JPH1049050A - Seal producing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To execute image forming and punching processing without difficulty even in the case of using an existing copying device without changing it particularly by providing a dancer roller for accumulating a seal sheet fed from a hard copy means so that the tension of the seal sheet may be kept constant. SOLUTION: This device comprises a feeding means S consecutively feeding a seal sheet 100, the hard copy means C copying an image on the display surface 100a of the display sheet based on image data and a punching means K executing the punching processing to the sheet 100. Then, the device is provided with a dancer roller D between the means C and K, so that the sheet 100 is prevented from being loosened or strongly tensioned between the means C and K even when speed for feeding the sheet 100 to the means K is not coincident with the speed of the sheet 100 fed after copying from the means C.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an improvement in an apparatus for manufacturing a seal used as a label, a sticker or the like to be attached to the surface of various articles.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In manufacturing a seal used as a label or a sticker to be attached to the surface of various articles, an apparatus called a so-called seal printing machine is used from the viewpoint of manufacturing the seal continuously and in large quantities. Is used.

[0003] Such a seal printing machine generally includes a delivery mechanism for continuously delivering a seal sheet prepared in a rolled state, and a display surface of the seal sheet delivered from the delivery mechanism. A pressure plate or impression cylinder for printing characters or graphics of a required size, a printing plate portion provided with a plate stand or a plate cylinder, and a seal sheet printed by the printing pressure plate portion with this seal. A punching mechanism that performs a punching process of a desired size at a depth that does not cut the release sheet attached to the adhesive surface of the sheet, and a winding mechanism that winds up the seal sheet that has been subjected to the punching process It is said.

Therefore, according to this seal printing machine,
A large number of stickers on which characters, figures, and the like are printed on the display surface can be manufactured continuously.

[0005]

However, printing using the printing pressure plate portion involves preparing a printing plate based on an underprint, setting the printing plate on a printing plate or a printing cylinder, preparing ink, and adjusting printing pressure. In particular, when performing color printing or multi-color printing, it is necessary to prepare a plurality of color inks and a plurality of printing plates and set them. Also, a certain treatment for drying the ink was required. Furthermore, it requires a great deal of labor to manage the underlaying and printing plates and the ink.

For this reason, various types of copying machines, printers, and the like are capable of sequentially copying an image on the seal sheet continuously supplied by using the printing pressure plate portion of this type of seal printing machine. It has been considered to replace the above-mentioned copying apparatus with a printing machine.

That is, an image displayed on a document is irradiated with light, the image data is read in an analog or digital manner, and the image is copied on the display surface of the seal sheet based on the image data. In this case, it is possible to manufacture the seal only by creating the composition.

Further, data of a transient image displayed on a display element such as a cathode ray tube or a liquid crystal panel, that is, image information from an electronic device such as a computer for forming the image is read, and the image data is read. Based on this, if the image is copied on the display surface of the seal sheet, the seal can be manufactured only by creating a temporary image on the display element. In this case, the image quality information of the temporary image is recorded on a recording medium of various image quality information such as a floppy disk, so that the composition management itself is not required.

However, in this type of seal manufacturing apparatus, when the printing plate is simply replaced with the copying apparatus, the following problem occurs.

First, the feeding speed of the seal sheet to the punching mechanism is determined by the dimension in the feeding direction of the seal sheet to be punched by one punching operation of the punching mechanism, that is, the size of the seal to be manufactured. Where it can be changed appropriately according to
The copying speed in the copying apparatus cannot be easily changed. Second, the copying speed in the copying apparatus also fluctuates due to the density of the image to be copied. For this reason, the speed at which the seal sheet is to be fed to the punching mechanism and the speed of the seal sheet which is copied and sent from the copying apparatus often do not substantially coincide with each other. If the two speeds do not match, the seal sheet will loosen or stick tightly between the copying machine and the punching mechanism, and as a result, the copying in the copying machine and the punching in the punching mechanism will be properly performed. You will not be able to do it.

In view of the above disadvantages of the prior art, the present invention forms an image on a display surface of a continuously fed seal sheet and performs a punching process for forming the seal sheet into a seal of a desired size. It is an object of the present invention to make it possible to form the image without any trouble even when an existing copying apparatus is used without any particular change.

[0012]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, a display surface of a seal sheet 100 having a display surface 100a and an adhesive surface 100b, wherein the adhesive surface 100b is covered with a release sheet 100c. A seal manufacturing apparatus for forming an image V such as a character or a figure on the seal sheet 100a and performing a punching process on the seal sheet 100 on which the image V is formed is provided by the seal sheet 1 prepared in a roll shape.
00, and a display surface 100 of a display sheet fed from the sending means S.
a, a hard copy unit C for copying the image V based on the image data read from the copy original, hard copy or soft copy, and the image V is formed on the display surface 100a by the hard copy unit C. There is a punching unit K that performs a punching process on the seal sheet 100 sent out from the hard copy unit C, and a gap between the hard copy unit C and the punching unit K so that the tension of the seal sheet 100 is kept constant. And a dancer roller D for storing the seal sheet 100 sent out from the hard copy means C.

[0013] Here, a hard copy is a record of information on a medium such as paper, such as a copy of a block copy, and the record is held in a normal state without applying special energy from outside. In addition, it means something that can be read visually under natural light. The soft copy means a transient image on a display element such as a cathode ray tube or a liquid crystal panel.

Reading image data from an original or a hard copy means reading an image displayed on the original or the like in an analog or digital manner. The analog reading is performed, for example, by forming the electrostatic latent image by extinguishing the reflected light of the light radiated on the underlay original or the like, by extinguishing the surface charge applied in advance at the location where the reflected light is applied. By irradiating the photoreceptor configured as described above. For example, digital reading can be performed by receiving the reflected light with a CCD image sensor or the like.

The reading of image data from a soft copy means data of a transient image displayed on a display element such as a cathode ray tube or a liquid crystal panel, that is, a computer or the like for forming the transient image. It means reading image information from electronic devices.

The hard copy means C includes a seal sheet 1 based on the image data read as described above.
Means for realizing a known method capable of recording the image V in a hard copy state on the display surface 100a of 00, for example, methods such as electrophotography, electrostatic recording, ink jet, discharge breakdown, thermal transfer, and thermal coloring. Means

The punching means K means that the seal sheet 100 on which the image V is copied on the display surface 100a by the hard copy means C is generally placed along the outer periphery of the copied image V. The die-cutting device 30 is divided into a plurality of seals each having a desired size. For example, a die-cutting device 30 having an upper die 31 that moves up and down and a cutting blade 32 having a circular shape can be used.

The dancer roller D is a movable balancing roller that guides the seal sheet 100 located between the hard copy means C and the punching means K. Of the seal sheet 100 between the hard copy means C and the punching means K in the feed direction.
This is to prevent loosening of 00 and strong sticking.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the dancer roller D has a chain 51 inserted between a pair of upper and lower sprocket wheels 50, 50 supporting the end of the dancer roller D. 5 is a type which is movable in the vertical direction. As shown in FIG. 5, a balance weight 53 is provided at one end and a dancer roller D is provided at the other end.
Can be used in which the dancer roller D is moved up and down about a fulcrum 55 of an arm 54 that supports the arm.

[0020]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, a typical embodiment of the present invention will be described.

The seal manufacturing apparatus according to the present invention has a display surface 100a and an adhesive surface 100b.
Is an apparatus for forming an image V such as a character or a figure on the display surface 100a of the seal sheet 100 covered with the release sheet 100c, and performing a punching process on the seal sheet 100 on which the image V is formed. The seal sheet 100 prepared as described above is continuously fed to the sending means S and the display surface 100a of the display sheet sent from the sending means S to the image data read from the original, hard copy or soft copy. A hard copy unit C for copying the image V, and a punching unit K for forming an image V on the display surface 100a by the hard copy unit C and performing a punching process on the seal sheet 100 sent out from the hard copy unit C. And between the hard copy means C and the punching means K, As the tension of the sealing sheet 100 is kept constant, and a dancer roller D for storing the sealing sheet 100 fed from the hard copy unit C.

Therefore, according to the seal manufacturing apparatus of the present invention, the desired image V can be continuously copied and the punching process can be continuously performed on the seal sheet 100 prepared in a roll shape. The seal sheet 10
0 can be a plurality of seals 101, 101,... Disposed on the release sheet 100c in a relatively short time.

Since the dancer roller D is provided between the hard copy means C and the punching means K, the seal sheet 1 is provided to the punching means K.
00 and the hard copy means C
Even if the speed of the seal sheet 100 that is copied and sent from the printer does not match, the seal sheet 100 can be loosened or strongly stuck between the hard copy means C and the punching means K. As a result, even when the image V is formed using the existing hard copy unit C without any particular change, the image V can be copied and punched out without any trouble.

Next, more specific embodiments of the present invention shown in FIGS. 1 to 4 and 6 to 8 will be described.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the overall configuration of the seal manufacturing apparatus according to this embodiment. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a main configuration of the hard copy unit C. 3 shows the dancer roller D in a perspective state so that the configuration of the dancer roller D can be easily understood, and FIG. 4 shows the dancer roller D viewed from the side. FIG. 6 shows the hard copy means C, the dancer roller D, the punching means K, the winding roll 60 of the unnecessary seal part 102, and the seal sheet 100 so that the processing of the seal sheet 100 by the seal printing machine can be easily understood. It is the figure which showed in the state of perspective. 7 shows the seal sheet 100 in a cross-sectional state before the unnecessary seal portion 102 is peeled off, and FIG. 8 shows the seal sheet 100 from which the unnecessary seal portion 102 is peeled off. It is shown in a cross-sectional state.

The seal manufacturing apparatus particularly shown in FIG. 1 is configured so that a seal sheet 100 prepared in the form of a roll is continuously sent out and a display surface 100a of the seal sheet 100 fed from the feed means S is provided. ,
A hard copy unit C for copying the image V based on image data read from a copy, a hard copy or a soft copy, and a display surface 1 by the hard copy unit C
00a is formed on the hard copy unit C
A punching unit K for performing a punching process on the seal sheet 100 sent out from the printer, and the seal sheet 10 between the hard copy unit C and the punching unit K.
And a dancer roller D for storing the seal sheet 100 sent out from the hard copy means C so that the zero tension is kept constant.

First, the feeding means S is inserted into the center of the roll of the seal sheet 100 wound up in a roll shape, and the roll-shaped seal sheet 100 is wound.
And a guide roll train 1 for continuously feeding the seal sheet 100 supported by the paper feed shaft 10 from the winding end to the hard copy means C.
1, 11,....

More specifically, when the seal sheet 100 is sent out from the sending means S, the seal sheet 100 is sent at a predetermined speed to a copying section constituting the hard copy means C, and the hard copy is sent out. This can be achieved by driving a feed roll (not shown) of the means C.

Next, in this embodiment, the hard copy means C is an electronic device such as a computer for forming a transient image (soft copy) displayed on a display element such as a cathode ray tube or a liquid crystal panel. The seal sheet 100 which reads image quality information from a device, or image quality information obtained by receiving reflected light of light irradiated on an under-print original or the like by a CCD image sensor or the like, and is sent based on the image quality information. The image V having a desired size and shape can be repeatedly and continuously copied on the display surface 100a of the image forming apparatus.

That is, in this embodiment, the hard copy means C is configured to transmit the image information transmitted from the electronic device as a digital signal or the image information transmitted from the CCD image sensor or the like. An image processing unit 21 and a laser unit 2 for irradiating a laser beam based on a signal from the image processing unit 21
2 and four photoconductor drums 23a, 23b, 23c, and 2 which are irradiated with the laser beam via the mirror 22a.
3d and the four photosensitive drums 23a, 23b, 23
c, 23d, and the photosensitive drums 23a... 2
A developing device 24 for supplying toner to 3d, and a fixing roll 25
And a configuration having: In the present embodiment, the toner supplied from the developing units 24 of the four photosensitive drums 23a, 23b, 23c, and 23d is yellow, yellow, Magenta, cyan, and black are set in this order. Further, reference numeral 26 in the drawing denotes a charging unit, reference numeral 27 denotes a cleaning and neutralization unit, and reference numeral 28 denotes a unit located immediately below the photosensitive drum. A corona discharge unit for transfer to the seal sheet 100. Reference numeral 29 in the drawing denotes a feed surface of the seal sheet 100.

Then, the seal sheet 100 is moved from one side of the hard copy means C thus constructed to the four photosensitive drums 23a, 23b, 23c and 23d.
Then, the image V is continuously fed toward the other side of the hard copy unit C under the fixing roll 25, and the image V is repeatedly and continuously copied on the display surface 100a by the sending.

Next, in this embodiment, the dancer roller D is configured to be located below a pair of upper rolls 52 arranged at an interval.

The dancer roller D has a roll end fixed to an endless chain 51 which is inserted between a pair of upper and lower sprocket wheels 50, 50, and is configured to be vertically movable.

Then, the image V is copied onto the display surface 100a by the hard copy means C, and the seal sheet 100 sent out from the hard copy means C is on the hard copy means C side. Passing above the upper roll 52 and below the dancer roller D,
Further, it is configured to pass over the upper roll 52 on the side of the punching means K and to be inserted into the punching means K so as to be fed.

Next, in this embodiment, the punching means K is provided on the lower surface of the upper die 31 which moves up and down along the outer periphery of the image V copied on the display surface 100a of the seal sheet 100. The die cutting apparatus 30 is provided with a circular cutting blade 32 configured to perform a punching process at a depth that does not cut the release sheet 100c. The cutting blade 32 is configured to have, for example, an annular shape or a square shape according to the size and shape of the image V copied on the seal sheet 100. The reference numeral 40 in the drawing indicates that the sealing sheet 10 is attached to the die cutting device 30 so as to correspond to the timing of the punching process of the die cutting device 30.
This is a paper feed drum for feeding 0 and sending it out.

In this embodiment, the unnecessary seal portions 102 other than the seal portion on which the image V is formed in the seal sheet 100 cut by the punching means K are replaced with the release sheet 100c.
And a take-up roll 60 of the unnecessary seal portion 102 for peeling off the cover at any time.
0, a plurality of seals 101 on which the image V has been applied, on the release sheet 100c.
101... Are left alone.

Reference numeral 70 in the figure denotes a cutter device for cutting the seal sheet 100 to a required size.

Since the seal manufacturing apparatus according to this embodiment has such a configuration, as shown in FIG. 6 in particular, the image V of a desired size, shape and color is obtained by the hard copy means C. A plurality of seals 101, 101 having the image V copied on the surface of the release sheet 100c can be repeatedly and continuously copied on the display surface 100a of the continuously supplied seal sheet 100 by the punching means K. ... can be formed separately. Even if the copying speed of the hard copy unit C does not match the cutting speed of the punching unit K, the dancer roller D
The size of the seal sheet 100 stored in the dancer roller D can be adjusted by the up and down movement of the seal sheet 100. As a result, the seal sheet 100 is loosened between the hard copy means C and the punching mechanism, or
There is no strong penetration.

[0039]

The seal manufacturing apparatus according to the present invention has a display surface 100a and an adhesive surface 100b.
b is a seal sheet 100 covered with a release sheet 100c
Is a device for forming an image V such as a character or a figure on the display surface 100a of FIG. 1 and performing a punching process on the seal sheet 100 on which the image V is formed. And a hard copy for copying the image V on the display surface 100a of the seal sheet 100 fed from the sending device S based on the image data read from the copy original, the hard copy or the soft copy. Means C and the display surface 100a by the hard copy means C.
An image V is formed on the sealing sheet 100 sent out from the hard copy unit C, and a punching unit K for performing a punching process, and a tension between the hard copy unit C and the punching unit K, And a dancer roller D that stores the seal sheet 100 sent out from the hard copy unit C so that the seal sheet 100 is kept constant. The image V can be copied and the punching process can be performed.
.. May be a plurality of seals 101, 101,.

Since the dancer roller D is provided between the hard copy means C and the punching means K, the seal sheet 1 is provided to the punching means K.
00 and the hard copy means C
Even if the speed of the seal sheet 100 which is copied and sent out from the printer does not match, the seal sheet 100 is not loosened or hardly stuck between the hard copy means C and the punching mechanism. As a result, even when the image V is formed using the existing hard copy means C without any particular change, the image V can be copied and punched without any trouble.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a seal manufacturing apparatus.

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of a main part of a hard copy unit C;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a dancer roller D part.

FIG. 4 is a side view of a dancer roller D part.

FIG. 5 is a side view of a dancer roller D part.

FIG. 6 is a configuration diagram of a seal manufacturing apparatus.

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of the seal sheet before the unnecessary seal portion is peeled off.

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of the seal sheet 100 from which the unnecessary seal portion 102 has been removed.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 100 seal sheet 100a display surface 100b adhesive surface 100c release sheet V image S sending means C hard copy means K punching means D dancer roller

Claims (1)

[Claims] An image, such as a character or a figure, is formed on a display surface of a seal sheet having a display surface and an adhesive surface, and the adhesive surface is covered with a release sheet. An apparatus for performing a punching process, wherein the apparatus is configured to send out the seal sheet prepared in the form of a roll, a sending unit that continuously sends out the sheet, and an original under the plate, with respect to a display surface of the display sheet sent from the sending unit. A hard copy unit for copying the image based on the image data read from the hard copy or the soft copy, and an image formed on a display surface by the hard copy unit, and a punching process performed on a seal sheet sent from the hard copy unit. Punching means for applying, between the hard copy means and the punching means, the tension of the seal sheet is So as to maintain a constant,
And a dancer roller for storing the seal sheet sent from the hard copy means.