Label printer
AssigneeTeraoka Seikosho Co., Ltd.
InventorTeraoka Kazuharu
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Abstract
A label printer prints article name together with required data such as weight, rate, price on a label adhered to products or packed products, or the label printer prints only the article name. Improved input means for article name, display means, date setting means for preparation date, check means for print head, label position detecting means in printing unit and memory adding means are disclosed.
Claims11
A label comprising a substrate and on which a bar code has been printed by a dot printer with a printing head having a line of printing elements arranged in a first direction, the label and printing head being moved relatively in a second direction while the elements are selectively activated thereby to print on the label at least a portion of printing extending in the first direction, wherein the label further comprises a check pattern thereon created by the printing elements which extends in said first direction to at least the same extent as said portion of printing and also extends in said second direction, said check pattern indicating if any of said elements is not working by an unprinted line extending in the second direction in said check pattern.
A label comprising a substrate and having a check pattern and indicia printed thereon, said check pattern and a portion of said indicia being printed on the label by printing elements of a dot type printer over a printing range, wherein said check pattern has a regular shape and has a width dimension equal to or greater than the range of said portion to be printed on the label by the dot type printer and wherein said check pattern is printed spaced from said portion, said portion requiring a check of the printing elements within the printing range and said check pattern extending over the width of the printing range, and said check pattern indicating if any of the elements are not working by a break in the regular shape.
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