member comprising said second tape like image receiving member;
switching means connected to the print head driving means for reversely driving the image forming elements with respect to the second direction in order to turn the character pattern from side to side with respect to the second direction so that the printed image has a normal orientation when viewed from a back surface of the image receiving member in the reverse printing mode; and
control means for selectively actuating the switching means in response to said normal and reverse printing mode signals from the signal generation means.
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Abstract
A printing device for selectively printing a normal posture character image or reverse posture character image on a tape like image receiving member by using a thermal head. In the normal posture character image printing, a non-lamination type printing tape is used in which an imaging surface is exposed to an atmosphere, and in the reverse posture character image printing, a lamination type printing tape is used in which the imaging surface is protected by a transparent tape. A tape cartridge which stores the non-lamination type printing tape and another tape cartridge which stores the lamination type printing tape are both commonly assembleable to an accommodation portion of the printing device. In accordance with the kind of the assembled tape cartridge, normal or reversed character image is printed on the tape.
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4 Claims
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1. A printing device for printing an image on a tape like image receiving member having a first surface and a second surface opposite to said first surface, said device comprising:
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a feeding mechanism for feeding the tape like image receiving member in a first direction; a print head having an array of a plurality of image forming elements for forming an image on the tape like image receiving member, the array extending in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction; a single cartridge accommodation means capable of accommodating in the same position relative to said print head either a first cartridge containing therein a first tape like image receiving member to which the image is applied in a normal printing mode so as to appear proper when viewed from said first surface or a second cartridge containing therein a second tape like image receiving member to which the image is applied in a reverse printing mode so as to appear proper when viewed from said second surface, said feeding mechanism feeding both said first and second tape like image receiving members in the same direction and said print head being adjacent to said first and said second tape like image receiving member first surface; memory means for storing therein character patterns; a print head driving means connected to the print head for selectively driving at least one of the image forming elements in accordance with printing data and a character pattern read from the memory means; signal generation means for generating one of normal and reverse print mode signals, in the normal print mode the tape like image receiving member comprising said first tape like image receiving member and in the reverse printing mode the tape like image receiving member comprising said second tape like image receiving member; switching means connected to the print head driving means for reversely driving the image forming elements with respect to the second direction in order to turn the character pattern from side to side with respect to the second direction so that the printed image has a normal orientation when viewed from a back surface of the image receiving member in the reverse printing mode; and control means for selectively actuating the switching means in response to said normal and reverse printing mode signals from the signal generation means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A printing device for printing an image on a tape like image receiving member having a first surface and a second surface opposite to said first surface, said printing device comprising:
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a single accommodation portion for installing thereon the tape like image receiving member, the accommodation portion commonly installing in the same position with respect to a print head a first kind of a tape like image receiving member on which a normal character image is to be printed which appears proper when viewed from said first surface and a second kind of a tape like image receiving member on which a reversed character image is to be printed which appears proper when viewed from said second surface; a feeding mechanism for feeding said first kind of tape like image receiving member in a first direction and said second kind of tape like image receiving member in said same first direction; a print head having an array of a plurality of image forming elements for forming the image on said first and second kind of tape like image receiving members, the array extending in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, said print head being adjacent to said first kind of tape like image receiving member first surface or said second kind of tape like image receiving member first surface; memory means for storing therein character patterns; a print head driving means connected to the print head for selectively driving at least one of the image forming elements in accordance with printing data and a character pattern read from the memory means; and switching means connected to the print head driving means for reversely driving the image forming elements with respect to said second direction in order to turn the character pattern from side to side with respect to said second direction when the second kind of tape like image receiving member is installed in said single accommodating portion.
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