JP2001130177A - Tag manufacturing machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a tag manufacturing machine for manufacturing tags, each of which is formed of a plurality of slips printed by a thermal head. SOLUTION: Given contents are printed on a continuous paper on which an adhesive paste agent is applied by the given process using a thermal head of a thermal printer 11, and the given process is applied on a given area of the printed paper by a processing section to provide the given area with adherence, and the paper is cut into the given length by a slip cutter after heating to form slips (r), and the given number of slips (r) are placed on the surface of a continuous mounting paper (t), on which a paper layer is formed, on the back of a mounting paper carrying line 25. Then the surface of the mounting paper is covered with a transparent sheet (v) by a sheet sticking mechanism 28 to press the mounting paper (t), the slips (r) and the transparent sheet (v) in the thickness direction of them. Then the lips are cut into the given length by a cutter 29 to form tags (w).

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a tag making machine which is used to be attached to a package to be conveyed and which makes a set of a plurality of tags.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, a package carried by a carrier or the like is often accompanied by a tag 2 in which a plurality of slips 1 are grouped as shown in FIG. Each slip 1
Each is addressed to the client, the carrier, the recipient of the package, etc.

[0003] Such a tag 2 is a stack of a plurality of slips 1 made of pressure-sensitive copying paper. Such an entry on the tag 2 is performed by handwriting by a client or a carrier or by printing by a dot impact printer under the carrier.

[0004] For clients who frequently request shipment of packages,
A service is provided in which the tag 2 of the client is filled with a tag 2 pre-filled by the carrier. For example, in such a case, the same content is entered in a large number of tags 2, so that copying and printing is performed. A dot impact printer that can be easily used is used.

[0005]

Here, since the dot impact printer has many problems such as generation of printing noise, it is desired to use a thermal printer which has a high printing speed and does not generate noise.

However, copying and printing with a thermal printer is still difficult. At the time of copying and printing by a thermal printer, thermal paper is used as each of the slips 1 constituting the tag 2. However, in a slip which is not directly in contact with the thermal head but is heated via a higher-order paper, the character becomes thin. Cheap. When three or more slips are stacked, this phenomenon is more remarkable in a slip farther from the thermal head, and printing may not be performed at all.

To solve this inconvenience, there is a slip using special heat-sensitive paper in which heat is improved by applying wax on the back of the heat-sensitive paper, but the price is high.

Further, even if a partially filled tag 2 is produced by copying and printing with a thermal printer, the tag must be filled in by hand in an unfilled column. It must have the properties of pressure-sensitive copying paper.

An object of the present invention is to provide a tag making machine for making a tag consisting of a plurality of slips printed by a thermal head.

[0010]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a tag making machine for printing a predetermined content by means of a thermal head on a long sheet coated with an adhesive material having adhesiveness by a predetermined process. A printer, a processing unit that performs the predetermined processing on a predetermined area of the sheet after printing to generate adhesiveness in the predetermined area, and a slip cutter that cuts the sheet after printing to a predetermined length to generate a slip And a path in which a long backing sheet provided with a glue layer on the back side is conveyed with the front side facing upward, and a backing sheet provided with a stack position as a position where the slip is stacked on the backing sheet surface A transport path, a long transparent sheet, which is located downstream of the stack position in the mount transport path and has a glue layer provided on the back surface, is placed over the slip loaded on the surface of the mount. The mount and the slip A sheet sticking mechanism that presses the transparent sheet in the thickness direction thereof, and a sheet stacking mechanism provided with the mount, the slip, and the transparent sheet provided downstream of the sheet sticking mechanism in the mount transport path. And a cutter for cutting the

[0011] Therefore, in preparing a tag consisting of a plurality of slips at least partially completed, necessary slips are separately printed on a set of tags, and the glue on the back side of the slip is appropriately heated to form a backing sheet. The sheet, the slip and the transparent sheet are pressed in the thickness direction and cut to a predetermined length.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a tag producing machine, comprising: a thermal printer for printing a predetermined content by a thermal head on a long sheet of paper having a predetermined area coated with an adhesive which is adhesive when heated; A heater that heats the predetermined area of the printed sheet, a slip cutter that cuts the printed sheet to a predetermined length to form a slip, and a stacking unit that conveys the slip and stacks it at a stack position. And a pressing mechanism for pressing the slips stacked in the stack position in the thickness direction.

[0013] Therefore, in preparing a tag consisting of a plurality of slips at least partially completed, necessary slips are separately printed on a set of tags, and the glue on the back surface of the slip is appropriately heated and stacked. And pressurize in the thickness direction.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided the tag making machine according to the second aspect, further comprising a backing paper transport path for transporting the long backing paper having a glue layer provided on a back surface with the front surface facing upward, The stack position is provided on the mount transport path, and at this stack position, the slips are stacked on the surface of the mount, and the pressing mechanism reduces the thickness of the mount and the slips stacked at the stack position by their thickness. And a cutter that is provided downstream of the pressing mechanism in the mount transport path and cuts the stack of the mount and the slip.

Therefore, in preparing a tag consisting of a plurality of slips at least partially completed, necessary slips are separately printed on a set of tags, and the glue on the back side of the slip is appropriately heated to mount the backing sheet. It is stacked on top, and the mount and the slip are pressed in the thickness direction and cut to a predetermined length.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a tag producing machine which prints a predetermined content on a long sheet by a thermal head, and a slip which cuts the printed sheet into a predetermined length to form a slip. A stack and a stack position are provided as a position where the long sheet having a glue layer provided on the back surface is conveyed with the front surface facing upward, and the slip is stacked on the front surface of the mount sheet. A backing sheet transport path, and a long transparent sheet, which is located downstream of the stack position in the backing sheet transport path and has a glue layer on the back surface, is placed over the slip stacked on the surface of the backing sheet. A sheet attaching mechanism for pressing the mount, the slip, and the transparent sheet in the thickness direction thereof, and a sheet attaching mechanism provided downstream of the sheet attaching mechanism in the mount transport path. And a cutter for cutting one and sheets are stacked.

Therefore, in producing a tag consisting of a plurality of slips at least partially completed, required slips are separately printed on a set of tags, stacked on a mount, and covered with a transparent sheet. The mount, the slip, and the transparent sheet are pressed in the thickness direction and cut to a predetermined length.

[0018]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A first embodiment of a tag making machine according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. First, FIG. 1 is a vertical sectional left side view showing a schematic structure of the tag making machine 10, and FIG. 2 is a vertical sectional front view showing a schematic structure of a thermal printer 11 provided in the tag making machine 10. The tag making machine 10 creates a tag from a slip issued by the thermal printer 11. Here, in the present embodiment, a tag is produced in which a plurality of bound slips are sandwiched between a mount and a transparent sheet. It is assumed that the tag according to the present embodiment includes three slips.

The thermal printer 11 has a long sheet p.
Has a roll paper holding unit 12 for holding a roll paper q wound in a roll shape. The sheet p is cut into a predetermined length after printing to form a slip r, and a black mark m (see FIG. 3B) indicating a break of each slip r is printed on the sheet p.
In advance. Here, the paper p is a pressure-sensitive paper, and a glue (not shown) which becomes tacky when heated is applied to the back surface of the surface on which printing is performed.

The thermal printer 11 also has a paper transport path 13 through which the paper p drawn from the roll paper q held by the roll paper holding unit 12 is transported. The paper transport path 13 is provided with a paper detection sensor 14 for detecting the presence or absence of the paper p and a printing unit 15 in order from the upstream side to the downstream side along the transport direction of the paper p. A slip cutter 16 and a heater unit 17 as a processing unit are provided on an extension of the paper transport path 13.

The printing unit 15 includes a thermal head 18 and a platen roller 19, and an ink ribbon s supported by a pair of ribbon cores 20 is stretched over the thermal head 18. The thermal head 18 includes a platen roller 19
And is urged so as to press against the platen roller 19 when printing on the paper p. The sheet p is conveyed by rotating the platen roller 19 by a driving mechanism such as a motor (not shown).

The slip cutter 16 includes a fixed blade 16a and a movable blade 16b.

The heater unit 17 comprises a heater 21 and a stack roller 22. The heater 21 is supported so as to be able to freely contact and separate from the stack roller 22 and is urged so as to press against the stack roller 22. Here, the stack roller 22 is stacking means, and the slip r separated from the sheet p by the slip cutter 16 is conveyed by rotating the stack roller 22 by a driving mechanism such as a motor (not shown) to produce a tag. The paper is discharged to the stack position 23 of the machine 10 and is stacked.

The tag making machine 10 includes a mount holder 24 for holding a mount roll u on which a long mount t is wound in a roll shape.
And a mount transport path 25 through which the mount t drawn from the mount roll u held by the mount holding unit 24 is transferred. An adhesive layer (not shown) is provided on the back surface of the mount t, and the mount t is conveyed on the mount conveying path 25 with the front surface facing upward. As will be described later, the transport direction of the mount transport path 25 is substantially orthogonal to the transport direction of the paper transport path 13 of the thermal printer 11.

In the mount transport path 25, a mount sensor 26 for detecting the presence or absence of the mount t, a pair of transport rollers 27, the stack position 23, A sheet sticking mechanism 28 is provided, and a cutter 29 is provided on an extension of the mount transport path 25.

The range of the stack position 23 is defined by a pair of side fences 30 for regulating both side edges of the slip r and an end fence 31 for aligning the front ends of the slip r.

The sheet sticking mechanism 28 is provided with a pair of pressure roller pairs 32 disposed so as to sandwich the backing sheet transport path 25 in the thickness direction of the backing sheet t and pressed against each other, and a transparent sheet v. And a sheet holding unit 33 for holding the sheet. Here, the transparent sheet v is provided with a glue layer (not shown) on the back surface.

The cutter 29 includes a fixed blade 29a and a movable blade 29.
b.

FIG. 3A shows a sheet p and a slip r conveyed through the sheet conveying path 13 of the thermal printer 11.
FIG. 2 is a plan view showing a mount t transported along a mount transport path 25 of the tag making machine 10 and a slip r and a transparent sheet v stacked on the mount t. Position A is the position where the printing unit 15 is provided, position B is the position where the slip cutter 16 is provided, position C is the position where the heater unit 17 is provided, and position D is the position where the stack unit 23 is provided. A position E indicates a position where the sheet sticking mechanism 28 is provided. As shown in this figure, in the present embodiment, the paper transport path 13 and the board transport path 2
5 are arranged to be orthogonal to each other.

FIG. 3B shows the slip r at the position C and the transport direction thereof. The predetermined region x processed by the heater unit 17 so as to be tacky is glued within a range of several millimeters inward from the end on the left side when viewing the slip r so that the printed characters can be read. Is set to the minimum area. Further, the predetermined area x is a rear end of the slip r, that is, an end on the upstream side in the moving direction of the slip r, whereby a predetermined area x is provided at the front end of the slip r. When loading the slip r,
Since the inconvenience of sticking to each other in a state where the slips r are not aligned is less likely to occur, jamming is less likely to occur.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the completed tag w.
As described above, the predetermined region x is set at the end on the left side when viewing the slip r so that the printed characters can be read, so that the end not bound in the completed tag w Is on the right side, so that each slip r can be easily cut off as needed.

In such a configuration, first, data to be printed is input by a keyboard, a barcode reader, or the like (not shown). Next, when the start of printing is instructed, the sheet p is transported to the position A, where a predetermined content is printed by the printing unit 15. When the predetermined area x of the sheet p is further conveyed to the position C, the predetermined area x (see FIG. 3B) is heated by the heater 21 there. Thereafter, the sheet p is cut into a predetermined length by the slip cutter 16 at the position B, thereby forming a slip r. The slip r is
The sheet is discharged to the stack position 23 and is stacked on a portion of the surface of the mount t that is stopped on the mount transport path 25 and is located at the stack position 23.

When three slips r are stacked on the mount t at the stack position 23, the mount t is transported by a predetermined distance. The slip r loaded on the mount t is transported together with the mount t, and at a position E, the transparent sheet v is put on the mount t and the slip r by the sheet sticking mechanism 28 and is pressed in the thickness direction. Thereby, the predetermined areas x of each of the slips r are pressed against each other, the predetermined area x of the slip r and the mount t are pressed against each other, the slip r and the transparent sheet v are pressed against each other, and the transparent sheet v and the mount t Crimp each other. And cutter 29
FIG. 4
Is completed.

According to the present embodiment, a partially filled out slip r can be issued quietly and quickly using the thermal printer 11, and can be automatically changed to a tag w following printing.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. The same parts as those described in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description is omitted (the same applies to the following embodiments).

In the first embodiment, a tag w in which a plurality of bound slips r are sandwiched between a mount t and a transparent sheet v is produced. In the present embodiment, only the mount t and the slip r are transparent. A tag w2 without a sheet v is produced. Therefore, instead of the sheet sticking mechanism 28 of the first embodiment, the tag making machine 40 of the present embodiment removes the sheet holding unit 33 from the sheet sticking mechanism 28 and uses only the pressing roller pair 32. A mechanism 41 is provided.

According to such a configuration, the slip r printed and issued by the thermal printer 11 is heated by the heater unit 17 in the predetermined area x on the back surface on which the glue is applied, and is transferred by the backing sheet of the tag making machine 10. A predetermined number of sheets are stacked on the surface of the mount t on the path 25 and pressed in the thickness direction by the pressing mechanism 41 to produce a tag w2 in which a plurality of bound slips r are stuck on the mount t. it can.

Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In the first embodiment, a tag w in which a plurality of bound slips r are sandwiched between a mount t and a transparent sheet v is produced, but in the present embodiment,
A plurality of slips r bound without a mount t and a transparent sheet v
Only the tag w3 is created. Therefore, the tag making machine 50 of the present embodiment is different from the tag making machine 1 of the first embodiment.
From 0, the mount holder 24 and the cutter 29 are removed, and
Instead of the sheet sticking mechanism 28 of the first embodiment, a pressing mechanism 51 including only the pressing roller pair 32 by removing the sheet holding unit 33 from the sheet sticking mechanism 28 is provided. Roller 27a and pressure roller pair 32
The endless sheet 52 is hung between the lower roller 32a and the lower roller 32a to form a belt conveyor.

Further, in this embodiment, the heater unit 17 is controlled so as not to heat the predetermined area x on the first slip r loaded in direct contact with the endless sheet 52. ing.

According to such a configuration, the slip r printed and issued by the thermal printer 11 is heated by the heater unit 17 in the predetermined area x on the back surface on which the adhesive is applied, and the endless sheet of the tag making machine 10 is heated. A predetermined number of sheets are stacked at the stack position 23 on the stack 52, conveyed to the pressing mechanism 51, and pressed in the thickness direction by the pressing mechanism 51, so that a tag w3 in which a plurality of slips r are bound can be produced.

Next, a fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In the first embodiment, a tag w in which a plurality of bound slips r are sandwiched between a backing sheet t and a transparent sheet v is produced. Instead, a tag w4 sandwiched between the mount t and the transparent sheet v in a state where a plurality of slips r2 made from the paper p2 are stacked without binding is produced using the paper p2 having no glue applied on the back surface. . Accordingly, without using the heater unit 17, the printed and issued slips r2 are stacked on the surface of the mount t on the mount transport path 25 of the tag making machine 10 by a predetermined number, and from there, the transparent sheet is attached by the sheet attaching mechanism 28. v is covered,
By pressing the mount t, the slip r2, and the transparent sheet v in the thickness direction, a tag w4 in which a plurality of slips r2 are sandwiched between the mount t and the transparent sheet v can be produced.

In this embodiment, an end aligning mechanism may be provided without using the side fence 30 and the end fence 31.

Further, in the first to fourth embodiments, a paper coated with an adhesive which becomes tacky by being heated is used as the paper which becomes tacky by a predetermined process. Although a heater unit for heating a predetermined area is provided, the embodiment is not limited to these examples. For example, a sheet coated with a glue that is tacky by being given water is used, and the water is applied to the predetermined area. May be provided.

[0044]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, required slips are separately printed on a set of tags, the glue on the back side of the slips is appropriately heated and stacked on a mount, and a transparent sheet is placed thereon. By applying pressure on these mounts, slips and transparent sheets in the thickness direction and cutting them to a predetermined length, a tag consisting of a plurality of slips with at least a part of them filled in was prepared. Since the entry on the slip can be printed by the thermal printer, printing can be performed quickly and noise during printing can be eliminated.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the required slips are separately printed on a set of tags, the glue on the back of the slips is appropriately heated and overlapped, and the slips are pressed in the thickness direction. Since a tag consisting of a plurality of slips in which at least a part of the slips has been completed is prepared, the slips can be printed by a thermal printer, so that printing can be performed quickly and noise during printing can be eliminated.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in accordance with the second aspect of the present invention, necessary slips are separately printed on a set of tags, and the adhesive on the back side of the slips is appropriately heated and stacked on a mount. Then, by applying pressure to the mount and the slip in the thickness direction and cutting it to a predetermined length, a tag consisting of a plurality of slips with at least a part of them filled in was created. Since printing can be performed with a thermal printer, printing can be performed quickly and noise during printing can be eliminated.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, required slips are separately printed on a set of tags, stacked on a mount, covered with a transparent sheet, and the mount, the slip and the transparent sheet are thickened. By pressing in the vertical direction and cutting to a predetermined length,
Since a tag consisting of a plurality of slips in which at least a part of the slips has been completed is prepared, the slips can be printed by a thermal printer, so that printing can be performed quickly and noise during printing can be eliminated.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a vertical sectional front view showing a schematic structure of a tag making machine according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a vertical sectional left side view showing a schematic structure of a thermal printer provided in the tag making machine.

FIG. 3A shows a sheet and a slip conveyed along a paper conveyance path of a thermal printer, a mount conveyed along a mount conveyance path of a tag making machine, and a slip and a transparent sheet stacked on the mount; It is a top view also shown, (b) is a top view which shows the slip r in the position C, and its conveyance direction.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing an appearance of a completed tag;

FIG. 5 is a vertical sectional front view showing a schematic structure of a tag making machine according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing an appearance of a completed tag.

FIG. 7 is a vertical sectional front view showing a schematic structure of a tag making machine according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing an appearance of a completed tag.

FIG. 9 is a vertical sectional left side view showing a schematic structure of a thermal printer provided in a tag making machine according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing the appearance of a completed tag.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing an example of a conventional tag.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Tag making machine 11 Thermal printer 16 Slip cutter 17 Processing part 18 Thermal head 23 Stack position 25 Mount conveyance path 28 Sheet sticking mechanism 29 Cutter p Paper r Slip t Mount v Transparent sheet x Predetermined area 40 Tag making machine 41 Pressing mechanism 50 Tag making machine 51 Pressing mechanism p2 paper r2 slip

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A thermal printer for printing a predetermined content on a long sheet coated with an adhesive agent having a tackiness by a predetermined process by a thermal head, and the predetermined process is performed on a predetermined area of the sheet after printing. A processing unit that applies adhesiveness to the predetermined area by applying the same, a slip cutter that cuts the printed paper to a predetermined length to form a slip, and a long backing sheet provided with a glue layer on the back surface A path that is conveyed with the front surface facing upward, and a mount conveying path provided with a stack position as a position where the slip is stacked on the surface of the mount, and a downstream side of the stack position in the mount conveying path. And a long transparent sheet provided with a glue layer on the back surface is placed over the slip loaded on the surface of the mount, and the mount, the slip and the transparent sheet in the thickness direction thereof. Pressurize And over preparative applying mechanism, tag manufacturing machine comprising a cutter, a cutting what said transparent sheet and the document and the backing sheet is stacked it is provided on the downstream side of the sheet sticking mechanism in the mount transport path. 2. A thermal printer for printing a predetermined content by a thermal head on a long sheet of paper coated with a glue which becomes tacky when heated, and a predetermined area of the paper after printing. A heater that heats the sheet, a form cutter that cuts the printed paper into a predetermined length to form a form, a stack unit that conveys the form and stacks the form at a stack position, and the form that is stacked at the stack position. And a pressurizing mechanism for pressing in a thickness direction of the tag. 3. A mounting sheet transport path for transporting an elongated mount having a glue layer provided on a back surface with the front surface facing upward, wherein the stack position is provided on the mount transport path, and the mount is provided in the stack position. The slip is stacked on the surface of the stack, and the pressing mechanism presses the mount and the slip stacked in the stack position in the thickness direction thereof, and is downstream of the press mechanism in the mount transport path. 3. The tag making machine according to claim 2, further comprising a cutter provided on a side of the stack to cut a sheet on which the mount and the slip are overlapped. 4. A thermal printer for printing predetermined contents on a long sheet of paper by a thermal head, a slip cutter for cutting the sheet after printing to a predetermined length to form a slip, and a glue layer provided on a back surface. Is a path on which the long mount is transported with its surface facing upwards, and a mount transport path in which a stack position is provided as a position where the slip is stacked on the surface of the mount, and in the mount transport path, A long transparent sheet that is located downstream of the stack position and has a glue layer on the back surface is placed over the slip loaded on the surface of the mount, and the mount, the slip, and the transparent sheet A sheet attaching mechanism that presses the sheet in the thickness direction thereof, and a sheet attaching mechanism provided downstream of the sheet attaching mechanism in the mount transport path, in which the mount, the slip, and the transparent sheet are overlapped. Tag producing machine comprising a cutter for bets, the.