JP2001010617A - Label-removing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a label-removing device to prevent a label transferred to the reverse side of a mount from adhering to a sensor or a platen roller when the label is delivered from a roll-like continuous label body. SOLUTION: In a label removing device 25 comprising a roll-like continuous label body 27 and a transferring means to transfer the continuous label body 26 from the roll-like continuous label body 27 toward a transfer passage, a removing roller 28 to remove a label L1 transferred to the surface opposite to a surface to which a label L of the continuous label body 26 is temporarily adhered is arranged on the transfer passage, and the removing roller 28 is attachable/detachable.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a label removing device for removing a label transferred to a surface opposite to a surface on which a plurality of labels are temporarily attached to a mount.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 4 shows a conventional label sticking apparatus 40, in which a supply section 4, a label detecting section 6, a printing section 8, a sticking section 10, and a mount winding section 12 are provided on a main body frame 2. The supply unit 4 has a supply shaft 5 and rotatably loads a roll-shaped label continuous body 27 around which a label continuous body 26 described later is wound. The label detection unit 6 is provided with a transmission type label detection sensor, detects the amount of transmission between the backing sheet 22 and the label L and the backing sheet 22 of the label continuum 26 to be transferred, and provides a label at the tip of the peeling plate 14. The end of L is stopped. Further, the label detection sensor may be a reflection type sensor.

The printing unit 8 has a print head 15 and a platen roller 16 and performs desired printing on the label L. The sticking unit 10 has a peeling plate 14 and a sticking roller 20. The peeling plate 14 is formed such that the leading end thereof is formed at an acute angle and the label continuous body 26 to be transferred is attached to the mount 22 at the leading end of the peeling plate 14. The label L is peeled from the backing sheet 22 by turning. The peeled label L is fed forward, and the upper surface of the label L is pressed down by the sticking roller 20 to be stuck to the adherend P. The turned mount 22 is transported and wound by the winding shaft 13 of the mount winding unit 12. A drive source (transfer means) (not shown) is arranged on the take-up shaft 13, and the drive of the drive source makes the take-up shaft 13 rotatable so that the label continuous body 26 can be transferred.

FIG. 5 is a side view of a continuous roll-shaped label. A release agent 23 such as a silicone resin is applied to one surface of a long backing paper 22 and a pressure-sensitive adhesive 24 is applied to this surface. And a plurality of labels L cut into a predetermined shape are temporarily attached at predetermined intervals. In this way, the label continuous body 26 in which a plurality of labels L are temporarily attached at a predetermined interval to the long backing paper 22 is formed into a roll shape.
It is.

On the other hand, a transfer device 21 for transferring the adherend P
The label L is peeled off at a predetermined timing from the adherend P (in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 4) which is disposed below and conveyed below the label attaching device 40, and attaches the label L to a desired position of the adherend P. Things. The label sticking apparatus 40 described above includes the guide rollers 18 and 19, which are fed from the roll-shaped label continuous body 27 loaded on the supply shaft 5 toward the transport path, and is disposed in the transport path, and the label detecting unit 6. To the printing unit 8 and the attaching unit 10. When the adherend P is conveyed, printing is performed by the print head 15, and the label L is peeled off by the sticking unit 10, and the label L is stuck on the upper surface of the adherend P by pressing down the sticking roller 20.

However, the aforementioned label continuum 26
In the label manufacturing process for manufacturing the label L, the label L is cut out. At this time, the pressure-sensitive adhesive 24 may protrude from the edge of the label L. In particular, when the pressure-sensitive adhesive 24 is applied thickly or when a strong adhesive is applied to increase the adhesive strength, the pressure-sensitive adhesive 24 protrudes from the edge portion of the label L.

As described above, the pressure-sensitive adhesive 24 protruding from the edge portion of the label L is pressed when the label continuous body 26 is rolled, and the pressure-sensitive adhesive 24 further protrudes. The adhesive 24 is attached to the back side of the backing paper 22 on which the adhesive 24 covers the upper surface. Then, when the label continuum 26 is pulled out from the roll-shaped label continuum 27, the pressure-sensitive adhesive 2
Since the label 4 is attached to the back of the mount 22, the label L may be peeled off and the label L may be transferred to the back of the mount 22, and the transfer label L1 may be attached to the back of the mount 22.

[0008] The transfer label L1 attached to the back of the backing sheet 22
Is affixed to the label detection unit 6 or the platen roller 16 arranged on the transfer path. When the transfer label L1 is attached to the label detection unit 6, the sensor unit is hidden by the attached transfer label L1, so that there is a problem that the transfer operation of the label continuous body 26 is stopped.
Further, even if the transfer label L1 stuck is to be removed, it takes time to remove the adhesive 24, resulting in a decrease in work efficiency.

The transfer label L is applied to the platen roller 16.
When 1 is stuck, problems such as lack of printing or printing failure occur.

[0010]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in consideration of the above-mentioned problems, and has been made in consideration of the above-described problems, and is intended to prevent labels from adhering to a label detecting unit or each roller disposed in a transfer path for transferring a continuous label body. In addition, the present invention provides a label removing device that improves the efficiency of label printing and label sticking work.

[0011]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention focuses on removing a label stuck on the back side of a backing sheet, and a continuous label having a plurality of labels temporarily attached to a long backing sheet. A roll-shaped label continuous body, and a transfer unit for transferring the label continuous body from the roll-shaped label continuous body toward a transfer path, and the label of the label continuous body fed to the transfer path. A label removing device for removing the label transferred to the surface opposite to the surface to which the label is temporarily attached, and the removing roller being detachable.

Therefore, the transfer label stuck on the back side of the backing sheet can be transferred from the backing sheet to the removing roller and removed, so that the printing or sticking operation is not interrupted and the work efficiency is improved. Further, since the removing roller is detachable, the attached label can be easily removed and cleaned.

[0013]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. The main constituent members of the label sticking apparatus 40 shown in FIG. 4 are almost the same as those of the present invention. A label removing device is added to the label attaching device 1 of the present embodiment, and the label removing device is indicated by reference numeral 25 in FIGS.

The label removing device 25 is provided between the first guide roller 18 and the label detecting section 6 which are arranged on the transfer path for transferring the continuous label body. That is, it is arranged upstream of the label detection unit. In the label removing device 25, a pressing roller 29 and a removing roller 28 are arranged so as to press both surfaces of the label continuous body 26. The pressing roller 29 is provided so as to be pressed by a coil spring (not shown) from the front side of the backing sheet 22, that is, the side on which the release agent 23 of the backing sheet 22 is applied and a plurality of labels L are temporarily attached at predetermined intervals. .

On the other hand, the removing roller 28 is disposed on the back side of the backing sheet 22, that is, on the side of the backing sheet 22 on which the release agent 23 is not applied, and the removing roller 28 is formed of an elastic material such as rubber. 26 is conveyed by a pressing roller 29 and a removing roller 28. One end of the support shaft 28a of the removing roller 28 is
The other end side is supported by a support member 30 so that the removing roller 28 is rotatable. The support member 30 supports the support shaft 2 of the removal roller 28.
A fixing plate 31 is provided along the direction 8a, and one end thereof is fixed to the main body frame 2. (Not shown) The other end is provided with a rotating plate 32 formed in an L-shape and having a hole 32a.

A torsion spring 33 is disposed at a bent portion between the fixed plate 31 and the rotating plate 32, and the rotating plate 32 is rotatable by the torsion spring 33 so as to be biased toward the main body frame 2. . The hole of the rotating plate 32 is fitted with a support shaft 28a of the removing roller 32a to rotatably support the removing roller 28.

In the label sticking apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment thus configured, the label continuum 26 is fed out from the roll-shaped label continuum 27 loaded on the supply shaft 5 toward the transfer path. In the transfer path 3, the guide roller 18, the label removing device 25, the label detecting unit 6, the printing unit 8, the attaching unit 1
0, and the label continuum 26 is sequentially transferred.

When the label L is attached and transported on the back side of the backing sheet 22, the label removing device 2
The transfer label L1 is transferred to and adhered to the removing roller 28 of No. 5, so that the transfer label L1 is attached to the back surface of the mount 22 on the downstream side in the transport direction of the label continuous body 26 in which the label removing device 25 is disposed. Since the label L is not transferred as it is, the label L does not adhere to the sensor of the label detecting unit 6 and does not adhere to the platen roller 16. Therefore, the label L
The operation efficiency is improved because the printing of the label and the operation of attaching the label L to the adherend are not interrupted.

Further, since the removing roller 28 can be easily detached by pulling the rotating plate 32 toward the user, the transfer label L1 attached to the removing roller 28 can be easily detached.
Can be easily removed, and the removal roller 2
8 can also be easily cleaned. When assembling the removing roller 28, the rotating plate 32 is pulled forward against the bias of the torsion spring 33, and the removing roller 28 is
The removal roller 28 is rotatably supported by the support member 30 by fitting the support shaft 28a into the main body frame 2 and fitting the support shaft 28a into the hole 32a of the rotating frame 32.

Next, another embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. In the label removing device 38 shown in FIG. 3, the removing roller 28 has the same structure as that described above, and a pressing plate 34 is provided instead of the pressing roller 29. The pressing plate 34 is provided with a coil spring 36 so as to urge the pressing plate 34 in a direction opposite to the direction of transport of the label continuous body 26. Further, it is provided so as to rotate about the fulcrum shaft 35 as a base point.

The thus configured label removing device 38
In the same manner as described above, the transfer label L1
When the label L is attached, the transfer label L1 does not adhere to the sensor of the label detection unit 6 or adheres to the platen roller 16, so that the printing of the label L and the operation of attaching the label L to the adherend can be performed. Since there is no interruption, work efficiency is improved.

Although the present invention has been described by taking a label sticking apparatus as an example, the present invention can be applied to all apparatuses using a print medium having a label temporarily attached to a mount, such as a label printer or a label peeling apparatus.

[0023]

As described above in detail, according to the present invention, the transfer label transferred to the back side of the backing sheet is removed from the backing sheet by transferring the transfer label from the backing sheet to the removing roller by the removing roller arranged in the transfer path. Therefore, the work of printing or sticking is not interrupted, and the work efficiency is improved. In addition, since the removal roller is detachable, the attached transfer label can be easily removed and cleaned, which is effective.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic explanatory view of a label sticking device provided with a label removing device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of a removing roller of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of a label removing device according to another embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a schematic explanatory view of a conventional label sticking apparatus.

FIG. 5 is a side view of a roll-shaped label continuous body.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Label sticking apparatus 3 ... Transfer path 4 ... Supply part 6 ... Label detection part 8 ... Printing part 10 ... Sticking part 22 ... Mount (long) 24 ... Pressure sensitive adhesive 25 ... Label removing device 26 ... Label continuous Body 27 ... Rolled label continuous body 28 ... Removal roller 29 ... Press roller 30 ... Support member 31 ... Fixed plate 32 ... Rotating plate 38 ... Label removing device (other embodiment) L ... Label L1 ... Transfer label P … Adherend

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A roll-shaped label continuum in which a label continuum in which a plurality of labels are temporarily attached to a long mount is rolled, and a label continuum is transferred from the roll-shaped label continuity toward a transfer path. And a transfer unit for transferring, and a removing roller for removing the label transferred to a surface opposite to a surface on which the label of the label continuity unreeled to the transfer path is temporarily attached, and A label removing device, wherein a removing roller is detachable.