US20120031944A1 - Conveying device, printer, and abutting member - Google Patents

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US20120031944A1
US20120031944A1 US13/161,678 US201113161678A US2012031944A1 US 20120031944 A1 US20120031944 A1 US 20120031944A1 US 201113161678 A US201113161678 A US 201113161678A US 2012031944 A1 US2012031944 A1 US 2012031944A1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65C—LABELLING OR TAGGING MACHINES, APPARATUS, OR PROCESSES
    • B65C9/00—Details of labelling machines or apparatus
    • B65C9/46—Applying date marks, code marks, or the like, to the label during labelling
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65C—LABELLING OR TAGGING MACHINES, APPARATUS, OR PROCESSES
    • B65C9/00—Details of labelling machines or apparatus
    • B65C9/08—Label feeding
    • B65C9/18—Label feeding from strips, e.g. from rolls
    • B65C9/1865—Label feeding from strips, e.g. from rolls the labels adhering on a backing strip
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65C—LABELLING OR TAGGING MACHINES, APPARATUS, OR PROCESSES
    • B65C9/00—Details of labelling machines or apparatus
    • B65C2009/0003—Use of RFID labels
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65C—LABELLING OR TAGGING MACHINES, APPARATUS, OR PROCESSES
    • B65C9/00—Details of labelling machines or apparatus
    • B65C9/0006—Removing backing sheets
    • B65C2009/0009—Removing backing sheets by means of a peeling tip

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  • Embodiments described herein relate generally to a conveying device, a printer, and an abutting member.
  • a device e.g., a printer
  • an abutting member which abuts against a backing sheet (or a mount) to separate a label (on which information is printed) from the backing sheet
  • a mechanism is needed to easily separate a label from a flexible backing sheet (or a mount).
  • FIG. 1 is a side elevational view showing an exemplary internal configuration of a printer according to an illustrative embodiment.
  • FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing one example of a paper roll to be used in a printer according to an illustrative embodiment.
  • FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing one example of an abutting member to be used in a printer according to an illustrative embodiment.
  • FIG. 4 is a side sectional view showing one example of an abutting member and a web material having a label provided thereon, which are used in a printer according to an illustrative embodiment.
  • FIG. 5 is a front elevational view showing one example of an abutting member and a web material having a label provided thereon, which are used in a printer according to an illustrative embodiment, as seen from a paper discharge direction.
  • FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing another example of an abutting member to be used in a printer according to another embodiment.
  • a conveying device includes a conveying mechanism configured to convey a mount with a web material provided thereon in a conveying direction; and an abutting member including an edge portion extending in a widthwise direction intersecting with the conveying direction and configured to allow the edge portion to abut against the mount.
  • a device may print on a label (used as a printing medium) 14 (see FIG. 2 ), which is provided on (e.g., adhered to) an inner surface 2 a of a web material 2 (e.g., strip-shaped material such as paper).
  • the printer 1 may print on a printing medium other than the label 14 , for example, a continuous-form paper without a backing sheet.
  • the printer 1 may write and read data to and from an RFID (Radio Frequency IDentification) chip 2 c attached on the label 14 .
  • the web material 2 is flexible and corresponds to a strip-shaped body, a backing sheet, or a mount.
  • the label 14 is formed in a sheet shape and corresponds to a pasting material or a printing medium.
  • a main body 1 a of the printer 1 includes a housing 1 b with a bottom wall 1 c and a side wall.
  • the housing 1 b includes a longitudinal wall 1 d provided perpendicular to the bottom wall 1 c and also parallel to the side wall.
  • a roll holding shaft 3 On the longitudinal wall 1 d, a roll holding shaft 3 , a conveying roller 4 , a platen roller 5 , a supply shaft 7 for an ink ribbon 6 , a take-up shaft 8 for the ink ribbon 6 , a print head block 9 , a pinch roller block 10 and the like are mounted perpendicular to the longitudinal wall 1 d.
  • a control circuit may be disposed on the rear side of the longitudinal wall 1 d in the housing 1 b, as seen in the plane of FIG. 1 .
  • the roll holding shaft 3 may rotatably support a roll (e.g., a paper roll) 11 , around which the web material 2 is wound, in a state perpendicular to the plane of FIG. 1 .
  • the roll holding shaft 3 may be rotatably supported by the longitudinal wall 1 d.
  • the roll holding shaft 3 may be fixed on the longitudinal wall 1 d, thereby allowing the paper roll 11 wound with the web material 2 to rotate around the roll holding shaft 3 .
  • the roll holding shaft 3 and the paper roll 11 are not driven by, for example, a motor.
  • the paper roll 11 wound with the web material 2 rotates (or is driven) in conjunction with rotation of the conveying roller 4 and the platen roller 5 , which are located downstream of the paper roll 11 in a paper feeding direction TD (the left direction in FIG. 1 ). As such, the web material 2 is discharged from the paper roll 11 .
  • the conveying roller 4 and the platen roller 5 may be rotary-driven by means of, for example, a motor.
  • the conveying roller 4 is located upstream of the platen roller 5 and a print unit 12 in the paper feeding direction TD.
  • the pinch roller block 10 may include a pinch roller (not shown) which is horizontally placed adjacent to the conveying roller 4 along the paper feeding direction TD.
  • the pinch roller is biased toward the conveying roller 4 with predetermined pressure.
  • the web material 2 interposed between the conveying roller 4 and the pinch roller, is conveyed in the paper feeding direction TD in conjunction with the rotation of the conveying roller 4 .
  • the conveying roller 4 , the platen roller 5 , the motor, a motor controller and the pinch roller block 10 may constitute a conveying mechanism.
  • a ribbon roll 13 around which a web material (e.g., the ink ribbon 6 ) is wound, is held by the supply shaft 7 of the ink ribbon 6 .
  • a take-up shaft 8 may be rotary-driven by means of, for example, a motor. With the rotation of the take-up shaft 8 , the ink ribbon 6 is wound around the take-up shaft 8 while being discharged from the ribbon roll 13 .
  • Both the ink ribbon 6 and the web material 2 are interposed between a thermal head 9 a contained in the print head block 9 and the platen roller 5 .
  • the thermal head 9 a generates heat, which allows ink on the ink ribbon 6 to melt or sublimate.
  • a predetermined pattern such as a character, numeric character, bar code, or graphic, is transferred onto a label which is provided on (e.g., attached to) a surface of the web material 2 , e.g., the inner surface 2 a.
  • a print mechanism may include the ink ribbon 6 , the supply shaft 7 , the take-up shaft 8 , the print head block 9 , the thermal head 9 a, the motor, and the motor controller.
  • the print unit 12 includes the thermal head 9 a and the platen roller 5 .
  • the label 14 which is printed with information by the print unit 12 , is separated from the web material 2 .
  • an abutting member 15 is used to abut against a reverse side (i.e., an outer side) of the web material 2 .
  • the abutting member 15 is disposed downstream of the print unit 12 and the platen roller 5 in the paper feeding direction TD. Further, as shown in FIG. 3 , the abutting member 15 is disposed along a widthwise direction WD of the strip-shaped material 2 .
  • the paper feeding direction TD intersects with (e.g., is perpendicular to) the widthwise direction WD
  • the abutting member 15 may be formed by bending a plate-shaped material.
  • the abutting member 15 as shown in FIG. 3 includes an edge portion (i.e., a folded portion) 15 c extending along the widthwise direction WD, around which the abutting member 15 is folded in a substantially V-shape.
  • the edge portion 15 c is sharpened upward downstream of the paper feeding direction TD.
  • the abutting member 15 further includes a top plate 15 a formed at one side of the edge portion 15 c, which extends longitudinally along the widthwise direction WD so that the top plate 15 a is in contact with the reverse side 2 b of the web material 2 which is being passed through the print unit 12 along the paper feeding direction TD (i.e., along the horizontal direction in FIG. 1 ).
  • the abutting member 15 further includes an inclined plate 15 b formed at the other side of the edge portion 15 c, which extends longitudinally along the widthwise direction WD and is obliquely oriented downward.
  • the top plate 15 a makes an acute angle with the inclined plate 15 b.
  • the outer surface of the edge portion 15 c is cylindrically curved at a radius of curvature on the order of a thickness of the plate-shaped material.
  • the abutting member 15 further includes a plurality of through-holes 15 d, each of which makes a concave portion and are formed on a tip section of the edge portion 15 c.
  • the plurality of through-holes 15 d are spaced apart by a predetermined distance while extending from one end of the tip section of the edge portion 15 c to the other end thereof along the widthwise direction WD.
  • the plurality of through-holes 15 d may be of the same shape.
  • respective gaps (e.g., pitches) between the plurality of through-holes 15 d may be substantially equal to a width of the through-hole 15 d (i.e., a length thereof along the widthwise direction WD).
  • each of the plurality of through-holes 15 d may be formed by cutting out a portion of the joint area between the top plate 15 a and the inclined plate 15 b around the edge portion 15 c.
  • the respective gaps (e.g., pitches) between the plurality of through-holes 15 d has been explained to be substantially equal to the width of the through-hole 15 d (i.e., the length along the widthwise direction WD), but may not be limited thereto.
  • the respective gaps (e.g., pitches) between the plurality of through-holes 15 d may be shorter or longer than the width of the through-hole 15 d (i.e., the length along the widthwise direction WD).
  • the tip section of the edge portion 15 c presses against the reverse side 2 b of the web material 2 , thereby facilitating the separation of the label 14 from the inner surface 2 a of the web material 2 .
  • an operator may grip the web material 2 with his/her hand(s) and then press the same against the edge portion 15 c for the separation.
  • the web material 2 may be pressed against the edge portion 15 c under tension created by a take-up mechanism (e.g., a rewinder 21 as shown in FIG. 1 ) provided in the printer 1 .
  • the rewinder 21 serves to rewind the backing sheet that is detached from the web material 2 being discharged from the paper roll 11 . While in the embodiment shown in FIG. 4 , the reverse side 2 b of the web material 2 is shown to be in contact with both the top plate 15 a and the inclined plate 15 b. In an alternative embodiment, the web material 2 may not be in contact with the top plate 15 a and the inclined plate 15 b.
  • FIG. 5 is a front sectional view showing a state in which the web material 2 is in contact with the abutting member 15 .
  • the plurality of through-holes 15 d are formed on the tip section of the edge portion 15 c of the abutting member 15 .
  • the web material 2 is under tension so that the web material 2 is in contact with a plurality of edges 15 e which are formed on both ends of each of the through-holes 15 d along the widthwise direction WD.
  • the web material 2 may be deformed (or curved) to have ripples thereon.
  • the web material 2 is under tension which allows the web material 2 to be urged against the edge portion 15 c, the web material 2 is not supported at a lower side thereof in portions where the through-holes 15 d are formed, while it is supported by only the other portions where the through-holes 15 d are not formed.
  • the web material 2 is deformed to have a corrugated shape along the widthwise direction WD, which facilitates both edges 14 a of the label 14 in the widthwise direction WD to be separated from the web material 2 . Therefore, the label 14 may be easily separated starting from respective corners 14 b (see FIG.
  • FIG. 5 a sectional view of the web material 2 is shown.
  • the device e.g., the printer 1
  • the device includes the abutting member 15 having the edge portion 15 c which longitudinally extends along the widthwise direction WD and abuts against the reverse side 2 b of the web material 2 .
  • the plurality of through-holes 15 d are formed on the tip section of the edge portion 15 c. In this arrangement, a portion of the web material 2 to be abutted by the edge portion 15 c is bended along the widthwise direction WD so that the label 14 is easily separated from the web material 2 .
  • FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing another example of an abutting member to be used in a printer according to another embodiment.
  • an abutting member 15 A according to another embodiment includes a plurality of protrusions 15 f in place of the plurality of through-holes 15 d as shown in FIG. 3 .
  • the plurality of protrusions 15 f each of which makes a convex portion, are formed spaced apart by a predetermined distance on the tip section of the edge portion 15 c. Further, the plurality of protrusions 15 f are arranged from one end of the tip section of the edge portion 15 c to the other end thereof along the widthwise direction WD.
  • the web material 2 is under tension so that a support condition of the web material 2 by the edge portion 15 c varies depending on the presence or absence of the plurality of protrusions 15 f in the widthwise direction WD.
  • the abutting member 15 A shown in FIG. 6 may be substituted for the abutting member 15 shown in FIG. 5 .
  • the through-holes (i.e., the concave portions) 15 d or the plurality of protrusions (i.e., the convex portions) 15 f are formed on the tip section of the edge portion 15 c. Therefore, the abutting member 15 (or 15 A) with the plurality of through-holes 15 d (or the plurality of protrusions 150 may have applicability to numerous sizes of the web material 2 or the label 14 in the widthwise direction WD, thereby facilitating the separation of the label 14 from the web material 2 .
  • the abutting member 15 is formed by bending a plate-shaped material. This simplifies the procedures for manufacturing the abutting member 15 (or 15 A) compared to the case the abutting member 15 (or 15 A) is produced by, for example, a molding, which reduces the production cost of the abutting member 15 (or 15 A). Since an edge portion of an abutting member is formed by bending a plate-shaped material, it may be difficult to sharpen the edge portion.
  • the separation of the label 14 from the strip-shaped material 2 is performed by using the sharpness of the tip section of the edge portion, it may be difficult to configure a desired abutting member merely by employing a process of bending the plate-shaped material.
  • the separation of the label 14 from the web material 2 is facilitated by employing the concave portions or the convex portions formed on the tip section of the edge portion 15 c, which makes it easier to produce the abutting member by bending the plate-shaped material.
  • various techniques e.g., a molding, etc.
  • the concave portions are made by the plurality of through-holes 15 d formed on the plate-shaped material, which allows the abutting member to be produced with reduced size. Likewise, this makes the production of the concave portions easier.
  • using a technique of forming the plurality of through-holes 15 d and followed by bending the abutting member 15 allows the abutting member 15 to be easily bended.
  • the present disclosure is applicable to a printing device other than the label printer, including a label issuing device, a conveying device, electronic equipment, office machinery, or the like.
  • the concave portions may be formed by bottomed grooves instead of the through-holes, thereby producing similar effects.
  • chamfering may be performed on the concave or the convex portions if necessary, thereby minimizing damage to the web material or the printing medium (e.g., label).
  • the edge portion may be formed along a direction obliquely intersecting the paper feeding direction TD.
  • the edge portion may include both concave and convex portions.
  • the edge portion may include a plurality of arrays which are formed by the concave portions, the convex portions, or a combination thereof in various directions (e.g., an intersecting direction, etc.).
  • specifications form, structure, shape, size, length, width, height, thickness, section, weight, number, material, arrangement, position, etc.
  • elements device, printer, an article to be pasted, a strip-shaped body, pasting material, printing medium, conveying mechanism, abutting member, edge portion, concave portion, convex portion, plate-shaped member, through-holes, protrusions, print unit, etc.
  • abutting member edge portion, concave portion, convex portion, plate-shaped member, through-holes, protrusions, print unit, etc.
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