JP2588282Y2 - Label printing and pasting device - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention reads data such as the name of an examinee from a medical examination ticket or a bar code attached to a name tag placed on a bed, and prints the data on a label.
The present invention relates to a label printing / pasting apparatus that pastes the label on a cylinder such as a blood collection tube.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a device for automatically attaching a label to a cylindrical body such as a test tube, a technique described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 50-115500 is known.

In this conventional apparatus, two label sticking elastic brushes are alternately arranged near a label peeling means.

[0004] Then, it is assumed that the cylindrical body is gripped by the support and moved on a fixed track, and the intermediate portion between the elastic brushes is explored, and the label is appropriately applied.

[0005] However, even if an attempt is made to manually walk the intermediate portion between the elastic brushes without holding the cylindrical body by the supporter, there is no structure that restricts the movement. Not always.

[0006]

[Problem to be Solved by the Invention] Even when a cylindrical body such as a blood collection tube to which a label is to be attached is manually pressed against the label and moved without relying on a machine, the label is appropriately applied. That is.

[0007]

According to the present invention, there is provided a sticking means for sticking one end of a label to the peripheral surface of a cylindrical body, and a guide means having a function of sticking the other end of the label to another peripheral surface of the cylindrical body. The present invention provides a label printing and pasting device that guides the movement of a cylindrical body, and allows the label to be appropriately affixed to the cylindrical body even when the cylindrical body is manually pressed against a printed label and moved. .

[0008]

The sticking means for receiving the printed surface of the label printed and peeled from the transfer tape is provided with a biasing force in the receiving direction, and the cylindrical body is manually pressed against the adhesive side of the label to be pressed. When receiving the pressure, the cylindrical body is displaced against the urging force to allow the movement of the cylindrical body, and the cylindrical body is relatively urged toward the guide means located on the opposite side to slide on the guide means surface. And affix the label appropriately to the peripheral surface of the cylindrical body together with the guide means.

[0009]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a label printing and sticking apparatus according to the present invention. In this embodiment, a casing 10 has a label tape L on which a label L is temporarily attached continuously on a transfer tape T.
T, and a label tape LT and a transfer tape T
Is transported, printed on the label L, and the label tape block 20 for separating the label L from the transport tape T, and a control block 30.

The control block 30 includes a main switch 3
01, a keyboard 302 for inputting print data / number of print data, calling a stored print format, and the like, and a liquid crystal display panel 303 for displaying the format, input data, various messages, and the like. I have.

The control block 30 further includes a CPU.
, A program storage circuit including a ROM, a data storage circuit including a RAM, a drive circuit for a thermal head, a motor for pulling and transferring the transfer tape T and its drive circuit, and a position sensor 22 for detecting a label position
1 and the like are arranged.

The power source may be a battery or an AC-converted power source. The bar code may be read by a separate scanner connected by a connector cable or a built-in (integrated) card reader. Can be done.

Next, a description will be given with reference to FIG. 2 in which the label tape block 20 is longitudinally cut at a portion close to the control block 30 in FIG. First, although not shown in detail, the upper cover 201 is hinged between the control block 30 and FIG.
Can be rotated 90 ° from right to left to expose the loading portion of the label tape LT.

Reference numeral 202 denotes an outlet for the transfer tape T;
203 is a core of the label tape LT, 204 is a guide roller of the label tape LT, 205 is a stabilizer of the label tape LT, 206 is a transfer roller connected to the rotation shaft of the motor described above, and 207 is pivotally mounted on a shaft 208. , A support plate provided with right-handed rotation until it is limited to the pin 210 by the spring 209, and supports a line-type thermal head at its left end.

Reference numeral 211 denotes a platen holding plate pivotally mounted on a shaft 214. The long groove 212 and the temporary receiving portion 21 for the label L are provided.
3 and a pair of right and left (perpendicular to the paper surface).

Further, reference numeral 215 denotes a platen roller pivotally supported by a holding plate 211 so as to be able to face the thermal head.
16 is a holding plate 21 for turning the transfer tape T sharply and separating the label L from the transfer tape T by its own rigidity.
1 is a guide roller of the transfer tape T supported by the holding plate 211, and 218 is a guide roller of the shaft 219.
Is an auxiliary transfer roller which is fitted in the long groove 212 and arranged so as to be able to elastically contact the transfer roller 206 by the spring 220.

Further, reference numeral 221 denotes a reflection type label position sensor disposed on the holding plate 211, and an eye printed on the back surface of the transfer tape T in correspondence with the pitch at which the label L is temporarily attached. This is to detect a mark.

The holding plate 211 is held by a lock mechanism (not shown) in a state where the illustrated platen roller 215 is in elastic contact with the thermal head on the support plate 207 via the label tape LT. If you release the lock, you can turn right around the axis 214,
The loading of the label tape LT and the setting of the expansion of the label tape LT and the transfer tape T can be performed.

Reference numeral 230 denotes a label tape block 2.
And a guide member 232 made of a material having an appropriate friction coefficient is applied to the bent portion 231 near the label L peeled off from the transfer tape T by a sticking block cover fixedly connected to the transfer tape T. In addition, the above-described pins 210 and 233 are implanted.

Reference numeral 234 denotes a sticking block cover 230
A sticking lever pivotally supported by a shaft 236 on the pin 23
3 is formed, and a right-turning urging force until the pin 233 is restricted by the spring 237 is applied.

Further, reference numerals 238 and 239 denote first and second sticking rollers pivotally supported on the sticking lever 234. The first sticking roller 238 is located near the upper end of the guide member 232 and is printed. The second sticking roller 239 is arranged at a position for receiving the printing surface of the label L which has been peeled off from the transfer tape T and has advanced, and is opposed to the lower end side of the guide member 232.

Reference numeral 240 denotes an affixing block cover 230
A guide plate 241 for an object to be adhered is formed by an adherence guide cover pivotally supported by the guide plate 241. The holding plate 211 is pushed up by a manual operation on itself or by the right turning movement of the holding plate 211, and stands up on the cover 230 when it turns left.

Reference numeral 245 denotes a blood collection tube which is an adherend.

For example, in a hospital, a blood test of a patient is often performed, and it is important to accurately control the identity of the blood collection tube and the patient.

When blood collection is performed, the medical examination ticket is passed through a card reader attached to the label printing / pasting apparatus main body to read the bar code attached to the medical examination ticket, or a scanner connected to the apparatus main body by a connector cable. By reading the bar code attached to the name tag or chart near the bet, the patient information is input, and the label L is printed and issued.

The printed label L is printed on a transfer tape T.
Is turned by the peeling pin 216 and is transported by being towed while being elastically pinched by the transfer roller 206 and the auxiliary transfer roller 218. Due to its own rigidity, most of the transfer tape T remains on the downstream side except for a part on the upstream side. Peeled off and went almost straight,
A part of the glue surface is received by the temporary receiving portion 213, and the printing surface is received by the upper end portion of the guide member 232 and the first attaching roller 238.

Then, the blood collection tube 245 of the patient is pressed against the glue surface of the label L as shown by an arrow along the guide plate 241 of the affixing guide cover 240 with one end on the sealing side thereof, and the spring is further pressed. 237 in the direction of the first sticking roller 238 against the urging force.

Then, the first affixing roller 238 is displaced to the left so as to form a moving path corresponding to the blood collection tube 245 and expands the gap with the guide member 232, so that the blood collection tube 245 moves downward. Is allowed to move and is originally subjected to resistance in the anti-movement direction, so that it is slid in contact with the guide member 232.

Accordingly, the blood collection tube 245 has a label L affixed on the peripheral surface of the left half by a relative relay between the first application roller 238 and the second application roller 239, and a guide member on the right half. The label L is attached by sliding contact with the H.232.

Thereafter, when the blood collection tube 245 is pulled out from the main body of the apparatus to the front (to the right), the blood collection tube 245 can be taken out in a state where the label L is properly applied, and the identity of the blood collection and the patient is ensured.

The sticking means may be a single roller.
Alternatively, a wide belt may be used.

The body to be stuck is not limited to blood collection tubes, but can be applied to various cylinders.

[0034]

[Effects of the Invention] The label printing and pasting apparatus of the present invention can be used for manually attaching a label to a cylindrical body without manually touching the label that has been printed and peeled off from the transfer tape and touches the cylindrical body. Is relatively guided by means having a sticking function, so that a reliable sticking is inevitably secured, which is extremely effective in practical use. In addition, a movement path corresponding to the cylindrical body is inevitably formed between the sticking means and the guide means by an operation of displacing the urging force when the sticking means is pressed by the cylindrical body. There is no need to set a moving path.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view of the label printing / pasting device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of a main part of the label printing / pasting device of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 10 casing 20 label tape block 30 control block 201 upper cover 206 transfer roller 207 support plate of thermal head 211 holding plate 215 platen roller 216 peeling pin 218 auxiliary transfer roller 230 sticking block cover 232 guide member 234 sticking lever 237 spring 238 first Sticking roller 239 Second sticking roller 240 Sticking guide cover 241 Guide plate 245 Blood collection tube L Label T Transfer tape LT Label tape

Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] 1. A printed surface of a label peeled from a printed transfer tape is received from below , and is gripped by hand through the label.
When receiving the pressing by the cylindrical body from above, the sticking means for displacing against the urging force to allow the movement of the cylindrical body, and to stick one end side of the label to the peripheral surface of the cylindrical body, Guide means for moving the cylindrical body between the sticking means for receiving the sliding contact of the cylindrical body via the label with the movement and for sticking the other end side of the label to another peripheral surface of the cylindrical body; A label printing / pasting apparatus comprising: