JP2005238754A - Label printer - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a portable type label printer which can print and issue on a label without a support paper sheet which does not have a cutting off line such as a perforation. <P>SOLUTION: This label printer is constituted by providing a sensing section 61 and a cutter section 60. In this case, the sensing section 61 can freely appear/disappear in a vicinity of the exit of a label handle port 46 of a support paper separating device 42. The cutter section 60 comprises a movable blade 62, a link 63, and a spring 64. In this case, the movable blade 62 can freely appear/disappear on the deeper side than the sensing section 61 and on the upstream side in a paper carrying direction more than a sensor 47. The link 63 is connected with the sensing section 61 in order to alternately make the movable blade 62 appear/disappear. The spring 64 urges the sensing section 61 to the label handle port 46 side. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a label printer, and more particularly to a portable label printer that is worn on the body of an operator.

  A label printer is a device that prints and issues a label temporarily attached to a belt-like mount. In this label printer, there are a case where a label is issued while temporarily attached to a mount (hereinafter referred to as continuous issue) and a case where a label is released after being released from the mount (hereinafter referred to as release issue).

  In the case of continuous issuance, printing is continuously performed on a predetermined number of labels, and the printed labels are sent out from the outlet while temporarily attached to the mount, and the belt-shaped mount is separated. And when using, a label is peeled from a strip | belt-shaped mount sheet | seat one by one.

In the case of peeling issuance, the label is printed one by one, and the label is peeled off from the belt-like mount and issued. The issued label is kept waiting at the outlet of the printer main body and is taken out when used.
Here, a label printer provided with both continuous issue and release issue usually has two types of paper routes. That is, a paper route for release issuance provided with a peeling means for mount and a paper route for continuous issuance without peeling means are provided, and the paper route is changed by a switch to switch between continuous issue and release issue.

The following patent documents are known as label printers that are easy to control while reducing size and weight.
JP 2002-128039 A

  By the way, in recent years, labels without a strip-like mount (hereinafter referred to as “no-mounting label”) have started to be used after the surface of the pressure-sensitive adhesive label itself is peeled and wound.

  The label-less label for the label printer needs to have a perforation line formed in advance in the label, and when a predetermined number of sheets are issued from the label printer, the label is manually cut off by the cut line.

  However, a mountless label in which a cut line such as a perforation is formed not only increases the manufacturing cost, but also tends to bend at the cut line portion and is difficult to stably run in the label printer.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems of the prior art, and an object of the present invention is to provide a portable label printer capable of issuing a print on a non-mounting label having no cut line such as a perforation.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a printing means for printing a continuous belt-like label and sending the label to an outlet of a printer main body, and is provided at the outlet of the printer main body so as to be movable forward and backward. Is a label with a mount, and is provided in the peeling means for separating the mount from the label by being advanced and arranged at the outlet, and the peeling means is arranged at the outlet. Detecting means for detecting a label positioned at the outlet, control means for controlling the label to wait at the outlet while the detecting means detects the label, and the detecting means And a cutter unit that is provided on the upstream side in the label conveyance direction and that cuts by pressing a continuous label.

  According to the present invention, since the label detecting means is arranged in the peeling means provided at the label outlet so as to freely move forward and backward, the continuous issuing for issuing the label with the mount and the peeling issuing for releasing the label from the mount and issuing it. In addition, it is possible to make a common paper route for continuous issuance and peeling issuance.

  Further, since the cutter unit is provided on the upstream side of the detection unit in the label conveying direction, when printing on a non-mounting label without a cut line such as a perforation, the peeling unit is moved to the peeling issuing position one by one. Prints can be issued and pressed against the cutter unit for cutting.

  A preferred embodiment of a label printer according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings by using an example of a portable label printer.

  1 and 2 are a perspective view and a side view, respectively, of the label printer 10 in a posture to be mounted on the worker's body. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the label printer 10 with the opening / closing cover 18 opened.

  As shown in these drawings, the label printer 10 has a clip 13 on the back surface of the apparatus main body 12 and is used by sandwiching a user's belt or the like (not shown) between the clip 13 and the apparatus main body 12. Worn by the person.

  An opening / closing cover 18 is rotatably supported on the apparatus main body 12 and is opened sideways as shown in FIG. 3 by pushing the opening / closing lever 16 upward. When the opening / closing cover 18 is opened, the loading unit 14 is exposed, and the label sheet 15 wound in a roll shape is loaded into the loading unit 14. As shown in FIG. 4, the label sheet 15 may be a label with a mount in which a plurality of labels 19 are temporarily attached to a strip-shaped mount 17 at regular intervals, or a label without a mount.

  A data transmission / reception unit 20 is provided in the upper part of the apparatus main body 12, and a transmission / reception apparatus (not shown) is provided inside the cover 22. Thereby, the signal of print data can be communicated with a handy terminal or the like (not shown) via infrared rays or the like. Reference numeral 24 denotes a lever for changing the direction of the transmission / reception device, and reference numeral 26 denotes a connector for directly connecting a signal cable for communication.

  An operation unit 30 is provided on the upper surface of the apparatus main body 12, and a feed button 32, a print button 34, and a status lamp 36 are arranged in parallel. When the print button 34 is pressed, the label 19 is printed and sent out. When the feed button 32 is pressed, the label 19 is sent out without printing. The status lamp 36 is turned on when the data transmitting / receiving unit 20 receives data.

  A printing unit is provided inside the apparatus main body 12. As shown in FIG. 3, the printing unit includes a platen roller 52 disposed at the upper end of the opening / closing cover 18 and an apparatus main body so as to face the platen roller 52 as shown in FIG. 4 when the opening / closing cover 18 is closed. 12 and the thermal head 50 disposed in the position 12. Between the thermal head 50 and the platen roller 52, the leading end of the label paper 15 loaded in the loading unit 14 is pulled out and set, and the thermal head 50 is controlled to generate heat while rotating the platen roller 52. A price, a barcode, and the like are printed (printed) on the label 19. The printed label 19 is discharged from a label sheet outlet 40 formed between the upper end of the opening / closing cover 18 and the apparatus main body 12. A turning roller 53 is disposed inside the label paper outlet 40 so as to extend in the width direction of the label paper 15.

  The label sheet take-out port 40 is provided with a mount peeling device 42 that can be moved forward and backward. The mount peeling device 42 is slidably provided on the outer surface of the apparatus main body 12, and is slid in the vertical direction by narrowing the distance between the pair of sandwiching knobs 44, 44, and is moved downward to slide the label paper. Arranged at the outlet 40.

  A label removing port 46 is formed in the mount sheet peeling device 42, and when the mount sheet peeling device 42 is disposed below, the position of the label removing port 46 coincides with the position of the label sheet removing port 40.

  Further, a roller 45 is rotatably supported by the mount peeling device 42. When the mount 45 is slid downward, the roller 45 presses the mount 17 of the label sheet 15 against the platen roller 52 and conveys the mount 17 to separate the mount 17 from the label 19. Further, the roller 45 is circumscribed by the platen roller 52, and the separated mount is sandwiched and conveyed by the roller 45 and the platen roller 52.

  A sensor 47 for detecting the label 19 is provided at the label outlet 46. The sensor 47 has a light emitting element and a light receiving element, and detects the label 19 by receiving reflected light of light emitted from the light emitting element by the light receiving element. When the sensor 47 detects the label 19 at the label outlet 46, a detection signal is transmitted to a control device (not shown), and the control device controls the printing unit to stop issuing the label 19. The sensor 47 is controlled so that it is always turned on when the label printer 10 is turned on.

  Further, a penetrating window 42A is formed in the upper part of the mount peeling device 42 as shown in FIG. 5, and the display 12A or the display 12B written on the apparatus main body 12 can be seen through the window 42A. it can. The display 12A is a display indicating continuous issue, for example, “STD”, and can be viewed from the window 42A when the mount peeling device 42 is disposed upward. In addition, the display 12B is a display indicating that the release is issued, for example, “DSP”, and can be viewed from the window 42A when the mount peeling device 42 is disposed below.

  In addition, the code | symbol 54 of FIG. 1 is a battery cover, and a battery is accommodated in an inside. Reference numeral 56 denotes a power switch for switching the power supply of the label printer 10.

  Reference numeral 60 denotes a cutter unit (shown only in FIGS. 6 and 7) provided in the label outlet 46 of the mount peeling device 42. The cutter unit 60 is provided in the vicinity of the outlet of the label handle port 46 so as to be able to appear and retract. A sensing unit 61; a movable blade 62 provided on the back side of the sensing unit 61 so as to be movable in and out of the sensor 47; and a link 63 connecting the sensing unit 61 and the movable blade 62. , And a spring 64 that urges the sensing unit 61 toward the label handle 46 side.

  The upper end of the sensing unit 61 is peeled off by silicone resin processing, fluororesin processing, or the like so that the label adhesive does not adhere. When the sensing unit 61 is pushed against the spring 64, the movable blade 62 is pressed. Protrudes into the label handle 46.

  Next, the operation of the label printer 10 configured as described above will be described.

  First, when printing on a label with a mount, the label printer 10 continuously issues the printed label 19 with the printed label 19 temporarily attached to the mount 17, and a peeling issue in which the mount 17 is released from the printed label 19. Can be selected and used.

  When used in continuous issuance, as shown in FIGS. 4 (A) and 5 (A), the mount peeling device 42 is slid upward. As a result, the backing sheet peeling device 42 is retracted from the label sheet outlet 40, so that the label 19 that has passed through the label sheet outlet 40 is sent out without being peeled off. At this time, since the sensor 47 is in the retracted state from the label paper outlet 40 together with the mount peeling device 42, the label 19 is not detected. Accordingly, the label 19 can be continuously issued without being stopped.

  4B and FIG. 5B, the board peeling device 42 is slid downward, and the board peeling device 42 is disposed at the label paper outlet 40 as shown in FIGS. 4B and 5B. At this time, the label 19 is peeled from the mount 17 by the turning roller 53. When the mount 17 is nipped and conveyed by the roller 45 and the platen roller 52, the label 19 is peeled off from the mount 17 and the label outlet 46 is discharged. When the label 19 is positioned at the label outlet 46, the sensor 47 detects this, and the label 19 issuance is stopped. When the label 19 is removed, the sensor 47 detects that the label 19 is not present, and issues one label. Thereby, the single label 19 which peeled the mount 17 is issued.

  Then, when printing and issuing a non-mounting label without a cut line, the non-mounting label 65 is used through the label handle 46 with the mounting peeling device 42 in the peeling issue position as shown in FIG.

  At this time, the sensor 47 is in operation, and stops the conveyance of the label 65 every time a label is printed ((A) in FIG. 7).

  Next, when the printed label 65 is pinched with a finger and pulled toward the sensing unit 61, the sensing unit 61 is pushed by the label, and the movable blade 62 is directed toward the no-mounting label 65 upstream of the sensor 47. It protrudes and this is cut | disconnected ((B) of FIG. 7).

  When the mountless label 65 is cut, the sensing unit 61 and the movable blade 62 are returned to their original positions by the spring 64, and the sensor 47 generates a signal for enabling printing of the next label.

  As described above, according to the label printer 10 of the present embodiment, since the sensor 47 used for the peeling issue is attached to the mount peeling device 42, the mount peeling device 42 is retracted from the label paper take-out port 40 at the time of continuous issuing. Then, the sensor 47 is also retracted, and the label 19 is not detected even if the power of the sensor 47 is not turned off. In other words, the label printer 10 automatically switches the issue mode between continuous / peeling by simply sliding the mount stripping device 42 up and down, eliminating the need for complicated operations.

  In addition, according to the label printer 10, the continuous issuance and peeling issuance are switched by moving the backing sheet peeling device 42 forward and backward to the label sheet take-out port 40. The device can be downsized.

  Furthermore, since there is a cutter part on which the movable blade protrudes when the sensing part is operated by pulling a continuous no-board label on the upstream side in the label conveying direction of the detection means, there is no board without a cut line like a perforation. When printing on the label, the peeling means can be moved to the peeling issue position to issue the print one by one and cut by the cutter unit.

The perspective view which shows schematic structure of the label printer of this Embodiment Side view of the label printer shown in FIG. Perspective view of label printer with open / close cover open Schematic diagram showing the action of the backing paper peeling device Front view showing the action of the mount peeling device Enlarged perspective view of mount peeling device Operation explanatory diagram of the cutter unit

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Label printer, 12 ... Apparatus main body, 15 ... Label paper, 18 ... Opening / closing cover, 40 ... Label paper take-out device, 42 ... Mount paper peeling device, 45 ... Roller, 46 ... Label take-out device, 47 ... Sensor, 60 ... Cutter Part 61 .. detecting part 62 .. movable blade 63. Link 64 .. spring

Claims (1)

When printing is performed on a strip-like continuous label, the printing means for sending the label to the outlet of the printer main body, and the printer main body outlet can be freely moved back and forth. By separating the label from the label, the label located at the outlet is provided at the outlet and disposed at the outlet when the separator is disposed at the outlet. A detecting means for detecting, a control means for controlling the label to wait at the take-out port while the detecting means is detecting the label, and a detecting means provided on the upstream side in the label conveying direction of the detecting means. A label printer comprising a cutter unit that presses and cuts continuous labels.

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