JP2009113310A - Sheet attachment apparatus, sheet winding mechanism, and method for attaching sheet - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To attach a large area sheet onto an adherend in a compact manner while making the presence thereof outstand. <P>SOLUTION: The adherend P on the conveyer 11 is placed under the attachment means 12. A printer 24 unreels a first sheet S1 while conducting printing on one surface of the first sheet S1. The leading end of the first sheet S1 is pinched by gripping rods 28, 29 and wound around the gripping rods 28, 29 with the printed surface turned to the inner side. The terminal end of the unreeled first sheet S1 is pressed by a pressing rod 30 and is cut by a cutting means 20. The first sheet S1 in a roll is mounted on the adherend P and rotated so that the overhanging part is pinched into the gap from the adherend P. A second sheet with an adhesive layer provided on one surface thereof is blow attached on the adherend P by compressed air jet from above the first sheet S1. The first sheet in a roll is pinched between the second sheet and the adherend P and fixed in a retaining manner. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an apparatus for winding a sheet in a roll shape, and further relates to an apparatus and a sheet sticking method for holding and fixing a sheet wound in a roll shape on an adherend.

  For example, in the case of cash-on-delivery payments in mail order, etc., invoices such as invoices with details of contents and receipts related to receipt of product prices are pasted together with delivery slips on the outside of the delivery items It is done. Conventionally, delivery notes, receipts, etc. have been affixed to deliverables so that anyone can see them. For this reason, it is possible to identify what the packaged product (delivery item) is, and the value of the product is known, so this information is treated as confidential information in order to prevent theft and protect privacy. There must be.

Therefore, the first label on which the second label on which the confidential information is printed is pasted and laminated on the adhesive surface of the first label serving as a delivery slip, and the second label is pasted. There has been proposed a configuration in which a second label including confidential information is concealed between the first label and the adherend by attaching the label to a delivery item (see Patent Document 1).
JP 2006-181991 A

  If the configuration of Patent Document 1 is used, it is possible to prevent a third party from seeing the secret information easily. However, when the secret information increases, the second label needs to be enlarged. It is also necessary to increase the size of the label. Therefore, the configuration of Patent Document 1 cannot handle information that requires a lot of paper, such as warranty details, campaign information, advertisement, information, and explanation of cooling off.

  An object of the present invention is to attach a sheet having a large area to an adherend in a compact manner while making its presence conspicuous.

(1) The sheet sticking apparatus according to claim 1 of the present invention includes a first sheet supply unit that feeds out the first sheet, and a winding unit that winds the first sheet fed out by the first sheet supply unit into a roll shape. A placing means for bringing the first sheet wound in a roll shape close to an adherend, a second sheet feeding means for feeding out a second sheet provided with an adhesive layer on one surface, and the second sheet feeding. And a sticking means for sticking the second sheet fed by the means to the adherend, the sticking means covering the second sheet from the first sheet wound in a roll shape and sticking to the adherend. Thus, the first sheet is held and fixed to the adherend.

(2) The invention according to claim 2 is the sheet sticking device according to (1), wherein the winding means grips one side of the first sheet and rotates to wind the first sheet. Rotating chuck means is provided.

(3) The invention according to claim 3 is the sheet sticking device according to any one of (1) and (2), wherein the winding means is a winding terminal portion of the first sheet wound in a roll shape. And a restraining chuck means for restraining winding and preventing unwinding.

(4) The invention according to claim 4 is the sheet sticking device according to any one of (2) and (3), wherein the winding means integrally connects the rotating chuck means and the holding chuck means. Displacement means is provided for rotating the predetermined angle and sandwiching the overhang portion of the winding end portion of the first sheet with the adherend.

(5) The invention according to claim 5 is the sheet sticking device according to any one of (1) to (4), comprising cutting means for cutting the first sheet by a predetermined length.

(6) The invention according to claim 6 is the sheet sticking device according to any one of (1) to (5), wherein the first sheet is printed while the first sheet is fed out. 1 printing means is provided.

(7) The invention according to claim 7 of the present invention is the sheet sticking device according to any one of (1) to (6), wherein printing is performed on the second sheet in the course of feeding out the second sheet. Second printing means is provided.

(8) The sheet winding mechanism according to an eighth aspect of the present invention includes a rotary chuck unit that grips one end of the sheet and rotates the sheet in a roll shape, and suppresses a terminal end portion of the sheet winding. A holding chuck means for preventing unraveling, and a displacing means for rotating the rotating chuck means and the holding chuck means integrally by a predetermined angle so as to sandwich the overhang portion of the winding end portion of the sheet with the adherend. It is characterized by having.

(9) The sheet sticking method according to claim 9 of the present invention includes a step of feeding the first sheet, a step of winding the first sheet in a roll shape, and attaching the first sheet wound in the roll shape. A step of approaching the body, a step of feeding out the second sheet provided with an adhesive layer on one side, and a second sheet covering the first sheet wound in the form of a roll so as to be applied to the adherend. And a process.

As described above, according to the present invention, a sheet having a large area can be held and fixed in a compact manner on an adherend while making its presence conspicuous.
In particular, when the confidential information is described on the first sheet and the second sheet is used as a delivery slip, the first sheet is wrapped so that a large sheet on which a large amount of the confidential information is described is compact and the information cannot be seen from the outside. Can be affixed to the delivery.
Further, by providing the displacement means and sandwiching the overhang portion at the winding end portion between the adherend and the adherend, it is possible to prevent the adhesive layer of the second sheet from contacting the surface on which the confidential information is printed.
Furthermore, by providing a cutting means for cutting the first sheet with a predetermined length, the long sheet can be cut into single sheets to form a concealment sheet.
Further, by having the first and second printing means, predetermined printing can be performed on the first and second sheets.
Furthermore, since the second sheet is affixed to the adherend along the three-dimensional shape of the first sheet, its presence can be conspicuous.
Further, this effect can be further enhanced by fixing the first sheet to the adherend in a state of protruding from the second sheet.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the overall configuration of a sheet sticking apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  The sheet sticking device 10 is a device for holding and fixing the first sheet S1 wound in a roll shape to the adherend P using the second sheet S2. For example, the adherend P is a packaged delivery in mail order sales, etc., and the first sheet S1 wound in a roll shape includes details of the packaged goods, warranty details, campaign information, advertisement, information, cooling off This is a sheet on which confidential information such as explanations is described. The second sheet S2 is a delivery slip (or delivery slip) for describing the address and address of the delivery destination or the delivery owner, and the second sheet S2 is affixed to the surface of the adherend P, and at this time The first sheet S1 is sandwiched and held and fixed between the second sheet S2 and the adherend P.

  The adherend P is placed and conveyed on the conveyor 11, and the first sheet S <b> 1 and the second sheet S <b> 2 are attached at a predetermined position (sheet application position) of the conveyor 11. An adhering means 12 for holding the second sheet S2 and adhering to the adherend P is disposed above the sheet adhering position on the conveyor 11. In addition, let the conveyance direction of the to-be-adhered body P be an X-axis direction, let the direction orthogonal to the X-axis in a horizontal surface be a Y-axis, and let the direction orthogonal to the X-axis in a vertical plane be a Z-axis (refer FIG. 1).

  Further, a first sheet supply means 13 for feeding the first sheet S1 along the X-axis direction is provided above the conveyor 11, and a winding means is provided between the first sheet supply means 13 and the pasting means 12. 14 is arranged. Further, the sticking means 12 is provided with a second sheet supply means 41 that feeds the second sheet S2 along the Y-axis direction, and supplies the second sheet S2 to the sticking means 12.

  A long first sheet S1 wound in a roll shape is rotatably supported by a shaft 16, is turned in the X-axis direction by a guide roller 17, and is rotated by a motor (not shown), and a pinch roller. 19 and is fed out toward the winding means 14 by the rotation of the drive roller 18.

  Cutting means 20 is disposed on the downstream side of the drive roller 18 and the pinch roller 19, and the first sheet S1 is cut at a predetermined timing. The cutting means 20 includes cutter blades 21 and 22 arranged along a pair of upper and lower Z axes, and the cutter blades 21 and 22 are driven by a cylinder 23.

  Further, on the upstream side of the drive roller 18 and the pinch roller 19, a printer 24 as a first printing unit and a platen roller 25 are disposed so as to sandwich the first sheet S1 between the lower surface of the printer 24 and the first sheet. For example, information such as product details, warranty details, campaign information, advertisement, information, and explanation of cooling off is printed in S1. The first sheet S1 is provided with a release treatment layer (not shown) made of silicone or the like on the opposite surface of the printing surface.

  The winding means 14 includes a rotating chuck means 26, a holding chuck means 27, and a displacing means 36. The rotating chuck means 26 is driven along the slot 31 via a driving means (not shown) and the first sheet. A pair of gripping rods 28 and 29 for gripping S1 and a motor 32 are provided. The holding chuck means 27 is driven along the slot 34 via a driving means (not shown) built in the extending portion 33, and the first sheet S1 wound in a roll shape by the rotating chuck means 26 is wound. It consists of a restraining rod 30 that suppresses the end portion. Further, the displacement means 36 comprises a motor and supports the rotary chuck means 26 and the holding chuck means 27 so as to be integrally rotatable.

  The mounting means 37 is a device for moving the winding means 14 along the X-axis, Y-axis, and Z-axis. The X-axis moving mechanism 38, the Y-axis moving mechanism 39, each of which is constituted by a linear motor, A Z-axis moving mechanism 40 is provided. The winding means 14 is supported by the slider 35 of the Z-axis moving mechanism 40 via the displacing means 36, and is movably supported along the Z-axis. The Z-axis moving mechanism 40 is an X-axis moving mechanism. 38 is supported by a slider (not shown), and is movably supported along the X axis. The X-axis moving mechanism 38 is attached to a slider (not shown) of the Y-axis moving mechanism 39 and is supported so as to be movable along the Y-axis.

  On the other hand, the second sheet S2 is provided with an adhesive layer (not shown) on one surface and is supported by the shaft 42 in a state of being temporarily attached to a long release sheet RL and wound in a roll shape, Through the peel plate 44. The release sheet RL is bent at an acute angle at the tip of the peel plate 44 and is taken up by the take-up shaft 48 via the guide roller 45, the drive roller 46 and the pinch roller 47. Further, between the guide roller 43 and the peel plate 44, a printer 50 as a second printing unit and a platen roller 49 are disposed so as to sandwich the release sheet RL and the second sheet S2 between the lower surface of the printer 50. Then, the delivery address and the address and address of the delivery owner are printed on the second sheet S2.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the tip of the peel plate 44 is disposed adjacent to the sticking means 12 attached to the tip of the rod 52 of the air cylinder 53, and when the release sheet RL is bent at the peel plate 44, The two sheets S2 are peeled off from the release sheet RL and sent out along the lower surface of the sticking means 12. A large number of perforations (not shown) are provided on the entire bottom surface of the sticking means 12, and air is sucked / injected through these holes. That is, when the peeled second sheet S2 is sent out along the lower surface of the sticking means 12, air is sucked to hold the second sheet S2 on the lower surface, and the second sheet S2 is attached to the adherend. When affixing to P, air is ejected and the second sheet S2 is sprayed and affixed to the surface of the adherend P.

  The operation of the sheet sticking apparatus 10 of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIG. 2A, the first sheet S <b> 1 supported by the shaft 16 is sandwiched between the drive roller 18 and the pinch roller 19 through the printer 24 and the platen roller 25, and the cutter blade 21. , 22 at the upstream side. The grip rods 28 and 29 of the rotary chuck means 26 are positioned at both ends of the slot 31 and are in a standby state. When the adherend P is detected by a detection means (not shown), the adherend P is stopped at a predetermined position. Thereafter, the first sheet S <b> 1 is sent out toward the winding means 14 by the rotation of the drive roller 18. At this time, the first sheet S1 is subjected to predetermined printing by the printer 24.

  As shown in FIG. 2B, when it is detected by the pulse signal of a motor (not shown) that drives the drive roller 18 that the leading edge of the first sheet S1 has passed between the grip rods 28 and 29, the grip rod 28 29 hold the leading edge of the first sheet S1.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 2 (c), the grip rods 28 and 29 that grip the first sheet S1 are rotated in the direction of the arrow by the motor 32, and the first sheet S1 is sent out by the drive roller 18 and the first sheet S1 is sent out. Winding of one sheet S1 is started. Also at this time, predetermined printing is performed on the first sheet S1 by the printer 24. Note that the winding diameter of the first sheet S1 is controlled by the rotational speed difference between the motor 32 and the drive roller 18 or the strength of the drive roller 18 that pulls the first sheet S1. That is, when the rotational speed of the drive roller 18 is decreased with respect to the motor 32, or the pulling strength of the first sheet S1 is increased, the winding diameter is decreased, and conversely, the rotational speed of the drive roller 18 is increased. When the pulling strength of the first sheet S1 is reduced, the winding diameter is increased. Thus, when controlling the winding diameter of the 1st sheet | seat S1, it is preferable to employ | adopt the motor which can perform rotation control and torque control for the motor which drives the motor 32 and the brawler 18. FIG.

  When predetermined printing is completed on the first sheet S1 and it is detected that the printing area has passed the cutter blades 21 and 22, the winding of the first sheet S1 is completed, and the motor 32 and the drive roller 18 are driven. Stopped. Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 2D, the holding rod 30 is moved in the direction of the arrow, and the first sheet S <b> 1 wound in a roll shape is sandwiched between the gripping rods 28 and 29. Then, as shown in FIG. 2E, the cutter blades 21 and 22 are driven to cut the first sheet S1. At this time, a part of the first sheet S1 that is located between the holding rod 30 and the cutter blades 21 and 22 and is not wound in a roll shape becomes the overhang portion Sa.

  The first sheet S1 wound in a roll shape by the winding means 14 and cut to a predetermined length is attached to the adherend P by the interlocking of the X-axis moving mechanism 38 and the Z-axis moving mechanism 40 as shown in FIG. Is moved to the upper surface position.

  Then, the first sheet S1 placed on the adherend P is rotated by a predetermined angle θ by the rotation of the displacement means 36, as shown in FIG. Then, the overhang portion Sa is sandwiched between the adherend P. Thus, when the overhang portion Sa is sandwiched between the adherend P and the second sheet S2 is covered, the printing surface of the first sheet S1 adheres to the adhesive of the second sheet S2. In addition to preventing them from being peeled off, the gripping rods 28 and 29 and the holding rod 30 can be easily pulled out after the second sheet S2 is pasted. Note that the surface opposite to the printing surface of the first sheet S1 is subjected to a peeling treatment with silicone or the like.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the second sheet S <b> 2 is fed out together with the release sheet RL so as to overlap with the placement operation of the first sheet S <b> 1 on the adherend P. Along with this feeding, the printer 50 prints, for example, the address and address of the delivery destination and the delivery owner on the surface of the second sheet S2. Then, the second sheet S2 is peeled from the release sheet RL by the peel plate 44, and the second sheet S2 is held by the sheet holding unit 51 at the second sheet supply position as shown in FIG. The sheet holding portion 51 is lowered by the operation of the air cylinder 53 to the second sheet blowing position where the bottom surface is slightly separated from the first sheet S1 on the adherend P.

  Thereafter, air is ejected from a number of perforations provided in the sheet holding unit 51, and the second sheet S2 is sprayed onto the upper surface of the adherend P from the first sheet S1 wound in a roll shape. The second sheet S2 sprayed toward the first sheet S1 and the adherend P is formed on the adherend P with the first sheet S1 wound in a roll shape sandwiched between the first sheet S1 and the adherend P as shown in FIGS. Affixed to the top surface. At this time, the second sheet S2 is attached to the adherend P along the three-dimensional shape of the first sheet S1.

  As described above, the first sheet S1 is attached to the surface of the adherend P from the top of the first sheet S1 wound in a roll shape, so that the first sheet S1 is bonded to the second sheet S2 and the adherend P. And is fixed to the adherend P. Thereafter, the gripping force by the gripping rods 28 and 29 and the restraining rod 30 is loosened, the winding means 14 is moved in the direction away from the conveyor 11 by the Y-axis moving mechanism 39, and the gripping rods 28 and 29 and the restraining rod 30 are It is extracted from the first sheet S1 wound in a shape. And the adherend P is conveyed by the conveyor 11, and the winding means 14 returns to the position shown in FIG. 2A, and thereafter the same operation as described above is performed.

  Note that the second sheet S2 has a narrower width along the axial direction than the axial length of the first sheet S1 wound in a roll, and the first sheet S1 is the second sheet S2 and both ends thereof are second. You may comprise so that it may be hold | maintained and fixed to the to-be-adhered body P in the state which protruded from the both sides of sheet | seat S2, and you may comprise so that it may be hold | maintained and fixed in the state which protruded only one end. Further, the second sheet S2 having a width wider than the axial length of the first sheet S1 is used to hold the first sheet S1 on the adherend P while completely covering the first sheet S1 with the second sheet. It may be fixed.

  In addition, the essence of the present invention is not limited to that illustrated and described in the above embodiment, and various forms can be adopted. For example, in the present embodiment, the second sheet S2 is held on the sticking means 12 using air suction force, and the second sheet S2 is sprayed on the adherend P using an air jet. The holding method and the sticking method of S2 are not limited to this, For example, you may comprise so that the 2nd sheet S2 may be stuck so that the roll-shaped 1st sheet S1 may be pressed and crushed.

  Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the first sheet S1 is a long sheet, which is cut and supplied onto the adherend P. However, it is also possible to supply a sheet in advance. In this case, the cutting means 20 becomes unnecessary, and the apparatus can be simplified.

  The printing means is not limited, and a printer such as a thermal printer, a laser printer, a dot impact printer, or an ink jet printer can be employed.

  Further, the chuck mechanism of the chuck means can employ a motor, an air cylinder or the like.

  Further, the cutting means may have another configuration using laser, air pressure, water pressure, heat or the like instead of the cutter blade.

  Furthermore, the adherend P is not limited to a delivery item, and can be used for anything as long as it needs to display something.

  The printed content may be other than the description of the product, the warranty content, the campaign information, the advertisement, the information, and the cooling-off description.

  Furthermore, the position where the first sheet S1 is held and fixed may be a side surface, a bottom surface, or a corner other than the top surface of the adherend P.

The perspective view which shows the structure of the sheet sticking apparatus which is one Embodiment of this invention. Explanatory drawing of the winding operation | movement of a 1st sheet | seat. The figure which mounted the 1st sheet | seat wound by roll shape and cut | disconnected on the to-be-adhered body. The figure which covers a 2nd sheet | seat on the 1st sheet | seat on a to-be-adhered body. The figure which shows the 2nd sheet supply means and sticking means in a YZ plane.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Sheet sticking apparatus 12 Sticking means 13 1st sheet supply means 14 Winding means 20 Cutting means 24 Printer (1st printing means)
50 Printer (second printing means)
26 Rotating chuck means 27 Holding chuck means 28, 29 Holding rod 30 Holding rod 36 Displacement means 37 Placement means 41 Second sheet supply means P Substrate S1 First sheet S2 Second sheet Sa Overhang portion

Claims (9)

First sheet supply means for feeding out the first sheet;
Winding means for winding the first sheet fed by the first sheet supply means into a roll;
Placing means for bringing the first sheet wound in a roll shape close to the adherend;
A second sheet supply means for feeding out a second sheet provided with an adhesive layer on one side;
A pasting means for pasting the second sheet fed by the second sheet feeding means to the adherend,
The sticking means holds and fixes the first sheet to the adherend by covering the second sheet from the first sheet wound in a roll shape and sticking it to the adherend. Sheet sticking device.   2. The sheet sticking apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the winding unit includes a rotation chuck unit that holds one side of the first sheet and rotates to wind the first sheet.   3. The sheet according to claim 1, wherein the winding unit includes a holding chuck unit that suppresses a winding end portion of the first sheet wound in a roll shape and prevents the winding from being unwound. Pasting device.   The winding means includes displacement means for integrally rotating the rotary chuck means and the holding chuck means by a predetermined angle so as to sandwich the overhang portion of the winding end portion of the first sheet with the adherend. The sheet sticking device according to any one of claims 2 and 3,   The sheet sticking apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising a cutting unit that cuts the first sheet with a predetermined length.   The sheet sticking device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, further comprising a first printing unit that performs printing on the first sheet in the course of feeding out the first sheet.   The sheet sticking device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, further comprising a second printing unit that performs printing on the second sheet in the course of feeding out the second sheet. A rotating chuck means for gripping one end of the sheet and rotating the sheet into a roll;
A holding chuck means for suppressing the end of winding of the sheet and preventing unwinding;
Displacement means for rotating the rotating chuck means and the holding chuck means integrally at a predetermined angle to sandwich an overhang portion of the winding end portion of the sheet with the adherend, and a sheet winding mechanism . A step of feeding out the first sheet;
Winding the first sheet into a roll;
A step of bringing the first sheet wound in the roll shape closer to the adherend;
Extending the second sheet provided with an adhesive layer on one side;
And a step of covering the second sheet from the first sheet wound in a roll shape and applying the second sheet to the adherend.

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