Forwarding and cutting method of heat sensitive adhesive sheet and printer for heat sensitive adhesive sheet

Abstract

It is to provide a forwarding and cutting method and a printer capable of cutting a heat sensitive adhesive sheet to a predetermined length, without stopping the forwarding of the sheet in a state of the heat sensitive adhesive sheet being pinched between the heating means for thermal activation and the platen roller arranged on the side opposite to the heating means. In a forwarding and cutting method of a heat sensitive adhesive sheet in a printer comprising a printing device including printing means for printing on a printable layer of a heat sensitive adhesive sheet formed by the printable layer on one surface of a sheet-shaped substrate and a heat sensitive adhesive layer on the other surface thereof and first forwarding means for forwarding the heat sensitive adhesive sheet in a predetermined direction a cutter provided in a posterior stage to the printing device, for cutting the heat sensitive adhesive sheet to a predetermined length, and a thermal activating device including heating means provided in the posterior stage to the cutter, for heating the heat sensitive adhesive layer and second forwarding means for forwarding the heat sensitive adhesive sheet in a predetermined direction, an operation of the first forwarding means is stopped so as to cut the sheet by the cutter after temporarily loosening the sheet between the cutter and the thermal activating device according to a speed control of the first forwarding means and the second forwarding means.

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