JP2011235491A - Apparatus and method for processing label sheet - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a processing apparatus for accurately forming a label and a slit in a label sheet.SOLUTION: The processing apparatus 10 includes a sheet delivery unit 11 for supplying the label sheet 40, a first base 21 provided on a label film 42 side of the label sheet 40 along the label sheet 40 supplied from the sheet delivery unit 11, and a second base 22 provided on a separator 46 side of the label sheet 40 opposing the first base 21 to sandwich the label sheet 40. The first base 21 is provided with a label die 30 for punching out the label sheet 40 in a label shape 51. The second base 22 is provided with a slit die 35 for forming the slit 54 in the label sheet 40.

Description

  The present invention relates to a processing apparatus for processing a label sheet, and in particular, a label sheet including a label film, an adhesive film, and a separator is punched into a label shape, and a slit is formed between the punched labels. It relates to a processing apparatus. The present invention also relates to a method for processing a label sheet.

  A label formed by punching out a label sheet including a label film, an adhesive film, and a separator from the label film side with a label mold is known. The label mold has a label forming blade for punching a label film and an adhesive film of a label sheet into a label shape from the label film side. In this case, by punching out the label sheet using the label mold, the label film and the adhesive film of the label sheet are partitioned into a label and other punched residues.

  In addition, it is known that a slit is formed on a label sheet from a separator side by a slit mold with respect to a label sheet partitioned into a label and a punched dregs. For example, Patent Document 1 proposes a label manufacturing method in which a separator and an adhesive film of a label sheet are cut and a slit extending in the longitudinal direction of the label sheet is formed.

JP 2000-305462 A

  In the label manufacturing method described in Patent Document 1, the process of punching the label sheet from the label film side into the label shape and the process of forming the slit from the separator side in the label sheet are performed as separate processes. ing. In this case, it is considered that the label mold is aligned with the label sheet in the label punching process, while the slit mold is aligned with the label sheet in the slit forming process.

  Incidentally, in the alignment of the label mold with respect to the label sheet, it is inevitable that a predetermined alignment error (label alignment error of the label mold) occurs. Similarly, it is considered inevitable that a predetermined alignment error (positioning error of the slit mold) occurs in the alignment of the slit mold with respect to the label sheet. In this case, in the manufactured label sheet, the positional relationship between the formed label and the slit is designed from the amount of addition of the alignment error of the label mold and the alignment error of the slit mold. It is possible that it will shift. In addition, since the label sheet is transported between the label punching process and the slit forming process, it is formed on the label sheet due to misalignment of the label sheet due to the meandering of the label sheet being transported. It is conceivable that the positional relationship between the label to be printed and the slit is further shifted.

  It is an object of the present invention to provide a label sheet processing apparatus or a label sheet processing method that can effectively solve such problems.

  The present invention provides a sheet supply unit for supplying the label sheet in the processing apparatus for punching a label sheet including a label film, an adhesive film, and a separator into a label shape and forming a slit, and the sheet supply unit Along the label sheet supplied from the first pedestal provided on the label film side of the label sheet, the first pedestal and the label sheet so as to face each other with the label sheet interposed therebetween A second pedestal provided on the separator side of the sheet, a label mold attached to the first pedestal, and a slit mold attached to the second pedestal, the first pedestal and the first pedestal At least one of the two pedestals is movable toward the other, and the label mold is used for the label from the label film side. The label film and the adhesive film of a sheet are punched into a label shape, and a label forming blade is formed on the outside of the label shape to form a punched residue, and the slit mold is formed on the label sheet from the separator side. It has a slit forming blade which cuts the separator and the adhesive film to form a slit, and is a processing apparatus for a label sheet.

  In the processing apparatus according to the present invention, preferably, the first pedestal and the second pedestal are each provided with an alignment mark. In this case, the first pedestal and the second pedestal may be arranged such that one alignment mark faces the other alignment mark.

  In the processing apparatus according to the present invention, preferably, the label mold or the slit mold is relative to the first pedestal or the second pedestal with reference to an alignment mark of the first pedestal or the second pedestal, respectively. It is attached.

  In the processing apparatus according to the present invention, the first pedestal includes a first fixing plate provided with an alignment mark, and the label mold is attached to the first pedestal via the first fixing plate, The second pedestal may have a second fixed plate provided with alignment marks, and the slit mold may be attached to the second pedestal via the second fixed plate.

  In the processing apparatus according to the present invention, preferably, at least one of the first pedestal and the second pedestal is driven by a drive unit in a direction toward the other and in a direction orthogonal to the direction toward the other.

  The processing apparatus by this invention may be further provided with the dregs winding part which is provided in the downstream of the said 1st base and the said 2nd base, and winds up the punching dregs formed with the said label formation blade. In this case, the slit forming blade of the slit mold may be configured to form a slit in a portion of the label sheet corresponding to the punched residue.

  The present invention provides a label sheet forming method in which a label sheet including a label film, an adhesive film, and a separator is punched into a label shape and a slit is formed. A label punching process in which the label film and the adhesive film of the label sheet are punched into a label shape from the label film side by a blade; and the separator and the adhesive film of the label sheet from the separator side by a slit forming blade And a slit forming step of forming a slit, and the label forming blade and the slit forming blade are respectively attached to a first pedestal and a second pedestal facing each other. This is a sheet processing method.

  According to the present invention, the label forming blade punches the label film and the adhesive film of the label sheet into a label shape from the label film side. Moreover, the slit forming blade cuts the separator and the adhesive film of the label sheet from the separator side to form a slit. The label forming blade and the slit forming blade are respectively attached to the first pedestal and the second pedestal facing each other. For this reason, alignment of the slit forming blade with respect to the label forming blade can be performed with high accuracy. Thereby, it can suppress that the positional relationship between the label and slit which are formed in the sheet | seat for labels shifts | deviates from a design.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a label mold of the processing apparatus in the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a slit mold of the processing apparatus in the embodiment of the present invention. FIGS. 4A and 4B are views showing a positional relationship between a label mold and a slit mold in the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing a layer structure of a label sheet in the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a modification of the layer configuration of the label sheet in the embodiment of the present invention. 7A is a plan view showing a label sheet processed by the processing apparatus in the embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 7B is a label sheet VIIb-VIIb shown in FIG. 7A. Sectional drawing along a line. FIGS. 8A, 8B, and 8C are views showing a procedure for attaching a label mold and a slit mold to the first base and the second base in the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 9A is a diagram showing a procedure for attaching a slit die to a second fixed plate in the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 9B is a diagram showing a procedure for attaching the slit mold to the second fixed plate in the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 9C is a diagram showing a procedure for attaching the slit mold to the second fixed plate in the embodiment of the present invention. 10A (a), (b), (c), and (d) are diagrams showing a procedure for processing a label sheet by a processing device in the embodiment of the present invention. FIGS. 10B (a), (b), (c), and (d) are diagrams showing a procedure for processing a label sheet by a processing device in the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a processing apparatus in a modification of the embodiment of the present invention.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. First, the label sheet 40 in the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.

Label Sheet FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing the layer structure of the label sheet 40. As shown in FIG. 5, the label sheet 40 includes a label film 42, an adhesive film 44, and a separator 46. Among these, as shown in FIG. 5, the label film 42 includes a protective layer 42a for forming a hologram image, a hologram layer 42b, a colored layer 42c and an adhesive layer 42d, and an anchor coat layer 42e on which the label image is printed. , And a film base layer 42f that supports these layers 42a to 42e. The film base layer 42f may be made of resin or may be made of paper.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the separator 46 includes a release treatment layer 46a and a film base layer 46b. Of these, the release treatment layer 46 a is a layer for facilitating the peeling of the adhesive film 44 from the separator 46. Moreover, the film base layer 46b may be comprised from resin, or may be comprised from paper. Moreover, the adhesive film 44 may be comprised from the transparent adhesive, or may be comprised from the colored adhesive.

  The layer structure of the label sheet 40 is not limited to the above-described structure. For example, as shown in FIG. 6, in the label film 42 of the label sheet 40, a protective layer 42a and a hologram layer 42b that form a hologram image. The colored layer 42c and the adhesive layer 42d may be partially provided on the anchor coat layer 42e. Although not shown, the colored film 42 c may not be included in the label film 42 of the label sheet 40 shown in FIG. 6 or 7. Or although not shown in figure, the image for labels may be comprised from the hologram image implement | achieved by the some layer containing the hologram layer 42b. That is, the anchor coat layer 42e may not be included.

  The thickness of the film 42 for labels, the adhesive film 44, and the separator 46 is in the range of 8-170 micrometers, 10-30 micrometers, and 12-90 micrometers, for example. However, the thickness of the label film 42, the adhesive film 44, and the separator 46 is not limited to the above thickness, and the thickness is appropriately set according to the required characteristics of the label 53.

  Next, with reference to FIGS. 7A and 7B, a label sheet (processed label sheet 50) processed by a processing apparatus described later will be described. FIG. 7A is a plan view showing the processed label sheet 50 as viewed from the label film 42 side, and FIG. 7B shows the processed label sheet 50 shown in FIG. It is sectional drawing along the VIIb-VIIb line.

  As shown in FIG. 7A, the processed label sheet 50 is punched into a plurality of label shapes 51 from the label film 42 side by a label mold described later, whereby a plurality of label shapes 51 are provided. Label 53 and a punching residue 52 located outside the label shape 51 are formed. Here, as shown in FIG. 7B, each label shape 51 is defined by a label notch 53 a formed in the label film 42 and the adhesive film 44 of the label sheet 40. When the label is used, the label 53 including the label film 42 having the label shape 51 and the adhesive film 44 is peeled off from the separator 46 and then attached to an arbitrary object.

Further, as shown in FIG. 7A, the processed label sheet 50 is formed with slits 54 from the separator 46 side by a slit mold described later. As shown in FIG. 7A, the slit 54 is formed in a portion corresponding to the punched residue 52 of the processed label sheet 50 in the longitudinal direction of the processed label sheet 50 (in FIG. 7A, the arrow D). ₁ (direction indicated by ₁ ). Further, as shown in FIG. 7B, the slit 54 is formed by cutting the separator 46 and the adhesive film 44.

As shown in FIG. 7 (a), the processed label sheet 50, three labels 53 are formed in the width direction (direction indicated by the arrow D ₂ in FIG. 7 (a)). The three labels 53 arranged in the width direction are formed at positions corresponding to the timing marks 48 as shown in FIG. The slits 54 are formed so as to partition the labels 53 in the width direction of the processed label sheet 50. Further, as shown in FIG. 7B, the separators 54 that support the adjacent labels 53 in the width direction of the processed label sheet 50 are connected by a punching residue 52. In this case, when the punched debris 52 is peeled from the processed label sheet 50, the processed label sheet 50 is separated into three rows of debonded label sheets 61 along the slit 54. Thereafter, each delaminated label sheet 61 is wound around a separate core (not shown) to obtain a roll made of a label sheet in which labels 53 are arranged in one row.

Processing apparatus Next, with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4, the machining apparatus 10 for forming a slit 54 with punched label sheet 40 to the label shape 51 will be described.

As shown in FIG. 1, the processing apparatus 10 includes a label feeding sheet 11 (sheet feeding section) that supplies a label sheet 40 and a label sheet 40 that is fed from the sheet feeding section 11. The first pedestal 21 provided on the label film 42 side, the second pedestal 22 provided on the separator 46 side of the label sheet 40 so as to face the first pedestal 21 with the label sheet 40 interposed therebetween, It has. Among the first seat 21 is movable in the direction towards the second seat 22 (the direction indicated by the arrow D ₃ in FIG. 1). The first seat 21 is also made movable in the direction perpendicular to the direction toward the second seat 22 (the direction indicated by the arrow D ₄ or arrow D ₅ in FIG. 1). The movement of the first pedestal 21 in the direction indicated by the arrows D ₃ , D ₄ or D ₅ is driven and controlled by the drive unit 28.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a label mold 30 is attached to the first pedestal 21 via a first fixing plate 23. Similarly, a slit mold 35 is attached to the second pedestal 22 via a second fixing plate 25. Further, in the vicinity of the first pedestal 21 or the second pedestal 22, as shown in FIG. 1, an RGB sensor 19 for detecting a timing mark 48 of the label sheet 40 is disposed.

  The label mold 30 and the slit mold 35 are for punching the label sheet 40, respectively, and the label sheet 51 is processed by processing the label sheet 40 using the label mold 30 and the slit mold 35. A plurality of labels 53 having punches and a punching residue 52 located outside the label shape 51 are formed. As will be described later, the timing for processing the label sheet 40 using the label mold 30 and the slit mold 35 is determined based on signals from the RGB sensor 19.

  The processed label sheet 50 in which the plurality of labels 53 having the label shape 51 and the punched debris 52 located outside the label shape 51 are formed is then punched at the peeling portion 29 as shown in FIG. The residue is separated into a residue 52 and a residue-removed label sheet 61. As shown in FIG. 1, the delaminated label sheet 61 is wound up by the sheet take-up unit 12, while the punched debris 52 is taken up by the duck take-up unit 13.

Label Mold and Slit Mold Next, the label mold 30 and the slit mold 35 will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS. 2 to 4A and 4B. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a case where the label mold 30 shown in FIG. 1 is viewed obliquely from below. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a case where the slit mold 35 shown in FIG. is there. 4A is a sectional view taken along line IVa-IVa of the label mold 30 shown in FIG. 2, and FIG. 4B is taken along line IVb-IVb of the slit mold 35 shown in FIG. FIG.

First, the label mold 30 will be described. As shown in FIG. 2, the label mold 30 has a plurality of label forming blades 31 having a rectangular outline. These label forming blades 31 punch the label film 42 and the adhesive film 44 of the label sheet 40 into the label shape 51 from the label film 42 side, and form a punched residue 52 outside the label shape 51. Each label forming blade 31 has a height h ₁ (see FIG. 4A) that can penetrate at least the label film 42 and the adhesive film 44 of the label sheet 40. Such labels forming blade 31 is, for example, of a height _{h 1} is in the range of 0.4~2.0mm Pinnacle die (Pinnacle die, manufactured Tsukatani blade).

  As shown in FIG. 2, the label mold 30 is provided with a plurality of alignment marks 32 and a plurality of through holes 33. The alignment marks 32 and the through holes 33 are used when the label mold 30 is attached to the first fixing plate 23 as described later.

Next, the slit mold 35 will be described. As shown in FIG. 3, the slit mold 35 has a plurality of slit forming blades 36 extending in one direction. These slit forming blades 36 cut the separator 46 and the adhesive film 44 of the label sheet 40 from the separator 46 side to form the slits 54. Each slit forming blade 36 has a height h ₂ (see FIG. 4B) that can penetrate at least the separator 46 and the adhesive film 44 of the label sheet 40. Such slitting blades 36, for example, has a height _{h 2} Pinnacle die (Pinnacle die, Tsukatani manufactured blade) is in the range of 0.4~2.0mm from. As shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B, each slit forming blade 36 includes a label forming blade 31 and a slit forming blade 36 when the label die 30 moves toward the slit die 35 during processing. Is arranged so as not to touch.

  In the label forming blade 31 and the slit forming blade 36, as described above, a pinnacle die having a smaller height than a general die is used. Therefore, when the label sheet 40 is transported between the label mold 30 and the slit mold 35 as described later, the label forming blade 31 of the label mold 30 or the slit forming blade 36 of the slit mold 35 is It is possible to easily prevent contact with the label sheet 40 being conveyed.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the slit mold 35 is provided with a plurality of alignment marks 37 and a plurality of through holes 38 as in the case of the label mold 30. The alignment marks 37 and the through holes are used when the slit mold 35 is attached to the second fixed plate 25 as described later.

  Next, the operation of the present embodiment having such a configuration will be described. Here, first, a method of attaching the label die 30 to the first pedestal 21 via the first fixing plate 23 and attaching the slit die 35 to the second pedestal 22 via the second fixing plate 25 will be described. Next, a method for processing the label sheet 40 by the processing apparatus 10 will be described.

Method for Attaching Label Die and Slit Die First, referring to FIG. 8 to FIG. 9C, the label die 30 is attached to the first pedestal 21 via the first fixing plate 23 and the second pedestal 22 is secondly attached. A method for attaching the slit mold 35 via the fixed plate 25 will be described. 8A to 8C, the label die 30 is attached to the first pedestal 21 via the first fixing plate 23, and the slit die 35 is attached to the second pedestal 22 via the second fixing plate 25. It is a figure which shows the outline of the procedure of attachment. FIG. 9A to FIG. 9C are views showing in detail the procedure for attaching the slit mold 35 to the second fixed plate 25.

First, as shown in FIG. 8A, the second fixing plate 25 is attached to the second pedestal 22. In this case, as shown in FIG. 8A, the second fixing plate 25 is attached to the second pedestal 22 with the alignment mark 22a of the second pedestal 22 as a reference. For example, so that the alignment mark 26 of the alignment mark 22a and the second fixing plate 25 of the second seat 22 is coincident in direction indicated by arrow D _3, attaching the second fixed plate 25 in the second seat 22.

Next, as shown in FIG. 8B, the first fixing plate 23 is attached to the first pedestal 21. In this case, as shown in FIG. 8B, the first fixing plate 23 is attached to the first pedestal 21 with the alignment mark 21 a of the first pedestal 21 as a reference. For example, so that the alignment mark 24 of the alignment mark 21a and the first fixed plate 23 of the first base 21 is matched in the direction indicated by the arrow D _3, mounting the first fixing plate 23 to the first seat 21.

Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 8 (c), so that the alignment mark 24 of the first fixed plate 23 and the alignment mark 26 of the second fixing plate 25 is coincident in direction indicated by arrow D _3, arrow D ₄ or the first seat 21 in the direction indicated by D ₅ is moved by the drive unit 28. In this case, for example, based on information from a CCD camera (not shown) that images the alignment mark 24 of the first fixed plate 23 and the alignment mark 26 of the second fixed plate 25, the drive unit 28 is the first. The pedestal 21 is driven and controlled. Accordingly, the position of the first fixed plate 23 with respect to the second fixed plate 25 can be set with high accuracy.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 8D, the label mold 30 is attached to the first fixing plate 23 and the slit mold 35 is attached to the second fixing plate 25. Hereinafter, a procedure for attaching the label mold 30 and the slit mold 35 to the first fixed plate 23 and the second fixed plate 25 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 9A to 9C. Note that the label mold 30 and the slit mold 35 differ only in the blades provided, and the mounting procedure to the first fixed plate 23 and the second fixed plate 25 is substantially the same. (2) A procedure for attaching the slit mold 35 to the fixed plate 25 will be described.

  First, as shown in FIG. 9A, pins 27 are provided at predetermined positions of the second fixed plate 25. Next, the slit mold 35 is disposed on the second fixed plate 25 so that the pins 27 of the second fixed plate 25 are inserted into the through holes 38 of the slit mold 35.

Next, as shown in FIG. 9B, the position of the slit mold 35 is set to the arrow D ₄ or the arrow D ₅ so that the alignment mark 26 of the second fixed plate 25 and the alignment mark 37 of the slit mold 35 coincide with each other. Make fine adjustments in the direction indicated by. As a result, the position of the slit mold 35 relative to the second fixed plate 25 can be set with high accuracy.

  Thereafter, the slit mold 35 is firmly fixed to the second fixing plate 25 by a fixing tool (not shown), and then the pins 27 of the second fixing plate 25 are removed as shown in FIG. 9C. In this way, the slit mold 35 is attached to the second fixed plate 25 with high accuracy.

Next, a method for processing the label sheet 40 by the processing apparatus 10 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1, 10A and 10B. 10A (a) and 10B (a) are plan views showing the label sheet 40 conveyed in the processing apparatus 10 as viewed from the label mold 30 side, and FIGS. 10A (b) to 10A (d) ) And FIGS. 10B (b) to 10B (d) are cross-sectional views taken along lines XA-XA and XB-XB of the label sheet 40 shown in FIGS. 10A (a) and 10B (a), respectively. In FIG. 10A and FIG. 10B, illustration of the first pedestal 21, the second pedestal 22, the first fixed plate 23, and the second fixed plate 25 is omitted for convenience.

  First, as shown in FIG. 1, a sheet feeding portion 11 around which a label sheet 40 is wound is prepared. Next, the leading end of the label sheet 40 is provided with a meandering correction mechanism including a plurality of conveying rollers 15, a pair of tension control nip rollers 17, 17, the first pedestal 21 and the second pedestal 22, and a pair of drives. The nip rollers 18 and 18 are sequentially passed to the sheet winding unit 12, and the leading end of the label sheet 40 is fixed to the sheet winding unit 12.

  Next, as illustrated in FIG. 1, the label sheet 40 is sent out from the sheet feeding unit 11 toward the sheet winding unit 12. At this time, for example, the conveyance speed of the label sheet 40 is in the range of 5 to 10 m / min, the unwinding tension of the label sheet 40 in the sheet feeding unit 11 is in the range of 10 to 50 N, and the sheet winding unit 12. The processing apparatus 10 is controlled so that the winding tension at is within the range of 10 to 30N.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 10A and FIG. 10B, the effect | action of the processing apparatus 10 in the 1st base 21 and the 2nd base 22 vicinity is demonstrated. 10A (a) and 10 (b) are diagrams showing the positional relationship between the label sheet 40, the label mold 30, and the slit mold 35 when the label sheet 40 is being conveyed. As shown in FIG. 10A (b), the label mold 30 is configured such that neither the label forming blade 31 of the label mold 30 nor the slit forming blade 36 of the slit mold 35 contacts the label sheet 40 being conveyed. 30 and the arrangement | positioning of the type | mold 35 for slits, and the conveyance path | route of the sheet | seat 40 for labels are set.

First, as shown in FIG. 10A (a), the label sheet 40 is conveyed until the timing mark 48 of the label sheet 40 is detected by the RGB sensor 19. When the timing mark 48 of the label sheet 40 is detected by the RGB sensor 19, the conveyance of the label sheet 40 is stopped. As shown in FIG. 10A (a), when the conveyance of the label sheet 40 is stopped, the label mold 30 is ₂ in the width direction of the label sheet 40 (the direction indicated by the arrow D2). The arrangement of the RGB sensors 19 is set so as to overlap the timing marks 48.

  After the conveyance of the label sheet 40 is stopped, the first pedestal 21 is moved toward the second pedestal 22 by the drive unit 28, and as a result, as shown in FIG. The label sheet 40 is pressed by the mold 35. 10A (c), the label forming blade 31 of the label mold 30 is inserted into the label sheet 40 so as to penetrate the label film 42 and the adhesive film 44. At the same time, the slit forming blade 36 of the slit mold 35 is inserted into the label sheet 40 so as to penetrate the separator 46 and the adhesive film 44, whereby the separator 46 and the adhesive film 44 are cut.

  Next, the first pedestal 21 is moved away from the second pedestal 22, whereby the label forming blade 31 of the label mold 30 and the slit forming blade 36 of the slit mold 35 as shown in FIG. 10A (d). Are pulled out from the label sheet 40. At this time, as shown in FIG. 10A (d), label cuts 53a are formed in the label film 42 and the adhesive film 44, whereby the label film 42 and the adhesive film 44 are punched into the label shape 51. ing. A punching residue 52 is formed outside the label shape 51. At the same time, slits 54 are formed in the separator 46 and the adhesive film 44 of the label sheet 40. In this way, the processing device 10 punches the label film 42 and the adhesive film 44 of the label sheet 40 into the label shape 51, and also forms the slits 54 in the separator 46 and the adhesive film 44 of the label sheet 40. The

Thereafter, as shown in FIGS. 10B (a) and 10 (b), the conveyance of the label sheet 40 is resumed. In this case, as shown in FIG. 10B (a), after the transport is resumed, RGB sensor 19, the label formation of the label type 30 in the transport direction (direction indicated by arrow _{D 1} in FIG. 10B (a)) Until the same number of timing marks 48 as the number of blades 31 are newly detected, the label sheet 40 is conveyed. That is, as shown in FIG. 10B (a), when the RGB sensor 19 detects the second timing mark 48 after the conveyance is resumed, the conveyance of the label sheet 40 is stopped. Thereafter, as shown in FIGS. 10B (b) to 10 (d), the label film 42 and the adhesive film 44 of the label sheet 40 are punched into the label shape 51 by the label mold 30, and the slit mold 35 performs labeling. A slit 54 is formed in the separator 46 and the adhesive film 44 of the sheet 40 for use.

Preferably, when the conveyance length of the label sheet 40 by one conveyance is l ₃ , the length l ₁ of the slit forming blade 36 of the slit mold 35 in the conveyance direction is greater than the conveyance length l ₃ . Is also set to be longer. Therefore, when forming the slit 54 on the label sheet 40 by the slit forming blade 36 of the slit mold 35, as shown by the dimensions l ₂ in FIG. 10B (b), a portion of the already formed slits 54, new It is possible to partially overlap a part of the slit 54 formed in the. For example, when the conveyance length l ₃ of the label sheet 40 by one conveyance is 100 mm, the slit 11 is formed by setting the length l ₁ of the slit forming blade 36 of the slit mold 35 to 101 mm. A part of 54 and a part of the newly formed slit 54 can be overlapped by 1 mm. Thereby, the slit 54 can be reliably formed over the entire longitudinal direction of the label sheet 40.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the processed label sheet 50 processed as described above passes between the pair of drive nip rollers 18 and 18 and reaches the peeling portion 29. In the peeling part 29, as shown in FIG. 1, the punching residue 52 is peeled from the processed label sheet 50. As a result, the processed label sheet 50 is separated into three rows of delaminated label sheets 61 along the slits 54, and then each delaminated label sheet 61 is separated separately in the sheet winding unit 12. Is wound around a core (not shown). In this way, a roll made of a label sheet in which the labels 53 are arranged in a row is obtained. On the other hand, the punched residue 52 peeled off from the processed label sheet 50 at the peeling portion 29 is taken up by the waste take-up portion 13.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the label forming blade 31 of the label mold 30 punches the label film 42 and the adhesive film 44 of the label sheet 40 into the label shape 51 from the label film 42 side. In addition, the slit forming blade 36 of the slit mold 35 cuts the separator 46 and the adhesive film 44 of the label sheet 40 from the separator 46 side to form a slit 54. The label mold 30 and the slit mold 35 are respectively attached to the first pedestal 21 and the second pedestal 22 that face each other. For this reason, alignment of the slit forming blade 36 with respect to the label forming blade 31 can be performed with high accuracy. Thereby, the accuracy of the relative positional relationship between the label 53 and the slit 54 formed on the label sheet 40 can be improved.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, the first pedestal 21, the second pedestal 22, the first fixing plate 23, the second fixing plate 25, the label mold 30 and the slit mold 35 are provided with alignment marks 21a and 22a, respectively. , 24, 26, 32 and 37 are provided. Therefore, the first fixing plate 23 and the label mold 30 can be accurately attached to the first pedestal 21. Similarly, the second fixing plate 25 and the slit mold 35 can be accurately attached to the second pedestal 22. Can be installed well. In addition, the positioning of the first pedestal 21, the first fixed plate 23, and the label mold 30 with respect to the second pedestal 22, the second fixed plate 25, and the slit mold 35 can be performed with high accuracy. Thereby, the accuracy of the relative positional relationship between the label 53 and the slit 54 formed on the label sheet 40 can be further improved.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, the first pedestal 21 is movable in the direction toward the second pedestal 22 and is also movable in the direction orthogonal to the direction toward the second pedestal 22. For this reason, it is possible to easily align the first pedestal 21, the first fixed plate 23, and the label mold 30 with respect to the second pedestal 22, the second fixed plate 25, and the slit mold 35.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, the slit 54 is formed in a portion corresponding to the punched residue 52 of the processed label sheet 50 so as to extend parallel to the longitudinal direction of the processed label sheet 50. For this reason, by separating the punched residue 52 from the processed label sheet 50, it is possible to easily separate the processed label sheet 50 into three rows of removed label sheets 61 along the slit 54. .

  In the present embodiment, the example in which the label mold 30 and the slit mold 35 are arranged so as to face each other is shown, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, as shown in FIG. 11, the label mold 30 and the slit mold 35 need only be attached to the first pedestal 21 and the second pedestal 22 that oppose each other. And do not have to face each other. Also in the processing apparatus 10 shown in FIG. 11, the first pedestal 21 and the second pedestal 22 are arranged so as to face each other with the label sheet 40 interposed therebetween. Therefore, the position of the first pedestal 21 with respect to the second pedestal 22 is arranged. The alignment can be performed with high accuracy. For this reason, the label mold 30 is accurately attached to the first pedestal 21 and the slit mold 35 is accurately attached to the second pedestal 22 so that the slit forming blade 36 is aligned with the label forming blade 31. Can be carried out with high accuracy. Thereby, the accuracy of the relative positional relationship between the label 53 and the slit 54 formed on the label sheet 40 can be improved.

  In the present embodiment, an example is shown in which the label mold 30 is attached to the movable first pedestal 21 and the slit mold 35 is attached to the stationary second pedestal 22. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the label mold 30 may be attached to the second pedestal 22 and the slit mold 35 may be attached to the first pedestal 21. In this case, the label sheet 40 is conveyed so that the separator 46 is positioned on the first pedestal 21 side and the label film 42 is positioned on the second pedestal 22 side.

  In the present embodiment, the label mold 30 is attached to the first pedestal 21 via the first fixed plate 23, and similarly, the slit mold 35 is connected to the second pedestal 22 via the second fixed plate 25. The example attached to is shown. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the label mold 30 may be directly attached to the first pedestal 21, and the slit mold 35 may be directly attached to the second pedestal 22.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the example in which the first pedestal 21 is movable in the direction toward the second pedestal 22 is shown. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the second pedestal 22 may be movable in the direction toward the first pedestal 21. Further, the second pedestal 22 may be movable also in a direction orthogonal to the direction toward the first pedestal 21.

  In the present embodiment, an example is shown in which the slit 54 is formed in a portion corresponding to the punched residue 52 of the processed label sheet 50 so as to extend in parallel to the longitudinal direction of the processed label sheet 50. . However, the position and direction in which the slit 54 is formed is not particularly limited, and the slit 54 can be formed in an arbitrary position and direction according to the desired specification of the label sheet. For example, the slit 54 may be formed in a portion of the processed label sheet 50 other than the portion corresponding to the punched residue 52, and the slit 54 extends in parallel with the width direction of the processed label sheet 50. It may be formed as follows.

  Moreover, in this Embodiment, the sheet | seat supply part of the processing apparatus 10 showed the example which consists of the sheet | seat delivery part 11 which sends out the sheet 40 for labels wound up by roll shape. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the sheet supply unit of the processing apparatus 10 may supply the label sheet 40 by a single sheet. In this case, the processing device 10 processes the label sheet 40 in a single sheet.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Processing apparatus 11 Sheet feeding part 12 Sheet winding part 13 Waste winding part 15 Conveyance roller 16 Meandering correction mechanism 17 Tension control nip roller 18 Drive nip roller 19 RGB sensor 21 First base 21a Positioning mark 22 Second base 22a Position Alignment mark 23 First fixed plate 24 Alignment mark 25 Second fixed plate 26 Alignment mark 27 Pin 28 Drive unit 29 Peeling unit 30 Label mold 31 Label forming blade 32 Alignment mark 33 Through hole 35 Slit mold 36 Slit formation Blade 37 Alignment mark 38 Through hole 40 Label sheet 42 Label film 42a Protective layer 42b Hologram layer 42c Colored layer 42d Adhesive layer 42e Anchor coat layer 42f Film substrate 44 Adhesive film 46 Separator 46a Release processing layer 46b Film substrate 48 Timing mark 50 Processed label sheet 51 Label shape 52 Punched waste 53 Label 53a Label cut 54 Slit 61 Removed label sheet

Claims (7)

In a processing apparatus for punching a label sheet including a label film, an adhesive film, and a separator into a label shape and forming a slit,
A sheet supply unit for supplying the label sheet;
Along the label sheet supplied from the sheet supply unit, a first pedestal provided on the label film side of the label sheet;
A second pedestal provided on the separator side of the label sheet so as to face the first pedestal across the label sheet;
A label mold attached to the first pedestal;
A slit mold attached to the second pedestal,
At least one of the first pedestal and the second pedestal is movable toward the other,
The label mold has a label forming blade for punching the label film and the adhesive film of the label sheet into a label shape from the label film side, and forming a punched residue on the outside of the label shape,
The said slit type | mold has a slit formation blade which cut | disconnects the said separator and the said adhesive film of the said sheet for labels from the said separator side, and forms a slit, The processing apparatus of the sheet for labels characterized by the above-mentioned. Each of the first pedestal and the second pedestal is provided with an alignment mark,
The processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first pedestal and the second pedestal are arranged such that one alignment mark faces the other alignment mark.   3. The label mold or the slit mold is attached to the first pedestal or the second pedestal with reference to an alignment mark of the first pedestal or the second pedestal, respectively. The processing apparatus as described in. The first pedestal has a first fixing plate provided with alignment marks, and the label mold is attached to the first pedestal via the first fixing plate,
The second pedestal has a second fixed plate provided with an alignment mark, and the slit mold is attached to the second pedestal via the second fixed plate. Item 3. The processing apparatus according to Item 2.   2. The drive unit according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the first pedestal and the second pedestal is driven by a drive unit in a direction toward the other and in a direction orthogonal to the direction toward the other. Processing equipment. A waste take-up portion that is provided on the downstream side of the first pedestal and the second pedestal and winds up the punched waste formed by the label forming blade;
2. The processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the slit forming blade of the slit mold is configured to form a slit in a portion corresponding to the punched residue in the label sheet. In the processing method of the label sheet that punches the label sheet including the label film, the adhesive film, and the separator into a label shape and forms a slit,
Preparing the label sheet;
A label punching step of punching the label film and the adhesive film of the label sheet into a label shape from the label film side by a label forming blade;
A slit forming step of forming a slit by cutting the separator and the adhesive film of the label sheet from the separator side by a slit forming blade,
The label forming blade and the slit forming blade are respectively attached to a first pedestal and a second pedestal facing each other.

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