WO2009107281A1

WO2009107281A1 - Hand labeler

Info

Publication number: WO2009107281A1
Application number: PCT/JP2008/070100
Authority: WO
Inventors: ロッズマンケーマス
Original assignee: 株式会社サトー知識財産研究所
Priority date: 2008-02-28
Filing date: 2008-11-05
Publication date: 2009-09-03

Abstract

Intended is to prevent a band-shaped backing paper sheet, which is discharged after labels were peeled off, from depending from the body so that it may not affect the surrounding adversely and which can be wholly discarded to facilitate its handling. Provided is a hand labeler comprising a body (1) for holding a supply reel (3), on which a band-shaped backing paper sheet (D) having labels (L) tentatively adhered thereto is wound, a lever (6) mounted rockably in the body (1), and a let-off mechanism (10) caused to let off the band-shaped backing paper sheet (D) from the supply reel (3) by the rocking operation of the lever (6). The hand labeler peels off the labels (L) from the band-shaped backing paper sheet (D) and sends them out, while the band-shaped backing paper sheet (D) is being let off. The hand labeler further comprises a take-up mechanism (20) for taking up the band-shaped backing paper sheet (D), from which the labels (L) were peeled off. The take-up mechanism (20) includes a take-up reel holding unit (23) having a spindle (22) for supporting rotatably a take-up reel (21) to take up the band-shaped backing paper sheet (D) discharged, and a drive unit (30) for driving the take-up reel (21) of the take-up reel holding unit (23) rotationally in association with the rocking motions of the lever (6).

Description

Handler Bella

The present invention relates to a handler label that affixes a label indicating a price or the like to an article by operating a lever in a supermarket or the like.

Conventionally, as this type of handler label, there is, for example, the one shown in FIG. 6 (see, for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 8-217040). This is because the main body 1 provided with the grip 2, the supply reel holding portion 4 holding the supply reel 3 around which the belt-like mount D provided on the main body 1 and having the label L temporarily attached is wound, and the grip 2. A lever 6 that is swingably provided on the main body 1 and that can move to a separation position X separated from the grip 2 and a proximity position Y close to the grip 2 side, and a spring 7 that constantly biases the lever 6 toward the separation position X side. A feeding mechanism 10 that feeds the belt-like mount D from the supply reel 3 that is driven when the lever 6 moves from the proximity position Y to the separation position X (Rb direction in the drawing) and is held by the supply reel holding unit 4; In the process in which the belt 10 rolls out the belt-like mount D, the strip-like mount D is folded back by the peeling plate 16, the label L is peeled from the belt-like mount D, discharged from the main body 1, and the label L is removed by pressing the roller 17 at the tip. A label peeling mechanism 15 that can be attached to the belt, and a belt-like mount D that is driven from the supply reel 3 by the lever 6 when the lever 6 moves from the separation position X to the proximity position Y (Ra direction in the figure). And a printing mechanism 18 for performing desired printing on the attached label L. *

The feeding mechanism 10 has a pin 11 that engages with a row of holes (not shown) of the belt-like mount D on the peripheral surface, a rotary drum 12 that can rotate around a rotary shaft 12a, a rotary drum 12, and a lever 6 And a link mechanism 13 that rotates the rotary drum 12 by swinging the lever 6 and a known one-way clutch (not shown) that regulates the rotation direction of the rotary drum 12 in one direction. Thereby, in the feeding mechanism 10, when the lever 6 moves from the separation position X to the proximity position Y (in the direction of Ra in the figure), the one-way clutch is swung to keep the rotating drum 12 stopped, and the lever 6 When moving from the proximity position Y to the separation position X (Rb direction in the figure), the one-way clutch is connected, the rotary drum 12 is rotated via the link mechanism 13, and the belt-like mount D is fed out. *

When the label L is attached to the article using this handler spatula, when the lever 6 is gripped by placing a hand on the grip 2, the lever 6 moves from the separation position X to the proximity position Y (in the direction of Ra in the figure). First, the printing mechanism 18 held by the lever 6 prints information on the label L. At this time, the rotating drum 12 of the feeding mechanism 10 maintains the stopped state. Next, when the lever 6 is released, the lever 6 is moved from the proximity position Y to the separation position X by the urging force of the spring 7 (Rb direction in the figure). As a result, the one-way clutch is connected, the rotary drum 12 is rotated via the link mechanism 13, and the belt-like mount D is fed out. At the time of feeding out the belt-like mount D, the label L is peeled off from the belt-like mount D by the peeling plate 16 of the label peeling mechanism 15 and discharged straight forward. The label L is affixed to the article by pressing the label L against the article via the roller 17 and pulling the main body 1 forward. The strip-shaped mount D from which the label L has been peeled is sent to the downstream side of the rotary drum 12 of the feeding mechanism 10, hangs down from the main body 1 and is discharged. The discharged belt-like mount D is cut by hand at an appropriate time. *

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 8-217040

By the way, in this conventional handler spatula, the strip-shaped mount D which is peeled off from the main body 1 after the label L is peeled off is cut by hand in a timely manner, but must be cut manually by hand. There was a problem that the work was complicated accordingly. In addition, since the belt-like mount D is in a state of hanging from the main body 1 until it is cut off, it is easy to come into contact with surrounding items, and when the surrounding items require cleanliness such as food and medical supplies, There has been a problem that it may adversely affect hygiene. *

The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and prevents the belt-like mount from being peeled off when the label is peeled off from the main body so as not to adversely affect the surroundings and to be discarded together. An object of the present invention is to provide a handler vera that can be handled easily.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a handler spatula according to the present invention includes a main body that holds a supply reel wound with a strip-like mount temporarily attached with a label, a lever that is swingably provided on the main body, And a feeding mechanism for feeding out the belt-like mount from the supply reel by a swinging operation. In a handler vera that peels and feeds the label from the belt-like mount in the process of feeding the belt-like mount, The winding mechanism is provided with a winding mechanism. *

As a result, when a label is affixed to an article, when the lever is operated, the feeding mechanism is actuated to feed out the strip mount from the supply reel, and the label is peeled off from the strip mount in the process of feeding the strip mount and sent out. The sent label is attached to the article. And the strip | belt-shaped mount from which the label was peeled is wound up by a winding mechanism. For this reason, since the strip-shaped backing sheet from which the label has been peeled is wound up, the strip-shaped backing material that has been peeled off after being peeled off from the label does not hang down from the main body and does not have to be manually cut off one by one. Therefore, the pasting work becomes easy. In addition, since the belt-shaped mount does not hang down from the main body, it does not come into contact with surrounding items. For example, if the surrounding items require cleanliness such as food or medical supplies, hygiene is impaired. The situation that adversely affects is prevented. *

Then, if necessary, the take-up mechanism includes a take-up reel holding unit having a rotation shaft that rotatably supports a take-up reel that takes up the belt-shaped mount to be discharged, and a take-up reel holding unit. And a drive unit that rotationally drives the reel. Since the belt-like mount is taken up by rotating the take-up reel by the drive unit, the take-up is easily performed. In this case, it is effective that the drive unit rotationally drives the take-up reel in one direction in synchronization with the feeding of the belt-like mount. Since the fed belt-like mount is taken out and wound up at the same time, the belt-like backing is wound up without slacking and is prevented from coming into contact with surrounding articles. Further, it is effective that the drive unit is configured to rotate the take-up reel in conjunction with the swing of the lever. Since the belt-like mount is wound up in conjunction with the swing of the lever operation, it is not necessary to provide a separate drive source for the drive unit, and a simple mechanism can be achieved. *

Further, if necessary, the take-up reel holding part is provided in the main body, the drive part is attached to the lever at one end and moves up and down with the lever, and the vertical movement of the arm. And a one-way clutch that transmits the rotation obtained by the motion conversion mechanism to the take-up reel in only one direction. As a result, the belt-like mount is wound up in conjunction with the lever operation, so that it is not necessary to provide a separate drive source for the drive unit, and a simple mechanism can be achieved. Further, since the take-up reel holding part is provided in the main body, the holding is ensured. *

Further, if necessary, the take-up reel holding part is provided on the lever, and the drive part is attached to one end of the main body and moves up and down relative to the swing of the lever, A motion conversion mechanism that converts the vertical motion of the arm into a rotational motion and a one-way clutch that transmits the rotation obtained by the motion conversion mechanism to the take-up reel in only one direction are configured. Also in this manner, the belt-like mount is wound up in conjunction with the lever operation, so that it is not necessary to provide a separate drive source for the drive unit, and a simple mechanism can be achieved.

According to the handler vera of the present invention, since the strip-shaped mount from which the label has been peeled can be taken up, the strip-shaped mount from which the label has been peeled off does not hang down from the main body as in the prior art. Thus, label sticking work can be easily performed. In addition, since the belt-shaped mount does not hang down from the main body, it does not come into contact with surrounding items. For example, if the surrounding items require cleanliness such as food or medical supplies, hygiene is impaired. It is possible to prevent the situation that adversely affects.

Hereinafter, based on an accompanying drawing, a handler laver concerning an embodiment of the invention is explained in detail. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected and demonstrated to the same thing as the above. As shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 4, the handler vera according to the embodiment of the present invention feeds the belt-like mount D to which the label L is temporarily attached, and peels the label L from the belt-like mount D in the process of feeding the belt-like mount D. And can be attached to an article. In the belt-like mount D, holes Da (FIG. 4) for feeding the belt-like mount D are arranged along the longitudinal direction. *

The handler labeler according to the embodiment includes a main body 1 provided with a grip 2, a supply reel holding unit 4 that holds a supply reel 3 wound around a belt-like mount D provided on the main body 1 and having a label L temporarily attached thereto, A lever 6 which is provided on the main body 1 so as to be able to swing around the swing shaft 5 so as to face the grip 2 and which can be moved to a separation position X separated from the grip 2 and a proximity position Y close to the grip 2 side, and a lever And a supply reel 3 that is driven when the lever 6 moves from the proximity position Y to the separation position X (in the direction Rb in the drawing) and is held by the supply reel holder 4. And a feeding mechanism 10 for feeding the belt-like mount D from the paper. *

As shown in FIG. 1, the feeding mechanism 10 includes a rotating drum 12 that has pins 11 that engage with the row holes Da of the belt-like mount D on its end surface, and that can rotate around a rotating shaft 12 a. A link mechanism 13 that links the lever 6 and rotates the rotary drum 12 by swinging the lever 6 and a known one-way clutch (not shown) that regulates the rotation direction of the rotary drum 12 in one direction (P direction). I have.
Thereby, in the feeding mechanism 10, when the lever 6 moves from the separation position X to the proximity position Y (in the direction of Ra in the figure), the one-way clutch is swung to keep the rotating drum 12 stopped, and the lever 6 When moving from the proximity position Y to the separation position X (Rb direction in the figure), the one-way clutch is connected, the rotary drum 12 is rotated via the link mechanism 13, and the belt-like mount D is fed out.

As shown in FIG. 1, the handler labeler according to the embodiment includes a label peeling mechanism 15 that peels the label L from the belt-like mount D and discharges it from the main body 1 in the process in which the feeding mechanism 10 feeds the belt-like mount D. ing. The label peeling mechanism 15 includes a peeling plate 16 that folds the belt-like mount D and peels the label L from the belt-like mount D. A roller 17 is provided on the downstream side of the peeling plate 16 and at the front end of the main body 1 so that the label L discharged from the main body 1 can be attached to an article by pressing. Furthermore, a printing mechanism 18 is supported on the extension 6a obtained by extending the lever 6. When the lever 6 moves from the separation position X to the proximity position Y (in the direction of Ra in the figure), the printing mechanism 18 is driven by the lever 6 and is attached to the label L temporarily attached to the belt-like mount D fed from the supply reel 3. Perform the desired printing. *

In addition, the handler label according to the embodiment includes a winding mechanism 20 that winds the belt-like mount D from which the label L is peeled off. The take-up mechanism 20 includes a take-up reel holder 23 having a rotary shaft 22 that rotatably supports a take-up reel 21 that takes up the belt-like mount D to be discharged, and a take-up reel 21 of the take-up reel holder 23. And a drive unit 30 that rotationally drives the motor. *

As shown in FIG. 2, the take-up reel holder 23 is provided on a support plate 24 that extends from the main body 1 on the lower side of the lever 6. In the take-up reel holding unit 23, the rotary shaft 22 is provided in parallel with the rotary shaft 12 a of the rotary drum 12 of the feeding mechanism 10 and is rotatably supported by a support bearing 25 provided on the support plate 24. The take-up reel 21 is formed in a cylindrical shape, is disposed coaxially with the rotary shaft 22, and is rotatably held on the rotary shaft 22 via a holding bearing 26. *

The drive unit 30 drives the take-up reel 21 of the take-up reel holding unit 23 to rotate in one direction (Q direction) in synchronism with the feeding of the belt-like mount D, and one end is pivotally supported by the lever 6 and attached. An arm 31 that moves up and down together with the lever 6 and a motion conversion mechanism 32 that converts the vertical motion of the arm 31 into a rotational motion are provided. Specifically, the motion conversion mechanism 32 is provided between the other end side of the arm 31 and the rotary shaft 22 of the take-up reel holder 23 and converts the vertical motion of the arm 31 into the rotary motion of the rotary shaft 22. The rack 33 is formed on the other end of the arm 31, and the pinion gear 34 is provided on the rotary shaft 22 and meshes with the rack 33. A guide plate 35 that guides the vertical movement of the arm 31 is provided on the other end side of the arm 31. The guide plate 35 is formed with a long hole 36 that is loosely fitted to the extension shaft 22a of the rotary shaft 22 protruding from the pinion gear 34. The long hole 36 regulates the lateral swing of the arm 31, and the arm 31 moves up and down. Thus, the pinion gear 34 can be meshed with the pinion gear 34 and rotated. *

Further, as shown in FIGS. 2B and 4, the drive unit 30 includes a one-way clutch 37 that transmits the rotation obtained by the motion conversion mechanism 32 to the take-up reel 21 in only one direction. . In the embodiment, the one-way clutch 37 transmits only rotation in one direction of the rotary shaft 22 to the take-up reel 21 and is provided between the rotary shaft 22 and the take-up reel 21 and includes, for example, a pawl wheel. A well-known drum type is used. As a result, the winding mechanism 20 winds the belt-like mount D in conjunction with the operation of the lever 6, so that it is not necessary to provide a separate drive source for the drive unit 30, and a simpler mechanism can be provided. . Further, since the take-up reel holding portion 23 is provided in the main body 1, the holding is ensured. *

Therefore, when the label L is affixed to the article by the handler spar according to the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. First, the printing mechanism 18 held by the lever 6 prints information on the label L. As shown in FIG. At this time, the rotating drum 12 of the feeding mechanism 10 maintains the stopped state. Further, the take-up reel 21 of the take-up mechanism 20 also maintains the stopped state. That is, as shown in FIGS. 3A and 4A, when the lever 6 moves from the separated position X to the close position Y (Ra direction in the figure), the arm 31 moves together with the lever 6 and moves upward. Then, the rotary shaft 22 is rotated via the motion conversion mechanism 32 including the rack 33 and the pinion gear 34. In this case, the rotary shaft 22 rotates, but the one-way clutch 37 is swung, so that the rotation of the rotary shaft 22 is not transmitted to the take-up reel 21 and the take-up reel 21 remains stopped. *

Next, as shown in FIGS. 3B and 4B, when the lever 6 is released, the lever 6 is moved from the proximity position Y to the separation position X by the urging force of the spring 7 (in the direction Rb in the figure). ) As a result, the one-way clutch of the rotary drum 12 is connected, the rotary drum 12 is rotated via the link mechanism 13, and the belt-like mount D is fed out. At the time of feeding out the belt-like mount D, the label L is peeled off from the belt-like mount D by the peeling plate 16 of the label peeling mechanism 15 and discharged straight forward. The label L is affixed to the article by pressing the label L against the article via the roller 17 and pulling the main body 1 forward. *

Then, the belt-like mount D from which the label L has been peeled is sent to the downstream side of the rotary drum 12 of the feeding mechanism 10 and is taken up by the take-up reel 21. That is, as shown in FIGS. 1, 2, 3 (b) and 4 (b), when the lever 6 moves from the proximity position Y to the separation position X (in the direction Rb in the figure), the arm 31 is also the same as the lever 6. The rotary shaft 22 is rotated via the motion conversion mechanism 32 including the rack 33 and the pinion gear 34. In this case, the rotating shaft 22 rotates, but since the one-way clutch 37 is connected, the rotation of the rotating shaft 22 is transmitted to the take-up reel 21, and the take-up reel 21 rotates in one direction (Q direction). As a result, the belt-like mount D is wound around the take-up reel 21. In this manner, by repeatedly holding and releasing the lever 6, the labels L on which required information is printed are sequentially discharged, and the labels L can be attached to the article. *

In this case, since the belt-like mount D from which the label L has been peeled is taken up by the take-up reel 21, the belt-like mount D that has been peeled off after the label L has been peeled off from the main body 1 does not hang down from the main body 1. Since it does not have to be cut out manually, the pasting work becomes easy. Further, since the belt-like mount D does not hang down from the main body 1, it does not come into contact with surrounding articles. For example, when the surrounding articles require cleanliness, such as food and medical supplies, the hygiene is impaired. This can prevent adverse effects such as In particular, since the drive unit 30 drives the take-up reel 21 to rotate in one direction in synchronization with the feeding of the belt-like mount D, the belt-like mount D is taken out at the same time as the belt-like mount D is discharged. It is wound up and is prevented from coming into contact with surrounding objects. Then, when the label L wound up to some extent on the take-up reel 21 is accumulated, as shown in FIG. 2B, the wound belt-like mount D may be pulled out from the reel. *

FIG. 5 shows a handler label according to another embodiment of the present invention. This is different from the above in the configuration of the winding mechanism 20. The take-up mechanism 20 includes a take-up reel holder 23 having a rotary shaft 22 that rotatably supports a take-up reel 21 that takes up the belt-like mount D to be discharged, and a take-up reel 21 of the take-up reel holder 23. And a drive unit 30 that rotationally drives the motor. The take-up reel holder 23 is provided on the lever 6. The lever 6 is provided with a rotating shaft 22 via an attachment member 40, and the take-up reel 21 is provided on a rotating drum 41 that is rotatably supported by the rotating shaft 22. The drive unit 30 has one end attached to the grip 2 on the main body 1 side and moves up and down relatively with respect to the swing of the lever 6, and a motion conversion mechanism 32 that converts the vertical motion of the arm 31 into a rotational motion. And a one-way clutch (not shown) that transmits the rotation obtained by the motion conversion mechanism 32 to the take-up reel 21 only in one direction. The motion conversion mechanism 32 includes the other end side of the arm 31 and the outer periphery of the rotating drum 41 that frictionally engages the other end side of the lever 6. The one-way clutch is configured to include, for example, a well-known toothed wheel accommodated in the rotating drum 41. Therefore, the same action and effect as described above can be achieved also by the handler spar according to this other embodiment. *

In the above embodiment, when the lever 6 moves from the separation position X to the proximity position Y (Ra direction in the figure), the rotary drum 12 and the take-up reel 21 of the feeding mechanism 10 are stopped, and the lever 6 Is rotated from the proximity position Y to the separation position X (in the direction Rb in the drawing), the rotary drum 12 and the take-up reel 21 of the feeding mechanism 10 are rotated. However, the present invention is not necessarily limited to this. Conversely, when the lever 6 moves from the separation position X to the proximity position Y (Ra direction in the figure), the rotary drum 12 and the take-up reel 21 of the feeding mechanism 10 are rotated, and the lever 6 is separated from the proximity position Y. When moving to the position X (Rb direction in the figure), the rotary drum 12 and the take-up reel 21 of the feeding mechanism 10 may be stopped, and may be changed as appropriate. When the lever 6 moves from the separation position X to the proximity position Y (Ra direction in the figure), the rotary drum 12 of the feeding mechanism 10 is stopped and the take-up reel 21 is rotated. When moving from the proximity position Y to the separation position X (Rb direction in the figure), the rotary drum 12 of the feed mechanism 10 is rotated and the take-up reel 21 is made to be a stop-like body, or vice versa. When moving from the position X to the proximity position Y (Ra direction in the figure), the rotary drum 12 of the feeding mechanism 10 is rotated and the take-up reel 21 is stopped, while the lever 6 is separated from the proximity position Y. When moving to X (in the direction Rb in the figure), the rotary drum 12 of the feeding mechanism 10 may be a stop-like body and the take-up reel 21 may be rotated. When the rotating drum 12 and the take-up reel 21 of the feeding mechanism 10 are not synchronized, the belt-like mount is loosened to some extent, but there is no problem because it does not hang down as in the prior art. Furthermore, although the above embodiment has been described using a handler label having the printing mechanism 18, the present invention is not necessarily limited to this, and is also useful for a handler label dedicated to labeling without the printing mechanism 18. Needless to say.

It is a figure which shows the handler spatula which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the principal part of the handler spatula which concerns on embodiment of this invention, (a) is a front view, (b) is side sectional drawing. It is a figure which shows the principal part of the handler spatula which concerns on embodiment of this invention, (a) is a front view which shows the state which grasped the lever, (b) is a front view which shows the state which open | released the lever. It is a figure which shows the principal part of the winding mechanism of the handler spare which concerns on embodiment of this invention, (a) is a perspective view which shows the stop state of a winding reel, (b) shows the rotation state of a winding reel. It is a perspective view. It is a figure which shows the handler spatula which concerns on another embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the conventional handler spatula.

Explanation of symbols

L Label D Band Mount Da Hole 1 Main Body 2 Grip 3 Supply Reel 4 Supply Reel Holding Part 5 Oscillating Shaft 6 Lever X Separation Position Y Proximity Position 7 Spring 10 Feeding Mechanism 11 Pin 12 Rotating Drum 12a Rotating Shaft 13 Linking Mechanism P One Direction 15 Label Peeling Mechanism 16 Peeling Plate 17 Roller 18 Printing Mechanism 20 Winding Mechanism 21 Winding Reel 22 Rotating Shaft 23 Winding Reel Holding Unit 24 Support Plate 25 Support Bearing 26 Holding Bearing 30 Driving Unit Q One Direction 31 Arm 32 Motion Conversion Mechanism 33 Rack 34 Pinion gear 35
Guide plate 36 Long hole 37 One-way clutch 40 Mounting member 41 Rotating drum

Claims

A main body holding a supply reel wound with a belt-like mount on which a label is temporarily attached, a lever provided on the main body so as to be swingable, and feeding the belt-shaped mount from the supply reel by swinging the lever. A handler having a mechanism for winding up the strip from which the label has been peeled, in a handler labeler that peels off the label from the strip and sends it out in the course of feeding the strip. Bella.
The take-up mechanism has a take-up reel holding portion having a rotating shaft that rotatably supports a take-up reel that takes up the belt-like sheet to be discharged, and a drive for rotating the take-up reel of the take-up reel holding portion The handler spatula according to claim 1, comprising a portion.
3. The handler spatula according to claim 2, wherein the driving unit rotationally drives the take-up reel in one direction in synchronization with the feeding of the belt-like mount.
4. The handler spatula according to claim 2, wherein the drive unit is configured to rotationally drive the take-up reel in conjunction with the swing of the lever.
The take-up reel holding part is provided on the main body, the drive part is attached to the lever at one end and moves up and down with the lever, and the vertical movement of the arm is converted into rotational movement. 5. The handler spatula according to claim 4, further comprising: a motion conversion mechanism; and a one-way clutch that transmits rotation obtained by the motion conversion mechanism to the take-up reel in only one direction.
The take-up reel holding part is provided on the lever, and the drive part is attached to one end of the main body and moves up and down relative to the swing of the lever, and the vertical movement of the arm is rotated. 5. The structure according to claim 4, further comprising: a motion conversion mechanism that converts the motion into a motion; and a one-way clutch that transmits the rotation obtained by the motion conversion mechanism to the take-up reel in only one direction. Handler Bella.