JPH03224759A - Tag printer - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To make it possible to use an easily handled, monochromatic thermal sheet by moving a thermal sheet where an identification part is formed and a hole puncher which punches holes in the thermal sheet and forming holes at specified positions in accordance with the type of a tag using a drive timing change device. CONSTITUTION:A tag 52 is obtained for issuance by cutting a thermal sheet 11 to a specified length using a cutting mechanism after printing specified data on the sheet by means of a thermal head 15. The sticker 63 of the tag is peeled off to allow its adhesive surface to be exposed. Then the tag 52 is allowed to run through a handle on a package 58, making a loop, then one end of the tag is stacked over the other, fitting the former to a perforation and both ends are bonded together. Subsequently, the identification part 55 becomes exposed through the hole 57. If a punching position is to be changed in a specified column for punching 53, drive time for a puncher 25 using a drive part 26 is changed with the help of a drive timing change device 61. As described above, various types of data are printed on the tag and the type of the tag can be identified by matching the hole 57 to the identification parts 54, 55, 56. Thus a specific thermal color sheet which is difficult to handle and also difficult to create a specified color need not be used.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] Industrial applications The present invention relates to a tag printer.

Conventional technology Conventionally, thermal paper is held between a platen and a thermal head.
There is a so-called tag printer that prints a predetermined pattern on this thermal paper and issues it as a tag.

On the other hand, at baggage reception counters at airports, tags displaying the destination and flight number are attached to baggage. In order to ensure the speed and reliability of such work, there is a demand for identifying the type of tag at a glance without reading the contents. In order to meet such demands, tags have traditionally been sorted into a plurality of colors depending on their type. For example, by printing at least part of the printed content of the tag in different colors, the tag may be divided into different seats such as first class, business class, economy class, etc.

Therefore, as a means of printing tags in different colors, a special thermosensitive coloring paper that changes color depending on the applied temperature is used, and the temperature applied to this thermosensitive coloring paper is varied by controlling the temperature of the thermal head. There has been a conventional method for producing color.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention Special heat-sensitive coloring paper that changes color depending on applied temperature is easily affected by ambient temperature and light, and easily changes color due to changes in the environment. Therefore, it has the disadvantage of being inconvenient to handle.

Means for Solving the Problems The invention as set forth in claim 1 provides thermal paper having an adhesive surface and a plurality of types of identification portions along the long plane direction formed on the back surface, and a thermal paper that can be A heat-generating printing unit performs predetermined printing on the surface of the thermal paper, a punch drives the driving unit to make holes in the thermal paper, and the punching unit moves the punch, the heat-generating printing unit, and the thermal paper relative to each other. A moving unit is provided, and a driving timing changing means is provided to change the driving timing of the driving unit depending on the type of tag to be issued.

The invention according to claim 2 provides a thermal paper having an adhesive surface and an identification portion formed on the back surface, and a plurality of holes along the longitudinal direction on the surface of the thermal paper by relative movement of the thermal paper. The opening is a heat-generating printing unit that performs predetermined printing including specified fields, the hole-opening unit that is driven by a drive unit to make holes in the thermal paper, and the hole-opening unit that connects the punch, the heat-generating printing unit, and the thermal paper relative to each other. and a driving timing changing means that changes the driving timing of the driving unit depending on the type of tag to be issued and changes the punching position for the designated column for punching the thermal paper.

The invention as claimed in claim 3 is a thermal paper in which an adhesive surface and an identification part are formed on the back surface, and a plurality of holes along the longitudinal direction on the front surface are formed with a designation column, and a heat-generating printing section that performs predetermined printing on the surface of the thermal paper by moving the heat-sensitive paper; a punch that is driven by a drive section to make holes in the thermal paper; and a drive timing changing means for changing the driving timing of the driving unit depending on the type of tag to be issued and changing the punching position for the designated column for punching the thermal paper.

In the invention according to claim 1, the feed unit moves the heat-generating printing unit and the punch relative to the thermal paper, and in the process, the heat-generating printing unit prints print data on the thermal paper, The punch punches a predetermined portion of the thermal paper. Therefore, when the issued tag is folded back and glued, a hole formed in the tag exposes a predetermined identification part. Therefore, when the feeding unit moves the thermal paper and the punch relative to each other, the driving timing varying means changes the driving timing of the drive unit that drives the punch, and the perforation position relative to the thermal paper is changed. changes. Therefore, by changing the perforation position of the thermal paper, any one of the plurality of types of identification parts formed along the longitudinal direction of the thermal paper can be exposed from the hole, and this exposed identification part can be exposed from the hole. The part indicates the type of tag. Note that monochromatic thermal paper that is easy to handle can be used as the thermal paper.

In the invention as set forth in claim 2, the heat-generating printing section prints a column specifying a plurality of holes on the surface of the thermal paper, and the drive timing changing means changes the drive timing of the drive section, so that any hole can be printed on the surface of the thermal paper. A hole is punched in the designated field.

Therefore, when the issued tag is folded back and glued, the identification portion is exposed through the hole formed in the tag. Therefore, for a predetermined hole, an identification part is displayed in the designation field, indicating the type of tag.

In the third aspect of the invention, since the drive timing of the drive unit is changed by the drive timing changing means, any holes previously formed on the surface of the thermal paper are entered in the designated column. Ru. Therefore, when the issued tag is folded back and glued, the identification portion is exposed through the hole formed in the tag. Therefore, for a predetermined hole, an identification part is displayed in the designation field, indicating the type of tag.

Example An embodiment of the present invention will be described based on the drawings.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the tag printer 1. On the front of the casing 2 of the tag printer 1, there is a power switch 3,
An operation panel 7 having various operation keys 4 and an LED 5 and display 6 for displaying operating status, and a tag issuing port 8 are provided, and a door 9 for replenishing thermal paper, which will be described later, can be opened and closed on the side. It can be installed freely.

Next, FIG. 1 shows the internal structure of the tag printer. In the figure, 10 is a frame, and this frame 10 has thermal paper 11
A conveyance passage 12 is provided for guiding the conveyance passage 12.
A paper feed roller 13 serving as a feed section, a platen 14, a thermal head 15 pressed against the platen 14, a cutter mechanism 16, and a paper ejection roller 17 are sequentially arranged along the paper. Here, the platen 14 and the thermal head 15 form a heat generating printing section 60. The frame 10 also includes a step motor 19 that drives the platen 14 and the paper feed roller 13 via a transmission mechanism 18, and a motor 21 that drives the rotary blade of the cutter mechanism 16 via a transmission mechanism 20. is maintained. The paper discharge roller 17 is connected to a motor (not shown).

The thermal paper 11 is held on a shaft 22 erected from the side surface of the frame 10.

A stand 23 is provided between the platen 14 and the cutter mechanism 16 to support the lower surface of the conveyance path 12, and a slotted portion 24 extending upward from one side of the stand 23 is provided with a hole punch. 25 is urged upward and held so as to be vertically movable. Reference numeral 26 designates a drive unit that drives the hole punch 25, and reference numeral 27 designates a solenoid that determines the drive timing of this drive unit 26. Here, this solenoid 27 is electrically connected to a control section (not shown), and a sensor (not shown) for detecting the position of the thermal paper 11 is also electrically connected to this control section. , a drive timing changing means 61 is formed by a sensor.

Next, the structure of the drive section 26 is shown in FIGS. 3 and 4. This drive unit 26 includes a pulley 29 directly connected to a motor 28, a pulley 31 that receives the rotation of this pulley 29 via a belt 30, and a spring clutch 33 that is attached to a shaft 32 coaxial with this pulley 31. The hole is connected to the output side of the spring clutch 33 and the punch 2 is connected to the output side of the spring clutch 33.
It consists of an eccentric cam 34 that comes into contact with the upper end of 5.

The spring clutch 33, as shown in FIG.
The pulley 31 and the bush 36, which are each rotatably fitted to the shaft 32, are coaxially connected by a screw 35, and the bush 360 is fixedly fitted to the shaft 32 by the cylindrical portion 37 and the screw 38. A spring 41 is tightly wound around the cylindrical portion 40 of the bushing 39, and a sleeve 43 having a protrusion 42 on a part of the outer periphery is fitted onto the outer periphery of the spring 41. It is formed by engaging the hooks 45 of 41. Further, the eccentric cam 34 is prevented from rotating by a spring pin 46 inserted into the shaft 32.

As shown in FIG. 3, the solenoid 27 is moved in the return direction (
A trigger plate 48 has a plunger 47 which is biased upward), the rear end of which is rotatably connected to the plunger 47, and the tip of which engages with the protrusion 42 of the sleeve 43. The trigger plate 48 rotates about a shaft 49. freely held.

Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 4, a hole 50 is formed in the table 23, into which the lower end of the punch 25 is slidably fitted, and a waste container with an upper opening is provided below the hole 5o. box 51
is provided so that it can be pulled out freely.

FIG. 6 is a plan view showing the front surface of the tag 52 to be issued, and FIG. 7 is a plan view showing the back surface of the tag 52. It is issued by cutting the paper 11 into a certain length using the cutter mechanism 16. A storage field 52a is formed at the end of such a tag 52, and the storage field 52a and the main body of the tag 52 can be separated at a perforation 62. Therefore, on the surface of the thermal paper 11, F (first class), C
(Business class) and Y (Economy class), a hole opening designation field 53 is formed in advance to specify the position to drill the hole. A portion of the back surface of the thermal paper 1 is an adhesive surface (not shown), and a sticker 63 is pasted on this adhesive surface. A plurality of identification portions 54, 55, and 56 are formed in advance on a portion of the back surface of the thermal paper 11 that is not an adhesive surface. These identification parts 54, 55° 56 are
The tags 52 are formed by displays such as different colors and patterns that allow the type of tag 52 to be identified by looking at the display. For example, the identification unit 5
4 is green, the identification portion 55 is blue, the identification portion 56 is red, etc. Here, when the tag 52 is bent so that one end is aligned with the perforation 62, the hole opening will be in the designation field 53. The back of OF is the identification part 56, the back of C is the identification part 55, and the back of Y is the identification part 54. Each part is positioned accordingly.

In such a configuration, when the trigger lever 48 is engaged with the protrusion 42 of the sleeve 43 and the spring clutch 33 is maintained in the power cutoff state, the rotation of the motor 28 is transmitted only to the pulley 31 and one bush 36. Not done. In this state, the paper feed roller 13 feeds the thermal paper 11 while the thermal head 15 prints data such as destination and flight number. Next, enter your seat class.
The solenoid 27 is driven at a timing corresponding to the selected class, and the trigger lever 48 is thereby activated.
is removed from the protrusion 42 of the sleeve 43, so the spring 41, which had been prevented from rotating by the hook 45 engaging the groove 44 of the sleeve 43, rotates together with the sleeve 43 due to friction with the bush 36. At this time, the contact portion of the spring 41 against the bushing 39 is
Since the spring 41 is stationary due to side resistance, the winding diameter of the spring 41 is reduced. Then, the winding diameter of the spring 41 becomes smaller and the cylindrical portions 37.40 of the two bushes 36.39
When the bushing 39 on the driven side is tightly wrapped around the shaft 32,
and the eccentric cam 34. At this time, the power to the solenoid 27 is cut off before the sleeve 43 rotates once, so the trigger plate 48 returns and engages with the protrusion 42 of the sleeve 43, maintaining the spring clutch 33 in the power cutoff state. do. At this time, due to the rotation of the eccentric cam 34, the hole punch 25 moves up and down once, and a hole 57 is formed in the designated field 53 in the thermal paper 11. Subsequently, the cutter mechanism 16 operates to cut the thermal paper 11. As a result, the tag 52 is issued.

The issued tag 52 is peeled off the sticker 63 to expose the adhesive surface, passed through the handle 59 of the luggage 58 while forming a loop, overlapped with one end aligned with the perforation 62, and adhered by the adhesive surface. As a result, the previously formed hole 57
The identification portion 55 is exposed. Such a state is shown in FIG. At this time, when attaching the tag 52, one end is attached to the perforation 62.
Since the positioning is performed according to the position, the positioning is easy.

Here, when the hole 57 is opened at the Y position of the designated field 53, the identification part 54 is exposed from the hole 57, and the hole 57 is opened at the F position.
When opened, the identification portion 56 is exposed through the hole 57. In this manner, in order to change the punching position in the designation column 53, the driving timing of the punch 25 is changed by the drive timing changing means 61. That is, in the process of feeding the thermal paper 11 by the paper feed roller 13, the solenoid 27 is activated based on the detection signal of the sensor that detects the position of the thermal paper 11.
The time it takes to drive is determined by the drive circuit.

Note that, eventually, the storage area 52a is separated from the main body of the tag 52 from the perforation 62.

As described above, various data are printed by the thermal head 15, and the holes 57 formed in the tag 52 and the identification parts 54, 5 are printed.
5.56, the tags 52 can be classified. Thereby, it is not necessary to use a special thermosensitive coloring paper that is difficult to handle and difficult to obtain the desired color, and it is possible to use a single-color thermosensitive paper 11 that is easy to handle.

In addition, in practice, the designation field 53 may be omitted for hole openings, and if the designation field 53 is not omitted for hole openings, the identification portions 54, 55, and 56 may be of one type. Further, the perforation designation field 53 may be printed by the heat-generating printing unit 6°. Alternatively, the drive timing changing means may be a circuit that connects the motor 28 and the eccentric cam 34 by a drive unit that does not include a clutch, and changes the operating timing of the motor 28 according to the type of the tag 52. In addition, the heat-sensitive paper 11 is fixed, and the heat-generating printing section 6
A mechanical part such as the punch 25 may be moved to open the hole or the hole. Furthermore, a cut sheet may be used as the thermal paper 11 and the cutter mechanism 16 may be omitted.

Effects of the Invention The invention as set forth in claim 1 provides a thermal paper having an adhesive surface and a plurality of types of identification portions along the longitudinal direction formed on the back surface, and a punch for making holes in the thermal paper by being driven by a drive section. and are relatively moved by the feeding section, and during this movement, the driving timing of the driving section is changed according to the type of tag to be issued by the driving timing changing means to form a hole at a desired position of the thermal paper. Therefore, when the issued tag is folded in half and glued together, the identification part exposed through the hole becomes an identification part corresponding to the type of tag, making it possible to tell the type of tag at a glance. The invention as set forth in claim 2 and the invention as set forth in claim 3 provide thermal paper having an adhesive surface and an identification portion formed on the back side, and a plurality of holes along the longitudinal direction of the thermal paper having designation columns formed on the front side. , the punch is driven by the drive unit to make a hole in the thermal paper, and the punch is moved relative to the feed unit, and during this movement, the drive timing change means changes the drive unit according to the type of tag to be issued. By changing the driving timing, the perforation position of the thermal paper is changed in relation to the specified field, so when the issued tag is folded back and glued, the specified perforation position is determined by the identification part displayed in the specified field. The type of the tag can be recognized by looking at it, and any of the inventions according to claims 1 to 3 can use monochromatic thermal paper that is easy to handle as the thermal paper. This increases the reliability of type classification, contributing to the realization of safe baggage reception operations, and even if the temperature applied to the thermal paper by the heat-generating print section is constant, it is possible to display the tag types. It is possible to easily electrically control the device, thereby realizing the simplification and cost reduction of the device.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The drawings show one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1 is a side view showing the inside of the tag printer, FIG. FIG. 4 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional front view showing the connection state between the punch and the drive section, FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of the spring clutch in the drive section, and FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of the spring clutch in the drive section. FIG. 7 is a plan view showing the front surface of the tag, FIG. 7 is a plan view showing the back surface of the tag, and FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a part of the baggage to which the tag is attached. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11... Thermal paper, 13... Feeding part, 25... Punching hole, 26... Drive part, 52... Tag, 53...
... Hole opening is specified column, 54-56 ... Identification section, 60...
- Heat generating printing section, 61... drive timing changing means

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A thermal paper having an adhesive surface and a plurality of types of identification portions along the longitudinal direction formed on the back surface, and a predetermined pattern on the surface of the thermal paper by relative movement with this thermal paper. a heat-generating printing section that performs printing; a hole punch that is driven by a drive section to punch holes in the thermal paper; and a feeding section that relatively moves the hole punch, the heat-generating printing section, and the thermal paper; A tag printer comprising: a driving timing changing means for changing the driving timing of the drive unit according to the type of tag to be issued. 2. A thermal paper having an adhesive surface and an identification portion formed on the back side, and a predetermined hole including a plurality of perforation designation fields along the longitudinal direction on the surface of the thermal paper by relative movement with the thermal paper. a heat-generating printing unit for printing, a hole punch driven by a drive unit to punch holes in the thermal paper, and a feeding unit for relatively moving the hole punch, the heat-generating print unit, and the thermal paper. A tag printer comprising: a driving timing changing means for changing the driving timing of the drive unit according to the type of tag to be issued, and changing the punching position of the thermal paper with respect to the punching designation column. 3. The thermal paper has an adhesive surface and an identification part formed on the back side, and a plurality of perforation designation fields along the longitudinal direction are formed on the front surface.The thermal paper is a heat-generating printing unit that performs predetermined printing on the surface; a hole punch that is driven by a drive unit to punch holes in the thermal paper; and relatively moving the hole punch, the heat-generating print unit, and the thermal paper. A tag comprising: a feeding section; and a driving timing changing means for changing the driving timing of the driving section depending on the type of tag to be issued, and changing the punching position of the thermal paper with respect to the punching designation column. printer.