DE2916523A1 - Label printing and application tool - has reciprocating printing roller support with wheels and supporting bearing - Google Patents

Abstract

The hand tool prints and sticks labels into place, having a frame-type housing with a handle and an operating swinging lever. At the opposite handle end is an application roller, and a print roller on a support moves reciprocally in a guide, acting against a printing surface when it travels in one direction only. The labels are indexed over the surface, while the printing roller is clear of it, and are actuated by the lever via a feed mechanism. The reciprocating support (113) of the print roller (125) unit (101) has supporting wheels in contact with a guide (110) on one side for increased stability, and a support bearing engaging a long cylindrical guide (111) on the other side.

Description

Hand-held device for printing and distributing labels

EXTRACT The stamping and distribution precision machine for labels with Iland handle, which is the subject of this invention, consists of a shell with protruding handle and a stamping machine with selector and a pressure group. These parts are arranged in such a way that a spring actuated by the handle denotes the Pressure on the label triggers in one direction, and a spring in the the other direction works to send the printed labels against the adhesive roller. The pressure group has a cylindrical guide on one side and rollers on it the other to make the mechanism of the stamp machine stable, and with it the printing on the labels is very precise. One group of the stamping machine yields high pressure accuracy through a number of interlocking High-diameter compression wheels built on a high-diameter compression shaft and greatly reduce the pressure deviation.

The story of the invention The products that are sold today must carry certain information for legal or other reasons. To have to Information regarding the manufacturer, the plant, the product, price and otherwise specified, in code. Therefore are to a large number To put information on a small label, code was invented. As a typical Example applies the "Universal Product Code" and the European product number, the consist of a number of parallel lines in adjacent boxes.

So that the machine can read this printed data, the Stamp machine be as accurate as possible.

In addition, the data must be printed in a certain way, so that the laser analyzer or similar devices can also read the data.

It is especially difficult for a country stamp machine to be so accurate to be. That is why other code forms have been used on other hand stamping machines. Especially the fact that the machine is hand-held and that one Activating the pen with the same eland renders the code illegible. These new invention consists of a hand stamping machine that prints very precisely, and according to the regulations of the UPC (universal code of the products) and the EAN (European Numbering of articles) and other standards, and can be labeled with different print different information, as there is a selector with which you can use the Pressure can change.

In addition, with this invention we made sure that the Machine has only one pressure and stamp group, with lateral guidance so that the Print as accurately as possible.

In addition, the printing group can specify the information that is to be printed have to print as closely as possible, and look for the closest possible Shape.

In the new invention there is a hand lever which is used and no longer allow errors.

We wanted a machine that was light and easy to handle, but precise enough was to hand stamp dates, and easy to do with labels and printing ink can be charged.

Our new invention offers a lightweight, handy machine that has a hand lever and is used to produce labels with data printed on them, which can then be read, because they are absolutely exact and in accordance with the standards.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The new invention consists of a shell with handle and is a lightweight labeling machine. The handle is located opposite to the adhesive roller. A lever lies parallel to the handle and sets a mechanism in operation. This mechanism consists of a group of stamps with a printing plate, a lever for printing, a label tape and a ribbon, the are firmly connected to the lever, so that the pressure is created when the llebel is on the handle. The mechanism for the pressure plate and group is separate. The labels are then pushed towards the glue roller. When the lever is in the As soon as the starting position snaps back, the machine is ready to apply a new label to press. In the pressure group there is a cylindrical guide and rollers for the Stabilization is used, so that despite the high concentration of the printed data, a very precise print cleanliness is achieved.

In addition, the pressure can be selected with the selector.

EXPLANATION OF THE FIGURES The invention will be better understood if you look at the pictures and the explanation of the function of the machine takes.

Fig. 1 shows a side view of the machine.

Fig. 2 shows the machine from the front, in section and some parts of the Mechanism.

Fig. 3 shows a section of the machine from the side and the arrangement of the internal apparatus, with the dashed lines indicating the rear parts.

Fig. 4 shows a section of the machine along the line IV-IV of the Fig. 3, where you can see the pressure plate well.

Fig. 5 shows a section of Fig. 4, where you can better use the selector able to see.

Fig. 6 is a duplicate of Fig. 5, but the lever is a different one Position and you can see the selector in action.

Fig. 7 shows a prospect of the printing parts, i.e.

Ribbon, labels, carrier tape of the labels inside the labeling machine.

Fig. 8 shows a cross section of the machine with some parts are missing and others are dashed so that the printing plate can be clearly seen.

Fig. 9 shows the printing group with which precise stamps can be produced received.

Fig. 10 shows a cross section of the pressure group with cylinders, rollers, the eccentric shaft and some parts of the pressure group in dashed lines.

Fig. 11 is a vertical projection of the rollers EXPLANATION OF APPLICATION THE MACHINE The lightweight hand stamping machine 10 can be seen in Figures 1 and 2. The machine consists of a shell 11 which is rectangular with a handle 12 and a glue roller for the labels 13 on the opposite side to the handle. This is used to print and stick labels. Parallel to the handle is an IIebei 14, which can be attracted with the IIand and releases the pressure. The lever springs back to its original position thanks to a spring when he is released. It works like this: There is a roll on the bowl with labels that are placed in a guide 16 that go to the handle and has two hubs, D 16a, that go into the hole in the center of the roll of labels. The arms of a fork press on the sides of the roll and can, as they are flexible must be pushed apart to remove the roller.

The paper of the labels is, in contrast to that of the carrier strip, very hard, and a bend in the strip 18 causes the labels to stick solve from it, as you can see in Fig. 3. As you can see there, stick the printed labels still partly on the strip, while the other part lies on the rings of the adhesive roller. in this position the label is on glued the article. On the fig.3 is the position of the roller and the strip Drawn in dashed lines.

In front of the roller 15, on the shell 11, is the stamp mechanism 20 attached, which contributes to the stability of the machine and the safety of the introduction of the strip increases. This mechanism is mounted on a carrier 21, the is attached to the shell 11 with screws It consists of a two-part Spindle, the upper side of which is fixed to the shell, and rotated by a ring holder 23 can be. On the carrier 21 is a coupling with a spring and lever 25, which only moved in one direction. There is a ribbon of color on the coupling and the spindle 26 attached to the spindle with a filleted screw, as you can see in Fig. 3. There is an incision on one of the screw Side, and incisions over the entire length that go towards the spindle 22a, and an O-shaped ring 28. A transverse mandrel stands in the upper incision of the screw, like 29. So the screw is under pressure from the ring 28 and the mandrel 29 recorded. Above the spindle, on one side of the screw, is a washer 30, which forms a braking axis on the screw where the ribbon 31 sits opposite one another.

The ribbon can move freely but is from a group of Washers held in place on the spindle with screws and counter screws are appropriate, 33.

The counter screw is tight, but it holds the friction of the belt stood without braking. Since the printing plate acts on a ribbon and the two Rolls, for winding and unwinding the label tape, sit on the same spindle, it will now be understood that the two rollers move through the belt the coupling run in the opposite direction.

The band is kept smooth during the stamping, if the countercliruabe 33 regulated. A cover 34 is attached to the carrier 21 with screws 35 to to protect the coupling. To protect the rollers of the stamp mechanism, a Metal hood 37 attached, with screws 38. Fire the introduction of the tape in the pressure mechanism, as described above, is on each side of the tray a lid 39 attached, which can be opened (Fig. 1 and 2). These lids can can be attached either with hinges on the shell or with a spring mechanism. Fig. 7 shows how the tape 36 is placed in the machine.

The bowl consists of a rectangular box that has two sides 40 exists, between which the handle 12 is attached with screws 41. Other Elements are attached with screws 42 in the same manner. On the fig. Can it can be seen that the lever 14 on the main shaft 43 between the two parts of the Shell is attached and starts the apparatus.

Another function of command 50 is to advance the carrier strip the labels in the machine. This advancement is triggered by a gear 70, which has small spikes which engage in pre-punched openings 18a. The gear is held by different disks on a shaft, 71, and united in itself a gear with ccoomcodaxtxxrx serrated Zachnen 72, a ratchet 73, which is pressed against the gear by a spring 74. The ratchet and the spring are mounted on a control disc j5 that presses onto the shaft, 71, and has an opening that can accommodate the feed mandrel of the tape, 55. Thanks to this Device can let the turntable rotate the command discs when the Lever is pressed, and the teeth go into the gearwheel 72. So the command disc, when the lever snaps back, from the turntable to the original position rotated and the wheel advances the label tape in the printing department. When the wheel comes into action, a brake 53 is withdrawn from a tooth, so that the tape becomes free and can move forward. In Fig. 3 you can see like this Brake, which has the shape of a bracket, is pressed against the guide of the belt, exactly in front of the pressure group.

As can be seen from the previous description, acts the lever pushes the pressure group 56 in one direction and, when released, under pressure the spring 44, the arm snaps back in the opposite direction. Besides that this device makes it possible to attach the printing group close to the adhesive roller, 13 (see Fig. 3), so the number of labels 19 that are in the machine move is very low. On the picture you can see that there are only two printed e-labels 19a are in the machine. Lots of machines have one pass of three or more labels.

A curved bow, tensioned by a spring, 77, and grooves 78 that fit on the mandrels of the gear 70 is against the outside of the Wheel pressed to hold the fastener tape and the penetration of the mandrels into the To guarantee holes 18a. You can still see in Fig. 3 that the strip runs through the handle and comes out of an opening without the labels where a Cutting edge is attached to which you can tear off the strip if it is too long should be.

The most important part of the machine is the pressure group that one is on Figs. 2, 4, 5, 6 and 9, as can also be seen in dashed lines in Fig. 3. she consists Mainly made up of two main groups, the plate 10 and the pressure elements 102 which are combined in a single group with heavy carriers 103 and 104. One of these carriers has a cushion on which the shaft rests, which is used for regulation of the selector 106, which is regulated by a knob 107. The pressure group can, as it is combined in one block, be used for maintenance like a Part to be handled. In addition, the individual parts cannot be moved and they always stay in the same position to each other, which is a high degree of precision results in printing. This is particularly important because the slightest deviation is can result in an error.

The pressure group 101 consists of a guide 108, which is a wide one Has opening 109 on the lower side and a guide in a vertical position. A stabilizing shaft 111 is parallel to the guide, but at a distance from it. This guide rests on strong beams 103 and 104 on both sides and have filleted screws 112. A u-shaped carrier 113 of the plate, who fits into the guide has emK! Support washers 114 ### lined up on the sides are.

As can be seen in Fig. 4, these discs are in the guide 110 added when the u-shaped member moves. A cylindrical hole 115 receives the shaft 111 and forms a continuous cushion. How to get on this Last Fig. can see, the mandrel 116 is received by the opening 109 and goes up under the guide, where he meets the two-part Ending 59 of the arm of the command disk 56 united and held there by the spring 117 is., as well as by a washer 118 and a ring 119. The ring is made of the grooves of the end of the hub 116 held in place. The spring holds the rollers in tension 114 on the guide 110. As you can see in Fig. 4, the carrier becomes 113 moved from the position shown in the direction of arrow B to the position the dashed line appears on the carrier 103, where the holder 120, the movable enters the movable holder 113.

When this last in the original position on the carrier 104 snaps back, a brake 121 holds it firmly in that position. These brakes can be adjusted until element 113 is running properly.

The stamping takes place when the transporter 113 is in the position shown in Fig. The position shown in 4 goes. Then it moves to the dashed line near the Traegers 103 to, the surface 125 of the printing plate on the to be printed Area 126 is pressed. The tapes with the color and the labels pressed onto the block letters that sit on the various wheels. Normally is the area that exerts the pressure made of rubber, so that the pressure can vary and all letters fit perfectly.

The transporter uses rollers 114 on one side and a pillow on the other that consists of a cylindrical hole 115 and a shaft 111.

It is difficult to line up two linear pillows and the rolls on both sides make the whole thing vibrate a bit. This vibration blurs the pressure something, which is not the case with our new invention, here the situation is different. The use of the rollers on both sides of a hand tool can brake the transporter a little, but that too is with the system explained above solved.

When the IIdsel 14 is released, as shown in Fig.

1, the ribbon and label continue. In this At the moment it is important that the printing plate is not level with the eArDc printing surface comes into contact. That's why we have the pressure plate inside the transporter made in u-shape 113 so that with the help of an eccentric shaft 127, as on Figs. 10 and 11, which rests on the u-shaped transporter, so that the middle one eccentric part offers a shelf for the roll of the pressure plate that is on it with the help of a cushion 129, as can be seen in Fig. 10. The eccentric one The shaft holds the printing plate away from the printing surface very well when the machine is running moves in one direction and approaches the plate when the machine goes back to get it clean.

This control mechanism of the plate is better shown in Fig. 9 recognize where you can see how one side of the eccentric shaft 127 is a transverse one Mandrel includes 130 that engages the Drems teeth 131 and 132 that are attached to the the lower side of the guide. Also the brake teeth 133 and 134 of the transporter 113 can be braked by the mandrel 130. So if the transporter is like on Fig. 4 goes into one position, the mandrel 130 sticks into the brake teeth 132 and rotates its upper side in the brake tooth 134, which belongs to the transporter of the plate. So the plate is, as raised in Fig. 11 and squints on the printing surface when the transporter moves to the carrier 103. If the transporter follows the path shown in Fig. 4 assumes the position in phantom, the transverse mandrel 130 goes into the brake tooth 131 and rotates the shaft 127, so that the plate moves away from the. Surface solves or on this, depending on how the transporter is. As amn in the fig; 9 As can be seen, there is a rubber ring 135 between the shaft 127 and the brake teeth 133 and 134 excited. This ring serves as a coupling so that the shaft does not get through Vibrations can move when it comes off the transporter in the guide.

The printing group includes a printing element, which is an exceptional one Structure has. It enables the use of plastic letters written on different ' Rollers are attached without losing high precision in printing. This structure is shown in Fig. 9 and comprises a pressure wave 140 which is large in diameter and has the shape of a crescent moon. This offers a large area on the one hand Riche of pressure rollers 141 can be attached, which isnd adjustable. Ausserdeln two pressure wheels 142 can be firmly attached. These springs are axially up the shaft mounted, parallel head to head, with the fixed wheels facing outwards.

The fixed compression wheels can be of the non-adjustable type. In the Fig. The wheels 142 are equipped with notches 142a into which a mandrel penetrates can (which is not shown) sitting on the pressure wave to a series of Bring letters 3.42b onto the printing surface.

In addition, each fixed wheel has a corner 142c, so that the selector cannot twist these wheels.

As can be seen in Fig. 9, the pressure wave 140 consists of a semicircular carrying surface 143, which is wider on both sides (also semicircular) and washers that form an edge on the sides of the shaft. These disks are the reason for a series of adjustable pressure wheels and fixed pressure wheels, so that the lateral deviation when printing is small. The pressure; will namely done by the printing surface moving through the series of taedars 126. As you can also see in Fig. 9, a fixed pressure washer is first with connected to the side disk of the shaft.

It is oriented so that the mandrel and the pressure wave (not shown) penetrate into the notch 142, so that the flat printer's type correctly on the printing surface are oriented. Later a flat disk 144 is mounted on the pressure shaft, so that the pull 144a fit into the grooves 145 of the pressure wave and the rotation prevent this disc. Each of these disks has a corner so that they cannot be moved by the selector. Each thrust washer 141 has one outer polygonal shape in which each of the surfaces 144a is a letter or series of Has letters that can be lined up.

In the inner diameter of each of these springs 141 is a series of Notches 141b, thanks to which one obtains the adjustability, the locking of the spring on the printing surface is actuated by a series of round brakes 14G, which on are attached to the shaft. These round brakes consist of a spring 147 and a Ball 148, which is pressed outward by the spring and fits into the notches 141b.

As can be seen in Figures 4 and 9, these notches are adjustable and stand in the notches when a number of letters are lined up on the surface In order to have enough space for the brakes, they are alternately in the notches let in.

In the present invention, the pressure wheels are adjustable, and by a number of teeth that fit into the notches 141b of each wheel 141. This can be seen in Figs. 5 and 6. A gear with a small number of teeth 151 sits on the shaft 106 so that it can be turned with a knob 107. The gear 150 is relatively thin, so that the Zachne always only goes into one wheel can intervene. In addition, the shaft 106 has a series of grooves 106a that Help slow down the balls and let them go into a hole in the shaft are.

The ball is picked up by a lli11e 106a when the wheel is on The same lioehe of a pressure wheel is so it is possible with the button 107 the To regulate data on the wheels 141 and to line up the letters.

As you can see in Fig. 2, the information given by the wheels can go through a window 160 in the bowl 161 can be viewed. The user should use the Supervise the arrangement of the wheels through this window, even if the Iiechanismus should already scin safely on its own.

The pressure wave 140 causes the stamp elements to be firmly attached to the stamp group are attached with screws 165. This also secures the protective hoods of the Ribbon 166 and the carrier 103 and 104 held.

With this type of assembly, the screws are filleted into the Holes 167 screwed on the opposite side of the shaft and the grooves 143 take the roller 150, and causes when the notches 141b on the wheels rotate so that this also rotates when the selector 106 is rotated.

-Spacing rings 168 between the guide 108 and its connection with the supports 103 and 104 allow adjustment of the contact pressure of the platen 125 on the pressure surface 126, in which the flattened stamp surfaces of the adjustable Print wheels 141 are aligned.

As can be seen from Fig. 3, is the printing unit or sub-unit between the sides 40 of the tray-like or cassette-like frame 11 in the vicinity the applicator roller 13 arranged to the running through the device number of labels 8o small as possible.

Guides 171 and 172 for the between the winding reels 26 and 31 Ribbon 36 running through printer unit 100 are on the upper part of the device attached, as can be seen in Figs. 1, 2 and 7.

EXPECTATIONS L e r s e i t e

Claims (9)

A N S P R Ü C H E 1. Hand-held device for printing and sticking labels with a frame-like housing with a Fland9rifF and a compressible with this, pivotable actuating lever, with an applicator roller arranged at a distance from the handle, with a guide device and a back and forth movable carrier for a pressure roller, mi means for forming a flat pressure surface with which the Print roller can be brought into contact with control means for the print roller carrier and the printing area for production or Cancellation of contact between the print roller and the print surface a movement of the carrier in one or the other direction, with feed devices for a printing auxiliary and for labels with which the printing auxiliary and the labels can be moved past the printing surface with feed coupling means, which the operating lever with the feed mechanism for the printing aid and for coupling the labels, and which are movable around the labels and the Advance printing aid when the pressure roller is lifted from the printing surface is, characterized in that the reciprocating carrier (113) of the pressure roller unit (101) to increase stability on one side with the guide device (1 Du, 11 o) touching support wheels and one on the other side with a cylindrical longitudinal guide (111) of the guide device in engagement Has support bearing (115), so that a precise pressure can be achieved when the pressure roller (125) is pressed against the pressure surface by the movement of the carrier (113). 2. Apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that the sliding guide (108, 110, 111) transversely to the direction of the handle (12) - is aligned and that the coupling means (50, 52) are connected to the actuating lever (14) and by this on an arcuate path movable back and forth, pivotably mounted (60,61) have arm (56), the end (59) of which engages the carrier (113, 116) around this to move. 3. Apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that the control means stops (131, 132), and that an eccentric shaft (127, 128) carrying the pressure roller (125) has a transverse pin (130) which, when the carrier moves back and forth, respectively hits one of the stops to the pressure roller to the printing area to move towards or away from the printing surface. 4. Apparatus according to claim 3, characterized by at a distance from the Guide device (100) arranged, adjustable stops (120, 121) on both sides Determining the movement of the carrier (113). 5. Apparatus according to claim 1, characterized by a pressure roller (125) with an elastically resilient outer surface. 6. Apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that the feed device for the printing auxiliary on the top of the Gsrätes (10) coaxially arranged support and bending coils (26, 31) and guide means (171, 172) for an ink ribbon (36) include, which in a loop on the flat pressure surface parallel to the sliding guide (100, 110, 111) is passed, and that the label feed device guide means for a cross to the feed path of the ribbon loop and to the flat printing surface forming pinions movable, from one also arranged on the top of the device Have the supply roll (15) peeled off label tape (18, 19). 7. Apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that the flat pressure surface made up of several elongated, each polygonal through outer flattenings Printing wheels (141) formed stamp surfaces (141a) is composed that the printing wheels are arranged coaxially next to one another on a common carrier shaft (140) and that inner adjusting means (141 b, 150, 151) are provided, through which each one The stamp surface of the individual printing wheels can be selected and rotated into the flat printing surface (105, 106, 107) is. 8. Apparatus according to claim 7, characterized in that the preferably Decagonal oruclear wheels (141) evenly distributed on their inner surface Radial cutouts (141b), with which for setting a selected Stamp surface teeth (151) of one on an axially adjustable and rotatably mounted (105), a control knob (107) supporting shaft (106) arranged gear (150) are engageable. 9. Apparatus according to claim 6 to 8, characterized in that the axis of rotation the coaxial winding and unwinding spools (26, 31) of the ribbon (36) in the longitudinal direction of the device (10) are aligned, while the axis of rotation of the print wheels (141) and the axis of rotation (16 a) of the supply spool (15) of the longitudinal direction through the Cassette housing of the device (10) guided label tape transversely to the axis of rotation (22) of the ribbon reels are arranged.