JP2884524B2 - Printing sheet - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a printing sheet having a label attached to a document, equipment, or other small articles.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In order to specify the contents and affiliations of documents, equipment, and small articles around the body, small labels on which necessary items are entered are often attached. Conventionally,
A sheet in which such a label is attached to a release paper via an adhesive material is commercially available, and a user fills in a required item (such as a title) on the label on such a sheet and removes it from the release paper. Peeling and sticking to an object has been performed.

However, it is troublesome to write a title or the like on a label by hand with a handwriting, and the handwriting is not so beautiful and does not look good. In order to achieve this, a compact and portable printing machine has been developed.

[0004] For example, as the above-described printing machine, there is known a printing machine disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 1-178948. However, the label printing device disclosed in this publication is dedicated to printing on a small symmetrical label (ear label) for a document heading which is folded in two at the center and has a title and the like on the front and back thereof, Moreover, the ear labels are stuck on a strip of strip-shaped release paper in a line, and a reel of this tape is loaded inside the printing machine, and is printed while being pulled out. That is, the one disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 1-178948 cannot print on labels that are stuck vertically and horizontally so as to form a matrix on a rectangular sheet that is widely commercially available. However, on the two symmetrical printing surfaces formed on one label, there has been an attempt to devise such a configuration that characters are printed so that they are opposite to each other with respect to the center line. .

[0005]

However, the labels that need to be written are not limited to the labels for folding documents as described above, but may be various kinds of fixtures, lockers, cupboards, or objects around the body. The application range of small items is wide,
Also, the size of the label varies depending on the application,
The one disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 1-178948, whose size is limited, has a disadvantage that it lacks versatility.

[0006] Under such circumstances, a general-purpose label printing machine as illustrated in FIG. 1 has been proposed. The label printer P has a substantially rectangular shape in plan view and has a sheet insertion port P4 and a sheet discharge port P5 before and after the label printer P, and a large number of input devices provided on the surface of the printer main body P1. It has a basic configuration consisting of a keyboard P2 provided with keys.

A printing mechanism for printing on the surface of a label (not shown) is provided inside the printing machine main body P1.
A sheet feeding mechanism for moving the sheet 1 inserted from the printer toward the sheet discharge port P5 in the printing machine main body P1, and a so-called "feeding mechanism" for giving appropriate operation instructions to the printing mechanism and the sheet feeding mechanism based on various input information. The control mechanism, which is a micro computer, is installed.

Then, by inputting characters to be printed on the label, dimensional information on the sheet and the label from the keyboard P2, a title for the title on the sheet 1 inserted into the printer body P1 from the sheet insertion port P4. The input predetermined title and the like are appropriately printed on the label 21. Input information is on the liquid crystal display P3
Is displayed.

That is, in the label printing machine P as shown in FIG. 1, since the dimensions of the title label 21 arranged on the surface of the composite sheet 1 are set appropriately, the applicable range of the label is greatly expanded. In addition to the ear labels dedicated to documents as disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Application Laid-Open No. 1-178948, labels for all uses whose sizes are various, such as for equipment, lockers, cabinets and other small articles, are available. Titles and the like can be printed as targets, which is extremely convenient.

However, in the label printing machine P as shown in FIG. 1, the size of the label 1 and the size of the label Information indicating the size and arrangement state of the title labels 21 provided above must be input from the keyboard P2 in advance, which has a problem that the operation is extremely complicated.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and it is an object of the present invention to minimize the input operation for control on the label printer P having the above versatility. Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a printing sheet which can make the label printing machine P very easy to use.

[0012]

A printing sheet according to claim 1 of the present invention is a printing sheet comprising a composite sheet having a plurality of labels to be printed by a label printing machine arranged on a surface thereof, The composite sheet is composed of a top sheet on which a plurality of labels are formed, an adhesive layer formed on the back surface of the top sheet, and a release paper for holding the top sheet through the adhesive layer. The plurality of labels, a vertically long vertical control label adhered to a side edge of the release paper, a horizontally long horizontal control label adhered to an upper edge of the release paper, and the vertical and horizontal control label And a title label arranged vertically and horizontally so as to form a matrix at a predetermined interval at the center of the release paper, and the vertical control label has a position corresponding to each row of the title label. The line that indicates it to Column mark is applied to the horizontal control label at a position corresponding to each column of the title label, and information indicated by two characters is applied. It is characterized by the following.

[0013] The printing sheet according to claim 2 of the present invention comprises:
2. The printing sheet according to claim 1, wherein the vertical control label, the horizontal control label, and the title label are formed in half on a top sheet.

[0014]

According to the printing sheet of the first aspect, since the horizontal control label is displayed with two characters and information is applied, a very large amount of information is displayed by a combination of the two characters. It is possible, for example, sheet information such as the type and size of the composite sheet, label information such as the number of rows and columns of the title label, the vertical and horizontal dimensions, the line feed speed of the composite sheet in the label printing machine, Printing operation information such as printing speed and moving pitch can be given to the printing machine.

Therefore, the printing machine does not need to perform a troublesome operation such as inputting the size of the title label from the keyboard to the printing machine, and the printing machine can recognize the horizontal size of the recognized title label, the line position of the title label, and the like. Calculates the print range of each title label accurately from, and can output based on the calculation result, so the operator can simply enter the title character without paying attention to digit shift and line feed. It is possible to reliably output the title without protruding from the print range on the title label.

A row mark is applied to the vertical control label at a position corresponding to each row of the title label, and a column mark is applied to the horizontal control label at a position corresponding to each column of the title label. The above 2
Information that cannot be transmitted by character information or is difficult to transmit, such as the arrangement state and number of title labels, selection of labels that need to be printed, and the like can be easily transmitted by these vertical and horizontal control labels.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, since the information for specifying the position of the label is applied to the surface of the composite sheet, it is inserted into the label printing machine for printing. Reads the information that specifies the position of the label applied to the surface of the composite sheet, and based on the read information, the moving speed, the moving pitch of the composite sheet in the label printing machine, and the appropriate operation of the printing mechanism. It is possible to perform a printing operation, such as the conventional, at the time of printing, without the operator having to input the above information in advance from an input device such as a keyboard provided in the label printing machine, without the label. The printing machine can appropriately output the title and the like on the label on the composite sheet, and the information for specifying the type of the composite sheet and the label as described above each time printing is performed as in the related art. The you will not have to enter like a keyboard provided in the printing machine, easily the effect like it is possible to use the label printing machine is large.

Since the vertical and horizontal control labels are provided at the edges of the composite sheet, they do not hinder the arrangement of the title labels located at the center.

According to the printing sheet of the second aspect, since the vertical control label, the horizontal control label, and the title label are formed in half on the top sheet, a title or the like is printed on the label. Later, only this printed label can be easily separated and separated from the others,
It is convenient for use.

Further, a composite sheet may be formed by laminating a topsheet on which a label having the same shape as that of the topsheet is not formed on a release paper via an adhesive, and then pressing and cutting only the topsheet so as to form the label. This is convenient for mass production of composite sheets.

[0021]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing an example of a label printing machine applied for printing on a printing sheet according to the present invention and a printing sheet arranged opposite to the label printing machine. First, the outline of the label printing machine P will be described.

The label printing machine P has a substantially rectangular shape in plan view and has a sheet insertion port P4 and a sheet discharge port P5 before and after the label printing machine P, and a plurality of labels provided on the surface of the printing machine main body P1. And a keyboard P2 on which input keys are provided. A sheet insertion port P4 and a sheet discharge port P5 are provided before and after the printing machine main body P1. Information input from the keyboard P2 is displayed on the liquid crystal display unit P3.

A printing mechanism, a sheet feeding mechanism, a label information reading mechanism, a control mechanism, and the like (not shown) are built in the printing machine main body P1. The printing mechanism is a mechanism for printing on the surface of a label, and includes a known thermal head or platen for thermally printing.

The sheet feeding mechanism includes a sheet insertion port P4
For moving the composite sheet 1 inserted from the printer toward the sheet discharge port P5 in the printing machine main body P1, and is composed of a feed roller, a discharge roller, and the like. It operates with the driving force from
The composite sheet 1 inserted in the printer body P1 is transported.

The label information reading mechanism is a mechanism for reading information on the position of the label applied to the surface of the composite sheet 1 and other information, and is known as a reading mechanism when the application is performed by printing. When the application is performed by applying magnetism, a known electromagnetic reading means is applied.

Further, the control mechanism is a so-called microcomputer, and this control mechanism mainly operates the sheet feed mechanism read from the print information input from the keyboard P2 and the inserted composite sheet 1. An appropriate operation command signal is transmitted to the printing mechanism and the sheet feeding mechanism based on various dimensional information on the composite sheet 1 described above.

Accordingly, the composite sheet 1 is inserted into the printer main body P1 from the sheet insertion port P4 of the label printer P, and various keys arranged on the keyboard P2 are operated to operate the title P on the composite sheet 1. By inputting characters to be printed on the label 21 and then pressing a predetermined print key, the title and the like input to the set predetermined label 21 are printed.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing an example of the composite sheet (printing sheet) according to the present invention. FIG. 3 is FIG.
FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line A-A of FIG.
(B) shows the composite sheet in a state where a blank portion which is not a label is removed.

As shown in these figures, the composite sheet 1
Is composed of a release paper 4 as a substrate, a top sheet 2 adhered to the surface of the release paper 4, and an adhesive layer 3 formed on the back surface of the top sheet 2. The top sheet 2 includes a title label 21 on which titles and the like are printed and arranged regularly in the vertical and horizontal directions, a horizontal control label 23 and a vertical control label 24 that are not printed but are used for control, and a title label 21. And a margin portion 22 which is a non-printing portion existing between the labels 21.

The blank portion 22 of the top sheet 2 (indicated by stippling in FIG. 2) does not affect printing at all, and may be removed in advance, as shown in FIG. (B) is a composite sheet. Therefore, in this case, the topsheet 2 is in a state composed of only the title labels 21.

The release paper 4 has such a property that the adhesive material does not adhere thereto, and is usually formed by forming a film such as high-density polyethylene or tetrafluoroethylene on the surface of a stiff paper material. In addition, the above-mentioned adhesive layer 3
Is formed by applying an adhesive such as a rubber-based elastomer or an acrylic resin to the back surface of the topsheet 2.

The control labels 23 and 24 are for specifying the position of the title label 21. The horizontal control label 23 is provided above the composite sheet 1, and the vertical control label 24 is a composite label. It is provided on the left side of the seat 1. Information for specifying the type of the composite sheet 1 and the type of the title label 21 is applied to the surfaces of the control labels 23 and 24.

The information for specifying the type of the composite sheet 1 and the type of the title label 21 includes the dimension information of the composite sheet 1 and the attached title label 2.
All kinds of information necessary for printing, such as position information 1, dimension information of the title label 21, or quantity information of the title label 21.

The term "application" means that an operator or a control mechanism built in the label printing machine P applies a mark so as to be recognizable, and in what state the mark is applied.
It does not matter how the mark is recognized. Therefore, those that are visually marked, those that are marked in shape by perforations or notches, those that are magnetically or electrically marked, and those that are applied included.

In this embodiment, the numbers "1", "2", and "3" are printed on the horizontal control label 23 from the left in the horizontal direction. Triangles (column marks) are printed. The portion indicated by the inverted triangle indicates the center of each title label 21 in the horizontal direction. The number and the inverted triangle form the column information of the title label 21.

Similarly, the letters "A", "B", "C", "D", "E",
“F”, “G”, “H”, and “I” are printed, and a white inverted triangle (line mark) similar to the above is drawn on the right side, and a portion indicated by the inverted triangle is shown. Indicates the center in the vertical direction of each title label 21. The line information of the title label 21 is formed by the alphabet and the inverted triangle.

The horizontal control label 23 includes a white arrow indicating the direction in which the composite sheet 1 is inserted into the sheet insertion port P4 of the label printing machine P, and various information about the composite sheet 1 beside the arrow. Two-digit alphabetic characters shown (sheet No.)
Is printed. The combination of these two-digit alphabets is ₂₆ P ₂ = 650, and can represent information on 650 matters.
Also, if a number is added to an alphabetic character, ₃₆ P ₂ = 1260, and it is possible to express information on 1260 matters. More information can be represented by increasing the number of alphabetic or alphanumeric digits, but in practice not much information is needed.

The control mechanism of the label printing machine P includes:
Each sheet No. is set in advance. The dimension information and the arrangement information of the title label 21 on the composite sheet 1 corresponding to are input in advance. For example, in the example shown in FIG. Is "AB", and if it is "AB", the size of the composite sheet 1 is a rectangle of 15 cm in length and 10.5 cm in width, and a total of 27 titles in 3 columns and 9 rows are provided. It is determined in advance that the label 21 is attached. Therefore, the sheet No. Is composed of alphabetic characters, a maximum of 650 types of composite sheets 1 can be specified, all of which are stored in the control mechanism in the label printing machine P.

When the composite sheet 1 illustrated in FIG. 2, for example, is inserted into the label printing machine P, the label information reading mechanism operates the sheet No. “AB” is read, and the type of the composite sheet 1 is determined based on the read sheet number. A command signal is transmitted so as to perform an operation corresponding to “AB”. Therefore, the printing mechanism and the sheet feeding mechanism that have received the command signal determine the sheet number. The operation corresponding to the composite sheet 1 of “AB” is performed.

The row information given to the vertical control label 24 and the column information given to the horizontal control label 23 are:
It can be used to identify the title label 21 that needs to be printed. For example, the title label 21 to be printed is displayed by blacking the letters of the line information and the numbers of the column information black, and the filled matrix is optically read and input to the control mechanism. be able to. Therefore, for example, when it is desired to print on the title label 21 in the B row and 2 columns, “B” and “2” are painted black. Then, the label printing machine P
A control signal is sent from the control mechanism within the label printing mechanism so that the label printing mechanism does not print on the title label 21 other than “B2” but prints only on the title label 21 of “B2”. It will be printed only on the label 21.

In this embodiment, the sheet No. Is configured to be read by a label information reading mechanism, but the present invention is not particularly limited to this.
May be input from the keyboard P2. For example, the row and column of the title label 21 are selected by inputting from the keyboard P2, and when printing on the title label 21 of row B and column 2 is desired, "B2" is displayed on the label printing machine P. From the keyboard P2.
In this way, printing is performed only on the selected title label 21.

Such a composite sheet 1 is usually manufactured in large quantities as follows. First, a large flat release paper is prepared, and a top surface sheet 2 of the same size, on which a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 3 is applied on the back surface and on which no title label 21 is formed, is adhered thereon. Then, a predetermined printing is performed on the surface to which the top sheet 2 is adhered, and then the top sheet 2 side of the sheet is cut in half by cutting the shapes of the title label 21, the horizontal control label 23, and the vertical control label 24. Press and cut in half with a Thomson cutter set to perform. In this case, the Thomson cutter is set to cut only the top sheet 2. Therefore, after the cutting is performed by the Thomson cutter, only the top sheet 2 of the composite sheet 1 is cut as shown in FIG. 3A, and the release paper 4 is not cut. Therefore, when the blank portion 22 of the composite sheet 1 is removed after the above-mentioned pushing and cutting, only the label remains on the release paper 4 as shown in FIG.

Further, a release paper roll on which the strip-shaped release paper 4 has been wound and a top sheet roll on which the strip-shaped top sheet 2 before printing has been prepared are prepared. The sheet 2 is subjected to printing and application of an adhesive material, and then, while being combined with the release paper 4, only the top sheet 2 is cut in half by a Thomson cutting machine, and finally cut to obtain a composite sheet 1 continuously. The method is also suitably applicable.

In the printing sheet of the present invention, as described in detail above, a large number of title labels 21 are stuck on the release paper 4 via the adhesive layer 3 so as to form rows and columns. Also, control labels 23, 2 to which control information for appropriately printing only on the title label 21 is applied.
4, the proper use of such a composite sheet 1 makes it possible to use variously sized title labels 21 using a label printing machine P, which has conventionally been very complicated.
This makes it easy to print on the label printing machine P, which is convenient.

FIG. 4 is a plan view showing another example of the composite sheet 1. In the case of the composite sheet 1, the one for a file box is illustrated. In this case, the composite sheet 1 is set to be horizontally long, and a total of 12 title labels 21 in 6 rows and 2 columns are stuck on one release paper 4. Also, in this case, due to layout constraints,
The sheet number is printed on the vertical control label 24. Is attached.

The printing sheet of the present invention is shown in FIGS.
It is possible to set title labels 21 of various sizes without being limited to those exemplified above, and to apply such dimensional information and the like to the composite sheet 1 in advance by printing or the like, thereby causing troublesome operations. This is very convenient because the label printing machine P can be easily used without performing the above steps.

[0047]

According to the printing sheet according to the first aspect of the present invention, since the horizontal control label is displayed with two characters and information is applied, a very large number of combinations of these two characters are used. It is possible to display information, for example, sheet information such as the type and size of the composite sheet, label information such as the number of rows and columns, title and width of the title label, and the composite sheet in the label printing machine. Printing operation information such as line feed speed, printing speed, and moving pitch can be given to the printing machine.

Therefore, even if the printing machine does not need to perform any troublesome operation such as inputting the dimensions of the title label from the keyboard, the printing machine can recognize the horizontal size of the title label and the line position of the title label. Calculates the print range of each title label accurately from, and can output based on the calculation result, so the operator can simply enter the title character without paying attention to digit shift and line feed. The title can be output reliably without protruding from the print range on the title label.

A row mark is applied to the vertical control label at a position corresponding to each row of the title label, and a column mark is applied to the horizontal control label at a position corresponding to each column of the title label. The above 2
Information that cannot be transmitted by character information or is difficult to transmit, such as the arrangement state and number of title labels, selection of labels that need to be printed, and the like can be easily transmitted by these vertical and horizontal control labels.

If necessary, according to the printing sheet of the first aspect, since information for specifying the position of the label is applied to the surface of the composite sheet, it is inserted into the label printing machine for printing. Reads the information that specifies the position of the label applied to the surface of the composite sheet, and based on the read information, the moving speed, the moving pitch of the composite sheet in the label printing machine, and the appropriate operation of the printing mechanism. It is possible to perform a printing operation, such as the conventional, at the time of printing, without the operator having to input the above information in advance from an input device such as a keyboard provided in the label printing machine, without the label. The printing machine can appropriately output the title and the like on the label on the composite sheet, and the information for specifying the type of the composite sheet and the label as described above each time printing is performed as in the related art. The you will not have to enter like a keyboard provided in the printing machine, easily the effect like it is possible to use the label printing machine is large.

Since the vertical and horizontal control labels are provided at the edge of the composite sheet, they do not hinder the arrangement of the title labels located at the center.

According to the printing sheet of the second aspect, since the vertical control label, the horizontal control label, and the title label are formed in half on the top sheet, the title and the like are printed on the label. Later, only this printed label can be easily separated and separated from the others,
It is convenient for use.

Further, a composite sheet may be formed by laminating a topsheet on which a label having the same shape as that of the topsheet is not formed on a release paper via an adhesive, and then pressing and cutting only the topsheet so as to form a label. This is convenient for mass production of composite sheets.

As described above, the printing sheet of the present invention
This makes it possible to make the label printing machine very easy to use, which is ideal for spreading the label printing machine.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing an example of a label printing machine to which a printing sheet of the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing an example of a printing sheet according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 2; FIG. 3 (A) shows a state in which a margin portion of a top sheet is left on release paper;
(B) shows the above-mentioned blank portion peeled off.

FIG. 4 is a plan view showing another example of the printing sheet according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Composite sheet 2 Top sheet 21 Title label 22 Margin 23 Label for horizontal control 24 Label for vertical control 3 Adhesive layer 4 Release paper P Label printing machine P1 Printing machine main body P2 Keyboard P3 Liquid crystal display P4 Sheet insertion port P5 Sheet Vent

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A printing sheet comprising a composite sheet having a plurality of labels to be printed by a label printing machine disposed on a surface thereof, the composite sheet comprising: a top sheet having a plurality of labels formed thereon; The pressure-sensitive adhesive layer formed on the back surface of the sheet, and a release paper that holds the top sheet adhesively through the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, the plurality of labels ,
A vertically long vertical control label adhered to the side edge of the release paper
And a horizontally-long horizontal control line adhered to the upper edge of the release paper.
Bell and release paper corresponding to the vertical and horizontal control labels
And a title label arranged vertically and horizontally at predetermined intervals in the center of the
At the position corresponding to each line of the above title label.
A line mark indicating this is applied, and the horizontal control label is
Is placed at the position corresponding to each column of the above title label.
With a column marks are applied indicating the Table 2 characters
A printing sheet to which the indicated information is applied . 2. The label for vertical control, the label for horizontal control, and the label for horizontal control.
And label for the title, depending on the half court on the surface sheet
Printing sheet according to claim 1 Symbol mounting, characterized in that they are made form.