JPS6124249B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a cassette case loaded into a portable labeling machine or the like.

Conventionally, portable labeling machines, such as hand labelers, feed a roll of labeled mount wrapped around a paper tube from a roll storage section to a printing section to print the product price, etc., and then feed it to a peeling section to remove the mount from the mount. The label was sent out in the desired direction by peeling off the label and picking up the mount from which the label was peeled off. for that,
When loading a roll of labeled backing paper into a label pasting machine (hereinafter referred to as label), it is necessary to guide the labeled backing paper into the storage section, the guide section, the printing section, the peeling section, and the backing paper take-off section in this order. However, complicated adjustments were required to issue and affix labels with accurate printing.

Further, a technique described in Japanese Patent Publication No. 16400/1983 has been proposed for the purpose of easily loading rolls of labeled mounts. However, even with this technology, by operating the operating lever, the label tape (mounting paper with label) is fed between the tip of the label tape storage box and the printing base plate (peeling part) where the label is peeled off, and the printing device A distance for printing, etc. is required between the tip of the label tape storage box and the peeling part. Therefore, even if the label tape is made into a cassette, the operation of loading the label tape into a labeler is only slightly improved, and problems such as the need to bend the backing paper through a peeling section are not solved.

This invention has been made based on the above background, and includes a cassette case that stores a labeled mount on which necessary information is printed in advance, and
A peeling section is provided in the cassette case so that the mount separated from the label is exposed from the cassette case so that it can be picked up by the labeler. It is something to do.

The present invention will be described below based on an embodiment shown in the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a cassette case 1 according to the present invention, in which a rolled labeled mount A stored in a storage section 2 of the cassette case 1 is pulled out from an opening 3. In the vicinity of is a peeling plate 4 for bending the mount B and peeling off the label C on which necessary information is printed in advance;
A presser roll 5 facing this peeling plate 4 is provided, and between the storage part 2 and the opening part 3, a pressure roll 5 is provided that contacts the label C or the mount B to detect irregularities, etc.
A reversible counter 6 for counting the number of labels C is provided.

A roll 7 is provided on the back side of the peeling plate 4 for guiding the bent mount B in a required direction (target tangential direction), and this feed roll 7
A guide member 8 for guiding the mount B is provided near. In addition, a positioning pin (positioning groove) 9 is provided near the peeling plate 4 for engaging with a labeler body, which will be described later.

Further, a rotatable support shaft 10 for supporting the labeled mount A is provided at the center of the storage section 2. The support shaft 10 has a diameter larger than that of the shaft portions 10A, 10A located at the ends and fitted into the cassette case 1, and the shaft portions 10A, 10A located at the center around which the labeled mount A is wound. It is composed of a winding section 10B. An engagement hole 11 is formed in the axial center of this support shaft 10, and
A slit 12 is formed on the outer periphery for holding the winding start end of the labeled mount A, and a cover 13 that can be opened and closed is attached to one side of the storage section 2, and a viewing window 14 is formed in this cover 13. Furthermore, the fitting plate 1 is integrated with the peripheral wall 15 surrounding the storage portion 2.
6 is provided, and a mounting hole 17 is formed in this fitting plate 16.

Next, FIGS. 2 and 3 show an example of the structure of the support shaft 10 that supports the labeled mount A.
In this example, there are three types of positioning holes 10a, 10a with different sizes on the outer surface of both ends of the support shaft 10,
..., 10b, 10b, ... and 10c, 10c,
...is being formed. These positioning grooves, for example, the positioning groove 10 formed at one end of the support shaft 10
a and 10a are arranged at point-symmetrical positions centering on the axis. In other words, the positioning groove 10
A, 10a to 10c, 10c are formed in 6 pieces of 3 types at each end, for a total of 12 pieces at both ends. The distance between the positioning grooves 10a, 10a to 10c, 10c, for example 10a, 10a, .

Positioning grooves 10a, 10a~ of the support shaft 10
Side plates 18, 18 which sandwich the label-attached mount A are fitted into the mounts 10c, 10c. The side plates 18, 18 each have the support shaft 1 in the center.
An insertion hole into which the number 0 is inserted is formed, and the positioning grooves 10a, 10a to 10 are formed on the inner peripheral surface of the insertion hole.
Fitting protrusion 18 selectively fitted to c, 10c
a, 18a, . . . are formed, and the flange portions 18b, 18b, .
was formed.

Further, the positioning grooves 10a, 1 of the support shaft 10 are
0a to 10c, 10c have presser collars 19, 1
9 are fitted into each other. The presser collars 19, 19 are respectively aligned with the positioning groove 10.
b, 10b, ... and 10c, 10c, ..., and presser pieces 19b, 19b, ..., and 19
c, 19c, . . . to support the side plates 18, 18.

With the above configuration, when attaching the labeled mount A to the support shaft 10, the positioning grooves 10a, 10a to 10 corresponding to the width of the labeled mount A are
Fitting protrusions 18a of side plates 18, 18 on c, 10c,
18a, ..., and presser pieces 19b, 19b, ..., and 19c, 19 of presser collars 19, 19.
c,... corresponding positioning grooves 10b, 10b...,
and 10c, 10c, . . . respectively. At this time, presser pieces 19a to 19d of presser collar 19
By selecting and matching the positioning grooves 10a to 10d, it is possible to use mounts B having different widths while keeping the overall length in the axial direction constant.
In FIG. 2, reference numeral 20 denotes a leaf spring, which is interposed between the main body of the cassette case 1 and the presser collar 19 to limit the spread of the side plates 18 of both roll pressers, and also to prevent the support shaft 10 from being slightly bent. This applies force to prevent the labeled mount A from unraveling more than necessary due to vibration or impact.

Then, the positioning grooves 10a, 10a to 10
c, 10c, side plates 18, 18, and presser collars 19, 19 constitute a support mechanism 20'.

The cassette case 1 thus constructed is used by being loaded into a manual or electric labeling machine.

FIG. 4 shows a state in which the cassette case 1 is loaded into a manual labeling machine (hereinafter abbreviated as hand labeler) 21. As shown in FIG. When the cassette case 1 is loaded in this state and the operation lever 22 of the hand labeller 21 is squeezed, the ratchet pawl 23 feeds the ratchet gears 24 one by one, and the intermittent rotation of the ratchet gear 24 causes the intermediate gears 25A, 25B to rotate. The force is transmitted to the drive roller 26, and the mount B between the drive roll 26 and the feed roller 7 that guides the mount B in the desired direction is
It is sent out in the direction of arrow A in the figure. Note that the mount B is appropriately cut by the cutter 27.

At the same time as the backing paper B is fed, the label C is peeled off at the tip of the peeling plate 4 and is made to protrude below the pasting roller 28 as shown by the chain line in FIG. The label is fed from between the press rollers 5 to the label receiving shaft 29 of the hand labeler 21 and the label receiving plate 30 in a substantially straight line to the pasting roller 28 . Next, the hand labeler 21
The label C protruding from the label C will be affixed to the intended product.

In this way, each time the operating lever 22 is operated, a new label C is supplied from the cassette case 1.
Thereafter, the operation of pasting the label C is repeated, and the number of issued labels C is counted by the reversible counter 6.

Next, when replacing the label type mount A with a new one, remove the locking hook 31 that is engaged with the mounting hole 17 of the cassette case 1, and then replace the cassette case 1 with a new one.
Use the positioning pin 9 at the tip as the positioning groove of the hand labeler 21 (if the positioning pin 9 of the cassette case 1 is used as the positioning groove) 32
Then, pull it out and remove the entire cassette case 1.

Also, when loading a new cassette case 1, remove the mount B from the feed roller 7 and guide member 8.
With the label C and the push roller 5 protruding, the tip positions of the label C and the push roller 5 are aligned, the bottom cover 33 of the hand labeller 21 is opened as shown by the chain line in FIG. 4, and the positioning pin 9 is inserted into the positioning groove 32. After inserting the locking hook 31 into the mounting hole 17
to fix the cassette case 1, and return the opened bottom cover 33 to its original position. Due to this operation, the mount B that was protruding from the feed roller 7 and the guide member 8
is placed along the guide surface 34 of the bottom cover 33 and becomes the state shown by the solid line in FIG. Thereafter, the label C may be peeled off by operating the operating lever 22 as described above.

Further, to explain the case where the labeled mount A is stored in the cassette case 1, one of the following methods is used.

(b) Roll the pre-printed labeled mount A, store it in the storage section 2, pull out the end of the roll to the opening 3, and move the mount B to the feed roller 7 and guide member as shown in Figure 1. 8
The housing portion 2 and the opening portion 3 are closed with a cover 13 or the like.

(b) Insert the beginning of winding of the labeled mount A into the support shaft 10 through the slit 12 and stop it, insert the drive shaft into the engagement hole 11 to wind up the labeled mount A, and print outside the cassette case 1. Roll it up while doing this, store the labeled mount A, then mount C.
protrudes from the feed roller 7 and the guide member 8. Note that when the labeled mount A is rolled up, the number of labels C is counted by the reversible counter 6, and it is possible to store the required number of labels C in the storage section 2.

In this way, the cassette case according to the present invention pulls out the rolled labeled mount stored in the storage section from the opening, bends the mount at the tip of the release plate, and sends it out in a desired direction via the feed roller. Because it is equipped with this function, it is possible to set the label position when loading the cassette case into the labeling machine, and it can also be connected to the liner feeding mechanism so that the cassette case can be loaded without the need for adjustment. The case loading work can be simplified. Further, it is possible to store and use labels that have been printed in advance, and it is possible to simplify the structure of the cassette case and the portable labeling machine.

In addition, it has a function to set the interval between the side plates that hold down both sides of the mount, so multiple types of labeled mounts with different width dimensions can be stored in a rolled state. The cassette case can be used in common, providing high versatility. In addition, since the side plate is attached to the support shaft and rotates together with the support shaft, when the label-attached mount is rewound and sent out, there is less frictional force generated between the mount and the side plate. Another effect is obtained in that the unwinding operation of the mount when issuing a label is performed extremely smoothly.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show one embodiment of the invention.
The figure is a partially cutaway side view, Figure 2 is a sectional view taken along the line - in Figure 1, Figure 3 is an exploded perspective view illustrating the support shaft that supports the label mount, and Figure 4. 1 is a partially cutaway side view illustrating a state in which a cassette case is loaded into a hand labeler. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1...Cassette case, 2...Storage part, 3...Opening part, 4...Peeling plate, 7...Feed roller, 8...Guide member, 9...Positioning pin, 10...Support shaft, 11...Engagement hole, 12...Slit, 13...Cover, 14...Peeping window, 15...Peripheral wall, 17...Mounting hole, A...Mount with label, B...Mount, C...Label, 20...Support mechanism.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A support shaft that is rotatably and removably provided in the storage section and supports the labeled mount in a wound state; 2. A support shaft that is provided on the support shaft and is wound around the support shaft. a support mechanism for positioning the labeled mount in the width direction; 3. an opening for pulling out the labeled mount from the storage section; 4. a support mechanism provided near the opening for bending the mount toward the back side so as to remove the label from the mount the support mechanism includes a plurality of positioning grooves formed along the axial line on the outer surface of the support shaft and having mutually different axial lengths; The fitting protrusion to be fitted has an insertion hole formed on the inner circumferential surface, and is fitted into the positioning groove via a presser piece, and a side plate having a flange portion that comes into contact with the side of the label-attached mount; A cassette case for a label pasting machine, comprising a presser collar that supports the side plate.