JP2001018457A - Printing device for adhesive tape - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide the entirely sharp printing surface with a uniform printing pressure on a plurality of parts of an adhesive tape used for sealing. SOLUTION: This printing device is for printing an adhesive tape T to be used for a case sealer for winding out a tape from a web W and cutting the same by a unit length for sealing a box. In this case, a thermal transfer device 11 has the printing device disposed in a path of the payed-out tape to that an ink on a transfer ribbon is thermally transferred on the tape, with a thermal head facing the non-adhesive surface of the tape. A pressure receiving plate 1107 disposed facing the thermal transfer device 11 with the tape T interposed therebetween, for supporting the pressure at the time of printing the tape, and a highly peelable endless rotating belt mechanism 10 rotatirely driven endlessly while being in contact with the adhesive surface of the tape T for preventing the tape T from getting into contact with the pressure receiving plate 1107, are provided. Furthermore, the thermal transfer device 11 is provided movably for enabling a printing operation on two or more sites in a unit length of a tape T.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention prints predetermined information (for example, manufacturing date, manufacturing time, lot number, via code, etc.) on an adhesive tape used for sealing a box container such as a cardboard box. The present invention relates to an adhesive tape printing device used for a sealing box of a packaging box or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, various containers have been used for storing, moving, and transporting agricultural products, industrial products, and the like, and a cardboard box is one of the typical containers used for this purpose. .

[0003] In order to seal a cardboard box or the like, a method of fastening with a stapler (sealing machine) and a method of sealing with an adhesive tape have been known. Is often used.

[0004] This is inconvenient in handling the stapler, and it is desired to remove the studs from the problem of environmental protection when the cardboard box is reused as used paper or discarded, but this operation is complicated. That's why.

A device for sealing a cardboard box or the like with an adhesive tape is generally called a case sealer, and the following two types of tapes are generally used.

[0006] One is a type in which a paper tape having a dry paste applied to the back surface is wetted and attached (hereinafter referred to as a "water-applied tape" type), and the other is a so-called gum tape. And a type in which a pressure-sensitive adhesive that can be applied as is is applied to the back side (hereinafter referred to as “adhesive tape”).
Type). The tape is usually used as a web in which a long tape is compactly wound,
For the latter adhesive tape, a material whose surface (the surface opposite to the adhesive-coated surface) exhibits high releasability from the adhesive is used for this winding.

Conventionally, water-applied tapes are often used for these tapes.
In recent years, plastic material adhesive tapes have been used in many cases because of the troublesome management of sponges or brushes used for wetting with water.

By the way, in order to show the product to be packed and the contents of the product, the box container generally displays a product number, a grade, a manufacturing date, a lot number, and the like, and directly displays the box container itself. In some cases, this indication may be made on the tape to be sealed and sealed, and the method of printing and displaying on this tape can be printed regardless of the box, making it easy to work and printing Therefore, there is an advantage that it is suitable for automatically reading information with a reader or the like (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. Hei 7-156449).

The printing method is a method called a hot printer device in which a heated inscription is pressed against a thermal transfer ribbon to perform printing on a plastic adhesive tape. There is a method of printing by pressing on
Since all of them use a stamped or engraved roll, it is difficult to change the print content, and for example, it is not suitable for recording time information.

However, there is a case where it is required to include information such as a different time for each box in the print information.
As a general printing device that can deal with such a problem,
By signal control to the head that moves relatively to the printing surface,
There are so-called ink jet printing devices and printing devices in which ink on a thermal transfer ribbon is thermally transferred by a thermal head as a line printing system capable of printing changed desired information (time information, etc.) each time. Can be used for printing on paper or the like that absorbs ink, but is not suitable for printing on the surface of a plastic tape. On the other hand, the latter thermal transfer printing apparatus is suitable as a printing apparatus for printing on a tape made of a plastic material because the ink solidifies immediately after printing and can be prevented from being blurred even if the printing surface is rubbed (particularly. Kaihei 8-216478
JP-A-9-76573).

[0011]

However, when the above-mentioned thermal transfer printing device is used as a device for printing information on an adhesive tape for a sealing box, there are some problems to be further improved. The present inventors have found that.

That is, it is desirable that the print information be as clear as possible, and this is a problem associated with the need to prevent the adhesive tape to be printed from being bent during printing. If the tape is bent, an appropriate printing pressure cannot be obtained. To solve this problem, simply hold the pressure-sensitive adhesive tape in a strong tension state, or provide a pressure-receiving plate (support plate) that supports the pressure during printing on the surface opposite to the printing surface, In the former method of applying tension, there is a problem that the mechanism tends to be complicated in relation to the tape unwinding operation.
In the method of providing a pressure receiving plate, the pressure receiving surface adheres to the adhesive surface of the adhesive tape.
At the next unwinding, the adhesive tape is subjected to shearing parallel to the pressure receiving surface, which may hinder the unwinding operation of the tape.

In order to solve the problem of shearing, for example, it is conceivable that the pressure receiving plate is replaced with a roll so that the roll surface is easily separated from the adhesive tape with the rotation. The pressure receiving area is limited to a very small area.If the roll radius is increased to widen the printing area, the pressure receiving roll becomes large and wasteful, and the installation space becomes large, and other mechanisms etc. This causes interference. Moreover, in the thermal transfer of the line print method, when the pressure receiving roll is used, the distance between the thermal head and the pressure receiving roll changes along the curved surface of the roll, so that it is not possible to secure a uniform printing pressure over the entire printing area, and the sharpness There is also a problem that the whole cannot be sharpened due to a partial difference between the two.

[0014] The problem that the area receiving the printing pressure is narrow is caused by printing while moving the linear thermal head over the printing area.
It is conceivable to print while fixing the thermal head and moving the adhesive tape to the fixed point.However, since the thermal head is not usually strong in strength, the adhesive tape was stopped. It is preferable to perform printing in a state, and such a method is not appropriate.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems of the prior art.

Another object of the present invention is as follows.
That is, the operator who handles the box sealed with the adhesive tape on which the information is printed can easily read the information to facilitate the handling work, or can freely select the reading position when reading with the automatic reader. Is to do so.

Displaying the predetermined information on the box as described above is generally performed by using the box in which the predetermined product or the like is sealed as a return box for carrying it to another place, managing inventory, or This is to make it easy to check the interior material when sending it out as a product. Therefore, the printing surface on the sealed adhesive tape is one place (for example, only one place on the top of the box of the adhesive tape with the box sealed in a chevron)
In this case, if the boxes are stacked, the printing surface will not be visible, and if only one side of the box is located, the orientation of the printing surface of the boxes to be stacked will not be aligned. This causes a box in which the printing surface is difficult to see, and this causes trouble in moving work or the like, and reduces work efficiency.

Therefore, the present invention has been made for the purpose of optimizing the printing operation described above, and for another purpose to enable printing on a plurality of locations.

[0019]

The feature of the invention of the printing apparatus for an adhesive tape according to the first aspect of the present invention which achieves the above object is that the box is sealed while repeating unwinding and stopping the adhesive tape from the web. This is a printing device that is used for a case sealer that cuts out an adhesive tape of a unit length to be sealed and seals a box with the adhesive tape of the unit length, and prints predetermined information on the adhesive tape in an unwound and stopped state. hand,
The printing device is arranged in the middle of a path through which the unwound adhesive tape passes, and is a thermal transfer device that faces the non-adhesive surface of the adhesive tape and thermally transfers the ink of the transfer ribbon to the adhesive tape by a movable thermal head. By contacting the pressure-sensitive plate of the apparatus, a pressure-receiving plate that faces the thermal transfer device with the adhesive tape therebetween and supports the adhesive tape during printing over the moving range of the thermal head, and the adhesive surface of the adhesive tape. A highly peelable endless rotating belt mechanism that separates the pressure-sensitive adhesive plate from the pressure-receiving plate and rotates endlessly in accordance with unwinding of the pressure-sensitive adhesive tape. In the present invention, “printing” does not strictly mean printing “characters” and does not exclude the case of printing symbols such as bar codes, graphics, and the like.

The printing apparatus of the present invention can be applied to various case sealers. For example, the tip of an adhesive tape unwound from a web is adhered to a swingable arm, and the swinging tip of the arm is conveyed. The box is engaged with the box, and is swayed according to the feed of the box. The arm is returned to the home position, and the arm returns to the home position and waits for the sealing of the next box. And in such a case sealer, it is usual that a certain length of the adhesive tape is unwound from the web in a state of waiting for the seal of the next box. By performing printing on the adhesive tape in the state, it is possible to realize the operation of printing on the tape in the stopped state, which is a problem-free operation when using a thermal head.

As the thermal transfer device in the printing device used in the present invention, a known thermal transfer type printing device can be used as it is. This apparatus generally includes a thermal head having a heating element comprising a linear heating dot element array, and a thermal head drive control means for applying a controlled energy corresponding to print information to each heating element of the thermal head to drive printing. , Transfer ribbon to print area
The print head includes a transfer ribbon feeding means for discharging, a head moving mechanism for moving the thermal head within the printing area and pressing the transfer ribbon against the printing medium, and the like. Is performed by applying energy to each heating element by the thermal head drive control means while moving the print head, and after printing is completed, the print head is separated from the transfer ribbon and returned to the home position to perform printing once. Is provided.

The endless rotary belt mechanism having the above structure is generally constituted by using a belt having a highly releasable surface which is easily peeled off from the adhesive of the adhesive tape by silicone rubber or the like. And is provided so as to be endlessly driven and rotated between the driven rollers.

Further, the pressure receiving plate having the above structure may be any as long as it can support the pressure at the time of printing. Generally, a metal plate is preferably used.

According to the present invention, the pressure receiving surface of the printing area over a relatively long distance can be accurately formed by the endless driven rotary belt and the pressure receiving plate, and the rotary belt is stretched by a roller having a relatively small diameter. Because it can be rotated by being hung, it will be separated from the adhesive surface of the adhesive tape at an angle close to the vertical direction, without receiving shear along the tape transport direction, unwinding operation of the adhesive tape Is facilitated.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, a unit length adhesive tape for sealing a box is cut out while repeating unwinding and stopping of the adhesive tape from a web, and the box is sealed with the unit length adhesive tape. A printing device that is used for a case sealer to seal and prints predetermined information on an unwound and stopped adhesive tape, wherein the printing device is disposed in the middle of a path through which the unwound adhesive tape passes. A thermal transfer device that faces the non-adhesive surface of the adhesive tape and thermally transfers the ink of the transfer ribbon to the adhesive tape by a movable thermal head; and an adhesive tape that faces the thermal transfer device with the adhesive tape interposed therebetween and prints. A pressure-receiving plate that forms a pressure-receiving plane supporting the thermal head over the moving range of the thermal head, and an adhesive tape and a pressure-receiving plate that come into contact with the adhesive surface of the adhesive tape. A high-peeling endless rotating belt mechanism that separates and rotates endlessly in accordance with the unwinding of the adhesive tape, and the thermal transfer device further includes a winding of the adhesive tape so that printing can be performed at two or more locations on the adhesive tape It is characterized by being provided so as to be movable along the dispensing direction.

The present invention is different from the first aspect in that printing can be performed at two or more locations on an adhesive tape, but the other aspects are the same.

In the present invention, printing performed on two or more positions on the adhesive tape is performed within a range of one unit length.
It is basically the same printed information.When sealing a cardboard box with adhesive tape, both ends of the adhesive tape sealed along the seam of the folded top flap are from this top surface to the side of the box. Since it is bent and pasted for a certain length,
By forming a print surface on the top and side surfaces of the box or forming print surfaces on both side surfaces in this sealed state, it is possible to read print information from different angles.

It should be noted that the printing operation at two or more places for printing on the adhesive tape of one unit length need not be performed simultaneously in one printing operation (one time as a series of printing operations at a plurality of places). In the case of printing on portions of the adhesive tape to be adhered to both side surfaces of the box, as in the inventions of claims 5 and 6, the printing is performed in the vicinity of the rear end of one one-unit-length adhesive tape, followed by the printing. It is preferable that the printing in the vicinity of the front end of the one-unit-length adhesive tape be performed in a series of one printing operation because the distance for moving the thermal transfer device can be shortened.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the second aspect of the present invention, the pressure receiving plate is provided so as to be movable together with the thermal transfer device.

According to the present invention, it is sufficient that the pressure receiving plate has only a certain printing area for supporting the printing pressure of the thermal transfer device, so that the advantage that the pressure receiving plate can be reduced is obtained. The advantage that the distance setting with respect to the thermal head can be accurately set is also obtained.

The invention of claim 4 of the present application is directed to the above-described claims 2 and 3
In the invention, the two or more printing positions at which the thermal transfer device moves include at least two locations adjacent to the leading end or the trailing end of the one-unit-length adhesive tape in the tape longitudinal direction, and at these printing positions The printed surface at the end of the printed surface is located on the side of the box when the box is sealed and the other printed surface is located on the top of the box. Features.

According to the present invention, printing is performed in two places adjacent to the vicinity of the front end or the rear end of the one-unit-length adhesive tape, thereby forming a printing portion displaying the same information on the top surface and the side surface of the box. Reading from different angles.

The invention of claim 5 of the present application is directed to the above-described claims 2 and 3
In the invention of the present invention, two or more printing positions at which the thermal transfer device moves, at least two places near the rear end of the one unit length of the unwound adhesive tape and near the front end of the next one unit length adhesive tape. The printing surface printed at these printing positions is located on the side surface of the box when the box is sealed and sealed.

According to the present invention, printing at one time is as follows.
Adhesive tapes of different unit lengths, such as near the rear end and near the front end of each continuous unit length, can be moved by moving the thermal transfer device by appropriately controlling the print information so that such printing can be performed. This is preferable because the distance can be set to a very short range. The printing surface formed on one unit length of adhesive tape is the first time performed before cutting out one adhesive tape (the printing surface near the tip of the unit length), and the printing surface formed before cutting out the next adhesive tape. The second time (the printing surface near the rear end of the unit length) is given, and if only these printing surfaces are displayed on both sides of the box, if printing is also performed between them, , The top surface is also displayed.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the printing position in the vicinity of the rear end of the one-unit-length adhesive tape of the above-mentioned claim 5, and the printing position in the vicinity of the leading end of the next one-unit-length adhesive tape. In addition, a third printing position is provided adjacent to at least one of these printing positions in the tape length direction, and the printing surface printed at this third printing position is sealed with a box. In this case, it is located on the upper surface of the box.

According to the present invention, the printing surface on which the same information is displayed on the top surface and both side surfaces of the box, respectively, is printed at three positions near the front end, near the rear end, and in the middle of the one unit length of the adhesive tape. Can be formed, and reading can be performed from a wider angle range than each of the above inventions. If the printing surface at the intermediate position is printed adjacent to the printing portion near the rear end or near the front end of one unit length of the adhesive tape, the distance for moving the thermal transfer device can be shortened. Therefore, in this case, the printing surface on the top surface may be provided at one place or may be provided at a position close to both side surfaces.

[0037]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the present invention will be described based on embodiments shown in the drawings. Embodiment 1 FIG. 1 is a front view showing an unwinding portion of an adhesive tape which is a part of a case sealer equipped with the printing apparatus of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a plan view thereof, and FIG. 3 is a side view thereof.

In these figures, reference numeral 1 denotes a gantry, on which legs 201 of a web holder 2 for holding a web W on which an adhesive tape (hereinafter simply referred to as "tape") T is wound so as to be able to be unwound from the tape are fixed. In addition, in order to unwind the tape T unwound from the web W along a predetermined track, the tape guide rollers 3 to 8 (where the rollers 5 and 6 are also rollers for stretching a belt) are rotatably held. are doing. Roller 7 which is one of the guide rollers
Is screwed and fixed by being inserted into the slit 901 of the tension-adjusting rod 9 having a slit extending in the horizontal direction, and by changing the screw fixing position within the slit 901, the tape T The length of the stretch can be changed and adjusted. This adjustment of the tape stretching length is to cope with a change in the unit length of the tape to be cut out due to the difference in the size of the cardboard box to be sealed, but also to keep the printing position by the thermal transfer device described later constant. Works effectively.

The tape T unwound from the web W
The guide rollers 4 and 7 have an adhesive surface in contact therewith and are guided, and a tip extending further from the guide roller 8 is attached to a tip of a swing arm (not shown) of the case sealer. Can be stopped. The unwinding of the tape is performed by the swing of the swing arm.

Reference numeral 10 denotes an endless rotating belt mechanism, which is constituted by an endless belt 1001 stretched over a pair of driven rotating rollers 5 and 6 separated in the direction of transport of the tape T. In the endless belt 1001, the outer surface of the endless track is coated with a highly releasable material such as silicone rubber,
Even if the adhesive surface of the tape T adheres, it can be relatively easily peeled off at the right end position in FIG. In order to improve the releasability, the driven rollers 5 and 6 preferably have a small diameter.

Reference numeral 11 denotes a thermal transfer device, and in this embodiment, the above-described known device is used as it is. Specifically, a case 1101 containing each mechanism of the thermal transfer device is arranged above the upper orbit of the endless rotating belt mechanism 10, and in this case 1101, a thermal line composed of linear heating dot element rows is provided. Head (not shown),
Thermal head drive control means (also not shown) for applying a controlled energy corresponding to print information to each heating element of the thermal head to drive printing, a transfer ribbon feed for feeding and discharging a transfer ribbon to and from a print area. Means (also not shown), a head moving mechanism (also not shown) for moving the thermal head within the printing area and pressing the transfer ribbon against the printing medium, etc., which are indicated by hatching in the figure. Start end of print area 1102 (right end in figure)
While moving the thermal head from the end to the end side (the left end in the figure),
Printing is performed by applying energy to each heating element by the thermal head drive control means.

After printing is completed, the thermal head separates from the transfer ribbon and returns to the home position, and performs printing at one place by a series of operations.

In the thermal transfer apparatus 11 of this embodiment, the case 1101 is supported by the case base 1103, and the case 1101 is moved with respect to the back surface (the inner surface of the track) of the upper track of the belt 1001 of the endless rotating belt mechanism 10. Printing area 110
2, a pressure receiving plate 1107 is formed to extend.

Further, the case base 1103 includes:
As shown in FIG. 2, two guide bars 1104, 1104 extending in parallel with the unwinding direction of the tape T are penetrated so as to be relatively movable in the axial direction, and these two guide bars are provided. A screw shaft 1105 extending in the same direction is provided at an intermediate position of the bar, and a case base 1103 is provided.
Has a built-in nut member (not shown) that cannot rotate and move in the axial direction, and these are threadedly engaged. 110
Reference numeral 6 denotes a motor for rotating the screw shaft 1105.

With these configurations, when the screw shaft 1105 is rotated by the rotation of the motor 1106, the screw shaft 110
Case base 1103 having nut member screwed into 5
Can be printed by moving along the guide bar 1104 and stopping at a predetermined position.

Therefore, according to the printing apparatus of this embodiment, it is possible to print at a plurality of locations within the range of the endless rotating belt mechanism 10. FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 show a state in which printing is performed at two positions by moving such a printing apparatus, and a first position shown by a solid line and a second position shown by a two-dot chain line. Are printed in two places.

FIG. 6 shows the arrangement of the print surfaces 13 and 14 printed on the tape T when printing is performed at two or more positions as described above. Indicates the unwinding direction of the tape T, and 12 shown in the figure indicates a cutting line when the unit length tape T is cut out. .

FIG. 9A shows an example in which printing is performed one place on each side of the cutting line 12 of the tape T, and FIG. 9B shows one example of printing on one side (the right side of the drawing) of the cutting line 12 of the tape T. (C) shows an example in which two places are printed on both sides of the cutting line 12 of the tape T, respectively.

As shown in the example of FIG. 6, if printing is continuously performed on two unit length tapes, the moving length of the thermal transfer device 11 can be shortened. Is obtained. Note that the content of the print information is not always the same for the tape of the previous unit length and for the next (later) unit length of tape, and the content to be printed as necessary. Can be changed.

FIG. 7 shows a state in which the seal of the cardboard box 15 has been sealed using the adhesive tape of one unit length printed in the arrangement of FIG.
Since (or 14) is formed on both side surfaces and the top surface of the box, it can be seen that the angle at which the printed content can be read is wide.

[0051]

As described above, according to the present invention,
With the endless driven rotating belt and the pressure receiving plate, there is an effect that a printing area in which the interval between the thermal head and the adhesive tape as the printing surface can be accurately maintained over a relatively long distance can be formed.

Further, since the rotating belt can be stretched and rotated by a roller having a relatively small diameter, in addition to the advantage of using the belt having a high peeling property, the belt can be rotated at an angle close to the vertical direction. The adhesive tape can be separated from the adhesive surface of the adhesive tape, and therefore does not receive large shearing along the tape transport direction, and the operation of unwinding the adhesive tape can be easily and accurately performed.

According to the second to sixth aspects of the present invention, the information can be read from a wide angle by an operator who handles the box sealed with the adhesive tape on which the information is printed. For example, it is possible to reduce waste at the time of handling work such as when using as a return box, or to freely select a reading position when reading with an automatic reader.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing an adhesive tape unwinding part which is a part of a case sealer equipped with a thermal transfer device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a side view of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a front view showing a case where the thermal transfer device of FIG. 1 is moved to two places.

FIG. 5 is a plan view of FIG. 4;

6A and 6B are diagrams showing the arrangement of printing surfaces printed at a plurality of locations by the printing apparatus of the present invention, wherein FIG. 6A shows two locations, FIG. 6B shows three locations, and FIG. Each case is shown.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a cardboard box sealed and sealed with a unit length tape printed at three places in FIG. 6 (b).

[Explanation of symbols]

 1: Stand 2: Web holder 201: Legs 3 to 8: Guide rollers (5, 6: driven rollers) 9: Tension length adjusting rod 901: Slit 10: Endless rotating belt mechanism 1001: Endless belt 11: Thermal transfer device 1101: Case 1102: Printing area 1103: Case base 1104: Guide bar 1105: Screw shaft 1106: Motor 1107: Pressure receiving plate 12: Cutting line 13, 14: Printing surface 15: Cardboard box T: Tape (adhesive tape) W: Web

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[Submission date] July 26, 2000 (2007.2
6)

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[Claims]

[Claim 1] unwinding of the adhesive tape from the web, by cutting the adhesive tape of the unit length to be Fuhako seal the box with repeated stop, using the box with adhesive tape the unit length in a case sealer for Fuhako seal A printing device that prints predetermined information on the adhesive tape in a stopped and unwound state, wherein the printing device is disposed in the middle of a path through which the unwound adhesive tape passes, A thermal transfer device that faces the non-adhesive surface and thermally transfers the ink of the transfer ribbon to the adhesive tape by a movable thermal head, and a pressure receiving surface that faces the thermal transfer device with the adhesive tape interposed therebetween and supports the adhesive tape during printing. A pressure receiving plate formed over the moving range of the thermal head, and separating the pressure-sensitive adhesive tape and the pressure-receiving plate by contacting the pressure-sensitive adhesive surface of the pressure-sensitive adhesive tape; Endless rotating belt mechanism that rotates endlessly in accordance with the unwinding of the adhesive tape, and the thermal transfer device further has a winding direction of the adhesive tape so that printing can be performed at two or more printing positions on the adhesive tape. A printing device for an adhesive tape, wherein the printing device is provided so as to be movable along a line.

2. The adhesive tape printing device according to claim 1 , wherein the pressure receiving plate is provided so as to be movable together with a thermal transfer device.

3. The printing position at which the thermal transfer device moves includes two or more printing positions including at least two positions adjacent to a leading end or a trailing end of the one-unit-length adhesive tape in a tape lengthwise direction. The printing surface at the end of the printing surface printed at the position is located on the side surface of the box when the box is sealed and the other printing surface is located on the top surface of the box. adhesive tape printing device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that.

Wherein said thermal transfer device printing position or two positions to move the unwound and near the rear end of the one unit length of the adhesive tape, near the tip of the adhesive tape of the next one unit length at least two wherein a portion, printing of the adhesive tape according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the printed surface which is printed on these print position is to flank the the box upon Fuhako sealed box apparatus.

5. In addition to a unit length of the printing position to the vicinity of the rear end of the adhesive tape, and subsequent printing position to the vicinity of the tip of the adhesive tape of one unit length of the following claims 4, at least of A third printing position is provided adjacent to one of the printing positions in the longitudinal direction of the tape, and the printing surface printed at this third printing position is placed on the upper surface of the box when the box is sealed. Claim 1 or Claim characterized in that
3. The printing device for an adhesive tape according to item 2 .

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[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention, predetermined information to the adhesive tape used to Fuhako a box container, such as cardboard boxes (e.g. date of manufacture, production time, lot number, bar <br/> And a pressure-sensitive adhesive tape printing device used for a sealing seal of a packaging box used for printing a code or the like.

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[0019]

The feature of the invention of the printing apparatus for an adhesive tape according to the first aspect of the present invention which achieves the above object is that the box is sealed while repeating unwinding and stopping the adhesive tape from the web. This is a printing device that is used for a case sealer that cuts out an adhesive tape of a unit length to be sealed and seals a box with the adhesive tape of the unit length, and prints predetermined information on the adhesive tape in an unwound and stopped state. hand,
The printing device is arranged in the middle of a path through which the unwound adhesive tape passes, and is a thermal transfer device that faces the non-adhesive surface of the adhesive tape and thermally transfers the ink of the transfer ribbon to the adhesive tape by a movable thermal head. By contacting the pressure-sensitive plate of the apparatus, a pressure-receiving plate that faces the thermal transfer device with the adhesive tape therebetween and supports the adhesive tape during printing over the moving range of the thermal head, and the adhesive surface of the adhesive tape. and a pressure-sensitive adhesive tape and the pressure receiving plate to the isolation and high releasability endless rotating belt mechanism endlessly rotated in accordance with unwinding of the adhesive tape, yet the heat transfer device
Can be printed on two or more places on the adhesive tape.
To be movable along the unwinding direction of the adhesive tape
Characterized in that was. In the present invention, “printing” does not strictly mean printing “characters” and does not exclude the case of printing symbols such as bar codes, graphics, and the like.

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According to the present invention, Ru can two places or more printing on pressure-sensitive adhesive tape.

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It should be noted that the printing operation at two or more places for printing on the adhesive tape of one unit length need not be performed simultaneously in one printing operation (one time as a series of printing operations at a plurality of places). In the case where the printing is performed on the adhesive tape of the portion to be stuck on both side surfaces of the box, the printing is performed in the vicinity of the rear end of one unit length of the adhesive tape as in the inventions of claims 4 and 5 , and thereafter. It is preferable that the printing in the vicinity of the front end of the one-unit-length adhesive tape be performed in a series of one printing operation because the distance for moving the thermal transfer device can be shortened.

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According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, the pressure receiving plate is provided so as to be movable together with the thermal transfer device.

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The invention of claim 3 of the present application is directed to the above-mentioned claims 1 and 2
In the invention, the two or more printing positions at which the thermal transfer device moves include at least two locations adjacent to the leading end or the trailing end of the one-unit-length adhesive tape in the tape longitudinal direction, and at these printing positions The printed surface at the end of the printed surface is located on the side of the box when the box is sealed and the other printed surface is located on the top of the box. Features.

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The invention of claim 4 of the present application is directed to the above-mentioned claims 1 and 2
In the invention of the present invention, two or more printing positions at which the thermal transfer device moves, at least two places near the rear end of the one unit length of the unwound adhesive tape and near the front end of the next one unit length adhesive tape. The printing surface printed at these printing positions is located on the side surface of the box when the box is sealed and sealed.

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According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the printing position in the vicinity of the rear end of the one-unit-length adhesive tape of the above-described fourth aspect , and the printing position in the vicinity of the leading end of the next one-unit-length adhesive tape. In addition, a third printing position is provided adjacent to at least one of these printing positions in the tape length direction, and the printing surface printed at this third printing position is sealed with a box. In this case, it is located on the upper surface of the box.

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Further, according to the present invention, the information can be read from a wide angle by an operator who handles the box sealed with the adhesive tape on which the information is printed, so that the box can be used as a return box, for example. This has the effect of reducing waste during handling operations such as in the case and the like, and that the reading position can be freely selected when reading with an automatic reader.

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Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A unit seal tape which cuts out a unit length of adhesive tape for sealing a box while repeating unwinding and stopping of the adhesive tape from a web, and using the case sealer for sealing a box with the unit length adhesive tape. A printing device that prints predetermined information on the adhesive tape in a stopped and unwound state, wherein the printing device is disposed in the middle of a path through which the unwound adhesive tape passes, A thermal transfer device that faces the non-adhesive surface and thermally transfers the ink of the transfer ribbon to the adhesive tape by a movable thermal head, and a pressure receiving surface that faces the thermal transfer device with the adhesive tape interposed therebetween and supports the adhesive tape during printing. A pressure receiving plate formed over the moving range of the thermal head, and separating the pressure-sensitive adhesive tape and the pressure-receiving plate by contacting the pressure-sensitive adhesive surface of the pressure-sensitive adhesive tape; Adhesive tape of the printing apparatus characterized by having, an endless rotating belt mechanism of high releasability to endless driven rotation according unwinding. 2. A case sealer which cuts out a unit-length adhesive tape for sealing and sealing a box while repeatedly unwinding and stopping the adhesive tape from the web and using the unit-length adhesive tape for a case sealer for sealing and sealing a box. A printing device that prints predetermined information on the adhesive tape in a stopped and unwound state, wherein the printing device is disposed in the middle of a path through which the unwound adhesive tape passes, A thermal transfer device that faces the non-adhesive surface and thermally transfers the ink of the transfer ribbon to the adhesive tape by a movable thermal head, and a pressure receiving surface that faces the thermal transfer device with the adhesive tape interposed therebetween and supports the adhesive tape during printing. A pressure receiving plate formed over the moving range of the thermal head, and separating the pressure-sensitive adhesive tape and the pressure-receiving plate by contacting the pressure-sensitive adhesive surface of the pressure-sensitive adhesive tape; Endless rotating belt mechanism that rotates endlessly in accordance with the unwinding of the adhesive tape, and the thermal transfer device further has a winding direction of the adhesive tape so that printing can be performed at two or more printing positions on the adhesive tape. A printing device for an adhesive tape, wherein the printing device is provided so as to be movable along a line. 3. The adhesive tape printing device according to claim 2, wherein the pressure receiving plate is provided so as to be movable together with a thermal transfer device. 4. The two or more printing positions at which the thermal transfer device moves include at least two positions adjacent to the leading end or the trailing end of the one-unit-length adhesive tape in the tape longitudinal direction, and these printing positions are provided. The printing surface at the end of the printing surface printed at the position is located on the side surface of the box when the box is sealed and the other printing surface is located on the top surface of the box. The printing device for an adhesive tape according to claim 2 or 3, wherein: 5. The two or more printing positions at which the thermal transfer device moves include at least two positions near the rear end of the unwound adhesive tape and near the front end of the next one unit length adhesive tape. The printing of the pressure-sensitive adhesive tape according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the printing surface including the portion and the printing surface printed at these printing positions is located on the side surface of the box when the box is sealed and sealed. apparatus. 6. A printing position in the vicinity of the rear end of the one unit length adhesive tape and a printing position in the vicinity of the front end of the next one unit length adhesive tape. A third printing position is provided adjacent to one of the printing positions in the longitudinal direction of the tape, and the printing surface printed at this third printing position is placed on the upper surface of the box when the box is sealed. The printing apparatus for an adhesive tape according to claim 2, wherein the printing apparatus is located.