JP2002169467A - Continuous body of label and method of manufacturing the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a continuous body of labels which prevents easy disconnec tion of label pieces from a mount and a method of manufacturing the same. SOLUTION: A thermal sheet 32 is temporarily adhered to the long-sized mount 4. Cutting parts 34 arriving at the mount 4 through the thermal sheet 32 and plural connecting parts 36 for discontinuously connecting the cutting parts 34 are formed at the thermal sheet 32.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a label continuous body capable of preventing spontaneous peeling of a label temporarily attached on a backing paper, and a method of manufacturing the same.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art One of the labels according to the prior art is a strip-shaped long label sheet. The label sheet is generally used in the form of a continuous label wound in a roll. FIG.
The conventional “continuous label” will be described based on the following.

[0005] The label continuous body 2 shown in FIG. 5 is obtained by temporarily attaching a thermal sheet (heat-sensitive sheet) 6 to a long strip-shaped backing paper 4 via an adhesive layer (not shown). The sheet 6 is cut at a cut portion 10 so as to obtain a plurality of label pieces 8, and is wound around a cylindrical core 12 in an appropriate amount in a state of being temporarily attached to the backing sheet 4. The label continuum 2 is used in a portable label printing / pasting machine called a handler labeler or a label printer.

FIG. 6 shows an example in which the label continuum 2 is used in a label printer 14. The label continuum 2 is mounted on the supply shaft 16 of the label printer 14, and is sandwiched between the print head 20 and the platen 22 via the guide pin 18,
The peeling plate 24 changes the direction of the mount 4, which is called turning, and winds it around the winding shaft 28 via the guide pin 26. When the label printer 14 is operated in this manner, the label continuum 2 is fed out from the supply shaft 16 and desired information is printed on the label piece 8 when passing between the print head 20 and the platen 22. Label piece 8
Since the mount 4 is turned by the release plate 24, the mount 4 is peeled off from the mount 4 with its own rigidity. Then, the peeled label piece 8 is stopped with its rear end placed on the peeling plate 24.

By the way, as described above, the label continuous body 2 turns the mount 4 with the peeling plate 24, thereby forming the mount 4
Since the label piece 8 is peeled off from the thermal sheet 6 temporarily attached to the thermal sheet 6 via an adhesive layer (not shown), the thermal sheet 6 is mounted on a backing sheet so that the label piece 8 can be easily obtained at the peeling stage. , And the label pieces 8 are cut one by one at a cut portion 10 cut along the entire width of the label continuous body 2 in the width direction (W direction in FIG. 5). That is, since the thermal sheet 6 is cut by the cut section 10 until it reaches the mount 4, FIG.
When the mount 4 is turned by the release plate 24, the thermal sheet 6 is easily cut off from the mount 4 by the cut section 10 as shown by the arrow, so that the releasability is improved.

However, since the cut portion 10 is formed, the label piece 8 can be easily peeled off from the backing sheet 4, but on the other hand, the label piece 8 is easily peeled off. That is, when the diameter decreases with the use of the label continuous body 2, the “warp” of the mount 4 and the thermal sheet 6 increases, so that the label piece 8 is easily separated from the cut portion 10, and As a result, the label piece 8 was in a state of being easily peeled off. Similarly, when the temporary attachment state between the backing sheet 4 and the thermal sheet 6 is weakened due to aging or temperature change, the label piece 8 is also likely to be easily separated from the cut portion 10.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and has as its object to provide a label continuum in which a label piece is not easily peeled off from a backing sheet. And

[0008]

Means for Solving the Problems In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a label continuum of the present invention is a label continuum in which a thermal sheet is temporarily attached to a long backing paper. Is characterized in that a cut portion penetrating through the thermal sheet and reaching the mount and a plurality of connecting portions connecting the cut portions discontinuously are formed. Further, the cut portion and the connecting portion can be formed on a straight line in the width direction of the label. Further, the cut portion can be die-cut while leaving the connecting portion. Further, the method for manufacturing a label continuous body according to claim 4 is a method for manufacturing a label continuous body including a step of forming a cut portion and a joint portion on a thermal sheet temporarily attached to a mount,
The cut portion and the joint portion are characterized in that a cut blade corresponding to the cut portion and a cutout portion corresponding to the joint portion are formed using a cutter device provided on an outer peripheral surface.

According to the present invention, a cut portion that penetrates the thermal sheet temporarily attached to the mount and reaches the mount, and a plurality of connecting portions that connect the cut portions discontinuously are formed, and the label piece and the label are formed. Since the cut portion between the pieces is connected in a discontinuous state by the connecting portion, the label piece is less likely to be spontaneously peeled off from the backing sheet.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A label continuum according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. The parts common to the related art are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the detailed description is omitted.

As shown in FIG. 1, the label continuum 30
A thermal sheet (thermosensitive sheet) 32 is temporarily attached to the mount 4 via an adhesive layer (not shown).

The thermal sheet 32 is "cut" in the width direction W so that a label piece 38 can be obtained. The “cut” in the width direction W includes a cut portion 34 and a connecting portion 3 that discontinuously connects the cut portion 34.
6 are formed. That is, cut portions 34 are formed inward from both side end portions of the thermal sheet 32, and the cut portions 34 are temporarily discontinued by the connecting portions 36, and the cut portions 34 are further provided on the inside where the connecting portions 36 are formed. Formed, so-called, partial "cut"
The cutting section 34 cuts the thermal sheet 32 until the cut sheet 34 reaches the mount 4.

Accordingly, each label piece 38 is formed by the “cut” state of the cut portion 34 and the connecting portion 36, and the label pieces 38 are connected by the connecting portion 36. Even if the diameter is reduced by use and the “warp” occurs in the thermal sheet 32 and thus the label piece 38, the label piece 38 does not peel off from the backing sheet 4.

A method for manufacturing the above-described label continuum 30 will be described with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 2 shows a label continuum 30 according to the present embodiment.
The cutter device 40 has a cylindrical shape as a whole, and has a plurality of cutting blades 42 and a notch portion 44 formed between the cutting blades 42 on a circumferential surface thereof. Consists of The cutting blades 42 are provided at three places on a straight line in the width direction W.
The notch 44 is between the two. The combination of the cutting blade 42 and the notch 44 on the straight line is provided at a plurality of positions on the circumferential surface of the cutter device 40.

FIG. 3 is a view showing a manufacturing process of the label continuous body 30 using the cutter device 40. The cutter device 40 is synchronized with the feeding speed of the backing sheet 4 and the thermal sheet 32 to be fed. The cutting blade 42 is rotated at a predetermined speed, and when the cutting blade 42 rotates on the thermal sheet 42, the cutting blade 42 cuts the thermal sheet 32 until it reaches the mount 4.

At this time, since the cutting blade 42 and the notch portion 44 are formed linearly on the circumferential surface of the cutter device 40, the connecting portion 36 is formed between the label pieces 38 of the thermal sheet 32. Into a “cut” state. The “long label sheet” in which the cut portion 34 cut by the cutting blade 42 of the cutter device 40 and the connecting portion 36 formed by the notch portion 44 are formed on the thermal sheet 32 is fed downstream, The label continuous body 30 is formed by being wound around the winding core 12 by a winding device (not shown).

Thermal sheet 32 of label continuum 30
The label pieces 38 are formed by the cut portions 34, respectively.
In addition, since the label pieces 38 are connected by the connecting portions 36 that connect the cut portions 34 discontinuously, even when the diameter of the label continuous body 30 is reduced by use, the label pieces 38 are naturally separated from the backing sheet 4. There is no fear.

FIG. 4 is a view showing a second embodiment of the label continuum 50 according to the present invention. The thermal sheet 52 temporarily attached to the backing paper 4 is formed with a label piece 54 cut out in an elliptical shape.

The label piece 54 is die-cut by a semi-elliptical cut portion 56 and a connecting portion 58 connecting the cut portion 56 in a discontinuous state.
Are connected to the thermal sheet 52 by the connecting portion 58, so that even if the diameter of the backing sheet 4 and the thermal sheet 52 is reduced by the use of the label continuous body 50, the label piece 54 is not easily separated from the backing sheet 4. It is. Other configurations, operations, and effects are the same as those of the previous embodiment, and a detailed description is omitted.

[0021]

As described above, the cut portion that penetrates the thermal sheet temporarily attached to the mount and reaches the mount and the plurality of connecting portions that discontinuously connect the cut portions are formed, and the label piece is formed. Since the cut portion between the label piece and the label piece is connected in a discontinuous state by the connecting portion, there is an effect that the label piece does not spontaneously peel from the mount.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing a first embodiment of a label continuous body according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view of a cutter device used for producing a continuous label body.

FIG. 3 is a schematic side view showing a process of manufacturing a continuous label body using the cutter device.

FIG. 4 is a plan view showing a second embodiment of the label continuum of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a conventional label continuous body.

FIG. 6 is a schematic explanatory view showing an example in which a conventional label continuum is used in a label printer.

[Explanation of symbols]

 4 Mount 30 Label continuous body (first embodiment) 32 Thermal sheet 34 Cut section 36 Joint section 38 Label piece 40 Cutter device 42 Cutting blade 44 Notch section 50 Label continuous body (Second embodiment) 52 Thermal Sheet 54 Label piece 56 Cut part 58 Joint part

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A label continuum in which a thermal sheet is temporarily attached to an elongate backing sheet, wherein the thermal sheet includes a cut portion that penetrates the thermal sheet and reaches the backing sheet; A label continuum, wherein a plurality of connecting portions connected discontinuously are formed. 2. The label continuum according to claim 1, wherein the cut portion and the joint portion are formed on a straight line in a width direction of the label. 3. The label continuum according to claim 2, wherein the cut portion is cut out except for a joint portion. 4. A thermal sheet temporarily attached on a backing paper,
In the method for manufacturing a label continuous body including a step of forming a cut portion and a joint portion, the cut portion and the joint portion, the cut blade corresponding to the cut portion and the notch portion corresponding to the joint portion, on the outer peripheral surface A method for producing a label continuum, which is formed by using a provided cutter device.