JPH0215771Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] (Field of industrial application) The present invention relates to a holding device for a continuous roll of labels, and is particularly suitable for use in portable label printing and pasting machines (hereinafter referred to as "hand labelers"), etc. This invention relates to a holding device for a continuous roll of labels wound into a roll.

(Prior Art) Conventionally, the roll-shaped label continuous body commonly used in the above-mentioned hand labelers and the like consists of a plurality of label pieces placed on a tape-shaped mount that has been given releasability by coating with silicone resin or the like. It is constructed by winding a tape-shaped label continuous body, which is constructed by continuously temporarily attaching it, into a roll shape so as to have a predetermined outer diameter and inner diameter. This continuous roll of labels is usually used by being held by a holding device provided above the main body of a hand labeler or the like.

Conventionally, the most widely used holding device for a continuous roll of labels has a circular protrusion on the inside of a pair of flexible holding side plates that are U-shaped when viewed from above.
This is a type of label that is loosely fitted into the inner hole of a continuous roll of labels and held from both sides. For example,
There is a holding device disclosed in, for example, No.-12505.

However, this type of holding device that clamps from both sides has the following drawbacks.

(1) Each time a continuous roll of labels is loaded into the holding device, the flexible holding side plate is expanded outward, so if the holding side plate is used for a long time, the holding side plate may become deformed or damaged, causing damage to the hand labeler. There was a problem that sometimes it was not possible to use it.

(2) As mentioned above, the tape-shaped mount of the label continuous body is coated with silicone resin etc. to improve peelability, so the rolled label continuous body is slippery and cannot be easily loaded into the above-mentioned holding device. The continuous roll of labels held in the hand often slipped and fell. Since the fallen continuous label roll is roll-shaped, it rolls on the floor, causing problems such as being unraveled or becoming dirty and becoming unusable.

In addition, during the label pasting operation, the hand labeler needs to be swung back and forth and left and right like a hammer, and as a result of this oscillation, the continuous label roll is swayed back and forth and left and right. When the roll is held in the above-mentioned holding device, the outside diameter of the roll changes and becomes larger, or the roll makes complicated movements such as trying to come off the conveyance path of the tape-shaped label continuous body in the hand labeler. Therefore, it is necessary to accurately hold and guide the continuous label body in response to such complicated movements of the continuous label body.

Furthermore, as a holding device for a roll-shaped strip member, as disclosed in "Toilet Paper Holder" of Utility Model Publication No. 42-16308, a downwardly eccentric mounting shaft 6 is attached to the end surface 4 of the holder shaft 3. There is a structure in which the holding plate piece 5 is rotatably provided, but a holding device with such a structure only employs a simple fixed type and cantilever type holder shaft 3, and is not portable. Therefore, it is very suitable for use with hand labelers, which must be held in the hand to load a continuous roll of labels, and which must be swung like a hammer during actual operation. The problem is that it is not.

Further, even if this conventional example is applied to a holding device such as the present invention, the following drawbacks remain. That is,
After loading the continuous label roll onto the holder shaft 3, the mounting shaft 6 is directly above (rotated 180 degrees in Figure 3)
Suppose we set it up so that it is located at
The plate piece 5 occupies the position indicated by the two-dot chain line and is absorbed into the end face 4, and as a result, the deterrent effect is lost and there is a risk that the load may fall out.

(Problems to be solved by the invention) In view of the above-mentioned problems, the present invention is capable of easily attaching a continuous label roll to a hand labeler, and is durable enough to withstand long-term attachment and detachment of the continuous label roll. and also prevent the rolled label continuous body from coming loose from the holding device or falling during the operation of loading the rolled label continuous body into a portable hand labeler,
Furthermore, even during the swinging operation of the hand labeler that applies labels, etc., the roll-shaped label continuum can be maintained in a manner that allows the normal feeding direction to be accurately maintained even if the tape-shaped label continuum tries to come off from the transport path inside the hand labeler. The aim is to provide equipment.

(Means for Solving the Problems) That is, the present invention provides one end of a support shaft for supporting a continuous roll of labels on a support arm so that the support shaft faces perpendicularly to the transport path of the continuous tape-like label. In addition, this support arm is rotatably attached to face a support plate provided on the main body of the hand labeler, and the other end of the support shaft has an outer diameter, that is, the length of the maximum span, of the roll-shaped label continuous body. A locking plate having an elongated hole having a diameter equal to or smaller than the inner hole size of the support shaft is attached to the support shaft so as to be movable in a direction perpendicular to the support shaft.

(Function) In the present invention, the support arm is rotated upright from the main body of the hand labeler, and the locking plate is positioned within the outer diameter range of the support shaft, and then the roll-shaped label continuous body is mounted on the support shaft. When inserted into the shaft, the locking plate moves downward due to gravity when the insertion is completed. Next, when the support arm is returned to its original position, the rolled label continuous body is held between this support arm and the support plate, and the loading of the rolled label continuous body into the holding device is completed, and the rolled label continuous body is held between the support arm and the support plate. It is possible to prevent the continuous body from unraveling or falling off from the holding device.

When loading a continuous label roll into this holding device, it is common to hold the hand labeler in your hand. Since the locking plate is formed with a long hole, the locking plate immediately hangs downward to prevent the rolled label continuous body from unraveling and falling off from the holding device. It will be transferred to

Furthermore, even if the hand labeler is operated in this state and the entire hand labeler is greatly swung, the pair of support plates and support arms will press both sides of the roll-shaped label continuum, and the roll-shaped label continuum will be attached to the tape-shaped label. Even if the tape-shaped label continuous body swings back and forth and left and right when it is fed out into the transfer path of the hand labeler as a continuous body, the locking plate corrects the tape-like label continuous body to the normal feeding direction.

(Example) Hereinafter, a first example of the present invention will be described based on the drawings.

First, the general structure of the hand labeler will be explained with reference to FIG. The main body 1 includes both side plates 2,
3, and a grip 4 integrally formed with these side plates 2, 3. A hand lever 6 is pivotally mounted between the side plates 2 and 3 by a fulcrum shaft 5, and a forked yoke 7 is attached to the front part of the hand lever 6.
It is formed integrally with the hand lever 6. A printing device 8 is attached to the tip of the forked yoke 7. Also, by the spring action of a compression spring (not shown) interposed between the hand lever 6 and the grip 4, the hand lever 6, the forked yoke 7, and the printing device 8 are moved around the fulcrum shaft 5. As such, it is always biased clockwise.

An ink supply device 9 is attached to the tips of the side plates 2 and 3, and is elastically biased toward the printing device 8. Then, a pasting device 11 for label pieces 10 is attached to the bottom of the tips of both side plates 2 and 3,
Further, a conveying device 14 for the tape-shaped label continuous body 12 and the tape-shaped mount 13 is provided approximately at the center of both side plates 2 and 3. The tape-shaped label continuous body 12 is transported through a transport passage within the main body 1 by this transport device 14. In addition, the above-mentioned pasting device 11
A peeling device 15 provided on this side separates the tape-shaped label continuous body 12 into a label piece 10 and a tape-shaped mount 13, and peels the label piece 10 downward from the pasting device 11.

Further, in FIG. 1, a support plate 16 is formed integrally with the both side plates 3 and the grip 4 at the upper extension portion of the both side plates 3 on the near side.

Next, the configuration of the holding device 17 according to the first embodiment will be explained. This holding device 17 includes the support plate 16, and as shown in FIG. It has been done.
As shown in FIG. 1, this support arm 18 has almost the same shape as the support plate 16, and is rotatably mounted around a fulcrum shaft 19 provided between it and the right end of the support plate 16. .

As shown in FIG. 4, the support arm 18 includes:
A through hole 20 is bored in the upper center thereof. An annular convex portion 21 is provided around the through hole 20 to protrude inwardly (towards the support plate 16), and a circular concave portion 22 (FIG. 2) is formed around the outer circumference of the annular convex portion 21.

Further, a label guide piece 23 is provided diagonally downward from the right end of the support arm 18, and this label guide piece 23 has a through hole 24 at the right end and a blind hole 25 at the bottom. be. This through hole 24
is a hole through which the fulcrum shaft 19 is inserted. On the other hand, the blind hole 25 is formed by rotating the support arm 18 in the direction of arrow A in FIG.
This is a hole through which a pin 28 of a locking device 27 is inserted, which locks the position when it is returned to the top surface (see FIG. 2). This locking device 27 is provided on a label guide piece 29 protruding from the support plate 16 at a position corresponding to the label guide piece 23 protruding from the support arm 18, as shown in FIG. Guided by these label guide pieces 23 and 29, the tape-shaped label continuous body 12 is fed into the main body 1 into the transfer passage.

A stepped portion provided at one end of the support shaft 30 is inserted into the through hole 20 of the support arm 18 from the annular convex portion 21 side (see FIG. 4). This support shaft 30
As shown in FIG. 2, it is formed into a cylindrical shape with a bottom by hollowing it out halfway in the length direction from the other end, and a side bottom part 32 is formed on the stepped part side. The support shaft 30 is for directly holding the continuous roll of labels 34, and is attached to the support arm 18 so as to face perpendicularly to the transfer passage. The inner hole size is slightly smaller than that of .

A cylindrical shaft 36 is inserted into the hollowed out portion of the support shaft 30. This shaft 36 is connected to the side bottom 32
A screw hole is formed on the side that abuts, and a blind hole is formed on the other end. The length of the shaft 36 is set to be the same as or slightly longer than the depth of the hollowed out portion of the support shaft 30. circular recess 22 in the support arm 18;
, a washer 37 having a diameter smaller than the diameter of the circular recess 22 is provided.
Insert. A set screw 38 is inserted from the washer 37 side, passes through a hole drilled in the side bottom 32 of the support shaft 30, and is screwed into the screw hole of the shaft 36.

Furthermore, on the side of the shaft 36 where the blind hole is bored,
As shown in FIG. 3, a locking plate 40 having an elongated hole 39 (FIG. 4) formed on the maximum width line is attached by a locking member such as a locking pin 41. As shown in FIG. This locking pin 41 is a stepped pin having stepped portions 31 and 33. Further, the stepped portion 31 of the minimum diameter portion of the locking pin 41 is inserted into the blind hole of the shaft 36 and fixed with an adhesive or the like. Therefore, the washer 37 and the support shaft 3
0, the shaft 36 and the locking pin 41 are integrally coupled, and are rotatable around the through hole 20 of the support arm 18.

Further, the locking pin 41 loosely fits into the long hole 39 of the locking plate 40 at the stepped portion 33, but the locking plate 40 is free in the direction perpendicular to the support shaft 30 by the length of the long hole 39. It is set so that it can be moved to
That is, the length of the stepped portion 33 is greater than the thickness of the locking plate 40, and the diameter of the stepped portion 33 is smaller than the width of the elongated hole 39.

The relationship between the outer diameter dimension of the locking plate 40, that is, the length of its maximum span, and the length of the elongated hole 39 is such that one end of the elongated hole 39 is brought into contact with the locking pin 41 as shown in FIG. When brought into contact, the lower part of the locking plate 40 is set so as to hang down beyond the outer diameter portion of the support shaft 30.

Furthermore, as shown in FIG. (located approximately in the middle of the crossing part) has a locking plate 4.
The length of the maximum span of the locking plate 40 must be set so that the length of the locking plate 40 is the same as or inside the inner hole dimension of the rolled label continuous body 34. In the case of this embodiment, it is set to be slightly inside the outer diameter dimension of the support shaft 30.

Next, the effect will be explained.

First, in order to load the roll-shaped label continuous body 34 into the holding device 17, the locking device 27 is released by lifting the support arm 18 upward, and the support arm 18 is moved clockwise around the fulcrum shaft 19. Rotate it to the state shown in FIG. At this time, the locking plate 40 moves downward due to its own weight as shown in FIG. The stop plate 40 is pushed up until it overlaps the side surface of the support shaft 30, and in this state, the continuous label roll 34 is set so that the support shaft 30 is inserted into the inner hole of the continuous label roll 34.

When the locking plate 40 is then released, the locking plate 40 moves downward due to its own weight in the direction perpendicular to the support shaft 30, and the lower end of the locking plate 40 hangs down beyond the outer diameter portion of the support shaft 30. , since this locking plate 40 can come into contact with the side surface of the roll-shaped label continuous body 34,
The rolled label continuous body 34 does not fall from the holding device 17.

Furthermore, the locking plate 40 has a long hole 39 formed therein.
Therefore, the hanging of this locking plate 40 is caused by the long hole 39.
As a holding device for a hand labeler where the continuous label roll must be loaded by hand, it has an excellent function of preventing the continuous label roll from unraveling or falling off. .

Moreover, no matter how the attitude of the main body 1 is changed in this state (for example, even if the state shown in FIG. Since the state is maintained, the function of preventing the continuous roll of labels from unraveling or falling off is maintained.

Therefore, by rotating the support arm 18 in the direction of arrow A in FIG. 1 and returning the lower surface 26 to the upper surface of both side plates 2,
The support arm 18 is fixed by the locking device 27,
Loading of the rolled label continuous body 34 into the holding device 17 is completed.

Next, the tape-shaped label continuous body 12 is inserted into the transfer passage inside the machine of the hand labeler, passed through the transfer device 14, and turned in the peeling device 15, and then
Transfer device 14 moves only the tape-shaped mount 13 backwards.
By engaging with the hand labeler, loading of the tape-like label continuous body 12 into the hand labeler is also completed.

In this state, when the grip 4 and the hand lever 6 are grasped and the hand lever 6 is rotated counterclockwise, the printing device 8 fixed to the forked yoke 7 applies ink by the ink supply device 9. The tape-shaped label continuous body 12 is then lowered while being rotated, and printing is applied to the tape-shaped label continuous body 12.

Next, when the hand lever 6 is released, the printing device 8 rises together with the forked yoke 7, and the tape-shaped label continuous body 12 is moved forward (to the left in FIG. 1) by the transport device 14, and the tape shaped mount 13
is sent to the rear (to the right in Figure 1). As the tape-shaped label continuous body 12 moves forward and the tape-shaped mount 13 moves backward, the rolled label continuous body 34 held by the holding device 17 rotates clockwise.
Furthermore, when the rolled label continuous body 34 rotates, the support shaft 30 in contact with the inner hole of the rolled label continuous body 34 also rotates at the same time due to frictional force, and the tape-shaped label continuous body 12 is fed out. There is.

When the support shaft 30 rotates, the washer 37,
Since the shaft 36 and the locking pin 41 are also integrally connected, they rotate at the same time as described above. Therefore, the locking plate 40 does not rotate,
Because it always hangs downward, which is the direction of gravity,
Even when the roll-shaped label continuous body 34 becomes the tape-shaped label continuous body 12 and is fed out into the transfer path of the hand labeler, the pair of left and right supporting plates 16
And, by pressing the sides of the roll-shaped label continuous body 34 or the tape-shaped continuous label body 12, which can suppress meandering in the left-right direction as much as possible together with the support arm 18, these continuous bodies 12, 34 can be properly controlled. I can guide you.

The tape-shaped label continuous body 12 transferred by the transfer device 14 is separated into label pieces 10 and tape-shaped backing paper 13 by a peeling device 15.
Then, by holding the grip 4 and swinging the entire hand labeler, the printed label piece 10 is rubbed and pasted onto the desired article by the pasting device 11, thereby applying the printed label piece 10 to the desired article. One step of printing and pasting operation is completed.

Even if the roll-shaped label continuous body 34 or the tape-shaped continuous label body 12 swings back and forth and left and right during the pasting operation of the label piece 10, the supporting plate 16
Since the support arms 18 hold it down from the left and right sides, the rolled label continuous body 34 does not fall off from the holding device 17.

Next, other embodiments (a second embodiment, a third embodiment, and a fourth embodiment) of the present invention will be described. However, the same components as those in the first embodiment described above are given the same reference numerals, and only the different parts will be explained.

The second embodiment will be explained with reference to FIG. 6, the third embodiment with FIG. 7, and the fourth embodiment with FIG. 8. These second to fourth embodiments are
In both cases, only the outer shape of the locking plate 40 of the first embodiment is changed, and in FIG. 6, the locking plate 50,
It is shown as a locking plate 60 in FIG. 7 and as a locking plate 70 in FIG.

The outer diameter dimensions of the locking plates 50, 60, and 70 are such that the inner hole of the roll-shaped label continuous body 34 is inserted into the support shaft 30, as shown in FIGS. 6, 7, and 8, respectively. As in the first embodiment, the support shaft 30 is set so as to fall slightly inside the outer diameter dimension of the support shaft 30 when the support shaft 30 is in a state where the support shaft 30 is open.

Further, after the support shaft 30 is inserted into the inner hole of the roll-shaped label continuous body 34 and the loading of the continuous label body 34 into the holding device is completed,
When the locking plates 50, 60, and 70 are released, the locking plates 50,
60 and 70 move downward in the direction perpendicular to the support shaft 30 due to their own weight, and the support shaft 30
It is also the same as in the first embodiment that the continuous label roll 34 is suspended beyond the outer diameter portion of the label bar 34 to prevent the continuous label roll 34 from falling from the holding device.

Next, a fifth embodiment will be explained based on FIG. 9.

This fifth embodiment is based on the elongated hole 39 of the fourth embodiment.
The shape of the . That is, the locking plate 80 has cross-shaped elongated holes 81 and 82 perpendicular to each other formed in its center. The state shown in FIG. 9, that is, the state in which the locking pin 41 is located at the part where the long holes 81 and 82 are perpendicular to each other, is the state in which the support shaft 30 can be inserted into the inner hole of the continuous label roll 34. be.

In addition, when the support shaft 30 is inserted into the inner hole of the roll-shaped label continuous body 34 and the locking plate 80 is released after loading into the holding device is completed, the locking plate 80 will move in the direction perpendicular to the support shaft 30 due to its own weight. The reason why the rolled label continuous body 34 is prevented from falling from the holding device by descending downward while moving and hanging down beyond the outer diameter portion of the support shaft 30 is in the first to fourth embodiments described above. Same as in case.

However, in the first to fourth embodiments described above, when the locking plates 40, 50, 60, and 70 move in the direction perpendicular to the support shaft 30, the locking plates 40, 50, 60, and 70
8, that is, when the long hole 39 is vertical and one end of the long hole 39 is located above the locking pin 41, the locking plates 40, 50,
60 and 70 are heavier downward, so they always move quickly in the downward direction, which is the direction of gravity.

However, for example, the locking plates 40, 50,
60 and 70 are rotated 90 degrees from the state shown in FIGS. 5, 6, 7, and 8, and the long hole 39 is horizontal, the rolled label continuous body 3
4, the rolled label continuous body 3
4 into the support shaft 30, the locking plates 40, 50, 6
Rotate 0,70 by 90 degrees to obtain figures 5, 6, and 7.
Only after the locking plates 40, 50, 60, and 70 are returned to the state shown in FIG. be done.

Similarly, the locking plates 40, 50, 60, and 70 are rotated 180 degrees from the state shown in FIGS. 5, 6, 7, and 8, and the elongated hole 39 becomes vertical, and When the roll-shaped label continuous body 34 is loaded with one end of the elongated hole 39 positioned downward by the locking pin 41, the locking plates 40, 50, 60, and 70 are
After rotating 180 degrees and returning it, it moves downward for the first time and hangs down beyond the outer diameter portion of the support shaft 30. In other words, if the locking plates 40, 50, 60, and 70 are not rotated by 180 degrees at the maximum after loading the rolled label continuous body 34, the locking plates 40, 50,
60 and 70 may lack responsiveness in that they are difficult to move downward.

Of course, if the elongated hole 39 as described above is in a horizontal state,
Alternatively, when the locking plate 40 is rotated 180 degrees, the rotational movement and the linear movement of the locking plate 40 are performed at the same time, so that the locking plate 40 may droop downward while performing the combined movement. However, in any case, the locking plate 40 is connected to the elongated hole 3.
9, the locking plate 40 moves downward very quickly, but when the elongated hole 39 is horizontal or rotated 180 degrees as described above, the responsiveness is slightly inferior. This is a possible case.

The fifth embodiment solves this trouble, and in the case of this fifth embodiment, the cross-shaped elongated holes 81 and 82 are bored in the locking plate 80 as described above, so that the locking The plate 80 only needs to be rotated by 45 degrees at most. That is, the long hole 81 or the long hole 8
Since either one of the elongated holes 2 is always engaged with the locking pin 41 and the locking plate 80 hangs downward, better responsiveness can be maintained.

(Effects of the invention) As described above, the present invention is such that one end of the support shaft that supports the continuous roll of labels is attached to a rotatable support arm, and a long hole is bored in the other end of the support shaft. Since the locking plate is attached so as to be movable in the direction perpendicular to the support shaft, it is possible to reliably load the continuous label roll without dropping it when loading it, and also to avoid damage to the holding device. It has practical effects such as being able to be used safely for a long time without any problems.

In addition, when loading a continuous label roll, the simple operation of moving the locking plate and inserting it into the support shaft can quickly prevent the continuous label roll from falling. By equipping it to a hand labeler, its functionality can be particularly demonstrated.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

1 to 5 show a first embodiment of the present invention,
FIG. 1 is a side view showing the entire hand labeler equipped with a holding device according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a partially sectional front view showing the main parts, and FIG.
FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the holding device; FIG. 5 is a side view showing the state in which the rolled label continuous body 34 is loaded into the holding device; FIG. 7 is a side view showing a state in which a continuous roll of labels 34 is loaded in a holding device according to a second embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. FIG. 8 is a side view showing a state in which a continuous roll of labels 34 is loaded in a holding device according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. FIG. 3 is a side view showing a state in which a continuous roll of labels 34 is loaded into the holding device of the embodiment. 1...Main body, 2...Both side plates, 3...Both side plates, 4
... Grip, 5 ... Fulcrum shaft, 6 ... Hand lever, 7 ... Forked yoke, 8 ... Printing device, 9
... Ink supply device, 10 ... Label piece, 11 ...
...Applying device, 12... Tape-shaped label continuum, 1
3... Tape-shaped mount, 14... Transfer device, 15...
...Peeling device, 16... Support plate, 17... Holding device, 18... Support arm, 19... Fulcrum shaft, 20
...Through hole, 21...Annular protrusion, 22...Circular recess, 23...Label guide piece, 24...Through hole, 2
5... Blind hole, 26... Lower surface of support arm 18, 2
7... Locking device, 28... Pin, 29... Label guide piece, 30... Support shaft, 31... Step portion, 32...
...Side bottom part, 33...Step part, 34...Rolled label continuous body, 36...Shaft, 37...Washer, 38...
Set screw, 39... Long hole, 40... Locking plate, 41
...Latching pin (stopping member), 50, 60, 70,
80... Locking plate, 81, 82... Long hole.

Claims (1)

[Claims for Utility Model Registration] A roll-shaped label that has a transport path for a tape-shaped label continuous body fed out from a rolled-shaped label continuous body, and is equipped on a hand labeler that attaches printed label pieces to predetermined articles. A continuous body holding device, comprising: a support plate provided on the main body of the hand labeler;
A support arm is rotatably provided on the main body of the hand labeler opposite to the support plate, and one end of the support arm is provided to face the conveyance path of the continuous tape-like label at a right angle, and A support shaft that supports a continuous label body, a stop member provided at the other end of this support shaft, and a long hole that loosely fits into this stop member, and is arranged so as to move in a direction perpendicular to the support shaft due to its own weight. The locking plate is provided with a locking plate, the dimension of the maximum width part of its outer shape is equal to or smaller than the inner hole size of the roll-shaped label continuous body, and the elongated hole is on the line of the maximum width part, and the locking member is bored so as to be able to occupy a relatively intermediate position between the maximum span of the locking plate; 1. A holding device for a continuous roll-shaped label, comprising: a device that hangs down beyond the outer diameter portion of the support shaft in a state that prevents it from coming off the support shaft.