JPH0123384B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to an automatic label winding device, and more specifically, to a printer and a winding cassette around which a continuous label body can be wound, and a winding cassette that is detachable. This invention relates to an automatic label winding device used in a portable labeling system, which is equipped with a labeling machine that is attached to a mount and manually operates to peel off a label from a backing paper and affix it to an article.

(Prior Art) Conventionally, a portable label printing and pasting machine has been known for pasting printed label pieces, which are sequentially temporarily attached on a strip-shaped mount, onto articles such as products while peeling them from the mount. It is being

This label printing and pasting machine is called a hand labeler and is widely used in supermarkets and the like.

This hand labeler is mainly used to affix label pieces to products in the sales area where products are displayed, but recently, with the spread of barcode labels, a simple type attached to the conventional hand labeler is being used. The bar code could not be printed accurately with the print head, and as a result, the bar code could not be read correctly by an optical reader.

Due to the standardized size of barcodes, print heads for barcodes are inevitably larger than printheads for regular characters, and as a result, the hand labeler is also large and heavy, making it difficult to handle. At the same time, the level of fatigue of the workers also increased.

Furthermore, barcodes require a check digit, and because it is difficult to provide a check digit automatic calculation function for hand labelers due to their size and structural limitations, they must be calculated separately and set in the print head. This point was also inconvenient.

Therefore, after printing on a continuous label with label pieces pasted on a backing paper using a desktop printer,
A system has been proposed in which the label is wound around a winding cassette and the winding cassette is mounted on a labeling machine.

For example, JP 58-20632 (cassette case for label pasting machine), JP 58-20633 (cassette type label affixing machine), JP 58-24489 (label printer), JP 58-166091 (label printer ) etc.

However, the winding means for winding a continuous printed label onto a winding cassette in a printer involves inserting the tip of the tape-like label into a slit formed in a support shaft (winding core) and locking it. It is something to do.
Therefore, it is necessary to manually insert the tip of the tape-like label with a fingertip or the like.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) It is an object of the present invention to provide a device that does not require any manual operation to lock the label tip during winding into the winding cassette, which requires the above-mentioned labor and time. With the goal.

(Means for Solving the Problems) In the present invention, the label winding section (winding core 8, 144, 147) of the winding cassette 1 and a number of embodiments (first embodiment to ninth embodiment) are provided. The winding device is equipped with an automatic winding means as shown in Example).

(Function) The tape-shaped label continuous body 4 which has been printed in the desired manner by the printer 3 is constructed by having a label winding section and an automatic winding means in the winding cassette 1 set in the printer 3. Therefore, it is possible to automatically wind up the continuous label body without having to insert the tip of the tape-like label into a slit provided in the winding core, for example.

(Example) The details of the automatic label winding cassette of the present invention will be described below based on the example shown in the drawings.

FIRST EMBODIMENT (See FIGS. 1 to 25) The system of the present invention interlocks with the printer 3 a continuous label 4 printed by the printer 3 as shown in FIGS. 1, 2, and 6. A winding cassette 1 is attached to the winding cassette 1, which is detachably attached to the winding cassette 1, and a continuous label body 4 (see FIG. 17) is transferred by manual operation, and the label 6 is peeled off from the backing paper 5. 6, and a label pasting machine 2 that puts the label 6 in a state where it can be pasted.

The winding cassette 1 will be explained with reference to FIGS. 1, 3 to 5, 13, and 14. A cylindrical winding core 8 is rotatably attached to the center of the machine frame 7 of the winding cassette 1 as a label winding section.

The winding core 8 has flanges 8a formed at both ends thereof, and the inner surfaces of these flanges 8a have straight portions 8b at their proximal ends that are slightly smaller than the width of the label continuous body 4, and end at the tips. The portion has a tapered portion 8c that becomes wider toward the outside.

Further, a boss 11 is formed in the center of the winding core 8, into which a rotating shaft of the printer 3, which will be described later, is fitted.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 3, the boss 11 is formed to protrude outward. Of course, it may also protrude inward.

Reference numeral 12 denotes a rotating body which is pivotally attached to a pair of annular protrusions 80 formed on the outer side of the winding core 8 on the opposing inner surface of the machine frame 7, and has flanges 1 at the rear of both side plates.
0 is formed, and a curved label holding portion 13 is formed at the front end by connecting both side plates.

A guide spring 9 is attached to the rotating body 12 so as to surround the winding core 8.

That is, the guide spring 9 has one end fixed to the outer peripheral edge between the flanges 10 and 10 at a position opposite to the label holding part 13 of the rotating body 12, and the other end curved into an arc shape and wound. It is in contact with the outer peripheral surface of the core 8. This guide spring 9 is an automatic label winding means, and the position of this guide spring 9 in contact with the winding core 8 substantially corresponds to the label holding part 13.

A mount guide groove 15 is formed in the bottom of the winding cassette 1 continuously from the front end to the rear end as shown in FIG. (Fig. 14,
(See Figure 21).

16 is a turning pin for the mount 5 attached to the front of the bottom plate 14, and 18 is a mount holding mechanism provided at the rear of the bottom plate 14.

The mount holding mechanism 18 includes a pressing member 20 that is vertically movably accommodated in a recess 19 formed in the machine frame 7, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, and is fixed to the rear end of the mount guide groove 15. It is composed of a receiving plate 21 that is As shown in FIG. 13, the pressing member 20 has a pressing portion 22 protruding from its lower surface, and a needle 23 protrudes from the center of the lower surface of the pressing portion 22. Further, knob pieces 24 are integrally formed on both sides of the pressing member 20, and a semicircular engagement tongue piece 25 is provided at the lower part of the knob piece 24. Therefore, the pressing member 20 is in the recess 19.
The engaging tongue piece 25 is always urged downward by a spring 26 housed in the engaging tongue piece 25.
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 passage of the mount 5 between it and the bottom plate 14, and a hole 28 in which the needle 23 of the pressing member 20 is accommodated is located approximately in the center of the receiving plate 21. A mount cutter 29 is provided at each end (FIG. 14).

In addition, semicircular engagement protrusions 30 are formed at the front ends of both sides of the winding cassette 1, and the lower portions of both sides are slightly recessed to serve as attachment parts 31 for the printer 3 and label pasting machine 2. ing. In addition, 3
2 is a display tag storage section.

On the other hand, through holes 7a for cassette positioning are formed on the left and right sides of the side plates of the winding cassette 1, and positioning members 106, 107 provided on the printer 3 side, which will be described later, are fitted into the through holes 7a, 7a. will be combined.

Furthermore, lock levers 11 are provided at the upper and lower ends of the side plates of the cassette 1, respectively, on the printer 3 side.
Notches 7b and 7c are formed into which 0 and 111 fit. Further, a recess 7d is formed at the side edge of the tip of the cassette 1 to prevent the rotary member 12 from being erroneously set without being raised.

Next, referring to FIGS. 2, 15, and 16, we will explain the labeling machine 2 that attaches labels with the winding cassette 1 mounted thereon. 34, and a horizontal portion of the upper edge of the machine frame 33 is slightly protruded inward to form a mounting portion 35. Also machine frame 3
A pair of semicircular engagement recesses 3 are provided inside the front wall 36 of 3.
Further, a pasting roller 39 is rotatably attached to the front end of the machine frame 33, and a label outlet 38 is formed below the roller 39.

The rear part of the machine frame 33 is extended and formed into a grip 40.
Below the grip 40, a hand lever 41 has its front end pivoted 42 to the machine frame 33.
and is rotatably mounted. A return spring 43 is provided between the hand lever 41 and the grip 40.
is stored, which allows the hand lever 4 to be
1 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 its upper end, and a claw member 46.
A holding frame 47 that holds the holding frame 47, and first, second and third links 4 that move this holding frame 47 back and forth.
8, 49 and 50.

The first link 48 has one end connected to the hand lever 4.
1 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 pivotally connected to a pin 53 suspended between the machine frames 33, and an upper end connected to the third link 50.
The third link 50 is pivotally connected to the holding frame 47 at its tip.

The holding frame 47 is formed into a U-shape in plan as shown in FIG. 16, and has a pair of rollers 55 and 56 on each side.
are installed, and these rollers 55 and 56 are recessed in each inner wall surface of the machine frame 33.
7 is fitted.

The claw member 46 is rotatably attached to a pin 58 horizontally suspended on the holding frame 47, and is always urged counterclockwise in FIG. 15 by a spring 59.

60 is a pin 6 horizontally suspended at the rear end of the holding frame 47.
1 is a push-up plate rotatably attached to 6.
2 is a support member rotatably attached to a pin 63 horizontally suspended between the machine frames 33, and is supported by springs 64 and 65, respectively, to push up the push-up plate 60 in FIG.
is biased counterclockwise, and the support member 62 is biased clockwise. Thus, in the resting state shown in FIG. 18, 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 on the upper surface of the rear end 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. 15). Specifically, a lock member 69 is rotatably attached to the machine frame 33 and always biased clockwise by a spring 68, and a lock member 69 is attached to the rear upper surface of the machine frame 33 so as to be slidable in the front-rear direction. When the cassette 1 is installed, the lower end corner 71 of the lock member 69 engages with the lower end of an opening 72 drilled in the rear surface of the cassette 1. It is engaged with the portion 73 and locked (see FIGS. 13, 16, and 18).

In addition, in front of the claw member 46, a mount holding piece 74 made of a leaf spring is attached to the machine frame 33.

On the other hand, the printer 3 is constructed as shown in FIG. In FIG. 6, well-known parts such as a keyboard and a display are omitted, and only the printing section and the winding section are shown as a plan view.

In the figure, the reference numeral 90 denotes a base frame of the printer, and on one side of the base frame 90, that is, on the left side in the figure, a plain label continuous body 4 on which nothing has been printed yet is wrapped. reel 91
is rotatably and detachably attached to the holding shaft 92.

When the label continuous body 4 unwound from the reel 91 is twisted by 90 degrees through the guides 93 and 94 and guided onto the base frame 90, it is in a state perpendicular to the base frame 90.

The label continuous body 4 that has passed the guide 94 passes through a position detection mechanism 95, and at this time, the position of the label is detected by a detection means such as a photo sensor.

When a certain label is detected by the position detection mechanism 95, several preceding labels are just about to be inserted between a thermal head 96 for thermal transfer configured as a thermal printer and a platen 97.

The thermal head 96 is attached to the free end side of the arm 98 and is configured to be pressed against the platen 97 by a spring.

On the other hand, the reference numeral 99 is a supply reel around which a thermal transfer ink ribbon is wound.
Thermal transfer ink ribbon 100 unwound from 9
is guided to the thermal head 96 side through guide rollers 101 and 102, and is superimposed on the unprinted label continuous body 4, and the thermal head 96 transfers a predetermined bar code onto the label. .

After the transfer has been completed, place the ink ribbon on guide pin 1.
03, 104, and is wound onto a take-up reel 105 arranged in parallel with the supply reel 99.

On the other hand, the label continuous body 4 to which the barcode-transferred label is attached changes direction in contact with the platen 97 and is guided into the cassette 1 detachably mounted on the base frame 90.

Details of the attachment portion of the printer 3 of this cassette 1 are shown in FIGS. 6 to 12.

That is, on the base frame 90, in the vicinity of the platen 97, positioning members 106 and 107, which are two guide pins, are provided to protrude upward. These positioning members 106 and 107 are fitted into through holes 7a formed on the cassette 1 side, respectively, and position the cassette 1.

At approximately the center of the positioning members 106 and 107,
A head 109 of a rotating shaft 108 that fits into a boss 11 formed on the winding core 8 is exposed to the cassette.

A pair of lock levers 110 and 111 are rotatably supported via shafts 112 and 113, respectively, with the head 109 in between. One end of one lock lever 110 is attached to a link 114 with a pin 115.
The other end is a bent portion 110a that is fitted into a notch 7b formed near the upper edge of the side plate of the cassette 1. One end of the other lock lever 111 is rotatably connected to a link 114 via a pin 116, and a bent portion 111a on the side of the lock lever 110 with the pin 116 in between is connected to the lower part of the side plate of the cassette 1. It is fitted into a notch 7c formed in the.

Further, the bent portion 111b, which is bent upward on the side opposite to the bent portion 111a, is in contact with the tip of the engaging tongue piece 25 on the cassette 1 side, and is in a position where it can be pressed.

A spring 118 is stretched between the other end of the lock lever 111 and a pin 117 protruding from the base frame 90 at a position closer to the lock lever 110.
In the figure, it gives a clockwise rotation habit.

Incidentally, an operating lever 119 is disposed on the outside of the lock lever 110 so as to be rotatably supported by a shaft 120 in the middle thereof.

One end of this operating lever 119 is bent upward to form a bent portion 119a, and a knob 121 is fixed to the upper end of the bent portion 119a.

The bent portion 119a is inserted halfway into the cam hole 123 of the locking piece 122. Cam hole 123
On one side edge there is a step 12 that regulates the lock position.
3a and a stepped portion 123b for regulating the release position, and a slope 123 communicates between the two.

On the other hand, a label guide 124 is arranged outside the other lock lever 111. As shown in FIG. 12, this label guide 124 is formed by bending a metal piece with a step in the middle, and its upper end 124a is fitted into the mount guide groove 15 and is connected to the bottom plate 14. A slight gap can be formed between them through which the label continuous body passes.

The lower surface of the label guide 124 passes outside the bent portion 111b of the lock lever 111 and is located below the lock lever 111.

On the other hand, a connecting bar 125 is horizontally suspended between the link 114 and the guide pin 106 in parallel with the link 114, and one end of the connecting bar 125 is connected to a ball joint 1 at the end opposite to the knob 121 of the operating lever 119.
26, and the other end is fixed to the label guide 124 side.

This connecting bar 125 connects two sets of guide rollers 12.
7, 128 and 129, 130 and can perform linear movement.

Further, a guide bar 131 is arranged parallel to the connecting bar 125 on the opposite side of the connecting bar 125 with the lock levers 111 and 112 in between, and one end of the guide bar 131 is fixed to the label guide 124 side.

This guide bar 131 is also the guide roller 1
32, 133 and 134, 135 for linear movement.

The guide rollers 127 to 130, 132 mentioned above
~135 is the bracket 1 fixed on the base frame 90
It is attached to 36.

In addition, guide rollers 127 to 130, 132 to
135 may be grooved, non-grooved, or a combination of both.

On the other hand, at the tip of the label guide 124, a guide member 137 that draws a large arc-shaped curve is arranged. This guide member 137 is connected to the base frame 9
0 or the bracket 136 side, and its tip is guided to the vicinity of the upper end of the open portion at the tip of the machine frame 7 of the cassette 1.

Inside the guide member 137, a peel-off prevention body 138 for a label temporarily attached to a tape-shaped mount is located. This peel prevention body 138 is formed as a block, and the side edge on the guide member 137 side is a curved surface along the curve of the guide member 137, and a guide groove 139 is formed between the two.
Note that the guide member 137 and peel prevention body 138 are used for cleaning label jams or guide grooves 139, etc.
It is preferable that at least one of them is detachable. The other side edge of this anti-peeling body 138 has a complementary shape to the side edge on the tip side of the cassette 1, and in the middle thereof there is a recess 7d formed at the tip of the cassette 1. A positioning part 138a, which is a protruding part, is provided in a protruding manner.

The reason why the peel preventing body 138 is provided in such a large curve is to prevent the label from being peeled off from the backing paper if it is bent at an acute angle and guided.

Next, the usage and operation of this embodiment configured as above will be explained.

First, an empty take-up cassette 1 is set on the base frame 90 of the printer 3 using the lock levers 110 and 111.

At this time, the rotating body 12 of the winding cassette 1 is rotated clockwise in FIG. 1 to open it to the state shown in FIG. 5.

In this state, the knob 121 of the operating lever 119 is pinched with fingers and rotated clockwise in FIG.

Then, the link 114 and the connecting lever 125
is pushed upward in FIG. 7, the label guide 124 is pushed, and at the same time, the lock levers 110 and 111 are rotated clockwise about the shafts 112 and 113, respectively.

As a result, the bent portion 1 at the tip of the lock lever 110
10a and the bent portion 1 at one end of the lock lever 111
11b are each rotated in a direction away from the head 109 of the rotating shaft 108.

In this state, the cassette 1 can be placed on the bracket 136 on the base frame 90.

After setting in this way, the rotating body 12 with the cassette 1 opened is located on the operating lever 119 side,
Bring it close to the bracket 136 so that the mount guide groove 15 side faces the label guide 124 side.

Then, a positioning member 10 which is a guide pin
6, 107 is fitted into the through hole 7a of the cassette. In this state, as shown in FIG. 10, the positioning portion 138a, which is a protruding portion of the peeling preventer 138, is fitted into the recess 7d formed on the side edge of the tip of the cassette 1.

At this time, if an attempt is made to set the rotary body 12 without opening it, the label presser portion 13 of the rotary body 12 will be in a state of closing the recess 7d, making it impossible to set the label.

In this way, guide pin 10 is attached to printer 3.
6, 107, the bent portions 110a, 111a of the lock levers 110, 111
are located away from the notches 7c and 7d of the cassette 1, and do not interfere with the mounting of the cassette 1.

After that, the operating lever 119 is now moved to the shaft 120.
The bending portion 119 is rotated counterclockwise around the bending portion 119.
a into the stepped portion 123a.

Then, the link 114 and the connecting lever 125 are pulled downward in FIG.
0 and 111 are rotated counterclockwise, respectively.

As a result, the upper part 124a of the label guide 124
As shown in FIG. 12, it fits into the mount guide groove 15 of the cassette 1, and creates a gap between it and the bottom plate 14 that is sufficient to guide the continuous label body 4.

Further, by rotating the lock lever 110 in the counterclockwise direction, the bent portion 110a is inserted into the notch 7 of the cassette 1.
d, and by similarly rotating the lock lever 111 in the counterclockwise direction, the bent portion 111a is fitted into the notch 7c of the cassette 1.

At the same time, the engaging tongue piece 25 at the lower end of the knob piece 24 is pushed by the bent part 111b located on the outside of the lock lever 111, and the pressing member 20 is pressed against the spring 2.
The retraction needle 23 also separates from the mount guide groove 15 against the elastic force of 6.

As a result, there is nothing between the label guide 124 and the bottom plate 14 of the cassette 1 that obstructs the passage of the continuous label body 4.

Then, the cassette 1 is locked by the lock lever 110,1.
11, it is securely locked.

After the cassette 1 is mounted in a predetermined position in this manner, a bar code to be printed is input using the keyboard of the printer 3 (not shown).

Then, the continuous label body 4 to which the unprinted plain label is attached is pulled out from the reel 91,
A position detection mechanism 95 which also serves as a label guide is passed along the guides 93 and 94, the direction is changed along the platen 97, and the tip thereof is guided between the label guide 124 and the bottom plate 14 of the cassette 1. That is, the continuous label body 4 is introduced from the direction in which the backing sheet of the winding cassette 1 is discharged.

At this time, the thermal transfer ink ribbon 100 is also attached to the reel 9.
9 , pass between the thermal head 96 and the label continuous body 4 along guide rollers 101 and 102 , and wind the leading end of the label around the take-up reel 105 in contact with guide rollers 103 and 104 .
If you press the start button (not shown) in this state,
A motor (not shown) is turned on, and the rotating shaft 10
8 rotates, and the winding core 8 begins to rotate via the boss 11 on the cassette 1 side that is fitted with the head 109 of the winding core 8.

At the same time, the platen 97, take-up reel 105, etc. start rotating, the thermal head 96 operates according to the set printing command, and printing of the bar code starts.

A label continuum 4 with a barcode thermally transferred onto the label is continuously or sequentially and intermittently moved to a label guide 1.
I was sent on the 24th. The continuous label that has exited the label guide 124 passes through a guide groove 139 between a guide member 137 and a peel prevention member 138, and is sent along the guide member 137 toward the cassette 1.

At this time, since the rotating body 12 of the cassette 1 is opened as shown in FIG. 5 (the entire cassette rotates upward), the rotating body 12 and the winding core 8 be guided between.

Since the inner surfaces of the flanges 8a, 8a of the winding core 8 are tapered surfaces 8c, the winding core 8 is initially guided between the flanges 8a, 8a without being caught on the inner surfaces of the flanges 8a, 8a.

Eventually, the label continuous body 4 is guided toward the winding core 8 along the guide spring 9 and is pressed against the winding core 8 by the tip of the guide spring 9.

At this time, the label continuous body 4 is attached to the flanges 8a, 8.
Both side edges thereof are in contact with the straight portion 8b at the base of a. Since the distance between the straight portions 8b, 8b is slightly narrower than the width of the continuous label body, the continuous label body 4 is moved against the winding core 8 by the guide spring 9.
When the winding core 8 is pressed, its both side edges are restrained by the straight portions 8b, 8b of the flanges, so that the winding core 8 is sequentially wound as the winding core 8 rotates.

When winding of a predetermined amount of continuous labels is completed in this state, the motor (not shown) is stopped and the supply of continuous labels is also stopped.

After that, the platen 97 and label guide 124
The continuous label body can be cut by operating the cutter C located between the two.

In this way, the cassette 1 containing the label continuous body on which a predetermined amount of barcodes have been printed is removed from the printer 3 side.

During this removal, rotate the operating lever 119 clockwise in FIG.
The cassette 1 can be easily removed by unlocking the cassette 1 by the cassette 11, separating the label guide 124 from the bottom plate 14 of the cassette, releasing the restraint on the cassette 1, and grasping the cassette 1 to remove it from the positioning members 106, 107. Two or three labels 6 on the bottom plate 14 of the removed cassette 1 are peeled off, and the rotating body 12 is returned to the locked state shown in FIG. 1 to complete the loading of the labels 6 into the cassette 1.

Next, the cassette 1 is attached to the labeling machine 2 in the following manner.

That is, the attachment part 31 of the cassette 1 is stored in the storage part 34 while the engagement protrusion 30 at the tip of the cassette 1 is engaged with the engagement recess 37 of the pasting machine 2. In that case, the stepped portion 77 formed below the display label storage portion 32 of the cassette 1 is placed on the placement portion 35 of the label pasting machine 2, and is automatically locked by the locking mechanism 67. That is, when the cassette 1 is inserted, the engaging portion 73 moves the locking member 69 downward while rotating counterclockwise against the force of the spring 68; When the locking member 69 passes over the portion 71, the locking member 69 returns to its original position by the action of the spring 68, and its lower corner portion 71 engages with the engaging portion 73 and is locked.

Therefore, if you grasp the hand lever 41, the first
The holding frame 47 moves horizontally rearward along the guide groove 57 via the second and third links 48, 49, and 50. During the movement, the transfer claw 4 of the claw member 46
5 are notches 78 made in the mount 5 at regular intervals.
While engaging with and transferring the mount 5, the push-up plate 6
0 also moves and pushes up the engagement tongue piece 25 of the pressing member 20, and as a result, the pressing of the mount by the push-up part 22 and 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, the 24th
As shown in the figure, the push-up plate 60 is retracted and the push-up plate 6
Since the engagement between the lower surface of 0 and the support member 62 is removed,
The pressing member 20 descends while pressing down the push-up plate 60 counterclockwise under the action of the spring 26 and returns to its original position, and the push-up portion 22 and needle 23 fix the mount 5 again.

On the other hand, during this transfer of the mount, since the label continuous body 4 is regulated horizontally by the label holding part 13 at the turning pin 16 at the front of the machine, the mount 5
The label 6 is reversed at a steep angle, and the label 6 moves forward while being peeled off from the mount 5, and is sent out from the label outlet 32 below the pasting roller 39.

The label 6 is attached to the article by the action of the attaching roller 39 by rubbing the lower surface (adhesive surface) of the label 6 below the attaching roller 39 against the article, as with a normal hand labeler.

Next, when the hand lever 41 is released, the hand lever 41 returns to its original position by the action force of the return spring 43, and at the same time, the first to third links, 48 to 5
0, the holding frame 47 also moves forward and returns to the state shown in FIG. Note that during this forward movement, the push-up plate 6
The lower corner portion 79 (FIG. 23) of 0 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 than the force acting on the springs 64 and 6.
5, the support member 62 is rotated counterclockwise, and the push-up plate 60 slides on the lower surface of the engagement tongue 25 without pushing up the engagement tongue 25. move forward. As a result, the mount 5 remains fixed by the pressing member 20, so
There is no possibility that the claw member 46 will be returned to the front by retreating. Therefore, the claw member 46 is connected to the transfer claw 4.
5 is removed from the notch 78 in the mount 5, rotates clockwise against the spring 59, and returns to its original position while sliding on the lower surface of the mount 5, where it again engages with the notch 78 in the mount.

Next, to remove the take-up cassette 1 from the labeling machine 2, push the removal button 70 forward as shown in FIG. When the cassette 1 is removed from the joining part 73, the rear part of the cassette 1 is slightly lifted due to the spring action of the mount holding piece 74 which presses the lower surface of the mount 5 at the front of the mount guide groove 15 at the same time, so that it can be easily removed with one touch. can.

Second Embodiment FIGS. 26 and 27 illustrate a second embodiment of the automatic label winding cassette of the present invention.
In this embodiment, a winding core 144 provided within the rotating body 12 is a label winding section. A friction member 145 made of rubber or the like is wound around the outer peripheral surface of the winding core 144 .

A guide member 146 made of a rigid wire or the like is provided from the inside of the label presser 13 in contact with the friction member 145 and extends into the rotating body 12 approximately once. The leading end of the guide member 146 is a free end, and the middle part thereof is given elasticity so that it always comes into contact with the friction member 145. This guide member 146 is an automatic label winding means.

Therefore, the label continuous body 4 is guided along the guide member 146 from the entrance side of the rotary body 12, is sandwiched between the friction member 145, and is automatically wound around the winding core 144.

As the label series is wound, the contact portion of the guide member 146 gradually moves outward.

In this way it is possible to automatically wind up the label series.

Third Embodiment Figures 28 and 29 illustrate a third embodiment of the automatic label winding cassette of the present invention. The only difference from the second embodiment is that a leaf spring 170 is used. Since the leaf spring 170 is wide, the contact area with the continuous label body is large, and although the continuous label body is held securely, the frictional force increases.

Even if such a structure is adopted, it is possible to reliably automatically wind up the continuous label body.

Fourth Embodiment FIGS. 30 to 32 illustrate an embodiment of the fourth automatic label winding cassette of the present invention. In this embodiment, the winding core 147 which is the label winding section is A plurality of needles 148 are provided protrudingly provided at predetermined intervals along the circumferential direction on the circumferential surface and at the center portion in the width direction.

A guide member 149 is provided on the label presser 13 side of the rotary body 12 and is an automatic label winding means with one end fixed to the label presser 13 side.
touches the winding core 147 in the middle, and the rotating body 12
It goes around almost once inside.

This guide member 149 is formed as a leaf spring as shown in FIG.
A is formed over a predetermined length.

If such a structure is adopted, the guided label continuous body 4 is guided toward the winding core 147 along the guide member 149, and is sandwiched between the guide member 149 and the winding core 147, and The needle 148 bites into the backing paper and begins to reliably wind up the continuous label body 4.

Since one end of the guide member 149 is a free end, the guide member 149 moves away from the center as the amount of winding of the continuous label body increases.

Note that the guide member 149 may be configured as two parallel guide members by folding back a rigid wire as shown in FIG. 33.

Fifth Embodiment FIGS. 34 and 35 illustrate an embodiment of the fifth automatic label winding cassette of the present invention. In this embodiment, the winding core 147 which is the label winding section is Instead of needles, pins 150 are protruded from the outer peripheral surface at predetermined pitches, and a member similar to that shown in FIGS. 32 and 33 is used as the guide member 149.

When the winding core 147 having such a structure is used, the label continuous body 4 is formed by a through hole 4a or a long hole 4b formed between the labels with the pitch P of the pin 150, as shown in FIG. It is convenient to use one in which .

Even if such a structure is adopted, it is possible to automatically wind up the continuous label body as in the fourth embodiment.

Sixth Embodiment FIGS. 36 and 37 illustrate an embodiment of the sixth automatic label winding cassette of the present invention, which includes a rotating body 12 having a cover 142 and a friction member 145 shown in FIG. A cantilevered guide member 151 is combined with a winding core 144 which is a label winding portion provided on the circumferential surface thereof, and is provided as a guide member which is an automatic label winding means. As shown in FIG. 37, the guide member 151 is formed as an arcuate plate spring whose one end is fixed to the label holding part 13 side of the rotating body 12 and whose other end is in contact with the friction member 145. ing.

Even if such a structure is adopted, the continuous label body 4 guided from the guide groove 139 is drawn between the guide member 151 and the friction member 145, and can be forcefully and automatically wound up. .

Note that as the guide member 151, a rigid wire 152 as shown in FIG. 38 may be used.

(Effects of the Invention) As described above, the apparatus of the present invention is capable of loading a label into a winding cassette 1 which winds up a label continuous body 4 on which a label 6 is temporarily attached on a mount 5 and a label 6 on which a desired character is printed by a printer 3. In the automatic winding device, the winding cassette 1
is equipped with a winding section for the label continuous body 4 and an automatic label winding means, the winding section having a cylindrical winding core 8,
144, 147, the automatic winding means presses the label continuous body 4 engaged with the winding core 8, 144, 147 against the winding core in the axial direction thereof; Spring members 9, 146, 149, 151, 1 that are biased in a direction away from the axis of the winding core against elasticity as the label continuous body is wound around the winding core and its winding diameter increases.
52, 170, the advantage is that the label can be automatically wound without the manual operation of inserting the tip of the tape-shaped label into the slit of the winding core as in the prior art. has.

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1 to 25 illustrate a first embodiment of a winding device for an automatic label winding cassette of the present invention, FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the winding cassette, and FIG. 2 is a label pasting machine. FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional side view of the cassette with the rotary body closed, FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along the - line in FIG. 3, FIG. The figure is a plan view of the main parts of the printer, Figure 7 is a plan view of the cassette loading mechanism, Figure 8 is a front view of the cassette loading mechanism, Figure 9 is a side view of the cassette loading mechanism, and Figure 10 is a cassette loading mechanism. 11 is a front view of the cassette mounting mechanism with a cassette mounted, with some parts omitted; FIG. 12 is a side view of the cassette mounting mechanism with a cassette mounted; FIG. Figure 13 is a rear view of the cassette, Figure 14 is a bottom view of the cassette, Figure 15 is a longitudinal side view of the label pasting machine, and Figure 1 is a side view of the label pasting machine.
Fig. 6 is a plan view of the label pasting machine, Fig. 17 is a plan view of a continuous label body, Fig. 18 is a longitudinal cross-sectional side view of the label pasting machine with a cassette installed, and Fig. 19 shows the cassette before operating the hand lever. An explanatory diagram of the pasting machine in the installed state, Figure 20 is a longitudinal cross-sectional side view of the main part of the pasting machine with the hand lever slightly operated, Figure 21
The figure is a sectional view taken along the line XI-XI in FIG. 20, FIG. 22 is a sectional view taken along the line XII-XII in FIG.
Fig. 24 is an explanatory view of the state in which the hand lever is fully operated, Fig. 25 is a longitudinal sectional side view illustrating the cassette removal operation, and Fig. 26 is a longitudinal sectional side view illustrating the second embodiment of the present invention. 27 is a sectional view taken along the line - in FIG. 26, FIG. 28 is a vertical sectional side view illustrating the third embodiment of the present invention, and FIG.
30 to 32 are longitudinal sectional front views of the rotating body in the closed state, and FIG. 30 is a longitudinal sectional side view of the cassette, and FIG.
Figure 1 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line XI-XI in Figure 30.
2 is a perspective view of the guide member, FIG. 33 is a perspective view showing a modified example of the guide member, FIG. 34 is a longitudinal cross-sectional side view of a cassette showing a fifth embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 35 is FIG. FIG. 36 is a vertical cross-sectional side view of a cassette showing a sixth embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 37 is a perspective view of the winding core and guide member shown in FIG. 36. FIG. 38 is a perspective view showing a modification of the guide member. In the figure, 1... winding cassette, 2... label pasting machine, 3... printer, 4... label continuous body, 5...
...Paper, 6...Label, 8,144,147...
Winding core, 9,146,149,151,15
2,170...Guide member, 8a...Flange, 8
b... Straight part, 12... Rotating body, 145,
151... Friction member, 148... Needle.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. In an automatic label winding device for winding up a continuous label body 4 on which a label 6 is temporarily attached on a mount 5 and a label 6 on which a desired print is applied by a printer 3 to a winding cassette 1. , the label continuous body 4 is placed in the winding cassette 1 when the cassette 1 is set in the printer 3;
a label winding section that rotates in conjunction with the unwinding of the label; and automatic label winding means that clamps the continuous body between the winding section; and the winding section is a cylindrical winding section. core 8,1
44, 147, and the automatic winding means comprises the winding core 8,
144, 147 is pressed against the winding core in the axial direction thereof, and as the label continuous body 4 is wound around the winding core and its winding diameter increases. a spring member 9,146 biased in a direction away from the axis of the winding core against elasticity;
149, 151, 152, and 170. A winding cassette in an automatic label winding device, characterized in that it is constituted by: 2. Claims in which the distance between the straight portions 8b provided on the inner surface of the base of the flange 8a formed in the width direction of the label of the winding core 8 is formed to be slightly narrower than the width of the continuous label body 4. A winding cassette in the automatic label winding device according to item 1. 3. The label according to claim 1, wherein friction members 145, 151 are provided on the outer periphery of the winding cores 144, 147, and the spring members 146, 149, 151, 152, 170 are pressed against the friction members. A winding cassette in an automatic winding device. 4. A large number of needles 148 are provided on the outer periphery of the winding core 147.
A winding cassette in an automatic label winding device according to claim 1, wherein a pin 150 is provided and the spring member 149 is pressed against the winding core while avoiding the needle or pin.