JP2007283727A - Laminator - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a laminator which can cut a film while properly leaving a residual space in the width direction of a laminated film based on the width of a sheet-shaped substrate. <P>SOLUTION: The laminator 10 for laminating the sheet-shaped substrate 100 held between an upper laminated film 51-1 and a lower laminated film 51-2 has a feeding part 20 into which the sheet-shaped substrate 100 is charged, a substrate guide part 21 set in the feeding part 20, a guide mechanism part 22 for driving the substrate guide part 21 in conformity with the width of the sheet-shaped substrate 100, a cutter part 31 for cutting both end parts in the width direction of the upper and lower laminated films 51-1 and 51-2 of the laminated sheet-shaped substrate 100, a cutter mechanism part 32 for driving the cutter part 31 based on the width of the sheet-shaped substrate 100, and an interlock part 40 for interlocking the substrate guide part 21 and the cutter part 31. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a laminator for laminating a sheet-like substrate.

Various methods have been proposed for a laminator that heats and presses (laminates) one or both surfaces of a substrate such as paper with a laminate film (for example, Patent Document 1). Patent Document 1 is an apparatus that arranges a laminate film roll on the upper and lower parts, inserts a substrate between the laminate films drawn from the roll, and laminates the laminate film in the width direction of the laminated substrate laminate film. In order to leave the remaining allowance appropriately with respect to the substrate, a cutter is provided for cutting off the excess portion.
However, since this laminator is a device for laminating a substrate of a certain size, there is a problem that when a substrate of a different size is put into the device, the remaining amount of the laminate film becomes inappropriate. It was. For example, in the case of a laminator dedicated to A4 size, when a substrate with a width shorter than A4 size is thrown into the laminator, the remaining margin of the laminated substrate becomes large, and conversely, a substrate with a width larger than A4 size is used. When a material is thrown in, the problem that the remaining margin will be almost lost or the both ends of a base material itself will be cut | disconnected will generate | occur | produce.
JP 2004-243659 A

  An object of the present invention is to provide a laminator that can be cut based on the width of the sheet-like base material while appropriately leaving the remaining margin in the width direction of the laminate film.

The present invention solves the above problems by the following means. In addition, in order to make an understanding easy, although the code | symbol corresponding to embodiment of this invention is attached | subjected and demonstrated in a parenthesis, it is not limited to this.
The invention of claim 1 is a laminator (10) for laminating a sheet-like base material (100) between upper and lower laminate films (51-1, 51-2), wherein the sheet-like base material (100), a base material guide part (21) provided in the input part (20), and the base material guide part (21) of the sheet-like base material (100). A cutter that cuts both ends in the width direction of the upper and lower laminate films (51-1, 51-2) of the laminated sheet-like base material (100), and a guide mechanism portion (22) that is movable according to the width. A cutter mechanism portion (32) for moving the cutter portion (31) based on the width of the portion (31), the sheet-like substrate (100), the substrate guide portion (21), and the cutter portion (31). ) 40) and a laminator (10) comprising a.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the laminator (10) according to the first aspect, the interlock mechanism (40) is a belt-shaped transmission in which the base material guide part (21) and the cutter part (31) are fixed. A laminator (10) comprising a member (41) and a plurality of guide portions (42) for moving the transmission member (41).

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the laminator (10) according to the first or second aspect, the sheet-like base material (100) charged from the charging portion (20) is replaced with the upper and lower laminate films ( 51-1 and 51-2) are provided with a roller part (71) to be laminated, and the cutter part (31) is installed in the discharge part of the laminated sheet-like base material (100) of the roller part (71). This is a laminator (10).

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the laminator (10) according to any one of the first to third aspects, the cutter mechanism (32) includes the upper and lower laminate films (51-1, 51). -2) is a laminator (10) including a cutter retracting mechanism (32-3) for retracting the cutter (31) so as not to cut.

  The invention according to claim 5 is the laminator (10) according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the input part (20) holds the sheet-like substrate (100), and A loading tray (23) that is detachable from the loading portion (20) is provided, and the base material guide portion (21) is a guide that is detachable from the guide mechanism portion (22) when the loading tray (23) is detached. A laminator (10) having a mechanism (24).

As described above, the present invention has the following effects.
(1) Since the laminator is provided with a cutter unit interlocking with the base material guide part, the position of the base material guide part can be appropriately set according to the width of the sheet-like base material, and both end portions of the laminate film The remaining allowance width can be appropriately cut.
(2) Since the base material guide part and the cutter part are fixed to a belt-shaped transmission member that is movable via a plurality of guide parts, both can be interlocked.

(3) Since the cutter part is installed in the discharge part of the laminated sheet-like base material of the roller part, it can be cut in a state where the upper and lower laminate films are stacked.
(4) Since the cutter mechanism unit includes the cutter retracting mechanism unit, the upper and lower laminate films can be cut as necessary.
(5) Since the input tray and the base material guide part can be detached from the input part, the maintenance of the laminator can be facilitated.

  The present invention is based on the width of the sheet-like base material, and the position is determined by the width of the sheet-like base material for the purpose of providing a laminator that can be cut while appropriately leaving the remaining margin in the width direction of the laminate film. This is realized by interlocking the cutter part with the base material guide part to be provided.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the drawings and the like.
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a laminator of an embodiment according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is a plan view showing details of a base material charging mechanism, a slitter mechanism, and an interlocking mechanism of a laminator, and FIG. 3 is a side view of FIG. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing details of the connecting portion between the base material guide portion 21 and the guide mechanism 22.
As shown in FIG. 1, the laminator 10 includes a substrate loading mechanism 20, a slitter mechanism 30, an interlock mechanism 40, a laminate roll unit 50, a substrate carry-in mechanism 60, a laminate processing mechanism 70, a cutting mechanism 80, and an apparatus housing 90. And an apparatus for laminating both surfaces of the substrate 100 with a laminate film 51.

As shown in FIG. 2, the substrate loading mechanism 20 includes a substrate guide portion 21, a guide mechanism portion 22, and a loading tray 23 (see FIG. 1). By moving the base material guide portion 21 in accordance with the width of the base material 100, the base material 100 can be maintained in a fixed posture and loaded into the base material carry-in mechanism 60.
The base material guide part 21 includes a left base material guide part 21-1 and a right base material guide part 21-2 which are symmetrical shapes, each of which is connected to the guide mechanism part 22. It is a member which maintains the attitude | position of. As shown in FIG. 4, the connection portion of the base material guide portion 21 with the guide mechanism portion is detachable by an inset-type member 24 (arrow G), and when the laminator 10 is maintained together with the input tray 23 described later. For example, it can be easily removed.

The guide mechanism unit 22 is a linear guide including two movable elements 22-1 and a fixed shaft 22-2 fixed to the apparatus housing 90, and the left and right base material guide units 21-1, 21. -2 is fixed to each of the movers 22-1 and can slide on the fixed shaft 22-2.
As shown in FIG. 1, the input tray 23 is a tray on which the base material 100 arranged so as to be sandwiched between the base material guide part 21 and the guide mechanism part 22 is placed, and is attached to the apparatus housing 90 so that it can be easily removed. , Placed without being fixed.
As shown in FIG. 2, the slitter mechanism 30 includes a cutter unit 31 and a cutter mechanism unit 32, and is a mechanism that appropriately cuts the remaining margin at both ends in the width direction of the laminated film 51 of the laminated base material 100.

The cutter unit 31 includes a left cutter unit 31-1 and a right cutter unit 31-2, and is a cutting tool for cutting both end portions of the laminate film 51.
The cutter mechanism 32 is a linear guide having two movable elements 32-1, a fixed shaft 32-2 and a cutter rotating shaft 32-3 fixed to the apparatus housing 90, and includes a left part and a right part cutter. Each of the parts 31-1 and 31-2 is fixed to each of the movable elements 32-1, and can slide on the fixed shaft 32-2. Moreover, as shown in FIG. 3, the cutter unit 31 is provided with a retracting mechanism that moves up and down (arrow F) between the cutting position and the retracted position by rotating the cutter unit 31 about the cutter rotating shaft 32-3. When the slitter mechanism 30 is not used, the cutter unit 31 is fixed in the lowered state, and when it is used, it is fixed in the raised state.

As shown in FIG. 2, the interlocking mechanism 40 includes a transmission drive belt 41 that fixes the base material guide part 21 and the cutter part 31 and a plurality of pulleys 42, and interlocks the base material guide part 21 and the cutter part 31. Mechanism. The transmission drive belt 41 is hung on a pulley 42 arranged in a U shape, and the left and right base material guide portions 21-1 and 21-2 are respectively located inside the lower side portions of the U shape of the transmission drive belt 41. The left and right cutter parts 31-1 and 31-2 are fixed to the outside and inside of the U-shaped upper side part of the transmission drive belt 41, respectively. When the part base material guide part 21-1 is moved in the direction of arrow A1, the transmission drive belt 41 fixed thereto moves (rotates) in the direction of arrow A via the pulley 42, and the right part base material guide part 21 is moved. -2 can move in the direction of arrow A2, and as a result, the left cutter 31-1 can move in the direction of arrow A1, and the right cutter 31-2 can move in the direction of arrow A2. .
The transmission drive belt 41 is a rubber ring-shaped timing belt having an uneven surface.
The pulley 42 is a plurality of pulleys that support the transmission drive belt 41 and have a surface to be rotated, and the rotation of the pulley 42 can be transmitted by engaging the unevenness of the pulley 42 and the transmission drive belt 41.

As shown in FIG. 1, the laminating roll unit 50 includes an upper laminating roll 50-1 and a lower laminating roll 50-2, each of which is a roll in which an upper laminating film 51-1 and a lower laminating film 51-2 are wound in multiple layers. is there.
The base material carry-in mechanism 60 includes a carry-in roller 61 and a carry-in motor 62 and is a transport mechanism that carries the base material 100 into the laminator 10.
The carry-in roller 61 includes an upper carry-in roller 61-1 and a lower carry-in roller 61-2, and conveys the base material 100 to the laminator working mechanism 70 by causing the base material 100 to be caught between the two.
The carry-in motor 62 is a drive source for the base material carry-in mechanism 60 that rotates the carry-in roller 61.

The laminating mechanism 70 includes a heat roller 71, an auxiliary roller 72, and a motor 73. With the heat roller 71 and the auxiliary roller 72, the laminating film 51 is pulled out from the laminating roller unit 50 and is loaded from the substrate carry-in mechanism 60. This is a working unit for laminating the material 100.
The heat roller 71 includes an upper heat roller 71-1 and a lower heat roller 71-2, and is a rotating roller with a built-in heater. The upper laminate film 51-1 and the lower laminate film 51- drawn from the laminate roll unit 50 are used as the heat roller 71. 2 is heated, the base material 100 is inserted between them, and a lamination process is performed.
The auxiliary rollers 72 are a plurality of rotating rollers that rotatably support the path of the laminate film 51 drawn from the laminate roll unit 50.

The motor 73 is a drive source of the laminating mechanism 70 that rotates the heat roller 71.
The cutting mechanism 80 is an auto-cutter that cuts the front end portion and the rear end portion of the laminated base material 100 in the carry-in direction, leaving a predetermined remaining margin.
The device housing 90 is a housing that covers the entire laminator 10.
The base material 100 is a laminate, for example, a paper membership card for a retail store or the like.

Then, the usage method of the laminator 10 of a present Example is demonstrated.
First, as shown in FIG. 4, the laminator 10 is removed in the order of the base material guide part 21 and the input tray 23 (arrow G). Subsequently, the lower laminate roll 50-2 is attached to the lower part of the apparatus housing 90, and the upper laminate roll 50-1 is attached to the upper part in the same manner. Once attached, the upper and lower laminate films 51-1 and 51-2 are drawn out from the laminate roll unit 50 and arranged in a predetermined path of the heat roller 71 and the auxiliary roller 72 of the laminate processing mechanism 70. After the arrangement, the removed base material guide portion 21 and loading tray 23 are returned to predetermined positions of the movable element 22-1 of the guide mechanism portion 22 and the apparatus housing 90.

Next, when the base material 100 is placed on the input tray 23 by the operator and the base material guide portion 21 is moved in accordance with the width of the base material 100 as shown in FIG. 2 (arrows A, A1, A2). In conjunction with the base material guide portion 21, the cutter portion 31 of the slitter mechanism 30 moves to a position based on the base material 100. In the present embodiment, the position of the cutter unit 31 is set so as to leave a remaining margin of 10 mm from the end of the base material 100.
Next, when the power of the laminator 10 is turned on, as shown in FIG. 1, the laminator 10 rotates the carry-in roller 61 of the substrate carry-in mechanism 60 (arrow B), thereby causing the substrate 100 to move from the loading tray 23. Is carried (arrow C) and conveyed to the laminating mechanism 70. When the base material 100 is carried in, the heat roller 71 and the auxiliary roller 72 rotate at a speed substantially equal to that of the carry-in roller 61 (arrow D), and the laminating film 51 is pulled out from the laminating roll 50 while being heated. 100 laminating processes are performed.

When the base material 100 laminated by the laminating mechanism 70 is unloaded from the heat roller 71, the laminated film 51 of the base material 100 laminated by the cutter unit 31 of the slitter mechanism 30 is appropriately left (10 mm). And cutting the leading edge and the trailing edge of the base material 100 laminated by the cutting mechanism 80 leaving the predetermined remaining margin and carrying it out of the apparatus housing 90 (arrow E).
As described above, in the laminated base material 100, the remaining margins of the four sides of the laminate film 51 are cut with a predetermined size, and the labor of the remaining margin cutting work that has been performed manually depending on the size of the base material 100 can be reduced. It can be omitted.

From the above, the laminator 10 of this embodiment has the following effects.
(1) Since the laminator 10 includes the cutter unit 31 interlocked with the base material guide part 21, the position of the base material guide part 21 can be appropriately set in accordance with the width of the base material 100, and the laminate film The remaining margin at both ends in the width direction 51 can be appropriately cut.
(2) Since the base material guide part 21 and the cutter part 31 are being fixed to the transmission drive belt 41 movable via the some pulley 42, both can be made to interlock | cooperate.

(3) Since the slitter mechanism 30 is installed in the discharge portion of the laminating mechanism 70 for laminating the base material 100, the upper and lower laminate films 51-1 and 51-2 can be cut in a stacked state. it can.
(4) Since the cutter mechanism unit 32 includes a retracting mechanism, the upper and lower laminate films 51-1 and 51-2 can be cut as necessary.
(5) Since the input tray 23 and the base material guide part 21 can be attached and detached from the base material input mechanism 20, the lower laminating roll 50-2 can be easily replaced and the laminator can be maintained.

(Modification)
The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, and various modifications and changes are possible, and these are also within the equivalent scope of the present invention.
(1) In the embodiment, the slitter mechanism 30 is provided in the discharge portion of the base material 100 of the laminating mechanism 70, but may be installed in other places. For example, it may be provided between the base material carry-in mechanism 60 and the laminate processing mechanism 70. In this case, the slitter mechanism 30 may be provided for each of the upper and lower laminate films 51-1 and 51-2.

(2) In the embodiment, the interlocking mechanism 40 uses the transmission drive belt 41, but other members may be used. For example, a metal chain, a wire, or the like can be used.
(3) In the embodiment, the laminator 10 for laminating both surfaces of the substrate 100 is used. However, the laminator for laminating only one surface may be used.

It is a schematic diagram which shows the laminator of the Example by this invention. It is a top view which shows the detail of the base material injection | throwing-in mechanism of the laminator of the Example by this invention, a slitter mechanism, and an interlocking mechanism. It is a side view which shows the detail of the base material injection | throwing-in mechanism of the laminator of the Example by this invention, a slitter mechanism, and an interlocking mechanism. It is a figure which shows the detail of the connection part of the base-material guide part 21 and the guide mechanism 22 of the Example by this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Laminator 20 Base material injection mechanism 21 Base material guide part 22 Guide mechanism part 30 Slitting mechanism 31 Cutter part 32 Cutter mechanism part 40 Interlocking mechanism 50 Laminate roll part 60 Base material carrying-in mechanism 70 Laminating process mechanism 100 Base material

Claims (5)

A laminator for laminating a sheet-like substrate between upper and lower laminate films,
A charging unit for charging the sheet-like substrate;
A base material guide part provided in the charging part;
A guide mechanism for moving the base material guide portion according to the width of the sheet-like base material;
A cutter part for cutting both ends in the width direction of the upper and lower laminate films of the laminated sheet-like substrate;
A cutter mechanism for moving the cutter based on the width of the sheet-like base material;
An interlocking mechanism portion for interlocking the base material guide portion and the cutter portion;
Laminator with The laminator according to claim 1, wherein
The interlocking mechanism unit includes a belt-shaped transmission member that fixes the base material guide unit and the cutter unit, and a plurality of guide units that move the transmission member.
Laminator characterized by. The laminator according to claim 1 or 2,
A roller unit for laminating the sheet-like substrate charged from the charging unit with the upper and lower laminate films;
The cutter unit is installed in a discharge unit of the sheet-like base material laminated on the roller unit;
Laminator characterized by. In the laminator according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The cutter mechanism includes a cutter retracting mechanism for retracting the cutter so as not to cut the upper and lower laminate films;
Laminator characterized by. In the laminator according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
The input unit includes the input tray that holds the sheet-like base material and is detachable from the input unit.
The base material guide part has a guide attaching / detaching mechanism part that attaches and detaches from the guide mechanism part when the input tray is attached and detached.
Laminator characterized by.

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