IC tag issuing apparatus
Conveyance means for conveying an IC tag continuous body includes a tractor feeder unit for conveying the IC tag continuous body by engaging and disengaging feed pins with sprocket holes formed in the IC tag continuous body and a negative pressure conveyance unit for conveying the IC tag continuous body while suctioning it to a conveyance belt, and printing on the IC tags in the printing device is configured such that a toner image transferred to the IC tags by a print unit is optically fixed by an optical fixation unit in a non-contact manner.
1. An IC tag issuing apparatus comprising:
a pre-processor configured to write identification data to IC tags aligned as an IC tag continuous body;
a printer configured to print print data on the IC tags to which the identification data is written;
a post-processor downstream of the printer, the post-processor configured to read and verify the identification data written to the IC tags; and
a conveyor configured to convey the IC tag continuous body, wherein
the conveyor includes a negative pressure conveyor configured to convey the IC tag continuous body while suctioning the IC tag continuous body to a conveyance belt; and
the printer is configured to perform printing on the IC tags in a non-contact manner.
2. The IC tag issuing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the IC tags aligned as the IC tag continuous body are arranged in multiple rows.
3. The IC tag issuing apparatus according to claim 2 , further comprising a tractor feeder configured to convey the IC tag continuous body by engaging and disengaging feed pins in sprocket holes formed in the IC tag continuous body, wherein
the tractor feeder is provided in the printer; and
the negative pressure conveyor is provided in the pre-processor and the post-processor, respectively.
4. The IC tag issuing apparatus according to claim 3 , further comprising a second tractor feeder provided in the pre-processor, wherein
the second tractor feeder is provided upstream of the negative pressure conveyor of the pre-processor; and
the second tractor feeder is configured to stop driving before the IC tag continuous body reaches the tractor feeder provided in the printer after the IC tag continuous body is conveyed to the negative pressure conveyor of the pre-processor.
5. The IC tag issuing apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising a tractor feeder configured to convey the IC tag continuous body by engaging and disengaging feed pins in sprocket holes formed in the IC tag continuous body, wherein
the tractor feeder is provided in the printer; and
the negative pressure conveyor is provided in the pre-processor and the post-processor, respectively.
6. The IC tag issuing apparatus according to claim 5 , further comprising a second tractor feeder provided in the pre-processor, wherein
the second tractor feeder is provided upstream of the negative pressure conveyor of the pre-processor; and
the second tractor feeder is configured to stop driving before the IC tag continuous body reaches the tractor feeder provided in the printer after the IC tag continuous body is conveyed to the negative pressure conveyor of the pre-processor.
7. The IC tag issuing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein each of the IC tags includes an IC chip.
8. The IC tag issuing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the negative pressure conveyor is provided in each of the pre-processor and the post-processor.
9. The IC tag issuing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the printer is configured to perform printing on the IC tags by optically fixing a toner image transferred to the IC tags.
10. A method of issuing an IC tag, comprising:
conveying an IC tag continuous body;
conveying the IC tag continuous body via a negative pressure conveyor while suctioning the IC tag continuous body to a conveyance belt; and
performing printing in a non-contact manner.
11. The method of issuing an IC tag according to claim 10 , further comprising:
writing identification data to the IC tags; and
reading and verifying the identification data written to the IC tags after performing printing.
12. The method of issuing an IC tag according to claim 10 , wherein performing printing comprises optically fixing a toner image transferred to the IC tags.
13. A method of issuing an IC tag comprising:
writing identification data to IC tags aligned as an IC tag continuous body;
printing print data on the IC tags;
reading and verifying the identification data written to the IC tags after printing the print data; and
conveying the IC tag continuous body via a negative pressure conveyor while suctioning the IC tag continuous body to a conveyance belt,
wherein printing the print data comprises printing on the IC tags in a non-contact manner.
14. The method of claim 13 , wherein conveying the IC tag continuous body comprises engaging and disengaging feed pins in sprocket holes formed in the IC tag continuous body on which the IC tags are aligned.
15. The method of issuing an IC tag according to claim 13 , wherein performing printing comprises optically fixing a toner image transferred to the IC tags.