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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2010
Yuichi Aihara, Yamanashi-ken, JP;
Tsuyoshi Kubota, Yamanashi-ken, JP;
Yuichi Aihara, Yamanashi-ken, JP;
Tsuyoshi Kubota, Yamanashi-ken, JP;
Nisca Corporation, Minamikoma-gun, Yamakashi-ken, JP;
Abstract
A printing apparatuscompares a distance γ from a printing finish position of received printing data to a card rear end with a distance β set corresponding to a peeling distance α in which an ink ribbon R peels off from a card C, and thereby determines whether or not the printing finish position is within the distance β from the card rear end. As a result, when it is determined that the printing finish position is within the distance β from the card rear end, it is controlled that reeling of the ink ribbon R is performed by at least a distance obtained by adding the distance γ to the distance α after printing on the card C is finished, and that the thermal head is then retreated to a retreat position. By this means, when the printing finish position is in the vicinity of the card rear end, the sag of the ink ribbon pulled out by a drop of the thermal head is resolved, and the ink ribbon does not wind itself around the platen roller.