JP2005035621A - Automatic labeler - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an automatic labeler capable of automatically peeling a label from a label with a mount while keeping a tube in a vertical state to wind and paste the label around the tube. <P>SOLUTION: The automatic labeler is constituted of a label cutting mechanism for cutting a label with a mount with information printed thereon into an elongated shape, a label feeding mechanism for transferring the cut label from the cutting mechanism to a label drop control mechanism, the label drop control mechanism for controlling the drop route of the label, a label set mechanism provided below the label drop control mechanism, a label peeling/pasting mechanism, and a release paper discharge mechanism for discharging the separated mount to a desired direction. The label set mechanism is designed to set the cut label with mount transferred from the label drop control mechanism to a predetermined position corresponding to a tubular pasting object rotatably and vertically held. The label peeling/pasting mechanism is designed to wind the label around the tube or the like inserted into a tube set part and vertically held therein, while peeling the label from the mount and rotating the object tube. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  When storing and managing various samples collected from the human body as specimens for inspection analysis, etc., the present invention automatically labels labels used for printing necessary information on labels and attaching them to sample tubes. The present invention relates to a so-called labeler. In particular, it is characterized in that the tube can be held in the vertical direction (vertical) so that the label can be attached.

  In recent years, with the development of biotechnology and the like, the need for sample tube storage management has increased, and improvement in the quality of management is desired due to the need for long-term management at low temperatures. -Use an ultra-thin label (for example, 25 to 50 microns in thickness) such as a low-temperature label as disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication No. 75480, fill the sample tube with a predetermined liquid, and print the information on the label. A technique for storing and managing under the environment (in liquid nitrogen at −196 ° C.) is adopted.

In this case, at present, there is no automatic label affixing device that meets the needs of this process, and it is customary that the manager performs the affixing manually. It is not uncommon to wear gloves due to restrictions from environmental conditions. In this case, the manual operation is more troublesome, and some kind of automatic labeling device is desired.
JP-A-10-262958

Of course, an automatic labeler still exists at present, but does not meet the purpose of use of the present invention in the following points.
1) The label corresponding to the current sample tube is 25 to 50 microns in thickness, the size is 7 to 14 mm wide, and the length is 65 mm. After printing predetermined information for each sheet, the tube corresponding to the information is held in the vertical direction. And there is no automatic sticking device.
2) In the apparatus that seems to be partially applicable, the target tube is set in the horizontal direction, and there is a concern about the influence of the internal filling liquid.
3) Cooperation with a general printing apparatus is not easy.

  In order to realize a small size and a low cost with a small amount, it is necessary to facilitate cooperation with a general-purpose printer, instead of providing a dedicated printing unit. On the other hand, from the management and operation aspect, it is required that the print information and the corresponding sample tube contents information are always completely matched in time series. At the same time, due to the nature of the contents, the sample tube is always premised on vertical operation.

  Therefore, in order to solve the above problems, the automatic labeler according to the present invention has a label cutting mechanism with a mount that cuts a label with a mount on which information is printed by a printing device into a strip shape, and a label with a mount that has been cut into a strip. The label cutting mechanism with mount for moving the label cutting mechanism with mount to the label drop control mechanism with mount, the label drop control mechanism with mount for controlling the drop path of the label with mount, and the label drop with mount with the mount Below the label-with-mounting drop control mechanism for mounting the label with a long and cut board that has been moved from the control mechanism in a predetermined position corresponding to the object to be pasted, such as a cylindrical tube rotatably held vertically. For the label set mechanism with mount and the target tube etc. that is inserted into the tube set section and held vertically Te and the label separating-bonding mechanism to wind by rotating the target tube the thin label while the thin label separating from the backing sheet, the backing sheet discharge mechanism for discharging the peeled backing to a desired direction, is made of.

  In addition to the above, a metal or conductive material roller having both the function of removing static electricity generated at the time of label cutting and the function of feeding the cut labels with a backing sheet in parallel is used for the label feeding mechanism with a backing sheet. (Claim 2) Further, the roller cross-section is circular or elliptical, and the roller surface is not mirror-finished but has a satin finish or hairline finish, or the surface is mirror-finished or satin finish or a hairline finish to form a slit in the surface axis direction (request) Item 3).

  Alternatively, the label drop control mechanism with a mount for guiding the label with a mount cut into a strip shape to a position corresponding to the object to be pasted to the label set mechanism with a mount uses gravity for the downward movement, In the horizontal positioning, the label is set at a predetermined position by a mechanical position control mechanism (Claim 4), and the label positioning mechanism for positioning the label with the mount in the horizontal direction is a spring type, The buffer head can be moved by a pendulum system or a swing system, and both left and right ends of the label with a mount come into contact with the buffer head so that the positions of both ends of the label are regulated (Claim 5). Yes, after label cutting, the label is temporarily stopped in the middle of label setting by using gravity and then aligned horizontally. An intermediate alignment setting stopper is provided to make the lower position control more accurate (Claim 6), and when the label is stopped and aligned horizontally, the relationship between the printed label data and the target tube is visually or Means for confirming with an automatic reading device is provided (claim 7).

  Also desired is a label peeling / pasting mechanism and a peeled mount for winding the thin label while rotating the target tube while peeling the thin label from the mount on the target tube etc. that is inserted into the tube set part and held vertically The mount release mechanism that discharges in the direction holds the label with the mount set at a predetermined position by the label set mechanism with the mount, and the left and right portions of the label with the mount are vertically sandwiched between a pair of fixed drive rollers and a movable driven roller, respectively. At the same time, the set on one side becomes the mount tension roller, and the set on the other side becomes the mount feed roller, and the label with the mount moves from the mount feed roller side to the mount tension roller side by the rotation of the fixed drive roller, and The target tube inserted into the tube set is held vertically by the fixed saddle roller and the moving saddle roller, At least one of the rollers is a driving roller and the other is a driven roller. The target roller is rotated by rotating this driving roller, and at the same time, the knife edge is slid in the direction of the label surface from the back side of the mount, and the label is peeled off from the mount A knife edge is attached to the rotating target tube (claim 8).

1) Predetermined information (for each label) is transmitted as print data to the general-purpose printer unit in the system by an information management host system PC or the like (hereinafter also referred to as “PC”), and the predetermined data by the general-purpose printer. Is printed on the label.
2) The label with the mount on which the predetermined data is printed is cut into a strip shape by the cutting mechanism, and a part of the label is removed from the static electricity, and sent out of the printer.
3) The label with the board cut long and thin is inserted into the guide wire of the label drop control mechanism with the mount in parallel by the feed roller composed of one or more of the label feed mechanisms with the mount, and once specified by the intermediate alignment setting stopper. Held in an intermediate position.
4) Visually check the label information of the label with mount that is held at the predetermined intermediate position by the intermediate alignment setting stopper, or automatically read the coded label data and check the consistency with the target sample tube, then manually or automatically To release the intermediate alignment setting stopper.
5) The label with the mount once held by the intermediate alignment setting stopper is dropped to the bottom along the guide wire of the label drop control mechanism with the mount by releasing the stopper lever, and the pendulum function of the buffer head of the label position setting mechanism As a result, the both end positions of the label are corrected and set to a predetermined position of the setting mechanism.
6) Check the conditions under which the target tube is inserted into the tube set, and automatically tighten both ends of the label with the fixed drive roller and the movable follower roller. Remove the label peeling / pasting mechanism from the back of the mount Touch the label edge off the backing sheet.
7) The target tube of the tube setting unit is held vertically by the fixed saddle roller and the movable saddle roller as the movable saddle roller moves in the horizontal direction. Then, the drive roller starts rotating, the target tube rotates due to this rotation, and the driven roller rotates due to the rotation of the target tube.
8) The label edge part peeled off in 6) is pressed against the rotating tube circumference part by the label peeling roller and knife edge. After that, the label peeled off from the mount by the rotation of the tube is applied to the tube circumference at the same time. Attached. The label surface is suppressed by the saddle roller to ensure labeling.
9) At the same time as label peeling / sticking, the mount is peeled and released by the rotation of the mount feed roller.

Further, it is possible to add the following steps following the above steps.
10) All mechanisms are reset to the state before printing by electronic control.
11) The tube that has been pasted is taken out of the tube set part manually or automatically, and the label data is confirmed.
12) Although the mount is curved to peel off, it is dropped into a mount storage box provided below the apparatus.
13) Mount using a common base so that it can be easily linked to the mechanism of the general-purpose printer.

  The automatic labeler of the present invention has a label of 25 to 50 microns in thickness and a size of 7 to 14 mm x 65 mm in length that is suitable for current sample tubes. And can be automatically pasted. In addition, it is possible to smoothly feed the cut labels with mounts one by one. Furthermore, the label data and the target tube can be confirmed before applying the label.

  Furthermore, it is possible to attach a label with the tube held vertically, and it is possible to cope with a change in the diameter of the tube and a change in the size of the label.

  Next, an embodiment of an automatic labeler according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. Reference numeral 1 denotes a general-purpose printer unit for printing predetermined information from a PC, and also includes a label cutting mechanism with a mount for cutting the printed label with a mount into a strip shape. Any known printer and mount label cutting mechanism can be used, and in any case, any information can be used as long as the information from the PC can be printed on the label with the mount as the label information, and the label with the mount can be cut into an elongated shape. .

  Reference numeral 2 denotes a metal roller serving as a label feeding mechanism with a mount for moving the cut and slender label with a mount from the label cutting mechanism with a mount to a label drop control mechanism with a mount to be described later. In the illustrated example, one roller 2 is shown, but a plurality of stages may be provided. The roller 2 has a function of removing the static electricity generated at the time of cutting by giving a predetermined rotation after cutting, and moving the label with a sheet mounted on the gravity drop guide wire 3 of the label drop control mechanism with a sheet smoothly and in parallel.

One cut label with a mount cannot be smoothly fed out due to static electricity generated at the time of cutting. Therefore, it is necessary to remove static electricity generated at the time of cutting. For that purpose, a roller 2 made of metal or conductive material is used for the label feeding mechanism with mount.
In addition, in order to remove static electricity, which is a cause of hindrance for smooth label feeding, and to feed a label with an elongated mount in parallel (horizontally), one or two elliptical rollers 2 of 9 to 10 mmΦ (ellipse) are provided. It is mounted on the stage, and the maximum installation level is + 0.5mm from the cutter exit level. Although the rotational speed (circumferential speed of the elliptical roller) also has an influence, as a result of various tests, about 300 RPM was appropriate. In addition, the roller may be circular in addition to the above-described elliptical cross section, and in order to further ensure the parallel feeding action, the surface of the roller is not a mirror finish but a matte or hairline finish, or the surface is A slit may be formed in the surface axis direction as a mirror surface, satin finish or hairline finish.

  The label drop control mechanism with mount performs positioning in the left-right direction with two sets of bent guide wires 3 for dropping and moving the label to a predetermined position, an intermediate alignment setting stopper 4 for securing the label alignment in the middle The label position setting mechanism is used.

  The guide wire 3 uses 0.6mmφ piano wire as the material, and along the position of 10mm inside from the left and right ends of the label with mount, the left and right piano wires are spaced slightly apart from each other with a slight gap between them. It is formed to be bent so that the label with the mount passes through the label feed mechanism with the mount to the label setting mechanism.

  In this case, since a smooth drop cannot always be guaranteed due to the occurrence of sliding friction between the label with the mount and the guide wire 3, an intermediate alignment setting stopper 4 is provided to ensure the alignment of the label with the mount falling in the middle. , Set-up control is automatically performed by lever control. As the intermediate alignment setting stopper 4, for example, as shown in the figure, a 1 mmφ steel wire is used, and the two stop levers 4 ′ are operated by a selector operating 30 degrees to instantaneously set and release the guide wire 3. The label with the mount that falls between the two piano wires is received by the stop lever 4 '. When stopping at this intermediate position, the contents of the two-dimensional code printed on the label can be confirmed visually or by an automatic reading device.

  Reference numeral 5 denotes a shock-absorbing head suspended in a swing manner at the tip of a sandwiching lever (not shown), which serves as a label position setting mechanism for correcting the lateral displacement of the label with a mount when dropped. The buffer head 5 is suspended in a swing manner so that it can swing freely from side to side. When the left and right buffer heads 5 are just in the vertical state, the position of the label with the mount becomes the correct position. As the buffer head, a swing system, a pendulum system, a comb buffer wire, a special buffer material, or the like is effective. Of course, there is no problem even if it is attached to a cam mechanism described later because it does not require such a high speed.

  The label with the mount whose drop position is defined by the label-with-mounting control mechanism with the mount and the label position setting mechanism finally has a fixed driving roller 6 and a movable driven follower provided vertically in pairs on the left and right at the bottom of the guide wire 4. Each of the rollers 7 is received between four vertical open rollers. Then, after receiving the label with the mount between the fixed driving roller 6 and the movable driven roller 7, the movable driven roller 7 is moved horizontally by a link mechanism to be described later, and the label with the mounting is moved with the fixed driving roller 6. It is clamped vertically by the mold driven roller 7.

  The rollers 6 and 7 function as a roller for releasing the label that has been moved, held, and peeled off when the label is peeled off from the mount and the tube is attached to the tube. For this purpose, one side (right side in the figure) is a mount tension roller 8, and the other (left side in the figure) is a mount feed roller 9, and the label with the mount is pulled from the mount feed roller 9 side by the rotation of rollers 6 and 7. It moves to the roller 8 side.

  The label peeling / sticking mechanism comprises a knife edge 10 for peeling the label from the mount, a tube set portion, and a fixed saddle roller 11 and a movable saddle type roller 12 having a label peeling / sticking function. is there.

  The knife edge 10 is formed so that the tip of the knife K formed in an L shape so as to be pivotable is sharpened, and the label starts peeling from the peeling start point (label edge) by protruding the knife edge 10 from the back side of the mount. The tip of the tube contacts a predetermined circumferential position of the target tube, and the label is peeled off from the mount and attached to the tube at the same time by moving and holding the tube.

  The tube set portion can be inserted and held in the vertical direction of the tube T to be wrapped around the label by two fixed saddle type rollers 11 and one movable saddle type roller 12. The fixed saddle roller 11 is a driving roller, and the movable saddle roller 12 is a driven roller. When the driving roller is rotated, the tube T is rotated.

  Reference numeral 13 denotes a label peeling roller, which cooperates with the knife edge 10 to remove the label from the mount. Specifically, the back surface of the knife edge 10 is brought close to the label peeling roller 13 when the knife rotates, and passes through a slight gap between the knife edge 10 and the peeling roller 13 so that the label with the mount is forcibly pulled. I have to do it.

  Each of the rollers other than the label peeling roller 13 is, for example, a 5 mmφ steel material covered with a 1 mm thick silicon tube. Further, it is assumed that the label peeling roller for leading the leading end (label edge) of label peeling at an angle with the knife edge 10 is covered with a silicon tube having a thickness of 0.7 mm and a thickness of 3 mm. The timing of driving and operation of the peeling / sticking mechanism can be cam operation by a common shaft (cam shaft D) driven by a motor, as will be described later.

  Note that the used mount with the label peeled off is bent so that it is dropped by a guide (not shown) into the lower mount (not shown) so as not to adversely affect each nearby roller. is there.

  Further, the adjustment of the attaching position with respect to the target tube T is performed by moving up and down a plurality of label base setting arms (not shown) for position adjustment. To operate the label bottom side setting arm up and down, an adjustment handle (not shown) is provided near the tube set opening or near the mechanism box.

  Next, examples of driving of each roller constituting the various mechanisms in the above embodiment, movement in the horizontal direction, and various cams and levers will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 2 is a plan view schematically showing a label peeling / sticking mechanism, FIG. 3 (a) shows a cam diagram of each cam, and FIG. 2 (b) shows a cam A, a connecting rod Aa and a lever. It is a side view which shows the relationship of a.

  The cam shaft D includes a moving cam A for a knife K having a knife edge 10 formed at the tip, a moving cam B for a moving saddle type roller 12 for holding a tube, and a moving driven roller 7 for holding a label with a mount. The cams C are fixed, and the cam shaft D is rotated by a motor (not shown).

  The lever a is moved by a cam A via a connecting rod Aa with a fulcrum Pa as a fulcrum. The spring Sa is pulled toward the fixed point f. Two movable driven rollers 7 are disposed on the lever a with the fulcrum Pa interposed therebetween. As shown in FIG. 3B, the connecting rod Aa is bent into a key shape so as to come into contact with the cam A on the side far from the lever a. The cam A has a shape as shown in the cam diagram of FIG. 3A. When the displacement amount is 0, the cam A is pulled by the spring Sa, and the lever a rotates to the left in the drawing, thereby moving the driven follower. The roller 7 is separated from the fixed drive roller 6. As the cam A rotates, the connecting rod Aa is pulled to the cam A side, and accordingly, the lever a rotates to the right, and the movable follower roller 7 comes into contact with the fixed drive roller 6.

  The lever b is moved by the cam B via the connecting rod Bb with the fulcrum Pb as a fulcrum. The spring Sb is pulled toward the fixed point f. A movable saddle type roller 12 is disposed on the lever b on the opposite side of the spring Sb with the fulcrum Pa interposed therebetween. The connecting rod Bb is bent into a key shape like the connecting rod Aa shown in FIG. 3 (b), and comes into contact with the cam B on the side far from the lever b. The cam B has a shape as shown in the cam diagram of FIG. 3 (a). When the displacement amount is 0, the cam B is pulled by the spring Sb, and the lever b rotates to the left in the drawing. The gap between the roller 12 and the fixed saddle type roller 11 is wide, and the tube T can be inserted and removed. As the cam B rotates, the connecting rod Bb is pulled to the cam B side, and as a result, the lever b rotates to the right, the gap between the movable saddle roller 12 and the fixed saddle roller 11 becomes narrower, and the tube T is pinched. It becomes a state to do.

  The lever c is moved by the cam C via the connecting rod Cc with the fulcrum Pc as a fulcrum. The spring Sc is pulled toward the fixed point f. The tip of the lever c opposite to the spring Sc across the fulcrum Pc is in contact with the corner h of the L-shaped knife K. The knife K is pulled toward the fixed point f by the spring Sk on the opposite side of the knife edge 10 across the fulcrum Pk.

  The connecting rod Cc is bent into a key shape like the connecting rod Aa shown in FIG. 3B, and comes into contact with the cam C on the side far from the lever c. The cam C has a shape as shown in the cam diagram of FIG. 3A. When the displacement amount is 0, the cam C is pulled by the spring Sc and the lever c rotates to the left in the drawing. Then, the knife K is pulled by the spring Sk, and the corner portion h of the knife K rotates to the right while contacting the tip of the lever c, so that the knife edge 10 is located away from the label L with mount. As the cam C rotates, the connecting rod Cc is pulled toward the cam C, and the lever c rotates to the right accordingly. Then, the knife K rotates to the left when the corner h is pushed by the tip of the lever c, and the knife edge 10 rotates so as to push the label L with mount from the mount side to the tube T side.

  The cam diagram of the cam E shown in FIG. 3 (a) is a cam for transmitting rotational power to the drive rollers of the fixed drive roller 6 and the fixed saddle roller 1, and the rotation of a motor (not shown) is respectively shown. Plays a role in communicating to Laura. When the displacement amount of the cam E is 0, each roller does not rotate. When the cam E reaches a predetermined displacement amount, the rotation of the motor is transmitted to the roller, and each roller functions as a drive roller. As shown in FIG. 3 (a), the cams start to displace sequentially after a short time in the order of cam A, cam B, cam C, and cam D. At the same time, the displacement amount becomes zero.

Next, the operation of the above-described automatic labeler of the present invention will be described based on the operation explanatory diagrams of FIGS. 4 to 10 and the flowchart of FIG.
When the rotation angle of each cam is 0 degree and the displacement amount is 0, the motor stops. When the start button is pressed, the motor starts rotating and each cam rotates once and stops. At the position where the rotation angle of each cam is 0 degree and the displacement amount is 0, there is a space between the fixed drive roller 6 and the movable driven roller 7 as described above, and the label L with mount is dropped between them. It can be stored. Further, the tube set portion formed by the fixed saddle type roller 11 and the movable saddle type roller 12 is such that the tube T is held almost vertically and can be inserted and removed.

  First, the target tube T around which the label is wound is inserted into the tube set portion. The tube T is held vertically by the fixed saddle roller 12 and the movable saddle roller 12. However, the set of the target tube T may be after the information confirmation printed on the label described later. Then, the print information corresponding to the target tube T is input by the PC, the start button of this apparatus is pressed, a print command is issued to the printer of the printer unit 1, and the predetermined information is printed on the label with mount. Then, the label with the mount is cut into an elongated shape by the label cutting mechanism with the mount. After pressing the start button, basically it may be performed automatically until the label winding is completed, but if necessary, a checkpoint may be provided in the middle to temporarily stop the operation. . Further, instead of pressing the start button, when the target tube T is inserted into the tube set portion, this may be detected and printing and label winding may be automatically performed automatically.

  The label L with backing paper cut by the label cutting mechanism with backing paper is sent to the guide wire 3 of the drop control mechanism while static electricity is removed by the rotation of the roller 2 serving as a label feeding roller. Then, the label with the mount, which has fallen due to gravity in the gap between the two sets of guide wires 3 composed of two piano wires, falls by the two stop levers 4 'by rotating the intermediate alignment setting stopper 4. Receive and stop the label with the mount. The print information is checked visually or by an automatic reading device.

  After confirming the print data, if the target tube T is inserted in advance, it is confirmed that the target tube T is inserted, and if the target tube T is to be inserted at this time, the target tube T is inserted. insert. Note that this insertion confirmation may be performed automatically or by visual confirmation. After this confirmation, the intermediate alignment setting stopper 4 is automatically or manually rotated and released, and a pair of labels L with a mount is provided vertically on the left and right at the bottom of the guide wire 3 as shown in FIG. Further, it is dropped between four vertical open rollers consisting of a fixed drive roller 6 and a movable driven roller 7.

  If the label with the mount falls between the open rollers, the initial position of label application is automatically detected by an appropriate method. Then, the buffer head 5 corrects the lateral displacement of the label L with the mount, and adjusts the label so that it is in the correct position. The buffer head 5 is suspended in a swing manner so that it can swing freely from side to side. When the left and right buffer heads 5 are just in the vertical state, the position of the label L with mount is set to the correct position. The buffer head 5 is automatically moved to a predetermined position only when necessary by a cam mechanism (not shown), and is retracted so as not to disturb other operations in other cases.

  When the label L with the mount falls between the vertical open rollers and the left and right positions are adjusted by the buffer head 5, the cam shaft D is rotated to start the rotation of the cam A, the cam B, the cam C, and the cam D. The cam shaft D may start rotating simultaneously with the start of the apparatus. These can be arbitrarily determined by changing the shape of the square cam.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 5, the cam A starts to be displaced as shown in FIG. 3A, and the lever a is rotated to the right, and the label L with the mount is fixed to the fixed driving roller 6 and the movable driven roller 7. Hold vertically. It should be noted that the clamping strength of the fixed driving roller 6 and the movable driven roller 7 is basically the same tightening strength on the mount tension roller 8 side and the mount feed roller 9 side. However, depending on the case, the left mount feeding roller 9 may be tightened to such a degree that the mount label L can freely move. Alternatively, the mount feeding roller 9 may be a driven roller in which both rollers are sandwiched.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 3A, the cam B starts to be displaced and the lever b is rotated to the right, so that the target tube T is sandwiched between the fixed saddle roller 11 and the movable saddle roller 12. In addition, the tube insertion aperture of the tube set portion can be changed by exchanging the cam B, and it is possible to deal with tubes T having different shapes and diameters.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 3A, the cam C starts to be displaced and rotates the lever c to the right. When the lever c is gradually rotated to the right, the corner K of the knife K is pushed by the tip of the lever c and gradually rotated to the left. When the knife K rotates to the left, the knife edge 10 contacts the back side of the mount as shown in FIG. When the cam C further rotates, the knife K is further pushed to further protrude the knife edge 10 as shown in FIG. Then, the label L with mount is moved so as to be in contact with the peeling roller 13 so as to be pulled by the knife edge 10 as shown in FIG.

  Further, the cam D also starts to be displaced as shown in FIG. 3A to rotate the fixed type driving roller 6 and the fixed saddle type roller 11. In the illustrated example, the two fixed saddle type rollers 11 are both drive rollers.

  When the fixed drive roller 6 starts to rotate counterclockwise, the label L with the mount is sandwiched between the fixed drive roller 6 and the movable driven roller 7, so that the label L with the mount becomes the left mount by the rotation of the roller. It slides from the feed roller 9 side to the right mount tension roller 8 side. Further, when the fixed saddle roller 11 starts to rotate clockwise, the target tube T rotates counterclockwise.

  Then, when the cam C further rotates and further protrudes the knife edge 10 as shown in FIG. 7, the label L with mount is further pulled toward the tube T, the label edge portion is peeled off from the mount, and the label is moved to the tube T. Stick. Then, since the tube T is rotating by the rotation of the fixed saddle type roller 11, the label is peeled off from the mount and starts to be wound around the tube T.

  On the other hand, the fixed drive roller 6 is rotated in synchronization with the rotation speed of the tube T to move the label L with the mount to the right side. Then, as shown in FIGS. 8 to 9, the label is peeled off from the mount by the rotation of the tube T and wound around the tube. Further, the mount is forcibly moved to the right side by the rotation of the fixed drive roller 6, and is dropped into the lower mount by the guide. In addition, in order to make the attachment of the label to the tube more reliable, the label surface is applied with the label surface suppressed so that the fixed saddle roller 11 and the movable saddle roller 12 press the label attached to the outer periphery of the tube T. Make sure.

  When the cam shaft D further rotates and the label is attached to the tube T and the remaining mount is dropped onto the mount by the mount pulling roller 8, the displacement amounts of the cam A, cam B, cam C, and cam D become zero. . Then, as shown in FIG. 10, the knife edge 10 is rotated in the opposite direction, and the movable saddle type roller 12 is moved to loosen the tube T so that the tube T can be pulled out from the tube set portion. This completes one step, stops the device and resets the system.

  Thereafter, the tube T on which the label has been wound is taken out from the tube setting portion. In addition, when it is a condition for the apparatus start that the target tube T is inserted into the tube set part when the apparatus is started, the system is reset by detecting that the tube T has been removed from the tube set part. May be.

  In addition, about the said sequence, each position detection, space detection, and timer control are implement | achieved combining, and what is necessary is just to carry out using a 1 or several electric motor for a drive.

It is a perspective view of the automatic labeler of this invention. It is a top view which shows a label peeling and affixing mechanism typically. (A) is a cam diagram of each cam, and (B) is a side view showing the relationship between the cam, the connecting rod, and the lever. It is an operation explanatory view of the pasting mechanism that rotates the target tube around the target tube that holds the thin label vertically while peeling the thin label from the mount, and the cut label with the mount is positioned by the set mechanism Is shown. FIG. 4 shows a state where the label with the mount is sandwiched between the fixed drive rollers, the knife edge is rotated, and the tip of the knife edge is in contact with the back surface of the mount. FIG. 5 shows a state where the label with the mount is sandwiched between the fixed drive rollers, the knife edge is rotated, and the knife edge is slightly rotated toward the target tube side so as to press the back surface of the mount. FIG. 7 shows a state in which the label with the mount is sandwiched between the fixed drive rollers, the knife edge is rotated and pressed by the knife edge, and the label contacts the target tube. FIG. 8 shows a state where the label with the mount is continuously pressed by the knife edge, and the label is peeled off from the mount and slightly wound around the target tube. FIG. 9 shows a state where the label with the mount is continuously pressed by the knife edge, the label is peeled off from the mount, and is wound about half by the target tube. Following FIG. 9, the label is peeled off from the mount and completely wound around the target tube, and the peeled mount is released and the knife edge is rotated so that it returns to its original position. It is a flowchart explaining the action | operation of the automatic labeler of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Printer part 2 Roller 3 Guide wire 4 Intermediate alignment setting stopper 4 'Stop lever 5 Buffer head 6 Fixed type drive roller 7 Moving type driven roller 8 Mount tension roller 9 Mount paper feed roller 10 Knife edge 11 Fixed saddle type roller 12 Moving rod Mold roller 13 Label peeling roller A Knife moving cam B Tube holding moving saddle type roller moving cam C Mounted label clamping moving type driven roller moving cam D Cam shaft K Knife T Tube L Mounted label

Claims (8)

  A label cutting mechanism with a mount that cuts a label with a mount on which information has been printed by a printing device into a strip shape, and a label with a mount that has been cut into a strip is moved from the label cutting mechanism with a mount to the label drop control mechanism with a mount. A label feed mechanism with a mount, a label drop control mechanism with a mount that controls the drop path of the label with a mount, and a long and cut label with a mount that has been moved from the label drop control mechanism with a mount are held vertically in a rotatable manner. A label setting mechanism with a mount provided below the label drop control mechanism with a mount, which is set in a predetermined position corresponding to an object to be pasted, such as a cylindrical tube, and is inserted into the tube setting section and held vertically. While peeling the thin label from the mount on the target tube, etc., rotate the thin label to roll the target tube. Automatic kicking wherein the label separating-bonding mechanism, a mount release mechanism for discharging the peeled backing to a desired direction, in that it consists labeler.   2. A metal or conductive material roller having both a function of removing static electricity generated at the time of label cutting and a function of feeding the cut labels with a backing sheet in parallel to each other. Automatic labeler.   The automatic labeler according to claim 2, wherein the roller has a circular or elliptical cross section, and the roller surface is not mirror-finished but has a satin finish or a hairline finish, or the surface is a mirror finish or a satin finish or a hairline finish to form a slit in the surface axis direction. .   The label-with-mounting drop control mechanism that guides the label with a board cut into a strip shape to the label setting mechanism with the board positioned at the location corresponding to the object to be pasted uses gravity for the downward movement, The automatic labeler according to claim 1, wherein the label is set at a predetermined position by a label position setting mechanism by mechanical control.   The label position setting mechanism for positioning the label with the mount in the left-right direction has a buffer head that can be moved by a spring type, pendulum method, or swing method, and the left and right ends of the label with the mount are in contact with the buffer head. The automatic labeler according to claim 4, wherein both end positions of the label are regulated.   5. The automatic labeler according to claim 4, wherein after the label cutting, the label is temporarily stopped in the middle of the label setting by using gravity and aligned horizontally, and an intermediate alignment setting stopper is provided to make subsequent label drop position control more accurate. .   The automatic labeler according to claim 6, further comprising means for visually or automatically checking an association between the printed label data and the target tube when the labels are stopped and aligned horizontally. The label peeling / pasting mechanism and the peeled mount in the desired direction while rotating the target tube while peeling the thin label from the mount while peeling the thin label from the mount on the target tube etc. that is inserted vertically into the tube set section The board release mechanism that discharges the label with the mount set at a predetermined position by the label set mechanism with the mount, and vertically sandwiches the left and right portions of the label with the mount with a pair of fixed drive roller and movable follower roller, respectively, The set on one side becomes the mount tension roller, and the set on the other side becomes the mount feed roller, and the label with mount is moved from the mount feed roller side to the mount tension roller side by the rotation of the fixed drive roller, and the tube set The target tube inserted into the section is held vertically by the fixed saddle roller and the moving saddle roller, and the fixed saddle roller At least one of these is a drive roller and the other is a driven roller.The drive roller is rotated to rotate the target tube, and at the same time, the knife edge is slid from the back of the mount toward the label surface, and the label is peeled off the mount by the knife edge. The automatic labeler according to claim 1, wherein the automatic labeler is attached to a rotating target tube.

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