Patent ID: 9145008
Filing Date: 2015-09-29
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. A label creation apparatus into which a sheet cartridge is loaded, the sheet cartridge including: a label sheet having plural label portions temporarily attached at a predetermined label pitch to a long backing sheet, and plural label position detection target portions provided at a detection target end portion that is one end of each label portion in a direction of width of the backing sheet and configured to indicate a print start position and a cutting position for each label portion; and a cartridge case which accommodates the label sheet that is wound, in such a way that the label sheet can be reeled off, and in which a detection opening for exposing each label position detection target portion for detection is formed, wherein the plural label position detection target portions comprise plural protruding portions formed by projecting the backing sheet in a direction of width of the backing sheet at the detection target end portion, the label creation apparatus controlling printing on and cutting of each label portion, based on a result of detection of the label position detection target portion, the label creation apparatus comprising: a cartridge loading section where the sheet cartridge is loaded; a feeding section which reels off and feeds the label sheet from the sheet cartridge; a printing section which performs printing on each label portion of the label sheet that is sequentially fed within the sheet cartridge; a cutting section which cuts the backing sheet on a rear side in a feeding direction with respect to each label portion that is printed and fed out of the sheet cartridge; a detection section which detects passage of each label position detection target portion of the label sheet that is sequentially fed, at a detection position facing the detection opening; and a control section which controls the printing section based on the detection of the passage of each label position detection target portion by the detection section so as to start printing on each label portion from a planned print start target position indicated by a protrusion forward end portion of the protruding portion, and also controls the feeding section based on the detection of the passage of each label position detection target portion by the detection section so that the backing sheet is cut at a planned cutting target position indicated by a protrusion rear end portion of the protruding portion.