Printer and wireless tag writing device
AssigneeToshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorYoshitaka Kuniya
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Abstract
According to one embodiment, there is provided a printer including a print head, a platen roller, a sheet position sensor, an antenna, and a movable portion. The print head is configured to print on a strip-shaped sheet. The platen roller is configured to move the sheet pinched between the platen roller and the print head along a longitudinal direction of the sheet. The sheet position sensor is provided on a substrate disposed on an upstream side of the print head in a conveyance direction of the sheet, and is configured to detect a position of the sheet. The antenna is provided on the substrate and is configured to write information to a wireless tag provided on the sheet. The movable portion is configured to move the substrate along a width direction of the sheet.
Claims17
A printer, comprising:
- a print head configured to print on a strip-shaped sheet;
- a platen roller configured to move the strip-shaped sheet pinched between the platen roller and the print head along a longitudinal direction of the strip-shaped sheet;
- a sheet position sensor provided on a substrate disposed on an upstream side of the print head in a conveyance direction of the strip-shaped sheet and configured to detect a position of the strip-shaped sheet;
- an antenna provided on the substrate and configured to write information to a wireless tag provided on the strip-shaped sheet;
- and
- a movable portion configured to move the substrate along a width direction of the strip-shaped sheet,
- wherein
- the substrate comprises a ground pattern that surrounds the antenna, and
- the sheet position sensor is provided on the ground pattern.
A wireless tag writing device, comprising:
- a conveyance component configured to move a strip-shaped sheet provided with a wireless tag along a longitudinal direction of the strip-shaped sheet;
- a sheet position sensor provided on a substrate disposed on an upstream side of the conveyance component in a conveyance direction of the strip-shaped sheet, and configured to detect a position of the strip-shaped sheet;
- an antenna provided on the substrate and configured to write information to the wireless tag provided on the strip-shaped sheet;
- and
- a movable portion configured to move the substrate along a width direction of the strip-shaped sheet,
- wherein
- the substrate comprises a ground pattern that surrounds the antenna, and
- the sheet position sensor is provided on the ground pattern.
A printing method, comprising:
- moving a strip-shaped sheet pinched between a platen roller and a print head along a longitudinal direction of the strip-shaped sheet;
- printing on a strip-shaped sheet;
- detecting a position of the strip-shaped sheet from an upstream side of the print head in a conveyance direction using a sheet position sensor provided on a ground pattern;
- writing information to a wireless tag provided on the strip-shaped sheet;
- and
- moving a substrate comprising a writing component along a width direction of the strip-shaped sheet and the ground pattern that surrounds the antenna.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.