JP2008080558A - Tag paper preparing apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a tag sheet of paper preparing apparatus capable of easily preparing a tag sheet of paper with a required size. <P>SOLUTION: The tag paper preparing apparatus 1 prepares the tag sheet of paper with a releasable pressure-sensitive adhesive part on one end part from a paper T wound into a roll-like shape. The tag paper preparing apparatus includes a paper conveying means 5 for forwarding the roll-like paper T while it is delivered, a cutting means 7 for cutting the paper T forwarded into the required size to form a paper piece T1, and a pressure-sensitive adhesive applying means 8 for applying a pressure-sensitive adhesive N on the end part of the paper piece T1 cut. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a sticky note creating apparatus that creates a sticky note having a peelable adhesive portion at one end.

Conventionally, as this kind of sticky note making device, a sticky note bundle is formed by stacking punched sticky notes one by one by punching out one piece of sticky note from a band-like paper that has been previously coated with an adhesive on one side. The thing is known (refer patent document 1).
JP 2000-310945 A

  However, in the above-mentioned sticky note making apparatus, the size of the sticky note to be punched is a predetermined size, and when changing the size of the sticky note paper, the type of the cutting device must be changed by replacement work There is. For this reason, the above-mentioned sticky note making apparatus is not suitable for changing the size of the sticky note to a desired size for each sheet.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a sticky note creating apparatus that can easily create sticky notes of a desired size.

  The sticky note making apparatus of the present invention is a sticky note making device that creates a sticky note having an adhesive part that can be peeled off at one end from a roll of paper, while feeding out the roll-like paper. A paper feeding means for feeding, a cutting means for cutting the sent paper into desired dimensions to form a paper piece, and an adhesive application means for applying an adhesive to the end of the paper piece to be cut. Features.

  According to this configuration, the amount of paper fed is adjusted by the paper feeding means, the paper is cut by the cutting means, and the adhesive is applied by the adhesive applying means, so that the sticky paper of a desired size (in the feeding direction) is obtained. Can be created. Note that the cutting of the paper by the cutting means is preferably performed by a slide type, a guillotine type, or a scissor type. It is also possible to create a sticky note with a desired width by changing the width of the paper.

  In this case, it is preferable that the cutting means has a cutter blade and a moving mechanism that moves the cutter blade in the width direction of the paper to perform a cutting operation.

  According to this configuration, the paper can be appropriately cut by sliding the cutter blade in the width direction of the paper by the moving mechanism.

  In this case, it is preferable that the cutter blade is one of a slant blade and a rotary blade.

  According to this configuration, the cutter blade can be simplified and the paper can be appropriately cut.

  In this case, the adhesive application means includes a transfer adhesive tape for transferring the adhesive to the paper, a reel unit wound with the transfer adhesive tape, and the width direction of the paper together with the reel unit while the transfer adhesive tape is pressed against the paper. And a moving mechanism for transferring the adhesive to the paper.

  According to this configuration, the pressure-sensitive adhesive can be appropriately applied to the paper by pressing the transfer pressure-sensitive adhesive tape against the paper and sliding the transfer pressure-sensitive adhesive tape in the width direction of the paper by the moving mechanism in this state.

  In this case, it is preferable that the reel unit includes a supply reel for feeding out the transfer adhesive tape, a take-up reel for winding up the transferred transfer adhesive tape, and an interlocking mechanism for interlocking the supply reel and the take-up reel.

  According to this configuration, the used transfer adhesive tape can be taken up by the interlocking mechanism at the same time when the transfer adhesive tape is fed out.

  In this case, the moving mechanism of the cutting means also serves as the moving mechanism of the adhesive applying means. The moving mechanism includes a carriage that holds the cutter blade and the reel unit, a moving guide that guides the movement of the carriage, and a power source. It is preferable to include a carriage motor to be configured, and a belt mechanism that converts the rotational power of the carriage motor into reciprocating power and moves the carriage along the movement guide.

  According to this configuration, the cutter blade and the reel unit are mounted on the carriage, and the carriage is moved along the movement guide by the belt mechanism using the carriage motor as a power source. Can be performed simultaneously.

  In this case, the movement guide includes a forward guide portion that guides the cutting operation and the transfer operation, a backward guide portion that guides in the direction opposite to the forward guide portion, and the forward guide portion to the backward guide portion. It is preferable that the upper moving guide portion serving as a transition portion and the lower movement guide portion serving as a transition portion from the backward guide portion to the forward guide portion are formed in an annular shape.

  According to this configuration, when the cutting operation and the transfer operation are performed, the carriage is moved downward so that the cutter blade and the reel unit face the paper, and are moved forward to perform the cutting operation and the transfer operation. Thereafter, the carriage is moved upward to move the cutter blade and the reel unit away from the paper, and return to the original position. For this reason, the cutting operation and the transfer operation can be easily performed by making the carriage cycle one time, and a simple configuration can be obtained.

  In this case, it is preferable to further include printing means for printing on the paper.

  According to this configuration, it is possible to create a sticky note according to the size of the print image to be printed on the paper. For this reason, a printed sticky note can be created without providing a useless margin.

  Another sticky note making apparatus of the present invention is a sticky note making apparatus that creates a sticky note having an adhesive part that can be peeled off at one end from a roll of paper. A paper feeding means for feeding while feeding, a paper piece forming means for forming perforations of the sent paper in a desired dimension, an adhesive applying means for applying an adhesive to the end of the formed paper piece, It is provided with.

  According to this configuration, by adjusting the feeding amount of the sheet by the sheet feeding unit, perforating the sheet by the sheet piece forming unit, and applying the adhesive by the adhesive applying unit, the desired (in the feeding direction) It is possible to create sticky notes of the size that can be separated and continuous. It is also possible to create a sticky note with a desired width by changing the width of the paper.

  In this case, the paper piece forming means has a cutter blade and a moving mechanism that moves the cutter blade in the width direction of the paper to perform a cutting operation, and the cutter blade intermittently forms a cutting blade in the circumferential direction. It is preferable that the rotary blade is configured.

  According to this configuration, the perforation can be easily formed on the paper by moving the cutter blade in the width direction of the paper.

  Hereinafter, a sticky note making apparatus according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. This sticky note making device feeds out the paper set inside the device case, prints on it, cuts the printed portion, and applies an adhesive to one end of the cut paper so that the desired This is to create a sticky note of the size.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the sticky note making apparatus 1 is provided on the upstream side in the tape feeding direction of the paper feeding means 5 and feeding the paper T while feeding the paper T wound in a roll shape. A printing unit 6 for printing and a downstream side of the paper feeding unit 5, a cutting unit 7 for cutting the printed paper T to create a piece of paper T 1, and a downstream side of the cutting unit 7 are provided. And an adhesive application means 8 for applying the adhesive N to the piece of paper T1 to be cut.

  The paper T is made of, for example, thermal paper, and is wound around a cylindrical core in a roll shape with the printing surface on the inside. Of course, the ink ribbon may be used to print on the paper by thermal transfer.

  The sheet feeding means 5 includes a pair of feeding rollers 12 including a driving roller 10 and a driven roller 11, and rotates and feeds the sheet T across the width direction of the sheet T. Further, the paper feeding means 5 can feed the print image printed on the paper T by the printing means 6 and a predetermined margin.

  The printing unit 6 includes a thermal head 15 provided below the paper T so as to face the printing surface of the paper T, and a platen plate 16 provided above the thermal head 15 so as to face the thermal head 15. Have. The paper T faces the thermal head 15 and the platen plate 16, and the thermal head 15 and the platen plate 16 are separated from each other when not printing. On the other hand, during printing, the thermal head 15 sandwiches the paper T between the platen plate 16 and prints on the printing surface of the paper T fed by the paper feeding means 5.

  The cutting means 7 includes a cutter blade 20 that cuts the paper T, a moving mechanism 21 that reciprocates the cutter blade 20 in the width direction of the paper T, and a receiving base 22 that receives the cutter blade 20. The mechanism 21 is configured to cut across the paper T by reciprocating the cutter blade 20 in the width direction.

  The cutter blade 20 uses, for example, a slant blade, and the cutting edge is arranged so that the cradle 22 is slightly cut. The cutter blade 20 is not limited to a slant blade, and may be a rotary blade.

  The moving mechanism 21 is configured to reciprocate in the width direction of the paper T, and includes a carriage 25 that holds the cutter blade 20, a moving guide 26 that guides the movement of the carriage 25, and a carriage that is a power source that moves the carriage 25. A motor 27 and a belt mechanism 28 that converts the rotational power of the carriage motor 27 into reciprocating power are provided. In addition, although mentioned later for details, this moving mechanism 21 serves as the moving mechanism 21 of the adhesive application means 8 mentioned later.

  The belt mechanism 28 includes a driving pulley 30 that is rotationally driven by the power of the carriage motor 27, a driven pulley 31, a timing belt 32 that is horizontally stretched over the driving pulley 30 and the driven pulley 31, and a lower timing belt. 32, and a fixture 33 for fixing the carriage 25 described above. A first guide pin 34 that engages the carriage 25 protrudes from the fixture 33 and guides the vertical movement of the carriage 25.

  The carriage 25 is engaged with a lower timing belt 32 via a fixture 33 so as to be reciprocating and slidable in the vertical direction. The carriage 25 is provided on the carriage body 40 on which the cutter blade 20 is mounted, and is provided on the carriage body 40. A guide hole 41 that engages with the first guide pin 34, and a second guide pin 42 that protrudes below the guide hole 41 and engages with the moving guide 26.

  The movement guide 26 is annularly disposed below the belt mechanism 28 and guides the reciprocation and vertical movement of the carriage 25. The movement guide 26 guides the cutting operation by the cutter blade 20 and forward guide portion 45 disposed on the lower side, and guides in the opposite direction to the forward guide portion 45 and the return guide disposed on the upper side. A moving guide portion 46, an upper moving guide portion 47 that is a transition portion from the forward movement guide portion 45 to the backward movement guide portion 46, and a lower movement guide that is a transition portion from the backward movement guide portion 46 to the forward movement guide portion 45 It has the part 48 and the two non-return pieces 49 which prevent moving to reverse direction.

  One of the two check pieces 49 is provided at a transition portion from the forward movement guide portion 45 to the upward movement guide portion 47, and is urged downward by a torsion coil spring or the like (not shown). For this reason, when the second guide pin 42 moves forward via the carriage 25 by the belt mechanism 28, the second guide pin 42 moves it upward against the bias of the check piece 49. Then, it passes under the check piece 49 and ends the forward movement. When the second guide pin 42 starts the backward movement operation via the carriage 25 by the belt mechanism 28, the second guide pin 42 moves to the upper movement guide portion 47 through the upper side of the check piece 49.

  Similarly, the other check piece 49 is provided at a transition portion from the lower movement guide portion 48 to the forward movement guide portion 45, and is urged upward by a torsion coil spring or the like (not shown). For this reason, when the second guide pin 42 performs the backward movement operation via the carriage 25 by the belt mechanism 28, the second guide pin 42 moves it downward against the urging of the check piece 49. Then, it passes through the upper side of the check piece 49 and moves to the forward movement guide portion 45. When the second guide pin 42 moves forward through the carriage 25 by the belt mechanism 28, the second guide pin 42 passes under the check piece 49 and reciprocates.

  As a result, the cutting means 7 cuts the paper T by the forward movement operation and moves the cutter blade 20 upward by the backward movement operation so that the cutter blade 20 and the cradle 22 are separated from each other. In this state, the carriage 25 Move. Then, when it is near the end of the backward movement operation, the cutter blade 20 is moved downward to wait at the original position. Note that the movement guide 26 may be a substantially inverted trapezoid instead of a substantially trapezoid, and the cutter blade 20 may be placed on standby at the upward movement position.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the adhesive application means 8 presses the transfer adhesive tape K against the paper T, the transfer adhesive tape K wound in a roll shape, the reel unit 62 including the supply reel 60 and the take-up reel 61. An adhesive head 63 and an interlocking mechanism 64 that interlocks the supply reel 60 and the take-up reel 61 are provided, and these are mounted on the carriage 25 described above. That is, the moving mechanism 21 of the cutting means 7 also serves as the moving mechanism of the adhesive applying means 8. Similarly, the cradle 22 that receives the pressure of the adhesive head 63 is also used.

  The transfer adhesive tape K is a pressure-sensitive adhesive tape in which an adhesive N is applied to an easily peelable base tape K1. When the transfer adhesive tape K is pressed onto the paper T and then peeled off, the transfer adhesive tape K is adhesive. Only the agent N is transferred. The pressure-sensitive adhesive N is composed of two layers. One layer, that is, a layer adhered to the paper T is configured as an adhesive layer, and the other layer is configured as a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer. As a result, the adhesive N applied to the paper T is not peeled off from the paper T and is detachably attached to the object.

  In the reel unit 62, the feeding reel 60 is rotatably provided above the carriage 25, and the take-up reel 61 is rotatably provided below the feeding reel 60. The transfer adhesive tape K is wound around the supply reel 60 in a roll shape with the adhesive surface facing outward. For this reason, when the transfer adhesive tape K is pulled out, the feeding reel 60 is rotated, and the used base tape K1 is wound around the take-up reel 61.

  The pressure-sensitive adhesive head 63 faces the transfer pressure-sensitive adhesive tape K spanned between the supply reel 60 and the take-up reel 61, and is arranged to protrude downward from the carriage 25 so as to press the transfer pressure-sensitive adhesive tape K against the paper T. ing. The adhesive head 63 is formed in a wedge shape so as to serve as a separation piece for separating the base tape K1 and the adhesive N. When the adhesive head 63 is pressed against the paper T via the transfer adhesive tape K, the tip thereof is slightly It will be in a bent state. In this state, when the moving mechanism 21 is moved in the width direction of the paper T, the transfer adhesive tape K is fed out along with the movement, and the adhesive N is peeled off from the base tape K1, and the adhesive N is applied to the paper T. To do. When the adhesive head 63 is separated from the paper T, the adhesive N of the transfer adhesive tape K is divided.

  Further, since the adhesive head 63 is disposed on the leading side in the forward movement direction with respect to the cutter blade 20, the adhesive head 63 is followed after the adhesive N is applied to the paper T by the preceding adhesive head 63. The paper T is cut by the cutter blade 20. Thereby, the application of the adhesive N to the paper T is performed before the cutting of the paper T, so that the adhesive application means 8 is placed in an appropriate position without the paper T being displaced due to the application of the adhesive N. An adhesive N can be applied.

  The interlocking mechanism 64 includes a feeding gear 70 provided coaxially with the feeding reel 60, and a winding gear 71 that meshes with the feeding gear 70 and is provided coaxially with the winding reel 61. Each gear 70 and 71 rotates integrally with each reel 60 and 61. Thus, when the supply reel 60 rotates, the supply gear 70 also rotates at the same time, the winding gear 71 rotates at the same time, and the winding reel 61 also rotates at the same time (actually, slip rotation with a constant torque). For this reason, at the same time as the transfer adhesive tape K is fed out, the used base tape K1 can be wound up.

  Here, a series of sticky note creation operations will be briefly described. When a printing command is issued to the sticky note making apparatus 1, the paper feeding means 5 sends the paper T, and the printing means 6 prints on the paper T being sent. When printing by the printing unit 6 is finished, the paper feeding unit 5 sends the paper T by a predetermined margin, and the feeding operation is finished. Thereafter, the cutter blade 20 and the adhesive head 63 are moved in the width direction of the paper T by the moving mechanism 21 to perform a cutting operation and a transfer operation, whereby a printed sticky note is created.

  According to the above configuration, it is possible to create a sticky note of a desired size in the feeding direction. The cutting of the paper T by the cutting means 7 is not limited to the slide type, but can be performed by a guillotine type or a scissor type. Also, by changing the width of the paper T, it is possible to create a sticky note with a desired width. Further, the cutting means 7 and the adhesive applying means 8 may be individually reciprocated so that the sheet T is only cut without applying the adhesive N. The adhesive application means 8 applied the adhesive N to the paper T by the transfer adhesive tape K. However, the adhesive N is not limited to this, and the adhesive N may be sprayed on the paper T by a spray or the like, or a quick-drying liquid. The adhesive N may be applied.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 4, the sticky note making apparatus 1 according to the second embodiment will be described. Only different parts will be described in order to avoid redundant description. This sticky note making apparatus 1 is obtained by replacing the cutter blade 20 of the sticky note making apparatus 1 in the first embodiment with a rotary blade 80 having intermittently formed cutting edges in the circumferential direction.

  When the cutting operation is performed by the cutting means 7 using the rotary blade 80, a perforation is formed on the paper T in the width direction. For this reason, the sticky notes are created in a detachable and continuous state. Also in this configuration, a sticky note having a desired size in the feeding direction can be created, and a plurality of sticky notes created in succession can be handled in a continuous state.

(A) is a cross-sectional schematic diagram of the sticky note making apparatus according to the present embodiment, and (b) is a schematic top view of the sticky note making apparatus according to the present embodiment. It is a schematic diagram of a moving mechanism. It is a schematic diagram of an adhesive application means. It is a schematic diagram of the rotary blade of the sticky note making apparatus according to the second embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Sticky note preparation apparatus 5 ... Paper feed means 6 ... Printing means 7 ... Cutting means 8 ... Adhesive application means 20 ... Cutter blade 21 ... Movement mechanism 25 ... Carriage 26 ... Movement guide 27 ... Carriage motor 28 ... Belt mechanism 45 ... Out Moving guide part 46 ... Reverse moving guide part 47 ... Upper moving guide part 48 ... Down moving guide part 62 ... Reel unit 64 ... Interlocking mechanism 80 ... Rotating blade T ... Paper N ... Adhesive K ... Transfer adhesive tape K1 ... Base tape

Claims (10)

A sticky note making device that creates a sticky note having an adhesive part that can be peeled off at one end from a paper wound in a roll,
Paper feeding means for feeding the roll-shaped paper while feeding it;
Cutting means for cutting the sent paper into desired dimensions to form a piece of paper;
A sticky note making apparatus comprising: an adhesive applying means for applying an adhesive to an end portion of the paper piece to be cut.   2. The sticky note making apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the cutting unit includes a cutter blade and a moving mechanism that moves the cutter blade in a width direction of the paper to perform a cutting operation.   3. The sticky note making apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the cutter blade is one of a slant blade and a rotary blade.   The adhesive application means includes a transfer adhesive tape that transfers the adhesive to the paper, a reel unit wound with the transfer adhesive tape, and the reel unit together with the reel unit in a state where the transfer adhesive tape is pressed against the paper. The sticky note making apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a moving mechanism that moves the adhesive in the width direction of the paper to transfer the adhesive to the paper.   The reel unit includes a supply reel that pays out the transfer adhesive tape, a take-up reel that winds the transferred transfer adhesive tape, and an interlocking mechanism that interlocks the supply reel and the take-up reel. The sticky note making apparatus according to claim 4. The moving mechanism of the cutting means also serves as the moving mechanism of the adhesive applying means,
The moving mechanism includes a carriage for holding the cutter blade and the reel unit;
A movement guide for guiding the movement of the carriage;
A carriage motor constituting a power source;
6. The sticky note making apparatus according to claim 4, further comprising: a belt mechanism that converts rotational power of the carriage motor into reciprocating power and moves the carriage along the moving guide.   The movement guide includes a forward guide portion that guides the cutting operation and the transfer operation, a backward guide portion that guides in a direction opposite to the forward guide portion, and the backward guide portion from the forward guide portion. 7. An upper moving guide portion that becomes a transition portion to a portion and a lower movement guide portion that becomes a transition portion from the backward guide portion to the forward guide portion are formed in an annular shape. Sticky note making device described in 1.   8. The sticky note making apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising printing means for printing on the paper. A sticky note making device that creates a sticky note having an adhesive part that can be peeled off at one end from a paper wound in a roll,
Paper feeding means for feeding the roll-shaped paper while feeding it;
A sheet piece forming means for forming a perforation in a desired dimension for the fed sheet;
An apparatus for creating a sticky note, comprising: an adhesive application unit that applies an adhesive to an end of the sheet piece to be formed. The sheet piece portion forming means includes a cutter blade, and a moving mechanism that moves the cutter blade in the width direction of the sheet to perform a cutting operation.
10. The sticky note making apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the cutter blade is constituted by a rotary blade in which cutting blades are intermittently formed in a circumferential direction.

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