Abstract:
This disclosure discloses a print label producing apparatus comprising an apparatus main body, and a cutting blade receiving member, the apparatus main body comprising a feeder, a printing head, a cutting blade configured to press and cut a print-receiving tape, and a holding portion configured to attach and detach the cutting blade receiving member, and the cutting blade receiving member comprises a first cutting blade receiving member comprising at least one concave portion configured to receive at least a part of the print-receiving tape, and a first contact portion configured to receive and stop the cutting blade, disposed at the adjacent position from the concave portion, and a second cutting blade receiving member comprising a second contact portion configured to receive and stop contact of the cutting blade, and the holding portion is configured to permit selective mounting of one of the first and second cutting blade receiving member.

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION 
     This is a CIP application PCT/JP2012/057637, filed Mar. 23, 2012, which was not published under PCT article 21(2) in English. 
     BACKGROUND 
     1. Field 
     The present disclosure relates to a print label producing apparatus that produces print labels, and a cutting blade receiving member used in the same. 
     2. Description of the Related Art 
     There are known print label producing apparatuses that feed a print-receiving tape, cut the tape at a desired length, and produce a print label. According to this print label producing apparatus of prior art, a print-receiving tape on which printing was performed by printing means is fully cut in a thickness direction by a cutter, thereby producing a print label. According to this print label producing apparatus of prior art, in order to perform cutting of a desired mode other than the full cutting (hereinafter suitably referred to as “desired cutting”; half cutting in this example), a half-cutter capable of partially cutting the print-receiving tape in the thickness direction is provided. 
     According to the prior art, both means (a cutter) for performing regular full cutting and means (a half-cutter) for performing desired cutting are separately provided, leading to problems such as difficulties in decreasing the apparatus size and increases in manufacturing costs. 
     SUMMARY 
     It is therefore an object of the present disclosure to provide a print label producing apparatus capable of executing both full cutting and desired cutting of another mode on the print-receiving tape without leading to increases in the apparatus size or manufacturing costs, and a cutting blade receiving member used in the same. 
     In order to achieve the above-described object, according to the aspect, there is provided a print label producing apparatus comprising a print label producing apparatus main body, and at least one cutting blade receiving member configured to receive and stop a cutting blade when a print-receiving tape is cut by the cutting blade, the print label producing apparatus main body comprising a feeder configured to feed the print-receiving tape along a feeding path, a printing head configured to perform desired printing on the print-receiving tape fed by the feeder, the cutting blade configured to move along a direction orthogonal to the feeding path and press and cut the print-receiving tape after printing, and a holding portion configured to attach and detach the cutting blade receiving member, and the at least one cutting blade receiving member comprises a first cutting blade receiving member comprising at least one concave portion configured to receive at least a part of an entire tape width of the print-receiving tape in a tape thickness direction, and a first contact portion configured to receive and stop contact of a blade edge of the cutting blade at an adjacent position, disposed at the adjacent position along the tape width direction from the concave portion, and a second cutting blade receiving member comprising a second contact portion configured to receive and stop contact of the blade edge of the cutting blade while sandwiching the entire tape width of the print-receiving tape, and the holding portion of the print label producing apparatus main body is configured to permit selective mounting of one of the first cutting blade receiving member and the second cutting blade receiving member. 
     According to the print label producing apparatus of the present disclosure, the print-receiving tape is fed by feeding means and, after desired printing is performed by printing means on the fed print-receiving tape, the print-receiving tape is cut using a cutting blade. When the print-receiving tape is cut, the cutting blade moves in a direction orthogonal to the feeding path, and is received and stopped by a cutting blade receiving member mounted to a holding portion. 
     In the present disclosure, two types of cutting blade receiving members are selectively mounted to the holding portion: a first cutting blade receiving member and a second cutting blade receiving member. The second cutting blade receiving member comprises a second contact portion and, at the time of the cutting operation of the cutting blade, this second contact portion receives and stops the contact of the blade edge of the cutting blade while sandwiching the entire tape width of the print-receiving tape. With this arrangement, in a case where the second cutting blade receiving member is mounted to the holding portion, the cutting blade can fully cut the print-receiving tape in the thickness direction. 
     The first cutting blade receiving member comprises at least one concave portion and a first contact portion. The concave portion receives at least a part of the entire tape width of the print-receiving tape in the tape thickness direction. The first contact portion is disposed at a position adjacent of the concave portion along the tape width direction, and receives and stops the blade edge of the cutting blade. With this arrangement, in a case where the first cutting blade receiving member is mounted to the holding portion, the cutting blade fully cuts the area of the print-receiving tape corresponding to the first contact portion in the thickness direction. On the other hand, since the blade edge of the cutting blade does not fully arrive at the area of the print-receiving tape received by the concave portion, the cutting blade is capable of partially cutting (so-called half cutting) or not cutting the print-receiving tape in the thickness direction. 
     As described above, in the present disclosure, it is possible to perform regular full cutting of the print-receiving tape when the second cutting blade receiving member is mounted, and it is possible to perform cutting of an intended desired mode (desired cutting), such as half cutting (or not cutting) at least a part of the print-receiving tape when the first cutting blade receiving member is mounted. That is, by simply replacing the cutting blade receiving member mounted to the holding portion, it is possible to execute both full cutting and desired cutting using the same single cutting blade. With this arrangement, compared to the prior art structure which requires provision of both a cutting device for full cutting and a cutting device for desired cutting, it is possible to decrease the size as well as the manufacturing costs of the apparatus. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is a perspective view showing the overall configuration of the print label producing apparatus of an embodiment of the present disclosure. 
         FIG. 2  is a perspective view showing the internal structure of the print label producing apparatus with the detachable cover removed and the cartridge and dry battery mounted to the cartridge holder and battery storage part. 
         FIG. 3  is a perspective view showing the internal structure of the print label producing apparatus with the detachable cover removed and the cartridge and dry battery removed from the cartridge holder and battery storage part. 
         FIG. 4  is a plan view showing the internal structure of the cartridge along with the roller holder, rib, heat sink, thermal head, and the like. 
         FIG. 5  is a perspective view showing the front surface of the detachable cover. 
         FIG. 6  is an enlarged perspective view showing the structure near the holding portion, with the cutter blade receiving member removed. 
         FIG. 7A  is a perspective view showing the detailed structure of the cutter blade receiving member. 
         FIG. 7B  is a perspective view showing the detailed structure of the cutter blade receiving member. 
         FIG. 8A  is a plan view showing the detailed structure of the cutter blade receiving member. 
         FIG. 8B  is a front view showing the detailed structure of the cutter blade receiving member. 
         FIG. 8C  is a left side view showing the detailed structure of the cutter blade receiving member. 
         FIG. 8D  is a right side view showing the detailed structure of the cutter blade receiving member. 
         FIG. 8E  is a bottom view showing the detailed structure of the cutter blade receiving member. 
         FIG. 9  is a transverse cross-sectional view showing the behavior by which full cutting is performed using the second cutter blade receiving part. 
         FIG. 10  is a transverse cross-sectional view showing the behavior by which half cutting is performed using the first cutter blade receiving part. 
         FIG. 11A  is an explanatory view explaining the cutting operation of a label tape with print by the cutter blade, showing a state where a pivoting operation has not been performed with respect to the cut lever (initial state). 
         FIG. 11B  is an explanatory view explaining the cutting operation of a label tape with print by the cutter blade, showing a state where the leading edge of the cutter blade contacts the label tape with print. 
         FIG. 11C  is an explanatory view explaining the cutting operation of a label tape with print by the cutter blade, showing a state where the leading edge of the cutter blade contacts the cutter blade receiving member. 
         FIG. 12  is an explanatory view explaining the half-cutting operation of the label tape with print by the cutter blade, corresponding to  FIG. 11C . 
         FIG. 13A  is a top view showing the outer appearance of an example of a print label continuum formed upon completion of half cutting by the first cutter blade receiving part and full cutting by the second cutter blade receiving part. 
         FIG. 13B  is a bottom view showing the outer appearance of an example of a print label continuum formed upon completion of half cutting by the first cutter blade receiving part and full cutting by the second cutter blade receiving part. 
         FIG. 14A  is a transverse cross-sectional view taken along line P-P′ in  FIG. 13 . 
         FIG. 14B  is a transverse cross-sectional view taken along line Q-Q′ in  FIG. 13 . 
         FIG. 15  is a conceptual cross-sectional view showing the behavior when desired cutting is performed using the first cutter blade receiving part in a modification where both tape width direction ends are left as is and only the center side is cut. 
         FIG. 16  includes a top view and a bottom view showing the outer appearance of an example of a print label continuum formed upon completion of desired cutting by the first cutter blade receiving part and full cutting by the second cutter blade receiving part. 
         FIG. 17  is a conceptual cross-sectional view showing the behavior when desired cutting is performed using the first cutter blade receiving part in a modification where the tape width direction center side is left as is and only both ends are cut. 
         FIG. 18  includes a top view and a bottom view showing the outer appearance of an example of a print label continuum formed upon completion of desired cutting by the first cutter blade receiving part and full cutting by the second cutter blade receiving part. 
         FIG. 19  is a conceptual cross-sectional view showing the behavior when desired cutting is performed using the first cutter blade receiving part in a modification where one side tape width direction end is left as is and the remaining areas are cut. 
         FIG. 20  includes a top view and a bottom view showing the outer appearance of an example of a print label continuum formed upon completion of desired cutting by the first cutter blade receiving part and full cutting by the second cutter blade receiving part. 
         FIG. 21A  is a front view of the first cutter blade receiving member in a modification where two types of cutter blade receiving members are prepared, exchanged, and used. 
         FIG. 21B  is a side view of the first cutter blade receiving member in a modification where two types of cutter blade receiving members are prepared, exchanged, and used. 
         FIG. 21C  is a front view of the second cutter blade receiving member in a modification where two types of cutter blade receiving members are prepared, exchanged, and used. 
         FIG. 21D  is a side view of the second cutter blade receiving member in a modification where two types of cutter blade receiving members are prepared, exchanged, and used. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS 
     The following describes one embodiment of the present disclosure with reference to accompanying drawings. Note that, in a case where “Front,” “Rear,” “Left,” “Right,” “Up,” and “Down” are denoted in the drawings below, the terms front, rear, left, right, up, and down in the explanations within the description refer to the denoted directions. 
     General Outer Structure of Apparatus 
     As shown in  FIG. 1 , a print label producing apparatus  1  is a handheld print label producing apparatus gripped in the hand of an operator. A housing  6  of this print label producing apparatus  1  comprises a front cover  6 A that constitutes the apparatus front surface, and a rear cover  6 B that constitutes the apparatus rear surface. Furthermore, this rear cover  6 B comprises a rear cover main body  6 B 1  having various built-in mechanisms, and a detachable cover  6 B 2  that can be removed from the rear cover main body  6 B 1  when attaching or detaching a cartridge  31  or a dry battery  8  (refer to  FIG. 2  described later for both). 
     A liquid crystal display part (not shown) for displaying print data, setting screens, and the like is disposed at the upper side of the above described front cover  6 A. The front surface of this liquid crystal display part is covered by a cover panel  2 A, which is a transparent acrylic plate, etc., for example. A keyboard part  3  for operating the print label producing apparatus  1  is provided below the liquid crystal display part. This keyboard part  3  includes character keys of characters, symbols, numbers, and the like, and various function keys. A cut lever  4  for cutting a label tape  80  with print (refer to  FIG. 4  described later) is disposed at the upper right end of the above described rear cover main body  6 B 1 . 
     Internal Structure of Apparatus 
     The internal structure of the print label producing apparatus will now be described with reference to  FIG. 2  and  FIG. 3 . As shown in  FIG. 2  and  FIG. 3 , a frame  13  formed by resin (synthetic resin, for example) is disposed at the interior of the above described front cover  6 A and the above described rear cover main body  6 B 1 . Then, a cartridge holder  7  of a rectangular shape in the planar view, formed in a concave shape for attaching and detaching the cartridge  31 , is disposed at the rear upper area of this frame  13 . 
     A motor storage part  5  for storing a motor (not shown) is provided below the cartridge holder  7 . A battery storage part  9  for storing a dry battery  8  is provided further below the motor storage part  5 . 
     A tape discharging slit  24  for discharging the label tape  80  with print (refer to  FIG. 4  described later) to the outside is formed in the upper area of the above described frame  13 . Further, a roller holder  17  (detailed structure described later) is disposed at the upper right area of the frame  13 . A plate part  25  comprising a plate shape and made of synthetic resin is disposed at the rear side of the roller holder  17  so as to cover the roller holder  17 . Note that this plate part  25  is integrally formed with the frame  13 . Furthermore, a protruding part insertion port  10 , which is an opening, is disposed at the upper area of this plate part  25 . As the above described detachable cover  6 B 2  is attached and detached to and from the rear cover main body  6 B 1 , a protruding part  45  (refer to  FIG. 5  described later) disposed at the detachable cover  6 B 2  is inserted and removed into and from the protruding part insertion port  10 . 
     A lock hole  11  is disposed at the upper end and two lock holes  12  are disposed at the lower end of the rear cover main body  6 B 1 . When the above described detachable cover  6 B 2  is installed to the rear cover main body  6 B 1 , lock members  47  and  48  (refer to  FIG. 5  described later) disposed at the detachable cover  6 B 2  are inserted into the lock holes  11  and  12 , respectively. 
     A gear concave portion  26  formed into a concave shape is disposed at the substantial center of the above described frame  13 . A gear (not shown) is disposed at the gear concave portion  26 , forming a structure wherein the teeth part of the gear is covered by a concealing umbrella part  114  and thus not exposed. Then, a ribbon take-up shaft  14  for taking up an ink ribbon  55  (refer to  FIG. 4  described later) is arranged in a standing condition on the rear side of the gear. The above described gear and a plurality of gears (not shown) disposed at the front surface side of the frame  13  that engages therewith are respectively formed by synthetic resin. Further, the gear shaft (not shown) that rotatably supports these gears is also formed by synthetic resin and integrally formed with the frame  13 . 
     A rib  30  is arranged in a standing condition on the right side of the ribbon take-up shaft  14 . A heat sink  15 , which is a rectangular radiator plate, is disposed at the right side surface of this rib  30 . Then, a roller shaft  20  is arranged in a standing condition between the rib  30  and the tape discharging slit  24 . This roller shaft  20  is formed by synthetic resin, and is formed integrally with the frame  13 . A convex portion  27  is arranged in a standing condition on the left side of the roller shaft  20 . This convex portion  27  is inserted into a concave portion (not shown) of the cartridge  31 , thereby positioning the cartridge  31  in the front-rear direction. 
     Further, a guide holder  40  that stores a cutter holder  60  (refer to  FIG. 5  described later) comprising a cutter blade  63  (refer to  FIG. 11  described later) in its interior is provided near the above described tape discharging slit  24  of the above described frame  13 . Furthermore, a cutter blade receiving member  41  is disposed at the left side of the above described guide holder  40 , near the above described tape discharging slit  24  of the above described frame  13 . This cutter blade receiving member  41  is for receiving and stopping the cutter blade  63  when the cutter blade  63  cuts the label tape  80  with print. 
     Further, the above described cut lever  4  is pivotably supported by the frame  13  (with a lever shaft  65  described later serving as the axis), making it possible to move the above described cutter blade  63 . 
     Further, as shown in  FIG. 3 , a first rib  42  and a holding portion  76  are respectively integrally formed with the frame  13  near the above described tape discharging slit  24 . The rib  42  formed further on the right side than the tape discharging slit  24  is arranged vertically in a standing condition with respect to a planar rear surface part  25 A of the above described plate part  25 . On the other hand, the holding portion  76  formed further on the left side than the tape discharging slit  24  is arranged in a standing condition on the left side of the above described cutter blade receiving member  41 , and is for holding (installing) the cutter blade receiving member  41 . 
     Cartridge Internal Structure 
     The following describes the internal structure of the cartridge  31  using  FIG. 4 . As shown in  FIG. 4 , a cover film spool  52  around which is wound a transparent film-shaped cover film  51  is rotatably disposed in the lower left area inside a cartridge case  33 . The cover film  51  fed out from this cover film spool  52  is guided toward a cartridge opening  371 , and fed from the cartridge opening  371 . A ribbon spool  56  around which is wound the ink ribbon  55  is rotatably disposed in the lower right area inside the cartridge case  33 . The ink ribbon  55  fed out from this ribbon spool  56  is guided toward the cartridge opening  371 , and fed along with the cover film  51 . 
     A ribbon take-up spool  57  is rotatably disposed between the cover film spool  52  and the ribbon spool  56 . This ribbon take-up spool  57  draws the ink ribbon  55  from the ribbon spool  56 , taking up the ink ribbon  55  that has been consumed by the printing (print) of characters and the like. 
     A base tape spool  54  around which is wound a base tape  53  is rotatably disposed in the upper area inside the cartridge case  33 . In this example, the base tape  53  has a four-layer structure (refer to the partially enlarged view in  FIG. 4 ) comprising an adhesive layer  53   a  made of a suitable adhesive, a colored base film  53   b  made of PET or the like, an adhesive layer  53   c  made of a suitable adhesive material, and a separation sheet  53   d . The four layers of the base tape  53  are layered in that order from the side rolled to the radial inside (the lower side in the enlarged view) to the opposite side (the upper side in the enlarged view). The base tape  53  fed out from this base tape spool  54  is guided toward a feeding roller  39  and pressed with the cover film  51  with print by the feeding roller  39  and a pressure roller  192  via the above described adhesive layer  53   a  to form the label tape  80  with print, which is then fed toward a label tape discharging exit  59 . 
     The arm-shaped roller holder  17  comprising a platen roller unit  18  and a pressure roller unit  19  is disposed at the right side of the cartridge  31  mounted to the cartridge holder  7  so that it is rockable in the left-right direction around a shaft support part  171 . This roller holder  17 , similar to the above described frame  13 , is also made of synthetic resin. When the above described detachable cover  6 B 2  is installed, the roller holder  17  is moved in the direction of the cartridge  31  by the protruding part  45  (refer to  FIG. 5  described later). With this arrangement, the pressure roller unit  19  and the platen roller unit  18  disposed at the roller holder  17  move to the printing position (the position shown in  FIG. 4 ). 
     The above described platen roller unit  18  is disposed on the right side of the heat sink  15 . A platen roller  182  and the platen roller gear (not shown) are disposed at the platen roller unit  18 . The platen roller  182  is disposed in a position facing a thermal head  16  disposed at the right side surface of the heat sink  15 . The thermal head  16  performs desired printing on the cover film  51  fed along the above described feeding path by the pressure roller  192 , the platen roller  182 , and the like. The platen roller gear engages with the gear (not shown) disposed at the front side of the frame  13  and, with the power transmitted from a motor, rotates, thereby rotating the platen roller  182 . With this arrangement, when the platen roller unit  18  moves to the printing position, the platen roller  182  feeds the cover film  51  on which characters, graphics, symbols, and the like have been printed in the direction of the pressure roller unit  19  by the rotation thereof while pressing the cover film  51  and the ink ribbon  55  against the thermal head  16 . 
     The pressure roller  192  and the pressure roller gear (not shown) are disposed at the pressure roller unit  19 . The pressure roller  192  is disposed in a position facing the above described roller shaft  20 , and feeds the cover film  51 , the base tape  53 , and the label tape  80  with print along the feeding path (refer to arrows p, q, and r) toward the above described tape discharging slit  24 . The roller shaft  20  comprises a cylinder part  201  formed into a cylindrical shape, and six ribs  202  formed radially from the outer periphery of this cylinder part  201  toward the outside. The roller shaft  20  is inserted into a shaft hole  391  of the feeding roller  39  disposed at the cartridge  31 , and rotatably supports the feeding roller  39 . 
     The pressure roller gear engages with the gear (not shown) disposed at the front side of the above described frame  13  and, with the power transmitted from the motor, rotates, thereby rotating the pressure roller  192 . With this arrangement, when the pressure roller unit  19  moves to the printing position, the pressure roller  192  presses the cover film  51  and the base tape  53  against the feeding roller  39  rotatably supported by the roller shaft  20 . With this arrangement, the cover film  51  on which printing was performed and the base tape  53  are pressed, thereby forming the label tape  80  with print, which is then discharged from the above described label tape discharging exit  59 . The subsequent feeding path of the label tape  80  with print (in other words, the feeding path of the cover film  51 ; hereinafter the same) upwardly feeds the label tape  80  with print between the above described guide holder  40  and the above described cutter blade receiving member  41  (refer to  FIG. 2 , etc.) by the pressure roller  192 , etc., guiding the label tape  80  with print to the above described tape discharging slit  24 , and discharges the label tape  80  with print from the tape discharging slit  24  to outside the print label producing apparatus  1 . Subsequently, the cutter blade  63  cuts (or half-cuts; details described later) the label tape  80  with print. When the label tape  80  with print is cut, the cutter blade  63  moves in a direction (direction C in  FIG. 11  described later) orthogonal to the feeding path and is received and stopped by the cutter blade receiving member  41  mounted to the above described holding portion  76 , thereby performing the above-described cutting (or half cutting). 
     Detachable Cover 
     The following describes the detachable cover  6 B 2  using  FIG. 5 . As shown in  FIG. 5 , the aforementioned lock member  47  is arranged in a standing condition on the upper left end of the front surface  6   a  of the detachable cover  6 B 2 , and two of the aforementioned lock members  48  are arranged in a standing condition on the lower end. When the detachable cover  6 B 2  is installed to the above described rear cover main body  6 B 1 , these lock members  47  and  48  are respectively inserted into the lock holes  11  and  12  (refer to  FIG. 2 , etc.) disposed at the above described rear cover main body  6 B 1 . With this arrangement, natural release of the detachable cover  6 B 2  is prevented. 
     Then, the detachable cover  6 B 2  is installed to the above described rear cover main body  6 B 1  (in other words, the frame  13 ), making it possible to form a mechanism storage space (i.e., a space produced between the detachable cover  6 B 2  and the frame  13 ) that stores the various mechanisms made of the aforementioned pressure roller  192 , thermal head  16 , cutter blade  63 , cutter blade receiving member  41 , etc., in coordination with the frame  13 . 
     Further, the protruding part  45  is arranged vertically in a standing condition with respect to the front surface  6   a  of the detachable cover  6 B 2 , in the upper right area of the front surface  6   a  of the detachable cover  6 B 2 . The detachable cover  6 B 2  is attached and detached to and from the above described rear cover main body  6 B 1 , thereby inserting and removing the protruding part  45  into and from the protruding part insertion port  10  (refer to  FIG. 2 , etc.) disposed at the above described rear cover main body  6 B 1 . With this arrangement, the above described roller holder  17  can be moved to a printing position (the position shown in  FIG. 4 ) or to a standby position (the position shown in  FIG. 3 ). The protruding part  45  is capable of supporting the rib  42  (refer to  FIG. 3 ) integrally formed with the frame  13  from the right side of the rib  42  in a state where the detachable cover  6 B 2  is installed to the above described rear cover main body  6 B 1  (in other words, installed to the frame  13 ; hereinafter the same). 
     Further, a support rib  46  is arranged vertically in a standing condition with respect to the front surface  6   a  of the detachable cover  6 B 2 , in the upper area of the front surface  6   a  of the detachable cover  6 B 2 . The support rib  46  is capable of supporting the holding portion  76  (refer to  FIG. 3 ) integrally formed with the frame  13  from the left side of the holding portion  76 , in a state where the detachable cover  6 B 2  is installed to the above described rear cover main body  6 B 1 . Note that, in a case where a reaction force from the label tape  80  with print is adequately tolerable by the holding portion  76  during full cutting or half cutting (described later), the above described support rib  46  may be omitted. 
     In the above, the greatest characteristic of this embodiment lies in the capability of respectively executing both regular full cutting as well as half cutting (described later) on the label tape  80  with print by the mounting of one common cutter blade receiving member  41  having a different shape on one side and the other side to the holding portion  76 , while switching the orientation. In the following, details on the functions will be described in order. 
     Structure of Cutter Blade Receiving Member and Holding Portion 
     The following describes the detailed structure of the cutter blade receiving member  41  and the holding portion  76  using  FIGS. 6-8 , etc. 
     In  FIG. 6 , as previously described, the holding portion  76  of a rectangular plate shape in this example is arranged in a standing condition (integrally with the frame  13 ) on the left side of the tape discharging slit  24 . On the other hand, the cutter blade receiving member  41  in this example, as shown in  FIG. 7  and  FIG. 8 , is formed into a square bag shape and freely detachably fit to and held by the holding portion  76  (refer to  FIG. 6 ) via an insertion hole  74  formed on the bottom area. 
     At this time, a locking hole  76 A (refer to  FIG. 6 ) of an oblong rectangular shape is provided across both the front and rear surfaces of the holding portion  76 . To correspond with this locking hole  76 A, the cutter blade receiving member  41  comprises elastic hook pieces  75  provided in an protruding manner so as to oppose each other on the insertion hole  74  side of the cutter blade receiving member  41  (i.e., protruding vertically downward on each concave inner side formed at the front-rear lower edge center of the insertion hole  74 ; refer to  FIG. 7A  and  FIG. 7B ). With this arrangement, when the operator, for example, grips a side surface  70 , thereby fitting and attaching the cutter blade receiving member  41  to the holding portion  76 , the front-rear pair of elastic hook pieces  75  on the insertion hole  74  side of the cutter blade receiving member  41  engages with and is held by the above described locking hole  76 A of the holding portion  76 . And, when the operator, for example, grips the side surface  70 , thereby forcibly pulling up the cutter blade receiving member  41  from the holding portion  76 , the leading edges of the elastic hook pieces  75  ride up the wall surfaces, causing the elastic hook pieces  75  to elastically expand, thereby separating the cutter blade receiving member  41  from the holding portion  76 . 
     Then, in this embodiment, the cutter blade receiving member  41  is configured as a single common cutter blade receiving member comprising a first cutter blade receiving part  41   a  on one side (the left rear side in  FIG. 7A ; the right front side in  FIG. 7B ), and a second cutter blade receiving part  41   b  on the other side (the right front side in  FIG. 7A ; the left rear side in  FIG. 7B ). Then, the cutter blade receiving member  41  is capable of being mounted to the holding portion  76  so that the first cutter blade receiving part  41   a  side faces the feeding path of the label tape  80  with print (refer to  FIG. 7B  and  FIG. 12  described later), and is capable of being mounted to the holding portion  76  so that the second cutter blade receiving part  41   b  side faces the feeding path of the label tape  80  with print (refer to  FIG. 7A  and  FIGS. 11A-11C  described later). 
     That is, the second cutter blade receiving part  41   b  comprises a second contact portion  71 , as shown in  FIG. 7A  and  FIG. 8 . This second contact portion  71  is made of resin in this example and, as shown in  FIG. 9 , receives and stops the contact of the blade edge of the cutter blade  63  while sandwiching the entire tape width of the label tape  80  with print (the cover film  51 , the adhesive layer  53   a , the base film  53   b , the adhesive layer  53   c , and the separation sheet  53   d ) at the time of the cutting operation of the above described cutter blade  63 . With this arrangement, the cutter blade  63  can fully cut the label tape  80  with print in the thickness direction. 
     On the other hand, the first cutter blade receiving part  41   a  comprises a concave portion  73  and two first contact portions  72 , as shown in  FIG. 7B  and  FIG. 8 . At this time, as shown in  FIG. 10 , the concave portion  73  receives the entire tape width of the cover film  51  in the tape thickness direction. Further, the first contact portions  72  are made of metal in this example and disposed at both side adjacent positions of the concave portion  73  along the tape width direction, respectively receiving and stopping the blade edge of the cutter blade  63 . With this arrangement, the blade edge of the cutter blade  63  does not fully arrive up to the entire thickness direction dimension of the label tape  80  with print received by the concave portion  63  of the cover film  51  and, as a result, performs partial cutting (so-called half cutting) in the thickness direction (refer to  FIG. 10 ). In this example, a depth direction dimension d of the concave portion  73  is predetermined to be equivalent to a thickness direction dimension t of the above described separation sheet  53   d . As a result, the cutter blade  63  can leave the separation sheet  53   d  as is and cut the other sections of the label tape  80  with print (the cover film  51 , the adhesive layer  53   a , the base film  53   b , and the adhesive layer  53   c ). 
     Note that the setting of the depth direction dimension d of the concave portion  73  is not limited to the above. The dimension may be smaller than the thickness direction dimension t of the separation sheet  53   d . In this case, is it possible to partially cut the thickness direction dimension of the separation sheet  53   d  as well. Conversely, the dimension may be larger than the thickness direction dimension t of the separation sheet  53   d . In this case, it is possible to set the layers of the label tape  80  with print that are to be left as is, that is, the layers of the cover film  51 , the adhesive layer  53   a , the base film  53   b , and the adhesive layer  53   c  up to which cutting is to be performed and the layers that are to be left as is (with no cutting), to a suitable desired mode based on the setting of the depth direction dimension d. 
     Full Tape Cutting Operation 
     Next, the full cutting operation performed on the label tape  80  with print by the cutter blade  63  will be described using  FIG. 11A-11C . Note that these  FIGS. 11A-11C  are equivalent to perspective views of the cutter button  4 , the guide holder  40 , and the cutter blade receiving member  41  near the tape discharging slit  24 , from the rear surface side, with the detachable cover  6 B 2  removed from the print label producing apparatus  1 . 
     In  FIGS. 11A-11C , in a case where full cutting is to be performed, the operator mounts the cutter blade receiving member  41  to the holding portion  76  so that the second cutter blade receiving part  41   b  is on the feeding path side of the label tape  80  with print as previously described. At this time, as shown in the figures, the cut lever  4  is pivotably supported by the frame  13  with the lever shaft  65  formed on the above described frame  13  serving as the axis. As previously described, the label tape  80  with print discharged from the label tape discharging exit  59  (refer to  FIG. 4 ) is upwardly fed between the guide holder  40  and the cutter blade receiving member  41  along the above described feeding path by the pressure roller  192  (refer to  FIG. 4 ), and the like. Then, the label tape  80  with print is guided to the tape discharging slit  24 , and (partially) discharged from the tape discharging slit  24  to outside the print label producing apparatus  1 , resulting in the state shown in  FIG. 11A . 
     Then, as shown in  FIG. 11A , in the initial state where the pivoting operation of the cut lever  4  has not yet been performed by the operator, the cut lever  4  is positioned in an initial position (the position shown in  FIG. 11A ). When the cut lever  4  is positioned in this initial position, a contact portion  4 A thereof is separated from the above described contacting convex portion  62 . 
     At this time, when the operator performs the pivoting operation of the cut lever  4 , the cut lever  4  pivots in a lever rotation direction R with the lever shaft  65  serving as the axis. Then, when the cut lever  4  is pivoted a predetermined amount, the contact portion  4 A of the cut lever  4  contacts the above described contacting convex portion  62 . Subsequently, when the cut lever  4  is pivoted further in the lever rotation direction R in accordance with the operation of the operator, the above described contact portion  4 A causes the cutter holder  60  to move in a direction (leftward direction) of an arrow C orthogonal to the feeding path of the label tape  80  with print, via the contacted contacting convex portion  62 . At this time, as the cutter holder  60  moves in the direction of the arrow C, the cutter blade  63  also moves in the direction of the arrow C. 
     Then, when the cut lever  4  is pivoted further in the lever rotation direction R and the cutter holder  60  moves a predetermined amount in the direction of the arrow C via the above described contact portion  4 A and the contacting convex portion  62 , the leading edge of the cutter blade  63  contacts the label tape  80  with print (the state shown in  FIG. 11B ). Subsequently, when the cut lever  4  is pivoted further in the lever rotation direction R, the cutter holder  60  moves further in the direction of the arrow C via the above described contact portion  4 A and the contacting convex portion  62 . Accordingly, from a state of contact with the label tape  80  with print, the cutter blade  63  gradually presses and cuts the label tape  80  with print by a pressing force (i.e., the force based on the pivoting operation of the cut lever  4 ) produced between the cutter blade  63  and the cutter blade receiving member  41 , eventually contacting the cutter blade receiving member  41  (the state shown in  FIG. 11C ). With this arrangement, by the pressing force produced between the cutter blade  63  and the cutter blade receiving member  41  based on the pivoting operation of the cut lever  4 , the cutter blade  63  can fully press and cut the label tape  80  with print across the entire thickness direction dimension (refer to  FIG. 9 ). 
     Half Cutting Operation 
     Next, the half cutting operation of the cutter blade  63  will be described using  FIG. 12 . As shown in  FIG. 12 , in a case where half cutting is to be performed, the operator mounts the cutter blade receiving member  41  to the holding portion  76  so that the first cutter blade receiving part  41   a  is on the feeding path side of the label tape  80  with print (in an orientation opposite that in the above described  FIGS. 11A-11C ) as previously described. The operator pivots the cut lever  4  in the lever rotation direction R in the same manner as described using the above described  FIGS. 11A-11C , thereby moving the cutter holder  60  in the direction of the arrow C based on the same behavior as described above. At that time, due to the structure of the concave portion  73  of the aforementioned first cutter blade receiving part  41   a , the label tape  80  with print received and entered into the concave portion  73  is disposed so that it is shifted toward the front side in the direction of travel as viewed from the cutter blade  63 . As a result, the leading edge of the cutter blade  63  contacts the label tape  80  with print based on a timing that is further delayed than that during the full cutting of the above described  FIGS. 11A-11C  (in other words, in the operation amount of the cut lever  4  that is greater than that during full cutting), causing the cutter blade  63  to gradually proceed with the pressing and cutting of the label tape  80  with print. Then, eventually the cutter blade  63  contacts the first contact portion  72  of the first cutter blade receiving part  41   a . With this arrangement, the cutter blade  63  presses and cuts the sections of the label tape  80  with print excluding the separation sheet  53 , that is, the cover film  51 , the adhesive layer  53   a , the base film  53   b , and the adhesive layer  53   c , across the entire thickness direction dimension by the pressing force produced between the cutter blade  63  and the cutter blade receiving member  41  (refer to  FIG. 10 ). 
     Note that, due to the locking structure of the holding portion  76  previously described, when the label tape  80  with print is fully cut or half cut by the above described cutter blade  63 , the cutter blade receiving member  41  almost never moves from its given position at any point in time during the cutting operation. 
     Print Label 
     An example of print labels L produced while the operator switches the orientation of the cutter blade receiving member  41  as described above will now be described using  FIG. 13  and  FIG. 14 . 
     Then, in  FIG. 13A  and  FIG. 13B , the print label continuum made of three print labels L 1 , L 2 , and L 3  in this example is produced. These print labels L 1 , L 2 , and L 3  are formed upon the completion of the cutting or half cutting of the label tape  80  with print as described above, and are designed with a five-layer structure with the cover film  51  added to the four-layer structure shown in the aforementioned  FIG. 4  (refer to  FIG. 14A ). That is, the label L is configured with five layers including the cover film  51 , the adhesive layer  53   a , the base film  53   b , the adhesive layer  53   c , and the separation sheet  53   d , from the cover film  51  side (the upper side in  FIG. 14A ) to the opposite side (the lower side in  FIG. 14A ). Then, a print R is printed on the respective rear surfaces of the cover film  51 . 
     In this example, when the print label continuum is produced, the cutter blade receiving member  41  is mounted so that the first cutter blade receiving part  41   a  is on the feeding path side of the label tape  80  with print, setting the state to one where the cutter blade  63  performs half cutting, and the print label L 1  comprising the print R of “ABC” and the print label L 2  comprising the print R of “DEF” are produced. With this arrangement, the rear end on the upstream side in the transport direction (the right side in the figure) of the print label L 1  (in other words, the boundary part with the print label L 2 ) forms a half-cut part HC wherein all sections of the label tape  80  with print excluding the separation sheet  53 , that is, the cover film  51 , the adhesive layer  53   a , the base film  53   b , and the adhesive layer  53   c , are divided (refer to  FIG. 14B ), which is the result of the above described half cutting. The same also holds true for the rear end on the upstream side in the transport direction of the print label L 2  (in other words, the boundary part with the print label L 3 ). 
     Then, after the above, the cutter blade receiving member  41  is switched so that the second cutter blade receiving part  41   b  is on the feeding path side of the label tape  80  with print, setting the state to one where the cutter blade  63  performs half cutting, and the print label L 3  comprising the print R of “GHI” is produced. With this arrangement, the rear end on the upstream side in the transport direction of the print label L 3  (in other words, the rear end of the print label continuum) forms a full-cut line CL wherein all layers of the label tape  80  with print are divided, which is the result of the above described full cutting. 
     As described above, in the print label producing apparatus  1  of this embodiment, the label tape  80  with print is cut to a predetermined length by the coordinated operation of the cutter blade  63  and the cutter blade receiving member  41 , thereby producing the print label L comprising the desired print R. 
     At that time, the cutter blade receiving member  41  is freely detachably configured with respect to the holding portion  63 . Mounting the cutter blade receiving member  41  to the holding portion  63  so that the second cutter blade receiving part  41   b  faces the feeding path side of the label tape  80  with print makes it possible to fully cut the label tape  80  with print. Mounting the cutter blade receiving member  41  to the holding portion  63  so that the first cutter blade receiving part  41   a  faces the feeding path side of the label tape  80  with print makes it possible to half cut the label tape  80  with print. That is, by simply switching the cutter blade receiving member  41  mounted to the holding portion  76  to the opposite orientation, it is possible to execute both full cutting and cutting of a desired mode (half cutting in this example) using the same single cutter blade  63 . With this arrangement, compared to the prior art structure which requires provision of both a cutting device for full cutting and a cutting device for desired cutting, it is possible to decrease the size as well as the manufacturing costs of the apparatus. 
     Further, in particular, according to this embodiment, the cutting mode can be switched by simply switching the orientation of the single common cutter blade receiving member  41 , making it possible to decrease the number of parts and improve handling performance to a greater degree than a case where two cutter blade receiving members, namely a cutter blade receiving member equivalent to the first cutter blade receiving part  41   a  and a cutter blade receiving member equivalent to the second cutter blade receiving part  41   b  are separately prepared (refer to modification (4) described later). 
     Further, according to this embodiment, the first contact portion  72  of the first cutter blade receiving part  41   a  in particular is made of metal, making it possible to avoid the occurrence of wear and tear on the first contact portion  72 , which can occur in a case where it is made of resin, etc. Note, however, in this case, due to the above described receiving and stopping of the blade edge by the first contact portion  72 , wear and tear occur on the section of the blade edge of the cutter blade  63  which is received and stopped by the above described first contact portion  72 . Nevertheless, as described above, since the first contact portion  72  is provided further on both sides in the tape width direction than the concave portion  73  that receives the entire width of the label tape  80  with print, the section of the blade edge of the cutter blade  63  where the above described wear and tear occur is a section that does not contribute to the full cutting of the label tape  80  with print in the thickness direction. Accordingly, even if wear and tear occur, they do not cause any problems in terms of the cutting function of the cutter blade  63 . Further, the second contact portion  71  is made of resin, minimizing damage to the blade edge of the cutter blade  63  during the above described full cutting. As a result of the above, it is possible to avoid wear and tear on the first cutting blade receiving member while maintaining the cutting performance of the cutter blade  63 . 
     Note that the present disclosure is not limited to the above described embodiment, and various modifications may be made without deviating from the spirit and scope of the disclosure. Description will be made below regarding such modifications. 
     (1) When Performing Desired Cutting that Leaves Both Tape Width Direction Ends as is and Cuts the Center Side Only 
     In this modification, as shown in  FIG. 15 , the first cutter blade receiving part  41   a  comprises one first contact portion  72  at the center, and two concave portions  73  on both tape width direction sides respectively adjacent to both tape width direction sides of this first contact portion  72 . The concave portion  73  receives a part of the entire tape width (both tape width direction end sections in this example) of the label tape  80  with print in the tape thickness direction. Further, in this example, the depth direction dimension of the concave portion  73  is formed equivalent to (or deeper than) the thickness direction dimension of the label tape  80  with print. As a result, in a case where the first cutter blade receiving part  41   a  is disposed at the holding portion  76  facing the feeding path side of the label tape  80  with print, the blade edge of the cutter blade  63  does not arrive at the section of the label tape  80  with print that is positioned inside the concave portion  73 , resulting in no cutting (refer to  FIG. 16 ). On the other hand, the first contact portion  72  receives and stops the blade edge of the cutter blade  63  in the same manner as described above, causing the cutter blade  63  to fully cut the area of the label tape  80  with print corresponding to the first contact portion  72  in the thickness direction. 
     In this example, when the print label continuum is produced, the cutter blade receiving member  41  is mounted so that the first cutter blade receiving part  41   a  is on the feeding path side of the label tape  80  with print, setting the state to one where the cutter blade  63  performs the above described desired cutting, and the print label L 1  comprising the print R of “ABC” and the print label L 2  comprising the print R of “DEF” are produced. With this arrangement, as a result of the above described desired cutting, the rear end on the upstream side in the transport direction (right side in the figure) of the print label L 1  (in other words, the boundary part with the print label L 2 ) forms the slit-shaped full-cut part FC on the center side only, leaving both tape width direction ends as is. The same also holds true for the rear end on the upstream side in the transport direction of the print label L 2  (in other words, the boundary part with the print label L 3 ). 
     Then, after the above, the cutter blade receiving member  41  is switched so that the second cutter blade receiving part  41   b  is on the feeding path side of the label tape  80  with print, setting the state to one where the cutter blade  63  performs half cutting, and the print label L 3  comprising the print R of “GHI” is produced. With this arrangement, the rear end on the upstream side in the transport direction of the print label L 3  (in other words, the rear end of the print label continuum) forms a full-cut line CL wherein all layers of the label tape  80  with print are divided, which is the result of the above described full cutting. 
     In this modification as well, the same advantages as those of the above described embodiment are achieved. That is, the label tape  80  with print can be fully cut by mounting the cutter blade receiving member  41  to the holding portion  63  so that the second cutter blade receiving part  41   b  faces the feeding path side of the label tape  80  with print. Further, the above described desired cutting can be performed on the label tape  80  with print by mounting the cutter blade receiving member  41  to the holding portion  63  so that the first cutter blade receiving part  41  a faces the feeding path side of the label tape  80  with print. That is, by simply switching the cutter blade receiving member  41  mounted to the holding portion  76  to the opposite orientation, it is possible to execute both full cutting and desired cutting (leaving both tape width direction ends as is and cutting the center side only in this example) using the same single cutter blade  63 . 
     (2) When Performing Desired Cutting that Leaves the Tape Width Direction Center Side as is and Cuts Both Ends Only 
     In this modification, as shown in  FIG. 17 , the first cutter blade receiving part  41   a  comprises one concave portion  73  at the center, and two first contact portions  72  on both tape width direction sides respectively adjacent to both tape width direction sides of this concave portion  73 . The concave portion  73  receives a part of the entire tape width (in this example, the tape width direction center) of the label tape  80  with print in the tape thickness direction. Further, the depth direction dimension of the concave portion  73 , in this example as well, is formed equivalent to (or deeper than) the thickness direction dimension of the label tape  80  with print in the same manner as described above. As a result, in a case where the first cutter blade receiving part  41   a  is disposed at the holding portion  76  facing the feeding path side of the label tape  80  with print, the blade edge of the cutter blade  63  does not arrive at the section of the label tape  80  with print that is positioned inside the concave portion  73 , resulting in no cutting (refer to  FIG. 18 ). On the other hand, the first contact portion  72  receives and stops the blade edge of the cutter blade  63  in the same manner as described above, causing the cutter blade  63  to fully cut the area of the label tape  80  with print corresponding to the first contact portion  72  (both tape width direction ends) in the thickness direction. 
     In this example as well, the cutter blade receiving member  41  is mounted so that the first cutter blade receiving part  41   a  is on the feeding path side of the label tape  80  with print in the same manner as described above, and the print labels L 1  and L 2  respectively comprising the print R of “ABC” and the print R of “DEF” are produced. With this arrangement, as a result of the above described desired cutting, the rear end on the upstream side in the transport direction (right side in the figure) of the print label L 1  (in other words, the boundary part with the print label L 2 ) forms the slit-shaped full-cut part FC on both ends only, leaving the tape width direction center side as is. The same also holds true for the rear end on the upstream side in the transport direction of the print label L 2  (in other words, the boundary part with the print label L 3 ). 
     Subsequently, the production of the print label L 3  comprising the print R of “GHI” is the same as described above, and the description thereof is omitted. 
     In this modification as well, the above described desired cutting can be performed on the label tape  80  with print by mounting the cutter blade receiving member  41  so that the first cutter blade receiving part  41   a  faces the feeding path side in the same manner as described above. Accordingly, it is possible to execute both full cutting and desired cutting (in this example, leaving the tape width direction center side as is and cutting both ends only) using the same single cutter blade  63 . 
     (3) When Performing Desired Cutting that Leaves One Tape Width Direction Side End as is and Cuts All Remaining Parts 
     In this modification, as shown in  FIG. 19 , the first cutter blade receiving part  41   a  comprises one concave portion  73  corresponding to one side end along the tape width direction, and one first contact portion  72  adjacent to the other side of this concave portion  73  along the tape width direction. The concave portion  73  receives a part of the entire tape width (in this example, one tape width direction side end) of the label tape  80  with print in the tape thickness direction. Further, the depth direction dimension of the concave portion  73 , in this example as well, is formed equivalent to (or deeper than) the thickness direction dimension of the label tape  80  with print in the same manner as described above. As a result, in a case where the first cutter blade receiving part  41   a  is disposed at the holding portion  76  facing the feeding path side of the label tape  80  with print, the blade edge of the cutter blade  63  does not arrive at the section of the label tape  80  with print that is positioned inside the concave portion  73 , resulting in no cutting (refer to  FIG. 20 ). On the other hand, the first contact portion  72  receives and stops the blade edge of the cutter blade  63  in the same manner as described above, causing the cutter blade  63  to fully cut the area of the label tape  80  with print corresponding to the first contact portion  72  (the area other than the one tape width direction side end) in the thickness direction. 
     In this example as well, the cutter blade receiving member  41  is mounted so that the first cutter blade receiving part  41   a  is on the feeding path side of the label tape  80  with print in the same manner as described above, and the print labels L 1  and L 2  respectively comprising the print R of “ABC” and the print R of “DEF” are produced. With this arrangement, as a result of the above described desired cutting, the rear end on the upstream side in the transport direction (right side in the figure) of the print label L 1  (in other words, the boundary part with the print label L 2 ) forms the slit-shaped full-cut part FC on all areas other than one tape width direction side end, leaving the one tape width direction side end as is. The same also holds true for the rear end on the upstream side in the transport direction of the print label L 2  (in other words, the boundary part with the print label L 3 ). 
     Subsequently, the production of the print label L 3  comprising the print R of “GHI” is the same as described above, and the description thereof is omitted. 
     In this modification as well, the above described desired cutting can be performed on the label tape  80  with print by mounting the cutter blade receiving member  41  so that the first cutter blade receiving part  41   a  faces the feeding path side in the same manner as described above. Accordingly, it is possible to execute both full cutting and desired cutting (in this example, leaving the one tape width direction side end as is and cutting all remaining areas) using the same single cutter blade  63 . 
     (4) When Preparing, Exchanging, and Using Two Types of Cutter Blade Receiving Members 
     That is, while in the above the single common cutter blade receiving member  41  comprises the first cutter blade receiving part  41   a  for desired cutting and the second cutter blade receiving part  41   b  for full cutting, the present disclosure is not limited thereto. That is, as shown in  FIG. 21A  and  FIG. 21B , both a first cutter blade receiving member  41 A comprising the first contact portion  72  and the concave portion  73  and a second cutter blade receiving member  41 B comprising the second contact portion  71  may be provided so that these are selectively mounted to the holding portion  63 . 
     In this modification, the label tape  80  with print can be fully cut by mounting the second cutter blade receiving member  41 B to the holding portion  63  (so that the second contact portion  71  faces the feeding path side of the label tape  80  with print). Further, the label tape  80  with print can be half cut by mounting the first cutter blade receiving member  41 A to the holding portion  63  (so that the first contact portion  72  and the concave portion  73  face the feeding path side of the label tape  80  with print). That is, by replacing the cutter blade receiving members  41 A and  41 B mounted to the holding portion  76 , it is possible to execute both full cutting and cutting of a desired mode (half cutting in this example) using the same single cutter blade  63 . With this arrangement, compared to the prior art structure which requires provision of both a cutting device for full cutting and a cutting device for desired cutting, it is possible to decrease the size as well as the manufacturing costs of the apparatus. 
     Note that, in this modification, an engaging portion  76 ′ capable of locking a cutter blade receiving member  41 ′ of the two cutter blade receiving members types, namely the first cutter blade receiving member and the second cutter blade receiving member, that is not mounted to the holding portion  76  may be disposed at a suitable location (refer to the imaginary line of  FIG. 3 ), for example. The example shown is one where the engaging portion  76 ′ of  FIG. 3  is disposed at the frame  13 . The provision of a storage location of the cutter blade receiving member  41 ′ not mounted to the holding portion  76  in this manner has the effect of preventing the loss of the cutter blade receiving member  41 ′ and improving the integrated handling performance of the print label producing apparatus  1  main body. 
     (5) Other 
     While the above employs a method wherein printing is performed on the cover film  51  separate from the base tape  53  and then the two are bonded together, the present disclosure is not limited thereto. For example, the present disclosure may also be applied to a method (a type that does not perform bonding) wherein printing is performed on the print-receiving tape layer disposed at the base tape. 
     Further, other than that already stated above, techniques based on the above described embodiments and each of the modifications may be suitably utilized in combination as well.