JP3838453B2 - Strip label cassette without release sheet - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a label cassette for winding and feeding a strip-shaped label suitable for continuous label issuance of a label having no release sheet.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, a label continuous body with a mount (with a release sheet) that has been generally used has been issued about 20 to 30 sheets with a barcode printer (the label is not peeled off from the release sheet), and at each corner such as a supermarket. In some cases, the label is peeled off from the release sheet and the label is affixed to the product. In this case, there is no problem because the pressure-sensitive adhesive applied to the back surface of the label is protected by the release sheet.
[0003]
However, in the case of a strip-shaped label without a release sheet, the pressure-sensitive adhesive on the back side has no coating material, so this pressure-sensitive adhesive can be used because the work table, the floor, and even the pressure-sensitive adhesive on the belt-shaped label are bonded together. Happens.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In the present invention, in view of the above-mentioned conventional defects, a strip-like label without a release sheet continuously issued from a barcode printer is temporarily wound and stored in a label cassette. The focus is on hand-pasting.
[0005]
Further, this belt-like label has a different label size corresponding to the product, and in particular, it is necessary to regulate the difference in the width dimension, and the label width regulation means is also taken into consideration. Also, in the case of a strip-shaped label without a release sheet, the pressure-sensitive adhesive applied to the back side of the label transfer process has a problem of dropping and adhering compared to a general label continuous body with a release sheet. It is an issue to include.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The present invention is a cassette 10 of a strip-like label 1 without a release sheet for solving the above-mentioned problem, and the strip-like label 1 wound around the cassette 10 is preferably a single label in the longitudinal direction of the label substrate 2. At least perforations 6 are provided at every minute interval.
One of the present inventions is that the cassette 10 of this label has a winding cylinder 14 with a rotary knob 13 used for winding or unwinding the belt-like label 1, and a guide member 20 that is rotatable with respect to the winding cylinder 14. The guide member 20 includes a cutter 22 for cutting a label at the tip. First, the guide member 20 is rotated to an open state. Next, by sticking the leading end of the strip-shaped label 1 which is continuously issued after the desired printing 5 is applied by the bar code printer, the rotary knob 13 is manually rotated. The strip-like label 1 without release sheet is accommodated in a wound state in a winding cylinder 14.
[0007]
Next, when the label is used, the guide member 20 is rotated and closed, and the leading end of the belt-like label 1 is sandwiched between the guide member 20 and the bottom plate 23 of the cassette 10.
Thus, when the label is used, the tip of the belt-like label 1 is pulled out with a fingertip, the cutter portion 22 is brought into contact with each perforation 6 portion, the label is cut, and the cut label piece is manually attached to a desired product. It is a method to do.
[0008]
Further, a label width restricting means is a pair of width restricting panels 16 and 16 which are connected to the guide member 20 and fitted into the winding cylinder 14 and are slidable in the axial direction of the winding cylinder 14. It is the structure provided with. A taper surface 17 formed on the outer surface of the width restricting plate 16 and a cap are used as means for making the pair of width restricting plates 16 and 16 slidable in the axial direction . And a tapered surface 31 inside the pressing member 30 (in combination with the outer surface) . Is due to .
[0009]
Further, if necessary, the width restricting plate 16 is configured by a combination of a taper protrusion 32 of the pressing member 30 and a plurality of taper recesses 11b formed on the outer frame 11 of the cassette 10 as a locking means. Further, as a releasing means for the pressing member 30, the cap-shaped pressing member 30 is made of a flammable material such as a synthetic resin, and the locking is released only by pressing it inward. Further, if a pressing spring 35 is provided between the pressing member 30 and the bottom plate 23 of the cassette 10, the locking of the pressing member 30 is stabilized.
[0010]
The second part of the present invention is a means for preventing adhesive accumulation against adhesion and dropping of the pressure-sensitive adhesive 3 provided on the back surface of the belt-like label 1, and as this means, on the inner side of the pair of width regulating panels 16, 16. Further, the radial protrusion 18 is provided, and a glue reservoir that becomes a label transfer obstacle can be discharged by the radial protrusion 18 to avoid the obstacle.
[0011]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
The basics of the label cassette 10 for winding and feeding the strip-like label 1 without release sheet of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. Before explaining the cassette 10, the basic strip-like label 1 without release sheet will be explained with reference to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 which is a sectional view in the width direction.
[0012]
Basically, a perforation 6 is applied at a position corresponding to one label in the longitudinal direction of the belt-like label 1, and a pressure-sensitive adhesive 3 is applied to the back surface of the label substrate 2. When a release agent 4 such as silicon is applied and wound into a roll, the pressure-sensitive adhesive 3 on the back surface prevents adhesion to the label surface. Further, a bar code, a price, a product name, or the like is printed 5 on the surface of the label by a bar code printer or the like, and the belt-like label 1 is continuously issued from an issue port of a printer (not shown).
[0013]
Next, a wide strip-less strip label 1a shown as another embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 3 and FIG. In the longitudinal direction of the strip-shaped label 1a, at least a perforation 6 to be cut is provided at a position corresponding to one label. The perforation 6 is formed on both sides of the label width, and is continuous at the center portion. In this configuration, a cut 7 is provided. Since the cross section is the same as that shown in FIG. 2, the cross sectional view and description thereof are omitted.
In addition, the continuous cut 7 given to the center of the width of one label of the strip-shaped label 1a shown in FIG. 3 is effective for the wide label.
[0014]
Next, the label cassette 10 of the present invention is hand-held and portable, and reference is mainly made to FIG. 5 showing the outline as a perspective view and FIG. 7 showing as a section. A rotary knob 13 exposed to the outside of the case is provided between the outer frames 11 and 11 formed as a box. The rotary knob 13 is attached to the shaft 12, and a pair of winding cylinders 14 and 14 are keyed on the shaft 12. It has been stopped. Further, width regulation boards 16 and 16 are rotatably fitted to both the winding cylinders 14, and guide members 20 and 20 continuously formed on the width regulation board 16 are provided so as to project. A flat label pressing portion 21 is formed at the distal ends of the guide members 20, and a sawtooth cutter portion 22 is attached to the distal ends. Accordingly, the projecting guide members 20 are connected to the both width restricting panels 16 and the cutter portions 22 are also provided on both sides.
[0015]
Next, radial projections 18 for preventing glue accumulation are provided on the inner sides of the both width regulating panels 16 facing each other. As shown by the arrows in FIG. 7, the pair of width restricting plates 16 and 16 can be centered with respect to each other as shown by the arrows in FIG. The pair of width restricting panels 16 are configured to be able to approach each other inward by being pressed down below the pressing member 30 by being combined with the tapered surface 31 inside 30,30.
Accordingly, both the basic belt-like label 1 shown in FIG. 1 and the wide belt-like label 1a as shown in FIG.
[0016]
Next, in order to wind and store the belt-like label 1 issued by the printer in the label cassette 10, if the guide member 20 is rotated in the direction shown by the double arrow in FIG. An opening is formed between the bottom plate 23 and the belt-like label 1 is wound up. A position where the guide member 20 is indicated by a two-dot chain point in FIG. 6 is an open state. That is, the belt-like label 1 can be fixed with the adhesive 3 by pressing the front and back surfaces of the continuously-issued belt-like label 1 against a part of the winding cylinder 14. Subsequently, the belt-like label 1 can be wound around the winding cylinder 14 by rotating the rotary knob 13 counterclockwise in FIG. Before the winding operation, the pressing member 30 is lightly pressed down, so that the pair of width restricting plates 16 and 16 slides in the center direction by the action of the tapered surfaces 17 and 31, thereby restricting the width of the label. is necessary. Thus, the winding operation of the belt-like label 1 having a predetermined length is completed.
[0017]
Next, in order to feed out the belt-like label 1 from the label cassette 10 and stick it to a product as a single label piece, the pair of guide members 20 that are turned upright are turned and closed, as shown in FIG. From the label outlet 40 shown, the tip of the strip-shaped label 1 is pulled out with a fingertip, the cutter part 22 is brought into contact with the perforation 6 part corresponding to one label, and the label is lifted obliquely upward, A single label piece is obtained and can be manually affixed to the desired product.
[0018]
As shown in FIG. 3, in the case of a wide belt-like label 1a, when the gap between the cutter part 22 provided at the tip of the pair of guide members 20 and the cutter part 22 is large, as shown in FIG. The form is a strip-shaped label 1a. That is, as described above, if the center portion in the label width direction is the continuous cut 7 and the both sides are perforated 6, the perforations 6 and 6 on both sides are cut by the cutter portion 22 and the center Even if the cutter portion 22 does not contact the vicinity, good label cutting is possible.
Further, radial protrusions 18 for preventing glue accumulation are formed inside the pair of width regulating plates 16 and 16, and the pressure-sensitive adhesive 3 of the label base material 2 is attached when the belt-like labels 1 and 1a are rotated and transferred. In this configuration, it is possible to avoid glue accumulation due to dropping.
[0019]
Next, another embodiment of the label cassette 10 of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. Basically, it is the same as the label cassette 10 shown in FIG. 5, and the same members are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted.
The different part is the structure which provided the latching means and the holding means to the pressing member 30 which consists of cap-like flammability. In FIG. 8, the locking means is provided with one tapered protrusion 32 on the sliding surface 30 a of the pressing member 30, and a plurality of tapered recesses 11 b are formed on the sliding surface 11 a of the outer frame 11.
Accordingly, when the pressing member 30 is pressed down, the pair of width restricting plates 16 and 16 are moved in the axial direction to a position corresponding to the width dimension of the belt-like label 1, and the taper is formed at a position corresponding to the width dimension. In this configuration, the protrusion 32 is locked to the tapered recess 11b.
[0020]
As holding means for holding the locking means, as shown in FIG. 9, an extension 33 of cap-like pressing members 30 and 30, a bottom plate 23 of the label cassette 10 and a pressing spring 35 are interposed.
The pressing spring 35 can regulate the width of the band-like label 1 having the regulation width by elastically urging the tapered projection 32 to the recess 11b.
The taper protrusion 32 and the taper recess 11b are formed in a tapered shape in order to make the pressing action smooth, but a combination of an arc-shaped protrusion and an arc-shaped recess may be used.
[0021]
Further, the rotary knob 13 provided in the label cassette 10 may be used as a gear, and this cassette may be set in a stationary printer as shown in Japanese Patent Publication No. 1-23382 of the present applicant for automatic winding of the label.
[0022]
【The invention's effect】
In the present invention, as described above, the label cassette 10 is provided with a winding cylinder 14 with a rotary knob 13 for winding and feeding the strip-shaped labels 1 and 1a, and is rotatable with respect to the winding cylinder, and is open and closed. Since the guide member 20 exhibiting each state and the cutter portion 22 are provided at the tip of the guide member, it is possible to wind up a continuous strip-like label without a release sheet. Therefore, the adhesion of the label to the floor surface and work table, which occurs when the strip-like label without release sheet is continuously issued, is eliminated.
Furthermore, at the time of cutting the strip-shaped label, the cutting is smooth only by contacting the cutter part with at least the perforation 6 part.
Further, since the taper surfaces 17 and 31 formed on the pair of width regulating boards 16 and 16 and the pressing member 30 are combined, the width regulation of the strip-shaped label is smooth.
Furthermore, since the radial protrusions 18 are provided inside the pair of width regulating panels 16, it is possible to prevent the adhesive from adhering to and dropping from being accumulated in the pressure sensitive adhesive.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a basic perspective view of a strip label used in a cassette of strip labels without a release sheet of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view in the width direction of the belt-like label,
FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a wide strip label,
FIG. 4 is an explanatory view showing the positional relationship with the cutter unit provided in the label cassette of the present invention,
FIG. 5 is a schematic overall perspective view of the label cassette of the present invention;
FIG. 6 is an explanatory view of feeding and cutting of a label width regulating board and a strip-shaped label provided in the label cassette of the present invention;
FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of the label cassette of the present invention,
FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view showing another embodiment (holding means for pressing member),
FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of the pressing member holding means.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 Strip label without release sheet (basic)
1a Same as above, wide belt-like label 2 label base material 3 pressure-sensitive adhesive 4 release agent 5 printing 6 perforation 7 continuous cut 10 label cassette 11 outer frame 11a, 30a sliding surface 11b taper recess 12 shaft 13 rotary knob 14 , 14 Width cylinder 16, 16 Width restricting plate 17, 31 Tapered surface 18 Radial protrusion 20, 20 guide member 21 Label holding part 22 Label holding part 22 Cutter part 23 Bottom plate 30, 30 Press member 32 Taper protrusion 33 Extension part 35 Press spring

Claims (2)

In the longitudinal direction of the label substrate, it is a cassette of strip-shaped label without a release sheet for winding and feeding of at least perforated strip-shaped labels applied at equal intervals,
A reel with a rotary knob on the cassette;
A guide member for the Oite sandwiched state between the tip of the strip label with the bottom plate of the cassette by rotating closed and rotatably the winding tube,
A cutter provided at the tip of the guide member;
A pair of width restrictions that are connected to the guide member so as to be slidable in the axial direction of the winding cylinder and are opposed to each other with a strip-shaped label sandwiched between the winding cylinders and a tapered surface formed on the outer surface. The board,
Cassette release sheet without strip labels, characterized in that it and a pressing member which tapered surface is formed in combination with the outer surface of said width regulation plate so as to regulate the pair of width restricting plate. On the inner surface of the pair setting of the pair of width restricting plate, to form a radial projection, the strip label attached at the time of transfer of claim 1, wherein configured to measure the adhesive reservoir prevention of pressure sensitive adhesive to fall Strip label cassette without release sheet.

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