JP4815191B2 - Printing sticking device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a printing and pasting apparatus that prints a label and pastes the printed label onto an article to be pasted, and in particular, affixes the label after printing on an article to be transported by transport means such as a conveyor. The present invention relates to a printing sticking apparatus.

  When a label is affixed to the adherend being conveyed by the conveyor, the printing affixing device is arranged at various positions with respect to the conveyor according to the label affixing position on the adherend. That is, when sticking a label on the top surface of the object to be pasted, the printing sticking device is arranged above the conveyor, and when sticking a label on the bottom surface of the object to be stuck, the printing sticking device is placed below the conveyor. When a label is affixed to the side surface of the article to be pasted, the printing affixing device is arranged on either the left or right side of the conveyor.

  When the common print data created by an external device such as a host computer is used in the print pasting device arranged at various positions with respect to the conveyor in this way, the print layout and print direction are determined by the print data. Therefore, the label may be attached upside down depending on the flow direction of the label with respect to the conveyor and the surface (particularly the side surface) of the object to be attached. Therefore, conventionally, the print data itself is corrected by an external device such as a host computer in accordance with the arrangement of the print sticking device with respect to the conveyor, and the direction of the label to be stuck on the object to be pasted is changed.

  In addition, as a device that changes the direction of the label to be applied to the object, the label is adsorbed by the wind pressure of a fan, moved to the application position by a robot arm, etc., and the label is rotated to the specified direction There is a pasting device that is pasted on a sheet (for example, see Patent Document 1).

  However, in the prior art, for each printing application device arranged at various positions with respect to the conveyor, the correction work of the printing data is performed in consideration of the flow direction of the label with respect to the conveyor and the surface of the object to be attached. Must be performed by an external device, such as a host computer, away from the printing and pasting device, and it is not easy to accurately grasp the flow direction of the label with respect to the conveyor and the surface of the object to be pasted. There is a problem that print data is created and the label may be attached upside down.

  In addition, when the label is moved in the application direction by moving it to the application position using a robot arm or the like, the direction of the label can be changed mechanically, but a large-scale and expensive label application mechanism is required. Become.

JP 2005-193926 A

  The present invention has been made in view of such problems, and the object of the present invention is print data created without considering the flow direction of the label with respect to the conveyor and the surface of the object to be attached to which the label is attached. It is in the point which provides the printing sticking apparatus which can stick a label to a to-be-pasted thing in the right direction even if it uses.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention has the following configuration.
The gist of the invention described in claim 1 includes a printing unit that prints on a label, and a pasting unit that pastes the label printed by the printing unit onto an object to be pasted that is transported by a transport unit such as a conveyor. An image sticking device, wherein image data converting means for converting print data input from outside into print image data, image data rotating means for rotating the print image data converted by the image data converting means, A rotation instructing unit for instructing the image data rotating unit to rotate the print image data, and the rotation instructing unit is rotatably supported by a rotation shaft and is converted by the image data converting unit. A display means for displaying data, and a rotation angle of the display means; Rotation angle detection means for outputting to the rotation data rotation means, wherein the image data rotation means rotates the print image data in accordance with the rotation angle input from the rotation angle detection means, and prints by the printing means. It exists in the printing sticking apparatus characterized by this.
The gist of the invention described in claim 2 resides in the printing paste apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the image data rotating means rotates the print image data in units of 90 °.

  The printing and pasting apparatus according to the present invention includes an image data rotation unit that rotates the print image data converted by the image data conversion unit, and a rotation instruction unit that instructs the image data rotation unit to rotate the print image data. When the rotation is instructed by the means, the printing and pasting apparatus itself can perform labeling without using an expensive label pasting mechanism by performing printing based on the print image data rotated by the image data rotating means. Because the direction of the label can be changed, the correct direction of the label on the pasting object can be obtained even if print data created without considering the flow direction of the label with respect to the conveyor and the surface of the pasting object to which the label is pasted. Can be attached to the printer, and the print data compatibility can be maintained.

  Furthermore, the printing and pasting apparatus of the present invention has a display unit on which a print image data converted by the image data conversion unit is displayed rotatably supported on a rotation shaft, and print image data according to a rotation angle of the display unit. It is said that it is possible to grasp the printing state on the label attached to the object by the attaching means sensuously and to attach the label to the object to be attached in the correct direction. There is an effect.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

(First embodiment)
FIG. 1 is an external side view showing the configuration of the first embodiment of the printing sticking apparatus according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 shows the configuration of the first embodiment of the printing sticking apparatus according to the present invention. FIG. 3 is a schematic configuration diagram, and FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a print image rotation operation when the rotation instruction button shown in FIG. 1 is pressed.

  With reference to FIGS. 1 and 2, the label sticking unit 4 according to the first embodiment has a label holding unit 4 that rotatably holds a continuous label body 3 on which a label 1 is temporarily attached to a belt-like mount 2 at intervals. And a print peeling unit 5 for printing the label 1 from the strip-shaped mount 2, a mount winding unit 6 for winding the strip-shaped mount 2 from which the label 1 has been stripped, and a conveyor 7. A sticking part 9 for sticking the label 1 peeled off from the belt-like mount 2 to the sticking object 8 to be transported, a display part 10 such as an LCD on which a print image printed on the label 1 is displayed, and a printing on the label 1 A rotation instruction button 11 for instructing rotation of the printed image.

  Referring to FIG. 2, the print peeling unit 5 includes a receiving unit 12 that receives print data for printing on the label 1 from an external device (not shown) such as a host computer, and print data received by the receiving unit 12 as print image data. The printing control unit 13 for converting to a platen, a platen roller 51 that is rotationally driven by a motor (not shown), a thermal head 52 in which a plurality of heating elements are formed on the surface facing the platen roller 51, and a tip formed at an acute angle. A release plate 53 is provided.

  The label continuum 3 fed from the label holding unit 4 is nipped and conveyed by the platen roller 51 and the thermal head 52, and is formed on the thermal head 52 based on the print image data converted by the control of the print control unit 13. A plurality of heating elements are selectively heated to print on the label 1, and the label 1 is peeled from the belt-like mount 2 by folding the belt-like mount 2 at the tip of the peeling plate 53.

  Referring to FIG. 2, the affixing unit 9 has an adsorbing plate 91, a rod 92 that supports the adsorbing plate 91, and a sticking plate 91 toward the article 8 to be conveyed on the conveyor 7 by expanding and contracting the rod 92. And a cylinder 93 for advancing and retreating. The suction plate 91 communicates with a vacuum device (not shown), sucks and holds the label 1 peeled off from the belt-like mount 2 by the peeling plate 53 by the suction action of the vacuum device, and opposes the suction plate 91 by a sticking object detection sensor (not shown). When it is detected that the object 8 has been transported to the position where the object is to be adhered, the suction plate 91 holding the label 1 by suction is moved to the vicinity of the object 8 to be air-injected by a vacuum device and applied to the object 8 to be adhered. Label 1 is affixed.

  The rotation instruction button 11 is a rotation instruction means for instructing rotation of the print image data converted from the print data by the print control unit 13, and each time the rotation instruction button 11 is pressed, the print control unit 13 The data is rotated 90 ° to the left, and the rotated print image data is displayed on the display unit 10 and printing is controlled based on the rotated print image data. For example, as shown in FIG. 3A, when the print image data converted by the print control unit 13 is positioned on the right side in the traveling direction of the label 1, the rotation instruction button 11 is pressed once. Then, as shown in FIG. 3B, the print image data is rotated 90 ° to the left so that the upper side of the print image data is positioned in front of the traveling direction of the label 1 and is printed on the label 1. The When the print image data is pressed twice from the state of the print image data shown in FIG. 3A, the print image data is displayed on the upper side of the print image data on the left in the traveling direction of the label 1 as shown in FIG. It is rotated 180 ° to the left so as to be located on the side and printed on the label 1. Further, when pressed three times from the state of the print image data shown in FIG. 3A, the print image data is located above the print image data in the advancing direction of the label 1, as shown in FIG. The image is printed on the label 1 after being rotated 270 ° to the left so as to be positioned on the side.

  As described above, according to the first embodiment, when the rotation instruction button 11 is pressed and rotation of print image data is instructed, the print control unit 13 rotates the converted print image data. In addition, by configuring so as to perform printing based on the print image data rotated by the print control unit 13, the direction of the label 1 can be changed by the print sticking apparatus itself without using an expensive label sticking mechanism. For this reason, the label 1 is stuck on the adherend 8 in the correct direction even if the printing data created without considering the flow direction of the label 1 with respect to the conveyor 7 and the surface of the adherend 8 to which the label 1 is stuck are used. Therefore, it is possible to maintain compatibility of print data.

  In the first embodiment, the print image data is rotated in units of 90 ° in response to pressing of the rotation instruction button 11, but different rotation angles (90 °, 180 °, 270 ° to the left) A plurality of rotation instruction buttons 11 may be provided, and print image data based on the pressed rotation instruction button 11 may be rotated.

(Second Embodiment)
FIG. 4 is an external side view showing the configuration of the second embodiment of the printing sticking apparatus according to the present invention, and FIG. 5 shows the configuration of the second embodiment of the printing sticking apparatus according to the present invention. FIG. 6 is a schematic configuration diagram, and FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the print image rotation operation accompanying the rotation of the display unit shown in FIG.

  In the second embodiment, referring to FIG. 4, the display unit 10 is rotatably supported by the rotation shaft 14, and the print image data is rotated by rotating the display unit 10 about the rotation shaft 14. Is configured to be instructed to rotate.

The rotation of the display unit 10 is detected by the rotation angle detection unit 15 shown in FIG. 5, and the rotation angle detection unit 15 detects the rotation angle of the display unit 10 and sends the detected rotation angle to the print control unit 13. Output. In the present embodiment, the rotation angle detector 15 serves as the rotation angle of the display unit 10.
It is configured to output the detected rotation angle to the print control unit 13 when it is rotated 90 °, 180 °, 270 ° to the left, and the print control unit 13 responds to the input rotation angle. The print image data is rotated 90 °, 180 °, 270 ° to the left.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 6A, when the print image data converted by the print control unit 13 is positioned on the right side in the traveling direction of the label 1, as shown in FIG. When the display unit 10 is rotated 90 ° to the left, the print image data is rotated 90 ° to the left so that the upper side of the print image data is located on the front side in the traveling direction of the label 1 and becomes the label 1. Printed. Further, as shown in FIG. 6C, when the display unit 10 is rotated 180 ° to the left, the print image data is positioned so that the upper side of the print image data is on the left side in the traveling direction of the label 1. Is rotated 180 ° to the left and printed on the label 1. Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 6D, when the display unit 10 is rotated 270 ° to the left, the print image data is positioned above the print image data on the rear side in the traveling direction of the label 1. Thus, it is rotated 270 ° to the left and printed on the label 1.

  As described above, according to the second embodiment, the display unit 10 on which the print image data converted by the print control unit 13 is displayed is rotatably supported by the rotary shaft 14, and the print control unit 13. Is configured to rotate the print image data in accordance with the rotation angle of the display unit 10 so as to sensuously grasp the printing state on the label 1 attached to the article 8 by the attaching unit 9. The label 1 can be attached to the article 8 in the correct direction.

  In the first embodiment and the second embodiment, the display surface of the display unit 10 and the surface of the label 1 attached to the article 8 to be attached by the attaching unit 9 are arranged in an orthogonal direction. However, you may make it arrange | position so that the display surface of the display part 10 may become in parallel with the surface of the label 1 affixed on the to-be-attached article 8 by the sticking part 9. FIG. In this case, it is possible to more intuitively understand the printing state on the label 1 that is pasted on the article 8 by the pasting unit 9 by the print image data displayed on the display unit 10.

  Note that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and it is obvious that the embodiments can be appropriately changed within the scope of the technical idea of the present invention. In addition, the number, position, shape, and the like of the constituent members are not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be set to a suitable number, position, shape, and the like in practicing the present invention. In each figure, the same numerals are given to the same component.

It is an external appearance side view which shows the structure of 1st Embodiment of the printing sticking apparatus which concerns on this invention. It is a schematic block diagram which shows the structure of 1st Embodiment of the printing sticking apparatus which concerns on this invention. FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a print image rotation operation by pressing a rotation instruction button shown in FIG. 1. It is an external appearance side view which shows the structure of 2nd Embodiment of the printing sticking apparatus which concerns on this invention. It is a schematic block diagram which shows the structure of 2nd Embodiment of the printing sticking apparatus which concerns on this invention. FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram for describing a print image rotation operation accompanying rotation of the display unit illustrated in FIG. 4.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Label 2 Strip | belt-shaped mount 3 Label continuous body 4 Label holding | maintenance part 5 Print peeling part 6 Mount winding part 7 Conveyor 8 To-be-attached object 9 Sticking part 10 Display part 11 Rotation instruction | indication button (rotation instruction | indication means)
12 receiving unit 13 printing control unit (image data converting means, image data rotating means)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 14 Rotating shaft 15 Rotation angle detection part 51 Platen roller 52 Thermal head 53 Peeling plate 91 Suction plate 92 Rod 93 Cylinder

Claims (2)

A printing sticking apparatus comprising printing means for printing on a label, and sticking means for sticking the label printed by the printing means to an object to be stuck being conveyed by a conveying means such as a conveyor ,
Image data conversion means for converting print data input from the outside into print image data, image data rotation means for rotating the print image data converted by the image data conversion means, and the print on the image data rotation means Rotation instruction means for instructing rotation of the image data,
The rotation instruction means is rotatably supported on a rotating shaft, detects display means for displaying the print image data converted by the image data conversion means, and detects a rotation angle of the display means. A rotation angle detection unit that outputs a rotation angle to the image data rotation unit, and the image data rotation unit rotates the print image data according to the rotation angle input from the rotation angle detection unit, and printing applicator device, characterized by printing by means.   The print pasting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the image data rotating means rotates the print image data in units of 90 °.

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