EP0727315A2 - Letter printing method for a packaging machine - Google Patents
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- EP0727315A2 EP0727315A2EP96102208AEP96102208AEP0727315A2EP 0727315 A2EP0727315 A2EP 0727315A2EP 96102208 AEP96102208 AEP 96102208AEP 96102208 AEP96102208 AEP 96102208AEP 0727315 A2EP0727315 A2EP 0727315A2
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
- B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
- B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
- B41J2/315—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by selective application of heat to a heat sensitive printing or impression-transfer material
- B41J2/32—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by selective application of heat to a heat sensitive printing or impression-transfer material using thermal heads
- B41J2/325—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by selective application of heat to a heat sensitive printing or impression-transfer material using thermal heads by selective transfer of ink from ink carrier, e.g. from ink ribbon or sheet
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- the present inventionrelates to a letter printing method for a packaging machine to make a letter printing on a moving printing object for packaging by supplying the electricity to a line thermal head.
- An inexpensive line following type production administration printer of the prior artis called as a hot printer device to make a letter printing by pressing a heated stamp or seal on to a thermal transfer ribbon or as a hot roll printer device to make a letter printing by pressing a surface of a heated engraved roll through which ink oozes out.
- printer devicewhich can easily change printing letters by a computer control using a thermal transfer ribbon which is used in a word processor or a printer device using a thermal transfer ribbon which is incorporated in a label vending machine.
- a letter printing methodis provided by which a letter printing is made by detecting a moving velocity of a moving letter printing object for packaging and a line thermal head being supplied with electricity synchronously with the detected velocity.
- an appropriate moving velocity detecting means known per se in the prior artsuch as a rotary encoder etc. may be incorporated.
- a letter printingis controlled by detecting a moving velocity of a letter printing object and a line thermal head being supplied with the electricity synchronously with the detected velocity resulting in that even a printing work which would require a lot of time and labour by the prior art method of changing printing portion, such as a dating function by an auto-calendar, a munufacturing series number printing etc. may be realized by simply making an input from an operation panel.
- Fig. 1there is shown a preferred embodiment for carrying out a letter printing method according to the present invention.
- Numeral 1designates a thermal transfer type carbon tape roll.
- a carbon tape 2 unwound therefromis used for a letter printing and then, passing a constant measuring and transfer driving roller 3, is wound around a used carbon tape winding reel 4 for the used carbon tape.
- the tape winding reel 4 for the used carbon tapeis preferably of a constant torque driving type reel or with a function to wind a loosened tape by a dancer roll and a sensor.
- Numeral 5designates a line thermal head and numeral 6 designates a head supporting platen roller. Between the line thermal head 5 and the head supporting platen roller 6, the carbon tape 2 from the carbon tape roll 1 and a packaging film 8 to be letter-printed, both superimposed one upon another, are passed, and a previously programmed letter printing is applied to the upper surface of the packaging film 8.
- the moving or transfer direction of the packaging film 8is shown by the arrow in Fig. 1.
- Numeral 7designates a rotary encoder, which detects a transfer or moving velocity of the packaging film 8. There are provided means so that the transfer velocity of the packaging film 8 detected by the rotary encoder 7 is applied to an appropriate control device (not shown) and that an electric supply to the line thermal head 5 is controlled to be caused synchronously with the transfer velocity detected.
- the printing device shown in Fig. 1has a contruction as mentioned above.
- the letter printingis controlled in accordance with the moving velocity of the packaging film 8 as a letter printing object which moving velocity is detected by the rotary encoder 7 and the line thermal head 5 is supplied with the electricity synchronously with the detected velocity, a printing on the packaging film 8 can be made easily by simply making an input from an operation panel.
- a moving velocity of a letter printing objectis detected and a line thermal head is supplied with the electricity synchronously with the detected velocity so that a printing on a letter printing object is obtained easily by simply inputting a manufacturing series number, etc. via an operation panel.
- a simply applicable printing method for a letter printing on a film in a packaging machinewhich makes sealing as it changes transfer velocities of a letter printing object.
- a transfer velocity of a packaging film 8is detected by a rotary encoder 7.
- a carbon tape 2 unwound from a carbon tape roll 1 and the packaging film 8are placed between a head supporting platen roller 6 and a line thermal head 5 and a necessary printing is made on the packaging film 8.
- An electric supply to the thermal head 5is controlled synchronously with the transfer or moving velocity of the packaging film 8 detected by the rotary encoder 7.
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- The present invention relates to a letter printing method for a packaging machine to make a letter printing on a moving printing object for packaging by supplying the electricity to a line thermal head.
- In recent years, there are many cases of packages where a marking of different letters or marks for each letter printing object, such as a manufacturing date, a time period for taste, a manufacturing series number, etc. are required. In a packaging machine of the prior art, in case of making a letter printing on a packaging film, a letter printing required is made following a velocity of a film supplied from a packaging film roll.
- An inexpensive line following type production administration printer of the prior art, is called as a hot printer device to make a letter printing by pressing a heated stamp or seal on to a thermal transfer ribbon or as a hot roll printer device to make a letter printing by pressing a surface of a heated engraved roll through which ink oozes out.
- In these devices a stamp, or engraved roll is used, and thus it is required to change a letter printing portion each time of changing a printing content.
- On the other hand, there exist a printer device which can easily change printing letters by a computer control using a thermal transfer ribbon which is used in a word processor or a printer device using a thermal transfer ribbon which is incorporated in a label vending machine.
- However, these known letter printing methods using these printer devices are disadvantageous in that a transfer of a printing object, such as a film etc. is controlled by a printer service side. Thus such a method to make a letter printing on a film can hardly be incorporated in a packaging machine, which makes sealing as it changed transfer velocities of a printing object.
- It is therefore an object of the present invention to overcome the above mentioned problems and to provide a line follow type letter printing method which is easily applicable as a letter printing method for a film in a packaging machine which makes sealing as it changes transfer velocities of a letter printing object.
- A letter printing method according to the present invention is provided by which a letter printing is made by detecting a moving velocity of a moving letter printing object for packaging and a line thermal head being supplied with electricity synchronously with the detected velocity.
- In order to detect a moving velocity of a letter printing object such as a film etc. according to the letter printing method according to the present invention, an appropriate moving velocity detecting means known per se in the prior art such as a rotary encoder etc. may be incorporated.
- According to the letter printing method for a packaging machine according to the present invention, as mentioned above, a letter printing is controlled by detecting a moving velocity of a letter printing object and a line thermal head being supplied with the electricity synchronously with the detected velocity resulting in that even a printing work which would require a lot of time and labour by the prior art method of changing printing portion, such as a dating function by an auto-calendar, a munufacturing series number printing etc. may be realized by simply making an input from an operation panel.
- Fig. 1 is an explanatory drawing showing a printing device for a packaging machine for carrying out a letter printing method according to the present invention.
- Herebelow, a letter printing method according to the present invention is described more detailed under reference to Fig. 1 of the drawings. In Fig. 1 there is shown a preferred embodiment for carrying out a letter printing method according to the present invention. Numeral 1 designates a thermal transfer type carbon tape roll. A
carbon tape 2 unwound therefrom is used for a letter printing and then, passing a constant measuring and transferdriving roller 3, is wound around a used carbontape winding reel 4 for the used carbon tape. - The
tape winding reel 4 for the used carbon tape is preferably of a constant torque driving type reel or with a function to wind a loosened tape by a dancer roll and a sensor. - Numeral 5 designates a line thermal head and
numeral 6 designates a head supporting platen roller. Between the linethermal head 5 and the head supportingplaten roller 6, thecarbon tape 2 from the carbon tape roll 1 and apackaging film 8 to be letter-printed, both superimposed one upon another, are passed, and a previously programmed letter printing is applied to the upper surface of thepackaging film 8. The moving or transfer direction of thepackaging film 8 is shown by the arrow in Fig. 1. - Numeral 7 designates a rotary encoder, which detects a transfer or moving velocity of the
packaging film 8. There are provided means so that the transfer velocity of thepackaging film 8 detected by therotary encoder 7 is applied to an appropriate control device (not shown) and that an electric supply to the linethermal head 5 is controlled to be caused synchronously with the transfer velocity detected. - The printing device shown in Fig. 1 has a contruction as mentioned above. As the letter printing is controlled in accordance with the moving velocity of the
packaging film 8 as a letter printing object which moving velocity is detected by therotary encoder 7 and the linethermal head 5 is supplied with the electricity synchronously with the detected velocity, a printing on thepackaging film 8 can be made easily by simply making an input from an operation panel. - According to the present invention as mentioned above, a moving velocity of a letter printing object is detected and a line thermal head is supplied with the electricity synchronously with the detected velocity so that a printing on a letter printing object is obtained easily by simply inputting a manufacturing series number, etc. via an operation panel.
- According to the present invention there is provided a simply applicable printing method for a letter printing on a film in a packaging machine which makes sealing as it changes transfer velocities of a letter printing object. A transfer velocity of a
packaging film 8 is detected by arotary encoder 7. Acarbon tape 2 unwound from a carbon tape roll 1 and thepackaging film 8 are placed between a head supportingplaten roller 6 and a linethermal head 5 and a necessary printing is made on thepackaging film 8. An electric supply to thethermal head 5 is controlled synchronously with the transfer or moving velocity of thepackaging film 8 detected by therotary encoder 7.
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- A letter printing method for a packaging machine to provide a letter printing on a moving letter printing object for packaging,characterized in that a letter printing is made by detecting a moving velocity of said letter printing object (8) and by supplying a line thermal head (5) with the electricity synchronously with the detected velocity.
- A letter printing method as claimed in claim 1,characterized in that said moving velocity of said letter printing object (8) is detected by a rotary encoder (7).
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| JP06849395AJP3720410B2 (en) | 1995-02-20 | 1995-02-20 | Printing method in packaging machine |
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| JP6849395 | 1995-02-20 |
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| EP0727315A2true EP0727315A2 (en) | 1996-08-21 |
| EP0727315A3 EP0727315A3 (en) | 1997-04-09 |
| EP0727315B1 EP0727315B1 (en) | 2002-01-23 |
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| EP1334836A1 (en)* | 2002-02-06 | 2003-08-13 | Brady Worldwide, Inc. | Encoder-based control of printhead firing in a label printer |
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| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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| EP1334836A1 (en)* | 2002-02-06 | 2003-08-13 | Brady Worldwide, Inc. | Encoder-based control of printhead firing in a label printer |
| US6788324B2 (en) | 2002-02-06 | 2004-09-07 | Brady Worldwide, Inc. | Encoder-based control of printhead firing in a label printer |
| CN103241417A (en)* | 2013-05-17 | 2013-08-14 | 成都中牧生物药业有限公司 | Device capable of automatically printing batch number on medicine bottle |
| CN103569427A (en)* | 2013-11-06 | 2014-02-12 | 桂林市华艺彩印有限责任公司 | Electronic supervision code assigning method |
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| EP0727315A3 (en) | 1997-04-09 |
| JP3720410B2 (en) | 2005-11-30 |
| DE69618683T9 (en) | 2006-12-07 |
| DE69618683D1 (en) | 2002-03-14 |
| EP0727315B1 (en) | 2002-01-23 |
| JPH08217039A (en) | 1996-08-27 |
| DE69618683T2 (en) | 2002-11-14 |
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