JP2004262058A - Label issuing apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a label issuing apparatus having a simple structure and taking no labor. <P>SOLUTION: This label issuing apparatus 1 is equipped with an image recording part 20 for recording an image 112 on continuous paper 110, an image cut-off part 30 for cutting off an image recorded part 114 including the image 112 from the continuous paper 110 and a label forming part 50 for applying a pressure-sensitive adhesive to the image recorded part (or cut-off piece) 114. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a label issuing device that issues a seal or a label.
[0002]
[Prior art]
2. Description of the Related Art A conventional label issuing apparatus records an image on a label sheet (or a seal sheet) of a predetermined format by using various image recording methods such as a heat-sensitive method or an ink-jet method, and forms a label (seal). ).
[0003]
Here, the label sheet (seal sheet) is composed of an adhesive sheet having an adhesive surface and a release sheet removably attached to the adhesive surface of the adhesive sheet. Hereinafter, in the present specification, the term "label" refers to any attached material having an image recorded on the front surface and an adhesive adhered to the back surface, and is particularly used without distinction from "seal". And
[0004]
As a conventional label issuing apparatus, a system has been proposed in which a label is designed using a personal computer, a printer and a cutting plotter are operated under the control of the personal computer, and the label is designed, printed, and cut. Patent Document 1).
[0005]
Further, a printer unit that prints an image on paper such as a paper sheet or a label sheet, which is a normal paper medium, and a printed sheet printed out by the printer unit in a shape and state designated by a user. There is also proposed a print cutting apparatus including a cutting unit for cutting a sheet and outputting a cut sheet (see Patent Document 2).
See).
[0006]
[Patent Document 1]
JP-A-2001-63714 (pages 2-3, FIG. 1)
[Patent Document 2]
JP-A-2002-233990 (pages 6 to 7, FIGS. 1 to 3)
[0007]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, since conventional seal making systems and devices record images on a label sheet having an adhesive and perform cutting, the adhesive may adhere to a cutting member such as a cutter blade when cutting the label sheet. There is. The adhesion of the pressure-sensitive adhesive to the cutter sword degrades the sharpness of the cutter sword and may cause a malfunction or the like.
[0008]
Also, when cutting only the adhesive sheet from the label sheet, the cutter blade needs to cut the label sheet in the thickness direction and cut it, and set the cutting thickness of the cutter blade so as not to penetrate the peeling sheet portion. Therefore, every time a different label sheet is cut, it is necessary to adjust the setting of the cutter blade in accordance with the thickness of the adhesive sheet and the release sheet, and handling is troublesome.
[0009]
Further, in the seal making system disclosed in Patent Document 1, since printing and cutting are performed by different devices, respectively, the user needs to take out the printed seal sheet printed by the printing device and transport it to the cutting device. Yes, it was very time-consuming.
[0010]
The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and has as its object to provide a label issuing apparatus that has a simple structure and that does not require much effort.
[0011]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The above object of the present invention is achieved by the following configurations.
(1) image recording means for recording an image on a recording medium;
Cutting means for cutting the image recording portion including the image from the recording medium,
A label issuing device, comprising: an adhesive attaching unit that attaches an adhesive to the image recording portion.
(2) The label issuing apparatus according to (1), wherein the image recording portion is conveyed from the image recording unit to the cutting unit and the adhesive applying unit in this order.
(3) The adhesive applying unit attaches the adhesive to the image recording portion by overlapping and holding the mount having the adhesive on the surface and the image recording portion. The label issuing device according to (1) or (2).
(4) The label issuing apparatus according to (3), further including an adhesive removing unit that removes an adhesive on the mount, which is present in a region other than the area where the image recording portions are overlapped.
(5) The label issuing device according to (4), wherein the adhesive removing unit includes a release sheet to which the adhesive is transferred by contacting the adhesive.
(6) The pressure-sensitive adhesive removing means is configured to remove the pressure-sensitive adhesive by contacting the recording medium after the image recording portion is cut with the pressure-sensitive adhesive (4). Label issuing device as described.
(7) having a pair of rollers for holding the image recording portion cut from the recording medium,
The label issuing apparatus according to any one of (1) to (6), wherein the pair of rollers transports the recording medium to the adhesive applying unit while holding the recording medium.
(8) The adhesive attaching unit attaches the adhesive to the image recording portion by further holding the recording medium together with the image recording portion and the mount, and the image recording portion is superimposed. The label issuing device according to (3), wherein the adhesive on the mount, which is present outside the region, is removed.
(9) The label issuing apparatus according to any one of (1) to (3), further including a laminating unit that laminates the image on a film using a film.
(10) The image recording means forms an image according to image data,
The label issuance device according to any one of (1) to (10), wherein the image cutting unit cuts the image recording portion from the recording medium in accordance with a cutting region determined based on the image data. apparatus.
(11) The label issuing device according to any one of (1) to (11), wherein the recording medium is a sheet without an adhesive.
[0012]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, an embodiment of a label issuing device according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
(1st Embodiment)
Hereinafter, a first embodiment of a label issuing device according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.
[0013]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the label issuing device of the present embodiment, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a cut-out piece conveying section of the label issuing device of the present embodiment, and FIG. 3 is a sectional view of the same. 4 and 5 are enlarged cross-sectional views of a main part of the label producing unit. FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing control of the label issuing device of the present embodiment. FIG. 7 is a label issuing device of the present embodiment. 6 is an operation flowchart of FIG.
[0014]
As shown in FIG. 1, the label issuing device 1 of the present embodiment includes a continuous paper transport unit 10, an image printing unit 20, an image cutting unit 30, a cut piece transport unit 40, and a label creating unit 50. ing. In the following description, each part of the label issuing device 1 of the present embodiment will be described in detail with reference to FIG.
[0015]
First, the configuration of the continuous paper transport unit 10 will be described.
[0016]
The continuous paper transport unit 10 includes a continuous paper supply shaft 11 for feeding continuous paper, a pair of guide rollers 13 and 14 for guiding the continuous paper sent from the continuous paper supply shaft 11, and a continuous paper supply shaft 11. It has a pair of feed rollers 15 and 16 that bends the continuous paper conveyance direction, a continuous paper collection shaft 12 that collects the continuous paper 110 bent by the feed rollers 15 and 16, and motors 17 and 18.
[0017]
The continuous paper supply shaft 11 is a tubular member configured to be rotatable by a motor 17. One end side of the continuous paper 110 is mounted on the surface of the continuous paper supply shaft 11 in a rolled shape, and is configured to be able to send out the continuous paper 110. Here, the continuous paper 110 refers to long paper having no adhesive on both sides.
[0018]
On the other hand, the continuous paper collection shaft 12 is a cylindrical member that is disposed at a position separated from the continuous paper supply shaft 11 by a predetermined distance, and is configured to be rotatable by a motor 18. The other end side of the continuous paper 110 is fixed on the outer peripheral surface of the continuous paper collection shaft 12, and the continuous paper 110 is configured to be rolled up in a roll winding shape. That is, the continuous paper 110 is configured to be stretched between the continuous paper supply shaft 11 and the continuous collection roller 12.
[0019]
The pair of guide rollers 13 and 14 are guide members for guiding the continuous paper 110. The guide rollers 13 and 14 are arranged opposite to each other so as to sandwich the continuous paper 110 stretched between the continuous paper supply shaft 11 and the continuous paper collection shaft 12 immediately after the continuous paper supply shaft 11.
[0020]
Although only a pair of guide rollers 13 and 14 are shown in FIG. 1, another guide roller pair, a guide plate, and the like are arranged along the longitudinal direction of the continuous The configuration may be such that the continuous paper 110 is reliably guided along the transport path of the paper 110.
[0021]
As shown in FIG. 1, the continuous paper 110 is sent out, for example, substantially straight from the continuous paper supply shaft 11 to the feed rollers 15 and 16.
[0022]
The pair of feed rollers 15 and 16 are arranged at a position where the conveyance direction of the continuous paper 110 sent from the continuous paper supply shaft 11 is to be bent. For example, in FIG. 1, the pair of feed rollers 15 and 16 are disposed at the end of the continuous paper 110 that is conveyed straight in the conveyance direction. The continuous paper 110 is bent obliquely downward with the feed roller 16 as an axis, and is then sent to the continuous paper collection shaft 12 and collected.
[0023]
The motor 17 rotates the continuous paper supply shaft 11 in a direction in which the continuous paper supply shaft 11 winds up the continuous paper 110 sent to the continuous paper collection shaft 12 side. As a result, the motor 17 applies a light tension in the direction opposite to the direction in which the continuous paper 110 is conveyed, and drives the continuous paper supply shaft 11 to move the paper in the reverse direction at the time of cutting by the cut-and-cut section 30.
[0024]
On the other hand, the motor 18 drives the continuous paper supply shaft 11 in a direction in which the continuous paper supply roller 12 winds the continuous paper 110 sent from the continuous paper collection roller 11 side.
[0025]
Next, a specific configuration of the image recording unit 20 will be described.
[0026]
The image recording unit 20 can be configured by, for example, an inkjet image recording unit that forms an arbitrary image on the continuous paper 110 by discharging ink onto the continuous paper 110. The image recording unit 20 has a guide 21 and an image recording head 24.
[0027]
The guide 21 is disposed above the continuous paper 110 such that its longitudinal direction is substantially parallel to the width direction of the continuous paper 110, and both ends in the longitudinal direction are fixed by fixing portions 22 and 23, respectively. The fixing portions 22 and 23 are respectively fixed to a casing or the like of the label issuing device 1 (not shown).
[0028]
The image recording head 24 is held by the guide 21 so as to be displaceable along the longitudinal direction of the guide 21. The image recording head 24 is provided with a plurality of ink tanks (not shown). The ink in each ink tank is configured to be capable of discharging ink from a plurality of discharge ports (not shown) opened toward the surface of the continuous paper. The image recording head 24 records an image on the continuous paper 110 using various inks while moving along the guide 21.
[0029]
Here, the image recording head 24 records an image for one line on the continuous paper while moving along the guide 21 while the continuous paper 110 is stopped. When the image recording head 24 completes recording for one line, the continuous paper 110 moves in the longitudinal direction by one line, and records an image for one line again using the image recording head 24. The image recording head 24 forms the image 112 by repeating the above operation.
[0030]
Next, a specific configuration of the image cutting unit 30 will be described.
[0031]
The image cutting unit 30 is a free cutter as a cutting unit that cuts a predetermined area (hereinafter, referred to as an “image recording portion”) including the image 112 recorded on the continuous paper 110 by the image recording unit 20 from the continuous paper 110. is there. Specifically, the image cutting unit 30 includes a guide 31, a carriage 34, and a rubber pad 35.
[0032]
The guide 31 is disposed above the continuous paper 100 so that its longitudinal direction is substantially parallel to the width direction of the continuous paper 110, and both ends in the longitudinal direction are fixed by fixing portions 32 and fixing portions 33, respectively. The fixing unit 32 and the fixing unit 33 are fixed to a housing or the like of the label issuing device 1 (not shown).
[0033]
The carriage 34 is held by the guide 31 so as to be displaceable along the longitudinal direction of the guide 31. The carriage 34 is provided with a cutter blade 34a for cutting the continuous paper whose front end is directed toward the continuous paper surface. The cutter blade 34a is attached so as to be displaceable in the vertical direction of the continuous paper 110, and is displaced from a retracted position inside the carriage 34 to a continuous paper cutable position at the time of cutting.
[0034]
The cutting of the image recording portion of the continuous paper 110 by the cutter 34a is performed by the forward and backward movement of the continuous paper 110 and the movement of the carriage 34 in the continuous paper width direction. That is, cutting in the longitudinal direction of the continuous paper is performed by driving the continuous paper supply shaft 11 and the continuous paper collection shaft 12 so that the continuous paper 110 moves relatively to the cutter blade 34a in the longitudinal direction. Then, cutting in the continuous paper width direction is performed by moving the cutter sword 34 a along with the carriage 34 along the guide 31.
[0035]
Immediately below the continuous paper 110, a rubber pad 35 is disposed corresponding to the moving range of the cutter blade 34a. The rubber pad 35 supports the continuous paper 110 from below to facilitate cutting by the cutter blade 34a. When the cutting is completed, the cutter blade 34a returns to the retracted position inside the carriage 34. The cutter sword 34a is configured so as not to hinder the conveyance of the continuous paper 110 by moving to the retreat position.
[0036]
In the above description, the cutter blade 34a attached to the carriage 34 moves only in the continuous paper width direction in the label issuing device 1. However, the present embodiment is not limited to this. For example, when the fixing portion 32 of the guide 31 and the fixing portion 32 move in the longitudinal direction of the continuous The sword 34a may be configured to be two-dimensionally movable, and the image recording portion 110 may be cut by moving the cutter piece 34a while the continuous paper 110 is stopped.
[0037]
Next, the cut piece transporting section 40 will be described.
[0038]
The cut piece transporting section 40 provides a cut piece transport path for transporting the image recording portion 114 cut by the image cutting section 30 (hereinafter, referred to as a cut piece 114) to the label creating section 50. Constitute. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the cut piece transporting section 40 of the present embodiment includes a pair of sandwiching rollers 41 and 42 and a motor 43.
[0039]
The sandwiching rollers 41 and 42 are a pair of rollers arranged near the feed rollers 15 and 16. Here, the sandwiching roller 42 is a driving roller driven by a motor 43. On the other hand, the sandwiching roller 41 is a driven roller that presses the cutting piece 114 while sandwiching the cutting piece 114 between the sandwiching roller 42 and rotates with the movement of the cutting piece 114. The extension surface of the transport path of the continuous paper 110 before being bent by the feed rollers 15 and 16 is configured to pass between the sandwiching rollers 41 and 42.
[0040]
As a result, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the cut piece 114 cut out by the image cutting unit 30 projects from the continuous paper 110 by going straight between the feed rollers 15 and 16, and is directly It is sandwiched between the sandwiching roller 42. The sandwiching rollers 41 and 42 convey the cut piece 114 to the seal making section 50 while sandwiching the cut piece 114.
[0041]
In the present embodiment, it is preferable that the tip of the cut piece 114 is sandwiched between the sandwiching rollers 41 and 42 before the cut piece 114 is completely separated from the continuous paper 110. In a state where a part of the cut piece 114 is not separated from the continuous paper 110, the cut piece 114 can move integrally with the continuous paper 110. Therefore, the cut piece 114 is reliably transported to the sandwiching rollers 41 and 42 in accordance with the movement of the continuous paper 110.
[0042]
Next, the label creation unit 50 will be described.
[0043]
The label creating section 50 is to attach the adhesive sheet 120 to the cut piece 114 transported from the cut piece transport section 40, and finally create a label 118 with a mount.
[0044]
As shown in FIG. 1, the label producing unit 50 includes a pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet supply shaft 51 for feeding the pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet 120, a guide roller 52 for bending the conveying direction of the pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet 120, a pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet 120, a cut piece 114, and a release sheet 130. A pair of pressing rollers 53 and 54 as adhesive applying means for overlapping and pressing, guide rollers 55 and 56, a cutting cutter 57, and a release sheet supply shaft 58 for supplying a release sheet 130 as adhesive removing means. And a release sheet recovery shaft 59 for recovering the release sheet 130.
[0045]
The pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet supply shaft 51 has one end side of the pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet 120 mounted in a roll shape on the surface thereof, and is configured to be able to feed out the pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet 120. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the adhesive sheet 120 has a mount 121 and an adhesive 122 laminated on the mount 121. A separation layer (not shown) is provided between the mount 121 and the adhesive 122, and at the time of separation to be described later, the mount 121 and the adhesive 122 are separated along a release layer (not shown).
[0046]
Downstream of the pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet supply shaft 51, a guide roller 52 is disposed above the pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet supply shaft 51 and at a position substantially apart from the sandwiching roller 42 by a predetermined distance in the horizontal direction. The conveyance direction of the adhesive sheet 120 sent from the mount sheet delivery roller 51 is bent around the guide roller 52. Thereby, the conveyance direction of the adhesive sheet 120 is changed to be substantially the same as the conveyance direction of the cut pieces 114 conveyed from the sandwiching rollers 41 and 42, and the cut pieces 114 sent from the sandwich rollers 41 and 42 are changed. It is configured to be easily received on the surface of the adhesive sheet 120.
[0047]
On the downstream side of the guide roller 52, pressing rollers 53 and 54 are provided. The pressing roller 53 has a shaft 53a and a cylindrical elastic cover member 53b that covers the outer peripheral surface of the shaft 53a. On the other hand, the pressing roller 54 has a shaft 54a and a cylindrical elastic cover member 54b that covers the outer peripheral surface of the shaft 54a, and is mounted at a position corresponding to the pressing roller 53 via the adhesive sheet 120. . A pinion gear (not shown) is attached to the shaft 54a, and is engaged with a pinion gear (not shown) of the shaft 53a. The two pressing rollers 53 and 54 rotate synchronously by the engagement between the pinion gears. The pressing rollers 53 and 54 are arranged as close as possible to press each other when at least the adhesive sheet 120 and the release sheet 130 are sandwiched therebetween.
[0048]
As shown in FIG. 4, the cut piece 114 is sent between the pressing rollers 53 and 54 while being placed on the adhesive sheet 120. The cut piece 114 is sandwiched between the pressing rollers 53 and 54 between the pressing rollers 53 and 54 while being sandwiched between the adhesive sheet 120 and the release sheet 130. When the pressure-sensitive adhesive 122 on the pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet 120 comes into contact with the release sheet 130 between the pressing rollers 53 and 54, the pressure-sensitive adhesive 122 is separated from the mount 121 and transferred to the surface of the release sheet 130. That is, the adhesive 122 that has come into contact with the release sheet 130 is removed from the mount 121 (see FIG. 5).
[0049]
When the cut piece 114 is sandwiched between the pressing rollers 53 and 54, the cut piece 114 is pressed against the adhesive 122 by the pressing force of the pressing rollers 53 and 54, and the adhesive 122 is firmly attached to one surface of the cut piece 114. Adhere to. As a result, the cut piece 114 becomes a label (or a seal) on which an image is recorded on the front surface with the adhesive 122 attached to the back surface (see FIG. 5).
[0050]
Guide rollers 55 and 56 are arranged downstream of the pressing rollers 53 and 54. The guide rollers 55 and 56 are guide members that guide the cut pieces (labels) 114 to which the adhesive 122 has adhered to a discharge port (not shown).
[0051]
A cutting cutter 57 is arranged near the discharge port downstream of the guide rollers 55 and 56. The cutting cutter 57 is a cutting tool for cutting a cut piece (label) 114 on the mount 112 according to the shape of the label. In FIG. 1, the label 118 with a mount is obtained by cutting along the broken line 117 using the cutting cutter 57. The cutting cutter 57 may be configured to automatically cut after completion of label production, or may be configured to allow the user to manually cut the label with mount 118.
[0052]
A release sheet supply shaft 58 is provided above the transport path of the cut pieces 114 and the adhesive sheet 120. The release sheet supply shaft 58 has one end side of a release sheet 130 mounted on an outer peripheral surface thereof in a roll wound shape. The release sheet 130 on the release sheet supply shaft 58 is supplied to the pressing roller 53.
[0053]
In the vicinity of the release sheet supply shaft 58, a release sheet recovery shaft 59 is disposed. The release sheet collecting shaft 59 is a drive shaft driven by the motor 61, the other end of the adhesive sheet 130 is fixed on the outer peripheral surface thereof, and the release sheet 130 sent to the pressing roller 53 from the release sheet supply shaft 58. On its surface in a roll-wound form so as to be retrievable. Thus, the pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet 130 has a configuration in which the pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet 130 is stretched over the release sheet supply shaft 58 and the release sheet recovery shaft 59 via the pressing roller 53.
[0054]
Next, a block diagram showing a control circuit of the label issuing device 1 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.
[0055]
The label issuing device 1 according to the present embodiment includes a roller motor drive unit 91, an image recording head drive unit 92, a cutter drive unit 93, a control unit 94, a memory 95, and a display unit 96 as control circuits. , An operation unit 97 and an external input / output interface 98.
[0056]
Here, each functional unit, that is, a roller motor driving unit 91, an image recording head driving unit 92, a cutter driving unit 93, a control unit 94, a memory 95, a display unit 96, an operation unit 97, The external input / output interface 98 is connected via a bus 99, and is configured to be able to transmit and receive signals to and from each other via the bus 99.
Hereinafter, each functional unit will be described.
[0057]
The roller motor drive unit 91 generates a control signal for controlling the motors 17, 18, 43, 60, 61 independently or partially in synchronization with each other in response to a label creation instruction from the control unit 94, and controls each motor. 17, 18, 43, 60 and 61 are output. As a result, the roller motor drive unit 91 drives the continuous paper supply shaft 11, the continuous paper recovery shaft 12, the sandwiching roller 42, the pressing rollers 53 and 54, and the release sheet recovery shaft 59, and the continuous paper 110, the adhesive sheet. 120, and the movement of the release sheet 130.
[0058]
The image recording head drive unit 92 controls the movement of the image recording head 24 of the image recording unit 20 and the ink ejection control from the image recording head 24 in response to a label creation instruction from the control unit 94. Control is performed to record the image 112 on the continuous paper 110.
[0059]
The cutter sword drive unit 93 controls the vertical displacement operation of the cutter sword 34a and the position in the continuous paper width direction of the cutter sword 34a in response to the label creation instruction from the control unit 94, and the cutter sword 34a shapes the continuous paper 110 into a desired shape. Is controlled to be cut off. As a specific cutting method, for example, the cutter driving unit 93 calculates a region where the image 112 is formed based on the image data received from the control unit 94. Then, a cutting line to be cut is set at a position separated by a predetermined distance from the boundary line of the area where the image 112 is formed, and the cutter sword 34a and the cutting knife 34a are cut along the cutting line so as not to cut the image recording portion 114 inside the cutting line. The continuous paper 110 is driven, and the image recording portion 114, that is, the cut piece 114 is cut.
[0060]
Here, the position away from the boundary line by a predetermined distance may be a position where the distance from the boundary line is 0. Further, when the print instruction includes a cutting setting by the user, the cutting may be performed according to an arbitrary shape according to the user setting.
[0061]
The control unit 94 is a controller that comprehensively controls each functional unit of the label issuing device 1. Upon receiving a label creation instruction from the outside, the control unit 94 sends a label creation instruction to each of the roller motor driving unit 91, the image recording head driving unit 92, and the cutter blade driving unit 93 to start label generation.
[0062]
The memory 95 temporarily stores image data and the like received from the outside. The display unit 96 includes a display, a lighting lamp, and the like, and notifies a user of the state of the label issuing device 1. The operation unit 97 is a user interface including several types of keys and the like, and a user directly inputs an instruction to the label issuing device 1 via the keys and the like.
[0063]
The external input / output interface 98 is connected to an external personal computer 100 via a local cable, a telephone line, a LAN, the Internet, or the like. The external input / output interface 98 receives a label creation instruction and image data from the external personal computer 100. The received image data is temporarily stored in the memory 95.
[0064]
Hereinafter, label creation using the label issuing device 1 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.
[0065]
First, as a preparatory operation, when image data is received from an external personal computer 100 via the external input / output interface 98, the control unit 94 transmits the received image data to the roller motor driving unit 91, the image recording head driving unit 92, and the cutter. A label creation instruction is sent to the sword driving unit 73.
[0066]
Then, the roller motor drive unit 91 starts the drive control of the motor 18 and starts the conveyance control of the continuous paper 110 (step S1). Then, the image recording head driving unit 92 ejects various inks according to the image data while driving the image recording head 24 right and left, and records the image 112 on the continuous paper 110 (Step S2).
[0067]
When the image 112 is formed on the continuous paper 110, the continuous paper 110 moves to the image cutting unit 30 along the transport path. The cutter blade driving unit 93 calculates a region where the image 112 is formed based on the image data received from the control unit 94. Then, a cutting line to be cut is set at a predetermined distance from the boundary line of the area where the image 112 is formed, and the cutter blade 34a and the cutting knife 34a are cut along the cutting line so as not to cut the image recording portion 114 inside the cutting line. The continuous paper 110 is driven to cut the image recording portion 114, that is, the cut piece 114 (step S3).
[0068]
The cut-off piece 114 passes between the feed rollers 15 and 16 and projects from the continuous paper 110. The leading end of the extended continuous paper 110 is sandwiched between the sandwiching rollers 41 and 42 and moves forward. Then, the cut piece 114 is guided by the sandwiching rollers 41 and 42 of the cut piece transport section 40 and is conveyed onto the adhesive sheet 120 of the label producing section 50 (Step S4).
[0069]
The cut piece 114 is sandwiched between the pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet 120 and the release sheet 130 and is sandwiched between the pressing rollers 53 and 54, so that the adhesive is firmly adhered to the cut piece 114 and further cut off. The adhesive other than the area where the piece 114 exists is removed by the release sheet 130. After that, the cut piece 114 moves to the discharge port together with the mount 121 and is cut along the broken line 217 by using the cut cutter 57, so that the label with mount 218 is obtained.
[0070]
As described above, the label issuing device 1 according to the present embodiment includes the image recording unit 20 that records the image 112 on the continuous paper 110 and the image cutting that cuts the image recording portion (or cut piece) 114 including the image 112 from the continuous paper 110. The label forming unit 50 includes a unit 30 and an adhesive 122 attached to the image recording portion (or cutout portion) 114.
[0071]
Therefore, according to the present embodiment, based on image data from a personal computer, three operations are performed in one apparatus in the order of image recording, cutting, and application of an adhesive to create a label. Therefore, labels (seal) having various shapes can be created with the same ease as printing. Therefore, the load on the user is reduced, and efficient label creation can be performed.
[0072]
Also, according to the present embodiment, the cut pieces 114 are sequentially transported to the image recording unit 20, the image cutting unit 30, and the label creating unit 50 to generate a label. In the process of generating the label, the image 112 is recorded on the continuous paper 110 to which the adhesive is not attached, and the image recording portion 114 on which the image 112 is recorded is cut by the cutter 34a. Therefore, at the time of cutting, the adhesive does not adhere to the cutting tool such as the cutter blade, so that the cutting tool such as the cutter blade can always be kept sharper than the cutter of the type that cuts the seal. Therefore, the processing accuracy of the cutter sword is improved, and a more attractive label can be produced.
[0073]
Further, according to the present embodiment, the pressing rollers 53 and 54 of the label producing unit 50 overlap and hold the mounting sheet 121 having the adhesive 122 on the surface, the cutting piece 114, and the release sheet 130, thereby forming the cutting piece. The adhesive 122 is adhered to the adhesive 114, and the adhesive 122 on the mount 121 other than the area where the cut pieces 114 are overlapped is removed. Therefore, a label can be efficiently created by performing two operations simultaneously with one operation.
[0074]
Further, according to the present embodiment, the feed rollers 15 and 16 for projecting the cut pieces 114 from the continuous paper 110 and the cut pieces 114 projecting from the feed rollers 15 and 16 are nipped and conveyed to the label producing section 50. Sandwiching rollers 41 and 42. Therefore, the cut pieces 114 can be efficiently conveyed to the label producing unit 50.
[0075]
Further, according to the present embodiment, the movement of the image 112 from the image recording unit 20 to the image cutting unit 30 is performed via the continuous paper 110, and the movement of the cut piece 114 from the image cutting unit 30 to the label creating unit 50. Is performed via the sandwiching rollers 41 and 42. As described above, by performing smooth movement between the functional units, it is possible to provide an efficient label producing apparatus.
[0076]
Further, according to the present embodiment, the image recording head driving unit 92 forms the image 112 by driving the image recording head 24 according to the image data, and the cutter driving unit 73 generates the image 112 based on the previous image data. The image recording portion (cut piece) 114 is cut from the continuous paper 110 in accordance with the cutting line determined as described above.
[0077]
Therefore, the shape of the label (seal) can be determined according to the shape of the image data. In addition, when there is a special user setting, by configuring to cut into a shape corresponding to the user setting, it is possible to provide a label producing apparatus having a wider range of shape expression.
[0078]
In this embodiment, five motors 17, 18, 43, 60, and 61 are used to rotate various rollers. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and various gears, reduction gears, The number of motors may be reduced by using a clutch or the like.
[0079]
Also, in the present embodiment, the image recording unit 20 is an image recording apparatus of an ink jet system, but is not limited to this, and an image recording apparatus of various systems such as a laser system and a thermal system may be used. .
[0080]
Further, in the present embodiment, the image recording unit 20 is fixed to the housing or the like, and the image recording head 24 moves in the width direction of the continuous paper 110. However, the present invention is not limited to this. The image recording head 24 may be moved in the longitudinal direction of the continuous paper to form the image 112 by configuring the image recording heads 22 and 23 to be movable in the longitudinal direction of the continuous paper.
[0081]
Further, in the present embodiment, the image cutting unit 30 uses a flexible cutter, but is not limited to this, and a die cutting device or the like may be used.
[0082]
Further, in the present embodiment, the image cutting unit 30 is fixed to the housing or the like, and the cutter sword 34a moves in the width direction of the continuous paper 110. However, the present invention is not limited to this. , 33 are configured to be movable along the continuous paper longitudinal direction, so that the cutter blade 34 a is moved along the continuous paper longitudinal direction, and the cut piece 114 may be cut from the continuous paper 110. .
[0083]
Further, in the present embodiment, a pair of sandwiching rollers 42 and 43 are used as the cut-off piece conveying unit 40, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a pair of rollers and guide plates, a belt conveyor, or the like is used. The cut piece 114 may be transported from the image cutting section 30 to the label creating section 50.
(2nd Embodiment)
Hereinafter, a second embodiment of the label issuing device according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. In the following description, the description of the components already described is omitted to avoid duplication.
[0084]
FIG. 8 is a partially enlarged cross-sectional view of the label issuing device of the present embodiment. The label issuing apparatus according to the present embodiment is a modification of the label issuing apparatus 1 according to the first embodiment, ejects the roller 12 and the motor 18, replaces the release sheet supply shaft 58 with the intermediate roller 65, and further replaces the sandwiching roller 41 with the guide plate. 44.
[0085]
In the configuration of the present embodiment, the continuous paper 110 that has passed between the feed rollers 15 and 16 is directly sent between the pressing rollers 53 and 54 via the intermediate roller 65 that is positioned diagonally above, and the separation sheet collection shaft Collected by 59. That is, in the present embodiment, the continuous paper 110 also has a role of the release paper 130 for removing the adhesive in an unnecessary portion. According to this configuration, since there is no need to provide the release paper 130, the number of consumables is reduced, and maintenance is facilitated.
[0086]
8, the continuous paper 110 and the adhesive sheet 120 are always sandwiched between the pressing rollers 53 and 54. Therefore, when the continuous paper 110 moves, the adhesive sheet 120 also moves, and the adhesive The agent 122 will be removed. In order to avoid this, for example, the pressing roller 53 is normally retracted in the vertical direction of the backing sheet 121, and each time the cut piece 114 passes between the pressing rollers 53 and 54, a position where the cut piece 114 can be pressed together with the pressing roller 54. It may be configured to return to.
(Third embodiment)
Hereinafter, a third embodiment of the label issuing device according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 9 to 11. In the following description, the description of the components already described is omitted to avoid duplication.
[0087]
FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the label issuing device 2 of the present embodiment, and FIGS. 10 and 11 are enlarged cross-sectional views of a main part of the label producing unit. In the present embodiment, the image recording unit 20 records the image 212 on the continuous paper 110, and the image cutting unit 30 cuts out the image recording portion including the image 212 to obtain a cut piece 214, which is conveyed to the label creating unit 50. The operations up to this point are the same as in the first and second embodiments.
[0088]
The label issuing device 2 according to the present embodiment is configured such that the label producing unit 50 according to the first embodiment is modified, the release sheet collecting shaft 59 and the motor 61 are removed, the release sheet 130 is replaced with the laminated sheet 140 with an adhesive, (Label) 214 is configured to be laminated on the upper surface.
[0089]
As shown in FIG. 10 or 11, the laminated sheet 140 with an adhesive has a transparent film 141 and a colorless adhesive 142 laminated on the transparent film 141, as shown in FIG. 10 or 11. One end of the laminate sheet 140 is mounted on the shaft 58 in the form of a roll, and is supplied between the pressing rollers 53 and 54.
[0090]
In the present embodiment, the cutout piece 214 is sandwiched between the pressing rollers 53 and 54 while being sandwiched between the adhesive sheet 120 and the laminate sheet 140. In this state, when the adhesive 122 on the backing sheet 121 and the adhesive 142 on the transparent film 141 come into contact with the cut-out piece 214, the pressure is applied by the pressing rollers 53 and 54, and the adhesive is firmly attached to the front and back surfaces of the cut-out piece 221. I do. As a result, the cut piece 214 becomes a label (or seal) with a laminate in which an adhesive is attached to the back surface, an image is recorded on the front surface, and the front surface is laminated and coated.
[0091]
Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 9, by cutting along the broken line 217 using the cutting cutter 57, the label with mount 218 can be obtained. The cutting cutter 57 may be configured to automatically cut the label after completion of label creation, or may be configured to manually cut the label with mount 218 by a user.
[0092]
According to the present embodiment, three steps of image recording, cutting, and application of an adhesive are performed in one apparatus, and a label (seal) is created with the same ease as printing, and the label surface is coated with a laminate. It is possible to do.
[0093]
In the present embodiment, only the upper surface of the label is laminated and the lower surface of the label is composed of an adhesive and a backing sheet. However, the present invention is not limited to this. You may comprise so that it may coat.
(Fourth embodiment)
Hereinafter, a fourth embodiment of the label issuing device according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In the following description, the description of the components already described is omitted to avoid duplication.
[0094]
FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing the label issuing device 3 of the present embodiment, FIG. 13 is a partially enlarged perspective view showing the pressing rollers 72 and 73 of the label issuing device 3, and FIG. 5 is a partially enlarged cross-sectional view showing the pressing rollers 72 and 73 of FIG.
[0095]
In the label issuing device 3 of the present embodiment, one end side of the continuous paper 110 is mounted on the continuous paper supply shaft 11 in a roll winding shape. Then, the continuous paper 110 is sent from the continuous paper supply shaft 11 to the image recording unit 20 and the image cutting unit 30 via the guide rollers 13 and 14. Then, the continuous paper 110 is sent to a pair of pressing rollers 72 and 73 driven by a motor 78, is bent obliquely upward about the pressing roller 72, and is wound and collected by a continuous paper collection shaft 77. ing. Here, the continuous paper supply shaft 11 is driven by a motor 17, and the continuous paper collection shaft 77 is driven by a motor 79.
[0096]
Below the pair of pressing rollers 72 and 73, an adhesive sheet supply shaft 71 is provided. One end of an adhesive sheet 120 is attached to the adhesive sheet supply shaft 71 in a roll-wound shape on the outer peripheral surface thereof. The pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet 120 is sent upward from the backing paper supply roller 71 and is inserted between the pair of pressing rollers 72 and 73 from the same direction as the continuous paper 110. Then, the adhesive sheet 120 is bent around the pressing roller 73, is sent out in the same direction as the transport direction before the continuous paper 110 is bent by the pressing roller 72, and is discharged via guide rollers 74 and 75. It is discharged from the exit. A cutting cutter 76 is provided near the discharge port.
[0097]
In the present embodiment, the image recording unit 20 records the image 312 on the continuous paper 110 based on image data sent from an external personal computer. Then, as shown in FIG. 13, the cutter sword 34 a of the image cutting unit 30 cuts the image recording unit 314 including the image 312 into a cut piece 314. The cut piece 314 is sandwiched between the pressing rollers 72 and 73 together with the adhesive sheet 120 while being inserted into the hole 115 in the continuous paper 110 formed by cutting.
[0098]
As shown in FIG. 14, the pressing roller 72 has a shaft 72a and a cylindrical elastic cover member 72b that covers the outer peripheral surface of the shaft 72a. On the other hand, the pressing roller 73 has a shaft 73a and a cylindrical elastic cover member 73b that covers the outer peripheral surface of the shaft 73a, and is mounted at a position corresponding to the pressing roller 72 via the adhesive sheet 120. . The pressing rollers 72 and 73 are connected to each other via a pinion gear (not shown). The pressing rollers 72 and 73 rotate synchronously in a state of being engaged with the pinion gear, and move in the transport direction while holding the continuous paper 110 including the cutout 314 and the adhesive sheet 120 between the pressing rollers 72 and 73. Send it out.
[0099]
When the adhesive 122 comes into contact with the continuous paper 110 between the pressing rollers 53 and 54, the adhesive 122 is separated from the backing paper 121, transferred to the surface of the continuous paper 110, and removed from the backing paper 121.
[0100]
When the cut piece 114 is sandwiched between the pressing rollers 53 and 54, the cut piece 114 is pressed against the adhesive 122 by the pressing force of the pressing rollers 53 and 54, and the adhesive 122 is firmly attached to one surface of the cut piece 114. Adhere to. As a result, the cut piece 114 becomes a label (or a seal) having an adhesive adhered to the back surface and an image recorded on the front surface.
[0101]
The cut piece 114 (label) to which the adhesive has been applied is sent out to the discharge port together with the backing sheet 121, and cut along the broken line 317 by the cutting cutter 76, and the backing label 318 is generated.
[0102]
As described above, the label issuing apparatus 3 of the present embodiment sandwiches the cut piece 314 including the image 312 recorded by the image recording device 20 between the pressing rollers 72 and 73 together with the continuous paper 110 and the adhesive sheet 120, thereby forming the cut piece 314. The adhesive 122 is adhered to the base material, and the adhesive 122 is removed from the backing paper 121 except for the cutout 314 to produce a label.
[0103]
Therefore, according to the present embodiment, based on the image data from the personal computer, the image recording, cutting, and applying the adhesive are performed in one apparatus, and the label (labeling) is performed as easily as printing. Seal) can be created. Therefore, the load on the user is reduced, and label creation can be performed efficiently.
[0104]
Further, according to the present embodiment, since the adhesive 122 is removed by the continuous paper 110 via the pressing rollers 72 and 73, there is no need to separately provide a release sheet or a supply unit for the release sheet. Therefore, the size of the entire apparatus can be easily reduced. Further, the label issuing device 3 of the present embodiment has more internal space than the devices of the first and second embodiments due to the reduction in the number of components, so that the degree of freedom in design is increased.
[0105]
12 to 14, the continuous paper 110 and the adhesive sheet 120 are always sandwiched between the pressing rollers 72 and 73. Therefore, when the continuous paper 110 moves, the adhesive sheet 120 also moves, and the adhesive The agent 122 will be removed. In order to avoid this, for example, the pressing roller 72 is normally retracted in the vertical direction of the mount 121, and the position where the cut piece 114 can be pressed together with the pressing roller 73 each time the cut piece 114 passes between the pressing rollers 72, 73. It may be configured to return to.
[0106]
【The invention's effect】
According to the label issuing apparatus of the present invention, based on image data from a personal computer, three operations are performed in one apparatus in the order of image recording, cutting, and application of an adhesive to create a label. Therefore, it is possible to create labels (seal) of various shapes with the same ease as printing. Therefore, the load on the user is reduced, and efficient label creation can be performed.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a label issuing device according to an embodiment.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a cut-out piece transport unit of the label issuing device according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 3 is a sectional view of a cut-out piece conveying unit of the label issuing device according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a main part of the label creating unit according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 5 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a main part of the label creating unit according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 6 is a block diagram illustrating control of the label issuing device according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 7 is an operation flowchart of the label issuing device according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 8 is a partially enlarged cross-sectional view of a label issuing device according to a second embodiment.
FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a label issuing device according to a third embodiment.
FIG. 10 is an enlarged sectional view of a main part of a label producing unit according to a third embodiment.
FIG. 11 is an enlarged sectional view of a main part of a label creating unit according to a third embodiment.
FIG. 12 is a perspective view illustrating a label issuing device according to a fourth embodiment.
FIG. 13 is a partially enlarged perspective view showing a pressing roller of the label issuing device of the fourth embodiment.
FIG. 14 is a partially enlarged cross-sectional view illustrating a pressing roller of the label issuing device according to the fourth embodiment.
[Explanation of symbols]
1, 2, 3 ... label issuing device 10 ... continuous paper transport unit 11 ... continuous paper supply shaft 12 ... continuous paper collection shaft 13, 14, 52, 55, 56 ... guide roller 15 , 16 ... Delivery rollers 17, 18, 43, 60, 61, 78, 79 ... Motor 20 ... Image recording unit 21 ... Guide 24 ... Image recording head 30 ... Image cutting unit 31 ... Guide 34 ... Carriage 34a ... Cutting blade 40 ... Cut piece transporting part 41, 42 ... Nipping roller 44 ... Guide plate 50 ... Label making part 51 ... Adhesive Sheet supply rollers 53, 54, 72, 73 Nipping roller 57 Cutting cutter blade 58 Peeling sheet supply roller 59 Peeling sheet collecting roller 91 Roller motor drive part 92 ..Image recording head drive unit 93 ... Cutter sword drive unit 94 ... Control unit 95 ... Memory 96 ... Display unit 97 ... Operation unit 98 ... External input / output interface 99 ... Bus 100: Personal computer 110: Continuous paper 112, 212, 312: Image 114, 214, 314: Image recording portion or cut piece 117, 217, 317: Cut line 118, 218, 318: label with mount 120: adhesive sheet 121: mount 122: adhesive 130: release sheet 140: laminate sheet

Claims (11)

Image recording means for recording an image on a recording medium,
Cutting means for cutting the image recording portion including the image from the recording medium,
A label issuing device, comprising: an adhesive attaching unit that attaches an adhesive to the image recording portion. 2. The label issuing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the image recording portion is conveyed from the image recording unit to the cutting unit and the adhesive applying unit in this order. 2. The pressure-sensitive adhesive adhering means, wherein the adhesive is adhered to the image recording portion by superposing and holding the mount having the adhesive on its surface and the image recording portion. Or the label issuing device according to 2. 4. The label issuing apparatus according to claim 3, further comprising an adhesive removing unit that removes an adhesive on the mount, which is present in a region other than the area where the image recording portion is superimposed. 5. The label issuing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the adhesive removing unit has a release sheet to which the adhesive is transferred by coming into contact with the adhesive. The label according to claim 4, wherein the adhesive removing unit is configured to remove the adhesive by bringing the recording medium into contact with the adhesive after the image recording portion is cut. Issuing device. Having a pair of rollers to hold the image recording portion cut from the recording medium,
The label issuing device according to claim 1, wherein the pair of rollers transports the recording medium to the adhesive applying unit while holding the recording medium. The pressure-sensitive adhesive adhering means further adheres the pressure-sensitive adhesive to the image recording portion by further holding the recording medium together with the image recording portion and the backing sheet, and other than the region where the image recording portion is superimposed. 4. The label issuing device according to claim 3, wherein the adhesive on the mount is removed. The label issuing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising a laminating means for laminating the image using a film. The image recording unit forms an image according to image data, and the image cutting unit cuts the image recording portion from the recording medium according to a cutting region determined based on the image data. The label issuing device according to any one of claims 1 to 10. 12. The label issuing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the recording medium is a sheet without an adhesive.

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