JP2707105B2 - Label width guide device for label cassette - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Industrial Application Field) The present invention adjusts the regulation of tape-shaped labels wound around a label cassette detachable to a label pasting machine and used for use, when the widths thereof are different from each other. And a device for smoothly guiding a tape-shaped label.

(Prior Art) In the case where the width of the continuous roll-shaped label is different, Japanese Utility Model Application Laid-Open No. 90110/1985 can be mentioned as a technique for controlling the width. However, this configuration is a device directly attached to the labeling machine, and there is no label cassette that is detachable from the labeling machine.

Furthermore, a so-called composite label continuum in which labels arranged at substantially equal intervals are temporarily attached to a tape-shaped backing sheet and the center width is regulated.

Accordingly, there is no configuration for restricting the width of only the tape-shaped backing sheet after inverting the tape-shaped backing sheet and peeling off the label, so that the tape-shaped backing sheet sometimes moves in the width direction. In such a case, the reversal portion of the tape-shaped backing does not go directly to the turning member, and the label peeling is incomplete, so that smooth label peeling cannot be expected.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) In view of the above points, the present invention restricts the width of the tape-shaped backing material after the label is peeled off, and in order to achieve the purpose of accurate label peeling, it is necessary to directly apply the label to a label sticking machine. Instead, it is another object of the present invention to provide a detachable label cassette for the attaching machine, and to provide the label cassette with a backing sheet width regulating member for regulating the width of the tape-like backing sheet after the label is peeled off.

(Means for Solving the Problems) In the present invention, the label cassette 1 detachably mounted on the label pasting machine 50 has a core 3 for winding a roll-shaped label 90 and a width of the roll-shaped label. A label width regulating member 11 slidable in the label width direction to regulate the side, and a mount width regulating member 30 movable in the mount width direction to regulate the tape-shaped backing sheet 93 after peeling off the label 92 are provided. The mount width regulating member 30 is attached to the bottom of the label cassette, has a locking projection 41 that is movable in the width direction of the mount, and the mount pressing member 20 that is rotatable with respect to the label cassette. The width of the backing paper is regulated by engaging with the engaging hole 23. In other words, the mount width regulating member 30 moves in the width direction corresponding to the width dimension of the tape-shaped mount, and the engaging hole 23 of the mount holding member 20 that rotates and descends into the engaging protrusion 41. It is provided with locking means for locking.

(Operation) As shown in FIG. 2, the label holding member 5 of the label cassette 1 is opened upward (clockwise), and the roll label 90 is fitted to the core 3. Next, the tape is fed out from the roll-shaped label 90 as a tape-shaped label 91, and an appropriate number of labels are fed.
Peel 92 with your fingertips, and attach this tape-shaped backing 93 to turning pin 4
Then, it is guided in the direction of the cassette bottom 2b (see FIG. 5).

Next, as shown in FIG. 3, the opened label holding member 5 is closed and the tape-shaped label 91 is pressed. Thus, as shown in FIG. 4, the label width regulating member 11, which is a part of the apparatus,
It is picked up with a fingertip and moved in the direction of the roll-shaped label 90 to match the width side size. At this time, the restricting portion 14 of the restricting member 11 matches the width side of the roll-shaped label 90, and a pair of locking projections 17, 1
7 engages with a pair of locking holes 10 formed in the display section 8 to ensure the regulation. Further, this sliding is restricted by the regulating member 11.
The slider 15 moves smoothly while being guided by the guide slit 9 of the display unit 8.

Next, as shown in FIG. 5, at the cassette bottom 2b of the label cassette 1, a mount width regulating member 30 which is a part of the present apparatus is mounted.
The width side is regulated by the movement of. As a sequence, first, the backing member 20 is opened, and the tape-shaped backing sheet is turned over.
The guide 93 (see FIG. 11) is placed and guided on the cassette bottom 2b, and then the mount width regulating member 30 is moved so as to match the width of the tape mount 93. Next, by closing the mount holding member 20 in the open state, the locking holes 23 formed at positions corresponding to the label width and the mount width formed on the member 20 are locked with the locking projections 31 of the regulating member 30. To regulate the width side of the tape-shaped backing sheet 93 and press the tape-shaped backing sheet 93.

(Embodiment) As shown in FIGS. 1 and 11, a label cassette 1 according to the present invention provided with a guide device for labels having different label widths.
Is configured to be detachable from the cassette accommodating chamber 51 of the label pasting machine 50.

Hereinafter, the label cassette 1 will be described with reference to FIGS.

The cassette body 2 has an accommodation room for a label 90 wound in a roll shape and a cassette bottom 2b for regulating and guiding a tape-shaped backing sheet 93 (see FIG. 11). A core 3 around which a roll-shaped label 90 is wound is attached to one side wall 2a of the cassette body 2, and the other side of the cassette body 2 is opened. An opening is also provided at the front of the cassette body 2, and a turning pin 4 for peeling off a label is provided in the width direction of the opening.

Next, a pressing roller 6 is provided in the front opening of the cassette body 2.
The label holding member 5 provided with is rotatable about a pivot 7. In particular, as shown in FIG. 9, the label holding member 5 is integrally formed with elastic locking pieces 5a having tip projections 5b on both sides thereof, and the tip projections 5b are provided on both walls of the cassette body 2. The structure is such that it can be freely engaged and disengaged with the engaging recess 2c formed in the second embodiment.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 7 to 10, the label pressing member 5 is provided with a label width regulating member 11 slidably in the label width direction. Specifically, a label width is displayed on the front surface of the label holding member 5, for example, 72 m / m, 60
m / m, 40m / m, 36m / m, 24m / m etc.
Further, the label holding member 5 is provided with a guide slit 9 and a pair of locking holes 10, 10 at positions corresponding to the indication of the respective level widths.

Next, there is the label width regulating member 11 (see FIGS. 3 and 10) which engages with the guide slit 9 and is slidable in the label width direction. This label width regulating member 11 is
As is apparent from the exploded perspective view of the drawing, a substrate portion 13 and a roll-shaped label formed integrally by bending from the substrate portion 13
And a regulation section 14 for regulating and guiding the 90 side faces of the label. A slider 15 which is engaged with the guide slit 9 and slides is protruded from the substrate portion 13, and a screw receiver 18b is formed on the slider 15. And slider 1
A knob 15 is mounted on the board 5, that is, on the board 13 so as to sandwich the label holding member 5 with the board 13. This attachment means is a screw 18 which passes through a screw piece 18 formed on the knob 15 and is screwed into a screw receiver 18b. Furthermore, this board part 13
A cutout portion 16 is formed at a vertical position of the slider 15,
Locking projections 17, 17 each having a projection at the tip thereof are connected to the cutouts 16, 16 in a state of being elastically biased.

Thus, the locking projections 17, 17 are configured to be freely disengageable from the locking holes 10, 10. That is, when both are engaged,
14 is at the dimension position of the specified label width.

Next, in particular, the backing sheet holding member 20 for guiding and restricting the tape-like backing sheet 93 (see FIG. 11) after the label 92 provided on the cassette bottom portion 2b of the label cassette 1 shown in FIGS. 5 to 7 is peeled off. And the backing sheet width regulating member 30 will be described.

First mount holding member 20 for holding tape-shaped mount 93 against bottom 2b
Is attached to the cassette body 2 so as to be rotatable about a pivot 21. A pair of locking recesses 22 is formed at the tip of the cassette body 2, and each of the engaging holes is formed at a position corresponding to the label width. 23,
A side engaging hole 23a and a cutter 24 for cutting the tape-shaped backing sheet 93 to a desired length are provided.

At the rear of the cassette main body 2, a hook 25 is pivotally supported by being elastically urged forward by a spring. Locking projections 26, 26 are provided on both sides of the hook 25, The stop projection 26 is provided with a pair of locking recesses 22 and 2 of the first mount pressing member 20.
It is detachable to 2

Next, the mount width regulating member 30 is fitted on the guide rod 29,
The engaging protrusion 31 provided on one side is slidable in the width direction of the mount, and the engaging hole 31 of the first mount pressing member 20 is
23 is freely engageable. Inside this member 30 is a spring
The triangular engaging tip 33 is elastically urged toward the cassette bottom 2d of the cassette body 2 which is lower than the cassette bottom 2b. The engagement tip 33 positions the engagement at the engagement recess 2e corresponding to each board width formed on the bottom 2d.

Further, on the cassette bottom portion 2d of the cassette main body 2, a second backing sheet holding member 40 provided with a spring 42 for pressing and regulating the thickness direction of the tape-shaped backing sheet 93 toward the first backing sheet holding member 20 is provided. Provided. The member 40 is formed with a locking projection 41 that engages with the side engaging hole 23a of the first mount pressing member 20.

Next, an operation of loading the roll-shaped label 90 into the label cassette 1 having the above-described configuration and regulating and guiding the label on the width side will be described.

First, as shown in FIG. 2, the label holding member 5 of the label cassette 1 is rotated upward (clockwise) with the pivot 7 as a fulcrum, and the roll-shaped label 90 is fitted to the core 3. Next, the tape-shaped label 91 formed into a tape from the roll-shaped label extends in the label feeding direction of the label cassette 1 and is creased in the tape-shaped backing sheet 93 at an appropriate length (about 150 m / m from the leading end of the tape). . Then, all the temporarily attached labels 92 from the fold to the leading end are peeled off.

Next, as shown in FIG. 3, the label pressing member 5 rotated upward is rotated downward (counterclockwise) to return to the original position, so that the pressing roller 6 provided at the end of the label pressing member 5 has a tape. The label 93 is pressed against the cassette body 2 and pressed and held. As shown in FIG. 9 in detail, when the label holding member 5 is locked to the side wall of the cassette body 2, the protrusions 5b of the elastic locking pieces 5a formed on both sides of the label holding member 5 This can be understood from the configuration in which the engagement recess 2c formed on the side wall is detachable.

Thus, as shown in FIG. 4, it is possible to guide and regulate the width side of the roll-shaped label 90 by moving the label width regulating member 11 which is a part of the present apparatus. Ie pick 12
Slide the label width regulating member 11 with your fingertip to
Fit to 90 width size position. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 4 and FIG.
14 matches the side surface of the roll-shaped label 90 and regulates the side surface. More specifically, the label width regulating member 11 is elastically locked by the elastic locking means (10, 17), that is, the pair of locking projections 17, 17 are formed in the pair of locking holes 10, 10 provided in the display unit 8. Engage, and its positioning is ensured. Therefore, since the regulation of the side surface of the roll-shaped label 90 is surely performed, stable feeding can be performed.

The movement of the regulating member 11 is smooth because the sliding member 15 slides by engaging with the guide slit 9 provided in the display section 8.

Next, referring to FIG. 5, when the label cassette 1 is turned upside down, for example, the label cassette 1 is held with the left hand, and the resilient hook 25 is pressed with the fingertip, the locking projections 26, 26 The locking recesses 22 of the first mounting member 20 in the locked state,
The lock with the first mount holder 20 is released with the right hand.
Is turned upward (clockwise) so that the tape-shaped backing sheet 93 can be set.

Next, the fold portion formed on the tape-shaped backing sheet 93 is inverted by the turning pin 4 portion, and is guided and placed on the cassette bottom 2b.

Next, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 7, by moving the mount width regulating member 30, which is a part of the present apparatus, the width side of the mount can be guided and regulated. Specifically, the mount width regulating member 30 is moved by being guided by the guide rod 29 in the width direction of the set tape-shaped mount 93, and is engaged at a position corresponding to the width size of the mount. The tip 33 is positioned by being fitted to the engagement recess 2e of the cassette bottom 2d.

Next, the first mount pressing member 20 in the open state is closed to the original position. By this closing operation, the pair of locking recesses 22 and the pair of locking projections 26 are engaged, and the tape-shaped mount 93 is reliably pressed against the cassette bottom 2b. When the first mounting member 20 is closed, the width of the tape mounting 93 is regulated at the same time. That is, the first backing member 20
Each tape-shaped label 91 and tape-shaped mount 93 formed on
Engagement holes formed in the label width and mount width corresponding to
The mount width regulating member 30 moved to the predetermined position at 23
Of the tape-shaped backing sheet 93 is guided and regulated.

Simultaneously with this operation, the first mount holding member 20 which rotates.
The side engaging hole 23a provided at one side end of the second mount member 40 is engaged with the locking projection 41 of the second mount pressing member 40 provided at the cassette bottom 2d, thereby making the engagement safe. That is, the end side of the tape-shaped mount 93 is regulated by the locking means (23, 31) and the locking means (23a, 41).

The width side of the roll-shaped label 90 set in the label cassette 1 in this manner is a label width regulating member 11, which is a tape-shaped backing sheet.
The width side of 93 is a backing paper width regulating member 30, which is configured to be regulated and guided, respectively.

Thus, the label cassette 1 in which the label or the tape-shaped backing is regulated and guided as described above is shown in FIGS.
As schematically shown in the drawing, a transfer claw 54 (see FIG. 11) which is accommodated in the cassette accommodating chamber 51 of the label pasting machine 50 and interlocks with the operation of grasping and releasing the hand lever 53 is provided. Reciprocates at the bottom. The reciprocating transfer claw 54 engages with a transfer notch (not shown) composed of a plurality of cuts in the transfer direction provided on the tape-shaped backing sheet 93 and pulls it. Therefore, the label 92 of the tape-shaped label 91 is peeled off at the turning pin 4 portion of the label cassette 1 and is attached to a desired product or the like.

Since the label transfer means and the label sticking means are not the gist of the present invention, their drawings and description are omitted.

(Effect of the Invention) As described above, the label width guiding device in the label cassette of the present invention includes a label cassette 1 that can be attached to and detached from a label pasting machine, a label width regulating member 11 that regulates one end of a roll-shaped label, and a backing paper. And a mount regulating member 30 that is slidable in the width direction of the mount and that regulates one end of the mount. The mount restricting member is disposed at the bottom of the label cassette 1 and is slidable in the width direction of the mount. A stop projection 41 is provided, and an engagement hole 23 provided in the mount backing member 20 rotatable with respect to the label cassette is engaged with the locking projection.

Therefore, the width of the composite label continuum consisting of the tape-shaped backing and the label temporarily attached to the backing was controlled, and the width of the tape-shaped backing only after the label was peeled was controlled by the backing-width control member 30. The label peeling at the turning portion where the paper is peeled off from the tape-like backing sheet is accurate and the label peeling can be performed smoothly.

Further, since the width regulation of the composite label continuous body and the tape-shaped backing paper is fixed at one end side, that is, the other end side, the regulation is stable.

[Brief description of the drawings]

Each of the drawings relates to a label width guiding device for a label cassette according to the present invention. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a state where a label cassette on which labels are set is loaded into a label sticking machine, and FIG. 2 is a label holder of the label cassette. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a state in which a roll label can be set with its members opened, FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a state in which a roll label is set in a label cassette, and a label holding member is closed, and FIG. 4 is a label cassette label width regulating member. FIG. 5 also shows the bottom of the label cassette and a mount width regulating member for regulating the tape-shaped backing sheet, and FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the state where the first backing member is opened, and FIG. FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of a mount width regulating member of the label cassette, and FIGS. 8 and 9 are label width regulating members of the label cassette. Min was without a cross sectional plan view and a side sectional view, FIG. 10 is an exploded perspective view of a label width regulating member, FIG. 11 is a main part side sectional view of the label cassette and the labeling machine. In the drawing, 1 ... label cassette, 3 ... core 5 ... label holding member, 10 ... locking hole 11 ... label width regulating member 14 ... regulator, 17 ... locking projection 20 ... first Backing member 23… Engagement hole 30… Backing width regulating member 31… Locking projection 40… Second backing member 50… Label attaching machine 90… Roll label 91… Tape label 92… … Label, 93… Tape mount (10, 17)… Elastic locking means (label) (23, 31)… Locking means (mount)

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A core for winding a roll-shaped label on a label cassette detachable from a label sticking machine, and a label width slidable in the label width direction to regulate one end of the roll-shaped label. There is provided a regulating member, and a board width regulating member slidable in the width direction of the backing sheet and regulating one end of the tape-shaped backing sheet. The backing sheet width regulating member is provided at the bottom of the label cassette. In addition, it has a locking projection, and the locking projection is configured to engage with an engagement hole of a mounting sheet pressing member that is rotatable with respect to the label cassette to regulate the width of the mounting sheet. A label width guide device for a label cassette.