JPS58112786A - Portable labeler - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide the titled labeler excellent in operatability, by a method wherein a take-up cassette for taking up a continuous body of labels printed thereon by a printer is detachably fitted, and the label is released from a base sheet and adhered to an article by a manual operation. CONSTITUTION:A take-up cassette 1 is provided which is interlocked with a printer 3 to take up the continuous body 4 of labels printed thereon by the printer 3, and a labeler 2 is provided to which the cassette 1 is detachably fitted and which causes the continuous body 4 to be fed by a manual operation and causes the label 6 to be released from the base sheet 5 and set into a adherable condition. Since printing is conducted by a desk-top type printer 3, accurate and clear printing can be accomplished. Accordingly, it is unnecessitated to provide any printing head, the device can be reduced in size and weight, operatability and labeling speed can be enhanced, and the printed surface of the label is prevented from being stained.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention is a round portable label pasting system in which nine printed label pieces are sequentially temporarily pasted on a band-shaped mount and are pasted on an article such as a product while being peeled off from the mount. Regarding equipment.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as this type of labeling device used in supermarkets and the like, there is a portable label printing and pasting machine commonly called a hand 2 beller. This consists of a holding part that holds a roll of a continuous strip of labels on which unprinted label pieces are sequentially temporarily attached on a backing paper, a printing part that prints on the label pieces, and a printing part that prints on the label pieces. It consists of a transport section that sends the continuous label, and a peeling section that peels off the printed label piece from the mount of the continuous label and sends it out of the machine.
Printing, transport, and peeling are performed manually, and the peeled label piece is pressed against the article and pasted.

This hand 2-pole is mainly used to affix label pieces (hereinafter referred to as labels) to products in the sales floor where products are displayed, but it is also used for barcode labels for the PO8 system that has become popular in recent years. The following problems have occurred in the printing and pasting work.

(1) Barcodes are read by an optical reader, and require extremely high precision in the length and spacing of the barcode, but with the easy-to-understand print head attached to a hand labeler,
Due to structural errors, excess or deficiency of ink applied to the typeface by Ink A-9, etc., the Shiba code is not printed accurately, and as a result, it is frequently not read correctly by the optical reader. It had occurred.

(2) Due to the standardized size of barcodes, barcode printheads are inevitably larger than normal character printheads, and as a result, hand labelers are also large and heavy. and become difficult to handle.
The level of fatigue among workers was also increasing.

(3) A check digit is required for barcodes, but because it is difficult to provide an automatic check digit calculation function for hand labelers due to their size and structural limitations, it is necessary to calculate the check digit separately each time. This was also inconvenient.

Due to the above-mentioned problems with hand labelers for barcodes, after printing on the label continuum using a desktop printer, it is necessary to manually print the printed labels one by one from the backing paper of the label continuum. There is also a method of pasting the label on the product while peeling it off, but with this manual method, the speed at which the label is pasted is significantly reduced, resulting in poor work efficiency. However, there was a need for the development of a device that could accurately print and affix barcode labels, as the barcode labels could be rubbed and become unclear.

The present invention was created in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and its purpose is to improve the operability of desktop printers when attaching accurately printed labels (including check digital) to products, etc. To provide a portable label affixing device which improves the affixing speed, reduces the fatigue of one worker, and enables labels to be affixed without staining the printed surface of the label. The invention will be described in detail based on embodiments shown in the drawings.

The label pasting device of the present invention has a winding cassette l that winds up a continuous label body 4 printed by a printer 3 in conjunction with the printer 3, and a winding cassette 1 that is detachably attached to the winding cassette 1. It is comprised of a pasting machine 2 which transports the continuous body 4 and peels off the label 6 from the mount 5 to make the label 6 into a state II ready for pasting.

A cylindrical winding core 8 is rotatably attached to the center of the machine frame 7 of the winding force sector 1. A large number of slots are provided on the outer peripheral surface of the winding core 8, and the label continuous body 4 is
When winding up the label continuous body 4, the tip of the continuous label body 4 is inserted into the slit 9.
Insert and hold. Further, as shown in FIG. 9 at one end KFi of the winding core 8, a small-diameter gear 11 is formed, and the gear 11 penetrates the machine frame 7 and projects outward.

Reference numeral 12 denotes a nine-swivel body which is pivotally connected to a pair of annular protrusions 80 formed outside the winding core 8 on the opposing inner surface of the machine frame 7. A circular anti-unraveling plate 1O is formed to prevent the wound continuous label body 4 from unraveling laterally, and a curved label holding portion 13 is formed at the front end by connecting both side plates. There is.

On the bottom of the winding cassette 1, a mount guide groove 15 is continuously recessed from the front end to the rear end of the winding cassette 1, as shown in FIG. 016 (FIG. 5) is a turning pin of the mount 5 attached to the front of the bottom plate 14, and 18 is a turning pin of the bottom plate 1.
This is a mount holding mechanism provided at the rear of 4.

This mount holding mechanism 18 is connected to a recess 19 formed in the machine frame 7.
It consists of a suppressing member 20 housed in a vertically movable manner, and a nine receiving plate 21 fixed to the rear end of the mount guide l115. As shown in FIG. 11-), the suppressing member 20 has a suppressing portion 22 curved on its lower surface, and a needle 23 protrudes from the center of the lower surface of the suppressing portion 22. Further, knob pieces 24 are integrally formed on both sides of the suppressing member 2o, and a semicircular retaining tongue piece 25 is provided at the lower part of the knob piece 24. Thus, the pressing member 20 is moved by the non-pull ring 26 accommodated in the recess 19.
It is always urged downward, and as a result, the above-mentioned retaining tongue piece 2
5 normally protrudes from the bottom surface of the winding cassette 1, and the pressing portion 22 is in contact with the upper surface of the receiving plate 21.

The receiving plate 21 is attached with a space 27 sufficient for the mount 5 to pass between it and the paper plate 14, and a hole 28 in which the needle 23 of the pressing member 20 is accommodated is formed approximately in the center at the rear end. Each is provided with a mount counter 29 (Fig. 5)
.

In addition, a semicircular retaining convex portion 30 is formed at the front end of each side of the winding cassette 10 2 , and the lower portions of both sides are slightly recessed to provide attachment portions 31 for the printer 3 and the label pasting machine 2 . It has become. In addition, 32 is a display tag storage section.Next, to explain the pasting style 2 with reference to FIGS.
4 and 9, the horizontal portions of the upper edges of the machine frames 33 are each slightly protruded inward to form mounting portions 35. A pair of semicircular engagement recesses 37 are formed on the inside of the front 1136 of the machine frame 33, and an adhesive 1:1-439 is rotatably attached to the front end of the machine frame 33. roller 3
A label outlet 38 is formed below the label 9.

The rear part of the machine frame 33 is extended to form a 4° grip, and below the grip 40 is a hand lever 41.
The front end thereof is pivotally attached 42 to the machine frame 33 so as to be rotatable. A return spring 43 is housed between the hand lever 41 and the grip 40, so that the hand lever 41 is always biased clockwise.

A transfer mechanism 44 for the mount 5 is provided at the lower part of the machine frame 33. The mechanism 44 includes a claw member 46 having a pair of transfer claws 45 formed at the upper end, and a holding frame that holds the claw member 46. 47, and M-1 second and third links 4849.50 that move this holding frame 47 back and forth.

One end of the second link 48 is fixed to the hand lever 41, and a roller 51 attached to the other end fits into a long hole 52 formed in the second link 49.The second link 49 has a lower end fixed to the hand lever 41. It is horizontally suspended between the machine frames 33 and pivotally connected to the nine bins 53, and its upper end is pivotally connected 54 to a third link 5o, and the tip of the third link 5o is fixed to the holding frame 47.

The holding frame 47 is formed into a flat "U" shape as shown in FIG. It fits into the guide #1I57 recessed in the wall (11th
Figure hj).

The claw member 46 is rotatably attached to a bottle 58 horizontally suspended on the holding frame 47, and is always urged counterclockwise in the drawing #g6 by a spring 59.

60 is a push-up plate horizontally suspended at the rear end of the holding frame 47 and rotatably attached to the nine bins 61; 62 is rotatably attached to a pin 63 horizontally suspended between the machine frames 33; a sixth support member supported by springs 64 and 65, respectively;
In the figure, the push-up plate 60 is urged counterclockwise, and the support member 62 is urged clockwise. Thus, in the resting state shown in FIG. 10B, the upper surface of the support member 62 abuts and supports the lower surface of the rear end of the push-up plate 60. Further, a tapered portion 66 is formed at the upper rear end lf+ of the push-up plate 60.

A locking mechanism 67 for attaching the winding cassette 1 is provided at the rear of the machine frame 33 (FIG. 6). In other words, the machine frame 33
A lock member 69 is rotatably attached to the machine frame 3 and is always biased clockwise by a spring 68.
3, the removal button 70 is slidably attached to the rear upper end of 3 in the front-rear direction, and a part of the removal button 70 is in contact with the opening and the opening member 69.
The lower end corner portion 71 of the toad material 69 is engaged with and locked with the engaging portion 73 at the lower end of the opening 72 bored in the rear surface of the cassette 1 (see FIGS. 4, 7, and 10). )) Note that in front of the claw 3 member 46 there is a mount presser fj made of a plate spring.
rr4 is attached to the machine frame 33.

The present invention will be described in detail.

First, the winding cassette 1 is set in the printer 3 as shown in FIG. 9, and printing is performed. The printer 3 is not limited to any particular model, but a thermal printer or the like is suitable, for example.

The printer 3 is provided with a rotating shaft 75 that is connected to a drive source and rotates in synchronization with the feeding of the printed label continuous body 4, and a gear 76 at one end of the rotating shaft 75 is connected to a drive source.
It is configured to mesh with the gear 11 of.

Therefore, in order to print, the rotary body 8 of the cassette 1 is erected as shown in FIG. After that, printing is started and a predetermined number of labels 6 are printed. At this time, in synchronization with the feeding of the label continuous body 4, the winding core 8 is rotated between the rotary shaft 75 and the gear 7.
6.11 to wind up the label series 4.

When printing is completed, the continuous label body 4 is cut and the cassette and tray 1 are removed from the printer 3. Next, pull out the tip of the cut continuous label body 4, peel off several labels 6, turn only the mount 5 backwards at the front of the turning bin 16 as shown in FIG. It is held between 21 and 21. That is, push up the knob 24 with your fingers to release the suppression member 2.
After moving the whole 0 upward and inserting the mount 5 between the pressing part 22 and the receiving plate 21, when you release your finger, the suppressing member 20 is lowered by the action force of the spring 260, and the pressing part 22 is pressed against the receiving plate. The needle 23 pierces the mount 5 and fixes the mount 5 while pressing the mount 5 between the needles 21 and 21.Then, the rotating body 12, which is standing upright, is rotated to its proper position as shown in FIG.
The label holding part 13 is brought into contact with the continuous label body 4.

Next, do not engage the engagement recess s30 at the tip of this cassette 1 with the engagement recess 37 of the pasting machine 2.
is stored in the storage section 34. In that case, the stepped portion 77 formed below the label storage portion 32 of the cassette 1 is placed on the placement portion 35 of the pasting machine 2 and is automatically locked by the locking mechanism 67. That is, when the cassette 1 is inserted, the retaining portion 73 holds the locking member 69 against the spring 6.
The retaining portion 73 of the locking member 69 is rotated counterclockwise against the force applied by the locking member 69 and lowered.
When the locking member 69 is overcome by the action of the spring 680, it returns to its original position, and its lower end corner 71 engages with the retaining portion 73 and is locked (Fig. 10B) (B)) .

When the hand lever 41 is grasped with that ζ, the holding frame 47 moves horizontally backward along the guide groove 57 via the first, second, and third links 48, 49, and 50 (Fig. 11 Ml
), during the movement, the transfer claws 45 of the claw members 46 engage with the notches 78 (FIG. 8) made in the mount 5 at regular intervals to transfer the mount 5, and the push-up plate 60 moves to push up the engaging tongue piece 25 of the pressing member 20, and as a result, the pressing of the mount by the pressing part 22 and the needle 23 of the pressing member 20 is released, so the mount 5 is smoothly transferred backwards and machined. Expelled outside.

Furthermore, if you grasp the hand lever 41, (Figure 12),
As shown in tpl, the push-up plate 60 retreats and the push-up plate 60
Since the lower surface of the support member 62 is no longer engaged, the suppressing member 20 descends while pushing down the push-up plate 60 counterclockwise by the force acting on the spring 260 and returns to its original position.
The mount 5 is fixed again by the pressing portion 22 and the needle 23.

On the other hand, during this mount transfer, since the label continuous body 4 is horizontally regulated by the label holding part 13 in the turning beam y16 at the front of the machine, only the mount 5 is reversed at a steep angle, and the labels 6 are It moves forward while being peeled off from the mount 5, and is sent out from the 2-pel outlet 32 to below the pasting roller 31.

As with a labeler, if the lower surface (adhesive surface) of the label 6 below the pasting roller 31 is applied to the article by rubbing, the pasting can be done by the action of the pasting roller 31.

Next, when the hand drapeer 41 is released, the return spring 43
The no-end lever 41 returns to its original position due to the zero acting force, and at the same time, the holding frame 4 is moved through the first to third links 48 to 50.
7 also moves forward and returns to the g/c 10 figure B), tPIC) state. Note that during this forward movement, the bottom corner 79 (FIG. 12 B) of the expanding push-up plate 60 comes into contact with the support member 62, but the acting force of the spring 26 pushing down the push-up plate 60 is stronger. , which is larger than the additive force of the springs 64 and 65, rotates the support member 62 counterclockwise, and therefore the push-up plate 60 slides on the lower surface of the engagement tongue 25 without pushing up the engagement tongue 25. Move and move forward. As a result, since the mount 5 remains fixed by the pressing member 20, it will not be returned to the front due to the advancement of the claw member 46. Therefore, the claw member 46 rotates clockwise against the spring 59 when the transfer claw 45 is removed from the notch 78 in the mount 5, and slides on the lower surface of the mount 5 as shown in FIG.
: Returns to the original position of 4), where the cut 78 of the mount is again inserted.
Next, in order to remove the winding cassette (1) from the applicator 2, the 13th
When the removal button 70 is pushed forward as shown in the figure, the opening of the member 6 is removed.
9 rotates counterclockwise, and its lower end corner 71 is the cassette 1.
The mount presser piece 7 is released from the retaining portion 73 of the mount paper and at the same time presses the lower surface of the mount 5 at the front of the mount guide groove 15.
The rear part of cassette 1 rises slightly due to the action of No. 4 and can be easily removed with one touch.

As explained above, the present invention includes a winding cassette for winding a continuous label printed on a printer, and this winding cassette F is detachably attached, and the label is manually peeled off from the mount and attached to the article. It consists of a pasting machine and a pasting machine.

(1) Printing Company: It is more accurate and clear than the printing done by round hand labelers on desktop printers, and especially when printing barcodes, it is possible to automatically calculate and print check, mark, and mark.・ (2) Since no print head is required, the labeling device is lighter and lighter, resulting in improved operability, faster label labeling speed, and reduced worker fatigue. I can do it.

(3) There is no need for troublesome operations such as inserting the label continuous body into the pasting machine when loading and unloading the take-up spool into the pasting machine.
It can be easily done with one touch. (4) Compared to the method using a notebook, the pasting speed is faster and the printed surface of the two pels will not be soiled.

(9) In the second invention, since the mount holding mechanism and the mechanism that releases the mount holding only when the mount is being transferred are provided, the mount will not be returned together when the transfer claw returns. Therefore, mount transfer and label-IIIM are always carried out smoothly.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The figures show an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the winding force section, Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the pasting machine, Fig. 3 is a sectional view of the winding cassette, and Fig. 4 is the same, rear view. Fig. 5 is the same, bottom view, Fig. 6 is a sectional view of the pasting machine, Fig. 7 is the same, top view - Fig. 8 is a plan view of the continuous label body, Fig. 9 is the same, the winding cassette is attached to the printer. 101j4Fi shows the state in which the cassette is set in the pasting machine, (a) is a sectional view, (b) is a side view with the machine frame of the pasting machine removed, and Figure 11 is a side view of the pasting machine with the frame removed. The same figure shows the state where the hand lever is grasped halfway, ((A) is a cross-sectional view of the main part, (B) is bald)
AIII cross-sectional view, BB line cross-sectional view of Hi1 baldness), 12th
The figure shows the state in which the hand lever is fully gripped, the upper part is a cross-sectional view, the middle part is a side view with the machine frame of the pasting machine removed, and Figure 13 is the state when the take-up cassette is removed from the pasting machine. In Figure 0, which is a partially sectional side view showing 1--winding cassette, 2-- pasting machine 3-- printer 4-- label continuous body 5-- one mount
6-...Label 18...One mount valve mechanism 44--Transfer mechanism, 45-...Transfer claw, 78
....-Incision, Patent Applicant Sato Co., Ltd. Figure 1 Figure 2 Section 3 Figure 4 Figure 8 Figure 9 Figure 3 No.II! 11! l (b) 70th 111th! I (c)

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) A winding unit that is removably attached to a printer that prints on a continuous label body made by temporarily attaching labels one after another to a band-shaped mount with cutouts for transportation, and that winds up the printed nine-label continuous body. and a peeling section that turns only the backing paper and peels off the label, and a guide section that guides the turned nine backing sheets. a pasting machine comprising: a transport mechanism for transporting the turned backing paper to a transport claw and thereby peeling off the label; and a pasting section for pasting the peeled label on the article; Portable labeling device (2) characterized by:
a winding section that is detachably attached to a printer that prints on a continuous label body formed by sequentially temporarily attaching labels to a band-shaped mount having notches for transportation, and that winds up the printed nine-label continuous body; A winding cassette comprising a peeling section that turns only the backing paper and peels off the label, a guide section that guides the turned backliner, and a backing paper holding mechanism that presses the backing paper and fixes its position; A transport mechanism in which the cassette is removably attached, and by manual operation, the turned nine mounts are transported by a transport claw, thereby peeling off the label, and the mount is moved into the winding cassette only when the mount is transferred. A portable label pasting device comprising: a mechanism for releasing the presser foot; and a pasting unit for pasting the peeled label onto an article.