US 2017/0282613 A1Published application

Printer and printing method

AssigneeToshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha

InventorHiroshi TSUCHIMOTO

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Abstract

According to an embodiment, there is provided a printer including a plurality of printing modes. A first printing mode is a printing mode for discharging a label by a transfer device, the label being still attached to a backing sheet. A second printing mode is a printing mode for discharging the label by the transfer device while peeling off the label from the backing sheet. The printer controls power supply from a storage battery such that a printing device performs printing at a first printing speed when the printing mode is the first printing mode and such that the printing device performs the printing at a second printing speed when the printing mode is the second printing mode, the second printing speed being slower than the first printing speed.

Claims11

Dependent claims

A printer, comprising:

a printing device that performs printing on a label attached to a backing sheet at a first printing speed and a second printing speed slower than the first printing speed selectively;
a transfer device configured to
transfer the label to the printing device,
discharge the printed label with the backing sheet when a printing mode is a first printing mode, and
peel off the printed label from the backing sheet and discharge the peeled off label when the printing mode is a second printing mode;
a battery configured to supply power to the printing device and the transfer device;
and
a processor configured to control power supply from the battery to perform the printing at the first printing speed by the printing device when the printing mode is the first printing mode, and control the power supply from the battery to perform the printing at the second printing speed by the printing device when the printing mode is the second printing mode.

5 more elements

A printing method for a printer, the printer including

a printing device configured to perform printing on a label attached to a backing sheet,
a transfer device configured to
transfer the label to the printing device,
discharge the printed label with the backing sheet when a printing mode is a first printing mode, and
peel off the printed label from the backing sheet and discharge the peeled off label when the printing mode is a second printing mode, and
a battery configured to supply power to the printing device and the transfer device,
the printing method comprising:
determining whether the printing mode is the first printing mode or the second printing mode;
controlling power supply from the battery to perform the printing at a first printing speed by the printing device when the printing mode is the first printing mode;
and
controlling the power supply from the battery to perform the printing at a second printing speed by the printing device when the printing mode is the second printing mode, the second printing speed being slower than the first printing speed.

8 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 15/432,430Filed 14 Feb 2017
Priority: JP 2016-0744361 Apr 2016
Published: 5 Oct 2017
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Classification5 codes

B41J 3/36
Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed: for portability , i.e.…
B41J 3/4075
For marking on special material: tape printers; Label printers
B41J 23/025
Mechanical power drives: using a single or common power source for two or more functions
B41J 29/13
Guards, shields or dust excluders: cases or covers

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