JPH0880925A - Voucher pasting device - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] To cut slips such as continuous invoices in strips one by one so that they can be attached to an adherend. [Structure] The slips 35 that are continuous in a strip shape are perforated 35A.
A device for sticking this to the adherend W while cutting it off one unit at a time. Feed holes 35B are provided on both sides of the slips 35.
Is formed, and the pins 57 of the first to third pin tractors 37 to 39 are engaged with the feeding hole 35B so that the slips 35 can be fed out. In the middle of this feeding operation, the release sheet 35C is provided so that it can be sequentially wound by the winding roller 78 positioned in the reverse direction. The sent slips 35 are cut into one unit by the cutter 41 when reaching a predetermined cutting position, and the cut slips 35 are held by the holding and sticking mechanism 42 and moved to the lower outer peripheral surface of the sticking roller 94. It Here, the adhesive is positioned on the lower surface side of the slips 35, and the adherend W conveyed on the belt conveyor 95 comes into contact with the adhesive, so that the slips 35 can be attached.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a slip attaching device,
More specifically, the present invention relates to a voucher pasting device capable of separating band-shaped invoices, which are often used for courier service, etc., one unit at a time and successively sticking the same to an adherend.

[Prior art]

[0002] In general, products are shipped by courier or mail order by attaching an invoice with a predetermined address to a box, which is a packaging container for the products.
Therefore, it is necessary to mechanically and continuously perform the above-mentioned voucher sticking in order to carry out a swift processing in response to the shipment of a large amount of products.

Therefore, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 4-128122 proposes a pasting device for the above-mentioned slips. This device is configured such that one end of a release sheet coated on one side of a voucher with an adhesive is used as a gripping portion, and the gripping portion can be gripped by a pair of peeling sandwiching claws. After a certain amount is peeled off with a claw, the slip can be attached to the adherend while pressing it against the adherend. In this device, the release sheet peeled off by the sandwiching claw is dropped and then removed.

[0004]

However, in such a device, the voucher to be pasted is of a so-called single-voucher type, and continuous voucher-shaped vouchers are separated one by one by a single machine to be continuous. There was an inconvenience that it could not be attached to.

In this regard, in recent years, in the distribution industry, in combination with information processing by computers, which has become extremely popular,
Since the printer also prints the address on the attached slips, the slips used may be stripped strips that can be separated along the perforations provided at predetermined intervals. Many. Therefore, when such slips are to be pasted as objects to be pasted, the above-mentioned pasting device cannot cope with this, and it is necessary to manually separate each unit in advance. was there.

In addition, the operating mechanism of the sandwiching claw of the release sheet becomes considerably complicated, and it is not possible to avoid an increase in the manufacturing cost of the entire sticking apparatus, and the adherend is moved while being transported. It is also unavoidable to stop the transportation, and as a result, there was a problem that high performance could not be achieved.

Further, in the conventional apparatus, since the peeled release sheet is dropped, it is necessary to collect a large amount of release sheets, and it is difficult to say that sufficient efficiency improvement can be achieved.

[0008]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention was devised by focusing on the inconveniences or problems of the conventional example, and its object is to attach strip-shaped slips which are detachably provided at predetermined intervals. With a simple structure, the release sheet coated on one side of the slips can be continuously peeled off, and after the release sheet is peeled off, one unit of the strip-shaped slips can be obtained. An object is to provide a highly efficient voucher sticking device that can be separately cut and stuck to an adherend.

[0009]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention is provided with perforations that can be separated at predetermined intervals, and feed holes are formed on both sides, and
A voucher sticking device for sticking strip-shaped vouchers, each side of which is covered with a release sheet via an adhesive, to an adherend one by one, and arranged at a position opposite to the feeding hole of the vouchers. In addition, a pin tractor that engages with the feed hole and can send out slips, a peeling roller that continuously peels off the release sheet and sends out in a predetermined direction, and a perforation of the slips is predetermined. The cutting mechanism that separates the slips along the perforation when sent to the cutting position of the machine, and the slips are attached to the adherend's attachment position while holding one unit of the slips separated by this cutting mechanism. And a holding and affixing mechanism.

Further, the pin tractor in the voucher pasting device is provided with a plurality of sets of pin tractors arranged in a pair of relations on both sides along the sending direction of the vouchers, and the pin that first engages with the vouchers. The tractor is provided with a function of delivering slips and a function of delivering a release sheet.

Further, the peeling roller is also provided with an adjusting means for adjusting the relative distance between the peeling roller and the pin tractor.

[0012]

By rotating the pin tractor, the slips engaged with the pin tractor can be sent out. At the time of this delivery, the release sheet is released from the slips via the peeling rollers and then sent out in a predetermined direction, whereby the adhesive layer is exposed on one side surface of the slips. After the release sheet is peeled off, the slips are further sent out by the pin tractor, and when the perforation reaches the cutting position, the cutting mechanism arranged relative to this operates to form one unit of slips in a strip form. The kind is cut off at the perforation position. The slips after the separation are held by the holding and sticking mechanism in the next stage and moved to the sticking position with respect to the adherend, and the adhesive is brought into contact with the adherend conveyed to the sticking position to stick the slips. Is possible.

In the structure in which the pin tractor that first engages with the slips has the function of feeding the release sheet, the pin tractor engages the feed holes on both sides of the release sheet and directs it toward the predetermined take-up roller. It is possible to reduce the size of the device by setting the drawing area for winding the release sheet to a small size and to synchronize with the delivery speed of the slip.

Further, in the construction provided with the adjusting means for adjusting the relative distance between the peeling roller and the pin tractor, the engaging positions of the feed holes on both sides of the peeling sheet can be adjusted,
It is possible to apply a constant tension to the release sheet and deliver the release sheet without slack.

[0015]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the slip attaching device according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a schematic front view of a voucher sticking apparatus according to this embodiment, and FIGS. 2 and 3 are a schematic side view and an enlarged plan view of the apparatus, respectively. In these figures, the voucher sticking apparatus 10 is supported by a supporting device 11 which is vertically provided upright. The support device 11 is configured to include a base 13 that is movably provided with respect to the installation surface S, and a column 15 that is erected on the base 13. In addition, a control device 16 including an initialization setting button, an operation control button, etc. of the slip attaching device 10 is placed near the column 15 on the base 13.

Inside the support column 15, a feed screw shaft 18 is provided.
Is rotatably supported. A power conversion unit 19 including a bevel gear or the like is provided on the lower end side of the feed screw shaft 18, and a rotary shaft 21 of a handle 20 arranged outside the support column 15 is connected to the power conversion unit 19. When the handle 20 is rotated, the feed screw shaft 18 is rotatable in the circumferential direction. A nut member 23 is mounted in the middle of the feed screw shaft 18, and the nut member 23 is connected to an elevating bracket 25 located on the outer peripheral side of the column 15. The elevating bracket 25 is engaged with a guide rail 27 fixed to the outer surface of the column 15 and extending in the up-down direction. Therefore, the rotation of the handle 20 restricts the rotation of the nut member 23 integrated with the elevating bracket 25, which allows the elevating bracket 25 to move up and down along the guide rail 27, and The height position of the slip attaching device 10 can be adjusted.

As shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 3, the slip attaching device 10 is supported on the elevating bracket 25 via a support shaft 30 oriented in a substantially horizontal direction. In this embodiment, the slip attaching device 10 is provided so as to be supported at an arbitrary inclination angle. This slip attaching device 1
0 is a pair of side plates 32 arranged in parallel to each other at an outer position of the entire apparatus, a slips accommodating portion 34 provided on one end side of these side plates 32, and accommodating on the slips accommodating portion 34. First to third pin tractors 37 for sequentially sending the strip-shaped slips 35
39 and these first to third pin tractors 37 to 3
Drive means 40 for rotating 9 and a cutter 41 as a cutting mechanism for cutting the slips 35 sent by the pin tractors 37 to 39 along perforations 35A (see FIGS. 4 and 5); The cutter 41 is configured to include a holding and pasting mechanism 42 that can move and affix to the adherend W while holding the slips 35 separated by each unit.

As shown in FIG. 3, the slips accommodating portion 34 is constructed by vertically and horizontally combining a plurality of rods 34A, and the slips 35 are placed and accommodated on the upper portion of the slips accommodating portion 34. It Initially, the slips 35 are in the form of a strip that extends in a series of elongated shapes. . Also,
On both sides in the width direction of the slips 35, feed holes 35B are continuously formed at predetermined intervals. These slips 35 are
A release sheet 35C is provided on one side surface via an adhesive, and the release sheet 35C is arranged so that it can be delivered as the lower surface side. A guide roller 44 for pulling out the slips 35 is rotatably supported at an upper position on the first pin tractor 37 side in the slips accommodating portion 34, as shown in FIG. Further, a guide roller 45 for sending the slips 35 toward the first pin tractor 37 in a substantially horizontal direction is provided below the guide roller 44.

The first to third pin tractors 37 to
In general, 39 can be configured by a known structure adopted in a printer feeding mechanism or the like. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 4, each pair of rotating members 53 mounted on the drive shafts 46 to 48 and the driven shafts 49 to 51 corresponding to the first to third pin tractors 37 to 39, respectively.
The belt 54 is wound around the outer circumference of the rotating member 53, and the holding plate 55 is provided so as to be openable and closable with respect to the left and right surfaces of the belt 54. This holding plate 55 has
While the slits 56 are formed, the slits 56 are formed on the belt 54 by the rotation of the belt 54.
A pin 57 is integrally formed so that it can be retracted and retracted while rotating inward. The distance between the pins 57 is set to be the same as that of the feed holes 35B formed on both sides of the slip 35.
7 can be appropriately attached / detached to / from the feed hole 35B, and the slips 35 can be sent out.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the driving means 40 is a pulse controllable motor 60 capable of intermittently feeding the slips 35 one unit at a time, and a pulley fixed to an output shaft 61 of the motor 60. 62 and a first belt 64 wound around this pulley 62.
The first belt 64 is, as shown in FIG. 3, a drive shaft 47, 48 for the second to third pin tractors 38, 39.
Is wound around pulleys 66 and 67 fixed to one end of the drive shaft 46 of the first pin tractor 37.
Is wound around a transmission pulley 69 that is disposed near one end of the. A spur gear 70 is attached to the transmission pulley 69,
The spur gear 70 is provided so as to be capable of meshing with a spur gear 74 fixed to one end of the drive shaft 46. Therefore, the motor 60 is driven to rotate the first belt 64, so that the first to third pin tractors 37 to 39 can be simultaneously driven to rotate in the same direction. The spur gear 74
A second belt 76 is wound around a pulley 72 (see FIG. 1) located coaxially with the peeling sheet take-up roller disposed under the slips accommodating section 34. It is wound around a pulley 79 located on one end side of 78.

Between the first pin tractor 37 and the second pin tractor 38, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, a peeling roller 82 for continuously peeling the peeling sheet 35C from the slips 35. Are rotatably arranged. The peeling roller 82 is provided in a free state with the side plate 32,
It is pivotally supported between 32 and only the release sheet 35C is first
It can be delivered to the pin tractor 37. Peeling sheet 35 peeled off via the peeling roller 82
C is sent out in the direction opposite to the sending direction of the slips 35 by the rotation of the pin 57 in the first pin tractor 37, and as shown in FIGS.
It is adapted to be sequentially wound onto the winding roller 78 via. Further, the peeling roller 82 is connected to the adjusting means 83 (see FIG. 1) that adjusts the relative distance between the peeling roller 82 and the first pin tractor 37. The adjusting means 83 makes it possible to adjust the distance between the peeling roller 82 and the first pin tractor 37 by sliding the peeling roller 82 in the direction orthogonal to the axial direction. The engagement position between the pin 35B and the pin 57 of the pin tractor 37 can be adjusted, so that the release sheet 35C can be prevented from sagging and the winding roller 78 can avoid the winding load.

The cutter 41 constituting the cutting mechanism is
It is movably supported at an upper position substantially orthogonal to the plane of the slips 35. The cutter 41 is connected to a piston rod of a cutter lifting cylinder 85 fixed to a rib 84, and moves up and down with the operation of the cutter lifting cylinder 85. The cutter lifting cylinder 85 is controlled by an electromagnetic valve 86 (see FIG. 3). As shown in FIG. 4, a cutter receiving base 87 is disposed below the cutter 41, and the interaction between the cutter receiving base 87 and the cutter 41 enables the slips 35 to be cut. Also, the cutter 41
A sensor 88 (see FIG. 4) is arranged at the side of. This sensor 88 is used for the cutter 41 as described later.
This is used when initialization is performed so that the cutting by the can be accurately performed at the perforation 35A position.

The holding and affixing mechanism 42 is arranged at the rear stage of the third pin tractor 39. This holding and pasting mechanism 4
As shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, 2 includes a case 90 whose lower surface is partially open, a plurality of rows of conveyor belts 91 arranged in the case 90, and these conveyor belts 91 are rotated. It includes a motor 92 for driving, a vacuum fan 93 for decompressing the inside of the case 90, and a sticking roller 94 pivotally supported at an outside position of the case 90. The plurality of rows of conveyor belts 91 are arranged at a predetermined interval from each other, and when the vacuum fan 93 is driven, it is possible to generate an attraction force between the conveyor belts 91, 91. . Therefore, the conveyor belt 91
When the slips 35 are sent to the lower surface side of the sheet, while sucking and holding the slips 35, the slips 35 can be sent to a position along the outer peripheral surface of the lower portion of the sticking roller 94 by the rotation of the transport belt 91. Although not shown here, a sensor for detecting whether or not the slips 35 are present in the lower area of the case 90 is equipped in the case 90, and the slips 35 are detected by this sensor. When the presence of the slip 35 is detected, the delivery of the next slip 35 sent to the holding and pasting mechanism 42 is waited.

The voucher sticking apparatus 10 thus configured is arranged along the traveling direction of the belt conveyor 95 located below it, and an adherend such as a box is conveyed on the belt conveyor 95. W is supported at a height that is substantially in contact with the sticking roller 94, whereby when the slips 35 reach the lower outer peripheral surface of the sticking roller 94, the upper surface of the adherend W contacts the slips 35. The slips 35 are attached via an adhesive.

Next, the overall operation of this embodiment will be described.

First, the slips 35 which are continuous in a band shape are folded in a zigzag manner at the position of the perforations 35A, set on the slips accommodating portion 34, and the slips 35 are set as shown in FIG. The guide rollers 44 and 45 are wound around in a guideable manner. Then, the holding plate 55 of the first pin tractor 37 is erected and opened, and the pin 57 is engaged with the feed hole 35B of the slips 35, and then the holding plate 55 is laid down to displace the pin 57.
And the feed hole 35B are set so that they can be sequentially and continuously engaged. The slips 35 after passing through the first pin tractor 37 are, as shown in FIG.
C is peeled by the operator's hand and is hung around the peeling roller 82, and the lead end is oriented in the reversing direction. And
The lower holding plate 55 of the first pin tractor 37 is opened to open the feed hole 35B and the pin 57 of the release sheet 35C.
The pressing plate 55 is laid down while the and are engaged. Then, the lead end of the release sheet 35C is taken up by the take-up roller 78.
The release roller 78 is set so as to be able to continuously wind the release sheet 35C.

After the initial wrapping of the slips 35 is completed in this way, the initial setting mode is set to the ON state by the control device 16. Then, the lead end of the slips 35 is sent out manually or automatically. When the lead end is detected by the sensor 88 attached to the cutter 41 by this feeding, this detection signal is input to the control device, and the perforation 35A to be cut next, that is, the first
The timing position when the perforation 35A between the second slip 35 and the second slip 35 reaches the cutting position is determined, and the initial setting is completed thereby.

After the above initial setting is completed, the control unit 16 turns on the operation mode. As a result, the motor 60 is rotationally driven by the amount by which one unit of the slips 35 is sent out. At this time, the first slips 35 are engaged with the pins 57 of the third pin tractor 39 and are sent out, and at the same time, the cutter 41 enters the cutting operation, and the first slips 3
5 is separated from the next slips 35. The first separated slips 35 are then sucked and held by the holding and sticking mechanism 42, and transported to the lower outer peripheral surface side of the sticking roller 94 by the transport belt 91. At this time, a sensor (not shown) in the holding and pasting mechanism 42 detects the presence of the slips 35 at the relevant position, so that the next slips 35 will not be sent out. When the adherend W conveyed on the belt conveyor 95 reaches a position in contact with the sticking roller 94 while the slips 35 are positioned on the lower outer peripheral surface of the sticking roller 94, the sticking roller 94 is moved to the position. The certain slips 35 are attached such that the pressure-sensitive adhesive located on the lower surface side is in contact with the surface of the adherend W and is pulled by the further conveyance of the adherend W.

After that, the above-described operation is repeated every time the slips 35 are sent out by one unit, and the slips 35 that have been sequentially separated can be attached.

Therefore, according to such an embodiment, the first
Or, the third pin tractors 37 to 39 are provided, and the pins 57 and the feed holes 35B of the slips 35 are engaged with each other to enable the slips 35 to be sent out. Since it is configured such that the units can be separated, the slips 35 that are continuous in a strip shape can be used as the sticking target, and a series of slips 35 that are continuously printed with addresses and the like can be sequentially and efficiently stuck. There is an effect.

The release sheet 35C is the release roller 8
2 and the take-up roller 78 are used to continuously wind the peeling sheet 35C with a very simple structure without using a sandwiching claw or the like provided with a complicated operation mechanism unlike the conventional case. Peeling can be realized.

The cutter 41 as a cutting mechanism is
Perforations 35 of slips 35 at a predetermined timing
Since the cutting operation is performed at the A position, the reliable cutting can be performed in combination with the ease of cutting at the perforation 35A, and the risk of defective cutting can be prevented.

Further, the slips 35 are placed in the holding and pasting mechanism 42.
When there is a sheet, the next delivery of the slips 35 is put on standby, and stable attachment is possible without causing double feeding.

In the above embodiment, three sets of the first to third pin tractors 37 to 39 are arranged, but the number of sets is not particularly limited. The number of sets of pin tractors installed is one unit length of the slips 35 to be attached,
That is, it is possible to appropriately increase or decrease the arrangement depending on the size or the like.

Further, although the first and second belts 64 and 76 are used to transmit the driving force of the first to third pin tractors 37 to 39, etc., they can be replaced with chains or the like as necessary. Is. In short, the design of the driving force transmission structure can be arbitrarily changed depending on the relative relationship with the arrangement of the constituent members and the like.

The holding and affixing mechanism 42 is provided with the conveyor belt 9
Although the suction structure using No. 1 is adopted, the suction structure may use a suction pipe, a vacuum grid, or the like, and other holding structures such as a pin tractor may be used. It is possible.

Further, an identification bar code is provided for each unit of the slips 35, and a reading device for the identification bar code is provided, and an individual bar code corresponding to each bar code is also provided on the adherend W to be conveyed. The control device 16 may be provided with a means for determining whether or not the bar codes of the slips to be attached and the adherend W match. According to this structure, it is possible to obtain an additional effect that it is possible to prevent erroneous delivery of products in home delivery or mail order. In addition,
When this configuration is adopted, it is preferable to provide a structure capable of issuing an alarm when the bar codes do not match and also employ a temporary device drive stop structure.

In the above embodiment, the cutter 41 is used as the cutting mechanism. However, if a structure capable of picking up at a speed higher than the feeding speed of the slips 35 is adopted, the above-mentioned separation can be performed by using the tension. Is also possible.

[0040]

Since the present invention is constructed and operates as described above, according to this, strip-shaped vouchers which are provided so as to be detachable at predetermined intervals can be attached, and the configuration is simple. The release sheet coated on one side of the slips can be continuously peeled off by the above, and after the release sheet is peeled off, the strip-shaped slips are separated one by one and attached to the adherend. You get the effect that you can.

Further, since the pin tractor that first engages with the slips is provided with the release sheet feeding function, it is possible to support the stable release sheet winding and to prevent the winding failure. In addition, since the peeling roller is capable of adjusting the relative distance between the peeling roller and the pin tractor, adjustment of the engagement position with the feed hole of the peeling sheet can be realized without difficulty, and the peeling sheet concerned. It is possible to provide a highly efficient voucher sticking device that has an unprecedented excellent effect of being able to stably wind up a roll without sagging.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic front view showing an embodiment of a slip attaching device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic side view of the slip attaching device.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged plan view showing an outline of the slip attaching device.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a delivery state of slips by a pin tractor.

FIG. 5 is a conceptual diagram for explaining the operation of the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 Voucher Pasting Device 35 Vouchers 35A Perforation 35B Feed Hole 35C Peeling Sheet 37 First Pin Tractor 38 Second Pin Tractor 39 Third Pin Tractor 41 Cutter as Cutting Mechanism 42 Holding and Pasting Mechanism 82 Peeling Roller 83 Adjustment Means W adherend

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A perforation that can be separated at predetermined intervals is provided, and feed holes are formed on both sides, and
A voucher sticking device for sticking strip-shaped vouchers, each side of which is covered with a release sheet via an adhesive, to an adherend one by one, and arranged at a position opposite to the feeding hole of the vouchers. In addition, a pin tractor that engages with the feed hole and can send out slips, a peeling roller that continuously peels off the release sheet and sends out in a predetermined direction, and a perforation of the slips is predetermined. The cutting mechanism that separates the slips along the perforation when sent to the cutting position of the machine, and the slips are attached to the adherend's attachment position while holding one unit of the slips separated by this cutting mechanism. A holding and pasting mechanism for holding a slip attaching device. 2. The pin tractor comprises a plurality of sets of pin tractors arranged in a pair of relations on both sides along the delivery direction of the slips, and the pin tractor that first engages the slips is the slip of the slips. The voucher pasting device according to claim 1, further comprising a delivery function and a release sheet delivery function. 3. The slip attaching device according to claim 1, wherein the peeling roller is provided with adjusting means for adjusting a relative distance between the peeling roller and the pin tractor.