EP3325237B1 - Vorrichtung zum erzeugen von aufklebern - Google Patents

Vorrichtung zum erzeugen von aufklebern Download PDF

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EP3325237B1
EP3325237B1 EP16747750.4A EP16747750A EP3325237B1 EP 3325237 B1 EP3325237 B1 EP 3325237B1 EP 16747750 A EP16747750 A EP 16747750A EP 3325237 B1 EP3325237 B1 EP 3325237B1
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  • the invention relates to a device, a method and a computer program for producing stickers by means of a thermal sublimation process.
  • the invention relates to a printing device for printing a print pattern on an adhesive film by means of the thermal sublimation method and a cutting device for cutting an adhesive film along a cutting pattern.
  • a user can select a product such as a shower gel or sunscreen and create a pattern that should be provided on the product in order to personalize the product via the Internet.
  • the product selection is transmitted together with the designed pattern to a printing shop, in which the pattern designed by the user is printed on an adhesive film.
  • An employee of the print shop removes the printed adhesive film from the printing device and places it in a cutting device.
  • the employee also adjusts the printed adhesive film in the cutting device before the cutting device cuts along the outline of the printed pattern in order to create a sticker.
  • the employee sticks the generated sticker onto the selected product, after which the selected product is sent to the user by post.
  • DE202014009169U shows an apparatus for producing stickers.
  • JP2013180359 shows an apparatus for printing and cutting labels.
  • the stickers can have cutting errors, which are caused in particular by the adjustment required by the employee, which can reduce the quality of the stickers.
  • the device accordingly comprises a printing device and a cutting device, the printing device printing the adhesive film, after which only the first movement unit initially moves the printed adhesive film at a first speed to the second movement unit and then both movement units move the printed adhesive film further into the first at a second speed Move direction.
  • This automatic transfer of the printed adhesive film from the printing device to the cutting device results in the orientation of the adhesive film within the cutting device known, so that a manual adjustment of the adhesive film within the cutting device is not absolutely necessary, which can lead to a reduced susceptibility to errors, that is, to a reduced probability of inaccurate cuts, and thus to stickers of better quality. Since there is also a direct transfer from the printing device to the cutting device without, for example, the need for an intermediate transfer unit, the space required by the device can be relatively small.
  • the printing device and the cutting device are therefore preferred adapted so that the printed adhesive film is transferred directly from the printing device to the cutting device, in particular without the need for a transfer device arranged between the printing device and the cutting device.
  • the adaptation of the printing device and the cutting device is preferably carried out by adapting one or more corresponding control devices.
  • local control devices of the printing device and the cutting device and also a central control device that communicates with the local control devices can be adapted to control the printing device and the cutting device in such a way that only the first movement unit initially transfers the printed adhesive film with a first Moved speed to the second movement unit, after which both movement units move the printed adhesive film at a second speed further in the first direction.
  • the adaptation of other components of the device such as detection units, release units, etc. is also preferably carried out by adapting one or more control devices that control these components.
  • the apparatus can also comprise an input device which is adapted to enable a user to make inputs, and a pattern generating device for generating a pattern on the basis of the user inputs, the pattern comprising a marker and a printing pattern within the marker.
  • the input device, the pattern generation device, the printing device and the cutting device are preferably integrated in the same device for generating stickers.
  • the user can therefore make entries in the device directly, for example in a self-service area (self-service area) of a drugstore, after which the pattern generating device generates the pattern on the basis of the user inputs, the printing device prints the generated pattern on the adhesive film, and closes the printed adhesive film directly and automatically the cutting device is guided and the cutting device cuts the adhesive film along the cutting pattern in order to produce the sticker directly in the self-service area.
  • the device can therefore produce a sticker personalized by user input in a relatively fast manufacturing process.
  • the first direction which could also be referred to as the forward direction, is the direction from the printing device to the cutting device.
  • the printing facility and the cutting device are preferably arranged such that the adhesive film can be moved linearly from the printing device to the cutting device in the forward direction, the first and second movement units being adapted to move the printed adhesive film in the forward direction merely by means of a translation without rotating the adhesive film. Since the first and second movement units only move the printed adhesive film linearly by means of a translation without rotating the adhesive film, the probability of misalignments of the printed adhesive film within the cutting device and thus of imprecise cuts can be further reduced.
  • the pattern generation device is adapted to provide the pattern with an orientation marking so that the printed adhesive film has an orientation marking
  • the cutting device having and adapted a detection unit for detecting the orientation marking on the printed adhesive film can be to optimize the alignment of the printed adhesive film within the cutting device before the cutting process on the basis of the detected orientation marking.
  • the second movement unit of the cutting device for moving the printed adhesive film within the cutting device in the forwards and backwards direction and a cutting unit of the cutting device that can be moved laterally thereto, in particular orthogonally to it can be controlled in such a way that the position of the cutting unit relative to the orientation marking is still before the cutting process corresponds better to a given position. This can further improve the cutting accuracy.
  • the orientation marking preferably comprises an L-shaped structure which is preferably arranged in a corner region of the printed adhesive film, wherein the orientation marking can of course also have a different structure.
  • the detection unit can have a light source, in particular a laser, for irradiating the printed adhesive film and a detector for detecting the light reflected by the printed adhesive film, wherein the detection unit can be adapted to detect the orientation marking based on the reflected light, and wherein the cutting device can be adapted to activate the laser only when the second movement unit is activated. In this way, the energy consumption of the device can be reduced.
  • an automatic repositioning based on several orientation markings on the printed adhesive film usually does not bring any further advantage in terms of accuracy. In one embodiment, this repositioning therefore only takes place on the basis of a single orientation marking instead of. In other embodiments, however, multiple orientation markings could also be used. In addition, in a preferred embodiment there could be no repositioning, in which case the printed adhesive film could not have any orientation marking.
  • the cutting device then preferably does not include a detection unit for detecting an orientation marking on the printed adhesive film which would be suitable for the relative positioning of the printed adhesive film and a cutting unit of the cutting device, and the printing device is then preferably adapted not to print such an orientation marking on the adhesive film.
  • the second movement unit and the cutting unit are preferably adapted such that the printed adhesive film and the cutting unit are moved in such a way that the adhesive film is cut along the cut pattern generated.
  • the printing device and the cutting device are adapted such that the first speed and the second speed are different.
  • the first speed is greater than the second speed.
  • the first movement unit has a maximum speed and the first speed is this maximum speed. This enables the printed adhesive film to be automatically transferred very quickly from the printing device to the cutting device, the printed adhesive film initially being moved to the second movement unit of the cutting device at a maximum possible first speed, after which the first movement unit and the second movement unit together further advance the printed adhesive foil move into the cutter.
  • the second speed can be defined by the smaller of the two maximum speeds of the first movement unit and the second movement unit.
  • the printing device and the cutting device are preferably adapted in such a way that initially only the first movement unit is activated to move the printed adhesive film to the second movement unit, both movement units then being activated in such a way that both movement units move the printed adhesive film synchronously further into the cutting device .
  • the printed adhesive film is moved up to shortly before the second movement unit, only then being moved both movement units synchronously in order to guide the printed adhesive film into the cutting device.
  • the first movement unit initially removes the printed adhesive film until shortly before the second movement unit, and only when this state is reached in which the printed adhesive film is located shortly in front of the second movement unit, both movement units are moved synchronously in order to guide the printed adhesive film into the cutting device, can be prevented that the first movement unit presses the printed adhesive film against the second movement unit, as a result of which curling, kinking and / or twisting of the printed adhesive film can be prevented.
  • the second movement unit since the second movement unit is only activated when the above-described state is reached in which the printed adhesive film is located directly in front of the second movement unit, the second movement unit is not activated unnecessarily, which means that energy consumption can be reduced.
  • the printing device comprises an adhesive film roll with the adhesive film and a cutting unit for cutting off the printed adhesive film in order to detach the printed adhesive film from the adhesive film roll, the printing device being adapted so that after the movement of the printed adhesive film by means of the first movement unit of the second movement unit in the first direction, after the second movement unit has grasped the printed adhesive film for further movement, the printed adhesive film is cut off by means of the cutting unit. That is, at the time of cutting the printed adhesive film, it is preferably held both by the printing device, in particular by the first movement unit of the printing device, and by the second movement unit of the cutting device, which makes it very unlikely that the printed adhesive film will be displaced by the cutting process. This can lead to a further improved accuracy of the orientation of the printed adhesive film within the cutting device and thus to a further increased accuracy of the cutting along the cutting pattern.
  • the second movement unit preferably comprises motor-driven rollers for moving the printed adhesive film in the cutting device, the motor-driven rollers not having a freewheel.
  • the printed adhesive film can be held even more firmly, in particular during the cutting off of the printed adhesive film by means of the cutting unit of the printing device. This can lead to a further improved accuracy of the orientation of the printed adhesive film within the cutting device and thus to a further increased accuracy of the cutting along the cutting pattern.
  • the cutting device preferably comprises a guide structure between the second movement unit and the printing device for guiding the printed adhesive film from the printing device to the second movement unit, the guide structure having at least two converging surfaces.
  • the guide structure is funnel-shaped.
  • the guide structure can, for example, ensure that the printed adhesive film is fed to the cutting device, even if the printed adhesive film is curved.
  • the curl ("paper curl") of the printed adhesive film can occur in particular when the adhesive film has been unrolled from an adhesive film roll.
  • the guide structure can enable a combination of the cutting device with different printing devices in which the respective output areas have different heights If the output area of the printing device and an input area of the cutting device are arranged at different height positions, the printed adhesive film can be transferred from the printing device to the cutting device by means of the guide structure.
  • the device comprises a guide device for guiding a relative movement between the printing device and the cutting device along the first direction.
  • the device can have a detection unit which is adapted to detect whether the printing device and the cutting device have a predefined relative position to one another.
  • the printing device and the cutting device can be adapted so that an adhesive film is only printed and moved from the printing device in the first direction to the cutting device when the detection unit has detected that the printing device and the cutting device are at the predefined distance in the first direction .
  • the cutting device and the printing device can be moved relative to one another in the direction in which the printed adhesive film is moved from the printing device into the cutting device, guided by the guide device, the guide device preferably being a rail device.
  • the cutting device and the printing device can be separated from one another and then put back together again.
  • the separation can be useful in order to have better access to the cutting device and / or the printing device, for example to carry out maintenance work, in particular to replace a roll of adhesive film or a roll of ink ribbon.
  • the detection unit for detecting whether the printing device and the cutting device have a predefined relative position to one another in the first direction can, for example, be a simple touch sensor which is arranged either on the cutting device or on the printing device and detects whether part of the respective other device is in contact becomes.
  • the device preferably only works when the detection unit has determined the correct relative position of the cutting device and the printing device.
  • the printing device can be controlled in such a way that the first movement unit moves the printed adhesive film at the first speed a predefined distance in the first direction, the predefined distance being selected such that the printed adhesive film is arranged immediately in front of the second movement unit after this movement.
  • the second movement unit is then activated, after which both movement units move the printed adhesive film together further in the first direction.
  • the device can only work when the detection unit has determined the correct relative position of the cutting device and the printing device, resulting in a further improved accuracy of the orientation of the printed adhesive film within the cutting device.
  • the cutting device comprises a release unit for releasing the printed and cut adhesive film from the cutting device.
  • the printed adhesive film is usually moved back and forth several times at least in the first direction, which can lead to an electrostatic charge on the printed adhesive film. This makes it more difficult to detach the printed adhesive film from the cutting device, in particular from an output area of the cutting device, since the printed and cut adhesive film can adhere to the cutting device.
  • the cutting device can have the detaching unit for detaching the printed and cut adhesive film from the cutting device.
  • This release unit can be formed, for example, by a solenoid lift valve which has an element which can lift the printed and trimmed adhesive film from a surface located in the output area of the cutting device.
  • the release unit can also be designed differently. For example, it can have motor-driven rollers which grasp a region of the printed and cut adhesive film protruding from a surface in the output region of the cutting device and can then pull it down from the surface.
  • the print pattern is preferably a color and / or black / white and / or grayscale pattern.
  • the input device preferably has a photo data receiving unit, the photo data receiving unit being adapted to receive photo data from the user as user inputs.
  • the input device is preferably also adapted to show the user various default patterns, that is to say templates, and to enable the user to select a default pattern as the user input.
  • the input device is preferably adapted to enable a user to select a product, in particular a product to be bought in a self-service area of a drugstore, wherein the input device can furthermore be adapted to a default pattern based on the selected product and based Select from predefined assignments between products and default patterns and provide them as user input.
  • the products can be provided with a product identifier
  • the input device can have a product identifier reading unit for reading a product identifier of a product selected by the user.
  • the product identifier can be, for example, a bar code and the product identifier reading unit can be a unit for reading a bar code.
  • the input device can also be adapted to enable the user to make inputs that change the selected default pattern, for example the user can enter a text and / or a color that should be added to the pattern.
  • the photo data can also be added to the template.
  • a printing device for printing a print pattern on an adhesive film by means of a thermal sublimation process, the printing device being adapted to be operated together with a cutting device according to claim 12 in order to print stickers, in particular in a self-service area, for example a Drugstore, the printing device having a first moving unit for moving the printed adhesive film from the printing device to the cutting device in a first direction and the cutting device having a second moving unit for moving the printed adhesive film within the cutting device in the first direction, the printing device having a control device which is adapted to control the printing device in such a way that initially only by means of the first movement unit the printed adhesive film is moved at a first speed to the second movement unit and then di e printed adhesive film is moved into the cutting device by means of the first movement unit together with the second movement unit at a second speed in the first direction, the first speed being greater than the second speed.
  • a cutting device for cutting an adhesive film along a cutting pattern
  • the cutting device being adapted to be operated together with a printing device according to claim 11 in order to use stickers, in particular in a self-service area, for example a drugstore a thermal sublimation process
  • the printing device having a first moving unit for moving the printed adhesive film from the printing device to the cutting device in a first direction and the cutting device having a second moving unit for moving the printed adhesive film within the cutting device in the first direction
  • the cutting device having a control device which is adapted to control the cutting device so that the printed adhesive film by means of the second movement unit together with the first movement unit at a second speed in the first direction is moved into the cutting device after initially only the first movement unit has moved the printed adhesive film at a first speed to the second movement unit in the first direction, the first speed being greater than the second speed.
  • the method can include further steps, for example enabling user inputs through an input device and generating a pattern on the basis of the user inputs by a pattern generating device, the pattern comprising the cutting pattern and the printing pattern within the cutting pattern.
  • the above-mentioned object is further achieved by a computer program for generating stickers, the computer program having program code means which are adapted to control a device for generating stickers according to claim 1 in such a way that the method for generating stickers according to claim 11 is carried out when the computer program is executed on a control device which controls the device.
  • Fig. 1 shows schematically and by way of example an embodiment of a device for producing stickers.
  • the device 1 is located in a self-service area of a drugstore.
  • the device 1 comprises a touch-sensitive monitor 3, a photo data receiving unit 5 and a product identification reading unit 6 in a housing 2.
  • the touch-sensitive monitor 3, the photo data receiving unit 5 and the product identification reading unit 6 can be understood as components of an input device 8 which is adapted to enable a user to make inputs.
  • Inside the housing 2 there is also a pattern generating device 9 for generating a pattern 15 on the basis of the user inputs, the pattern 15 comprising a cutting pattern and a printing pattern within the cutting pattern.
  • Fig. 2 illustrates schematically and by way of example the pattern generation device 9 and further components of the device 1, which are located within the housing 2.
  • Fig. 3 shows an example of a printed and cut adhesive film 14 with a plurality of patterns 15.
  • the photo data receiving unit 5 is adapted to receive photo data of the user as user inputs.
  • the user can also select a product that is available in the self-service area of the drugstore and hold it up to the product identification reading unit 6 so that a product identification applied to the product can be read by the product identification reading unit 6.
  • the product identifier can, for example, be a barcode and the product identifier reading unit 6 can be a unit for reading a barcode.
  • the input device 8 can also have assignments between products or product identifiers on the one hand and specification patterns on the other hand, with one or more specification patterns being able to be shown on the touch-sensitive monitor 3 on the basis of these assignments and the read product identifier of the product selected by the user.
  • the user can select one of these default patterns.
  • the input device 8 can be adapted to enable the user to input change requests, such as a desired text, a desired color, etc.
  • the pattern generation device 9 can generate the pattern on the basis of these user inputs.
  • the device 1 further comprises a printing device 11 for printing the print pattern on an adhesive film 14 and a cutting device 13 for cutting the adhesive film 14 along the cutting pattern.
  • the printing device 11 and the cutting device 13 are adapted to enable an automatic, direct transfer of the printed adhesive film 14 from the printing device 11 to the cutting device 13 without the need for a transfer device arranged between the printing device 11 and the cutting device 13.
  • the printing device 11 comprises a first movement unit for automatically moving the printed adhesive film 14 in a forward direction from the printing device 11 to the cutting device 13.
  • the device 1 also has a control device 10 which is adapted to control the automatic transfer of the printed adhesive film 14 from the printing device 11 to the cutting device 13.
  • the print pattern is preferably a color and / or black / white and / or grayscale pattern.
  • the printing device 11 is a dye-sublimation printer.
  • the thermal sublimation printer 11 is preferably adapted to print a print area of an adhesive film web with the print pattern, to feed the printed area of the adhesive film web, that is to say the printed adhesive film, to the cutting device 13 and then to cut it off.
  • the printed adhesive film 14 therefore corresponds to the respective printing area on the adhesive film web.
  • the dye-sublimation printer 11 is, for example, the printer CX or printer DS40 from Citizen or another dye-sublimation printer.
  • the printing device 11 and the cutting device 13 are arranged in such a way that the adhesive film 14 can be moved linearly from the printing device 11 to the cutting device 13 in the forward direction, the first movement unit being adapted to the printing device 13 and a second movement unit being adapted to the cutting device 13, the printed adhesive film 14 only by means of a translation, without rotating the adhesive sheet 14, to move in the forward direction.
  • the adhesive film 14 printed by the printing device 11 and cut by the cutting device 13 is then finally guided out of the housing 2 through an output opening 7.
  • FIG. 4 is an abstract illustration which also shows elements of the printing device 11 and the cutting device 13, which are basically not visible because they are arranged within corresponding housings.
  • the printing device 11 comprises several rollers 46, 47, 48, 63, at least one of which is motor-driven in order to move the printed adhesive film 14 from the printing device 11 in the first direction to the cutting device 13.
  • the rollers 46, 47, 48, 63 can therefore be understood as rollers of a first movement unit 16 which can move the printed adhesive film 14 in the first direction out of the printing device 11 in the direction of the cutting device 13.
  • the printing device 11 further comprises a printing unit 41 for printing the adhesive film unrolled from an adhesive film roll 40, the adhesive film roll 40 being mounted on the roll 46 of the first movement unit 16.
  • the printing unit 41 comprises two ribbon rolls 42, 43 with one Ink ribbon 61 and a thermal print head 44.
  • the thermal print head 44, the adhesive film and the ink ribbon 61 are moved so that the desired print pattern is printed on the adhesive film.
  • the printing device 11 furthermore comprises a cutting unit 45 for cutting off the printed adhesive film 14 after it has been guided into the cutting device 13 in such a way that it is released from the first movement unit 16, i.e. at least from the rollers 48 of the first movement unit 16, and the second Movement unit 18, that is to say the rollers 21 of the second movement unit 18, is held.
  • the first and second movement units 16, 18 are preferably controlled in such a way that initially only the first movement unit 16 is activated in order to move the printed adhesive film 14 to the second movement unit 18, with both movement units 16, 18 then being activated in such a way that both movement units 16, 18 move the printed adhesive film 14 further into the cutting device 13 synchronously.
  • the control device 10 knows the distance that the printed adhesive film 14 is to be moved in the direction of the cutting device 13 in order to move the printed adhesive film 14 to the second movement unit 14, so that the printed adhesive film 14 is immediately in front of the rollers 21 of the second movement unit 18 is located.
  • the first movement unit 16 can be controlled in such a way that the printed adhesive film 14 is moved to the second movement unit 18 in such a way that it is initially located directly in front of the rollers 21 of the second movement unit 18, after which both movement units 16, 18 can be activated in such a way that both movement units 16, 18 move the printed adhesive film 14 further into the cutting device 13 synchronously.
  • the movement of the printed adhesive film 14 by means of the first movement unit 16 to the second movement unit 18 is preferably carried out at a maximum speed of the first movement unit 16.
  • the move The first movement unit 16 and the second movement unit 18 move the printed adhesive film 14 further into the cutting device 13 synchronously at a second speed.
  • This second speed can be the same as the first speed at which the first movement unit 16 moved the printed adhesive film 14 to the second movement unit 18 , or the second speed can be different from the first speed.
  • the second speed is preferably equal to the smaller of the two maximum speeds of the first movement unit 16 and the second movement unit 18.
  • the control device 10 is preferably adapted to control the printing device 11 in such a way that after the movement of the printed adhesive sheet 14 by means of the first movement unit 16 to the second movement unit 18 in the first direction, after the second movement unit 18 detects the printed adhesive sheet 14 for further movement the printed adhesive film 14 is cut off by means of the cutting unit 45.
  • the printed adhesive film is preferably first moved slightly in the forward direction with both movement units 16, 18, which move synchronously, so that the printed adhesive film is also securely held by the second movement unit 18 of the cutting device 13, after which the cutting unit 45 of the Printing device 11 cuts off the printed adhesive film.
  • the cut, printed adhesive film is then moved further forward by means of the second movement unit 18 as far as the detection unit 32 for detecting the orientation marking.
  • the printed adhesive film 14 has an orientation marking 17 which has been printed onto the adhesive film 14 by the printing device 11.
  • the cutting device 13 comprises a detection unit 32 for detecting the orientation marking on the printed adhesive film 14, the cutting device 13 being adapted to optimize the alignment of the printed adhesive film 14 within the cutting device 13 before the cutting process on the basis of the detected orientation marking 17.
  • the second movement unit 18 for moving the printed adhesive film 14 within the cutting device 13 in the forward and backward direction and a cutting unit 31 of the cutting device 13 that can be moved orthogonally thereto can be controlled in such a way that the position of the cutting unit 31 is relative before the cutting process for cutting along the cutting pattern corresponds very precisely to a predetermined position in relation to the orientation marking.
  • both the cutting unit 31 and the detection unit 32 are attached to a same head 33 of the cutting device 13, this head 33 being movable along an axis 34 by means of a motor orthogonal to the forward / backward direction.
  • the second moving unit 18 moves the printed adhesive film 14 and the head 33 moves the detection unit 32 in such a way that the detection unit 32 is arranged above the inner corner 50 of the orientation marking 17.
  • the detection unit 32 comprises a light source such as a laser and a light detector such as a photodiode, the second movement unit 18 moving the printed adhesive film 14 and the head 33 with the detection unit 32 being moved so that one of the light source of the detection unit 32 outgoing light beam strikes the inner corner 50 of the orientation marker 17.
  • the cutting unit 31 has a defined, very exact orientation relative to the printed adhesive film 14, in particular to the print pattern.
  • the cutting device 13 is then controlled such that the adhesive film 14 is cut along the cutting pattern of the corresponding pattern 15, the adhesive film 14 being on a carrier, in particular on a paper carrier or on another carrier medium, and the cutting device 13 preferably being adapted, only to cut through the adhesive film 14, but not the carrier underneath.
  • the stickers produced by the printing and cutting can then be output through the output opening 7. The customer can peel a sticker from the printed and cut adhesive film 14 and stick it to the desired product.
  • the cutting device 13 does not use a detection unit for detecting an orientation marking on the printed adhesive film in order to position the printed adhesive film and the cutting unit of the cutting device relative to one another.
  • the cutting device preferably does not have such a detection unit.
  • the printing device can be adapted not to print any orientation markings on the printed adhesive film.
  • the cutting device 13 comprises a guide structure 49 between the second movement unit 18 and the printing device 11 for guiding the printed adhesive film 14 from the printing device 11 to the second movement unit 18, the guide structure 49 having at least two converging surfaces 62.
  • the two converging surfaces 62 are oriented in such a way that they guide the printed adhesive film 14 in the direction of an input opening of the cutting device 13, one of these converging surfaces 62 being arranged above the input opening and another of the converging surfaces 62 below the input opening.
  • the two converging surfaces 62 run below and above the input opening along the input opening.
  • the device further comprises a guide device 50, that is, in this embodiment a rail system 50, for guiding a relative movement between the printing device 11 and the cutting device 13 along the first direction.
  • the rail system 50 enables a guided moving apart and moving together of the printing device 11 and the cutting device 13.
  • the moving apart can be useful, for example, to facilitate access to the cutting device 13 and / or the printing device 11, for example for maintenance activities such as replacing the ribbon rolls or the roll of adhesive film.
  • the printing device 11 and the cutting device 13 are pushed together.
  • the device comprises a detection unit 51 which is adapted to detect whether the printing device 11 and the cutting device 13 have a predefined distance from one another in the first direction.
  • the detection unit 51 is a contact sensor or touch sensor which is attached to the cutting device 13 in such a way that it is contacted by the printing device 11 when the cutting device 13 and the printing device 11 are positioned relative to one another as predefined.
  • the sensor can be a microswitch, for example.
  • it is of course also possible to use a different detection unit which, for example, comprises a spacer diode, electrically and / or magnetically detects a contact, et cetera.
  • the cutting device 13 comprises in an output area 60, which can for example have an inclined surface along which the printed adhesive film 14 can slide out of the cutting device 13, a release unit 52 for releasing the printed and cut adhesive film 14 from the cutting device 13, in particular from the Area in the output area 60 of the cutting device 13.
  • This release unit 52 can for example have a movable element, such as a movable pin, which can lift the printed and cut adhesive film 14 from the surface in order to detach it from the surface.
  • the movement of the element for lifting the printed and cut adhesive film 14 from the surface in the output area 60 can for example take place electrically and / or magnetically.
  • the release unit 52 can also be designed differently in order to release the respective printed and cut adhesive film 14 from the surface in the output area 60 of the cutting device 13.
  • the detachment of the printed and cut adhesive film 14 from the surface in the output area 60 of the cutting device 13 can be useful, since during the cutting of the printed adhesive film 14 along the cutting pattern, the printed adhesive film 14 can be electrostatically charged, which in turn causes the printed and cut adhesive film 14 on the surface in the output area 60 of the cutting device 13.
  • a customer can make customer entries by means of the input device 8.
  • the customer can, for example, enter photo data, texts, desired colors, et cetera.
  • the customer can, for example, select a desired standard pattern from a number of standard patterns. This selection can also be made by means of a product selection, the customer first selecting a product, after which one or more default samples that match the selected product can be shown to the customer. If the customer is shown several default patterns, the customer can select one of these default patterns by means of the input device 8.
  • a pattern is generated by the pattern generating device 9 on the basis of the customer inputs, the pattern comprising a cutting pattern and a print pattern within the cutting pattern.
  • the pattern comprising a cutting pattern and a print pattern within the cutting pattern.
  • a photo of the customer that is contained in the photo data is integrated into a default pattern, the default pattern furthermore being able to be changed by colors and / or texts entered by the customer in step 101.
  • the pattern generated in this way that is to say at least the print pattern, is transmitted to the printing device 11, which in step 103 prints the print pattern onto the adhesive film.
  • step 104 the printed adhesive film is automatically transferred from the printing device 11 to the cutting device 13, whereby initially only the first movement unit 16 of the printing device 11 moves the printed adhesive film at a first speed to the second movement unit 18 of the cutting device 13, after which both movement units 16, 18 move the printed adhesive film 14 synchronously further in the first direction into the cutting device 13.
  • step 105 the cutting device 13 cuts the adhesive film along the cutting pattern in order to produce the label, and in step 106 the label produced is output through the dispensing opening 7.
  • the input device 8 preferably provides a graphical user interface that can be operated by the customer using the touch-sensitive monitor 3.
  • the generated sticker can be a Be a sticker that is to be stuck to a product to be purchased, such as a shower gel container, a muesli package, etc., in which case a sticker is generated that is suitable for the respective product, i.e. for the respective product packaging.
  • the device 1 can, however, also be designed to produce stickers that are not tailored to specific products or product containers. That is to say, the device 1 can also be designed to produce stickers that are independent of specific products and can be stuck to cars or other objects, for example.
  • the device 1 enables the creation of personalized stickers, that is to say stickers which have been designed by means of customer inputs.
  • the photo data receiving unit 5 is adapted to read in photo data by means of a data carrier such as a USB data carrier.
  • the photo data receiving unit can also be adapted to receive the photo data in a different manner.
  • the photo data can be received directly from a camera, in particular a smartphone with a photo function, via a wired or wireless data connection.
  • the photo data receiving unit can also be adapted to receive the photo data via cloud services such as Facebook, Dropbox, CEWE MYPHOTOS, et cetera.
  • the printing device which is a thermal sublimation printer, prints the corresponding pattern on an adhesive film which is arranged on a carrier medium such as a paper carrier, after which the printed adhesive film is automatically transferred to the cutting device, which can also be interpreted as a sticker cutter.
  • a carrier medium such as a paper carrier
  • an orientation marking applied to the adhesive film is detected by sensors, that is to say by the detection unit of the cutting device, and is used for readjusting the adhesive film, that is to say for vertical and horizontal alignment of the adhesive film.
  • a digital cutting mask that is to say the cutting pattern, is transmitted to the cutting device, the digital cutting mask representing the outlines of the sticker.
  • the cutting unit of the cutting device preferably has a drag knife which is moved along the contour of the sticker, that is to say along the cutting pattern, in order to cut the adhesive film along the cutting pattern.
  • the drag knife is preferably moved in such a way that only the adhesive film is cut, but not the carrier medium.
  • the cutting device can be adapted to cut out any desired cutting patterns that are offered to the customer by templates, that is to say by the default samples, the customer being able to select one of these templates. After the cut, the cutter outputs the sticker that is finally created.
  • the sticker can be removed from the carrier material without leaving any residue. If the customer has selected a product to which he would like to apply the sticker, this can now be applied by the customer himself. In this way, products available in the drugstore can be easily personalized by the customer himself.
  • the printing unit has a roll of adhesive film in the embodiments described above, it is also possible for the printing device to print individual sheets of adhesive film, so that cutting off is not necessary. In this case the printing device preferably has no cutting unit.
  • a single unit or device can perform the functions of several elements set out in the claims.
  • the printing device can also comprise a different number and / or arrangement of components.
  • the rollers for moving and guiding the adhesive film can be arranged differently within the printing device. A different number of roles can also be used.
  • the printing unit, the roll of adhesive film and / or the cutting unit can be arranged differently.
  • the components within the printing unit, that is to say the ribbon rolls and the thermal printhead can be arranged differently.
  • the first movement unit first moves the printed adhesive film to the second movement unit, after which both movement units move the printed adhesive film forward synchronously, so that both movement units securely grasp the printed adhesive film, with the Forward movement is stopped and the printed adhesive film is cut off by means of the cutting unit.
  • the cutting along the cutting pattern then takes place by moving the printed adhesive film back and forth by means of the second movement unit and moving the cutting unit of the cutting device to and fro accordingly.
  • the cutting can take place along the cutting pattern before the printed adhesive film is cut off by means of the cutting unit. In this case, the first movement unit is also moved back and forth accordingly for cutting along the cutting pattern.
  • the first and second movement units are controlled synchronously in such a way that the printed adhesive film is moved back and forth in accordance with the cutting pattern.
  • the printed adhesive film can first be moved by means of the first movement unit to the second movement unit, after which both movement units move the printed adhesive film forward synchronously to the detection unit for detecting the orientation marking.
  • the first and second movement units can be controlled synchronously so that the printed adhesive film is moved back and forth in accordance with the cutting pattern
  • the cutting unit of the cutting device can be controlled so that the cutting unit is preferably orthogonal to the forward and backward Moved backwards and forwards according to the pattern.
  • the cutting unit cuts off the printed and cut adhesive film.
  • the control of the device for producing stickers can be carried out by means of a single control device or by means of several control devices.
  • the cutting device 13 and the printing device 11 can have their own local control devices in order to control the individual components of the cutting device 13 and the printing device 11, these local control devices in turn being able to communicate with a central control device which controls the local control devices of the cutting device 13 and the printing device 11 controls or synchronizes the local control devices. It is also possible for the local control devices to communicate directly with one another. In this case, there could be no central control device.
  • the control functions described above can accordingly be implemented by means of a single control device or by means of several control devices.
  • the control of the device for generating stickers according to the method for generating stickers can be implemented as program code of a computer program and / or be implemented as corresponding hardware and is in particular a programmable logic controller.
  • a computer program can be stored and / or distributed on any suitable medium, such as an optical storage medium or a solid state storage medium that is sold with or as part of other hardware.
  • the computer program can also be distributed in other forms, for example via the Internet or other telecommunication systems.
  • the invention relates to a device for producing stickers, in particular in a self-service area, for example a drugstore.
  • the device comprises, as a printing device for printing a print pattern on an adhesive film, a thermal sublimation printer and a cutting device for cutting the adhesive film along a cutting pattern, the adhesive film being automatically moved from the printing device to the cutting device. Initially, only a first movement unit of the printing device moves the adhesive film at a first speed to a second movement unit of the cutting device, after which both movement units move the printed adhesive film further in the forward direction.

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