EP 0747228 B1 19980916 - Tape label printer and method for printing identical multicolor labels
Title (en)
Tape label printer and method for printing identical multicolor labels
Title (de)
Etikettendrucker und Verfahren zum Bedrucken von identischen mehrfarbigen Etiketten
Title (fr)
Imprimante d'étiquettes et méthode pour imprimer des étiquettes identiques multicolores
Publication
Application
Priority
JP 14031995 A 19950607
Abstract (en)
[origin: EP0747228A1] Tape label printer including a tape having a lengthwise direction; a plurality of ribbon cassettes detachably mountable in the tape label printer and each housing an ink ribbon in one of a plurality of print colors; a print unit including a print head for printing on the tape using at least one of the ink ribbons housed in the ribbon cassettes; movement unit for moving the tape in its lengthwise direction relative to the print head; input unit for inputting a variety of commands and an information set including symbols; print color setting unit for setting one of the plurality of print colors to each symbol of the information set inputted using the input unit; print number setting unit for setting a print number of times the information set is to be printed; a memory for storing the information set, the print colors set by the print color setting unit, and the print number of times; and multicolor print control unit for controlling the print unit and the movement unit to print on the tape, starting at an initial position of the tape, symbols set by the print color setting unit with a same color of the plurality of colors the print number of times set by the print number setting unit, to rewind the tape to the initial position, and to repeat printing and rewinding until all symbols of the information set have been printed. <IMAGE>
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
B41J 2/325 (2006.01); B41J 3/36 (2006.01); B41J 5/30 (2006.01); B41J 35/18 (2006.01); B41J 35/22 (2006.01); G09F 3/00 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
B41J 35/18 (2013.01)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
BE DE FR GB
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 0747228 A1 19961211; EP 0747228 B1 19980916; DE 69600654 D1 19981022; DE 69600654 T2 19990325; JP H08332749 A 19961217
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 96108949 A 19960604; DE 69600654 T 19960604; JP 14031995 A 19950607