JP2022030196A - Label issuing device, collecting device for label issuing device, and collecting method of paper sheet - Google Patents

Abstract

To easily perform collecting work of a pasteboard, even though not using a winding member.SOLUTION: According to a label issuing device 10 that winds and collects a belt-like label paper sheet 5 in a roll shape, there is provided a feeding opening for feeding the belt-like label paper sheet into an interior is provided, and provided is a collection part for winding the belt-like label paper sheet fed into the feeding opening in the interior. The collection part comprises guide means for guiding the belt-like label paper sheet fed from the feeding opening so as to wound inside the collection part in a state where a front end of the belt-like label paper sheet is a free end. According to the guide means that guides the belt-like label paper sheet fed from the feeding opening in a winding direction by setting a front end of the belt-like label paper sheet as being on an inner side, one end portion in a direction orthogonal to a width direction of the belt-like label paper sheet is set as a fixed end fixed onto an inner wall of the collection part, and the other end portion is set to a free end arranged on a side of the feeding opening.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

The present invention relates to a label issuing device that winds up and collects a strip-shaped mount that is no longer needed after the label is peeled off, a printed strip-shaped paper, and the like, a collecting device for the label issuing device, and a paper collecting method.

A label sticking device is provided in which a label paper having a label material attached to one surface of a strip-shaped mount is sent out, and the label material is peeled off from the mount and only the label material is discharged. The label affixing device winds the mount after the label material is peeled off inside a take-up storage unit (corresponding to a recovery device) provided with a take-up member such as a take-up shaft and a take-up roller. (See Patent Document 1).

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2010-023964

By the way, when the winding amount reaches a predetermined amount, the mount wound around the winding member is removed from the collecting device together with the winding member. The mount removed from the collection device together with the take-up member is discarded together with the take-up member, or is removed from the take-up member by cutting out or the like and discarded. The work of attaching and detaching the take-up member to the recovery device is a laborious work. Further, the work of removing the mount wound around the winding member from the winding member by cutting out or the like is also a laborious work. Therefore, a recovery device that does not require a take-up member has been desired.

An object of the present invention is to provide a label issuing device, a collecting device for a label issuing device, and a paper collecting method capable of easily performing a collection operation of a mount without using a take-up member.

According to one aspect, the label issuing device of the present invention is a label issuing device that winds and collects a strip-shaped label paper in a roll shape, and includes a feeding port into which the strip-shaped label paper is fed. The collection unit has a collection unit that internally winds up the band-shaped label paper sent to the delivery port, and the collection unit collects the band-shaped label paper sent from the delivery port of the band-shaped label paper. It is characterized by providing a guide means for guiding the tip so that it is wound inside the collecting portion in a free end state.

It is a perspective view which shows an example of the main configuration of the label printer apparatus which concerns on 1st Embodiment. (A) is a top view of the label printer device shown in FIG. 1, and (b) is a sectional view taken along the line AA in (a). (A) is a diagram showing an open / close door closed state, and (b) is a diagram showing an open / close door open state. (A) is a view showing the upper surface of the mount collecting part, (b) is a sectional view taken along the line BB in (a). It is a figure which shows the mount collection part visually seen from the feeding mechanism side. (A) is a view showing the side surface of the mount recovery part, (b) is a sectional view taken along the line CC in (a). It is a partial cross-sectional view which shows the state that the mount sent into the inside of the mount collection part is rolled up. It is a partial cross-sectional view which shows the state that the mount sent into the inside of the mount collection part is rolled up. It is a partial cross-sectional view which shows the state that the mount sent into the inside of the mount collection part is rolled up. It is a perspective view which shows the appearance structure of the mount collection part shown in 2nd Embodiment. It is a side view seen from the feeding mechanism side in the mount collecting part shown in FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line DD shown in FIG. It is sectional drawing which shows the structure in the vicinity of the mount to be wound.

<First Embodiment>
Hereinafter, the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an example of a main configuration of a label issuing device according to the present invention. 2A is a top view of the label issuing device shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 2B is a sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. 2A.

The label issuing device 10 of the present invention peels the label material 5a from the mount 5b in the process of feeding out the strip-shaped label paper 5, cuts the peeled label material 5a to a predetermined length, and then prints (prints) on one side of the label material 5a. ), And the label material 5a is discharged as a label. Further, the label issuing device 10 of the present invention winds up the mount 5b after the label material 5a is peeled off inside the mount collecting unit 16 described later.

The label issuing device 10 includes a roll holding unit 11, a label peeling unit 12, a cutter unit 13, a label transport unit 14, a printing unit 15, and a mount collecting unit 16. Although FIG. 1 shows the internal structure of the label issuing device 10, each configuration of the label issuing device 10 is housed inside a decorative cover (not shown).

The roll holding portion 11 has holding shafts 21 and 22 and a drive motor 23. The holding shaft 21 is fixed to the movable frame 24, and the holding shaft 22 is fixed to the movable frame 25. These holding shafts 21 and 22 are fixed to each of the movable frames 24 and 25 so as to be coaxial.

The roll holding portion 11 can move the movable frame 24 and the movable frame 25 in either the direction in which the movable frame 24 and the movable frame 25 are close to each other, or in the direction in which the movable frame 24 and the movable frame 25 are separated from each other, for example, by rotating the operation handle 26. It has a structure. For example, when the paper roll R is set in the roll holding portion 11, the movable frame 24 and the movable frame 25 move in directions separated from each other by rotation of the operation handle 26 in one direction. Then, when the distance between the tip of the holding shaft 22 and the tip of the holding shaft 21 becomes equal to or larger than the thickness of the paper roll R, the rotation operation of the operation handle 26 is stopped. After inserting the paper roll R between the holding shaft 21 and the holding shaft 22, the operation handle 26 is rotated in the opposite direction. When the operation handle 26 is rotated in the opposite direction, the movable frame 24 and the movable frame 25 move in directions close to each other. Then, when the paper roll R is pivotally supported by the holding shaft 21 provided on the movable frame 24 and the holding shaft 22 provided on the movable frame 25, the rotation operation of the operation handle 26 is stopped. As a result, the paper roll R is installed in the roll holding portion 11.

The roll holding portion 11 of the first embodiment has either a direction in which the movable frame 24 and the movable frame 25 are close to each other or a direction in which the movable frame 24 and the movable frame 25 are separated from each other by the rotation operation of the operation handle 26. It has a structure that can move in that direction. However, one of the two frames is a fixed frame, the other frame is a movable frame that moves in a direction toward or away from the fixed frame, and the movable frame is brought close to the fixed frame by the rotation operation of the operation handle 26. It may be a roll holding part having a structure which moves in a direction or a direction away from each other.

The drive motor 23 rotates the holding shaft 21. The paper roll R installed in the roll holding portion 11 is sandwiched between the holding shafts 21 and 22. The drive motor 23 rotates the holding shaft 21 to rotate the paper roll R sandwiched between the holding shaft 21 and the holding shaft 22 of the roll holding portion 11, and the label paper 5 located on the outer peripheral surface side of the paper roll R. Is sent to the label peeling portion 12. The label paper 5 is wound in the order of the tension roller 27 and the roller 28. Therefore, the label paper sent out from the paper roll is tensioned by the tension roller 27 which is spring-loaded downward.

The label peeling portion 12 has a paper feed roller pair 31 and a folding roller 32. The paper feed roller pair 31 includes two paper feed rollers 31a and 31b arranged in the vertical direction. The two paper feed rollers 31a and 31b rotate when the drive motor 33 is driven, and feed the sandwiched label paper 5 toward the cutter unit 13. The folding roller 32 folds the label paper 5 sent out toward the cutter portion 13 diagonally downward. When the label paper 5 is folded back by the folding roller 32, the label material 5a is peeled off from the mount 5b. When the label material 5a is peeled off from the mount 5b, the label material 5a moves toward the cutter portion 13, and the mount 5b moves toward the mount recovery portion 16.

The cutter portion 13 cuts the label material 5a peeled off from the mount 5b to a preset length. Although details are omitted, the cutter portion 13 has a fixed blade and a movable blade, and by moving the movable blade toward the fixed blade, the label material 5a that has entered between the fixed blade and the movable blade is cut. It is something to do.

The label transport section 14 transports the label material 5a cut by the cutter section 13 toward the printing section 15. The label transport unit 14 has pulleys 35 and 36, a transport belt 37, and holding rollers 39 and 40. Of the pulleys 35 and 36, the pulley 35 rotates when the drive motor (not shown) is driven, and pulls in the belt portion on the upper surface side of the conveyor belt 37 wound around the pulleys 35 and 36 to the outer peripheral surface of the pulley 35. The wound belt portion is sent out toward the pulley 36. The pulley 36 rotates with the movement of the transport belt 37 with the rotation of the pulley 35. Therefore, the pulley 35 functions as a drive pulley and the pulley 36 functions as a driven pulley. The belt portion on the upper surface side of the conveyor belt 37 is supported from the inner peripheral surface side of the conveyor belt 37 by rollers 41a, 41b, 41c, 41d arranged at predetermined intervals.

In the conveyor belt 37, the belt portion on the upper surface side of the conveyor belt 37 wound around the pulleys 35 and 36 travels toward the printing portion 15 due to the rotation of the pulley 35. At this time, the label material 5a cut by the cutter portion 13 is conveyed toward the printing portion 15 in a state of being attached to the outer peripheral surface (transport surface) of the transport belt 37. Then, the label material printed on the printing unit 15 is peeled off from the outer peripheral surface of the transport belt 37 and discharged. Therefore, the transport belt 37 is manufactured of a material that can peel off the attached label material 5a. The outer peripheral surface of the transport belt 37 can be surface-treated so that the attached label material 5a can be peeled off.

The pressing roller 39 is located above the pulley 36 and presses the label material 5a cut by the cutter portion 13 toward the upper surface of the transport belt 37. Similarly, the pressing roller 40 is located above the roller and presses the label material 5a conveyed by the traveling of the conveying belt 37 toward the upper surface of the conveying belt 37.

The printing unit 15 prints (prints) on the upper surface of the label material 5a that is conveyed by the traveling of the conveying belt 37. As an example, the printing unit 15 includes a thermal head that heats and transfers the ink applied to the ink ribbon.

The mount collecting unit 16 is arranged below the label peeling unit 12 and in the vicinity of the roll holding unit 11. The mount collection unit 16 has a collection box 45 and a feeding mechanism 46.

The collection box 45 includes side frames 51, 52 and wall plates 53, 54. Of the side frames 51 and 52, the side frame 51 is opened at the center. The opening portion of the side frame 51 functions as a collection port 51a for taking out the mount 5b wound inside the collection box 45. The collection port 51a is usually shielded by the opening / closing door 55.

The opening / closing door 55 is rotatably attached to the side frame 51 via the hinge portions 56 and 57. As shown in FIG. 3A, the opening / closing door 55 is usually held in a closed state that shields the collection port 51a. Further, as shown in FIG. 3B, the opening / closing door 55 rotates to the open state when the wound mount 5b is collected from the inside of the collection box 45.

As shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B, the wall plates 53 and 54 are fixed across the side frames 51 and 52 in a state of being combined so as to form a hollow space inside. Of the wall plates 53 and 54, the wall plate 53 has a shape in which the upper end portion and the lower end portion are bent in the same direction by, for example, 90 °. Further, the wall plate 54 has a shape in which the upper end portion is bent by 90 ° in one direction and the lower end portion is bent by a predetermined angle (less than 90 °) in the same direction as the bending direction of the upper end portion.

As described above, in the state where the wall plates 53 and 54 are combined so as to form a hollow space inside, the bent lower end portion 54a of the wall plate 54 is above the bent lower end portion 53a of the wall plate 53. Positionally, a gap 58 is generated between the lower end portion 53a of the wall plate 53 and the lower end portion 54a of the wall plate 54, that is, at the lower portion of the collection box 45. The gap 58 functions as a delivery port for feeding the mount 5b into the inside of the collection box 45. Hereinafter, the delivery port will be described with reference to reference numeral 58.

The collection box 45 has a guide member 59 inside. The guide member 59 is a cross-sectional view in FIG. 4B, that is, a plate member having a shape curved so that the cross-sectional shape orthogonal to the width direction of the mount 5b to be fed is convex upward. In this embodiment, the guide member 59 shows the case where the cross-sectional shape is a plate member curved in a semicircular shape. Here, the cross-sectional shape orthogonal to the width direction of the mount 5b to be fed is a semicircular shape, but the mount 5b to be fed to the inside of the collection box 45 can be wound by moving it along the guide member 59 and winding it. The cross-sectional shape is not limited to the above shape, as long as it can be used.

One end of the guide member 59 is a fixed end fixed to the wall plate 53 of the collection box 45, and the other end is a free end. The end of the guide member 59, which is a free end, is located above the delivery port 58 of the collection box 45.

The guide member 59 guides the winding direction of the mount 5b that moves along the bent lower end portion 53a of the wall plate 53 and the wall portion 53b connected to the lower end portion 53a. The guide member 59 with respect to the feeding direction of the mount 5b fed from the feeding port 58 to the inside of the collecting box 45 while keeping the tip of the mount 5b fed into the inside of the collecting box 45 from the feeding port 58 as a free end. It is a member that guides in a direction changed by at least 180 °. By arranging the guide member 59 inside the collection box 45, the mount 5b sent into the inside of the collection box 45 is wound up. Further, when the winding amount of the mount 5b increases, the guide member 59 receives pressure from the outer peripheral surface of the mount 5b wound in a roll shape and moves toward the inner wall surface of the collection box 45. It is elastically deformed (see FIG. 9).

As shown in FIG. 4B, the feeding mechanism 46 is provided in the vicinity of the feeding port 58 of the collection box 45. The feeding mechanism 46 feeds the mount 5b folded back by the folding roller 32 into the inside of the collecting box 45 from the feeding port 58 provided in the collecting box 45. As shown in FIGS. 5, 6 (a) and 6 (b), the feeding mechanism 46 includes a feed roller 61, a taper roller 62, 63, a pressure welding pulley 64, a holding roller 65, 66, 67, 68 and a transport assist. Includes belt 75. The taper rollers 62 and 63 are fixed to the rotating shaft 69 together with the feed roller 61. The feed roller 61 and the taper rollers 62, 63 correspond to the first roller according to claim. Although the feed roller 61 and the taper rollers 62 and 63 are individual rollers, the feed roller 61 and the taper rollers 62 and 63 may be integrated.

In the state of being fixed to the rotating shaft 69, the tapered rollers 62 and 63 are arranged on both sides of the feed roller 61. At this time, the taper rollers 62 and 63 are arranged so as to be reduced in diameter as the distance from the feed roller 61 increases. The rotary shaft 69 is rotated by the drive of the drive motor 33. Although details are omitted, when the drive motor 33 is driven, it is transmitted to the drive pulley 71 wound around the toothed belt 70 (see FIG. 1). The rotary shaft 72 that holds the drive pulley 71 fixes the gear 73 at a position different from that of the drive pulley 71 in the axial direction. The gear 73 meshes with the gear 74 arranged on one end side of the rotating shaft 69. Therefore, when the drive pulley 71 rotates, the gear 73 rotates in the same direction as the drive pulley 71. At this time, since the gear 73 meshes with the gear 74, when the gear 73 rotates, the gear 74 rotates in the direction opposite to the gear 73. As a result, the feed roller 61 and the taper rollers 62, 63 fixed to the rotating shaft 69 rotate.

The pressure welding pulley 64 is arranged below the feed roller 61. The pressure contact pulley 64 is spring-forced from below the feed roller 61 toward the outer peripheral surface of the feed roller 61. The pressure welding pulley 64 winds the transport assist belt 75 around the center of the pressure welding pulley 64 in the axial direction. Since the pressure contact pulley 64 is spring-forced toward the feed roller 61, the transport assist belt 75 wound around the pressure contact pulley 64 is pressed against the outer peripheral surface of the feed roller 61. Therefore, when the feed roller 61 rotates, the transport assist belt 75 pressed by the feed roller 61 runs. The pressure welding pulley 64 rotates as the transport assist belt 75 travels. At this time, the transport assist belt 75 feeds out toward the delivery port 58 of the collection box 45 while pressing the central portion in the width direction of the mount 5b folded back by the folding roller 32 toward the feed roller 61.

The pressing rollers 65 and 66 are arranged below the tapered roller 62. The pressing rollers 65 and 66 are spring-forced from below the taper roller 62 toward the outer peripheral surface of the taper roller 62. The pressing rollers 65 and 66 press one end side of the backing sheet 5b folded by the folding roller 32 in the width direction toward the outer peripheral surface of the taper roller 62.

Similarly, the pressing rollers 67 and 68 are arranged below the tapered roller 63. The pressing rollers 67 and 68 are spring-forced from below the taper roller 63 toward the outer peripheral surface of the taper roller 63. The pressing rollers 67 and 68 press the other end side of the backing sheet 5b folded back by the folding roller 32 toward the outer peripheral surface of the taper roller 63 in the width direction. As a result, when the mount 5b passes through the feeding mechanism 46, the mount 5b is in a state of being curved so that the central portion in the width direction is convex downward with respect to both ends, and the collecting box 45 is fed. It is sent inward from the mouth 58. Here, the traveling speed of the transport assist belt 75 and the rotation speeds of the feed rollers 61 and the taper rollers 62, 63 are controlled to be the same.

As described above, the pressure welding pulley 64 is wound with the transport auxiliary belt 75. The transport assist belt 75 is wound around a pulley 76 arranged below the collection box 45 in addition to the pressure welding pulley 64. The transport assist belt 75 travels toward the pulley 76 by the rotation of the feed roller 61. Further, as the transport assist belt 75 travels, the pressure contact pulley 64 and the pulley 76 around which the transport assist belt 75 is wound rotate. Therefore, in the transport auxiliary belt 75, the belt portion traveling from the pressure welding pulley 64 toward the pulley 76 becomes the feed side belt portion, and the belt portion traveling from the pulley 76 toward the pressure welding pulley 64 becomes the return side belt portion. ..

Of the belt portions on the feed side of the transport auxiliary belt 75, the belt portion located near the pulley 76 enters the inside of the collection box 45. That is, the transport assist belt 75 travels by the rotation of the feed roller 61, and not only feeds the mount 5b toward the delivery port 58 of the collection box 45, but also the mount is wound into a roll inside the collection box 45. It abuts on 5b from below and transmits the driving force associated with the traveling of the transport assist belt to the mount 5b wound in a roll shape. As a result, the mount 5b wound in a roll shape rotates in the winding direction inside the collection box 45.

Next, the flow of operation of the label issuing device 10 in the present invention will be described. When the paper roll R is not installed on the roll holding portion 11 of the label issuing device 10, the operator rotates the operation handle 26 to move the movable frame 24 and the movable frame 25 in a direction away from each other. Then, when the distance between the tip of the holding shaft 21 held by the movable frame 24 and the tip of the holding shaft 22 held by the movable frame 25 is equal to or larger than the thickness of the paper roll R, the operator can operate the operation handle 26. Stop the rotation operation of. Then, the paper roll R is inserted between the holding shafts 21 and 22, and the operator rotates the operation handle 26 in the opposite direction. At this time, the movable frame 24 and the movable frame 25 move in directions close to each other. As a result, the paper roll R is sandwiched between the holding shaft 21 held by the movable frame 24 and the holding shaft 22 held by the movable frame 25. As a result, the paper roll R is set in the roll holding portion 11.

The operator pulls out the label paper 5 from the paper roll R and winds the tension roller 27 and the roller 28 in this order. Then, the operator inserts the tip of the label paper 5 between the paper feed rollers 31a and 31b of the paper feed roller pair 31. Finally, the operator winds the label paper 5 around the folding roller 32, and inserts the tip of the label paper 5 between the feed roller 61 of the feeding mechanism 46 and the transport assist belt 75 wound around the pressure welding pulley 64.

When the paper roll R is set in the roll holding portion 11, the above operation is omitted. Further, when collecting the mount 5b from the mount collection unit 16, the operator cuts the mount 5b between, for example, the folding roller 32 and the feed roller 61. Therefore, after the mount 5b is collected from the mount collection unit 16, the operator inserts the tip of the cut mount 5b between the folding roller 32 and the feed roller 61 into the feed roller 61 and the pressure welding pulley 64 of the feeding mechanism 46. It may be inserted between the transport auxiliary belts 75 wrapped around the belt.

Here, when the tip of the label paper 5 is only the mount 5b, the label paper 5 is routed inside the label issuing device 10 by the above method. On the other hand, when the label material 5a is present together with the mount 5b from the tip of the label paper 5, the label material 5a located on the tip side of the label paper 5 is peeled off from the mount 5b when the mount 5b is wound around the folding roller 32. It is inserted into the space (not shown) between the fixed blade and the movable blade of the cutter portion 13.

When the label generation device 10 starts to generate a label, each drive motor provided inside the label issuing device 10 is driven. For example, when the drive motor 23 is driven, the paper roll R rotates, and the label paper 5 is sent out from the paper roll R. Further, when the drive motor 33 is driven, the paper feed rollers 31a and 31b of the paper feed roller pair 31 rotate to feed the label paper 5 to the cutter unit 13. Here, the label paper 5 is folded back by the folding roller 32. Further, as described above, since the label material 5a is peeled off from the mount 5b and inserted into the space (not shown) between the fixed blade and the movable blade of the cutter portion 13, the label paper 5 is the folding roller 32. In the vicinity, the label material 5a is peeled off from the mount 5b.

When the drive motor 33 is driven, the drive pulley 71 around which the toothed belt 70 is wound rotates. When the drive pulley 71 rotates, the gear 73 fixed to the same rotation shaft 72 as the drive pulley 71 rotates. Since the gear 73 meshes with the gear 74, the rotation of the gear 73 also rotates the gear 74. Due to the rotation of the gear 74, the rotating shaft 69 to which the gear 74 is fixed rotates, and the feed roller 61 and the tapered rollers 62, 63 fixed to the rotating shaft 69 rotate.

When the feed roller 61 rotates, the transport assist belt 75 pressed by the feed roller 61 runs. As described above, the tip of the mount 5b is inserted between the feed roller 61 and the transport assist belt 75.

When the feed roller 61 rotates and the transport assist belt 75 travels, the mount 5b is sent out to the feed port 58 of the collection box 45 while being pressed toward the feed roller 61 by the transport assist belt 75. At this time, the outer diameter of the end of the taper roller 62 located on the feed roller 61 side in the direction of the rotation axis is larger than the outer diameter of the end opposite to the end on the feed roller 61 side. Further, the pressing rollers 65 and 66 are pressed toward the taper roller 62, and the pressing rollers 67 and 68 are pressed toward the taper roller 63. Therefore, the mount 5b that has passed through the feeding mechanism 46 is curved so that the central portion thereof is convex downward with respect to both ends in the width direction of the mount 5b.

As shown in FIGS. 7A and 7B, the tip of the mount 5b fed into the inside of the collection box 45 from the delivery port 58 by the delivery mechanism 46 is a wall plate constituting the collection box 45. It moves along the bent lower end portion 53a and the wall portion 53b of the 53 in this order.

As described above, of the belt portion on the feed side of the transport auxiliary belt 75, the belt portion located in the vicinity of the pulley 76 has entered the inside of the collection box 45. Therefore, the mount 5b sent from the delivery port 58 to the inside of the collection box 45 is sent from the delivery port 58 to the inside of the collection box 45 by the transport assist belt 75, and then the bent lower end portion 53a of the wall plate 53 is used. Move towards.

Then, when the tip of the mount 5b reaches the guide member 59, the tip of the mount 5b moves along the guide member 59. As described above, the guide member 59 is a member curved in a semicircular shape. Further, when the mount 5b is sent out from the feeding mechanism 46, the central portion thereof is curved downward with respect to both end portions. Therefore, when moving along the guide member 59, the mount 5b tends to bend in the longitudinal direction of the mount 5b.

As shown in FIG. 8A, the tip of the mount 5b that moves along the guide member 59 falls toward the lower end portion 53a of the wall plate 53 due to its own weight. At this time, since the mount 5b moves along the bent lower end portion 53a, the wall portion 53b, and the guide member 59 of the wall plate 53, the mount 5b is wound in a roll shape with the tip end as a free end (FIG. FIG. 8 (b)).

In the process in which the mount 5b fed into the inside of the collection box 45 by the transport auxiliary belt 75 is wound into a roll shape, the transport auxiliary belt 75 abuts from below on the outermost portion of the mount 5b to be wound into a roll shape. Will be done. Since the transport assist belt 75 is traveling, the mount 5b with which the transport assist belt 75 is in contact from below is moved in the direction of winding the mount 5b by the traveling transport assist belt 75. As a result, the mount 5b itself, which is wound into a roll shape, rotates, and the mount 5b is wound.

As long as the drive motor 38 is driven, the mount 5b is fed into the collection box 45 by the feed mechanism 46. Therefore, inside the collection box 45, the amount of the mount 5b wound around the tip is increased.

Here, one end of the guide member 59 is a free end. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 9, when the winding amount of the mount 5b increases, the outer peripheral surface of the mount 5b wound in a roll shape comes into contact with the guide member 59. Then, when the winding amount of the mount 5b is further increased, the free end side is elastically deformed (indicated by the alternate long and short dash line in FIG. 9). Although not shown, the guide member 59 elastically deforms as the amount of winding of the mount 5b increases, and approaches the inner wall surface of the wall plate 53.

When a predetermined amount of the mount 5b is sent into the collection box 45, the winding amount of the mount 5b in the collection box 45 increases. The operator cuts the mount 5b between the folding roller 32 and the feed roller 61. Normally, the opening / closing door 55 of the collection box 45 is in the closed state. Therefore, the operator opens the opening / closing door 55 and pulls the mount 5b, which is wound into a roll inside the collection box 45, into the collection box 45 from between the feed roller 61 and the transport assist belt 75. Then, the mount 5b wound up in a roll shape is pulled out from the collection port 51a provided on the side of the collection box 45. As a result, the wound mount 5b is collected. When the wound mount 5b is recovered from the recovery box 45, the guide member 59 returns to the original state by the returning force acting on the guide member 59 itself.

As described above, the mount collecting unit 16 disclosed in the first embodiment includes a feeding port 58 into which the strip-shaped mount 5b is fed into the inside, and winds up the mount 5b fed into the feeding port 58 inside. The collection box 45 has a collection box 45, and the collection box 45 includes a guide member 59 that guides the mount 5b sent from the delivery port 58 so that the mount 5b is wound inside the collection box 45 with the tip free end. .. In the process of moving along the guide member 59, the mount 5b sent into the collection box 45 is rolled around the tip of the mount 5b while maintaining the free end state of the tip of the mount 5b. .. As a result, even if the mount collecting unit 16 does not have a winding member for winding the mount 5b, the mount 5b after the label material 5a is peeled off can be easily wound into a roll.

In the first embodiment, the guide member 59 guides the mount 5b fed from the feeding port 58 in the direction of winding with the tip inside, so that the tip of the mount 5b is kept at the free end state. It is configured to be wound inside the collection box 45 around the center. However, the configuration of the guide member does not have to be limited to the first embodiment.

For example, a guide member having a bottom surface having an arc shape having a cross-sectional shape orthogonal to the width direction of the mount may be suspended inside the collection box, and the guide member may be spring-forced toward the lower side of the collection box. In this case, the mount sent into the collection box is rolled around the tip. Further, when the winding amount of the mount increases, the guide member moves upward against the spring force. Therefore, when the amount of feeding the mount to the collection box is small, the diameter of the mount at the time of winding increases. By correcting the size so that it becomes smaller and then changing the sheet shape as the amount of entrainment increases, it is possible to suppress the rapid growth of the roll diameter of the mount wound into a roll shape.

In addition to this, by blowing air from above to the bottom of the collection box into the inside of the collection box, the moving direction of the mount sent into the inside of the collection box is guided to an angle larger than at least 180 °. It is also possible to wind up the mount with. Further, it is possible to suspend a plurality of springs having different lengths inside the collection box so that the mount to be fed guides the springs in a direction of an angle larger than at least 180 °.

In the first embodiment, the mount 5b sent to the collection box 45 moves along the lower end portion 53a of the wall plate 53 of the collection box 45, and then is bent upward by the wall portion 53b to the wall portion 53b. Move along. After that, the mount 5b is moved while being further bent in the moving direction by the guide member 59. As a result, as shown in FIGS. 8 (b) and 9, the mount 5b is wound clockwise around the tip.

However, the direction in which the mount 5b sent to the collection box 45 is wound may be not only in the clockwise direction but also in the counterclockwise direction. When the mount 5b is wound counterclockwise, the feed roller 61 has a small diameter. Further, the taper rollers 62 and 63 are arranged so as to increase in diameter as the distance from the feed roller 61 increases. In this case, the mount 5b that has passed through the feeding mechanism is in a curved state so that the center of the mount 5b in the width direction is convex upward from both ends. Therefore, it can be wound counterclockwise around the tip of the mount 5b.

In the first embodiment, the strip-shaped mount 5b from which the label material 5a has been peeled off is fed into the mount collecting unit 16 to wind up the tip of the mount 5b as a free end. However, instead of winding up the strip-shaped mount 5b, for example, a strip-shaped paper with printing or a strip-shaped label paper printed with the label material 5a attached is in a state where the tip of the paper is at a free end. It is also possible to wind up while keeping the.

In the first embodiment, the collection port 51a is provided in the side frame 51 of the collection box 45, and the mount 5b wound inside the collection box 45 is mounted from one end side in the width direction of the mount 5b via the collection port 51a. I try to take it out. However, the collection port for taking out the wound mount 5b from the collection box 45 does not need to be provided in the side frame 51 of the collection box 45. For example, the collection port is provided in the wall plate 53 and further provided in the wall plate 53. It is also possible to provide a door that opens and closes between the position that shields the collection port and the position that opens the collection port.

In the first embodiment, the backing sheet 5b is sent into the inside of the collection box 45 by the feeding mechanism 46, and in the process of moving along the inner wall surface of the collection box 45, the backing sheet 5b is wound inside by the guide member 59. At the same time as guiding in the direction, the mount 5b to be wound in a roll shape is rotated (rolled inside the collection box 45) by the transport auxiliary belt 75 constituting the feeding mechanism 46, and the mount 5b is wound inside the collection box 45. I try to take it. However, it is not necessary to use the transport auxiliary belt 75 in combination as a configuration for winding the mount 5b inside the collection box 45, and another mechanism can be used. Hereinafter, a mount collection unit provided with a plurality of feed belt mechanisms at the bottom of the collection box will be described with reference to the second embodiment.

<Second Embodiment>
Hereinafter, only the configuration of the mount collecting unit provided in the label issuing device will be described with respect to the second embodiment. Hereinafter, the same configuration as that of the first embodiment will be described with the same reference numerals as those of the first embodiment.

As shown in FIGS. 10 to 12, the mount collecting unit 100 includes a collecting box 101, a feeding mechanism 102, and feeding belt mechanisms 103 and 104.

The collection box 101 has a base member 110, a first box component 111, and a second box component 112. The base member 110 is arranged at the lower part of the collection box, and the first box constituent part and the second box constituent part are arranged at the upper part thereof.

The first box component 111 includes a wall plate 113 and side frames 114 and 115. The wall plate 113 has a shape in which the upper end is bent by 90 ° and is arranged so as to straddle the side frames 114 and 115. When the first box component 111 is assembled to the base member 110, the wall plate 113 of the first box component 111 is arranged from the upper surface to the front surface of the collection box 101. At this time, an opening 116 is formed between the lower end of the wall plate 113 and the base member 110. A part of the opening 116 functions as a feeding port into which the mount 5b is fed.

Of the side frames 114 and 115, the side frame 114 has a notch in the center, and when the first box component 111 and the second box component 112 are assembled to the base member 110, the second box component 112 is assembled. An opening 120 is formed between the side frame 118 and the side frame 118. The opening 120 functions as a collection port for taking out the mount 5b wound inside the collection box 101. The opening 120 is opened and closed by an opening / closing door (not shown).

The second box component 112 includes the wall plate 117 and the side frames 118 and 119, similarly to the first box component 111. The wall plate 117 has a shape in which the upper end is bent by 90 °, and is arranged so as to straddle the side frames 118 and 119. When the second box component 112 is assembled to the base member 110, the wall plate 117 of the second box component 112 is arranged from the upper surface to the rear surface of the collection box 101. The guide member 121 is fixed to the wall plate 117. Since the function of the guide member 121 is the same as the function of the guide member 59 shown in the first embodiment, the description thereof will be omitted here.

Of the side frames 118 and 119, the side frame 118 has a notch in the center, and when the first box component 111 and the second box component are assembled to the base member 110, the first box component 111 is formed. An opening 120 is formed between the side frame 114 and the side frame 114.

The feeding mechanism 102 includes a feed roller 125, a pressure welding pulley 126, and a transport assist belt 127. The feed roller 125 is arranged outside the opening 116 of the collection box 101. The feed roller 125 is fixed to, for example, a rotating shaft 128 pivotally supported by the base member 110. The feed roller 125 is fixed to the rotating shaft 128 so that the central portion in the width direction of the mount 5b fed to the collection box 101 can be wound.

The rotation shaft 128 is rotated by the drive of the drive motor 33. Although details are omitted, when the drive motor 33 is driven, it is transmitted to the drive pulley 129 wound around the toothed belt 70 (see FIG. 1). The rotary shaft 130 for fixing the drive pulley 129 fixes the gear 131 at a position different from that of the drive pulley 71 in the axial direction. The gear 131 meshes with the gear 132 arranged on one end side of the rotating shaft 128. Therefore, when the drive pulley 129 rotates, the gear 131 rotates in the same direction as the drive pulley 129, and at the same time, the gear 132 rotates in the opposite direction to the gear 131. The rotation of the gear 132 causes the rotary shaft 128 and the feed roller 125 fixed to the rotary shaft 128 to rotate. The rotary shaft 128 has the gear 133 fixed to the other end opposite to the one end to which the gear 132 is fixed. The gear 133 meshes with the gear 146 fixed to the rotating shaft 145, which will be described later.

The pressure contact pulley 126 is arranged below the feed roller 125 and is spring-urged toward the outer peripheral surface of the feed roller 125. The pressure welding pulley 126 winds the transport assist belt 127. Therefore, the transport assist belt 127 wound around the pressure welding pulley 126 is pressed from below to the outer peripheral surface of the central portion of the feed roller 125 in the axial direction.

The transport assist belt 127 is wound around a pulley 134 arranged at the bottom of the collection box 101 in addition to the pressure welding pulley 126. The pulley 134 is fixed to a rotating shaft 135 that is pivotally supported by the base member 110. As described above, the transport assist belt 127 is pressed against the feed roller 125 from below in a state of being wound around the pressure welding pulley 126. Therefore, when the feed roller 125 rotates, the transport assist belt 127 pressed by the feed roller 125 travels in the D1 direction in FIG. At this time, the belt portion 127a of the transport auxiliary belt 127 traveling from the pressure welding pulley 126 toward the pulley 134 becomes the belt portion on the feeding side that supports the mount 5b fed into the inside of the collection box 101 from below, and is pressed from the pulley 134. The belt portion 127b of the transport auxiliary belt 127 traveling toward the pulley 126 becomes the belt portion on the return side.

The belt portion 127b on the return side of the transport auxiliary belt 127 is wound around the tension pulley 136. The tension pulley 136 is, for example, spring-forced downward to apply tension to the belt portion 127b on the return side of the transport assist belt 127.

The feed belt mechanism 103 supports the mount 5b from below the mount 5b wound in a roll shape inside the collection box 101, and moves (rotates) the mount 5b wound in a roll shape in the winding direction. The feed belt mechanism 103 is arranged at four locations in the width direction of the mount 5b. Since the configurations of the feed belt mechanisms 103 arranged at four locations in the width direction of the mount 5b are the same, only the configuration of one feed belt mechanism 103 will be described.

The feed belt mechanism 103 includes a drive pulley 140, a driven pulley 141, tension pulleys 142 and 143, and a conveyor belt 144. The drive pulley 140 is fixed to a rotating shaft 145 that is pivotally supported by the side frames 114 and 115 of the first box component 111. The rotary shaft 145 has a gear 146 at one end in the axial direction. The gear 146 meshes with the gear 133 fixed to one end of the rotating shaft 128 to which the feed roller 125 is fixed. Therefore, the rotation shaft 145 rotates with the rotation of the rotation shaft 128. As a result, the drive pulley 140 rotates, and at the same time, the transport belt 144 travels.

The rotation speed of the drive pulley 140 is set to be faster than the rotation speed of the feed roller 125 by setting the gear ratio between the gear 133 provided on the rotation shaft 128 and the gear 146 of the rotation shaft 145. As an example, the gear ratio of the gear 133 and the gear 146 is set so that the rotation speed of the drive pulley 140 is 1.6 times the rotation speed of the feed roller 125. By setting the rotation speed of the drive pulley 140 to be faster than the rotation speed of the feed roller 125 in this way, the amount of movement of the mount 5b wound inside the collection box 101 is moved inside the collection box 101. Since the amount of movement of the mount 5b to be fed is larger than the amount of movement of the mount 5b, the mount 5b can be reliably wound up without sagging.

Here, of the transport belt 144 wound around the drive pulley 140 and the driven pulley 141, the upper belt portion 144a is a feed that travels from the drive pulley 140 toward the driven pulley 141 (in the D2 direction in FIG. 13). It becomes the belt part on the side. Further, the belt portion 144b on the lower side of the transport belt 144 becomes the belt portion on the return side that travels from the driven pulley 141 toward the drive pulley 140.

Similar to the drive pulley 140, the driven pulley 141 is fixed to a rotating shaft 148 that is pivotally supported across the side frames 114 and 115 of the first box component 111. Here, the driven pulley 141 is arranged below the drive pulley 140 in the vertical direction. Therefore, when the transport belt 144 is wound around the drive pulley 140 and the driven pulley 141, the belt portion 144a on the feed side described above is held in a state of being inclined downward from the drive pulley 140 toward the driven pulley 141.

The tension pulleys 142 and 143 are wound around the belt portion 144b on the return side of the conveyor belt 144. Of these tension pulleys 142 and 143, the tension pulley 142 is wound so that the outer peripheral surface of the tension pulley 142 is in contact with the inner surface of the transport belt 144. Further, the tension pulley 143 is wound so that the outer peripheral surface of the tension pulley 142 is in contact with the outer surface of the transport belt 144. Then, the tension pulley 143 urges the belt portion 144b on the return side of the conveyor belt 144 toward the belt portion 144a on the feed side of the conveyor belt 144, and rotates around the rotation axis of the tension pulley 142. By the rotation of the tension pulley 143, tension is applied to the belt portion 144b on the return side of the conveyor belt 144.

The feed belt mechanism 104 moves the mount 5b fed from the opening 116 of the collection box 101 toward the inner wall surface of the collection box 101 (specifically, the inner surface of the wall plate 117 of the second box component 112). The feed belt mechanism 104 is arranged at four locations in the width direction of the mount 5b. Since the configurations of the feed belt mechanisms 104 arranged at four locations in the width direction of the mount 5b are the same, only the configuration of one feed belt mechanism 104 will be described.

The feed belt mechanism 104 includes a drive pulley 150, a driven pulley 151, a tension pulley 152, and a conveyor belt 153. The drive pulley 150 is fixed to a rotating shaft 135 on which the pulley 134 is pivotally supported. Therefore, the drive pulley 150 rotates with the rotation of the pulley 134 as the transport assist belt 127 travels, and causes the wound transport belt 153 to travel. The traveling speed of the transport belt 153 is the same as the traveling speed of the transport auxiliary belt 127.

Here, of the conveyor belt 153 wound around the drive pulley 150 and the driven pulley 151, the upper belt portion 153a is a feed that travels from the drive pulley 150 toward the driven pulley 151 (in the D3 direction in FIG. 13). It becomes the belt part on the side. Further, the belt portion 153b on the lower side of the transport belt 153 becomes the belt portion on the return side that travels from the driven pulley 151 toward the drive pulley 150.

The driven pulley 151 is fixed to a rotating shaft 155 that is pivotally supported by the side frames 118 and 119 of the second box component 112. The driven pulley 151 is arranged diagonally upward with respect to the drive pulley 150. Therefore, the belt portion 153a on the feed side travels toward the driven pulley 151 arranged diagonally upward with respect to the drive pulley 150, that is, diagonally upward.

The tension pulley 152 is pivotally supported by, for example, a support member 156 that is rotatably attached to the rotating shaft 155. In the tension pulley 152, the belt portion 153b on the return side of the conveyor belt 153 is urged in a direction away from the belt portion 153a on the feed side of the conveyor belt 153, and tension is applied to the belt portion 153b on the return side of the conveyor belt 153. do.

Hereinafter, the operation of the mount collecting unit 100 in the second embodiment will be described. When the drive motor 33 is driven, the drive pulley 129 rotates, and the feed roller 125 and the drive pulley 140 of the feed belt mechanism 103 are rotated.

As described above, the mount 5b is wound around the feed roller 125. Further, the feed roller 125 is pressed against the transport assist belt 127 wound around the pressure welding pulley 126. Therefore, due to the rotation of the feed roller 125, the mount 5b wound around the feed roller 125 is sent out toward the opening 116 of the collection box 101. Along with the delivery of the mount 5b to the opening 116 of the collection box 101, the transport assist belt 127 runs. At this time, the belt portion 127a on the feed side of the transport assist belt 127 travels while supporting the mount 5b from below. That is, the mount 5b moves toward the feed belt mechanism 104.

When the transport assist belt 127 starts traveling with the rotation of the feed roller 125, the pulley 134 around which the transport assist belt 127 is wound rotates. The pulley 134 is fixed to the rotary shaft 135 together with the drive pulley 150 of the feed belt mechanism 104. Therefore, when the transport assist belt 127 travels, the drive pulley 150 of the feed belt mechanism 104 rotates, and the transport belt 153 travels. Here, the driven pulley 151 of the feed belt mechanism 104 is arranged diagonally upward with respect to the drive pulley 150. Therefore, in the transport belt 153, the belt portion 153a on the feed side travels diagonally upward.

The mount 5b that moves while being supported by the belt portion on the feed side of the transport auxiliary belt 127 is delivered from the transport auxiliary belt 127 to the transport belt 153 of the feed belt mechanism 104. Therefore, the mount 5b is moved toward the inner surface of the wall plate 117 of the second box component of the collection box 101 by the transport belt 153 of the feed belt mechanism 104, and reaches the guide member 121. The mount 5b that has reached the guide member 121 moves along the guide member 121. The mount 5b moves in the winding direction by moving along the guide member 121. Then, the mount 5b that has moved along the guide member 121 is supported by the belt portion 144a on the feed side of the transport belt 144 of the feed belt mechanism 103.

As described above, the drive pulley 140 of the feed belt mechanism 103 rotates with the rotation of the feed roller 125. Therefore, the transport belt 144 starts running. At this time, the belt portion 144a on the feed side of the transport belt 144 travels toward the feed belt mechanism 104. As a result, the mount 5b supported by the belt portion 144a on the feed side of the transport belt 144 moves toward the feed belt mechanism 104.

As a result, the mount 5b is rotated in the direction of winding the mount 5b in a roll shape by the feed belt mechanism 103, and is wound in a roll shape. As the winding amount of the mount 5b increases, the outer diameter of the mount 5b to be wound increases. As the outer diameter of the mount 5b to be wound increases, the guide member 121 elastically deforms and gradually moves toward the inner wall surface of the wall plate 117 of the second box component 112 of the collection box 101.

At this time, the feed belt mechanism 103 supports the mount 5b wound along the guide member 121 from below, and moves the supported mount 5b in the direction in which the mount 5b is wound. As a result, the mount 5b is compactly wound inside the collection box 101, and more mount 5b can be wound inside the collection box 101.

Further, when used in combination with the feed belt mechanism 104, the mount 5b can be easily fed into the collection box 101, and the mount 5b fed into the collection box 101 can be easily wound into a roll. As a result, even if the winding amount of the mount 5b to be wound in a roll shape increases, it is possible to prevent the winding performance from deteriorating.

In the second embodiment, the configuration of the mount collecting unit 100 provided with the feed belt mechanism 103 and the feed belt mechanism 104 is illustrated, but the configuration of the feed belt mechanism 104 does not necessarily have to be provided.

In the above embodiment, the label issuing device 10 including the roll holding unit 11, the label peeling unit 12, the cutter unit 13, the label transport unit 14, the printing unit 15, and the mount collecting unit 16 will be described as an example. The configuration of the issuing device 10 is not limited to the above configuration, and may be a label issuing device that does not have the configuration of either the cutter unit 13 or the printing unit 15.

In the above embodiment, a label issuing device that feeds out the label paper 5 having the label material 5a and the mount 5b from the paper roll R, and winds up and collects the mount 5b after the label material 5a is peeled off inside the mount collecting unit 16. Although 10 is illustrated, a label issuing device may be used in which printing is performed without peeling the label material 5a from the mount 5b and the printed strip-shaped label paper 5 is wound inside the mount collecting unit 16. .. Further, the device using the mount collecting unit 16 exemplified in the above embodiment is not limited to the label issuing device 10.

<Summary of embodiments>
The present invention relates to a label issuing device that winds up and collects a strip-shaped mount that is no longer needed after the label is peeled off, a printed strip-shaped paper, and the like, a collecting device for the label issuing device, and a paper collecting method.

Conventionally, the mount wound around the take-up member is removed from the collection device together with the take-up member when the take-up amount reaches a predetermined amount. The mount removed from the collection device together with the take-up member is discarded together with the take-up member, or is removed from the take-up member by cutting out or the like and discarded. The work of attaching and detaching the take-up member to the recovery device is a laborious work. Further, the work of removing the mount wound around the winding member from the winding member by cutting out or the like is also a laborious work. Therefore, a recovery device that does not require a take-up member has been desired.

An object of the present invention is to provide a label issuing device, a collecting device for a label issuing device, and a paper collecting method capable of easily performing a collection operation of a mount without using a take-up member.

One aspect of the present invention is a label issuing device that winds and collects a strip-shaped label paper in a roll shape, the label issuing device includes a feeding port into which the strip-shaped label paper is fed into the inside, and the strip-shaped label paper is fed to the feeding port. The collection unit has a collection unit for internally winding the band-shaped label paper, and the collection unit collects the band-shaped label paper sent from the delivery port with the tip of the band-shaped label paper at a free end. It is a label issuing device provided with a guide means for guiding the label so that it is wound inside the collection unit.

According to the above configuration, the mount 5b sent into the collection box 45 is centered on the tip of the mount 5b while maintaining the free end state of the tip of the mount 5b in the process of moving along the guide member 59. And get involved. As a result, even if the mount collecting unit 16 does not have a winding member for winding the mount 5b, the mount 5b after the label material 5a is peeled off can be easily wound into a roll.

Further, the guide means guides the strip-shaped label paper fed from the feeding port in a direction of winding the strip-shaped label paper with the tip of the strip-shaped label paper inside, and in the width direction of the strip-shaped label paper. One end in the orthogonal direction is a fixed end fixed to the inner wall of the recovery part, and the other end is a free end arranged on the feeding port side.

According to the above configuration, the mount 5b sent into the collection box 45 moves so as to be rolled by the guide member 59, so that the mount 5b is wound around the tip of the mount 5b. As a result, even if the mount collecting unit 16 does not have a winding member for winding the mount 5b, the mount 5b after the label material 5a is peeled off can be easily wound into a roll.

Further, the guide means is an elastically deformable plate-shaped member, and the guide means is pressed by the strip-shaped label paper wound inside the recovery unit to form an inner peripheral surface of the collection unit. It is characterized by elastically deforming in a direction close to.

According to the above configuration, when the amount of feed of the mount 5b to the collection box 45 is small, the mount 5b is corrected so that the diameter at the time of winding becomes small, and then the shape is changed as the amount of winding increases. As a result, the space around which the mount 5b is wound becomes large, so that a larger amount of the mount 5b can be wound. Further, since the force for pressing the mount 5b from the outside to the inside is weakened by the deformation of the guide member 59, it is possible to prevent the mount 5b from being caught by the guide member 59. Further, it is possible to suppress the rapid growth of the roll diameter of the mount 5b wound into a roll shape.

Further, the collecting unit has the strip-shaped label paper wound in a roll shape inside the collecting unit on one end side in the width direction of the strip-shaped label paper fed from the feeding port. It has a collection port that can be taken out from the inside, and the collection unit is characterized by having a door that opens and closes between a state in which the collection port is exposed and a state in which the collection port is shielded.

According to the above configuration, by opening the opening / closing door 55, the collection port 51a is exposed, and the mount 5b wound inside the collection box 45 can be collected from the collection port 51a to the outside. ..

Further, it has a feeding mechanism that is arranged in the vicinity of the feeding port of the collecting unit and feeds the strip-shaped label paper inside the collecting unit, and the feeding mechanism has at least the width of the strip-shaped label paper. The central portion in the direction is wound, and the first roller rotated by the drive of the actuator and the outer peripheral surface of the first roller are spring-forced toward the portion around which the strip-shaped label paper is wound. A transport belt that is wound around the first pulley and is held in a state of being pressed against the outer peripheral surface of the first roller, and travels in response to the rotation of the first roller. It is characterized by having.

According to the above configuration, the mount 5b wound around the feed roller 61 moves while being supported from below by the traveling transport assist belt 75 in the process of being fed into the inside of the collection box 45. Therefore, it is possible to prevent paper clogging (jam) from being generated in the process in which the mount 5b is sent into the collection box 45.

In this case, the feeding mechanism is arranged coaxially with the first roller at both ends of the first roller in the axial direction, and the diameter of the end face on the first roller side is the same as that of the first roller. A second roller having the same diameter and having a diameter at the end face opposite to the end face on the first roller side different from the diameter at the end face on the first roller side, and the label paper. The feeding mechanism has a third roller urging toward the outer peripheral surface of the second roller at a plurality of positions in the width direction, and the feeding mechanism has a central portion in the width direction of the strip-shaped label paper. It is characterized in that the strip-shaped label paper is curled so as to be convex in a direction away from the center side of the strip-shaped label paper that is wound up in a roll shape inside the collection unit, and the strip-shaped label paper is sent out to the delivery port. And.

According to the above configuration, in the process of feeding the mount 5b into the inside of the collection box 45 by the feeding mechanism 46, it is difficult to bend in a direction different from the feeding direction of the mount 5b, but the mount 5b moves along the guide member 59. When doing so, it becomes easy to bend according to the bending state of the guide member 59. Therefore, the feeding mechanism 46 can reliably send the mount 5b to the feeding port 58 of the collection box 45, and it is possible to prevent the event that the mount 5b in the middle of collection is clogged. At the same time, the occurrence of jam is suppressed, and the mount 5b is surely wound.

Further, in addition to the first pulley, the transport belt is wound around a second pulley arranged at the lower part of the collection unit, so that the belt portion on the feeding side for feeding the strip-shaped label paper is provided. , The portion in the vicinity of the second pulley is held in a state of being inserted into the inside of the collecting portion, and the belt portion on the feeding side that has entered the inside of the collecting portion of the transport belt is rolled inside the collecting portion. It is characterized in that the label paper wound in a roll shape is rotated in one direction while supporting the label paper wound in a shape from below.

According to the above configuration, by rolling the mount 5b while supporting the mount 5b to be wound in a roll shape inside the collection box 45, the direction in which the newly wound mount 5b is wound is determined. Is prevented from moving in different directions. As a result, the mount 5b is surely wound into a roll.

Further, the present invention has a first moving means for supporting the strip-shaped label paper wound along the guide means from below and moving the supported strip-shaped label paper in the direction in which the strip-shaped label paper is wound. It is characterized by that.

According to the above configuration, the mount 5b is compactly wound inside the collection box 101, and more mount 5b can be wound inside the collection box 101. Further, when the winding amount of the mount 5b is increased, the guide member 121 is pressed by the mount 5b wound in a roll shape, and is applied to the inner wall surface of the collection box 101 (specifically, the inner wall surface of the wall plate 117). Elastically deforms toward. Due to the elastic deformation of the guide member 121, the mount 5b is less likely to move along the guide member 121 than at the start of winding. As a result, when the mount 5b is wound to some extent, the mount 5b sent to the collection box 101 thereafter is pushed out in a direction different from the winding direction when the guidance by the guide member 121 is released, and becomes a roll shape. The phenomenon of not being able to wind up is likely to occur. Therefore, by providing the feed belt mechanism 103, the roll-shaped mount 5b is supported from below, moved in the direction in which the mount is wound, and the roll-shaped mount 5b is rotated. .. Therefore, the mount 5b does not move in a direction different from the winding direction, so that the mount 5b can be reliably wound.

Further, it is characterized by further having a second moving means for moving the strip-shaped label paper moving along the inner wall surface of the collecting portion toward the guide means.

According to the above configuration, for example, when the winding amount of the mount 5b is large, the weight of the wound mount 5b becomes heavy, the wound mount 5b is difficult to rotate, and the new mount 5b is inside the collection box 101. It becomes difficult to send to. As a result, paper clogging is likely to occur in the vicinity of the opening 120 of the collection box 101. Therefore, by providing the feed belt mechanism 104, the mount 5b fed to the collection box 101 can be moved toward the guide member 121, so that the occurrence of paper clogging in the vicinity of the opening of the collection box 101 can be prevented.

Further, the strip-shaped label paper is characterized in that it is a label mount after the label material is peeled off.

According to the above configuration, the mount 5b sent into the collection box 45 is centered on the tip of the mount 5b while maintaining the free end state of the tip of the mount 5b in the process of moving along the guide member 59. And get involved. As a result, even if the mount collecting unit 16 does not have a winding member for winding the mount 5b, the mount 5b after the label material 5a is peeled off can be easily wound into a roll.

Further, the label material peeled off from the label mount, or the label mount having a printer unit for printing on the label material attached to the label mount, and the label material peeled off, or the label material. The label mount to which the label material printed by the printer unit is attached is fed from the delivery port into the inside of the collection unit.

According to the above configuration, the mount 5b sent into the collection box 45 is centered on the tip of the mount 5b while maintaining the free end state of the tip of the mount 5b in the process of moving along the guide member 59. And get involved. As a result, even if the mount collecting unit 16 does not have a winding member for winding the mount 5b, the mount 5b after the label material 5a is peeled off can be easily wound into a roll.

One aspect of the present invention is a collection device for a label issuing device that winds up a strip-shaped label paper in a roll shape and collects the label-shaped label paper. The collection unit has a collection unit for internally winding the strip-shaped label paper that has been fed, and the collection unit has a free end of the strip-shaped label paper that has been fed from the delivery port. It is a collection device for a label issuing device provided with a guide means for guiding the label so that it is wound inside the collection unit in the above state.

According to the above configuration, the mount 5b sent into the collection box 45 is centered on the tip of the mount 5b while maintaining the free end state of the tip of the mount 5b in the process of moving along the guide member 59. And get involved. As a result, even if the mount collecting unit 16 does not have a winding member for winding the mount 5b, the mount 5b after the label material 5a is peeled off can be easily wound into a roll.

One aspect of the present invention is a method of collecting paper to be collected by winding a strip-shaped label paper into a roll shape, in which the strip-shaped label paper is fed into the inside of the collecting portion from a feeding port provided in the collecting portion. The band-shaped label paper fed from the feeding port is guided by a guide means provided in the collection unit so that the tip of the band-shaped label paper is wound inside the collection unit with the tip of the band-shaped label paper at the free end. This is a method for collecting paper for winding up the strip-shaped label paper sent into the collection unit.

According to the above configuration, the mount 5b sent into the collection box 45 is centered on the tip of the mount 5b while maintaining the free end state of the tip of the mount 5b in the process of moving along the guide member 59. And get involved. As a result, even if the mount collecting unit 16 does not have a winding member for winding the mount 5b, the mount 5b after the label material 5a is peeled off can be easily wound into a roll.

5 ... Label paper 5a ... Label material 5b ... Mount 10 ... Label issuing device 16,100 ... Mount collection unit (collection device)
45, 101 ... Collection box 46, 102 ... Sending mechanism 58 ... Sending port 59, 121 ... Guide member 61, 125 ... Feed roller (first roller)
62, 63 ... Tapered roller (second roller)
64, 126 ... Pressure welding pulley (1st pulley 65, 66, 67, 68 ... Pressing roller (3rd roller)
75,127 ... Conveyance auxiliary belt (conveyance belt)
76 ... Pulley (second pulley)
103 ... Feed belt mechanism (first means of transportation)
104 ... Feed belt mechanism (second means of transportation)
120 ... Opening

Claims (13)

In a label issuing device that winds up a strip of label paper into a roll and collects it.
The strip-shaped label paper is provided with a feeding port for being fed inside, and has a collecting unit for internally winding the strip-shaped label paper fed into the feeding port.
The collection unit is provided with a guide means for guiding the band-shaped label paper fed from the delivery port so that the tip of the band-shaped label paper is wound inside the collection unit with the tip of the band-shaped label paper at a free end. A label issuing device characterized by. In the label issuing apparatus according to claim 1,
The guide means guides the strip-shaped label paper fed from the feeding port in a direction in which the strip-shaped label paper is wound with the tip of the strip-shaped label paper inside, and is orthogonal to the width direction of the strip-shaped label paper. A label issuing device characterized in that one end in the direction is a fixed end fixed to the inner wall of the collection portion, and the other end is a free end arranged on the inlet side. In the label issuing apparatus according to claim 2,
The guide means is a plate-shaped member that can be elastically deformed.
The guide means is a label issuing device characterized in that it is pressed by the strip-shaped label paper wound inside the collection unit and elastically deforms in a direction close to the inner peripheral surface of the collection unit. In the label issuing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3.
The collection unit collects the strip-shaped label paper wound in a roll shape inside the collection unit from the inside of the collection unit on one end side in the width direction of the band-shaped label paper fed from the delivery port. It has a collection port that can be taken out,
The label issuing device is characterized in that the collection unit has a door that opens and closes between a state in which the collection port is exposed and a state in which the collection port is shielded. In the label issuing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4.
It has a feeding mechanism that is arranged in the vicinity of the feeding port of the collecting unit and feeds the strip-shaped label paper inside the collecting unit.
The feeding mechanism is
A first roller around which at least the central portion of the strip-shaped label paper in the width direction is wound and rotated by driving an actuator, and
A first pulley spring-loaded toward a portion of the outer peripheral surface of the first roller around which the strip-shaped label paper is wound.
A transport belt that is held in a state of being pressed against the outer peripheral surface of the first roller by being wound around the first pulley and travels in response to the rotation of the first roller.
A label issuing device characterized by having. In the label issuing apparatus according to claim 5,
The feeding mechanism is
The first roller is arranged coaxially with the first roller at both ends in the axial direction, and the diameter of the end face on the first roller side is the same as the diameter of the first roller and the first roller. A second roller having a diameter at the end face opposite to the end face on the roller side of the first roller is different from the diameter at the end face on the first roller side.
A third roller that urges the outer peripheral surface of the second roller at a plurality of positions in the width direction of the label paper.
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The feeding mechanism curls the central portion of the strip-shaped label paper in the width direction so as to be convex in a direction away from the center side of the strip-shaped label paper that is wound in a roll shape inside the collecting portion. A label issuing device for feeding the strip-shaped label paper to the delivery port. In the label issuing apparatus according to claim 5 or 6.
In addition to the first pulley, the transport belt is wound around a second pulley arranged at the bottom of the collection unit, so that the belt portion on the feeding side for feeding the strip-shaped label paper is described. A portion in the vicinity of the second pulley is held in a state of being inside the recovery portion, and is held.
The feeding-side belt portion that entered the inside of the collecting portion of the transport belt was wound into the roll shape while supporting the label paper wound in the roll shape inside the collecting portion from below. A label issuing device characterized by rotating label paper in one direction. In the label issuing apparatus according to claim 5,
Having a first moving means for supporting the strip-shaped label paper wound along the guide means from below and moving the supported strip-shaped label paper in the direction in which the strip-shaped label paper is wound. A featured label issuing device. In the label issuing apparatus according to claim 8,
A label issuing device further comprising a second moving means for moving the strip-shaped label paper moving along the inner wall surface of the collecting unit toward the guide means. In the label issuing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 9.
The strip-shaped label paper is a label issuing device, characterized in that it is a label mount after the label material has been peeled off. In the label issuing apparatus according to claim 10,
It has a printer unit that prints on the label material peeled off from the label mount or the label material attached to the label mount.
The label mount from which the label material has been peeled off or the label mount to which the label material printed by the printer unit is attached is fed from the delivery port into the inside of the collection unit. Label issuing device. In a collection device for a label issuing device that winds up a strip of label paper into a roll and collects it.
The strip-shaped label paper is provided with a feeding port for being fed inside, and has a collecting unit for internally winding the strip-shaped label paper fed into the feeding port.
The collection unit is provided with a guide means for guiding the band-shaped label paper fed from the delivery port so that the tip of the band-shaped label paper is wound inside the collection unit with the tip of the band-shaped label paper at a free end. A collection device for label issuing devices. In the method of collecting paper that is collected by winding strip-shaped label paper into a roll,
The strip-shaped label paper is fed into the inside of the collection unit from the insertion port provided in the collection unit.
The band-shaped label paper fed from the feeding port is guided by a guide means provided in the collection unit so that the tip of the band-shaped label paper is wound inside the collection unit with the tip of the band-shaped label paper at a free end. , A method for collecting paper, which comprises winding the strip-shaped label paper sent into the collection unit.

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