JP2000247316A - Label printer - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily and beautifully peel a label even when an unnecessary misprinted label is temporarily attached to a printer body by crimping at least a specified corner part in a label printer to print various information on the label and issue the label. SOLUTION: When a commodity is placed on a scalepan 3 on a body 2, a label printer 1 calculates the net weight and the price of the commodity from the measured value, and prints the calculation data on a label L together with the name of the commodity in a printing part 4, and issues the label L from a label issue window 4a. The information on the commodity according to the key operation of an operation part 5 is displayed in a display part 6. A crimping area 2a is arranged in the vicinity of a specified corner part or the label issue window 4a in the body 2, and the crimping is implemented here. When the label L is temporarily attached to this crimping area 2a, the label L can be attached in an easily peelable manner since a contact area of the adhesive on the label L with the crimping area 2a is small.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention belongs to the technical field of a label printer which prints and issues various kinds of information of a product on a label.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As disclosed in, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Hei 5-84891, this type of label printer has a label sheet in which a number of labels are releasably adhered to a band-shaped mount using an adhesive. Rolls are loaded inside.

When the operator performs a predetermined operation, various kinds of product information such as the product name, date, weight, unit price, and price of the product are printed on the label and issued in a state where the product is peeled off from the label issuing port. The label is stuck on the product or the like by the operator.

In this type of label printer, an erroneous operation by an operator or an erroneous operation of the label printer may cause an error in printing a label or the like.
In this case, the label issued by mistake becomes unnecessary, and is often attached to a predetermined portion of the label printer, particularly a corner, by an operator.

When the label attached to the label printer main body is peeled off for cleaning the label printer or the like, there is a problem that the adhesive applied to the back surface of the label remains on the main body side. Moreover, it is difficult to remove the remaining adhesive, and if you repeat the work of sticking the label on the main body and peeling off the label, the label printer body becomes dirty with the adhesive and loses its cleanliness,
There was a problem of spoiling aesthetics.

To solve this problem, there is a technique in which a label printer is coated with silicone so that the adhesive of the label does not easily adhere to the label printer body.

[0007]

However, applying a silicone coating to the main body of the label printer as described above is costly and reduces productivity. Further, applying the silicone coating causes spots on the surface of the label printer main body, which causes another problem that the appearance is impaired.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a label printer which is inexpensive and does not impair the aesthetic appearance without lowering the productivity.

[0009]

Means for Solving the Problems In order to solve the above problems, each invention of the present application is characterized in that it is configured as follows.

First, the invention according to claim 1 of the present application (hereinafter referred to as the invention)
This is referred to as a first invention. In the label printer which prints and issues various information on a label, at least a predetermined corner of the label printer is subjected to a graining process.

Next, a second aspect of the present invention (hereinafter referred to as a second aspect of the invention) is characterized in that, in the label printer of the first aspect of the present invention, the top of the grain has an arc shape with no corners.

The invention according to claim 3 (hereinafter, referred to as a third invention) is characterized in that, in the label printer according to the first invention, the skirt of the grain is rounded and there is no corner between the grain. And

With the above arrangement, the following effects can be obtained according to the present invention.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, since the graining is applied to at least the corners of the label printer, it can be produced at low cost unlike silicone coating, and can be compared with a case where no graining is applied. Even if the productivity does not change, a label printer can be provided.

Next, according to the second aspect of the present invention, since the grain has no corners, the label is stuck so that it can be easily peeled off. Therefore, when the label attached to the grained area is peeled off, the adhesive applied to the label is less likely to remain on the main body side, and the label printer main body is kept clean without contamination.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the skirt portion of the grain is rounded and there is no corner between the grain, the case where the adhesive of the label remains in the grained area, the stain, or the like is removed. It can be easily wiped off even if it adheres to the hem or between the crimps, and the aesthetic appearance is not lost.

[0017]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a label printer 1 and a main body 2.
Has a built-in printing unit 4. The printing unit 4 is loaded with a roll of a label sheet (not shown) on which a large number of labels L having an adhesive applied to the back surface are releasably attached, and the label sheet fed from the roll is fed. Accordingly, various kinds of information on the product are printed on the label L, and the label L is issued in a state where the label L is peeled off from the label issuing port 4a. Further, a weighing dish 3 is provided on the main body 2, and when a product is loaded on the weighing dish 3, a net amount and a price of the product are calculated from the weighed value, and these data are stored together with the product name and the like. Printing unit 4
Is printed on the label L, and the label L is issued from the label issuing port 4a. The label printer 1 is provided with an operation unit 5 on which input keys, mode keys, and the like are arranged, and a display unit 6 having a liquid crystal screen. Product information, operational messages, and the like corresponding to key operations of the operation unit 5 are provided. Is displayed on the display unit 6.

On the other hand, as shown by the colored portion, the grained area 2a is near a predetermined corner of the main body 2 or near the label issuing port 4a, and the grained area 2a is grained. . The corners on which the texturing is performed can be changed, and the texturing can be performed on the entire label printer 1.

In the above-described graining, arc-shaped grains 7 are provided at appropriate intervals as shown in FIG. That is, the top 7a of the grain 7 is configured to have no corners, and the height from the top 7a to the skirt 7b of the grain 7 is relatively low, so that dirt and the like are easily wiped off.

On the other hand, the skirt 7b of the grain 7 is rounded so that there is no corner between the grains 7,7.

Next, the operation of the present embodiment will be described.

When the label L is affixed to the textured area 2a, as shown in FIG.
The contact area between the main body 2 and the grained area 2a is extremely small, so that the label L can be stuck in a state where it can be easily peeled off.

Next, as shown in FIG. 4, when the adhesive L1 of the label L remains in the grained area 2a, the adhesive L1
Often remains on the top side of the grain 7, and therefore,
When cleaning the label printer 1, it can be wiped off very easily.

Further, even when the deposits A... A such as dirt adhere to the skirt 7 b of the grain 7 or between the grains 7, the same can be easily wiped off in the same manner as described above.

[0026]

As described above, according to the label printer of the present invention, if an unnecessary label issued by the operator or the label printer by mistake in printing is attached to the label printer main body, The adhesive applied to the back side of the label hardly adheres to the main body side, the label printer main body does not get dirty, it is always sanitary,
And the feeling of cleanliness will be maintained.

[0027]

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of a label printer according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged sectional view of a grain processing area of the label printer.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged cross-sectional view illustrating a state where a label is attached to a grained region.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view illustrating a state in which a label is peeled from a grained region.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 1 label printer 2a texturing area 7 texturing 7a texturing top 7b texturing bottom L label L1 adhesive

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A label printer which prints and issues various kinds of information on a label, wherein at least a predetermined corner of the label printer is subjected to a graining process. 2. The label printer according to claim 1, wherein the top of the grain has an arc shape without a corner. 3. The label printer according to claim 1, wherein the skirt portion of the grain is rounded and there is no corner between the grain.