EP0314592A2 - Mehrschichtiges Band für Etikettendruckgeräte und ein solches Band benutzendes Gerät - Google Patents

Mehrschichtiges Band für Etikettendruckgeräte und ein solches Band benutzendes Gerät Download PDF

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EP0314592A2
EP0314592A2 EP88450036A EP88450036A EP0314592A2 EP 0314592 A2 EP0314592 A2 EP 0314592A2 EP 88450036 A EP88450036 A EP 88450036A EP 88450036 A EP88450036 A EP 88450036A EP 0314592 A2 EP0314592 A2 EP 0314592A2
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    • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
    • G09F—DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS
    • G09F3/00—Labels, tag tickets, or similar identification or indication means; Seals; Postage or like stamps
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    • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
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    • G09F3/00—Labels, tag tickets, or similar identification or indication means; Seals; Postage or like stamps
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    • G09F2003/0201—Label sheets intended to be introduced in a printer, e.g. laser printer
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
    • G09F—DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS
    • G09F3/00—Labels, tag tickets, or similar identification or indication means; Seals; Postage or like stamps
    • G09F3/02—Forms or constructions
    • G09F2003/0208—Indicia
    • G09F2003/0211—Transfer or thermo-sensitive
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
    • G09F—DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS
    • G09F3/00—Labels, tag tickets, or similar identification or indication means; Seals; Postage or like stamps
    • G09F3/02—Forms or constructions
    • G09F2003/0225—Carrier web
    • G09F2003/0227—Carrier strip
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S428/00—Stock material or miscellaneous articles
    • Y10S428/913—Material designed to be responsive to temperature, light, moisture

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  • the present invention relates to a composite ribbon for printing machines and a printing machine using such a ribbon.
  • Machines for printing labels by thermal transfer are already known. Depending on the data entered in their memories, such machines are capable of automatically printing a large series of labels. These labels are for example intended for the markings of various products offered for sale and the marks which they receive may be bar codes.
  • thermal transfer printing machines are provided with a heated printing head under which the label tape is continuously driven. These machines also have an ink ribbon which is continuously driven under the print head, against the label ribbon at the same speed as the latter.
  • the print head is provided with a plurality of dots selectively heated to form the corresponding mark on the label. In this case, the ink is transferred from the ink ribbon to the label by heating.
  • the printing machines of the prior art therefore use two consumables, namely the ink ribbon and the label ribbon.
  • One of the many drawbacks resulting from the use of two consumables is that they are not always the same length so that the printing machine sion may, if the operator is not careful, continue printing despite the complete unwinding, either of the ink ribbon or of the label ribbon.
  • the printing machines are designed so that they can print ribbons of different widths.
  • the object of the present invention is to overcome the above-mentioned drawbacks by using a new composite ribbon for printing labels and a new machine using such a ribbon.
  • the composite ribbon according to the present invention is essentially characterized in that it consists of a strip on which are formed printable areas, regularly spaced apart and by an ink ribbon covering the printable areas and fixed to the latter and / or to the strip. .
  • the printable areas consist of the upper face of detachable self-adhesive labels, arranged at regular intervals along at least one row on the support strip.
  • the ink ribbon is fixed to the strip and / or to the printable areas by electrostatic effect, that is to say under the effect of attractive force generated by charges of contrary signs present respectively on the ink ribbon and on the strip and / or on the printable areas of the latter.
  • This arrangement is particularly advantageous since it allows the use of an ink ribbon, the width of which may be less than that of the support strip and adapted to the width of the areas to be covered.
  • the ribbon is the same width as the strip and the said ribbon and the said strip are fixed to each other by their respective edges.
  • the present invention also relates to a printing machine using a ribbon according to the invention.
  • the printing machine comprises in particular a magazine in which is disposed a ribbon arranged in a roll, a heated printing head, a continuous feed motor device, which cooperates by adhesion with the ribbon to bring it under the printing head. a new area to print.
  • the machine according to the present invention is essentially characterized in that upstream of the print head, it includes a station for detecting the printable areas of the composite ribbon, which emits a detection signal for each detected area, from which the printing of the printable area placed under the head is generated.
  • the label detection means detect the variation in brightness of the ribbon.
  • the label detection means detect the variation in thickness of the composite tape.
  • the ribbon 1 comprises a band 2 on which are regularly spaced printable zones and by an ink ribbon 4 of width equal to or less than that of the band covering at least the printable zones and fixed to these last and / or to band 2.
  • the ink ribbon 4 is fixed to the strip and / or to the printable areas by electrostatic effect, that is to say under the effect of the attractive force generated by the charges of contrary signs present respectively on the ink ribbon 4 and on the strip 2 and / or on the printable areas of the latter.
  • the ribbon can be of width less than that of the strip, and adapted to the width of the printable areas.
  • the ink ribbon consists of a polyester film with a thickness of between 3.5 and 10 micron meters coated with a layer of ink. It is obvious that the ink ribbon 4 can be fixed in any other way to the strip 2.
  • the ink ribbon 4 and the strip 2 will be of the same width and will be fixed to each other on their respective edges.
  • the ink ribbon 4 will be fixed by embossing to the strip 2.
  • the fixing of the strip 4 to the strip 2 will be carried out by gluing.
  • the fixing will be carried out by ultrasonic welding.
  • the printable zones consist of the upper face of detachable self-adhesive labels affixed to the strip at regular intervals in one or more rows spaced from one another and from the edges of said strip.
  • the strip 2 plays the role of a support.
  • This strip 2 may be formed by a silicone paper so as to facilitate the removal of the labels and the labels will be made of paper and will be provided with a layer of adhesive material to be maintained on the layer of silicone paper and to be able to adhere to the support on which they will be later affixed.
  • the printable areas will be provided directly on the strip 2. The latter may include transverse weakening lines so that it can be divided into labels.
  • the machine according to the invention using a composite ribbon as defined above is for example an automatic label printing machine by thermal transfer.
  • Such a machine comprises in particular a magazine in which is disposed a ribbon 1 arranged in a roll, a heated printing head 5, under which the composite ribbon is driven.
  • This composite ribbon is in contact by the upper face of the ink ribbon 4 with the print head.
  • This head is provided with a plurality of points selectively heated so as to form, by thermal transfer of the ink of the ribbon 4, the desired marking on the printable area of the composite ribbon 1.
  • the machine also includes a motor drive device 7 which cooperates by friction with the ribbon 1 to continuously drive the latter under the print head.
  • the ink ribbon 4 Downstream of the print head and the drive device, considering the direction of advancement of the ribbon in the machine, the ink ribbon 4 is separated from the band 2 and is wound on a hub 8 driven by a drive member.
  • the support strip 2 is wound on a hub driven in rotation by any suitable means or is directed towards a cutter to separate the labels.
  • the motor device 7 is constituted by a roller 9 movable in rotation under the print head, coming into pressure against the composite ribbon so as to drive it under said print head.
  • the composite ribbon is clamped between the roller 9 and the head.
  • the coefficient of adhesion of the composite tape against the head is lower than that of the roller 9 against said tape.
  • the roller 9 is engaged with a motor member 10 which may be a stepping electric motor.
  • the machine upstream of the print head on the path of the composite ribbon, at a predetermined adjustable distance from this printing station, is provided with a means 11 for detecting labels.
  • the means 11 emits a signal intended for the control members of the machine.
  • the means 11 could be constituted by a detection member which emits an electrical signal when it detects the arrival of a printable area and by an electronic circuit 11A which reshapes the electrical signal emitted by the sensing member when it leaves te to deliver to the machine control elements only calibrated pulses.
  • the means for detecting the printable areas of the ribbon is fixedly mounted on a frame 12 which is mounted on a guide rail 13 with the possibility of displacement along the latter and of locking in position using screws. blocking.
  • the guide rail is integral with the machine chassis. This guide rail extends parallel to the path of the composite tape 1 so that the frame 12 and the means 11 which it carries can be moved along a portion of this path. This arrangement makes it possible to adjust the difference between the detection means 11 and the printing head of the machine, this difference being able to be equal to the value of the spacing step of the printable areas or else to a multiple thereof.
  • the detection member detects the variation in brightness of the composite tape observable from the front face of the strip 2, that is to say the face free of printable areas.
  • the printable areas of which consist of the upper face of labels affixed in a row on a translucent silicone band 2 the variation in brightness results from the translucency of the support band 2, the opacity of the ink ribbon 4 and the overlap by the latter of the intervals separating the labels.
  • the detection device may advantageously be constituted by an opto-electronic cell 14 which generates a current as a function of the quantity of light which it receives. This cell may be associated with a member 15 for emitting light rays, such as a lamp, which will illuminate the front face of the support strip 2 and will be positioned so as to receive the light rays reflected by or from this said front face. last.
  • the lamp 15 illuminates the composite ribbon from the visible face of the printing ribbon, and the opto-electronic cell always detects the variation in brightness visible on the front face of the strip 2.
  • This arrangement is particularly suitable for the detection of transverse orifices formed in a composite ribbon to locate the start of each printable area.
  • the detection member detects the variation in thickness of the composite tape, the latter in this case comprising detachable labels.
  • this member may include a wheel 16 rotatably mounted on an axis 17. This wheel will be brought into pressure against the composite ribbon and will be arranged so as to be able to turn on itself when the composite ribbon is driven. Preferably, the wheel will come into contact with the ink ribbon 4. The axis of the wheel will be transverse to the direction of travel of the composite ribbon. The diameter of the wheel will be adapted to the value of the interval between two consecutive labels, so that its movement, when it enters the interval between two labels, is detectable.
  • the axis of the wheel will be fixed to the frame 12 and will receive a strain gauge 18 of a known type, for example of the type whose electrical resistance varies as a function of its deformation which they undergo.
  • This gauge fixed in any known manner to the axis of the wheel can be electrically connected to a measurement bridge such as a wheastone bridge to measure the current representative of the deformation of the axis of the wheel.
  • This measurement bridge will be electrically coupled to the member 11A so that the latter can deliver an impulse representative of the passage of the wheel from a hollow to a bump, indicative of the presence of a label.
  • the wheel can be mounted at the end of the axle and the length of the latter will be much greater than the width of the wheel so as to be able to receive between said wheel and its other end which will be embedded in the frame 12, the strain gauge.
  • the detected parameter will then be the bending of the wheel axis caused by the passage under the latter of the recesses and bumps in the composite tape corresponding respectively to the intervals between the labels and to the labels.
  • the detection member consists of a wheel 19 rotatably mounted on an axis 20 mounted in a yoke 21 fixed to a device 22 for amplifying the movement of raising and lowering of the wheel.
  • the wheel 19 will be oriented so that it can turn on it- even when the composite ribbon runs.
  • This device will be fixed to the frame 12 and may be a lever device.
  • This device will be associated with electrical means, for example sensors 23 for detecting the low and high positions of a mechanical mark 24 secured to the device, these low and high positions being representative of the position of the wheel, ie in a hollow in the ribbon. 1, significant of an interval, or on a bump in the ribbon 1 significant of the presence of a label.
  • the composite ribbon as described, the ink ribbon of which is fixed to the band 2 and to the areas that can be printed by electrostatic effect has a number of advantages.
  • the connection between the ink ribbon and the strip 2 and the labels takes place over the entire extent of the faces in contact, without using additional connecting means.
  • the separation of the ink ribbon after printing will be facilitated.
  • this particular method of fixing allows the production of a large width ink ribbon.
EP88450036A 1987-10-26 1988-10-26 Mehrschichtiges Band für Etikettendruckgeräte und ein solches Band benutzendes Gerät Withdrawn EP0314592A3 (de)

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FR8715240A FR2622146A1 (fr) 1987-10-26 1987-10-26 Ruban composite pour machines d'impression d'etiquettes et machine utilisant un tel ruban
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