JP2013233749A - Device and method of discharging printing paper for printer, printing paper, and printing paper attaching method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make it easy to take printing paper 4 and 26 from a printer body 3 by controlling the discharge transfer amount of the printing paper (label continuous body 4 without a mount, label continuous body 26 with the mount), and to provide a printing paper discharging device, a printing paper discharging method, printing paper, and a printing paper attaching method for a printer that can improve a lid H sealing operation of a packaging K and a slip printing sticking work in a delivery operation etc. of the article.SOLUTION: A control part 11 controls printing parts 7 and 28 to discharge and transport printing paper 4 and 26 from a printer body 3 without printing over setting length N after printing the information in the printing paper 4 and 26 by the printing parts 7 and 28 that transport the printing paper 4 and 26 along the transfer channel of the printer body 3 and print the information by paying attention to discharge transportation of the printing paper 4 and 26 outside the printer body 3 without printing over the setting length.

Description

The present invention relates to a printing paper discharge device, a printing paper discharge method, a printing paper, and a printing paper pasting method for a printer, and in particular, a printing paper discharge device for a printer that controls the discharge amount of the printing paper from the printer. The present invention relates to a paper discharge method, printing paper, and printing paper pasting method.

    Conventionally, in various types of printers, a belt-like printing paper (label continuous body or tag continuous body) is transported along the internal transfer path, and information is printed on this printing paper. The discharge amount of the printing paper from these printers was discharged and transferred by the unit length of the printing paper (the size of the single paper piece).

    However, for example, in the case of a system for taking out printing paper at a position relatively far from the paper discharge port of the printer, or a system for taking it out and sticking it to a predetermined article or packaging container, the position requested by the system. If you need a device that moves the printed paper to the end, or if you have wound the printed paper in a roll, you need to carry this roll. There is a problem that it is troublesome.

    In particular, in the delivery work of various items, the work of sealing the lid of the packaging box with tape, the work of printing information necessary for the delivery slip etc. on the label, etc. and the work of pasting the label on the packaging box Have to be performed separately, and there is a problem that it is troublesome twice and the work efficiency is low.

JP 2000-296634 A

    The present invention has been considered in view of the above problems, and provides a printer paper discharge device, a printer paper discharge method, a printer paper, and a printer paper pasting method capable of controlling the discharge and transfer amount of the printer paper. Let it be an issue.

    It is another object of the present invention to provide a printer paper discharge device, a printer paper discharge method, a printer paper, and a printer paper pasting method that can make it easier to remove the printer paper from the printer body.

    The present invention also provides a printing paper discharge device, a printing paper discharge method, a printing paper, and a printing paper pasting method for a printer that can improve the efficiency of the packaging box lid sealing work and the slip printing pasting work in the delivery work of articles. This is the issue.

    That is, the present invention focuses on discharging and transferring the printing paper to the outside of the printer main body without printing over a set length. The first invention includes a printer main body having a belt-shaped printing paper transfer path, A printing paper discharge device for a printer having a printing unit for transferring the printing paper along a transfer path and printing information, and a control unit for controlling the printing unit, wherein the printing unit applies the printing paper to the printing paper. After printing the information, the control unit controls the printing unit to discharge and transfer the printing paper from the printer body without printing over a set length. Device.

    The set length may be set as a part of print data on the print paper.

    The set length can be controlled by a command from an external personal computer connected to the control unit.

    The set length can be controlled by a continuous output of a discharge signal from the control unit.

    The printing paper can define an information display area for printing and displaying the information, and a pasting area adjacent to the information display area and having the set length.

    The second invention includes a printer main body having a belt-like print paper having a transfer path, a print section for transferring the print paper along the transfer path and printing information, a control section for controlling the print section, A printing paper discharge method for a printer having a printer, wherein after the printing unit prints the information on the printing paper, the control unit discharges the printing paper from the printer body without printing over a set length. It is a printing paper discharge method of a printer characterized by transporting.

    A third aspect of the invention is a printer paper for printing along a transfer path and printing information in a printer, adjacent to the information display area for printing and displaying the information, and the information display area In addition, the printing paper of the printer is characterized in that a pasting area having a set length is defined and the lid of the packaging box can be sealed by the pasting area.

    The information display area can display, as the information, delivery information related to an article delivered by the packaging box.

    The fourth invention is a printer printing paper pasting method for transferring information along the transfer path and printing information in the printer, wherein the printing paper is an information display area for printing and displaying the information, It is characterized in that it is adjacent to the information display area and has a set length, and the printing paper is pasted so that the lid of the packaging box is sealed by the pasting area. This is a printing paper pasting method for the printer to be used.

    In the printing paper discharge device, the printing paper discharge method, the printing paper, and the printing paper sticking method of the printer according to the present invention, the printing paper is discharged and transferred out of the printer main body without printing over the set length. Thus, the printing paper can be taken out with good workability, and the taken-out paper piece can be processed according to various systems.

    In particular, according to the printing paper discharge device of the printer of the first invention, since the printing paper on which information is printed is discharged and transferred from the printer body without printing over a set length, the operation of taking out the printing paper is made more efficient. Is possible.

    In particular, according to the printing paper discharge method of the printer of the second invention, after printing information on the printing paper by the printing unit, the printing paper is discharged and transferred from the printer body without printing over the set length. The printing paper can be taken out at a predetermined position away from the paper discharge port.

    In particular, according to the printing paper of the printer of the third invention, an information display area for printing and displaying information, and a pasting area adjacent to the information display area and having a set length are defined. Since the lid of the packaging box can be sealed by the pasting region, the lid sealing function and the slip printing pasting function of the packaging box can be exhibited at the same time in the delivery work of goods, and the work can be made efficient.

In particular, according to the printing paper pasting method of the printer of the fourth invention, the printing paper is defined in an information display area for printing and displaying information, and a pasting area adjacent to the information display area and having a set length. In addition, since the printing paper is pasted so as to seal the lid of the packaging box by this pasting area, the packaging box lid sealing work and the slip printing pasting work can be made more efficient in the delivery work of goods.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a schematic side view of a thermal color printing type thermal printer 1 that can be equipped with a printer paper discharge device 1A according to an embodiment of the present invention. 1 is a schematic side view of a thermal transfer printing type thermal printer 2 that can be equipped with a printer paper discharge device 2A according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a flow chart showing a discharge method (or affixing method) of the non-mounting label continuous body 4 (or mounting label continuous body 26) in the thermal printer 1 (or thermal printer 2). The case where the printing paper (the label continuous body 4 without mount, the label continuous body 26 with mount) of the printer according to the embodiment of the present invention is applied as a sealing and display tape for sealing the lid H of the packaging box K. It is a schematic plan view shown for an example. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a state in which the label piece 4A (label piece 26A) is attached to the packaging box K. FIG. It is a flowchart figure which shows the procedure of the other printing paper discharge | emission method (or printing paper sticking method) same as the above.

    According to the present invention, since the printing paper is discharged and transferred from the paper discharge port without printing over a set length, the printing paper discharge device of the printer capable of controlling the discharge amount of the printing paper as required Realized printing paper discharge method, printing paper and printing paper pasting method.

Next, a printing paper discharge device, a printing paper discharge method, a printing paper, and a printing paper sticking method of a printer according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
1 and 2 exemplify a printer that can be equipped with a printer paper discharge device of a printer according to the present invention. For example, FIG. 1 is a schematic side view of a thermal printer 1 of a thermal coloring printing method, and FIG. It is a schematic side view of the thermal printer 2 of a printing method.

    As shown in FIG. 1, the thermal printer 1 includes a printer main body 3, a mountless label continuous body 4 (printing paper) supply unit 5, a detection unit 6, a printing unit 7, a cutting unit 8, and an input unit. 9, a display unit 10, and a control unit 11, and if necessary, can be electrically connected to an external personal computer 12 by a wireless or wired connection separately from the printer body 3.

    The printer main body 3 has a transfer path 13 for the continuous paperless label body 4 formed therein, and discharges the continuous paperless label continuous body 4 (single-leaf label piece 4A) that has been cut and printed from the paper discharge port 14 thereof. It is possible.

As shown in the enlarged cross-sectional view of FIG. 1, the label continuous body 4 without backing paper has a label base material 15, an adhesive layer 16 formed on the back side thereof, and a thermosensitive color former layer formed on the front side thereof. 17 and a release agent layer 18 formed on the upper layer side of the thermosensitive color former layer 17, and the position detection marks 19 are printed in advance on the back surface of the label base material 15 at a predetermined pitch.
The label piece 4A can be created by cutting the continuous paperless label 4 at the cutting portion 8 at the predetermined pitch.

    The supply unit 5 holds the continuous strip-like label body 4 in the form of a roll, and allows the supply unit 5 to feed the transport path 13 from the detection unit 6 toward the paper discharge port 14 in a strip shape.

    The detection unit 6 includes a position detection sensor 20, detects a position detection mark 19 on the back side of the continuous labelless body 4 without the mount, and determines the relative position of the continuous labelless body 4 with respect to the printing unit 7 and the cutting unit 8. Detectable.

    The printing unit 7 is configured to transfer the label continuous body 4 without the mount along the transfer path 13 and print information. The printing unit 7 includes a thermal head 21 and a platen roller 22, and includes the thermal head 21 and the platen roller. The label continuous body 4 without mount is sandwiched between 22 and the above information is printed on the continuous label continuous body 4 (label piece 4A) by rotating the platen roller 22 and supplying print data from the thermal head 21. To do.

The cutting unit 8 includes a fixed blade 23 and a movable blade 24, and can produce a single-leaf label piece 4A from a printed non-mounting label continuous body 4. In addition, by providing only the fixed blade 23 or a similar cutting blade (not shown) at the paper discharge port 14 as the cutting portion 8, the label piece 4A can be simply cut out manually. You can also.
If necessary, a label detection sensor 25 that can detect the label piece 4 </ b> A can be provided on the downstream side of the cutting portion 8.

    The input unit 9 can input information such as input data necessary for printing and transfer, other necessary data, or commands, and can display the input information on the display unit 10.

The control unit 11 controls the detection unit 6, the printing unit 7, the cutting unit 8, the input unit 9, the display unit 10, and the label detection sensor 25 described above.
The input unit 9, the display unit 10, and the control unit 11 may be configured to be mechanically separated from the printer body 3 and electrically connected by wireless or wired (connection cable, not shown). it can.

    The personal computer 12 has a different configuration from the printer body 3 and can be connected to the thermal printer 1 in a controllable manner wirelessly or by wire.

    A printing paper discharge device 1A is constituted by the printing unit 7 and the control unit 11 or the personal computer 12 described above.

    With the thermal printer 1 and the printing paper discharge device 1A having such a configuration, the thermal color former layer 17 of the continuous paperless label continuous body 4 is caused to thermally develop color in the printing section 7 while the continuous paperless label continuous body 4 is transferred onto the transfer path 13. Then, necessary information is printed, and the cutting unit 8 cuts and generates the label piece 4A, which can be detected by the label detection sensor 25 as necessary.

The basic configuration of the thermal printer 2 shown in FIG. 2 is the same as that of the thermal printer 1 described above, but performs thermal transfer printing on a label continuous body 26 with a mount as printing paper.
The label continuous body 26 with mount includes a label base material 15, an adhesive layer 16 formed on the back side of the label base material 15, and a mount 27 temporarily attached to the adhesive layer 16. The position detection marks 19 are printed in advance at a predetermined pitch.
In addition, in the label continuous body 26 with mount, a few unnecessary portions of the label base material 15 and the adhesive layer 16 are separated and removed (removed) in advance at a predetermined pitch to form a single-leaf label piece 26A as the remaining portion. The plurality of sheets are temporarily attached on the mount 27.

    The thermal printer 2 includes the supply unit 5 and the detection unit 6 of the label continuous body 26 with mount, a printing unit 28, a peeling unit 29, the input unit 9, the display unit 10, and the control unit 11.

The printing unit 28 includes the thermal head 21 and the platen roller 22, and a supply shaft 31 and a winding shaft 32 for the thermal transfer ink ribbon 30.
The label continuous body 26 with mount and the thermal transfer ink ribbon 30 are sandwiched between the thermal head 21 and the platen roller 22, and the label continuous body 26 with mount is supplied by rotating the platen roller 22 and supplying print data from the thermal head 21. Information is printed on (label piece 26A).

    The peeling portion 29 has a peeling pin 33 and a mount winding shaft 34, and only the mount 27 of the label continuous body 26 with mount is turned around the peeling pin 33 and wound around the mount winding shaft 34. Thus, the label piece 26A can be peeled from the mount 27.

    The printing paper discharge device 2A is constituted by the printing unit 28 and the control unit 11 or the personal computer 12 described above.

    Also in the thermal printer 2 having such a configuration, the label continuous body 26 with mount (26) is transferred by the printing unit 28 while the label continuous body 26 with mount is transferred onto the transfer path 13 in the same manner as the thermal printer 1 (FIG. 1) described above. The necessary information is printed on the label piece 26A), the label piece 26A is peeled and discharged from the mount 27 by the peeling portion 29, and can be detected by the label detection sensor 25 as necessary.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a discharging method (or affixing method) of the labelless continuous body 4 (or the continuous label 26 with mount) in the thermal printer 1 (or the thermal printer 2). Alternatively, since the operation itself is the same in the thermal printer 2, the case of the thermal printer 1 will be described as an example.
First, in step S1, the thermal printer 1 is turned on and started. In step S2, the printing unit 7 starts printing on the non-mounting label continuous body 4 (label piece 4A). In step S3, printing is performed as information. finish.

Next, in the present invention, even after the printing of information is completed, the printing paper (the label continuous body 4 without mount, the label continuous body 26 with mount) is discharged over a specified length N (FIG. 4) in step S4.
FIG. 4 shows a printing / printing sheet (a label continuous body 4 without mount, a label continuous body 26 with mount) as a sealing and display tape for sealing the lid H of the packaging box K according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 10 is a schematic plan view showing an example of application, in which a non-mounting label continuous body 4 (label continuous body with mount 26) discharged from a thermal printer 1 (thermal printer 2) is discharged and transferred by a set length N;

    As shown in FIG. 4, when the label strip 4A (label strip 26A) is used as a delivery slip, the label continuous body 4 without mount (the label continuous body 26 with mount) from the front end (downstream side). This is defined by a blank area 35, an information display area 36 for printing and displaying information, and a pasting area 37 adjacent to the information display area 36 and having a set length N. .

The information display area 36 displays delivery information relating to the articles delivered by the packaging box K as information, and is provided with an invoice area 36A and a receipt slip area 36B.
Furthermore, by setting the blank area 35 to have the same shape and area as the receipt slip area 36B, it can be attached to the back face of the receipt slip area 36B, and the adhesive layer 16 on the back side of the receipt slip area 36B can be covered. To do.

The pasting area 37 has a width and a length that can cover the opening W of the lid H of the packaging box K.
The pasting area 37 is defined as a first pasting auxiliary area 37A and a second pasting auxiliary area 37B on both the downstream and upstream side areas, respectively, and between the first pasting auxiliary area 37A and the second pasting auxiliary area 37B. Is a center pasting area 37C.
The center pasting area 37C seals the opening W, and the first pasting auxiliary area 37A and the second pasting auxiliary area 37B are pasted on both side surfaces of the packaging box K.

The specified length N can be set by various methods and output to the printing unit 7 via the control unit 11.
For example, the set length N can be input and set in the input unit 9 as a part of the print data to the continuous label 4 without mount.
Alternatively, the set length N can be controlled to a required length by separately setting as a predetermined discharge amount by a command from the external personal computer 12 connected to the control unit 11.
Alternatively, the set length N can be controlled by continuous output of a rotation drive signal (discharge signal) from the control unit 11 to the platen roller 22 in the printing unit 7 (printing unit 28).

Returning to FIG. 3, in step S <b> 5, the label piece 4 </ b> A is cut and separated from the label continuous body 4 without the mount by the cutting unit 8 (in the case of the label continuous body 26 with mount, the label piece 26 </ b> A is removed from the mount 27 by the paper discharge port 14. The label piece 4A (label piece 26A) that has become a single leaf is attached to the opening W of the lid H in the packaging box K.
FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a state in which the label piece 4A (label piece 26A) is attached to the packaging box K, and the center attaching region 37C seals the opening W of the lid H in the packaging box K, 37 A of 1st sticking auxiliary | assistant areas and the 2nd sticking auxiliary | assistant area | region 37B are affixed on the both sides | surfaces of the packaging box K, and the information display area 36 continuing to 37 A of 1st sticking auxiliary | assistant areas is the packing box K thru | or. Information on the contained articles can be displayed, and a necessary receipt stamp can be pressed on the receipt slip area 36B to be taken away from the invoice area 36A.

Returning to FIG. 3, if necessary, in step S <b> 6, if necessary, the entire continuous labelless body 4 is reversely transferred, and the leading end thereof is set at the proper printing start position in the printing unit 7. Of course, depending on the configuration of the thermal printer 1 and the continuous label body 4 without mount, this reverse transfer operation may be unnecessary.
Next, in step S7, it is confirmed whether there is next print data, and if there is, the process returns to step S2 and the above operation is repeated.

Thus, according to the printing paper discharge apparatus 1A of the present invention, after the information is printed on the continuous labelless body 4 by the printing unit 7, the control unit 11 continuously prints the label without the printed sheet over the set length N. Since the printing unit 7 is controlled to discharge and transfer the body 4 from the printer body 3, the label piece 4A can be applied as a delivery slip, and the label piece 4A serves as a sealing tape. In addition, it can also serve as an invoice (information display sheet), eliminating the need for a separate delivery slip as in the prior art, and improving the efficiency of work and reducing costs.
Of course, even when not used as a delivery slip, when the label piece 4A is taken out from the thermal printer 1, there is a margin of the set length N, so handling or separation operation is easy.

In the present invention, the blank area 35 and the information display area 36 of the label continuous body 4 without mount (the label continuous body 26 with mount) are used as the head part, and the sticking area 37 is used as the rear part. Contrary to the discharging method or the pasting method, the pasting area 37 portion having the set length N can be discharged and transferred before the blank area 35 and the information display area 36 with the head portion.
That is, FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the procedure of another printing paper discharge method (or printing paper pasting method), and the start of step S11 is the same as step S1 of FIG. 3, and there is no mount in step S12. The discharge transfer for the set length N of the label continuum 4 (same as step S4 in FIG. 3) is performed first.

    Next, printing is started in step S13 (same as step S2 in FIG. 3), printing is ended in step S14 (same as step S3 in FIG. 3), and the label piece 4A is cut or peeled in step S15 and the label piece. 4A is pasted (same as step S5 in FIG. 3).

Subsequent steps S16 and S17 are the same as steps S6 and S7 in FIG. 3, respectively.
The printing paper discharge method (or printing paper pasting method) operated in this way can cope with the case where the label piece 4A is applied as a sealing and display tape while being a delivery slip.

1 Thermal printer with thermal color printing (Figure 1)
1A Printing Paper Discharge Device for Thermal Printer 1 (Example, FIG. 1)
2 Thermal printer with thermal transfer printing (Figure 2)
2A Printing paper discharge device of thermal printer 2 (Example, Fig. 1)
3 Printer body 4 Continuous label without mount (printing paper, example, Fig. 4)
4A Label piece of label continuous body 4 without mount 5 Supply unit 6 Detection unit 7 Printing unit 8 Cutting unit 9 Input unit 10 Display unit 11 Control unit 12 Personal computer 13 Transfer path 14 Paper discharge port 15 Label substrate 16 Adhesive layer 17 Heat sensitive Color former layer 18 Release agent layer 19 Position detection mark 20 Position detection sensor 21 Thermal head 22 Platen roller 23 Fixed blade 24 Movable blade 25 Label detection sensor 26 Label continuous body with mount (printing paper, embodiment, FIG. 4)
26A label piece 27 of label continuous body 26 with mount 27 mount 28 printing unit 29 peeling unit 30 thermal transfer ink ribbon 31 supply shaft 32 winding shaft 33 peeling pin 34 mount winding shaft 35 blank area (FIG. 4)
36 Information display area (Fig. 4)
36A Invoice area 36B of information display area 36 Receipt area 37 of information display area 36 Pasting area (FIG. 4)
37A First pasting auxiliary region 37B of pasting region 37 Second pasting auxiliary region 37C of pasting region 37 Central pasting region K of pasting region 37 Packing box (FIGS. 4 and 5)
H Lid N of packing box K Set length of pasting area 37 (Fig. 4)
W Opening of lid H

Claims (9)

A printer body having a belt-like printing paper transfer path;
A printing unit for transferring the printing paper along the transfer path and printing information;
A printing paper discharge device for a printer having a control unit for controlling the printing unit,
After printing the information on the printing paper by the printing unit,
A printing paper discharge apparatus for a printer, wherein the control unit controls the printing unit to discharge and transfer the printing paper from the printer body without printing over a set length. 2. The printing paper discharge device for a printer according to claim 1, wherein the set length is set as a part of printing data on the printing paper. 2. The printer paper discharge device for a printer according to claim 1, wherein the set length is controlled by a command from an external personal computer connected to the control unit. 2. The printing paper discharge device for a printer according to claim 1, wherein the set length is controlled by a continuous output of a discharge signal from the control unit. The printing paper defines an information display area for printing and displaying the information, and a pasting area adjacent to the information display area and having the set length. Item 5. A printing paper discharge device for a printer according to any one of Items 1 to 4. A printer body having a transfer path for belt-shaped printing paper; and
A printing unit for transferring the printing paper along the transfer path and printing information;
A printing paper discharge method for a printer having a control unit for controlling the printing unit,
After printing the information on the printing paper by the printing unit,
The control unit discharges and transfers the printing paper from the printer main body without printing over a set length. In a printer, it is a printing paper for a printer that transfers information along its transfer path and prints information,
An information display area for printing and displaying the information, and a pasting area adjacent to the information display area and having a set length are defined,
Printing paper for a printer, characterized in that the lid of the packaging box can be sealed by this pasting area. 8. The printing paper for a printer according to claim 7, wherein the information display area displays, as the information, delivery information relating to an article delivered by the packaging box. In a printer, a printing paper pasting method for a printer that transfers information along its transfer path and prints information,
The printing paper defines this in an information display area for printing and displaying the information, and a pasting area adjacent to the information display area and having a set length,
A printing paper pasting method for a printer, wherein the printing paper is pasted so as to seal a lid of a packaging box by the pasting area.

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