JP5290809B2 - Mountless label transfer device and printing device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a transferring device of a label without a mount cutting the label 2 without the mount into a single leaf label of a prescribed pitch without using a cutter blade, transferring the label 2 in a condition adhered to the transferring belt 6 not subjected to non-adhesive treatment, and peeling it from the transferring belt 6, and to provide a printer. <P>SOLUTION: This transferring device includes the transferring belt 6 with an endless belt base material arranged along the transferring passage 4 of the label 2 without the mount and a plurality of protrusions stood independently on the surface of the endless belt base material to cover a prescribed area, and a belt deformation driving section 7 cutting a cut perforation together with deformation of the belt from a steady transferring form to a cut form while having the label 2 adhered to the transferring belt 6, and moreover, a peeling section 8 peeling the label 2 from the transferring belt 6 by turning the label 2 at a rotation driving shaft 18 and separating the plurality of protrusions from each other. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&amp;INPIT

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mountless label transfer device and a printing device, and more particularly to a mountless label transfer device and a printing device that do not have a mount as the backing paper (release paper) of the label paper.

Conventionally, a label without a mount has been formed in a continuous or strip shape without a mount, so the label without a mount is loaded into a transfer device or a printing device, and the label without a mount is placed on the transfer path. If necessary, it is necessary to cut into a predetermined pitch and print a single-leaf label piece in a state where predetermined information is printed.
For this cutting operation, a cutter blade and its peripheral mechanism are required, and since the adhesive layer is exposed on the back surface of the label without a mount, these members require non-adhesive treatment. There's a problem.

However, there is a problem that performing non-adhesion treatment leads to an increase in cost.
In addition, since it is necessary to place the cutter blade in the part where the label without the mount is inserted, there is a risk that fingers or hands may touch the cutter blade during the replacement operation of the mountless label or the jam processing. is there.

    Furthermore, in order to peel the label from the mount in a general label with a mount, the label is peeled from the mount by turning only the mount at a peeling portion provided with a turning pin, etc. In the case of a label without a mount, in which the label without a mount is peeled off from a belt or other member that transports the label without a mount, such a peeling structure cannot be adopted, and the label is transferred on the transfer path. The problem is how to peel off the unmounted label from its transport path.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 7-172006

    SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been considered in view of the above problems, and to provide a non-mounting label transfer device and a printing device capable of cutting a non-mounting label into single-sheet labels having a predetermined pitch without using a cutter blade. Is an issue.

    In addition, the present invention provides a mount that can properly cut the mountless label and peel the mountless label from the transfer belt even when the mountless label is attached to the transfer belt that has not been subjected to non-adhesive treatment. It is an object of the present invention to provide a transfer device for a no label and a printing device.

    Another object of the present invention is to provide a carrierless label transfer device and a printing device which can avoid danger due to a cutter blade for cutting a linerless label and can be handled safely.

    Also, the present invention provides a mountless label transfer device and printing device capable of appropriately transferring, printing, cutting, and peeling from a transfer belt a mountless label having an adhesive layer exposed on the back surface thereof. The issue is to provide.

    That is, the present invention adopts a transfer belt that has not been subjected to non-adhesion treatment, transfers the paperless label in a state of being attached to the transfer belt, and the outer circumference of the transfer belt is deformed and turned. A label without a mount without using a cutter blade due to the apparent length becoming longer, the idea of the shape of the transfer belt, specifically the provision of a plurality of protrusions on the surface independently of each other, etc. The first invention is a label base material and a pressure-sensitive adhesive formed on the back surface of the label base material. And a boardless label transfer device for transferring a boardless label having a perforation for each predetermined pitch and cutting at the pitch, An endless belt base material rotatably arranged along a transport path of the paperless label, and the mount, which stands independently on the surface of the endless belt base material so as to cover a predetermined area, and through the adhesive layer A transfer belt having a plurality of protrusions that allow a label to be affixed to the top thereof, and the transfer belt is cut from its steady-state transfer form with the mountless label affixed to the transfer belt A belt deformation driving unit that cuts the perforation for cutting along with the deformation of the transfer belt into the cut form, and the transfer in a state where the label without mount is attached to the transfer belt. The adhesive layer of the mountless label is formed by turning the belt for rotation on the rotary drive shaft downstream in the transfer direction and separating the plurality of protrusions from each other. Serial by separating a plurality of projections, a transfer device without the backing label and having a, a peeling unit for peeling the backing sheet without label from the transfer belt.

    2nd invention has a label base material and the adhesive layer formed in the back surface of this label base material, and has predetermined information on the label without a mount which has a perforation for cutting formed at every predetermined pitch And a label-less label printing apparatus that cuts the label without a mount at the pitch, and an endless belt base material rotatably disposed along a transfer path of the label without a mount, and the endless belt base. A plurality of protrusions that stand independently on the surface of the material so as to cover a predetermined area and that allow the label without a mount to be attached to the top thereof via the adhesive layer; A printing unit for printing on the label base material of the no-mounting label with the non-mounting label attached to the transfer belt, and a top with the non-mounting label attached to the transferring belt. Deform the transfer belt from its steady transfer form to a cut form, and a belt deformation drive unit that cuts the cut perforation in accordance with the deformation of the transfer belt to the cut form; The adhesive belt of the label without a mount is formed by turning the transfer belt on a rotary drive shaft on the downstream side in the transfer direction in a state where the transfer belt is attached to the transfer belt, and separating the plurality of protrusions from each other. A baseless label printing apparatus, comprising: a peeling portion that separates the baseless label from the transfer belt and is separated from the protrusions.

    The printing unit includes a thermal head and a platen roller facing the thermal head, and can rotate and drive the rotation drive shaft of the transfer belt and the platen roller in synchronization.

    The belt deformation driving unit may position a part of the transfer belt relatively upward from the rotation drive shaft of the transfer belt.

    The belt deformation drive unit includes a moving element that is positioned at the perforation for cutting on the back side of the endless belt base material of the transfer belt, and operates the moving element toward the transfer belt to transfer the transfer element. A moving element driving member for deforming the working belt.

    The belt deformation drive unit has a cutting base positioned at a portion of the cut perforation on the back side of the endless belt base material of the transfer belt, and the cutting base and the transfer belt The transfer belt can be deformed relatively upward between the pair of rotational drive shafts.

    The belt deformation drive unit has a cutting base positioned at a portion of the cut perforation on the back side of the endless belt base material of the transfer belt, and the cutting base and the transfer belt A pair of moving elements positioned on the left and right of the perforation portion for cutting on the surface side of the endless belt base material of the transfer belt between a pair of rotational drive shafts, and these moving elements as the transfer belt A moving element driving member that is operated toward the front, and the transfer belt can be relatively deformed upward.

    The protrusion may have an arbitrary shape such as a rectangular shape, a triangular shape, or a trapezoidal cross-sectional shape.

    As the formation pattern of the projections, a configuration in which the grooves orthogonal to the transfer direction of the label without a mount are alternately formed, a configuration in which this is alternately formed with a groove oblique to the transfer direction of the label without a mount, or Arbitrary things, such as the structure currently disperse | distributed to the said endless belt base material in stripes, are employable.

    In the boardless label transfer apparatus and printing apparatus according to the present invention, the surface of the endless belt base material is erected independently so as to cover a predetermined area, and the label without the board is attached to the top via an adhesive layer. Adopting a transfer belt with a plurality of projections that allow it, it is possible to transfer with the label without mount on the transfer belt, and cut the label without mount by deforming the transfer belt The label without a mount can be peeled off from the transfer belt by cutting at the perforation portion or turning the transfer belt.

    Particularly, according to the mountless label transfer device of the first invention, the transfer belt having a plurality of protrusions provided on the surface of the endless belt base material, and the transfer belt are deformed from the steady transfer form to the cut form. A belt deformation driving unit that cuts the perforation for cutting in accordance with the deformation of the transfer belt into the cut form, so that the label without a mount can be transferred by rotating the transfer belt, and a cutter blade, etc. Without use, the label without mount can be cut at the perforation for cutting, and the label without mount can be peeled off from the transfer belt.

In particular, according to the printing apparatus for a label without a mount according to the second invention, the label is printed on a label without a mount attached to the transfer belt, and the transfer belt is changed from its steady transfer form to a cut form by the belt deformation driving unit. As a result of the deformation, the perforation for cutting is cut along with the deformation of the transfer belt into the cut form, and the label without the mount can be peeled off from the transfer belt for turning.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a schematic side view of a printing apparatus 1 for a label without a mount according to a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a schematic side view showing a cut state of the non-mounting label 2 in the printing device 1 for non-mounting label. 2 is a plan view of the label 2 without mount. It is the IV-IV sectional view taken on the line of FIG. FIG. 3 is an enlarged side view of the transfer belt 6. FIG. 6 is an enlarged side view of the driving state (cut form) of the belt deformation driving unit 7. FIG. 6 is an enlarged side view showing a turning state of the transfer belt 6 in the peeling portion 8. FIG. 6 is an enlarged side view showing a state in which the non-mounting label 2 is peeled from the transfer belt 6 on the downstream rotary drive shaft 18. FIG. 6 is a schematic side view of the belt deformation driving unit 7 according to the first modification. FIG. 6 is a schematic side view of the belt deformation driving unit 26 according to the second modification. FIG. 10 is a schematic side view of a belt deformation driving unit 28 according to a third modification. FIG. 10 is a schematic side view of a belt deformation driving unit 29 according to a fourth modification. It is a schematic side view of the moving element (cam 20) according to the first modification. It is a schematic side view of the moving element (push-up link member 31) according to the second modification. FIG. 6 is a schematic side view of a moving element (cylinder head 33) according to a third modification. FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional explanatory view of the transfer belt 6 according to the first modification. FIG. 6 is an explanatory cross-sectional view of a transfer belt 35 according to a second modification. FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional explanatory view of a transfer belt 37 according to a third modification. FIG. 11 is an explanatory plan view of a transfer belt 39 according to a fourth modified example. FIG. 9 is an explanatory plan view of a transfer belt 41 according to a fifth modification. FIG. 10 is an explanatory plan view of a transfer belt 43 according to a sixth modification. It is a schematic side view of the portable printing apparatus 50 for a label without a mount according to the second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a schematic side view showing a cut state of a non-mounting label 52 in the portable printing device 50 for a non-mounting label. 4 is a plan view of the label 52 without mount. FIG. 25 is a sectional view taken along line XXV-XXV in FIG. 24.

    The present invention provides a transfer provided with a plurality of protrusions that can stand independently on the surface of an endless belt base so as to cover a predetermined area and can be attached to the top of a label without a mount via an adhesive layer. Because of the use of a belt, a mountless label transfer device and printing capable of transferring, printing, cutting, and peeling without a mountable label without using non-adhesive cutter blades and other peripheral components Realized the device.

Next, a printing apparatus 1 for a label without a mount according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 1 is a schematic side view of a labelless printing apparatus 1 according to this embodiment, and FIG. 2 is a schematic side view showing a cut state of the label 2 without a mount in the labelless printing apparatus 1.
The printing device 1 for the label without a mount includes a supply unit 3 for the label without a mount 2, a transfer path 4, a printing unit 5, a transfer belt 6, a belt deformation driving unit 7, and a peeling unit 8.

    3 is a plan view of the label 2 without mount, and FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line IV-IV of FIG. 3. The label 2 without mount is formed on the label base 9 and the back surface of the label base 9 The adhesive layer 10 and the thermosensitive color former layer 11 and the release agent layer 12 formed on the surface of the label substrate 9, and the perforation 13 for cutting is formed at every predetermined pitch, and the label 2 without the mount Is cut at this pitch in the cut perforation 13 to form a single-leaf label piece 2A.

    The supply unit 3 for the non-mounting label 2 holds the non-mounting label 2 in a roll shape and can feed the label 2 toward the transfer path 4 in a band shape. In addition, since the release agent layer 12 is opposed to the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 10 on the back surface of the roll-less mountless label 2, the label 2 without the mount does not adhere to each other.

    The transfer path 4 is a path for transferring the mountless label 2 from the supply unit 3 through the printing unit 5 and the transfer belt 6 to the peeling unit 8.

    The printing unit 5 includes a thermal head 14 and a platen roller 15 facing the thermal head. The printing paper 5 can transfer the non-mounting label 2 to the transfer belt 6 by the rotational drive of the platen roller 15. The predetermined data is printed on the non-mounting label 2 (single-leaf label piece 2A) by the printing data from 14.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged side view of the transfer belt 6, and FIG. 6 is an enlarged side view of the driving state (cut form) of the belt deformation driving unit 7.
The transfer belt 6 is erected independently so as to cover a predetermined area on the surface of the endless belt base material 16 and the endless belt base material 16 which are rotatably arranged along the transfer path 4 of the label 2 without mount. A plurality of protrusions 17.
The endless belt base material 16 is wound around a pair of rotation drive shafts 18.
The rotation drive shaft 18 of the transfer belt 6 and the platen roller 15 are driven to rotate synchronously via a synchronous timing belt 19 wound between the platen roller 15 and the upstream rotation drive shaft 18, and an endless belt. The base material 16 (the transfer belt 6) is rotatable in the transfer path 4 from the upstream side to the downstream side.
The bases 17A of the plurality of protrusions 17 are integrated with the endless belt base material 16, and the top portion 17B is not subjected to non-adhesive treatment. The top 17B can be pasted, and by this pasting force, the non-mounting label 2 can be transferred from the printing unit 5 toward the peeling unit 8 as the endless belt base 16 rotates.

The belt deformation driving unit 7 deforms the transfer belt 6 from its normal transfer form to the cut form with the non-mounting label 2 attached to the transfer belt 6, and the transfer belt 6 is deformed to the cut form. The cutting perforation 13 is cut.
The steady transfer mode is a mode in which the transfer belt 6 is rotationally driven from the upstream side to the downstream side in the transfer path 4 while the mountless label 2 is attached to the transfer belt 6.
In the cutting mode, the label 2 without the mount is attached to the transfer belt 6, the transfer belt 6 is deformed in a direction away from the transfer path 4, and a plurality of adjacent ones with the cut perforation 13 as a boundary. In this embodiment, the individual protrusions 17 are separated from each other.

That is, the belt deformation drive unit 7 positions a part of the transfer belt 6 relatively upward from the rotation drive shaft 18 of the transfer belt 6.
In the example illustrated in FIG. 1, the belt deformation driving unit 7 includes a cam 20 (moving element) that is positioned at a site of the perforation 13 for cutting on the back side of the endless belt base material 16 of the transfer belt 6, and the cam 20. A cam drive motor 21 (moving element drive member) and a cam timing belt, such as a stepping motor, which is operated to rotate in the clockwise direction in the drawing toward the transfer belt 6 and which can deform a part of the transfer belt 6. 22.
If necessary, a pressing roller 23 is provided on the upstream side and the upper side of the transfer belt 6 so that the non-mounting label 2 from the printing unit 5 is placed on the surface of the transfer belt 6 (the tops 17B of the plurality of protrusions 17). ) Can be pressed with a predetermined pressing force.

In particular, as shown in FIG. 5, on the surface of the transfer belt 6, the top portions 17 </ b> B of the plurality of protrusions 17 are not subjected to non-adhesion treatment. It will be in the state adhere | attached by predetermined intensity | strength.
On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 6 in particular, the plurality of protrusions 17 in an adhesive state with the non-mounting label 2 are both the upstream belt portion 6A and the downstream belt portion 6B of the transfer belt 6 with the cut perforation 13 as a boundary. In addition to the necessary adhesive force, the plurality of projections 17 have a length from the connecting portion (base portion 17A) of the endless belt base material 16 to the top portion 17B. When the endless belt base material 16 is lifted from the back side to the upper side in the steady transfer mode, the apparent gap between the protrusions 17 adjacent to each other with the cut perforation 13 as a boundary only under the cut perforation 13 part. The pitch length becomes longer.
Therefore, if a tensile force is generated between the upstream belt portion 6A and the downstream belt portion 6B of the cut perforation 13, and the adhesive strength is superior to the connection strength of the cut perforation 13, the label 2 without mount Is cut at the portion of the perforation 13 for cutting, and a single-leaf label piece 2A is produced.
That is, with the beltless label 2 attached to the transfer belt 6, the belt deformation driving unit 7 deforms the portion immediately below the cut perforation 13 of the transfer belt 6 from its steady transfer form to the cut form, The perforation 13 for cutting can be cut | disconnected with the deformation | transformation to the cut form of the belt 6. FIG.

    In particular, as shown in FIG. 2, the length of the transfer belt 6 facing the transfer path 4 (or the length between the pair of rotary drive shafts 18), that is, the non-mounting label 2 is placed on the transfer belt 6. The length transferred in the bonded state is approximately twice the length of the single-leaf label piece 2A (preferably a length slightly shorter than twice), and the cam 20 is driven to rise and the back surface of the cut perforation 13 If the portion located directly under the side is positioned at the center between the pair of rotary drive shafts 18, the leading end of the cut label piece 2A can be positioned at the site of the peeling portion 8.

The peeling unit 8 is provided on the rotary drive shaft 18 on the downstream side of the transfer belt 6.
FIG. 7 is an enlarged side view showing a turning state of the transfer belt 6 in the peeling portion 8, and FIG. 8 shows a state in which the mountless label 2 is peeled from the transfer belt 6 on the downstream rotary drive shaft 18. It is an enlarged side view.
In particular, as shown in FIG. 8, the transfer belt 6 is turned around the rotation drive shaft 18 on the downstream side in the transfer direction with the non-mounting label 2 attached to the transfer belt 6, and a plurality of protrusions 17 are connected to each other. By separating, the adhesive layer 10 of the mountless label 2 can be separated from the respective top portions 17B of the plurality of protrusions 17.
Specifically, as shown in FIG. 7, the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 10 of the mountless label 2 and the top 17B of the protrusion 17 are transferred at the same transfer speed up to the downstream rotary drive shaft 18, but the rotary drive shaft 18 In the turning portion, the top portions 17B are separated from each other, and the pitch length of the plurality of protrusions 17 is the pitch P at the base portion 17A, and the top portion 17B has a pitch (P + ΔP) (where ΔP is the transfer belt 6). As a result, the movement speed of the top portion 17B becomes relatively faster and the non-mounting label 2 cannot follow the movement speed without stretching. Furthermore, since the adhesive side belt portion 6C of the transfer belt 6 has a higher adhesive force, the adhesive on the tip side of the mountless label 2 (single-leaf label piece 2A) is used. Since the layer 10 is separated (separated) from the top portion 17B, the label 2 without a mount (single-leaf label piece 2A) can be peeled from the plurality of protrusions 17 (the transfer belt 6).

Thus, the cutting mechanism 24 for the label 2 without mount includes the transfer belt 6 and the belt deformation driving unit 7 described above.
Further, the peeling mechanism 25 for the non-mounting label 2 includes the transfer belt 6 and the rotary drive shaft 18 on the downstream side of the transfer belt 6.

In the printing apparatus 1 for the non-mounting label, the cutting mechanism 24 for the non-mounting label 2, and the peeling mechanism 25 for the non-mounting label 2, the non-mounting label 2 fed from the supply unit 3 onto the transfer path 4 is printed. When predetermined information is printed in the section 5 and is transferred on the transfer belt 6 and the cut perforation 13 of the mountless label 2 is positioned above the cam 20 in the belt deformation driving section 7. If necessary, the rotational driving of the transfer belt 6 is temporarily stopped, and the cam drive motor 21 is driven to rotate the cam 20 clockwise in FIG. The belt deformation driving unit 7 is operated so as to be in the state shown in FIG.
Due to the deformation operation of the transfer belt 6, the label 2 without mount is deformed from the state shown in FIG. 5 to the state shown in FIG. 6, and is cut and separated at the perforation 13 for cutting. It is formed.

    Next, the cam 20 is reversely rotated (turned counterclockwise) to return to the state shown in FIG. 1, and the transfer belt 6 is transferred and rotated in the forward direction from the upstream side to the downstream side. As shown, the non-mounting label 2 to be turned together with the transfer belt 6 turned on the rotation drive shaft 18 in the peeling portion 8 is actually the length from the base portion 17A to the top portion 17B of the plurality of protrusions 17. However, since the plurality of adjacent projections 17 are separated from each other, the label 2 having no mount is peeled off from the plurality of projections 17 (the transfer belt 6), and the single-leaf label piece 2A can be taken out. Accordingly, it can be attached to an arbitrary adherend or removed from the printing apparatus 1 for a label without a mount.

In the present invention, various modifications can be considered for the configuration of the belt deformation driving unit 7 described above or the pattern of the cut form.
For example, FIG. 9 is a schematic side view of the belt deformation driving unit 7 according to the first modification similar to that shown in FIG. 6, and the cam 20 is moved upward with respect to the rotary drive shaft 18 as described above. By doing so, the top portions 17B of the adjacent protrusions 17 can be separated from each other.

    FIG. 10 is a schematic side view of the belt deformation driving unit 26 according to the second modification. The belt deformation driving unit 26 has a cut perforation 13 on the back surface side of the endless belt base material 16 of the transfer belt 6. The cutting base 27 is located at a portion of the cutting base 27, and the pair of left and right rotary drive shafts 18 are moved downward relative to each other by an arbitrary driving member (not shown), so that the cutting base 27 is transferred. The transfer belt 6 is deformed relatively upward at the portion of the cutting base 27 between the pair of rotational drive shafts 18 of the belt 6.

    FIG. 11 is an explanatory schematic side view of the belt deformation drive unit 28 according to the third modification. The belt deformation drive unit 28 includes a pair of left and right rotation drive shafts 18 with respect to the cutting base 27, and FIG. The portion of the cutting base 27 between the cutting base 27 and the pair of rotary drive shafts 18 of the transfer belt 6 is caused to swing relative to the lower arc by a drive member similar to the above. Then, the transfer belt 6 is deformed relatively upward.

    FIG. 12 is an explanatory schematic side view of the belt deformation drive unit 29 according to the fourth modification. The belt deformation drive unit 29 has a cut perforation 13 on the back side of the endless belt base material 16 of the transfer belt 6. The cutting base 27 is located on the surface of the endless belt base 16 of the transfer belt 6 between the cutting base 27 and the pair of rotational drive shafts 18 of the transfer belt 6. A pair of moving elements 30 located on the left and right of the part of the perforation 13 for cutting, and an arbitrary drive member (not shown) for operating these moving elements 30 toward the transfer belt 6; The transfer belt 6 is deformed relatively upward in the portion of the base 27 for use.

Further, in the present invention, various modified examples are conceivable as the moving element (the cam 20 in FIGS. 1 and 2) as shown in FIGS.
For example, FIG. 13 is a schematic side view of the moving element (cam 20) according to the first modification, and the center portion of the transfer belt 6 is rotated in a pair by rotating the cam 20 as described above. Move upward relative to the drive shaft 18.

    FIG. 14 is a schematic side view of the moving element (push-up link member 31) according to the second modification. The push-up link member 31 protrudes toward the center of the transfer belt 6 by the push-pull link 32. Make it possible.

    FIG. 15 is a schematic side view of a moving element (cylinder head 33) according to a third modification, and this cylinder head 33 can be protruded toward the center of the transfer belt 6 by a hydraulic cylinder 34.

Furthermore, in the present invention, the configuration of the transfer belt 6 or the cross-sectional pattern of the protrusion 17 has various modifications.
For example, FIG. 16 is a cross-sectional view of the transfer belt 6 according to the first modification, and the transfer belt 6 has a plurality of protrusions 17 whose cross-sectional shapes are as shown in FIGS. It has a rectangular shape.
Therefore, the adhesion area between the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 10 of the non-mounting label 2 can be increased.

FIG. 17 is an explanatory cross-sectional view of a transfer belt 35 according to a second modification. In the transfer belt 35, the cross-sectional shape of the plurality of protrusions 36 is triangular as shown. .
Therefore, the adhesion area between the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 10 of the non-mounting label 2 can be further reduced.

FIG. 18 is an explanatory cross-sectional view of a transfer belt 37 according to a third modification, and the transfer belt 37 has a trapezoidal cross section as shown in the figure. .
Therefore, the adhesion area between the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 10 of the non-mounting label 2 can be appropriately adjusted.

In the present invention, there are various modifications to the configuration of the transfer belt 6 or the configuration of the recesses or grooves between the plurality of protrusions 17, which are shown in FIGS. 16 to 18. Each of the configurations of the recesses or grooves can be arbitrarily combined with the configuration of the plurality of projections 17 or the projections 36 and the projections 38.
For example, FIG. 19 is an explanatory plan view of a transfer belt 39 according to a fourth modification, and a plurality of protrusions 17 (or protrusions 36 and protrusions 38) on the transfer belt 39 are mounted as shown. This is alternately formed with a plurality of striped grooves 40 orthogonal to the transport direction of the none label 2.

    FIG. 20 is an explanatory plan view of a transfer belt 41 according to a fifth modification. The plurality of protrusions 17 (or protrusions 36 and protrusions 38) on the transfer belt 41 are not mounted as shown in the figure. This is alternately formed with a plurality of intersecting grooves 42 obliquely crossing in the transfer direction of the label 2.

    FIG. 21 is an explanatory plan view of a transfer belt 43 according to a sixth modification. The plurality of protrusions 17 (or protrusions 36 and protrusions 38) on the transfer belt 43 are distributed as shown in the figure. The island portions 44 are distributed in a striped pattern on the surface of the endless belt base material 16.

    Thus, in the present invention, the protrusions 17 (FIG. 16), the protrusions 36 (FIG. 17), and the protrusions 38 (FIG. 18) are replaced with the striped grooves 40 (FIG. 19) and the intersecting grooves 42 (FIG. 20) and the dispersed stripes 44 (FIG. 21) can be combined with each other as an arbitrary pattern, whereby a transfer belt having arbitrary adhesive characteristics, transfer characteristics, cutting characteristics, and peeling characteristics can be produced.

Next, FIG. 22 is a schematic side view of the portable printing device 50 for a label without a mount according to the second embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 23 shows the label 52 without a mount in the portable printing device 50 for a label without a mount. It is a schematic side view which shows a cutting state.
The portable printing device 50 for a label without a mount is configured as a portable label printing and sticking device, and supplies a pair of left and right side plates 51 and a label 52 without a mount with a slightly different configuration from the label 2 without a mount. A section 53, a transport path 54, a printing section 55, a transport roller 56 and the transport belt 6, the belt deformation driving section 7, the peeling section 8, and a pasting roller 57.

    The side plate 51 is integrally formed with a grip 58 at one end thereof (on the right side in FIG. 22), and an operation lever 59 that is gripped together with the grip 58 is pivotably attached. The operation shaft 61 is constantly biased clockwise.

    24 is a plan view of the label 52 without mount, and FIG. 25 is a sectional view taken along the line XXV-XXV in FIG. 24. The label 52 without mount is formed on the label substrate 9 and the back surface of the label substrate 9. The adhesive layer 10 and the release agent layer 12 formed on the surface of the label base material 9, and the cut perforation 13 and a pair of transfer cuts 13 </ b> A are further adjacent to each other at a predetermined pitch. A pair of transfer cuts 13A is formed in the middle part of the cut perforation 13, and the single-sheet label piece 52A can be formed by cutting the mountless label 52 at the cut perforation 13 of the pitch. .

    The supply unit 53 is attached to the upper part of the side plate 51 so that the roll-like non-mounting label 52 can be fed out into the transfer path 54 in a band shape.

    The transfer path 54 reaches the peeling unit 8 from the supply unit 53 through the transfer roller 56 and the transfer belt 6.

The printing unit 55 can be driven by the operation lever 59 and the printing unit connecting link 62. The printing stamp 63 can be exposed on the bottom surface of the printing unit 55 and can be printed on the non-mounting label 52.
The label 52 without mount can be printed on the surface of the label base material 9 by appropriately selecting the material of the label base material 9, the release agent of the release agent layer 12, and the ink of the print stamp 63. .

The transfer roller 56 has a transfer claw 64 at a predetermined pitch on its circumference, and the transfer claw 64 rotates in a state of being engaged with the transfer cut 13 </ b> A of the mountless label 52. Allows transfer.
That is, the transfer roller 56 rotates in the clockwise direction in FIG. 22 by the transfer link 65 having an arbitrary configuration connected to the operation lever 59, thereby transferring the mountless label 52 from the supply unit 53 to the transfer belt 6.

    With respect to the belt deformation drive unit 7, the cam link lever 66 is connected to the cam 20, the cam link lever 66 is connected to the operation lever 59, and the belt deformation drive unit 7 can be driven by the operation lever 59. And

    The affixing roller 57 is provided at the lower end of the side plate 51 so that the single-leaf label piece 52A issued from the peeling part 8 described above can be affixed to an arbitrary adherend (not shown). it can.

    In the portable printing apparatus 50 for the label without mount, the cutting mechanism 24 for the label 2 without mount, the peeling mechanism 25 for the label 2 without mount, the operation lever 59 is gripped from the opened state shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 23, the belt deformation driving unit 7 operates to cut the mountless label 52 at the cut perforation 13 and the transfer cut 13A, and the mountless label 52 is moved. The printing stamp 63 of the printing unit 55 prints on the non-mounting label 52 (single-leaf label piece 52A) in a state of being affixed to the transfer belt 6.

    When the operation lever 59 is released and the state shown in FIG. 23 returns to the state shown in FIG. 22, the transfer roller 56 further transfers the no-mounting label 52, and the label piece 52 </ b> A of the non-mounting label 52 is used for transferring in the peeling unit 8. A single-leaf label piece 52 </ b> A is issued by being peeled off from the belt 6, and can be attached to an arbitrary adherend by an attaching roller 57.

    In the portable printing device 50 for the label without a mount, the printing unit 55 is not provided, and predetermined information is printed on the label 52 without a mount in advance, so that there is no mount in the transfer belt 6 and the belt deformation drive unit 7. It is also possible to configure as a transfer device for a label without a mount with a cutting operation of the label 52 and further a peeling operation in the peeling unit 8.

Further, the printing unit 55 includes the thermal head 14 and the platen roller 15 in the same manner as the printing apparatus 1 (FIG. 1) for the non-mounting label. The thermal head 14 and the platen roller 15 are provided separately from the operation lever 59 described above. A switch (not shown) to be operated may be provided.

1 Printing device for label without mount (first embodiment, FIGS. 1 and 2)
2 Label without mount 2A Single-leaf label piece of label 2 without mount 3 Supply unit 4 Transfer path 5 Printing unit 6 Transfer belt (first modification, FIGS. 5 to 8, 16)
6A The upstream belt portion of the transfer belt 6 with the cut perforation 13 as a boundary (FIG. 6)
6B Downstream belt portion of the transfer belt 6 with the cut perforation 13 as a boundary (FIG. 6)
6C Affixing side belt portion of the transfer belt 6 (FIG. 8)
7 Belt deformation drive section (first modification, FIG. 9)
8 Peeling part 9 Label base material 10 Adhesive layer 11 Thermosensitive color former layer 12 Release agent layer 13 Perforation for cutting 13A Transfer cut (FIG. 24)
14 Thermal Head 15 Platen Roller 16 Endless Belt Base 17 Multiple Projections (Rectangle in Section)
17A Base portions 17B of the plurality of protrusions 17 Top portions 18 of the plurality of protrusions 17 Rotation drive shaft 19 Synchronous timing belt 20 Cam (moving element, first modified example, FIG. 13)
21 Cam drive motor (moving element drive member)
22 Cam timing belt 23 Pressing roller 24 Cutting mechanism for label 2 without backing paper (FIGS. 1, 2, 5, and 6)
25 Peeling mechanism of label 2 without mount (FIGS. 1, 2, 7, and 8)
26 Belt deformation drive section (second modification, FIG. 10)
27 Cutting base 28 Belt deformation drive section (third modification, FIG. 11)
29 Belt deformation drive section (fourth modification, FIG. 12)
30 Pair of moving elements 31 Push-up link member (moving element, second modified example, FIG. 14)
32 Push-pull link 33 Cylinder head (moving element, third modification, FIG. 15)
34 Hydraulic cylinder 35 Transfer belt (second modification, FIG. 17)
36 Multiple protrusions (triangular cross section)
37 Transfer Belt (Third Modification, FIG. 18)
38 Multiple projections (trapezoidal cross section)
39 Transfer belt (fourth modification, FIG. 19)
40 Striped groove 41 Transfer belt (fifth modified example, FIG. 20)
42 crossing groove 43 transfer belt (sixth modification, FIG. 21)
44 Dispersed island portion 50 Portable printing device for label without mount (second embodiment, FIGS. 22 and 23)
51 A pair of left and right side plates 52 Non-mounting label 52A Single-sheet label piece 53 of non-mounting label 52 Supply unit 54 Transfer path 55 Printing unit 56 Transfer roller 57 Adhesion roller 58 Grip 59 Operation lever 60 Pulling spring 61 Operation shaft 62 Printing unit connection link 63 Printing Stamp 64 Transfer Claw 65 Transfer Link 66 Cam Link Lever P Pitch of Base 17A of Projection 17 (FIG. 7)
P + ΔP Pitch ΔP at the top 17B of the protrusion 17 Apparent increase in pitch due to turning around the rotation drive shaft 18 of the transfer belt 6

Claims (3)

A base sheet that has a label base material and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer formed on the back surface of the label base material and that has a base sheet without a cut perforation formed at predetermined pitches and is cut at the pitch. No label transfer device,
An endless belt base material rotatably arranged along the transfer path of the label without a mount, and each of the endless belt base material stand up independently so as to cover a predetermined area and the adhesive layer through the adhesive layer. A transfer belt having a plurality of protrusions capable of affixing a label without a mount to the top thereof;
The transfer belt is deformed from its normal transfer form to a cut form with the label without a mount attached to the transfer belt, and the cut perforation is accompanied by the deformation of the transfer belt to the cut form. A belt deformation driving unit for cutting
By turning the transfer belt around the rotation drive shaft on the downstream side in the transfer direction with the mountless label attached to the transfer belt and separating the plurality of protrusions from each other, the mountless label Separating the adhesive layer from the plurality of protrusions, and peeling the non-mounting label from the transfer belt;
A device for transferring a label without a mount. It has a label base material and an adhesive layer formed on the back surface of the label base material, and prints predetermined information on a mountless label having cut perforations formed at predetermined pitches. A printing device for a label without a mount, which cuts the label without a mount at the pitch,
An endless belt base material rotatably arranged along the transfer path of the label without a mount, and each of the endless belt base material stand up independently so as to cover a predetermined area and the adhesive layer through the adhesive layer. A transfer belt having a plurality of protrusions capable of affixing a label without a mount to the top thereof;
A printing unit for printing on the label base material of the label without a mount in a state where the label without the mount is attached to the transfer belt;
The transfer belt is deformed from its normal transfer form to a cut form with the label without a mount attached to the transfer belt, and the cut perforation is accompanied by the deformation of the transfer belt to the cut form. A belt deformation driving unit for cutting
By turning the transfer belt around the rotation drive shaft on the downstream side in the transfer direction with the mountless label attached to the transfer belt and separating the plurality of protrusions from each other, the mountless label Separating the adhesive layer from the plurality of protrusions, and peeling the non-mounting label from the transfer belt;
An apparatus for printing a label without a mount. The printing unit includes a thermal head and a platen roller facing the thermal head,
The printing apparatus for a label without a mount according to claim 2, wherein the rotational drive shaft of the transfer belt and the platen roller are rotationally driven in synchronization.

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