JPH0637206B2 - Handheld labeler - Google Patents

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Description: FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a hand-held labeler for printing and applying a pressure-sensitive label releasably attached to a supporting web, and in particular,
The present invention relates to a handheld labeler that can properly set the relative orientation of a print head and a platen roll.

Prior Art US Pat. No. 2,663,444 (issued December 22, 1953)
There is disclosed a mechanical tape applying device for applying a cut tape piece while cutting a pressure sensitive tape by gripping a handle. This device is not provided with a printing device for printing on the tape surface. U.S. Pat.No. 3,611,929 (1971
(October 12, 2013), a pressure-sensitive label releasably attached to the support web was wound in a roll shape to be supported, each label on the support web was printed, and the printed label was peeled from the support web. A basic hand-held labeler that can be attached by using is disclosed. This hand-held labeler has a pure mechanical structure in which the support web is moved by the pivotal movement of the lever by gripping and releasing the handle to operate the printing mechanism. U.S. Pat.No. 4,092,918 (197
(Issued June 6, 1988) discloses a handheld labeler that is compact and improved for easy operation.
Although this hand-held labeler can easily apply a printing label with a simple operation, this labeler also had a pure mechanical structure.

US Pat. No. 4,264,396 (issued April 28, 1981)
A hand-held labeler is disclosed in which a feeding wheel is driven by an electric motor to advance a supporting web, a label on the supporting web is printed by a thermal print head, and the print data can be input from a keyboard. This handheld labeler is a basic electronic handheld labeler with a microprocessor, but its mechanics still have room for improvement. As its improved handheld labeler, U.S. Patent No. 4,
There is a labeler described in No. 407,692 (issued October 4, 1983: corresponding to JP-A-57-204848). This handheld labeler is provided with a rechargeable battery on the handle, and is configured to properly program data input from the keyboard by a microprocessor to perform desired printing.

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION Problems to be Solved by the Invention In such an electronic handheld labeler, since a thermal printing head is used and printing can be performed based on electronic data, not only ordinary characters but also barcodes can be printed easily. The printhead has a plurality of thermal printing elements that cooperate with a platen roll to print on a label. Improper orientation of the rows of print elements and the platen roll results in improper printing. Therefore, U.S. Pat. No. 4,407,69
In the labeler described in Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 57-204848, it is possible to tilt the support of the printing elements so that the rows of the printing elements are parallel to the platen roll whose rotation axis is fixed. It is configured to be able to. However, since the rotation axis of the platen roll is fixed to the labeler housing and the row of printing elements is supported by the support supported by the pin at a position away from the platen roll, the printing element row for the platen roll is It was troublesome to adjust the direction.

Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to allow proper and easy adjustment of the relative orientation of a row of printing elements and a platen roll.

Means for Solving the Problems To achieve the above object, according to the present invention, a handheld labeler adapted to print and attach a pressure-sensitive label releasably attached to a support web, wherein a handle is provided. An electrically selectable print head having a set of linear printing elements, a housing having a housing, support means provided on the housing to support a label roll of a pressure sensitive label, and printing means for printing on the label. And a printing means including a platen roll having an axis of rotation, a support for the print head, and a means for stripping the printed label.
A means for applying a printed label proximate to the peeling means, a means for advancing the support web, a web from the label roll between the printing means and the platen roll, to the peeling means, and a web advancing means. A means for forming a path to guide the print element and the platen roll extending transversely to the path of the support web, and for aligning the linear print element parallel to the axis of the platen roll. Means for diverting the set of printing elements and the platen roll with respect to each other, the diverting means including a track for slidably mounting the support, the width of the track being the width of the support. A handheld labeler is provided that is larger than the portion and allows the orientation of the printhead to be changed.

Embodiments Referring initially to FIG. 1, a handheld labeler 20 having a housing 21 and a handle 22 is illustrated.
The label supply roll R has a support web W supporting a series of pressure sensitive labels L in a detachable manner. A sub-frame 24 is contained in the internal space 23 of the housing 21. The sub-frame 24 rotatably supports the label roll R and is provided with a passage for the support web W.
The web W travels from the label roll R, around a portion of the roller 25, between the print head 26 and the platen roll 27, around the separation roller 28 as stripping means for stripping the label from the support web W, and then again. Platen roll 2
7 and then a portion of the roll 25 ', between the feed wheel 29 and the backup roll 30, through the removal device 31 and through the outlet passage 32,
It comes out of the labeler 20. Roll 30 is a guide 31 '
(Fig. 3).

The housing 21 has a housing portion 33 having a plurality of openings 34, 35. The key 36 of the keyboard 37 is
The display portion 38 projects through the opening 34, and
Can be seen from.

A sticking device 39 having a series of rolls 40 is arranged so as to cover the preceding label L peeled off by the separating roller 28. With reference to FIG. 2, it can be seen that the housing 21 further comprises housing parts 41, 42. The housing parts 41, 42 are substantially mirror images in structure. The housing parts 41, 42 have corresponding side parts, namely wall parts 43, 44 and flange parts 45,
Has 46.

The print head 26 is clamped to the bottom of a support 47 made of metal to act as a heat sink or otherwise retained. The support 47 has a plurality of fins 48. The support 47 is arranged on the support 49 in an overlapping manner. The rod or shaft 50 of the non-circular portion has opposite ends in holes 51 on opposite sides and screws 52 are screwed into the ends of the rod 50 through the housing portions 43,44. The roll 5 is rotatably attached to the rod 50, and the arms 5 are spaced apart from the support 49.
A rod 50 extends through 3. The rod 50 also extends through the arm 55 of another support 54, as clearly shown in FIGS. 5 and 6. The support 54 is placed below the support 49.

Referring to FIG. 3, the subframe 24 is shown as having uniquely shaped mirror image subframe portions 56, 57.
Is shown. The sub-frame part 56 is a side part 5
8 has guide members 59, 60, 61, arms 62, and studs 63. The sub-frame portion 57 has a side portion 64, guide members 65, 66, 67, and an arm 68. Sub-frame portions 56, 57 are provided with aligned holes 69, 70. The mounting member 71 made of metal for heat dissipation has a tubular portion 72, an end wall 73, and a flange 74. The mounting portion 71 has a hole 69.
And its flange 74 is held against the outside of the subframe portion 56 by screws 75. Tubular part 7
The outside of 2 fits snugly into the hole 69. Electric motor 76
Are preferably completely inside the tubular portion 72 and the speed reducer 77 is also completely inside the tubular portion 72. The shaft encoder 77 'projects slightly beyond the electric motor 76. A screw 78 is screwed into the end of the speed reducer 77 through a hole 79. As shown in FIG. 11, there is a clearance between the mounting member 71 and the inside of the feeding wheel 29. The feed wheel 29 has a pair of annular outer surfaces 80, 81. A plurality of teeth 92, 93 are provided on the outer circumference of the feed wheel 29 between its outer surfaces 80, 81.
Are arranged in a predetermined pattern. Each hole 6
A pair of identical holders 83 are mounted on pins 84 'on the subframe portions 56, 57 near 9,70. Each holder 83 has three holder portions 84 joined by a C-shaped flexible connection 85, as shown.
Each holder portion 84 has a rolling contact member, specifically a pin 86 for mounting a ball bearing 87. 11th
As shown, the outer ring of the ball bearing 87 contacts the outer surface 80 at three contact points. Each holder 83 is shaped such that when formed, the circle formed by the ball bearing 87 at the point of contact is smaller than the diameter of its outer surface 80 or 81. Each holder 83
It can be expanded a little. Coupling 85 helps this expansion. When assembling the holder 83 and its ball bearing 87 on the feed wheel 29, the holder 83 is slightly expanded and moved to a position around the outer surface 80 or 81. Since there is no clearance between the outer ring of the ball bearing 87 and the outer surface 80 or 81, the holder 83 removes the rattling. As shown in the figure, each set of ball bearings 87 supports the feeding holder 29 at three positions, specifically, at angular intervals of 120 °. The feed wheel 29 is mounted so that it rotates with very little friction. Reversal of the feed wheel 29 can be prevented either by the motor 76 itself or by a suitable known type of anti-backup device.

Referring to FIG. 10, the feed wheel 29 has a hub or base 88 with an axially extending dovetail groove or recess 89, as shown. Groove 89 is ring 9
They are placed at different angular positions to help the 0, 91 orientation. The rings 90, 91 have outwardly projecting feed teeth 92, 93, respectively, into which the feed slots 94 (FIG. 3) of the support web W can be hooked. The ring 90 is a protrusion 9 extending inward corresponding to the distance between the grooves 89.
5, 96, the ring 91 also has inwardly extending protrusions 98, 99, 100 that also match the spacing of the grooves 89. As shown, the teeth 92 of the ring 90 are arranged in the axial direction, and the teeth 93 of the ring 91 are also arranged in the axial direction. The teeth 92 and 93 create a predetermined feed tooth pattern and match the feed web feed slot pattern shown in FIG. It is possible to construct the feed wheel 29 having an arbitrary feed tooth pattern simply by preparing a ring having a predetermined arrangement of feed teeth. Similarly, for example, by changing the wall thickness of the rings 90 and 91, it is possible to configure the feeding wheel 29 having a predetermined effective diameter for different label lengths. Each ring 90, 91 is a coupling device that couples one or more teeth 92, 93 to the hub 88. Although it is possible to connect the teeth 92 to the hub 88 with other than a single ring 90 or 91 as described above, it is preferred to use a ring. Hub or ring 9
It is preferable that 0 and 91 each have an integrally molded plastic structure. The rings 90, 91 fit snugly on the hub 88 without rattling. Therefore, the feed wheel 29 is a composite that can be accurately assembled at low cost and can be quickly configured with a selected pattern. If desired, the same ring 90 can be painted in one color and the same ring 91 can be painted in a different color to facilitate storage of parts and subsequent assembly. First
As shown in FIG. 0, each ring 90, 91 has one narrow annular reduced diameter section 101 between which is an annular section 102 having closely spaced axially extending notches 103. The notches 103 are to reduce the contact area between the outer surface of the feed wheel 29 and the support web W. As shown, the teeth 92, 93 are on their respective annular portions 102. When the rings 90, 91 are stacked on the hub 88, the adjacent pair of rings 90 and 91, or the adjacent reduced diameter portions 101 of 91 and 91, enter the support web removal fingers 104 of the removal device 31 (FIG. 3). Forming a groove. When assembled, the rings 90 and 91 are in end-to-end relationship. The feeding wheel 29 shown diagrammatically in FIG. 3 does not show the groove forming portion 101 of reduced diameter. Outside the series of rings 90, 91 is a disc 105 fitted around the surfaces 80, 81. Each disc 105 has a hole 106. The disc 105 is an edge guide for the support web W. Each disk 105 is a hub 8
It is arranged between the shoulder 107 of 8 and the corresponding holder 83. In the disc 105, the feeding wheel 29 has a supporting web W.
Can be rotated relative to the hub 88 when advancing.
When assembling the feeding wheel 29, the ring 90,
Slide 91 axially onto the hub 88 and place the disc 105 against the shoulder 107 and adjacent to and around the surfaces 80, 81,
Next, the wheels 83 and their ball bearings 87 on the surface 80,
Place around 81.

The print head 26, the platen roll 27, and the adjusting mechanism 15 according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 5, 6, and 15.

With reference to FIGS. 5 and 15, as shown, the support 49 is a transverse member 10 joining the two members 53, 53 together.
8 and a lateral guide 109 having an elongated ridge 110. Member 53 has tracks 111 formed of grooves 112 and flanges 113 and spaced apart. Attached to the support 47 is a pair of flanges 114 that enter the track 111. The track 111 is oversized or wide enough to allow the support 47 to be skewed so that the linearly arranged print elements 115 of the print head 26 can be aligned with the axis of the small diameter platen roll 27, but the flange 113 is The flange 114 of the support 47 is held against the bottom of the groove 112. The smaller the diameter of the platen roll, the more important said alignment is for print quality.

The misalignment between the support 47 and the print head 26 fixed to the lower side of the support 47 can be adjusted by the adjusting mechanism 15 having the screw 116 and the member 117 as shown in the drawing. Adjustment mechanism 1
5 is used when manufacturing the labeler 20 or when replacing the print head. The adjusting mechanism 15 has a pair of adjusting screws 116 that can be screwed into the annular member 117, as shown. The annular member 117 is the support 4
7 and can be rotated some with respect to the support 47. More specifically, a recess 118 for receiving the annular member 117 is formed between the pair of fins 48. The fin 48 is provided with a large-diameter opening 119 through which the screw 116 is inserted. The opening 119 is large enough to allow the member 117 to rotate to provide the necessary screw adjustment of the support 47 within the track 111. The screw 116 has an annular flange 120 restrained between the fin 48 and the cross member 108. Each screw 1
A groove 121 for receiving the E-ring 122 is provided in 16. In addition, at the end of each screw 116, a screwing groove 123 (FIG. 15) for individually rotating the screw 116.
Is provided.

With reference to FIGS. 5 and 6, the support 54 is illustrated as mounting the platen roll 27. The platen roll 27 preferably comprises a roll 124 made of rubber material mounted on a shaft 125.
The shaft 125 extends out of the roll 124 and is attached to a ball bearing 126. The ball bearing 126 is constrained within the holder 127. The pivot screw 128 is attached to the holder 12
Extending through hole 129 in No. 7, holder 127 can pivot slightly. The ball bearing 126 has a recess 130.
It's inside. A screw 132 extends through the elongated hole 131 of the holder 127. Screws 128 and 132
Are screwed into respective holes 133 and 134 of arm 55. The screw 132 has play to allow the holder 127 to pivot. Each holder 127 is hung so that the roll 124 hits the underside of the support web W with the correct amount of pressure along its length and presses the label L above it against the print element 115 of the printhead 26 with the appropriate pressure. It is pushed clockwise by the winding compression spring 135 (Figs. 6 and 7). There is a tube 136 in the spring 135,
The adjusting rod 137 is contained in the reference numeral 36. Rod 13
7 has a threaded portion 138. A nut 139 slidably received in the slot 140 is provided with a threaded portion 138.
Is screwed in. The rod 137 further has a flange 141 and an end portion with a screwdriver groove 142. Spring 135, winding 136, and rod 137 extend into pocket portion 143 of holder 127. Spring 13
5 acts on the pocket portion 143 to push the holder 127 in the clockwise direction (FIGS. 6 and 7). Spring 1
35 also acts towards the nut 139. Spring 13
The rod 137 can be turned to adjust the force of 5. If the rods 137 are individually adjusted, the printing element 11
The force of the roll 124 on the 5 is transferred to the series of printing elements 115.
Can be adjusted over its entire length.

Separation roller 28 is constrained within slot 144 and shaft 125 extends through slot 145 of member 55. The members 55 are joined by the lateral members 146. Roll 124 has a small diameter and printing element 115 is as close as possible to separation roller 28. As a result, the ratio of the printable area on the label L is increased to the limit. Laura 1
The diameter of 24 is preferably 10 μm (0.4 inches) or less, more preferably about 6.7 μm (0.27 inches) or less.

The support 54 is capable of swiveling about the axis 50 between a solid line position in FIG. 1 and an imaginary line position indicated by PL. The support 54 has a laterally extending member 146 and an upright member 147. When the member 147 is clamped between the thumb and forefinger, the member 147 bends inward and the housing portion 4
It disengages from the protrusion 149 on the inside of 1, 42. Member 1
An opening 150 is provided in 47 to receive the protrusion 149. When the support body 54 is lowered to the partial open position indicated by the imaginary line PL in FIG. 1, the protrusion 151 inside the member 147 is caught by the protrusion 152, which prevents the support body 54 from being completely opened. And the platen roll 127 is lowered to allow the support web W to pass through when loading the labeler 20. With the support 54 in the position indicated by the phantom line PL, the member 147 can be expanded, which will open the support 54 to the fully open position and thus the cleaning of the printing element 115. it can.

As shown in FIG. 3, the label supply roll R is attached to a holder 153 having mirror image holder portions 154, 155. The holder portions 154, 155 are pivotally mounted on the posts 156, 157 of the sub-frame portions 56, 57 so that they can rotate as a unit. Therefore, the holder 153 can be manually moved from the illustrated closed position to the open position, which facilitates cleaning of the support web passages and removal of peeled labels. Roll R is rotatably mounted on opposite hub members 158, only one of which is shown. The holder portions 154, 155 are joined with screws 159 as shown. The lug 160 projects into the slot 161 and limits rotation of the holder 153.

Referring to FIG. 9 in detail, the printed circuit boards 163-1 are provided.
68 arrays 162 are shown. Printed circuit board 1
64 is below the printed circuit board 163 but is electrically isolated from the circuit board 163, except for electrical connections between the two. The printed circuit board 165 is an electrical ribbon connector 169.
Is electrically connected to the printed circuit board 164, and the printed circuit board 165 is electrically connected to the printed circuit board 166 by the electric ribbon connector 170.
Is the same as the electric ribbon connector 171 for the printed circuit board 1
67 is electrically connected to the printed circuit board 167, and the printed circuit board 167 is electrically connected to the printed circuit board 168 by an electric ribbon connector 172. The display section 38 (FIG. 1) is connected to the printed circuit board 164 by an electric ribbon connector 173, and the print head 26 is electrically connected to the printed circuit board 164 by an electric ribbon connector 174. Audio device 175
Is connected to the ribbon connector 174. In addition, array 162 suitably electrically includes a small battery 176 for a low battery detection circuit (not shown), a manual switch 175 'that can be operated with the index finger to initiate a printing and sticking cycle, and a cam operated switch 176. It is connected. Referring to FIG. 4, the array 162 is shown in a disassembled state. Printed circuit boards 163-168
Includes electronic components (not shown) electrically connected to operate the print head 26 in response to data entered on the keyboard 37. Printed circuit board 165,
166, 167, and 168 are all tilted with respect to printed circuit boards 163, 164 and, more specifically, right angles. The printed circuit boards 165 and 166 are juxtaposed in parallel with each other with a space therebetween.
And 168 are juxtaposed parallel to one another and at a distance.
Paired printed circuit boards 165 and 166, and 167 and 1
68 are spaced apart by a spacer 177. Pair of printed circuit boards 165 and 166, and 167
And 168 are fastened to the subframe 24 directly by various screws 178. As shown in FIG.
The outer printed circuit boards 166 and 168 are spaced from the housing portions 41 and 42 so that any deformation of the housing 21 will result in printed circuit boards 163-1.
68 will not be affected. The aforementioned deformation may occur when the labeler 20 is dropped or when an impact is given by an excessive force. The housing parts 41, 42 are fixed to the sub-frame 24 with suitable fasteners 179. Fastener 179 as described above
One of them is passed through the housing portion 42 and is screwed into the stud 181 penetrating the enlarged hole 180 of the printed circuit boards 165 to 168 with a considerable clearance, so that the deformation of the housing 21 is caused by the deformation of the printed circuit board. Array 1
It does not reach 62. The printed circuit board array 162 is very compact, which is important for electrically selectable labelers, and in particular for handheld labelers 20 having a thermal print head 26.

Referring to FIG. 8, the switch 176 is operated by a three-protruded cam 181 integrally molded with the end wall of the hub 88. As shown, the end wall 182 and the cam 181 are provided with a non-circular hole 183 that fits closely with the non-circular portion of the output shaft 184 of the reduction gear transmission. Switch 17
6 is rotatably held in the subframe portion 57 and is mounted on a support 185 which is fixed in position by screws 186 threaded in the elongated slot 187.

With reference to FIGS. 12, 13, and 14, a handle 22 is shown removably connected to the housing 21 by a removable simple connection 188. The connection 188 includes a dovetail-shaped slot 189 formed of opposed, inwardly extending flanges 190 and the connection 19.
2 and a flange 191 extending to the outside. The connecting portion 192 holds the handle 22 with respect to the housing 21, but it is made of a rubber member having a selected hardness so as to bend and open the housing 21 when an excessive force is applied such as when the labeler 20 is dropped. is made of. When the above occurs, the flange 191 bends inward and is disengaged from the dovetail groove 189, and the housing 21 and the handle 22 are separated. Coupling 192 has a flat portion 193 constrained within a pocket 194 in mirror image handle portions 195, 196 of handle 22. As shown in FIGS. 13 and 14, the contact 197 is J-shaped and is fixed to a flat insulating 192 '. The bottom portion 198 of J is elastically supported by the convex portion 199 of the connecting portion 192. The contact 197 is the bottom 200 of the J-shaped contact 201.
Is connected to the contact 201. The bottom 200 of the J is elastically supported by a pad 202 of elastic rubber material restrained in a pocket 203. Fasteners 204 pass through a flat insulator 205. The handle 22 has a dovetail groove 18
9 and the connecting portion 192 connect the handle 22 to the housing 2
It is attached to the housing 21 by sliding it to 1. The handle 22 is releasably latched in place by a spring 206 acting on a latch 207. Spring 206 and latch 207 are slidably received in pockets 208. Latch 207 and shoulder 209 cooperate when handle 22 is in its assembled position. Similarly, shoulder 210 is in a position against stop 211. Manual operation protrusion 212 penetrating the hole 213
Thus, the latch 207 can be released by hand. The handle portions 195, 196 define a cavity 214 containing a rechargeable battery 215 wired to contacts 197. The electrical connector 216 includes a washer 217 and a nut 2
It is coupled to the handle 22 at 18 and is electrically connected to the battery 215 for charging the battery 215.

16 and subsequent figures, there is shown a hand-held labeler 299 according to a second embodiment of the present invention. This embodiment will be described below.

Referring to FIG. 16, the housing or frame 300 and handle 301 are illustrated. A sub-frame 303 (FIG. 17) is contained in the internal space 302 of the housing 300. The housing 300 has a pair of mirror image housing portions 304, 305. Handle 30
1 has a pair of handle portions 306, 307, one of which is coupled to each other by a fastener, shown at 308. The handle 301 contains a plurality of rechargeable nickel cadmium batteries 309. An electrical connector 310 and an electrical contact 312 (sixteenth sixteenth) contained in opposed pockets 311 of the handle portions 306, 307.
(FIGS. 24 and 25) are connected by a flexible ribbon connector 313. The electrical connector 310 is used to recharge the battery 309. Battery 309
Is also properly connected to the ribbon connector 313. The contacts 312 are mounted on the holder 314. The connecting member 315 has a bottom flange 315 'that fits into the mirror image pocket 316, 317 of the handle portion 306, 307.
Is attached. The connecting member 315 and the connecting member 318 cooperate to form a connecting portion 319. Holder 314 is held in place by ledges 320 on handle portions 306, 307. The contact 312 is shown in FIGS.
It is mounted on a holder 314, as can be readily seen in FIG. The contacts 312 are the same, and each contact has a flexible elastic spring finger 321 and a spring finger 321.
Has a U-shaped portion 322 joined thereto and a depending portion 323 joined to the U-shaped portion 322. Each hanging part 323
Are electrically connected to the ribbon connector 313. The upper portion 324 of the connecting member 315 is provided with a plurality of slots 325 that are vertically aligned with the contact points 312.
Each slot is wide enough to receive a rigid contact 326. The connecting member 315 has outwardly extending protrusions 327 and 328 that are spaced apart to enter above the flanges 329 and 330 of the connecting member 318. Handle 30
1 is a cooperating pair of protrusions 327, 328 and a flange 32.
9, 330 is used to slide or attach handle 301 to housing 300 from the rear, or to be connected to handle 300. The handle 301 is held in the position shown in FIG. 24 by a latch 331 consisting of a finger-operated latch member 332 and a spring 333 which is contained in mirror image pockets 334, 335 of the handle portions 306, 307. The latch member 332 latches the housing 300. When handle 301 is removed, or moved from the uncoupled position to the mounted position, contact 326 enters slot 325, causing spring finger 321 to flex from the phantom position shown at PL to the solid position. When the handle is still slightly outside the installed position (housing 30
On the right side of the position shown in FIG. 24 with respect to 0), the contact point 312 hits the stop 337. In this state, when the labeler 299 is impacted, for example, dropped, the spring finger 321 of the contact 312 cannot move in either direction. Contact 326 holds contact 312 against stop 337. Stop 337 prevents contact 312 from moving away from contact 326 and losing electrical contact. By this method, when the labeler 299 receives an impact, the electrical connection between the battery 309 and the storage device 340 is cut off, so that the circuit 338 (FIG. 19).
Can't lose memory. The upper portion 324 allows the contacts 326 to make electrical contact with the contacts 312, but acts as a protective device to prevent damage to the contacts 312, such as when the handle 301 is removed and recharged.
Since the connecting member 315 has a single mold-molded rubber structure, the manufacturing cost is low. The protrusions 327, 328 and the mating flanges 329, 330 are shaped so that the handle 301 separates or disengages from the housing 300 when the labeler 299 is impacted. To aid in this, the flanges 327, 328 can elastically flex and pass through the flanges 329, 330 even if the latch 331 is engaged.

The connecting member 315 is not directly connected to the two mirror image housing parts (as shown in FIGS. 2, 12, 13 and 14), but rather the housing parts 304, 305.
Is connected to a connecting member 318 fixedly attached between the two. In this way, the coupling action does not occur where the housing 300 is split. As shown, the connecting member 318 has a screw 341 threaded through the hole 342 and is an annular member 343 which is an integral part of a unitary molded plastic connecting member.
It is fixed by screwing on. Another screw (not shown) is screwed into the annular member 343 through the hole 342 '. As a result, the housing portions 304, 305 are securely coupled to the connecting member 318.

Referring to FIG. 17, a subframe 303 is shown having substantially mirror image subframe portions 344, 345. Subframe portion 344 has a bore 346 axially aligned with tubular member 347 integrally molded with subframe portion 345. End wall of tubular member 347 (first
7 has a hole through which the output shaft 348 passes. A speed reducer 350 is coupled to the electric motor 349. Although only one of the electric motor 349 and the speed reducer 350 is shown, they are fixed to the end wall with screws 351.
The output shaft 348 of the speed reducer 350 passes through the hole 346. At the end 356 of the feeding wheel 357, a disk 352 having a series of scale marks on its outer circumference is attached by a key. To hold the disc 352 on the feed wheel,
Through the elastic washer 354, the screw 355 is attached to the end 3
It is screwed into 56. The end 356 of the feed wheel is keyed to the shaft 348. Holder 360
In the pocket 359 of the sensor 358 (Fig. 19)
Is included. Disc 352 and sensor 358 cooperate to signal circuit 338 about the position of feed wheel 357. The feed wheel 357 has a predetermined pattern of teeth 36 so that the support web W (FIG. 1) and the label L supported thereon are properly aligned with the feed wheel 357.
1 is provided. The sensor 358 outputs a signal for matching the label L to the printing position and the labeling position to the circuit 33.
Send to 8.

The feed wheel 357 has a pair of spaced apart annular portions 362 and 363. A pair of spaced apart holders 364 and 365 mount ball bearings 366, which are the preferred rolling contact members. The holders 364, 365 have subframe portions 344, 34
It has positioning holding pins 367 which enter holes 368 arranged at intervals of 5. The ball bearing 366 supports the outer circumference of each of the annular portions 362 and 363. 20th
As can be seen, the holder 364 has a relatively flexible resilient portion 370 at the pin mounting portion 371.
Has a relatively stiff portion 369 coupled to. The pin 367 is integrally formed with the pin attachment portion 371. In reality, each holder 364, 365 is identical and is a unitary molded plastic structure. The ball bearing 366 is a pin 37 integrated with each holder 364, 365.
It is attached to 2. Each of the holders 364 and 365 has the ball bearing 3 attached to the portion 370 in the state at the time of molding.
66 is molded so that it is closer to the center C of the circle than any of the ball bearings 366 attached to portion 369. Positioning the feed wheel 357 relative to the ball bearing 366 such that the annular portions 362, 363 are in contact with and supported by the ball bearing 366 causes the flexible, resilient 373, 374 to flex outwardly. By this method, the ball bearing 366 and the annular portion 36
All rattling between the outer peripheral surfaces of 2,363 is surely removed. The ball bearings 366 attached to the portion 369 are arranged at an equal angle A with respect to the center line CL. Center line C
L is along the line of force exerted by web W on feed wheel 357 as it advances web W. The direction of this force is in the direction indicated by arrow F. Two ball bearings 366 so that each part 369 becomes a reference point.
, But the ball bearing 366 mounted by each portion 370 is resiliently mounted.

Referring to FIG. 17, a pair of backup rolls 37
A holder 375 for mounting the 6,377 is shown (on a slightly enlarged scale). Rolls 376 and 37
7 are identical and are provided with an annular groove 378 which coincides with the feed tooth 361 so that the tooth 361 does not hit the rolls 376, 377 when the feed wheel 357 rotates. The outer shaft 379 of each roll 376, 377 snaps into the C-shaped portion 380 at the end of each flexible spring finger 381. When the holder 375 is molded,
The C-shaped portion 380 should hold the rolls 376, 377 closer than the diameter of the feed wheel 357.
When assembled, the arm, or spring finger 381, flexes outwardly by the feed wheel 357 and rolls 376,
Press 377 against feed wheel 357. Roll 37
The centers of 6, 377 are the center lines CL1 passing through the center C (second
(Fig. 2) above. This method allows the rolls 376 and 37 to
7 exerts a balanced force on the feed wheel 357, but not the force that bearing 366 must counteract. As shown, ball bearings 366 contact the outer surface of feed wheel 357 at 120 ° intervals. The holder 375 further has an arc guide portion 382 to which the spring fingers 381 are joined. Positioning and holding protrusion 383 (FIG. 17) extending outward from the guide portion 382.
Are slots 384 in subframe portions 344, 345.
Get in A plurality of laterally spaced guides 385 are joined to the guide portion 382. In order to guide the support web away from the feed wheel 357, the guide 385 is provided with an upper guide member 386 (FIG. 22) at a slight distance from the guide member 357. The web W first passes between the roll 376 and the feed wheel 357, then around the feed wheel 180 °, then between the roller 377 and the feed wheel 357, and subsequently to the guide members 386 and 387. Pass through the space and exit out of Labeler 299. The guide member 387 is integrally formed with the plurality of removal elements 388. Subframe portions 344, 34
5 also has rotatably mounted guide rolls 420 'and 420 ".

The label roll R (Fig. 22) is installed in the label roll holder 389 shown in Fig. 17. Holder 389 has substantially mirror image holder portions 390, 391, each holder portion 390, 391 having an annular bearing surface 39.
4 has a post 393 provided on the concentric axis. Screws 395 are threaded onto the ends of posts 393 through respective mounting members 396 in alignment. The mounting member 396 is free to rotate on the post 393. The springs 397 surrounding each post urge the mounting members 396 toward each other inwardly to hold the label roll R stationary with respect to the mounting members 396, but allow a new label roll R to be inserted between the mounting members 396. Can be contracted as much as possible. The movable protective lid or cover 398 has an arcuate portion 399 and a wall 400 spaced apart and joined to the arcuate portion 399.
The cover 398 serves to prevent dust and the like from entering and to prevent the heat-sensitive coated paper forming the label L from making unnecessary contact with the environment. The cover 398 and the holder 389 have a space 392 for the label roll R.
Is forming. The cover 398 has a pair of arcuate mounting members 401 that fit within the bearing surface 394. Accordingly, from the position where the cover 398 and the holder 389 surround the roll R to the position where the cover 398 is rotated and retracted in the space 392 and the arc surface 399 is the holder 3
Cover 39 to a position facing the inner surface 402 of 89
You can turn eight. In the retracted position, the holder member 396 can be loaded with the label roll R. After loading, the cover 398 can be turned to its closed position. The cover 398 can be regarded as a rotary expansion / contraction member for the holder 389. The cover 398 is a holder 38
It is held in the closed position by a double day tent obtained by outwardly extending projections 404, 404 which are releasably snapped under the flange 405 of the nine. The protrusion 406 is a protrusion 407 (portion 39) of each holder portion 390, 391.
(Only visible for 0) limits the rotational movement of the cover 398. The arc range of the cover 398 is about 210.
Is less than or equal to 190 °, preferably less than or equal to 190 °, most preferably about 180 °, but the holder 389 and the cover 3
The combined range of 98 is 36 to close the space 392.
Should be 0 °.

The tie rods 408 are aligned with the holes 409 (FIG. 16) in the housing portions 304, 305. A screw (not shown) is threaded through hole 409 into the end of the tie rod. The tie rod 408 also includes a portion 34
4, 345 holes 410 and holder portions 390, 391
Through the hole 411. The tie rod 412 has a hole 41.
3 (FIGS. 16 and 21) and the hole 414. As can be seen in FIG. 21, screws 415 hold housing portions 304 and 305 together. Tie rod 416 is aligned with hole 417 (FIG. 16), hole 418 (FIG. 17), and hole 419 (FIG. 18). A screw (not shown) is a hole 417 in the housing.
Threaded through the end of the tie rod 416.

A pair of guides 420, 421 (Figs. 17 and 22)
Guides the web W from the roll R. Information 420
It snaps into the sub-frame portions 344, 345 using integrally molded snap fasteners 422. Fasteners 422 have holes 423 (only one shown)
to go into. The protrusion 424 enters the pocket 425. Information 42
The protrusion extending outwardly of 1 can be inserted into the slot 426 during assembly by inserting the head 427 into the enlarged hole 428 and then sliding the guide 421 down. The lower end of the guide 421 is constrained between the fixed protrusion 429 and the end 430 (FIG. 18) of the bottom member 431.

With reference to FIG. 18, the housing portion 432 has a plurality of openings 433 for receiving key buttons 434 of the keyboard 435. Each key button 434 is
It has conductive elements 436 (FIG. 23) that make contact between a pair of spaced-apart printed conductors (not shown) on printed circuit board 437. Each conductive element 436
Are normally biased out of contact with the printed circuit board 437. The printed circuit board 437 further includes the display unit 4.
38 is attached. A pair of plug-in electrical connectors 439 removably connect printed circuit boards 437 and 440. Printed circuit board 440 and another 1
One printed circuit board 441 is removably connected by a pair of plug-in type electrical connectors 442. The holder 443 is connected by the connecting member 446.
It has a pair of holder members 444 and 445. The holder is almost U-shaped and is molded from rubber material. The holder members 444,445 have vertically spaced grooves 447,447 'for receiving the side edges of the respective printed circuit boards 440,441. The connecting member 446 elastically connects the holder members 444 and 445. Each member 444, 445 has a hinge 449.
Are joined to the respective flanges 448. Screw 4
50 passes through hole 451 in flange 448 and cutout in printed circuit board 437 and is screwed into housing portion 432. Therefore, since the holder 443 is suspended from the housing portion 432, the members 444 and 445 can be slightly bent when the hinge 449 and the connecting member 446 are impacted. The printed circuit board 437 is pressed against the housing portion 432 while the printed circuit boards 440 and 441 are resiliently or cushioned to cushion the holder members 444, 445. Due to the elastic mounting of the printed circuit boards 440 and 441, the electrical connector 43 can be manufactured even if there is a manufacturing difference.
The connection of 9,442 is easy. The housing 432C-shaped member 453 (FIGS. 18 and 21) is fixedly attached to the tie rod 412 while straddling and contacting the subframe 303. Tie rod 455 is aligned with hole 456 (FIG. 16) and extends through hole 457 in printhead mounting member 458 and hole 459 in housing portion 432. The tie rod 455 further passes through the hole 460 of the member 431 and the wheel 461 of the sticking roll 462.

Referring to FIG. 19, in addition to the printed circuit boards 463 and 464 forming the circuit 338, a printed circuit board 437,
440 and 441 are shown. Printed circuit board 44
1 and 463 are removably connected by a plug-in type electrical connector 465, and the printed circuit board 4
40 and 464 are releasably connected by a plug-in electrical connector 466. The ribbon connector RC includes a contact 326, a printed circuit board 464, a switch 467 that is manually operated to print and attach the label L, an on / off switch 468, and the sensor 3.
58 is electrically connected.

As shown in FIG. 21, the printed circuit board 463 is disposed between the housing portion 304 and the subframe portion 344 of the subframe 303, and the printed circuit board 464 is disposed between the housing portion 305 and the subframe portion 345 of the subframe 303. It is located in. In the hole 470 of each printed circuit board 463, 464 and the concave portion of the member 453, a bushing formed of a rubber material, that is, a grommet 469 is fitted. The outer surface of each bushing 469 has a pair of opposed protrusions 471 that allow the bushing 469 to snap into the respective printed circuit board 463, 464. A pair of shoulders 47
Two bushings 469 for each printed circuit board 46
It is supported on 3,464. Referring to FIG. 17, each sub-frame portion 344, 345 has a threaded protrusion 473 for mounting a molded bracket 474 made of rubber material. Screw 475 is on each bracket 474
Are fixed to the respective protrusions 473. Each bracket 474 is identical and has its own printed circuit board 46.
It has a groove 476 for receiving the edge 477 of 3, 464. Holes 479 in each printed circuit board 463, 464
A screw 478 is inserted into the projection 479 'fitted therein. The screw 478 pushes the protrusion 479 ′ to expand it and the hole 479 ′.
The printed circuit boards 463 and 464 are elastically attached to the holder members 444 and 445, and are screwed into the respective rubber holder members. The holder member 444 (FIG. 23) has a slot 480 for receiving the electrical connector 465 and the holder member 445.
(FIGS. 19 and 23) has a slot 481 for receiving an electrical connector 466. As can be seen, the printed circuit boards 463, 464 have the holder 44
3, a bushing 469, and a bracket 474 provide a shock-absorbing attachment.

A mechanism for adjusting the alignment between the printing element and the platen roll according to the present invention will be described mainly with reference to FIG.

With reference to FIG. 18, the printhead 26 on the underside of the support 482 is connected to the printed circuit board at the plug-in end 483 of the ribbon connector 484. Support 4
The position of 82, and thus printhead 26, can be adjusted using threaded block 486. Adjustment screw 487 adjusts support 482 relative to printhead mounting member 458.

The end 489 of the platen roller 488 is attached to the mounting member 492.
Mounted in a ball bearing 490 in a pocket of The mounting member 492 is pivotable on an aligned post 493 in the hole 494. Screw 49
5 holds on member 493. Leaf springs 496 are inserted into respective pockets 497 (only one shown) of member 492 and aligned posts 498.
Supported (only one shown).
A stripping device in the form of a separation roller 499 is rotatably mounted in the aligned notches 500.

The bottom member 431 can pivot downward around the tie rod 455. The bottom member 431 is held in its normal working position by teeth 511 hooked on the upper surface of the guide surface 502. A pair of actuators 501 is attached to the print head attachment member 458. A pair of guide surfaces 502 mounts the actuator 501. The actuator 501 is provided with a flexible elastic arm 503 that biases the actuator 501 to the outside. The protrusion 504 of each actuator 501 is aligned with the pad 505 at the free end of the leaf spring 506. Each leaf spring 5
06 is a member 507 that extends to the outside of each of the members 431.
One end is fixed to. Button 508 has a cutout 509
Sticks out through. When the buttons 508 are pushed inward at the same time, the protrusions 504 are pushed inward at the same time and hit the pads 505, causing the leaf springs 506 to bend inward. next,
The member 43 that holds the member 510 on which a finger can be hung
1 can be lowered. The pad 505 is hooked on the ledge 512. At this time, platen roll 488
Is far from the print head 26, the labeler 299
Can be loaded. When the button 508 is pushed inward with a larger force to further lower the bottom member 431 to the fully opened position, such as when the print head 26 is to be cleaned, the lower side of the pad 505 is caught by the ledge 512. At this time, the bottom member 431 can be rotated at least 75 °. When the bottom member 431 is lowered, the lateral portion 430 'of the guide 421 is manually bent (second
It can be moved away from the lug 429 by moving it to the left in FIG. 2). Here, the guide 421 can be slid downwards so that it can be approached for cleaning.

According to the present invention, the alignment between the printing element array and the platen roll can be adjusted accurately and easily. That is, according to the invention, the printhead is supported by a support and means are provided for diverting the print element and platen roll relative to each other so that the linear print element is parallel to the axis of the platen roll. Since the means for changing the direction includes a track on which the print head support is slidably mounted, and the width of the track is larger than that of the support part, it is possible to change the direction of the print head. In the printing means including the above, first, a print head having a linear print element is attached to a support, and then the print head attached to the support is simply attached to a platen roll by sliding the support onto a track. The print head on the support can be mounted on the support because the support can be easily mounted and the orientation of the support can be easily changed within the track. The linear printing elements can easily and reliably to change so as to be parallel to the platen roller.

[Brief description of drawings]

1 is a partial sectional front view of a hand-held labeler according to a first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a partially exploded perspective view showing some components of the labeler, and FIG. 3 is a part of the labeler. 4 is a partial exploded perspective view showing a method of arranging a circuit board on a subframe. FIG. 5 is a keyboard, a display unit, a print head, various supports, a platen roll, an adjusting mechanism, And FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view showing the arrangement of the sticking device, FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of the support for the platen roll, the adjusting mechanism, and the sticking roll, and FIG. 7 is a partial sectional view showing the details of the adjusting mechanism. FIG. 9 is an enlarged front view of a switch and a switch mounting structure. FIG. 9 is a plan view of an arrangement of a printed circuit board and a ribbon connector before assembling into a housing. FIG. 10 is an exploded perspective view of a feeding wheel. The illustration shows salary Sectional drawing which shows the attachment structure of a sending wheel, FIG. 12 is a disassembled perspective view of the housing of a labeler, and the handle with a power supply. FIG. 13 is a partial sectional view which shows the simple connection part between a handle and a housing. FIG. 13 is another partial cross-sectional view taken along a plane perpendicular to the plane of FIG. 13, and FIG. 15 is a plan view showing a mechanism capable of aligning the print head and keeping it aligned with the axis of the platen roll. FIG. 16 is a schematic exploded perspective view of a handheld labeler according to a second embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 17 is an exploded perspective view of a portion other than the portion shown in FIG. 16, and FIG. , An exploded perspective view of a portion other than the portions shown in FIGS. 16 and 17, FIG. 19 is an exploded perspective view showing the arrangement of a printed circuit board, and FIG. 20 shows a method for mounting a feeding wheel. 21 is a partial sectional front view, FIG. Sectional drawing which shows the method of connecting a housing and a method of attaching a printed circuit board, FIG. 22 is a sectional view which shows the feeding guide structure of a support web, and FIG. 23 is a part which shows the method of orienting a printed circuit board mutually. Sectional front view, FIG. 24 is a front view showing a method of connecting a handle to a housing, and FIG. 25 is a sectional view taken along lines 25-25 of FIG. C ... center, CL ... center line, CL1 ... line passing through center C, F ... direction of force, L ... label, R ... label roll, RC ... ribbon connector, W ... support web, 15
...... Printing element and platen roll adjustment mechanism, 20 …… Hand-held labeler, 21 …… Housing, 22 …… Handle, 23 …… Internal space, 24 …… Sub frame, 25,
25 '... Roller, 26 ... Print head, 27 ... Platen roll, 28 ... Peeling device (separation roller), 29 ...
… Feeding wheel, 30… Backup roll, 31…
… Removal device, 32 …… Exit passage, 31 ′ …… Guide, 3
3 ... Housing part, 34, 35 ... Opening, 36 ...
Keys, 37 ... Keyboard, 38 ... Display, 39 ...
Laminating device, 40 ... Roll, 41, 42 ... Housing part, 43, 44 ... Side (wall) part, 45, 46 ...
Flange, 47 ... Support, 48 ... Fin, 49
...... Support, 50 ...... Rod (axis), 51 ...... Hole, 52
...... Screw, 53 …… arm, 54 …… support, 55 …… arm,
56, 57 ... Mirror image sub-frame part, 58 ... Side part, 59, 60, 61 ... Guide member, 62 ... Arm, 63
...... Stud, 64 ...... side part, 65, 66, 67 ......
Guide member, 68 ... Arm, 69, 70 ... Hole, 71 ... Mounting member, 72 ... Tubular portion, 73 ... End wall, 74 ...
Flange, 75 ... Screw, 76 ... Electric motor, 77 ... Reduction gear, 77 '... Shaft encoder, 78 ... Screw, 79
...... Hole, 80,81 ...... annular outer surface, 83 ...... holder, 84 ...... holder part, 84 '...... pin, 85 ......
C-shaped flexible connecting portion, 86 ... pin, 87 ... ball bearing, 88
...... Hub (base), 89 …… Dove-shaped groove (recess), 9
0, 91 ... Ring, 92, 93 ... Feed dog, 94 ...
Feed cut, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100 ...
… Protrusions, 101… reduced diameter part, 102… annular part,
103 ... notches, 104 ... support web removal fingers, 105 ... disk, 106 ... holes, 107 ... shoulders,
108 ... Lateral member, 109 ... Lateral guide, 110 ... Raised part, 111 ... Track, 112 ... Groove, 113 ... Flange, 114 ... Flange, 115 ... Printing element, 1
16 ... Adjusting screw 117 ... Annular member (bearing), 11
8: concave sheet, 119: oversized opening, 12
0 ... Annular flange, 121 ... Groove, 122 ... E-ring, 123 ... Screwdriver groove, 124 ... Roll, 125
...... Shaft, 126 ...... Ball bearing, 127 ...... Holder, 12
8 ... Pivot screw, 129 ... Hole, 130 ... Recess,
131 ... elongated hole, 132 ... screw, 133, 134
...... hole, 135 ...... spiral compression spring, 136 ...... pipe, 1
37 ... Rod, 138 ... Threaded portion, 140 ...
Slot, 141 ... Flange, 142 ... Screwdriver rod, 143 ... Pocket portion, 144, 145 ... Slot, 146 ... Transverse member, 147 ... Upright member, 149
...... Protrusion, 150 ...... Aperture, 151, 152 ...... Protrusion,
153 ... Holder, 154, 155 ... Holder portion, 156, 157 ... Post, 158 ... Hub member,
159 ... screws, 160 ... lugs, 161, ... slots, 162 ... printed circuit board arrangements, 163-168
...... Printed circuit board, 169 to 174 ...... Ribbon connector, 175 ...... Audible device, 175 '...... Manual switch,
176 ... Cam operation switch, 177 ... Spacer, 1
78 ... Screw, 179 ... Fastener, 180 ... Expansion hole, 181, ... Stud, 3 projection cam, 182 ...
End wall, 183 ... Non-circular hole, 184 ... Output shaft, 185
...... Support body, 186 ... Screw, 187 ... Elongate slot, 188 ... Simple connection part, 189 ... Dovetail slot, 190 ... Flange, 191 ... Flange, 192
...... Coupling part, 192 '... Flat insulator, 193 ... Flat part, 194 ... Pocket, 195, 196 ... Mirror image handle part, 197 ... J-shaped contact, 198 ... Bottom part, 199 ... Convex part, 200 ... bottom part, 201 ... J-shaped contact point, 202 ... pad, 203 ... pocket, 204
...... Fastener, 205 …… Flat insulator, 206 …… Spring, 207 …… Latch, 209, 210 …… Shoulder, 211
...... Stop, 212 ...... Projection, 213 ...... Opening, 21
4 ... Cavity, 215 ... Battery, 216 ... Electrical connector, 217 ... Washer, 218 ... Nut, 299 ...
Labeler, 300 ... Housing (frame), 301
...... Handle, 302 ...... Internal space, 303 ...... Subframe, 304, 305 ...... Mirror image housing part, 30
8 ... Screw, 309 ... Battery, 310 ... Electrical connector, 311 ... Pocket, 312 ... Electrical contact, 31
3 ... Flexible ribbon connector, 314 ... Holder, 31
5 ... Connecting member, 315 '... Bottom flange, 316, 3
17 ... Mirror image pocket, 319 ... Connecting part, 320 ...
Shelf-like protrusion, 321 ... Spring finger, 322 ... U-shaped portion, 323 ... Hanging portion, 324 ... Upper portion, 325
...... Slots 326 ...... Rigid contacts 327,328 ...
... Projections 329, 330 ... Flange, 331 ... Latch, 332 ... Latch member, 333 ... Spring, 334,
335 ... Mirror image pocket, 337 ... Spot, 338
...... Circuit 340 …… Memory device 341 …… Screw, 34
2 ... hole, 342 '... hole, 343 ... annular member, 34
4, 345 ... Mirror image sub-frame part, 346 ... hole,
347 ... Tubular member, 348 ... Output shaft, 349 ... Electric motor, 350 ... Reduction gear, 351 ... Screw, 352 ...
… Disc, 353… Scale, 354… Elastic washer, 355
...... Screw 356 …… End part 357 …… Feeding wheel,
358 ... Sensor, 359 ... Pocket, 360 ... Holder, 361 ... Tooth, 362, 363 ... Annular portion,
364, 365 ... Holder, 366 ... Ball bearing, 36
7 ... pin, 368 ... hole, 369 ... rigid part, 37
0 ... Elastic part, 371 ... Pin mounting part, 372 ...
… Pin, 373, 374… Elastic arm, 375… Holder, 376, 377… Backup roll, 378…
... annular groove, 379 ... outer shaft portion, 380 ... C-shaped portion, 381 ... spring finger, 382 ... arc-shaped guide portion, 383 ... protrusion, 384 ... slot, 385 ...
... Guide 386 ... Upper guide member, 387 ... Guide member, 388 ... Removal element, 389 ... Label roll holder, 390, 391 ... Mirror image holder portion, 392
...... Space, 393 ...... Post, 394 ...... Annular bearing surface,
395 ... Screw, 396 ... Mounting member, 397 ... Spring, 398 ... Cover (protective movable lid), 399 ... Arc part, 400 ... Wall, 401 ... Arc mounting member, 4
02 ... inner surface, 404, 405 ... protrusion, 405 ...
... Flange, 406, 407 ... Protrusion, 408 ... Tie rod, 409 ... Hole, 410 ... Hole, 411 ... Hole,
412 ... tie rod, 413,414 ... hole, 415
... screws, 416 ... tie rods, 417, 418, 4
19 ... Hole, 420, 421 ... Guide, 422 ... Snap fastener, 423 ... Hole, 424 ... Protrusion, 425
...... Pocket, 426 ...... Slot, 427 ...... Head,
428 ... Expansion hole, 429 ... Protrusion, lug, 430 ...
End part, 430 '... Lateral part, 431 ... Bottom member, 432
...... Housing part 433 ...... Opening 434 ...... Key button 435 ...... Keyboard 436 ...... Conductive element,
437 ... Printed circuit board, 438 ... Display unit, 439
...... Plug-in type electrical connector, 440, 441 ...... Printed circuit board, 442 ...... Plug-in type connector, 44
3 ... Holder, 444, 445 ... Holder member, 4
46 ... Connecting member, 447, 447 '... Groove, 448 ...
… Flange, 449 …… Hinge, 450 …… Screw, 45
1 ... hole, 452 ... notch, 453 ... C-shaped member, 4
55 ... tie rod, 456 ... hole, 457 ... hole, 4
58 ... Print head mounting member, 459 ... Hole, 460
...... Hole, 461 ... Wheel, 462 ... Paste roll, 463,464 ... Printed circuit board, 465,46
6 ... Plug-in type electrical connector, 467 ... Switch, 468 ... ON / OFF switch, 469 ... Bushing, 470 ... Hole, 471 ... Protrusion, 472 ... Shoulder, 4
73 ... screwed protrusion, 474 ... molded bracket,
475 screw, 476 slot, 477 side edge, 478 screw, 479 hole, 479 'protrusion, 480 slot, 481 slot, 482
...... Support, 483 ...... Insert end, 484 ...... Ribbon connector, 486 ...... Threaded block, 487 ...... Adjusting screw, 488 ...... Platen roller, 489 ...... End,
490 ... Ball bearing, 491 ... Pocket, 492 ... Mounting member, 493 ... Post, 494 ... Hole, 495 ...
... Screws, 496 ... Leaf springs, 497 ... Pockets, 49
8 ... Post, 499 ... Peeling device (separation roller), 5
00 ... Notch, 501 ... Actuator, 502 ...
... guide surface, 503 ... elastic arm, 504 ... protrusion, 505
...... Pad, 506 ...... Leaf spring, 507 ...... Member, 50
8 ... Button, 509 ... Notch, 510 ... Finger hanging member, 512 ... Shelf-like projection.

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── --Continued from the front page (31) Priority claim number 582337 (32) Priority date February 28, 1984 (33) Priority claim country United States (US) (31) Priority claim number 582338 (32) Priority date February 28, 1984 (33) Priority claiming United States (US) (31) Priority claim number 582339 (32) Priority date February 28, 1984 (33) Priority claiming United States (US) (72) Inventor Brent Eric Goodwin 45042 Middletown Spencer Lane, Ohio, United States 2103 (72) Inventor Paul Helmut Hamish Junia United States Ohio 45005 Franklin Beer Road 3720 (72) Inventor John Denver Mystery United States Ohio 45371 Tip City Med DRIVE 7574 (56) References Patent Sho 56-62180 (JP, A) JitsuHiraku Akira 54-151252 (JP, U) Tokuoyake Akira 58-15376 (JP, B1)

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A handheld labeler for printing and sticking a pressure-sensitive label releasably attached to a support web for supporting a housing having a handle and a label roll of the pressure-sensitive label. A support means provided on the housing, a printing means for printing on a label, the printing means including an electrically selectable printhead having a set of linear printing elements and a platen roll having a rotation axis; A support for the printhead, a means for peeling the printed label, a means for applying the printed label in close proximity to the peeling means, a means for advancing the support web, and printing the web from a label roll. Between the means and the platen roll, to the stripping means, and to form a path to guide the web advancement means,
The print elements and the platen roll extend transversely to the path of the support web, and the set of print elements and platen roll are relative to each other so that the linear print elements are parallel to the axis of the platen roll. Means for changing the direction are provided, and the means for changing the direction includes a track on which the support is slidably mounted, and the width of the track is larger than that of the support part to change the direction of the print head. A handheld labeler that is characterized by what is possible.