Printer and printing method

摘要

A printer includes a conveyor roller for conveying a long printing tape having an adhesive but no release paper on a back surface thereof, a printing mechanism for performing printing on the printing tape conveyed, a drive unit for rotationally driving the conveyor roller, and a control unit for controlling the drive unit so that a rotational speed thereof becomes a constant speed slower than a standard speed when the printing tape is initially conveyed and then becomes the standard speed after it is conveyed a contact length of the conveyor roller with the printing tape. Thus, a risk can be prevented of a tape jam occurring in the printer due to the tape member remaining sticking to the conveyor roller when it is conveyed for the next printing because the tape member with the adhesive has been left stationary long in the printer.

主权项

1. A printer comprising:
a conveyor roller for conveying a printing member having an adhesive on a back surface which is opposite to a printing surface thereof, the conveyor roller being brought into contact with the back surface of the printing member so as to convey the printing member; a printing mechanism for performing printing on the printing member which is conveyed; a drive unit for driving to rotate the conveyor roller; and a control unit for (i) when the printing member is started to be conveyed for printing, setting a rotational speed of the conveyor roller to a constant and slower target speed which is slower than a standard target speed, and controlling the drive unit so as to drive to rotate the conveyor roller to convey the printing member at the constant and slower target speed for a duration after the printing member is started to be conveyed and before the printing member is conveyed by a conveyance length, and (ii) after the printing member is conveyed by the conveyance length, setting the rotational speed of the conveyor roller to the standard target speed, and controlling the drive unit so as to drive to rotate the conveyor roller to convey the printing member at the standard target speed; wherein the conveyance length is determined based on a contact length between the conveyor roller and the back surface of the printing member and varies according to a diameter of the conveyor roller.