CA2561363C - Restriction for label strip winder - Google Patents

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CA2561363C
CA2561363C CA2561363A CA2561363A CA2561363C CA 2561363 C CA2561363 C CA 2561363C CA 2561363 A CA2561363 A CA 2561363A CA 2561363 A CA2561363 A CA 2561363A CA 2561363 C CA2561363 C CA 2561363C
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65HHANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H18/00Winding webs
    • B65H18/08Web-winding mechanisms
    • B65H18/10Mechanisms in which power is applied to web-roll spindle
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65HHANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H23/00Registering, tensioning, smoothing or guiding webs
    • B65H23/04Registering, tensioning, smoothing or guiding webs longitudinally
    • B65H23/18Registering, tensioning, smoothing or guiding webs longitudinally by controlling or regulating the web-advancing mechanism, e.g. mechanism acting on the running web
    • B65H23/188Registering, tensioning, smoothing or guiding webs longitudinally by controlling or regulating the web-advancing mechanism, e.g. mechanism acting on the running web in connection with running-web
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65HHANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H23/00Registering, tensioning, smoothing or guiding webs
    • B65H23/04Registering, tensioning, smoothing or guiding webs longitudinally
    • B65H23/18Registering, tensioning, smoothing or guiding webs longitudinally by controlling or regulating the web-advancing mechanism, e.g. mechanism acting on the running web
    • B65H23/195Registering, tensioning, smoothing or guiding webs longitudinally by controlling or regulating the web-advancing mechanism, e.g. mechanism acting on the running web in winding mechanisms or in connection with winding operations
    • B65H23/1955Registering, tensioning, smoothing or guiding webs longitudinally by controlling or regulating the web-advancing mechanism, e.g. mechanism acting on the running web in winding mechanisms or in connection with winding operations and controlling web tension
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65HHANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H26/00Warning or safety devices, e.g. automatic fault detectors, stop-motions, for web-advancing mechanisms
    • B65H26/02Warning or safety devices, e.g. automatic fault detectors, stop-motions, for web-advancing mechanisms responsive to presence of irregularities in running webs
    • B65H26/04Warning or safety devices, e.g. automatic fault detectors, stop-motions, for web-advancing mechanisms responsive to presence of irregularities in running webs for variation in tension
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65HHANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2701/00Handled material; Storage means
    • B65H2701/10Handled articles or webs
    • B65H2701/19Specific article or web
    • B65H2701/192Labels

Abstract

A re-winding apparatus rewinds a continuous web which receives a bending stress, especially such a web having RFID tags or labels, each having an IC
chip and antenna part attached on an RFID inlay. A take-up spindle re-winds the continuous web. A drive member drives the take-up spindle. A tension-roll provides a predetermined tension on the continuous web at a location upstream of the take-up spindle. An arcuate slit is provided on a lateral surface on the housing of the re-winding apparatus, which causes arcuate movement of the tension-roll. A restricting member restricts movement of the roll guided by the slit and enables optimal positioning within the arcuate slit. A detecting member detects the lowest part position of the movement range of the tension-roll.

Description

RESTRICTION FOR LABEL STRIP WINDER
FIELD OF THE INVENTION

[0001] The present invention relates to a re-winding apparatus for continuously winding a continuous web of labels, comprised of a label strip of labels carried evenly spaced apart on a continuous base. Each such label may be an RFID label having a middle-layer which includes an RFID-circuit, which is encapsulated.
More particularly, the apparatus for winding the continuous web affects flexure stress. It comprises a tension-roll that applies a controllable tension during winding of the continuous web.

TECHNICAL BACKGROUND
[0002] Prior re-winding apparatus having a tension-roll, especially re-winding apparatus having a tension-roll for a continuous web, can reel up a continuous web issued during printing from printing apparatus. The prior apparatus have a take-up spindle driver for re-winding a continuous web that was printed by printing apparatus. A drive member drives the take-up spindle. A tension-roll for the continuous web can contact the web upstream of the take-up spindle.
[0003] The tension-roll can contact a continuous web where the continuous web would be taken up and be ejected from the printer, and the tension-roll can be moved reciprocally over a predetermined movement range. This can eliminate the flexure of the continuous web by providing tension to the continuous web, enabling maintenance of a re-winding effort on the winding shaft or the take-up spindle.
[0004] The tension-roll provided on the re-winding apparatus has a reciprocatiort range which is usually predetermined, wherein the tension-roll can be moved from an upper to a lower portion of the reciprocation range so that the continuous web can be reeled up while the tension-roll provides a selectable tension to the continuous web.
[0005] This re-winding apparatus has the tension-roll shifted along a movement or reciprocation range. When the roll is at a lower portion of that range, the continuous web can be bent so that the re-winding path of the continuous web may be bent at a considerable angle by the so located tension-roll.
[0006] The considerable angle applies bending stress to the continuous web. If the continuous web has an RFID inlay, the RFID inlay may include a single IC
chip and an antenna, and these are included in a label or tag on the continuous base. Such a continuous RFID tag or label has a disadvantage in that the antenna may be bent or its junction part connecting the IC chip to the antenna part may be broken in the bending of the web or strip at a sharp angle.
[0007] Furthermore, an adhesive agent applies the label on the continuous base at even intervals. When it is a usual, soft adhesive agent, the label strip may separate from the continuous web when there is a considerable angle on the continuous label web particularly caused by the tension-roll.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0008] An object of the invention is to provide a winding apparatus for winding a continuous web which receives bending stress, especially such a continuous web having a plurality of RFID tags or labels, each having an IC chip and antenna part attached on an RFID inlay.
[0009] A further object is to provide a winding apparatus, which prevents the label strip breaking off from the continuous web formed, by using soft adhesive agent, and retains the label strip applied on the continuous base.

(0010J The re-winding apparatus of the invention provides a restricting member for controlling or restricting the movement of the tension-roll to, for example, limit or control the winding path of the continuous web. The re-winding apparatus includes a take-up spindle for re-winding on it the continuous web that has been printed. A drive member drives the take-up spindle to rotate. A tension-roll is operable to provide a predetermined tension on the continuous web by urging the tension-roll into contact with the continuous web upstream of the take-up spindle.
[0011] The winding apparatus includes a circular, arcuate channel, e.g. in the form of a slit, which is preferably provided on a lateral surface on a housing of the winding apparatus. The slit is located for example at the radial position of the tension-roll on the tension shaft, and is capable of following and also of controlling arcuate, reciprocating movement of the tension-roll.

[0012] The tension-roll is provided on one end of a swingable tension arm so that the roll is swingable around the tension arm axis at the other end of the tension arm and the roll is guided in the arcuate slit that is provided vertically on a lateral surface of the housing.

[0013) In a further aspect, a restricting member is operable for restricting motion of the tension-roll within the arcuate slit. The restricting member is located in and is engageable by the tension-roll in the arcuate slit. The restricting member enables easy movement and allows restricted movement of the tension-roll so that it does not move through a large angle in the winding path of the continuous web. This enables a winding apparatus which can wind a continuous web that is vulnerable to a bending stress or is formed using a soft adhesive agent to apply the label strip on the continuous base.

100141 A detecting member is operable for detecting the lowest position of the tension-roll in its movement range.

[0015) The restricting member may be made of a hard elastic material.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0016] Fig. I illustrates a partially schematic, perspective view of an embodiment of a re-winding apparatus in accordance with the invention. Fig. la is a sectional view taken along section lines la-la in Fig. 1 and Fig. lb is a sectional view taken along section lines lb-lb in Fig. 1.

[0017] Fig. 2 is a view showing a frame format of the controllable movement of a tension-roll to be selected by a controlling member of the invention.

[0018] Fig. 3 illustrates the continuous web which is affected by bending stress, particularly a continuous web having a plurality of RFID inlays over a continuous RFID
tag or label.

DESCRIPTION OF AN EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION
[0019] The present invention provides a winding apparatus 1 for properly re-winding the continuous web 2 which receives a bending stress by causing the tension-roll to be optimally moved over a movement range and limiting the range to a considerable angle on the re-winding path of the continuous web 2.

[0020] A re-winding apparatus embodiment of the present invention is explained based on FIGS. 1 to 3.

[0021] An embodiment of the re-winding apparatus is disclosed in Figs. 1 and 2. A web re-winding apparatus 1 comprises a first guide-roller 4 and a second guide-roller 5 for the continuous web 2 which can be guided along its winding path. A tension-roll 8 is provided on the end of a swingable tension arm 9. The other end of the tension arm is swingable around a swing axis. The tension-roll contacts the continuous web 2 from above and at a location spaced between first guide-roller 4 and the second guide-roller 5. A
winding reel-up spindle 6 receives the continuous web 2.

[0022] A guide in the form of circular arcuate slit 10 is formed vertically on the lateral surface 13 of the housing, along the swinging movement path of the tension-roll 8.

[0023] A restricting member (a catching member) 11 is provided for selectively controlling swinging movement of the tension-roll over a movement range. A
detecting member 12 detects the lowest travel position of the tension-roll 8 in a movement range. The detecting member 12 detects the position of the tension-roll in the upper part of the tension-roll movement range.

[0024] The lowest part is the most inferior point in the movement range of the tension-roll.

[0025] The tensiori-ro118 is provided on one end of a tension arm 9. The other end of the tension arm 9 is swingably connected by the arm axis 7, which is provided on the inner side of the lateral surface 13 on the housing.

100261 The tension-roll 8 can be received and supported in a circular arcuate slit fonned vertically on the lateral surface 13 of the housing. The roll 8 extends in a horizontal direction across the re-winding path of the continuous web 2.

100271 The tension-rol18 may be pulled downward along the circular arcuate slit 10 by a tensioning force. The tensioning force urges the tension-ro118 into contact with the continuous web 2 from above along the circular arcuate slit 10. The force may be supplied by means of a tension spring or by the weight of the tension-rol18 itself.

10028] Fig. 2 shows the tension-roll 8 in full line, illustrating the lowest position in the movement range where the tension-roll 8 contacts the restricting member 11, as shown in full line, and also shows the tension-roll 8 in chain line illustrating another lowest position in the movement range of the tension-roll 8. The shift caused by contact of the tension-ro118 with the restricting member 11 is shown in a chained line.

[0029) The restricting member 11 restricts travel of the tension arm 9 and can hold the tension-roll 8 in a selected position within the arcuate slit 10, allowing the tension-roll 8 to travel over an arcuate movement range that can be selected.

Therefore the round movable tension-roll 8 may be spaced between first guide-roller 4 and second guide-roller 5, and an angle of the winding path of continuous web 2 can be easily changeable by setting an end limit on the tension-roll travel.

100301 The tension-roll 8 can be held in an upper position within the circular arcuate slit 10 to limit and select an angle in the winding path of the continuous web 2.

[0031] The restricting member 11 is a hard but somewhat elastic member with an H-form in an axial direction cross section (not shown). It has spaced apart end sections across the width direction of the circular arcuate slit 10, which engage the sides of the wall of the housing at the slit and this allows easy manual shifting of the member 11.

[0032] A detecting member or sensor 12 for sensing the lowest part is movably provided on the restricting member 11 to move with the detecting member. It can detect the lowest part of the path of the tension-roll 8 to be traveled in the movement range of the tension-roll.

100331 A further detecting member 17 can detect the upper part of the movement range of the tension-roll 8. The detecting member 17 detects when the tension-rol18 is in the upper part of the circular arcuate slit 10. At that time, the driven part for driving the take-up spindle 6, for example the re-winding motor, is disabled.
As the tensioning force can be controlled for the continuous web 2, this allows continuous web feeding from the printer.

[0034] The tension-roll 8 absorbs a rate differential between the feeding speed of the continuous web 2 and the winding speed of the winding apparatus 1 by depending on the swinging movement of the tension-roll 8.

[0035] The tension-roll 8 moves downward in accordance with the discharge of the continuous web 2 from the printer. When the tension-roll 8 reaches the lowest part of the circular arcuate slit 10, the micro-switch 12 can be turned on to drive the winding motor to start the continuous winding of the web 2.

[0036] A continuous web 2 provided on the re-winding apparatus according to the invention may have various shapes and arrangements, including having an RFID
tag or label, or roll-shaped tag or label, an RFID tag or label having an RFID inlay, an RFID
inlay including a single IC comprising an IC chip 16 and a coil antenna part 15 with a coil shape provided in the middle layer of the RFID tag or label. These items are sensitive to bending stress. A reasonable bending angle can be set, raising the position of lowest part of the movement path by arranging the restricting member 11 to restrict the movement of the tension-roll 8, which can provide a control for winding of the web without a considerable or acute angle.

[0037] Further, a continuous web 2 (i.e., a continuous label web) having a soft adhesive agent to apply the label strip on the continuous base 14 is provided. The swinging movement of the tension-roll 8 makes an angle in the winding path, and allows the tension-roll 8 to optimally function as a peel bar. In that case, the continuous base 14 is dragged in the reverse direction from the label strip 3 peeled off the continuous base 14 since the stiffness of the elastic body of the label strip 3 is relatively increased in excess of the adhesion strength. However, since the restricting member 11 can be optimally placed within the circular arcuate slit 10, the preferable re-winding can be made.

[0038] Although the present invention has been described in relation to particular embodiments thereof, many other variations and modifications and other uses will become apparent to those skilled in the art. It is preferred, therefore, that the present invention be limited not by the specific disclosure herein, but only by the appended claims.

Claims (5)

1. A re-winding apparatus for a web, the apparatus comprising:

a take-up spindle for re-winding the continuous web thereon, a drive member operable for driving for the take-up spindle to rotate for re-winding;

a tension-roll located and operable to provide a predetermined tension on the continuous web by contact with the continuous web at a location upstream of the take-up spindle;

a housing;

an arcuate slit in the housing of the re-winding apparatus receiving and supporting the tension-roll and operable for guiding arcuate movement of the tension-roll;

a restricting member engaging the sides of the wall of the housing at the slit and positionable for restricting movement of the tension-roll along a path defined by the slit by contacting the tension-roll when the tension-roll is at a lowest travel position within the arcuate slit; and a detecting member for detecting the lowest part of the path of the tension-roll in a movement range of the tension-roll.
2. An apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the restricting member is a hard elastic member.
3. An apparatus as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a swingable tension arm, the tension-roll being on one end of the tension arm and being swingable by the tension arm around a swing axis of the tension arm, the swing axis being provided on the housing, and the tension-roll is guided through the arcuate slit.
4. An apparatus as claimed in claim 3, wherein the arcuate slit is provided vertically on a lateral surface on the housing.
5. An apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the arcuate slit is provided vertically on a lateral surface on the housing.
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