JP5113587B2 - How to cut printing paper for multi-row cutting - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a method for cutting printing paper for multi-row cutting, and more particularly to a method for cutting printing paper for multi-row cutting in which a plurality of sheets in a length direction and a plurality of paper pieces in a width direction are coupled. is there.

    Conventionally, printing paper such as a strip-shaped continuous label or continuous tag is loaded into a label printer or tag printer to print predetermined information and cut into single-sheet paper pieces (label pieces or tag pieces). Has been done.

    Therefore, when these printing papers are composed of a plurality of paper pieces arranged in a single row, even if the space between the paper pieces is cut, the paper pieces are only formed one by one. There is a problem that it is difficult to improve the cutting efficiency.

Further, depending on the field of use of the printing paper, each piece of paper may be used as a set after printing necessary information.
For example, in the medical field, proper management of medical information can be achieved by printing the same or related information on multiple sheets of medical records, injections, infusions, and other drug containers and pasting them on each sheet of paper. Is possible.
Similarly, depending on various products such as fabrics and miscellaneous goods, a plurality of printing sheets are simultaneously printed out and displayed on each product, or a customer copy and a cash register copy are issued simultaneously.
Further, in various event venues, individual information is printed on the front and back surfaces of identification name tags and the like, and then folded in half to display the same information on the front and back surfaces.

    Depending on the various fields of use as described above or usage forms, it is necessary to print and issue a plurality of printing sheets at the same time and attach them to the respective pasting or display parts. If issued, there are problems that efficiency is poor and handling after issuance may be hindered.

JP 2002-178777 A

    The present invention has been considered in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a multi-row cutting printing paper cutting method capable of efficiently cutting strip-shaped printing paper formed in multiple rows.

    In addition, the present invention provides a method for cutting multi-row cut printing paper in which a plurality of printed paper pieces can be obtained in an arbitrary form according to each usage or usage in each field. Is an issue.

    In addition, the present invention can simultaneously obtain a plurality of pieces of paper on which the same or related information is printed, and can also provide flexibility in handling after issuance. It is an issue to provide.

    That is, according to the present invention, a slit in the length direction is provided between each row of printing paper in which a plurality of sheets in the length direction and paper pieces are arranged in multiple rows in the width direction. In this case, the paper is focused on cutting at the width direction cutting line, and a plurality of pieces of paper capable of printing predetermined information are opened with a gap region in the length direction between them. A method for cutting a multi-row cut printing paper that is continuous in a strip shape in the direction and has a width direction gap region between each other in the width direction and the paper pieces are adjacent to each other, In the width direction gap region, a length direction slit that allows the sheet piece to be separated in the width direction is formed, leaving a slight continuous portion between the length direction slits, and the length direction gap region. Located in this By cutting between the direction slit each sheet piece in the width direction cutting lines orthogonal to a multi-row cutting printing paper cut method characterized by allowing create each piece of paper for the above.

    The width direction cutting line can be positioned so as to intersect the length direction slit.

    The width direction cutting line can be positioned so as to intersect the slight continuous portion.

    The width direction cutting line is positioned so as to cross the longitudinal slit at either the front side in the length direction or the rear side in the length direction of the paper piece, and the front or the length direction of the paper piece. On either the other side in the longitudinal direction, this can be positioned so as to intersect the slight continuous portion.

The longitudinal slit may have at least one longitudinal end located in the longitudinal gap region.
The longitudinal slit may have a length equal to or longer than the length of the sheet piece.
The longitudinal slit may have a length slightly shorter than the length of the sheet piece. The slight continuous portion may be located in the longitudinal gap region.

    As the printing paper, either a label continuous body having a paste surface (adhesive layer) on the back surface or a tag continuous body having no paste surface can be employed.

In the cutting method of the printing paper for multi-row cutting according to the present invention, the length direction slits that enable separation of the paper pieces in the width direction are formed leaving a small continuous portion between the length direction slits, Since each paper piece is created by cutting between each piece of paper at the width direction cutting line located in the length direction gap region, a single sheet cutting operation is performed on multiple rows of printed paper. In addition to being able to obtain a plurality of pieces of paper at the same time, it is possible to shorten the work time, and depending on the relative positional relationship between the length direction slit and the width direction cutting line, in any form according to the purpose of use, That is, it is possible to obtain a set of the plurality of sheet pieces in a form such as whether all of them are cut or some of them are kept in a slightly continuous state.

    According to the present invention, a plurality of sheets of paper are combined in multiple rows in the length direction and the width direction, and the printing paper is cut at once in any form by the length direction slit and the width direction cutting line. The same or different information can be printed at once, and related information can be printed at the same time, and multiple single-sheet cuts can be efficiently obtained according to the purpose and form of use. Realized paper cutting method.

Next, a method for cutting a print paper for multi-row cutting according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 1 is a schematic side view of a printer (for example, a label printer 2) for loading and printing and cutting a multi-row cutting printing paper 1.
The label printer 2 includes a supply unit 3 for the multi-row cutting printing paper 1, a transfer path 4, a position detection unit 5, a printing unit 6, a cutting unit 7, an input unit 8, a display unit 9, and a control. Part 10.

    The supply unit 3 can hold the strip-shaped multi-row cutting printing paper 1 in a roll shape and feed it into the transfer path 4 in a strip shape.

    The position detection unit 5 includes a position detection sensor 11 and detects a position detection mark 12 (FIG. 2) on the back surface of the multi-row cutting printing paper 1. Based on this detection signal, the control unit 10 controls the printing unit 6 and the printing unit 6. The operation timing in the cutting unit 7 can be controlled.

The printing unit 6 has a thermal head 13 that performs printing on the multi-row cutting printing paper 1 fed out in a strip shape on the transfer path 4, and is opposed to the thermal head 13 and sandwiches the multi-row cutting printing paper 1 therebetween. And a platen roller 14 that rotates.
When the multi-row cutting printing paper 1 is not a so-called thermal paper having the thermal color former layer 20 (FIG. 3), a thermal transfer ribbon 15 can be used.

    The cutting unit 7 is located on the downstream side of the printing unit 6, and has a movable cutting blade 16 and a fixed blade 17 that reciprocate with respect to the multi-row cutting printing paper 1. The printing paper 1 can be cut into a predetermined length.

    The input unit 8 performs an input operation such as print data to the multi-row cut printing paper 1 (paper piece 18A, FIG. 2) by using a keyboard, a touch panel, or the like.

    The display unit 9 displays the input print data or the like on a display or the like.

    The control unit 12 controls the position detection unit 5, the printing unit 6, the cutting unit 7, the input unit 8, and the display unit 9 described above.

2 is a plan view of the multi-row cutting printing paper 1, FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along the line III-III of FIG. 2, and FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along the line IV-IV of FIG.
The multi-row cutting printing paper 1 is in the form of a label continuum. In particular, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the multi-row cutting printing paper 1 has a label base 18 and a mount 19, and the surface of the label base 18. The thermosensitive color former layer 20 is applied and formed, and an adhesive layer 21 is formed on the back surface of the label substrate 18 so that the label substrate 18 can be temporarily attached to the mount 19. A position detection mark 12 is printed in advance on the back surface of the mount 19.

In particular, as shown in FIG. 2, paper pieces 18 </ b> A are formed and attached in multiple rows on a mount 19.
That is, a plurality of sheet pieces 18A capable of printing predetermined information are continuous in a strip shape in the longitudinal direction with a longitudinal gap region 22 therebetween, and a width between each other in the width direction. The paper pieces 18A are connected to each other in multiple rows (for example, two rows) adjacent to each other with the direction gap region 23 opened.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged plan view of a main part showing portions of the length direction gap region 22 and the width direction gap region 23, and is a length that allows the sheet piece 18 </ b> A to be separated in the width direction at the width direction gap region 23. Directional slits 24 are formed in the mount 19 leaving a slight continuous portion 25 (non-cut portion) between the respective lengthwise slits 24.
The lengthwise slit 24 has at least one lengthwise end (the front side lengthwise end 24A or the backside lengthwise end 24B) positioned in the lengthwise gap region 22. Yes.
In the illustrated example, both the front side length direction end 24 </ b> A and the back side length direction end 24 </ b> B are located in the length direction gap region 22.
The longitudinal slit 24 has a length equal to or longer than the length of the sheet 18A.
That is, the slight continuous portion 25 is located in the longitudinal gap region 22.

In any part of the length direction gap region 22, the multi-row cutting printing paper 1 is cut by a width direction cutting line 26 that is orthogonal to the longitudinal slit 24 and crosses the multi-row cutting printing paper 1. To do.
In particular, as shown in FIG. 5, the sheet piece 18 </ b> A can be cut into various forms depending on which portion (cutting region) of the longitudinal gap region 22 the width direction cutting line 26 is positioned.
The first cutting region 27 is a region between the rearmost end portion 18B of the preceding sheet piece 18A and the rear side lengthwise end portion 24B of the lengthwise slit 24.
The second cutting region 28 is a region between the foremost end portion 18 </ b> C of the subsequent sheet piece 18 </ b> A and the front side length direction end portion 24 </ b> A of the length direction slit 24.
The third cutting region 29 is a region where a slight continuous portion 25 exists.
The width direction cutting line 26 is positioned so as to intersect any of the first cutting area 27, the second cutting area 28, or the third cutting area 29, and the cutting section 7 makes a gap between the sheet pieces 18A. If the multi-row cutting printing paper 1 is cut so as to cut, each single-sheet paper piece 18A can be obtained in two rows and in an arbitrary form, and the use form after creation should be flexible. Can do.

A method of cutting the multi-sheet cutting printing paper 1 having such a configuration into individual single-sheet paper pieces 18A by printing and cutting with the label printer 2 will be described.
In the printing unit 6, necessary information or the same information is printed on each sheet piece 18 </ b> A of the multi-row cutting printing paper 1, and the multi-row cutting printing paper 1 is cut at the portion of the cutting unit 7.

That is, FIG. 6 is a plan view of a pair of two-line paper pieces 18A obtained in a state of being adjacent to each other in accordance with a mode in which the multi-row cutting printing paper 1 is cut.
FIG. 6A is a plan view of a form in which the width direction cutting line 26 is positioned at the foremost end portion 18C and the rearmost end portion 18B of the sheet piece 18A.
FIG. 6B is a plan view of a configuration in which the width direction cutting line 26 is positioned at the front side length direction end 24A and the back side length direction end 24B of the length direction slit 24 and cut.
FIG. 6 (3) is a plan view of a configuration in which the width direction cutting line 26 is positioned at the center of the third cutting region 29 (slight continuous portion 25) and cut.
6 (4) shows that the width direction cutting line 26 is positioned at the center of the third cutting area 29 (slightly continuous portion 25) in front of the sheet piece 18A in the length direction, and the length direction of the sheet piece 18A. It is a top view of the form cut | disconnected by having located the width direction cutting line 26 so that it may cross | intersect the length direction slit 24 in back.

As shown in FIG. 6A, in the state where the width direction cutting line 26 is positioned so as to intersect the length direction slit 24 at the foremost end portion 18C and the rearmost end portion 18B of the sheet piece 18A, the length direction gap In the first cutting region 27 and the second cutting region 28 in the region 22, the control unit 10 moves the cutting unit 7 twice with the transfer of the multi-row cutting printing paper 1 (of course, four before and after the paper piece 18A). The sheet 19 is not exposed at the front end portion 18C and the rearmost end portion 18B of the sheet piece 18A and is cut into two completely separated sheets 18A. Can be created.
Thus, a set of paper pieces 18A having relevant information can be used immediately.

As shown in FIG. 6 (2), the widthwise cutting line in the first cutting region 27 so as to cross at least the rear side lengthwise end 24B of the lengthwise slit 24 of the preceding sheet piece 18A. 26, and the cutting section 7 cuts the multi-row cutting printing paper 1, and at least crosses the front side lengthwise end 24A of the lengthwise slit 24 of the portion of the following paper piece 18A. The width direction cutting line 26 is positioned in the second cutting area 28, and the cutting paper 7 cuts the multi-row cutting printing paper 1 twice in the length direction gap area 22 (of course, four times before and after the paper piece 18A). Then, the single-sheet paper pieces 18A can be obtained in two rows with the mount 19 exposed around the paper pieces 18A.
Therefore, a set of paper pieces 18A having related information can be used immediately, and the mount 19 is located around the paper pieces 18A so that the adhesive layer 21 on the back surface of the paper pieces 18A is exposed. Even if it oozes out to the periphery, there will be no problems in handling.

As shown in FIG. 6 (3), the width direction cutting line 26 is positioned at the center of the third cutting region 29 (slight continuous portion 25), and once in the length direction gap region 22 (of course, a piece of paper) By cutting twice before and after 18A, the single-sheet paper pieces 18A are arranged in two rows while leaving a slight continuous portion 25 (half the length) in the portion of the mount 19 before and after the paper pieces 18A. Obtainable.
Accordingly, since a slight continuous portion 25 remains on the mount 19 before and after the sheet piece 18A, the sheet piece 18A is not immediately separated, but can be held in a two-row integrated form with a small force. The continuous portion 25 can be cut and separated by the separation operation.
Alternatively, the sheet piece 18 </ b> A can be folded back and forth at the portion of the longitudinal slit 24 to be used as an identification or recognition card.

As shown in FIG. 6 (4), in front of the sheet piece 18A, the width direction cutting line 26 is positioned at the center of the third cutting area 29 (slightly continuous portion 25), and the sheet viscosity 18A is cut. , The width direction cutting line 26 is positioned in the first cutting region 27 and cut, that is, the width direction cutting line 26 intersects the slight continuous portion 25 in the front of the sheet piece 18A in the length direction. The sheet piece 18A is cut by being positioned and cut so that the width direction cutting line 26 is positioned so as to intersect the length direction slit 24 at the rear in the length direction of the sheet piece 18A. A set of sheet pieces 18A can be obtained in a form in which a slight continuous portion 25 remains at the end (the front in the length direction in the illustrated example).
Accordingly, since the slight continuous portion 25 remains on the mount 19 only in front of the sheet piece 18A, the sheet piece 18A is not immediately separated, but the two-row integrated form can be held and a small force can be maintained. The continuous portion 25 can be cut off and separated by the separation operation in FIG.

    FIG. 7 is an enlarged plan view of a main part of a multi-row cutting printing paper 30 according to a modification, which is a cutting target of the present invention. In the multi-row cutting printing paper 30, the longitudinal slit 24 is a piece of paper. The front side length direction end 24A and the back side length direction end 24B have a length slightly shorter than the length of 18A, and are positioned between the left and right adjacent paper pieces 18A.

    Also for the multi-row cutting printing paper 30 having such a configuration, the width direction cutting line 26 is changed to an arbitrary part in the length direction gap region 22 (first cutting region 27, second cutting region 28 or third cutting). By cutting in the region 29), a set (two rows) of paper pieces 18A can be obtained in the same form as shown in FIG. 6 (3).

    FIG. 8 is an enlarged plan view of a main part of a multi-row cutting printing paper 40 according to another modification, which is a cutting target of the present invention. Although the length of the paper piece 18A is the same as that of the paper piece 18A, the front side lengthwise end 24A is positioned between the left and right adjacent paper pieces 18A, and the rear side lengthwise end 24B is in the length direction. It is located in the gap region 22.

The multi-row cutting printing paper 40 having such a configuration is also cut by positioning the width direction cutting line 26 at an arbitrary position in the length direction gap region 22 to thereby form a set of paper pieces 18A in any form. In particular, a small continuous portion 25 is always left in front of the sheet piece 18A, and a set (two rows) of sheet pieces 18A can be obtained in the same form as shown in FIG. 6 (4). .

It is a schematic side view of the label printer 2 for loading and printing and cutting the multi-row cutting printing paper 1 to be cut according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is a plan view of the multi-row cutting printing paper 1. It is the III-III sectional view taken on the line of FIG. It is the IV-IV sectional view taken on the line of FIG. 3 is an enlarged plan view of a main part showing portions of a length direction gap region 22 and a width direction gap region 23. FIG. FIG. 6A is a plan view of a pair of two rows of paper pieces 18A obtained in a state of being adjacent to each other in accordance with a mode of cutting the multi-row cutting printing paper 1, and FIG. 6A is a front end of the paper pieces 18A. FIG. 6B is a plan view of a configuration in which the width direction cutting line 26 is positioned at the end portion 18C and the rearmost end portion 18B, and FIG. 6B is a front side length direction end portion 24A and a rear side length of the length direction slit 24. FIG. 6C is a plan view of a configuration in which the width direction cutting line 26 is positioned at each of the lengthwise end portions 24B. FIG. 6C is a width direction cut at the center of the third cutting region 29 (slight continuous portion 25). FIG. 6 (4) is a plan view of the configuration in which the line 26 is cut, and FIG. 6 (4) shows a width direction cutting line at the center of the third cutting region 29 (slightly continuous portion 25) in front of the sheet piece 18A in the length direction. 26 and the rear side in the length direction of the sheet 18A Is a plan view of the cut form and position are caused to intersect the Oite widthwise cutting line 26 in the longitudinal direction the slit 24. It is a principal part enlarged plan view of the printing paper 30 for multi-row cutting by the modification used as the cutting object of this invention. It is a principal part enlarged plan view of the printing paper 40 for multi-row cutting by the other modified example used as the cutting object of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

1 Multi-row printing paper (Figs. 2 and 5)
2 Label printer (printer, Fig. 1)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 3 Supply part 4 Transfer path 5 Position detection part 6 Printing part 7 Cutting part 8 Input part 9 Display part 10 Control part 11 Position detection sensor 12 Position detection mark 13 Thermal head 14 Platen roller 15 Thermal transfer ribbon 16 Movable cutting blade 17 Fixed Blade 18 Label base material 18A Paper piece 18B by label base material 18 Last end 18C of preceding paper piece 18A Frontmost end 19 of following paper piece 18A Mount 20 Thermal color former layer 21 Adhesive layer 22 Lengthwise gap region 23 Width direction gap region 24 Length direction slit 24A Front side length direction end (length direction end) of length direction slit 24
24B Longitudinal end of slit 24 in the longitudinal direction (end in the longitudinal direction)
25 Slight continuous portion 26 Width direction cutting line 27 First cutting region 28 Second cutting region 29 Third cutting region (slight continuous portion 25)
30 Multi-row printing paper (modified example, Fig. 7)
40 Printing paper for multi-row cutting (another modification, FIG. 8)

Claims (4)

A plurality of sheets of paper capable of printing predetermined information are coupled in a strip shape in the length direction with a gap region in the length direction therebetween,
A method for cutting a printing paper for multi-row cutting, in which a gap region in the width direction is opened between each other in the width direction and the paper pieces are coupled adjacent to each other,
A lengthwise slit that allows the sheet piece to be separated in the widthwise direction in the widthwise gap region, leaving a slight continuous portion between the lengthwise slits,
Each of the paper pieces can be created by cutting between the paper pieces at a width direction cutting line located in the length direction gap region and orthogonal to the length direction slit. How to cut printing paper for multi-row cutting. The width direction cutting line is
2. The method for cutting multi-row cutting printing paper according to claim 1, wherein the sheet is positioned so as to intersect the longitudinal slit. The width direction cutting line is
2. The cutting method for multi-row cutting printing paper according to claim 1, wherein the sheet is positioned so as to intersect the slight continuous portion. The width direction cutting line is
While positioning the paper piece so as to intersect the longitudinal slit at either the front side in the length direction or the rear side in the length direction,
2. The cut of multi-row cutting printing paper according to claim 1, wherein the paper piece is positioned so as to cross the slight continuous portion at either the front side in the length direction or the rear side in the length direction. Method.

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