| 摘要 |
<p>An adhesive tape printing device has a body (1) to provide a stable base and a standard roll (2) of adhesive transparent tape carried on a spool (3) which is journalled to be freely rotatable in the body (1). A print roller (4) is provided which contacts a drawn off end (5) of the tape which extends from the roll (2) to a cutting blade (6) at one end of the body (1). The print roller (4) is separated from the roll (2) by a pinch wheel (7), and the roller (4) is spring biased towards the roll (2) so that the roll (2), wheel (7) and roller (4) are kept in frictional contact as the roll is depleted. The periphery of the printing roller (4) contacts the underside (adhesive side) of the tape (5) and passes through an ink reservoir (8). The ink may be in powder or liquid form, and the ink transfer may be effected by the traditional means of raised areas on the print roller surface corresponding to letters or other indicia or devices required to be printed. In use, the tape is drawn manually, and the print roller (4) is entrained by friction and rotated in contact with the adhesive side of the tape, effecting printing. The tape passes by a guide roller (9) and when the required length has been drawn off, the tape is cut in the usual way by pulling it under tension against the blade (6). The dispensed tape is printed on the adhesive side, which can be seen through the tape as it is transparent, but is protected from abrasion and erasure by the tape. The tape is used for securing and sealing envelopes and parcels.</p> |
