JP2009012360A - Label production apparatus and tag production apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a label production apparatus and a tag production apparatus for producing a tag set up in an optional length in the longitudinal direction. <P>SOLUTION: The label production apparatus and the tag production apparatus are provided with a slit area setting means, an image forming area setting means, an image forming means and a cutting means. The slit area setting means sets up a first slit area A-N1 wherein a first slit N1 is installed and a second slit area A-N2 wherein a second slit N2 to engage with the first slit N1 is installed, in a long label source paper having a pre-determined width. The image forming area setting means sets up an image forming area A-I for forming an image in an area where the first slit area A-N1 and the second slit area A-N2, in the label source paper, are not set up. The image forming means forms an image in the image forming area A-I. The cutting means sets up a range containing the first slit area A-N1, the second slit area A-N2 and the image forming area A-I as a label and cuts the label from the label source paper. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a tag manufacturing apparatus for manufacturing a tag provided with notches that engage with each other in a label, and a label manufacturing apparatus for manufacturing a label provided with a notch in the tag manufacturing apparatus.

  Conventionally, a number of methods and apparatuses for producing tags have been proposed. Any of these methods and apparatuses are for mass production of tags (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  On the other hand, a tag manufacturing apparatus is desired in which the positions of two cuts (first cut and second cut) that engage with each other are freely set. For example, when a tag is tied to a plant, since the thickness differs for each plant, it is required to appropriately set the interval between the first cut and the second cut.

It is also desired to be able to freely set the horizontal (longitudinal) length of the image printed on the tag. In applications where a description is printed on the tag for each item to which the tag is attached, the amount of the description varies depending on the item, so it is necessary to be able to arbitrarily set the length of the tag in the longitudinal direction. Is done.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-15382

  The present invention has been made in view of the above requirements, and an object of the present invention is to provide a label manufacturing apparatus and a tag manufacturing apparatus for manufacturing a tag whose length in the longitudinal direction is arbitrarily set.

In order to solve the above problems, a first label producing apparatus according to the present invention has the following requirements.
(1) Incision area setting means: a first incision area in which a first incision is provided and a second incision to be engaged with the first incision are provided on an elongated label base paper having a predetermined width. 2 cut areas are set.
(2) Image forming area setting means: sets an image forming area for forming an image in an area where the first cut area and the second cut area are not set in the label base paper.
(3) Image forming means: forms an image in the image forming area.
(4) Display means: A range including the first cut area, the second cut area, and the image forming area is set as a label, and a position for separating the label from the label base paper is presented to the user.

According to the first label producing apparatus, a label which is a tag base paper for producing a tag whose length is freely set can be produced. That is, there is no restriction in the longitudinal direction (lateral direction) in the area (image forming area) where the explanatory text is printed.
Further, it is possible to freely set the interval between the first cut and the second cut. Thereby, it becomes possible to produce a label for producing a tag having notches at intervals according to the object to which the tag is attached. Since the distance between the first cut and the second cut can be optimized for the object, the tag can be prevented from shifting when attached to the object.
Provided is a label in which a first incision and a second incision are formed to form a tag, and the imaged image is not lost even when the incision is made and the notches are engaged with each other. It becomes possible.
Since an area for forming an image is set in consideration of the cut area, it is possible to produce a label in consideration of a state in which the cut is made into a tag and the cut of the tag is engaged with each other.

In the second label producing apparatus according to the present invention, the component (4) is replaced with the following component (5) in the first label producing apparatus.
(5) Cutting means: A range including the first cut area, the second cut area, and the image forming area is set as a label, and the label is cut from the label base paper.

In addition, the following components (6) and (7) are suitably added to such a label producing means.
(6) First cut image forming means: forms an image indicating a position where the first cut is provided in the first cut region.
(7) Second cut image forming means: forms an image indicating a position where the second cut is provided in the second cut region.

  The label produced by the label production apparatus to which the above components are added has an image formed as a guideline for making a cut using the tag production apparatus, so it is extremely easy to make a cut at a predetermined position. become.

Further, the following constituent elements (8) and (9) may be added instead of the constituent elements (6) and (7).
(8) First cut display image forming means: forms an image indicating that the area is the first cut area in the first cut area.
(9) Second cut display image forming means: forms an image indicating that the area is the second cut area in the second cut area.

Even with this configuration, it is easy to grasp the position where the cut is provided.
Moreover, you may make it display the insertion direction of the label to the tag production apparatus mentioned later.

The first tag manufacturing apparatus according to the present invention includes the following components.
(10) 1st cutter part: A 1st cut is given to the 1st cut area of the label produced with the above-mentioned label production apparatus.
(11) Second cutter portion: A second cut is made in the second cut region of the label.

  According to the above tag production device, it is possible to produce and provide a tag with which cuts are engaged with each other and in which an image is not lost due to the cut in the engaged state. Moreover, the tag by which the space | interval of notch parts was set freely can be produced. Furthermore, a tag in which an image forming area is freely set can be manufactured.

  In addition, if the label produced with the label production apparatus provided with the said component (6) and (7) is used, since the standard of cut is image-formed in the cut area, it cuts reliably in a predetermined position. Becomes easy.

The second tag manufacturing apparatus according to the present invention includes the following constituent elements (12) and (13) in addition to the constituent elements (10) and (11).
(12) First guide mechanism: guides the label to the first cutter unit.
(13) Second guide mechanism: guides the label to the second cutter unit.

The above tag manufacturing apparatus also has the same effect as the first tag manufacturing apparatus.
Note that if the label produced by the label producing apparatus having the components (8) and (9) is used, it is possible to easily identify which of the two cut regions is, so the first cut It is possible to reliably provide the first cut in the region and the second cut in the second cut region.
In addition, if the label produced by the label producing apparatus having the above components (6) and (7) is used, it is possible to identify which of the two cut areas is, so that the first cut area It becomes easy to provide the first cut and the second cut in the second cut region, respectively.

The third tag manufacturing apparatus according to the present invention further includes the following constituent elements in addition to the constituent elements of the second tag manufacturing apparatus.
(14) First control device: When the label is placed at a predetermined position in the first guide mechanism, the first cutter unit is driven to provide the first cut in the first cut region.
(15) Second control device: When the label is arranged at a predetermined position in the second guide mechanism, the second cutter unit is driven to provide the second cut in the second cut region.

  According to the tag manufacturing apparatus described above, in addition to the above-described operation, it is possible to automatically provide a cut by using a label placed at a predetermined position as a trigger. Further, if the label is arranged at a predetermined position on the guide mechanism, a predetermined notch is automatically provided at an appropriate position. That is, it becomes very easy to make a cut at an appropriate position on the label.

The fourth tag manufacturing apparatus according to the present invention further includes the following constituent elements in addition to the constituent elements of the second tag manufacturing apparatus. In addition, the component (13) is replaced with (13 ′).
(14) First control means: When the label is placed at a predetermined position in the first guide mechanism, the first cutter unit is driven to provide the first cut in the first cut region.
(13 ′) Inter-cutter guide mechanism: The first cutter portion guides the label having the first cut in the first cut area to the second cutter portion.
(16) Label moving means: The label provided with the first cut by the first cutter unit is moved on the inter-cutter guide mechanism and arranged at a predetermined position.
(15 ′) Second control means: The second cutter section is provided with a second cut area for the label arranged at a predetermined position on the inter-cutter guide mechanism.

  According to the above tag producing apparatus, in addition to the above-described operation, it is possible to produce a tag having a cut at an appropriate position simply by introducing the label into the first guide mechanism. Further, the first cut and the second cut can be automatically produced by one pass.

In the fifth tag producing apparatus according to the present invention, the constituent element (13) is replaced with (13 ′) in the second tag producing apparatus.
According to the tag manufacturing apparatus described above, the first cut and the second cut can be manufactured in one pass in addition to the above-described operation.

A sixth tag manufacturing apparatus according to the present invention includes the following components.
(16) First insertion slot: A label is inserted.
(17) 1st cutter part: The 1st notch is provided with respect to the label inserted from the insertion port of 1 to the 1st predetermined position.
(18) Second insertion slot: A label is inserted.
(19) Second cutter portion: A second notch that engages with the first notch is provided for the label inserted from the second insertion port to the second predetermined position.

  According to the above tag manufacturing apparatus, the label can be provided with the first cut and the second cut, and the tag can be manufactured.

A seventh tag manufacturing apparatus according to the present invention includes the following components.
(16) First insertion slot: A label is inserted.
(17) 1st cutter part: The 1st notch is provided with respect to the label inserted from the insertion port of 1 to the 1st predetermined position.
(20) The label is guided from the first cutter unit to the second cutter unit.
(19 ′) When the label into which the first cut is inserted by the first cutter portion is further inserted to the second predetermined position, the label is provided with a second cut that engages with the first cut.

  According to the tag production apparatus described above, the label can be provided with the first cut and the second cut with a single pass.

  As apparent from the above description, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a label producing apparatus and a tag producing apparatus for producing a tag whose length in the longitudinal direction is arbitrarily set.

  Hereinafter, embodiments according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

<Label production device>
A first label manufacturing apparatus according to this embodiment will be described. The label producing apparatus 1 is an apparatus for producing a label which is a tag precursor by setting two cut areas and an image forming area on a label base paper L and printing an image on the image forming area.

  As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the label producing apparatus 1 contains an apparatus main body 11 that performs printing on the label base paper L, a label base paper L, and an ink ribbon R, and is detachably attached to the apparatus main body 11. The tape cartridge C is provided.

  The apparatus main body 11 has an outer shell formed by an apparatus case 12, and a plurality of character input keys 13 for inputting characters and the like on the upper surface of the front half of the apparatus case 12 and various selection and confirmation processes, etc. A keyboard 17 having a plurality of function keys 15 is provided. Here, the function key 15 includes various setting keys 15a for setting the tape width, tape length, margin area, character format, etc. of the label base paper L, and up / down (left / right) for selecting options displayed on the display 24 (to be described later). ) Key 15b, a confirmation key 15c for confirming a desired option (character string) from the above options as a print image, a delete key 15d for deleting a character being input edited, a print key 15e for executing print processing, and the like It is.

  An opening / closing lid 21 is widely provided on the upper left surface of the rear half of the device case 12, and a viewing window 22 is formed on the upper surface of the opening / closing lid 21 for visually confirming the mounting / non-mounting of the tape cartridge C. On the front side of the opening / closing lid 21, a lid opening button 23 for opening the lid is provided. A display 24 for displaying an input result from the keyboard 17 and the like is formed on the upper right side of the rear half.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the display (display means) 24 has a horizontally long display screen. The display 24 is set at the bottom of the display screen and is set at the top of the display screen. And a layout display area 24b for displaying the print layout of the confirmed character string (print image). In the layout display area 24b, the detected tape width and the set tape length are numerically displayed, and the print image determined by the input editing is a layout corresponding to the set print format (character size, font, etc.). Displayed as an image. As a result, the size, arrangement balance, margin area, and the like of the print image can be confirmed before the printing process. Specifically, in the layout display area 24b shown in FIG. 3, the layout of the determined print image (“Today”) corresponds to the tape with respect to the tape width (18 mm) and the tape length (4.5 cm). The portion corresponding to the character is highlighted as a shadow dot, and the portion corresponding to the character is highlighted as a positive dot. In addition to the above display contents, various setting menus and the like are also displayed on the display 24 by operating the setting keys 15a and the like.

  Inside the opening / closing lid 21, a cartridge mounting portion 31 to which the tape cartridge C is mounted is formed in a recess, and the cartridge mounting portion 31 has a print head for performing printing processing on the label base paper L fed out from the tape cartridge C. 41 is disposed (see FIG. 2).

  A tape discharge port 32 is formed on the left side of the device case 12 so as to communicate the cartridge mounting portion 31 with the outside of the device. The device case 12 faces the tape discharge port 32 to cut the label base paper L. A cutter unit 33 is incorporated. Although not shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a circuit board constituting a control unit 60 (see FIG. 4) that performs overall control of the apparatus main body 11 is mounted inside the apparatus case 12.

  A thermal printing head 41 covered with a head cover 40, a positioning projection 42 for positioning a tape reel 51, which will be described later, and a label base paper L and an ink ribbon R of the tape cartridge C are sent to the cartridge mounting portion 31 for printing. A platen drive shaft 43 facing the head 41 and a take-up drive shaft 44 for winding the ink ribbon R are projected. Further, the cartridge mounting portion 31 is provided with a tape identification sensor 26 (see FIG. 4) corresponding to a plurality of detection holes formed on the back surface of the cartridge case C. Further, the cartridge mounting portion 31 incorporates a print feed motor 46 (see FIG. 4) and a reduction gear train (not shown) for driving the platen drive shaft 43 and the winding drive shaft 44.

  The tape cartridge C is configured such that a tape reel 51 around which a label base paper L is wound and a ribbon feeding reel 52 and a ribbon take-up reel 53 around which an ink ribbon R is wound at the lower right are housed in a cartridge case 50. Has been. Further, a platen roller 55 is disposed corresponding to the portion where the label base paper L and the ink ribbon R overlap with each other, and fitted to the platen drive shaft 43 and driven to rotate.

  When the tape cartridge C is mounted on the cartridge mounting portion 31, the tape reel 51 is inserted into the positioning protrusion 42, the ribbon take-up reel 53 is inserted into the take-up drive shaft 44, and the platen roller 55 is inserted into the platen drive shaft 43. When the open / close lid 21 is closed, the print head 41 is in contact with the platen roller 55 with the label base paper L and the ink ribbon R sandwiched therebetween, and enters a print standby state. When the print data is generated by the input editing, the platen drive shaft 43 and the take-up drive shaft 44 are synchronously rotated based on the generated print data, and the print head 41 feeds the label base paper L and the ink ribbon R. Printing processing is performed. At the same time, the ink ribbon R fed from the ribbon feeding reel 52 is taken up by the ribbon take-up reel 53. The label base paper L after the printing process is cut at the printed portion by the cutter unit 33, and the cut label base paper L is discharged from the tape discharge port 32 to the outside as a label.

  A plurality of types of label base paper L having different tape types (tape width, tape color, ink ribbon color, tape material, etc.) are prepared. A plurality of small detection holes (not shown) are formed on the back surface of the cartridge case 50, and the plurality of detection holes are detected by the tape identification sensor so that the type of the label base paper L can be identified. It has become.

  Next, the control system of the label manufacturing apparatus 1 will be described with reference to FIG. The label production apparatus 1 includes an operation unit 61, a detection unit 62, a printing unit 63, a cutting unit 64, a drive unit 65, and a control unit 60 that controls the entire label production device 1 by connecting to these units. ,have.

  The operation unit 61 functions as a user interface such as data input from the character input keys 13 and function keys 15 on the keyboard 17 and display of print data and the like on the display 24 by the layout keys 15f. The detection unit 62 includes a tape identification sensor 26 and detects the type of the label base paper L (tape cartridge C). The printing unit 63 includes a tape cartridge C, a print head 41, and a print feed motor 46, and performs a printing process on the label base paper L by the print head 41 based on the generated print data. The cutting unit 64 includes a cutter unit 33 including a full cutter 34 for cutting the label base paper L and a full cutter motor 35 for driving the label base paper L, and the label base paper L that has been printed by the printing unit 63 is cut to a predetermined length. And produce a label. The drive unit 65 includes a display driver 66, a head driver 67, a print feed motor driver 68, and a cutter motor driver 69, and drives each unit.

The controller 60 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 71 and a ROM (Read that has a control program for performing various control processes by the CPU 71.
Only Memory) 72, RAM (Random Access Memory) 73 which is a work area for various control processes, and an input / output control device (hereinafter referred to as “IOC: Input”) for inputting / outputting input data and control signals to / from each part of the label producing apparatus 1
74), which are connected to each other by an internal bus 75. And CPU71 inputs various signals and data from each part in the label production apparatus 1 via IOC74 according to the various control programs in ROM72 by said structure. Also, various data and data in the RAM 73 are processed based on the various signals and data that are input, and various signals and data are output to each part in the label producing apparatus 1 via the IOC 74, thereby enabling input editing processing (print data generation). Control) and print cutting processing.

  In the ROM 72, at least a cut area and an image forming area are set in the label, and a layout program 72a (cut area setting means, image forming area setting means) for determining the label length and label layout is printed on the image forming area. A printing program 72b (image forming means) for producing and printing an image to be printed, a label cutting program 73c (cutting means) for performing a process of separating the printed label from the label base paper L which is a label base paper, It has.

The layout program 72a sets a cut area and an image forming area on the label base paper, and defines a label layout. As shown in FIG. 5, the cut area is composed of a first cut area A-N1 and a second cut area A-N2. A first notch A1 and a second notch A2 are respectively provided by a tag manufacturing apparatus to be described later. The first cuts A1 are inserted into the second cuts A2 so that they are connected to each other to form a ring.
In addition to the cut areas A-N1 and A-N2, an image forming area I that is an area where an image is formed (a symbol, a character, or the like is printed) is set in the label.
The layout program 72a sets, as a label, an area including the first cut area A-N1, the second cut area A-N2, and the image forming area AI.

When “cutting area setting” is selected by an operation using the various setting keys 15a, the layout program 72a is activated.
The layout program 72a displays the image of the label on the display 24. Next, the image image of the first cut area A-N1 is displayed on the label image image of the display 24, the position on the label is changed by the direction keys in the various setting keys 15a, and the position is determined by pressing the enter key. Is determined. After determining the position of the first cut area A-N1 on the label, the image of the second cut area A-N2 is displayed on the display 24, and the position of the area is determined in the same manner as described above. The second cut area A-N2 is set at a position that does not overlap with the first cut area A-N1.

  After determining the positions of the cut areas A-N1 and A-N2 on the label, the layout program 72a sets the image forming area A-I at a position that does not overlap with these areas on the label. First, on the label image, the narrowest image forming area in accordance with the standard is displayed. After the position on the label is determined by the direction key, the width is changed and determined. At this time, the image forming area AI is not overlapped with the cut areas A-N1 and A-N2. As shown in FIG. 5, when it is set between the first cut area A-N1 and the second cut area A-N2, the maximum width is the width between them.

  The layout program 72a sets the cut areas A-N1, A-N2, and the image forming area A-I as described above, and then sets an area including all these areas as a label.

  The print program 72b receives an image (characters / symbols, etc.) to be formed in the image forming area A-I by the character input key 13 or the function key 15. The input state is displayed on the display 24. When the image to be formed in the image forming area A-I is determined, the label paper L in the tape cartridge C is discharged while the print feed motor 46 is driven, and the print head 41 is used to enter the image forming area A-I. Form an image. In the cut areas A-N1 and A-N2, images of the cuts N1 and N2 are formed.

  The cutting program 72c uses the full cutter 34 to cut the label base paper L on which the image is formed in the image forming area A-I by the printing program 72b at the position determined by the layout program 72a, and the label shown in FIG. Make it.

  Since the label manufacturing apparatus 1 has the above configuration, the distance / arrangement between the first cut A1 and the second cut A2, the size / arrangement of the image forming area A-I, and the like are freely set. A label as a tag precursor can be produced.

The label producing apparatus 1 can be modified as follows, for example.
The positional relationship between the cut regions A-N1 and A-N2 and the image forming region A-I is not limited to that shown in FIG. 5, but may be a positional relationship as shown in FIG.
A plurality of image forming areas may be set on the label. For example, as shown in FIG. 7, the first image forming area A-I1 set at a position between the cut areas A-N1 and A-N2 and the position not set between the two areas are set. It is also possible to set the second image forming area A-I2.

The shape of the first cut N1 and the second cut N2, and the size of the first cut area A-N1 and the second cut area A-N2 may be set. For example, a plurality of cut shapes may be prepared, and a cut (shape) to be adopted may be selected from the prepared cut shapes. Depending on the shape of the notch, the coupling force between the first notch N1 and the second notch N2 can be changed.

-After determining the characters and the like to be formed in the image forming area and determining the design such as the size and the space between them, the size of the image forming area A-I may be calculated according to the determined image. Good. The position on the label of the image forming area A-I calculated in this way may be determined by a direction instruction key. According to this configuration, an image forming area having a size capable of printing the image can be automatically set according to the image formed in the image forming area.

An image indicating the areas may be formed without forming the images of the cuts N1 and N2 in the cut areas A-N1 and A-N2 (see, for example, FIG. 8).

After the image is formed on the label base paper L, the label is not cut from the label base paper L, but after the label is discharged from the tape discharge port 32, the label is separated from the label base paper L using scissors or the like in the vicinity of the tape discharge port 32. The display 24 may be used for display. When the label base paper L is thick or hard, the full cutter 34 may not be cut or the blade may be damaged. Therefore, the label can be separated from the label base paper L with a blade other than the full cutter 34. Because. However, in the case of adopting this configuration, the label manufacturing apparatus does not need to be provided with the full cutter 34 and the mechanism associated therewith.

  Next, a tag manufacturing apparatus will be described. FIG. 9 shows a first tag manufacturing apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 9, the tag manufacturing apparatus 100 includes a first cut manufacturing unit 101A that provides a first cut N1 on a label, and a second cut manufacturing unit 101B that provides a second cut N2. Each incision making unit includes a label guide unit 103 having an insertion port 102, a positioning unit 104, a cutter 105, a cutter driving unit 106, and a switch (not shown).

  The label guide 103 is a guide that regulates the movement of the label in the width direction. The position of the label inserted into the label guide unit 103 is defined and fixed by the positioning unit 104 and the label guide unit 103. When the switch is pressed in a state where the label is arranged at the predetermined position in this way, the cutter driving unit 106 is driven to press the cutter 105 against the label, and a cut is provided in the label.

  The label inserted into the tag production apparatus 100 is preferably a label produced by the label production apparatus. Also, in order to make it easier to determine which direction and orientation should be inserted into the insertion opening of the first notch producing unit 101A and the second notch producing unit 101B, for example, as shown in FIG. It is good to print on the label the direction and direction of feeding into the mouth. Furthermore, guidance for the direction and direction of label insertion may be displayed near the insertion slot 102.

The tag manufacturing apparatus 100 can be modified as follows, for example.
A label detection sensor may be provided in the positioning unit 104, and the cutter driving unit 106 may be driven when the label comes into contact with the positioning unit 103. If comprised in this way, it will become possible to provide a notch part only by inserting a label.

-You may comprise so that it can move, without fixing the position of the cutter 105 and the cutter drive part 106 in an apparatus. If comprised in this way, it will become possible to set a cutting area | region in the various positions on a label. In addition, the label production apparatus calculates the arrangement position of the cutter driving unit 106 in the tag production apparatus based on the information about the cut position in the produced label after discharging the label, and the cutter driving unit 106 is arranged at any position. It may be displayed on the display.

FIG. 10 shows a second tag manufacturing apparatus 110. In FIG. 10, the upper part of the housing is indicated by a wavy line to indicate the inside of the apparatus. In addition, the same reference numerals are assigned to components equivalent to those in the first tag manufacturing apparatus 100.
In the tag producing device 110, the label guide unit 103 is provided with a discharge port 107, the positioning unit 104 is movable in the vertical direction, and a sensor for determining whether or not the label is in contact is provided. A transport unit (not shown) that transports the label from the insertion port 102 to the discharge port 107 is provided along the label guide unit 103.

  When a label is inserted into the insertion slot 102, the transport unit transports the label to the alignment unit 104. The alignment unit 104 protrudes from the label guide unit 103 in the normal state as shown in FIG. When it is detected by the sensor provided in the alignment unit 104 that the label is in contact with the alignment unit 104, the cutter driving unit 106 is driven to press the cutter 105 against the label, and a cut is provided in the label. After the cut is provided in the label, the cutter driving unit 106 conveys the cutter 105 to the retracted position, and the alignment unit 104 moves below the label guide unit 103 to open the passage. The transport unit transports the label to the discharge port 107 and discharges the label from the discharge port 107 to the outside of the apparatus.

  The above process is performed by the first notch producing unit 101A and the second notch producing unit 101B, so that a label is produced by providing a notch in the label. Note that the tag production apparatus 110 produces a tag by suitably using the label produced by the label production apparatus described above.

  The tag manufacturing apparatus 110 can also be configured as shown in FIG. The tag manufacturing apparatus 110 shown in FIG. 11 employs a so-called “one-pass” configuration in which the label guide part 103A of the first notch manufacturing part 101A and the label guide part 103B of the second notch manufacturing part 101B are continuous. When a label is inserted into the insertion slot 102, the transport unit transports the label to the positioning unit 104A, and the first cut portion N1 is provided in the label by the cutter 105A. Thereafter, the label is transported to the positioning unit 104B by the transport unit, the second notch N2 is provided in the label by the cutter 105B, and the tag is manufactured. The produced tag is transported to the discharge port 107 by the transport unit and discharged to the outside of the apparatus.

The tag manufacturing apparatus 110 described above can be modified as follows, for example.
The label / tag may be discharged from the insertion port 102 without providing the discharge port 107.
The positioning unit 104 may not be provided, and the transport unit may perform label positioning.
Instead of transporting the label by the transport unit, the cutter driving unit 106 may move in the apparatus so that the cutter faces the cut area.

  FIG. 12 shows a third tag manufacturing apparatus 120 according to the present embodiment. Two types of tag production apparatuses 120 are prepared, one for producing a first cut and the other for producing a second cut. In the tag manufacturing apparatus 120, a first support part 122 having a blade 121 for providing a cut and a second support part 124 having a receiving part 123 facing the blade 121 are connected by a fulcrum 125, and the fulcrum 125 is used as a reference. It is comprised so that it can rotate relatively as follows. A first handle 126 is provided on the side opposite to the side on which the blade 121 is provided with respect to the fulcrum 125 in the first support part 122, and the receiving part 123 is based on the fulcrum 125 in the second support part 124. A second handle 127 is provided on the side opposite to the side provided with.

  The blade 121 and the receiving portion 123 are separated by separating the first handle 126 and the second handle from the fulcrum 125 as a reference. When a gap is formed between the blade 121 and the receiving portion 123, a label is placed between them. In this state, the blade 121 and the receiving portion 123 are brought close to each other, and the label is cut by the blade 121.

  The tag is produced from the label by performing the above-described processing with the first notch producing tag producing apparatus and the second notch producing tag producing apparatus.

  When producing a tag using the third tag producing apparatus 120, labels in which the shapes of the cuts N1 and N2 are formed as shown in FIGS. 5 to 7 are preferably used. This is because it is very easy to grasp which position on the label the blade 121 should be in contact with, and it is possible to reliably provide a cut at a predetermined position.

The above-described embodiment is a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and the present invention should not be construed in connection with the above-described embodiment.
For example, as shown in FIG. 13, a third cut N3 is provided in addition to the first cut N1 and the second cut N2, and an object is passed through the third cut N3 and then the first cut N1 and the first cut N1. The label producing apparatus and the tag producing apparatus can be modified so as to produce a tag that is fastened to an object by engaging the two cuts N2.

It is the perspective view which showed the external appearance of the label production apparatus which concerns on this Embodiment. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which an opening / closing lid 21 is opened in the label device shown in FIG. It is an image figure for demonstrating the display of the label production apparatus shown in FIG. It is a block diagram for demonstrating the internal structure of the label production apparatus shown in FIG. It is the figure which showed the label produced with the label production apparatus shown in FIG. It is the figure which showed the other label produced with the label production apparatus shown in FIG. It is the figure which showed another label produced with the label production apparatus shown in FIG. It is the figure which showed the other display method of the cutting area in the label produced with the label production apparatus shown in FIG. It is a perspective view for demonstrating the 1st tag production apparatus concerning this Embodiment. It is a perspective view for demonstrating the 2nd tag production apparatus concerning this Embodiment. It is a perspective view for demonstrating the modification of the 2nd tag production apparatus which concerns on this Embodiment. It is a figure for demonstrating the 3rd tag production apparatus concerning this Embodiment. It is the figure which showed the example of the tag produced with the tag production apparatus which concerns on this Embodiment.

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1: Label production device 13: Character input key 15: Function key 17: Keyboard 24: Display 32: Tape outlet 33: Cutter unit 63: Printing unit 72a: Layout program 72b: Printing program 72c: Label cutting program L: Label base paper A-N1: First cut area A-N2: Second cut area AI: Image forming area N1: First cut N2: Second cuts 100, 110, 120: Tag manufacturing apparatus 101A: First Incision making part 101B: second notch making part 102: insertion slot 103: label guide part (guide)
104: positioning unit 105: cutter 106: cutter driving unit 107: discharge port 121: blade 122: first support unit 123: receiving unit 124: second support unit 125: fulcrum 126: first handle 127: first 2 handles

Claims (9)

A first notch area in which a first notch is provided and a second notch area in which a second notch engaging with the first notch is provided on a long label base paper having a predetermined width. Cutting area setting means;
Image forming area setting means for setting an image forming area for forming an image in an area where the first cut area and the second cut area are not set in the label base paper;
An image forming means for forming an image in the image forming area;
A display means for setting a range including the first cut area, the second cut area, and the image forming area as a label, and displaying a position at which the label is separated from the label base paper;
A label production apparatus comprising: A first notch area in which a first notch is provided and a second notch area in which a second notch engaging with the first notch is provided on a long label base paper having a predetermined width. Cutting area setting means;
Image forming area setting means for setting an image forming area for forming an image in an area where the first cut area and the second cut area are not set in the label base paper;
An image forming means for forming an image in the image forming area;
A cutting means for setting a range including the first cut area, the second cut area, and the image forming area as a label, and cutting the label from the label base paper;
A label production apparatus comprising:   A tag production apparatus for producing a tag by cutting a label produced by the label production apparatus according to claim 1. A tag production device for producing a tag by cutting a label produced by the label production device according to claim 1 or 2,
A first cutter portion that provides a first cut in the first cut region;
A first guide mechanism for guiding the label to the first cutter unit;
A second cutter portion for providing a second cut in the second cut region;
A second guide mechanism for guiding the label to a second cutter unit;
A tag manufacturing apparatus comprising: A tag production device for producing a tag by cutting a label produced by the label production device according to claim 1 or 2,
A first cutter portion that provides a first cut in the first cut region;
A first guide mechanism for guiding the label to the first cutter unit;
A first control device that drives the first cutter unit when the label is arranged at a predetermined position in the first guide mechanism and provides the first cut in the first cut region;
A second cutter portion for providing a second cut in the second cut region;
A second guide mechanism for guiding the label to a second cutter unit;
A second control device that drives the second cutter unit when the label is arranged at a predetermined position in the second guide mechanism, and provides the second cut in the second cut region;
A tag manufacturing apparatus comprising: A tag production device for producing a tag by cutting a label produced by the label production device according to claim 1 or 2,
A first cutter portion that provides a first cut in the first cut region;
A second cutter portion for providing a second cut in the second cut region;
A first guide mechanism for guiding the label to a first cut area;
An inter-cutter guide mechanism for guiding a label having the first cut in the first cut area by the first cutter part to the second cutter part;
First control means for driving the first cutter unit when the label is arranged at a predetermined position in the first guide mechanism, and providing the first cut in the first cut region;
A label moving means for moving the label provided with the first cut by the first cutter unit on the inter-cutter guide mechanism and arranging the label at a predetermined position;
A second control unit that causes the second cutter unit to provide a second cut region with respect to a label disposed at a predetermined position on the inter-cutter guide mechanism;
A tag manufacturing apparatus comprising: A tag production device for producing a tag by cutting a label produced by the label production device according to claim 1 or 2,
A first cutter portion that provides a first cut in the first cut region;
A second cutter portion for providing a second cut in the second cut region;
A first guide mechanism for guiding the label to a first cut area;
An inter-cutter guide mechanism for guiding a label having the first cut in the first cut area by the first cutter part to the second cutter part;
A tag manufacturing apparatus comprising: A first insertion slot into which a label is inserted;
A first cutter portion that provides a first cut for the label inserted from the first insertion opening to the first predetermined position;
A second insertion slot into which the label is inserted;
A second cutter portion for providing a second cut for engaging with the first cut for the label inserted from the second insertion opening to the second predetermined position;
A tag manufacturing apparatus comprising: A first insertion slot into which a label is inserted;
A first cutter portion that provides a first cut for the label inserted from the first insertion opening to the first predetermined position;
The second cutter unit that provides the label with a second cut that engages with the first cut when the label into which the first cut is inserted is further inserted to the second predetermined position in the first cutter unit. When,
An inter-cutter guide mechanism for guiding the label from the first cutter unit to the second cutter unit;
A tag manufacturing apparatus comprising:

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