JPH02205542A - Apparatus for applying label - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To perform label application at high speed irrespective of the size of the label and an object to be applied with the label by a method wherein when a specific application instruction is received, the tip of the label application is fed to an application position applied with constant pressure between the label and the object to be applied with the label by a pressure applying means, and the label is stuck onto the object to be applied with the label from the application tip which is moving. CONSTITUTION:After a printer 1 prints a label 7 while repeating moving and stopping a base paper 5, it peels the label 7 from the base paper 5 with a label peeling plate 15 and feeds it to a transfer path 17 of a label transfer waiting mechanism 9. The label 7 is transferred on the transfer path 17 onto a waiting position ST before an application position 21 according to feed-out due to movement of the base paper 5, and stopped when the movement of the base paper 5 is stopped. The label 7 waits at the waiting position ST until a specific label position of a sheet 3 reaches the application position 21. When a transfer controller receives a sheet detection signal, it resumes movement of the base paper 5 to feed the label 7 waiting at the waiting position ST to the application position 21, so that the label 7 is applied on the moving sheet 3 by a pressure applying roller 23 while the next label 7 is transferred to the waiting position ST.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Object of the Invention] (Industrial Application Field) The present invention relates to a label sticking device that peels a label from a mount and sticks it onto a moving object.

(Prior Art) Conventional labeling devices of this type include, for example, a mechanical type and a jet type, although not shown. First, the mechanical type mechanically operates a robot-type arm-like body,
For example, a thermally printed label is peeled off from a mount and affixed to the upper surface of an object. In addition, the jet type mechanically operates a tubular body that supplies pressurized air.
The thermally printed label is also peeled off from the mount and affixed to the upper surface of the object to be affixed by spraying compressed air.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) Due to the above configuration, the conventional automatic labeling device has the following problems.

(1) The former mechanical type has large operating mechanisms and slow application speed, making it difficult to improve efficiency, and the control means are complicated, making it difficult to handle.

(2) Also, the latter jet type, like the former,
In addition to the large operating mechanism, the blowing of compressed air generates noise, and the surface area for supplying compressed air is small, making it unsuitable for attaching large labels.

The present invention has been made in view of the above, and its object is to provide a label affixing system that allows a label to be affixed to an object to be affixed at high speed with a simple configuration regardless of the size of the label and the object to be affixed. The goal is to provide equipment.

[Structure of the Invention] (Means for Solving the Problems) In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides an apparatus for peeling a label from a mount and pasting it onto a moving object, comprising:
A means for sequentially peeling off the label from the tip of the label while moving the mount, and a label that is sufficient to ensure that the trailing edge of the label is still stuck to the mount even when the tip of the label is conveyed to the attachment position on the object to be affixed. A label conveyance standby means is provided with a conveyance path with a distance set according to the distance, and conveys the pasting tips of the labels to be peeled off sequentially to the pasting position and maintains that state; The gist of the label is that it has a pressurizing means for applying pressure, and a sending means for sending out a label sticking tip to a sticking position in response to a predetermined sticking command.

In the label pasting device according to the present invention, even when the leading end of the label is conveyed to the pasting position on the object to be pasted, the trailing end of the label is still long enough to be affixed to the mount. While moving the mount along a conveyance path of a set distance accordingly, the affixing tip of the label, which is to be peeled off sequentially from the affixing tip, is conveyed to a point in front of the affixing position and is kept on standby.In this state, when a predetermined affixing command is received, The tip of the label to be applied is sent to the application position where a constant pressure is applied between it and the object to be applied by the pressurizing means. Thereby, the sent-out labels are sequentially pasted onto the moving object from the pasting tip.

(Example) Hereinafter, the present invention will be explained in detail using the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the configuration of a label pasting device according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a printer that issues a label 7 to be attached to a sheet 3 constituting an object to be attached. As shown in FIG. 2, this printer 1 thermally prints required characters, etc., on labels 7 pasted at regular intervals on a mount 5, and sends the labels 7 to a label transport holding RR structure 9. It is something. Regarding this feeding, as shown in FIG.
5 is moved in the direction of the arrow claw, but the label peeling plate is used when the direction is changed to the winding movement direction by the roller 13, which is at an acute angle with respect to the delivery movement direction from the printer 1 by the roller 11. Since the attached labels 7 are sequentially peeled off from the attached tip by the acute bending force exerted by the label 15, only the labels 7 are delivered to the label conveyance standby mechanism 9. Note that the surface of the mount 5 is processed so that it can be relatively easily peeled off from the adhesive applied to the back surface of the label 7.

Label transport! The I mechanism 9 is deployed and fixed to the printer 1 at its delivery portion by a support mechanism 16,
The label 7 sent out from the printer 1 is conveyed to the affixing position 21 to the sheet 3. The curved surface of the label conveyance standby mechanism 9 serves as a conveyance path 17, and a plurality of outside air intake holes 19 are formed in the conveyance path 17 in the conveyance direction of the label 7, as shown in FIG. The label conveyance standby mechanism 9 has a built-in suction device that introduces outside air from an outside air intake hole 19 and exhausts it from an exhaust hole (not shown). It has the function of conveying the material in close contact with the material. On the other hand, in the conveyance path 17, when the label 7 is sequentially peeled from the label peeling plate 15 starting from the label 7 and is conveyed, and the label 7 is conveyed, when the label 7 reaches the label position 21 on the sheet 3, the label 7's label 7 rear end is separated from the mount 5. It has a distance that corresponds to the length of the label 7 to the extent that it can be completely peeled off. Therefore, the conveyance of the label 7 on the conveyance path 17 follows the feeding force accompanying the movement of the mount 5 in the printer 1 until the tip of the label 7 reaches the pasting position 21, and after reaching the pasting position 21, It follows the pulling force toward the pasting position 21 as the sheets 3 are successively pasted from the tip of the crawling bell 7 to the moving sheets 3.

Therefore, regarding the conveyance of the label 7 on the conveyance path 17, the label conveyance standby mechanism 9 only serves to bring the label 7 into close contact with the conveyance path 17, and its conveyance control is essentially carried out by the conveyance system built into the printer 1. This is performed in synchronization with the feeding of the mount 5 and the conveyance of the sheet 3 by a control unit (not shown).

The label conveyance standby mechanism 9 is provided with a rotatable pressure roller 523 that applies a constant pressure to the sheet 3 at the pasting position 21 for pasting.

On the other hand, the sheet 3 is wound around the support shaft 24, and is conveyed via a pair of unwinding rollers 25.27 and a pair of winding rollers 29.31 provided on the roller support member 26 to the sheet cutting position. It is cut to a predetermined length using CT. The positioning for cutting is based on a sheet detection signal from a sheet sensor 33 installed a distance further from the sheet cutting position CT in the conveyance direction, which is set according to the length to be cut. Furthermore, specifically, after a predetermined period of time has passed since the sheet sensor 33 detects the arrival of the sheet 3,
That is, since the conveyance speed of the sheet 3 is constant, the conveyance is stopped at a position where the sheet 3 has passed the sheet sensor 33 by a predetermined distance, and the sheet is cut at the sheet cutting position C. Sheet 3 mentioned above
The conveyance control and cutting control are performed by the aforementioned conveyance control section in the printer 1 (not shown).

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 35 indicates that the label 7 is supplied by a compressor 37 and passed through a vibrator 39 in order to assist the label 7 that has been peeled off from the mount 5 to come into close contact with the conveyance path 17 of the label conveyance waiting is structure 9. It is an outlet that blows out the incoming air.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be explained.

Under the control of the conveyance control section, the printer 1 repeatedly moves and stops the mount 5 to print desired characters, etc. on the label 7, then peels the label 7 from the mount 5 with the label peeling plate 15, and waits for the label to be conveyed. It is sent out to the conveyance path 17 of the mechanism 9. The sent out label 7 is transferred to a label conveyance standby mechanism 9
Due to the suction function of
It is transported to the front standby position KT, and the transport is stopped when the mount 5 stops moving. Thereafter, the label 7 waits at this standby position KT until a predetermined label position on the sheet 3 reaches the pasting position 21.

On the other hand, the conveyance control section of the printer 1 controls the conveyance of the sheet 3, receives a sheet detection signal from the sheet sensor 33 as described above, and stops and cuts the sheet 3 after a predetermined period of time. In this control process, the conveyance control section
When the sheet detection signal is received, the movement of the mount 5 is restarted, and the label 7 waiting at the standby position KT is sent out to the pasting position 21. As a result, the sheet 3 is further moved by a predetermined distance before being cut, but during this time, the labels 7 are sequentially pasted onto the moving sheet 3 by the pressure roller 23 from the pasting tip. At the same time, the next label 7 is transported to the standby position KT.

Therefore, according to this embodiment, a label can be applied to a moving object at high speed and accurately, without using a complicated m-control mechanism, compared to the conventional mechanical or jet type. In addition, since it does not use a complicated control mechanism, it is structurally sound, is not affected by the size of the object to which it is applied, and is not noisy.

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments, and can be modified as appropriate without changing the gist.

[Effects of the Invention] As explained above, according to the present invention, even when the tip of the label is conveyed to the attachment position on the object, the rear end of the label is still adhered to the backing paper. While moving the backing paper along a conveyance path of a distance set according to the length, the label is conveyed to a point in front of the attachment position where the label is to be peeled off sequentially from the attachment tip, and is held there.In this state, a predetermined attachment command is received. Then, the tip of the label is sent out to the sticking position where a constant pressure is applied between the tip of the label and the object to be affixed by the pressure means, and the delivered label is placed on the object that is moving from the tip of the affixing point. Since the label is attached sequentially to the object, the label can be attached to the object at high speed with a simple configuration, regardless of the size of the label and the object.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 and FIG.
The figure is a diagram showing partial details of FIG. 1. 1...Printer 3...Sheet 5...
- Mounting paper 7...Label 9...Label conveyance standby mechanism 11...Roller 13...Roller
15...Label peeling plate 76...Support mechanism 19...Outside air intake hole 24...Support shaft 27 Unwinding roller 26...Roller support member 31 Winding roller 33...Sheet sensor

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) A device for peeling a label from a backing paper and pasting it onto a moving target object, which includes a means for sequentially peeling off the label from the tip of the label while moving the backing sheet, and a device for peeling the label from the tip of the label to the target object while moving the backing sheet. The label is equipped with a transport path with a distance set according to the length of the label so that the rear end of the label is still stuck to the backing paper even when the label is transported to the pasting position, and the leading end of the label that is peeled off sequentially is pasted. A label transport standby means that transports the label to the front of the position and maintains that state; a pressure means that applies a constant pressure to the object to be pasted at the pasting position; and a label pasting end that receives a predetermined pasting command and moves the label pasting end to the pasting position. 1. A label sticking device comprising: a sending means for sending out a label. (2) The label conveyance standby means has a built-in suction means for sucking outside air from an outside air intake hole formed in the conveyance path, and the label is conveyed in a state in close contact with the conveyance path. 1. The labeling device according to 1.