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Patent US4699685 - Manually-operated labeler - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsA manually-operated labeler has a casing provided with a tape holder for holding a roll-shaped label tape consisting of a carrier strip and a number of labels which are consecutively stuck onto the carrier strip and with a handle, a drive mechanism provided with a lever which is manually operated and...http://www.google.com/patents/US4699685?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US4699685 - Manually-operated labelerAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS4699685 APublication typeGrantApplication numberUS 06/822,614Publication dateOct 13, 1987Filing dateJan 27, 1986Priority dateJan 30, 1985Fee statusLapsedAlso published asCA1272163A, CA1272163A1, DE3668297D1, EP0196744A2, EP0196744A3, EP0196744B1Publication number06822614, 822614, US 4699685 A, US 4699685A, US-A-4699685, US4699685 A, US4699685AInventorsJunichi SatoOriginal AssigneeKabushiki Kaisha Shinsei IndustriesExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (7), Referenced by (29), Classifications (12), Legal Events (6) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetManually-operated labeler
US 4699685 AAbstract
A manually-operated labeler has a casing provided with a tape holder for holding a roll-shaped label tape consisting of a carrier strip and a number of labels which are consecutively stuck onto the carrier strip and with a handle, a drive mechanism provided with a lever which is manually operated and an operating part extending inside the casing operated by the lever, a feed drum which is manually operated and an operating part extending inside the casing operated by the lever, a feed drum which is intermittently driven by the drive mechanism and thus feeds a specified length of the carrier strip of the label tape, a bottom cover pivoted to the casing to form a bottom of the casing and which adapted to turn back said carrier strip, and a carrier strip feed-out mechanism for feeding out the carrier strip from the casing in cooperation with said feed drum, and a notched slit provided in a side wall of the casing to separate the side wall along a line extending from the tape holder to the bottom side, such that said feed drum is opposed to an impression member by which the label tape is depressed against the bottom cover to be stationary while it is not fed by the feed drum.
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A manually-operated labeler for dispensing labels from a carrier strip to which said labels adhere, said labeler comprising:a casing having two side walls which together define an upper part, a bottom part, a front end part, and a rear end part of said casing; a tape holder fixed to said upper part of said casing for holding a roll of the carrier strip; a handle extending from said rear end part of said casing; a lever pivotally mounted in and extending from said casing at said rear end part of said casing, said lever being pivotable toward and away from said handle; a feed drum within said casing over which the carrier strip extends from the roll thereof, said feed drum operatively connected to said lever for being driven intermittently thereby when said lever is pivoted toward and away from said handle for feeding predetermined lengths of the carrier strip intermittently from the roll; a bottom cover pivotally mounted to said casing so as to be pivotable toward and away from said casing for opening and closing over said bottom part of said casing, said bottom cover extending along said bottom part of said casing to a free end thereof adjacent said front end part of said casing when said bottom cover is closed, the carrier strip extending from the roll and through said casing and around said free end of said bottom cover before extending over said feed drum in said casing; a carrier strip feed-out mechanism within said casing for directing the carrier strip out of said casing after the carrier strip extends around said feed drum; and said casing having a slit extending through one of said side walls from said upper part to a location at said bottom part past which said bottom cover extends when said bottom cover is closed, said location also being spaced from a part of said casing at which the bottom cover is pivotally mounted, said slit for allowing the carrier strip extending from the roll to be manually feed therethrough into the casing so as to extend through said casing from said upper part to said bottom part when said bottom cover is pivoted away from the bottom of said casing. 2. A labeler as claimed in claim 1,and further comprising a printer unit within said casing for printing an image on the labels adhering to the carrier strip extending through said casing before the carrier strip extends around said free end of said bottom cover. 3. A labeler as claimed in claim 1,wherein said carrier strip feed-out mechanism directs the carrier strip out of said casing at said rear end part of said casing between said lever and said handle. 4. A manually-operated labeler for dispensing labels from a carrier strip to which said labels adhere, said labeler comprising:a casing having two side walls which together define an upper part, a bottom part, a front end part and a rear end part of said casing; a tape holder fixed to said upper part of said casing for holding a roll of the carrier strip; a handle extending from said rear end part of said casing; a lever pivotally mounted in and extending from said casing at said rear end part of said casing, said lever being pivotable toward and away from said handle; a feed drum within said casing around which the carrier strip extends from the roll thereof, said feed drum operatively connected to said lever for being driven intermittently thereby when said lever is manually pivoted toward and away from said handle for feeding predetermined lengths of the carrier strip intermittently from the roll; a bottom cover pivotally mounted at one end thereof to said casing so as to be pivotable toward and away from said casing for opening and closing over said bottom part of said casing, said bottom cover extending along said bottom part of said casing to a free end thereof adjacent said front end part of said casing when said bottom cover is closed, the carrier strip extending from the roll and through said casing and around said free end of said bottom cover before extending around said feed drum in said casing, said bottom cover having a label tape receiving surface extending between said side walls of said casing when said bottom cover is closed, the carrier strip extending over said label tape receiving surface when said bottom cover is closed before extending over said free end of said bottom cover; a carrier strip feed out mechanism within said casing for directing the carrier strip out of said casing after the carrier strip extends around said feed drum; and a label tape control means within said casing and adjacent the carrier strip extending through said casing, said label tape control means operatively connected to said feed drum for clamping the carrier strip against said label tape receiving surface during the dwell period of said feed drum when said feed drum is driven intermittently, said label tape control means releasing the carrier strip from against said label tape receiving surface while said feed drum feeds the carrier strip when said feed drum is driven intermittently. 5. A labeler as claimed in claim 4,wherein said label tape control means comprises an impression member rotatably mounted within said casing opposite from said label tape receiving surface when said bottom cover is closed, the carrier strip extending between said label tape receiving surface and said impression member, said impression member being rotated by said feed drum. 6. A labeler as claimed in claim 5,wherein said impression member is cross-shaped and is rotatably mounted to said casing at the center thereof so as to have projections defining the cross-shape thereof extending radially outwards from said center, said projections successively clamping the carrier strip against said label tape receiving surface as said impression member is rotated by said feed drum. 7. A labeler as claimed in claim 4,and further comprising a printer unit within said casing for printing an image on the labels adhering to the carrier strip extending through said casing before the carrier strip extends around said free end of said bottom cover. 8. A labeler as claimed in claim 4,wherein said carrier strip feed-out mechanism directs the carrier strip out of said casing at said rear end part of said casing between said lever and said handle. 9. A manually-operated labeler for dispensing labels from a carrier strip to which said labels adhere, said labeler comprising:a casing having two side walls which together define an upper part, a bottom part, a front end part and a rear end part of said casing; a tape holder fixed to said upper part of said casing for holding a roll of the carrier strip; a handle extending from said rear end part of said casing; a lever pivotally mounted in and extending from said casing at said rear end part of said casing, said lever being pivotable toward and away from said handle; a feed drum within said casing around which the carrier strip extends from the roller thereof, said feed drum operatively connected to said lever for being driven intermittently thereby when said lever is pivoted toward and away from said handle for feeding predetermined lengths of the carrier strip intermittently from the roll; a bottom cover pivotally mounted to said casing so as to be pivotable toward and away from said casing for opening and closing over said bottom part of said casing, said bottom cover extending along said bottom part of said casing to a free end thereof adjacent said front end part of said casing when said bottom cover is closed, the carrier strip extending from the roll and through said casing and around said free end of said bottom cover before extending over said feed drum in said casing, said bottom cover having a label tape receiving surface extending between said side walls of said casing when said bottom cover is closed, the carrier strip extending over said label tape receiving surface when said bottom cover is closed before extending around the free end of said bottom cover; a carrier strip feed-out mechanism within said casing for directing the carrier strip out of said casing after the carrier strip extends around said feed drum; a label tape control means within said casing and adjacent the carrier strip extending through said casing, said label tape control means operatively connected to said feed drum for clamping the carrier strip against said label tape receiving surface during the dwell period of said feed drum when said feed drum is driven intermittently, said label tape control means releasing the carrier strip from against said label tape receiving surface while said feed drum feeds the carrier strip when said feed drum is driven intermittently; and said casing having a slit extending through one of said side walls from said upper part to a location on said bottom part past which said bottom cover extends when said bottom cover is closed, said location also being spaced from the part of said casing at which the bottom cover is pivotally mounted, said slit for allowing the carrier strip extending from the roll to be manually feed therethrough into the casing so as to extend through said casing from said upper part to said bottom part when said bottom cover is pivoted away from the bottom of said casing. 10. A labeler as claimed in claim 9,and further comprising a printer unit within said casing for printing an image on the labels adhering to the carrier strip extending through said casing before the carrier strip extends around said free end of said bottom cover. 11. A labeler as claimed in claim 9,wherein said carrier strip feed-out mechanism directs the carrier strip out of said casing at said rear end part of said casing between said lever and said handle. 12. A labeler as claimed in claim 9.wherein said label tape control means comprises an impression member rotatably mounted within said casing opposite from said label tape receiving surface when said bottom cover is closed, the carrier strip extending between said label tape receiving surface and said impression member, said impression member being rotated by said feed drum. 13. A labeler as claimed in claim 12,wherein said impression member is cross-shaped and is rotatably mounted to said casing at the center thereof so as to have projections defining the cross-shape thereof extending radially outwards from said center, said projections successively clamping the carrier strip against said label tape receiving surface as said compression member is rotated by said feed drum. 14. A labeler as claimed in claim 12,and further comprising a printer unit within said casing for printing an image on the labels adhering to the carrier strip extending through said casing before the carrier strip extends around said free end of said bottom cover. 15. A labeler as claimed in claims 12,wherein said carrier strip feed-out mechanism directs the carrier strip out of said casing at said rear end part of said casing between said lever and said handle. Description
The labeler of the present invention is adapted so that a slit extends through a side wall of the casing from the tape holder to the bottom cover. The bottom cover is pivoted on its base end part at a position spaced from the end of said slit adjacent the feed drum. The lower opening of said slit is exposed and the label receiving surface is adjacent the exposed end of the slit when the bottom cover is opened. The feed drum is provided with the carrier strip feed-out mechanism for feeding out the carrier strip from the casing in cooperation with said drum, and the carrier strip can be set for automatic feeding by inserting the carrier strip into the casing after passing it along the lower surface of the bottom cover when the cover is closed.
FIG. 1 is a side view of the labeler according to the present invention,
Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, there is shown a labeler as the most probable embodiment of the present invention.
Construction of Casing
Said casing 10 is provided, in addition to the handle 11, with a label tape holder 12 located at the upper part of the casing, a slit 13 in one side wall, generally the right hand side wall of the casing 10, and a label applicator such as a depression roller 14 provided at the front end part of the casing.
Construction of Drive Mechanism
Said drive mechanism 20 has a lever 23 which is pivoted at one point 21 and is biased away from the handle 11 by the reset spring 22 as shown in FIG. 2 and is manually operated to be moved toward the handle. The operating part 24 extends in the casing from the lever 23 and a driving member such as a rack gear is provided on said operating part 24. The drive mechanism 20 is constructed so that said rack gear 25 drives the feed drum 30 and said operating part 24 drives the printer unit 50, and this construction is same as the conventionally known labeler.
Construction of Feed Drum
Said feed drum 30 incorporates a one-way clutch 31 as shown in FIG. 3. This feed drum 30 is constructed so that the gear 32 coupled to this one-way clutch 31 is engaged with said rack gear 25 such that the feed drum 30 is not driven by movement of the lever 23 toward the handle by is driven to a certain specified angle by a resetting motion of the lever 23.
Construction of Carrier Feed-out Mechanism
Said carrier strip feed-out mechanism 40 has a label tape feed-in roller 41 which is forcibly depressed onto said feed drum 30, a feed-out roller 42 which is engaged with said drive gear 34, a first guide member 43 arranged between rollers 41 and 42 and the second guide member 44 at a discharging side to which said feed roller 42 is pivotally secured. Said feed-in and feed-out rollers 41 and 42 are rotated by the feed drum 30 and the drive gear 34 to forward the carrier strip 71 in the feed-out direction when the carrier strip 71 extending along the lower surface of said bottom cover 60 is inserted into the casing 10.
Construction of Printer Unit
Said printer unit 50 is mounted on the operating part 24 of said drive mechanism 20 and lowers toward the label receiving surface 62 provided on said bottom cover 60 when the lever 23 is pivotally moved to approach to the handle 11, thus printing on the label 72 on the label receiving surface 62. Generally, the printer unit 50 has an ink applying mechanism such as, for example, an ink roller 51 which applies ink onto type faces when it is lowered.
Construction of Bottom Cover
Said bottom cover 60 is constructed so that it is pivotally secured with its base end part at the feed drum side away from said slit 13, a part of the bottom cover which is housed inside a casing 10 has the label tape receiving surface 61 opposed to a pressure contacting part 81 of an impression member 80 described below and a label receiving surface 62 is provided just below said printer unit 50, and the swing end following this label receiving surface 62 is formed at the carrier strip turnback part 63.
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