Labeling device

Abstract

To provide a labeling device capable of stably sticking labels onto objects while being held by the held member with a clip attached to an attachment section.SOLUTION: A labeling device 1 has a winding section that winds a label around a cable and affixes it. The winding section is provided at the front lower part of a housing 10. When a cable is inserted into the winding section, the cable is guided downward. The housing 10 has an attachment section 13 at the corner between the rear end of a top surface 10F and the upper end of a rear surface 10C. A clip 27 attached to the attachment section 13 can be used for the labeling device 1 to be held on a rack or the like. At this time, the lower end of the rear surface 10C of the housing 10 abuts against the rack or the like, thereby, together with the attachment section 13, supporting the labeling device 1 at two points. Even if a downward load is applied to the winding section when the cable is inserted, the support at the two points, the attachment section 13 and the lower end of the rear surface 10C, allows the label to be affixed to the cable stably.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a label affixing device for affixing a label to an adherend.

Background Art

[0002] There is known a label printer having a clip on the back surface of a device main body (see, for example, Patent Document 1). A user can attach the label printer by sandwiching a user's belt or the like between the clip and the device main body.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

[0003]

Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0004] In a label affixing device for affixing a label to an adherend, a user holds the adherend by hand and performs an operation of pressing the adherend against a winding portion. For this reason, simply attaching a clip to the housing cannot maintain the balance during the operation, and it is difficult to stably affix the label.

[0005] An object of the present invention is to provide a label affixing device capable of stably affixing a label to an adherend while being held by a held member with a clip attached to an attachment portion.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0006] According to one aspect of the present invention, an adherend with a part of a label to be attached inserted at an insertion position is inserted, and a winding portion that wraps and attaches the label around the adherend by rotation; a housing that rotatably supports the winding portion between a first surface and a second surface facing the first surface; insertion paths formed on each of the first surface and the second surface, extending in an insertion direction in which the adherend is inserted toward the insertion position, and guiding the adherend to the insertion position; and a third surface of the housing that intersects the first surface and the second surface at a position away from the insertion position in an intersection direction that intersects the insertion direction and also intersects the facing direction of the first surface and the second surface, and is provided on the side opposite to the insertion direction from the insertion path, and a mounting portion where a clip that holds a member to be held with the member to be held sandwiched therebetween can be mounted. A label affixing device is provided, characterized in that it has these components.

[0007] When attaching a label to an adherend, the adherend is inserted into the insertion paths on the first surface and the second surface and guided in the insertion direction toward the insertion position of the winding portion. The clip is mounted on the third surface on the side opposite to the insertion direction from the insertion path. When the user places the adherend at the insertion position and presses the adherend, a load is applied to the label affixing device in the insertion direction from the insertion position. The clip is on the side opposite to the insertion direction from the insertion path, and when holding the member to be held, supports the label affixing device with the insertion position arranged in the insertion direction relative to the clip. Therefore, even when the user inserts the adherend at the insertion position and a load is applied to the label affixing device in the insertion direction, the clip can stably support the label affixing device.

[0008] In this aspect, the third surface may be a surface that intersects the intersection direction and extends in the insertion direction from the insertion position. When the label affixing device is hung on a wall with a clip or the clip is attached to the user's belt, the portion of the third surface that extends in the insertion direction from the insertion position abuts against the wall where the clip is hung, or the user's waist or leg. Therefore, the clip can stably support the label affixing device together with the third surface.

[0009] In this aspect, when viewing the label applicator in the facing direction, the angle formed by a first virtual line connecting the mounting portion and the insertion position and a second virtual line connecting a portion of the third surface extending in the insertion direction from the insertion position and the insertion position may be 45 degrees or more. When the label applicator is wall-mounted with a clip or the clip is attached to the user's belt, the portion of the third surface extending in the insertion direction from the insertion position and the clip support the label applicator at an angle of 45 degrees or more with respect to the insertion position. Therefore, the clip can stably support the label applicator together with the third surface.

[0010] In this aspect, it may include a printing unit that prints an image on the label, and the printing unit may be located between the winding portion and the mounting portion in the intersecting direction. The printing unit has weight, but is located closer to the mounting portion than the winding portion. Since the center of gravity approaches the clip, the moment of the force generated when supported by the clip can be reduced. Therefore, the clip can stably support the label applicator together with the third surface.

[0011] In this aspect, the housing includes a mounting portion capable of mounting a tape cassette that houses a tape with a label attached to a release material. The mounting portion includes a printing unit, a feeding unit that feeds the tape printed with the label in the printing unit from the release material toward a peeling unit that peels the label from the release material, a first guide path that guides the tape fed by the feeding unit to the peeling unit, a winding unit that winds up the release material from which the label has been peeled by the peeling unit, and a second guide path that guides the release material from the peeling unit to the winding unit. The mounting portion houses the printing unit, the feeding unit, the first guide path, the winding unit, and the second guide path. Therefore, the mounting portion has weight. The label is peeled from the release material by the peeling unit, attached to the adherend, and inserted into the winding portion in the insertion direction. Therefore, the mounting portion is located closer to the mounting portion than the winding portion. Since the center of gravity approaches the clip, the moment of the force generated when supported by the clip can be reduced. Therefore, the clip can stably support the label applicator together with the third surface.

[0012] In this aspect, the winding unit is rotatably supported by a rotating shaft extending in the facing direction, and includes a reel that winds the release material on an outer peripheral surface thereof, an insertion port that opens on the outer peripheral surface and into which an end portion of the release material is inserted, a pressing portion that presses the end portion of the release material inserted into the insertion port within the insertion port, an operation portion that is disposed on one side surface of the reel in the facing direction, is connected to the pressing portion, and moves between a lock position where the pressing portion presses the end portion of the release material within the insertion port and a release position where the pressing of the end portion of the release material by the pressing portion is released. The housing includes a cover that covers the mounting portion. The cover includes a protrusion that extends toward the one side surface of the reel when closed. The protrusion may interfere with the operation portion when the operation portion is in the release position when the cover is closed, and may not interfere with the operation portion when the operation portion is in the lock position. When the cover is closed and the operation portion of the reel is not in the lock position, the protrusion of the cover interferes with the operation portion, so the cover cannot close the mounting portion. Therefore, when the user can close the cover, the user can know that the operation portion is in the lock position without visually confirming it.

[0013] In this aspect, the mounting portion is disposed between the feeding portion and the first guide path, and has a cutting portion that cuts the label on which an image is printed by the printing portion. The cutting portion includes a semi-cutting portion that cuts the tape leaving the release material to form a single-sheet label, a drive source that drives the semi-cutting portion, a full-cutting portion that cuts and separates the tape, and a lever that operates the full-cutting portion by an operation. The semi-cutting portion needs to be driven by a drive source in order to be controlled in creating a label in cooperation with the printing portion. On the other hand, the full-cutting portion cuts the release material when peeling the wound release material from the reel. In this case, since control of the drive for the full-cutting portion is not necessary, it is configured to be manually performed by operating the lever. With this configuration, the label applicator can reduce the number of parts and cut costs.

[0014] In this aspect, the housing may have an opening that projects the operating portion of the lever to the outside of the housing, and a protruding portion formed at an edge portion on the side opposite to the insertion direction among the peripheral edge portions of the opening, the size of which is the same as or larger than the size of the operating portion of the lever protruding from the opening. The protruding portion protrudes more than the operating portion of the lever protruding from the opening. When the user operates the operating portion of the lever, the user contacts it while avoiding the protruding portion. Therefore, the protruding portion can suppress the accidental operation of the lever by the user. Further, if the labeling device falls down, the protruding portion collides with an object to be collided with earlier than the operating portion of the lever. Therefore, the protruding portion can protect the operating portion of the lever from damage or the like.

[0015] In this aspect, the winding portion rotates about a rotation axis, and the attachment portion may include a pin extending in a direction parallel to the rotation axis. Since the pin extends in a long form, it is easy for the clip to support the pin so as not to tilt with respect to the direction in which the pin extends. The pin extends in a direction parallel to the rotation axis of the winding portion. Therefore, when the adherend is inserted into the insertion position, a load may be applied in a direction in which the rotation axis tilts depending on the posture of the adherend. Even in such a case, the clip can suppress the tilt of the rotation axis by suppressing the tilt of the pin, and can stably support the labeling device.

[0016] In this aspect, a clip for holding the held member therebetween may be attached to the attachment portion. Since the clip is attached to the attachment portion, the user can immediately hang the labeling device on the wall with the clip at the work site, or attach the clip to the user's belt.

Brief Description of the Drawings

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Embodiments for Carrying Out the Invention

[0018] An embodiment of the label affixing device 1 embodying the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The drawings referred to are used to explain the technical features that the present invention can adopt, and the configuration of the described device and the like are not limited thereto, but are merely illustrative examples. The label affixing device 1 is a device for creating a label 160 by printing on a tape 150 of a tape cassette 100 (see FIG. 8) and winding and affixing the created label 160 around a cable 19. Hereinafter, the lower left, upper right, upper left, lower right, upper, and lower of FIG. 1 are respectively defined as the front, rear, left, right, upper, and lower of the label affixing device 1.

[0019] <Overview of Label Affixing Device 1> As shown in FIGS. 1 to 6, the label affixing device 1 has a box-shaped housing 10. The housing 10 includes a base 11, a main unit 2, a main board (not shown), a left cover 15, a rear cover 16, a mounting part cover 38, a mounting part 30, a printing part 3, and a cutting part 9.

[0020] The base 11 is the pedestal of the label affixing device 1. The base 11 has a rectangular box shape and, when viewed from the bottom, has a shape with a missing left front corner (see FIG. 6). The bottom wall 111 of the base 11 constitutes the bottom surface 10A of the housing 10. The front wall 112, rear wall 113, left wall 114, and right wall 115 of the base 11 project upward in a plate shape from the front end, rear end, left end, and right end of the bottom wall 111, respectively. Each of the front wall 112, rear wall 113, left wall 114, and right wall 115 constitutes the front surface 10B, rear surface 10C, left surface 10D, and right surface 10E at the lower end of the housing 10. A power supply board, a battery, etc. (not shown) are housed in the base 11. The mounting port for the battery is provided on the bottom wall 111 and is closable in an openable manner by a battery cover 18. Further, a camera mount 11A and a VESA mount 11B (registered trademark) are provided on the bottom wall 111. A stand for a camera or the like can be attached to the camera mount 11A. A fitting, an arm, a stand, etc. whose mounting part is designed in a size of, for example, 100×100 mm according to the VESA standard can be attached to the VESA mount 11B.

[0021] The main unit 2 is a unit for peeling the label 160 from the tape 150 printed in the printing part 3 (described later) and winding the label 160 around the cable 19. The main unit 2 includes a peeling part 4, a pressing part 5, an opening / closing member 6, and a winding part 7 (described later). The lower end of the main unit 2 is disposed on the front side in the front-rear direction and the right side in the left-right direction of the base 11 and is fixed to the base 11. The main unit 2 will be described later.

[0022] The main board is a plate-shaped support member extending in the vertical and front-rear directions, and is disposed at a position to the left of the center in the left-right direction of the base 11 and extends upward. The lower end portion of the main board is fixed to the lower end portion of the main unit 2 within the base 11. The main board supports a drive unit (not shown) on the right side surface, the cassette mounting portion 39, the printing portion 3, and the winding portion 8 of the mounting portion 30, supports the cutting portion 9 at the front end portion, and supports a control unit (not shown) on the left side surface. The control unit controls the operation of the label affixing device 1. The drive unit drives the printing portion 3.

[0023] The left cover 15 has a plate-shaped left wall 154 and is disposed on the left side of the main board. The left wall 154 constitutes a part of the left surface 10D of the housing 10. The front wall 152, the rear wall 153, and the top wall 156 of the left cover 15 project rightward in a plate shape from the front end, the rear end, and the upper end of the left wall 154, respectively, toward the center in the left-right direction of the housing 10. Each of the front wall 152, the rear wall 153, and the top wall 156 constitutes the front surface 10B, the rear surface 10C, and the top surface 10F of the portion on the left side of the center in the left-right direction of the housing 10. The front portion of the top wall 156 faces upward, and the rear portion is inclined and faces obliquely upward to the rear. The left cover 15 covers and protects the control unit disposed on the left side surface of the main board. Connection ports 15A (see FIG. 5) for various continuation cables and power cables provided in the control unit are disposed on the rear surface 10C. The rear cover 16 has a plate-shaped rear wall 163 and is disposed on the right side of the main board. The rear wall 163 constitutes the portion on the right side of the center in the left-right direction of the rear surface 10C of the housing 10. The top wall 166 of the rear cover 16 projects rightward in a plate shape from the upper end of the rear wall 163 toward the front of the housing 10. The top wall 166 constitutes the portion on the right side of the center in the left-right direction of the top surface 10F of the housing 10.

[0024] The mounting portion cover 38 has a plate-shaped right wall 385 and is disposed on the right side of the main board. The right wall 385 constitutes the right surface 10E of the housing 10. The mounting portion cover 38 covers and protects the mounting portion 30. The mounting portion 30 includes a cassette mounting portion 39, a printing portion 3, a winding portion 8, a first guide path 231, and a second guide path 236. The cassette mounting portion 39 is provided on the right side of the main board. The printing portion 3 is disposed below the cassette mounting portion 39. The first guide path 231 and the second guide path 236 are disposed on the left side of the cassette mounting portion 39. The front wall 382, the rear wall 383, and the top wall 386 of the mounting portion cover 38 project leftward in a plate shape from the front end, the rear end, and the upper end of the right wall 385, respectively, toward the center in the left-right direction of the housing 10. Each of the front wall 382, the rear wall 383, and the top wall 386 constitutes the front surface 10B, the rear surface 10C, and the top surface 10F of the portion on the right side of the center in the left-right direction of the housing 10. The front portion of the top wall 386 faces upward, and the rear portion is inclined and faces obliquely upward to the rear. The portion surrounded by the right wall 385, the front portion of the top wall 386, and the front wall 382 covers and protects the winding portion 8. At the rear end of the mounting portion cover 38, hinges 38A (see FIG. 7) pivotally supported on the front surface of the left end portion of the rear cover 16 are provided at two locations in the vertical direction. Therefore, the mounting portion cover 38 pivots in the left-right direction about the rear end side as an axis to open and close the cassette mounting portion 39. Two viewing windows 38B and 38C are formed in the right wall 385 of the mounting portion cover 38. The viewing window 38B is formed in the upper front portion of the right wall 385, and the user can confirm the amount of the tape 150 wound around the reel 80 of the winding portion 8 through the viewing window 38B. The viewing window 38C is formed substantially at the center of the right wall 385, and the user can confirm the cassette label attached to the surface of the tape cassette 100 to indicate the type of the tape 150 and the remaining amount of the tape 150 accommodated in the tape cassette 100 through the viewing window 38C.

[0025] The housing 10 has a handle 17 used for carrying the label applicator 1 on the top wall 156 of the left cover 15 and the top wall 166 of the rear cover 16. The handle 17 extends in the left-right direction and is disposed substantially at the center in the front-rear direction of the housing 10. The handle 17 is pivotally supported by a rotation axis extending in the left-right direction provided at each of the left end portion of the top wall 156 of the left cover 15 and the right end portion of the top wall 166 of the rear cover 16, and swings between the upper side and the rear side. The user can insert a hand between the handle 17 and the top walls 156, 166 (the top surface 10F of the housing) to grip the handle 17 and carry the label applicator 1.

[0026] In the top walls 156, 166, a groove portion 14 extending in the left-right direction is formed on the front side of the handle 17. The groove portion 14 is configured as a holder on which a portable terminal such as a smartphone or a tablet can be placed. The user can transmit print data of a label design created on the portable terminal to the label applicator 1 by wireless communication and print the label 160.

[0027] The housing 10 has a mounting portion 13 to which a clip 27 can be attached at the corner portion of the rear end of the top wall 156 of the left cover 15 and the rear cover 16 and the upper end portions of the rear walls 153 of the left cover 15 and the rear wall 163 of the rear cover 16. The mounting portion 13 has a mounting bar 13A extending in the left-right direction in a round bar shape and fixing portions 13B and 13C that support both ends of the mounting bar 13A respectively. The fixing portion 13B is provided at the corner portion of the upper end of the left end of the rear wall 153 of the left cover 15 and the rear end of the left end in the inclined portion of the top wall 156. The fixing portion 13C is provided at the corner portion of the upper end of the right end of the rear wall 163 of the rear cover 16 and the rear end of the right end in the inclined portion of the top wall 166. The mounting bar 13A has both ends supported by the fixing portions 13B and 13C and the middle portion is disposed at the upper end portion of the rear surface 10C of the housing 10. The mounting bar 13A is a metal pin extending parallel to the rotation axis 70A of the rotating body 70 of the winding portion 7. The clip 27 can be attached to the mounting bar 13A from the rear surface 10C side of the housing 10. The clip 27 is an elastic plate-shaped hook bent in an S shape in a side view. The clip 27 attaches one end portion 27A to the mounting bar 13A and attaches to the mounting portion 13 and sandwiches or hooks the other end portion 27B to a holding member such as the edge of a desk or a rack or the user's belt etc., to hold the label attaching device 1 to the holding member.

[0028] On the right side surface of the main board, at approximately the center in the front-rear direction and the up-down direction of the housing 10, a cassette mounting portion 39 is provided. As shown in FIGS. 7 to 10, the cassette mounting portion 39 is box-shaped with an open right side and can mount various tape cassettes such as a thermal type, a receptacle type, a laminate type, etc. The thermal type tape cassette includes a thermal paper tape. The receptacle type tape cassette includes a tape and an ink ribbon. The tape cassette used for the label attaching device 1 of the present embodiment is a laminate type tape cassette 100. The laminate type tape cassette 100 includes a film tape 110, a double-sided adhesive tape 120, and an ink ribbon 130. The film tape 110 is a transparent PET tape. The double-sided adhesive tape 120 is a tape in which a base material (not shown) and a release material 170 are laminated via an adhesive. The tape cassette 100 will be described later.

[0029] <Printing unit 3> As shown in FIG. 9, the printing unit 3 is provided below the cassette mounting portion 39. The printing unit 3 includes a head holder 31, a thermal head 32, a platen roller 33, a conveyance roller 34, a drive shaft 35, and a take-up shaft 36 (see FIG. 10). The head holder 31 is provided below the cassette mounting portion 39. The head holder 31 is plate-shaped and extends in the front-rear direction and the left-right direction. The thermal head 32 is provided on the lower surface of the head holder 31. The thermal head 32 includes a plurality of heating elements (not shown). The plurality of heating elements are arranged in a row in the left-right direction. When the tape cassette 100 is mounted on the cassette mounting portion 39, the thermal head 32 heats the ink ribbon 130 with the plurality of heating elements and transfers the ink to the film tape 110. The head holder 31 supports the thermal head 32 and functions as a heat sink for the heating elements.

[0030] A drive shaft 35 for conveying the tape 150 is provided obliquely downward in front of the head holder 31. The drive shaft 35 extends rightward from the bottom surface of the recess of the cassette mounting portion 39 and is rotationally driven by a conveyance motor (not shown). When the tape cassette 100 is mounted, the drive shaft 35 engages with the shaft hole of the drive roller 101 of the tape cassette 100. A take-up shaft 36 is provided obliquely upward behind the head holder 31. The take-up shaft 36 is rotationally driven by the drive of the conveyance motor. When the tape cassette 100 is mounted, the take-up shaft 36 engages with the take-up spool 132 (see FIG. 8) of the tape cassette 100.

[0031] A platen holder 37 is provided below the head holder 31. The platen holder 37 is arm-shaped and is rotatably supported about the axis of a support shaft extending in the left-right direction. The support shaft is provided at the rear end of the platen holder 37. The platen roller 33 and the conveyance roller 34 are rotatably supported on the front end side of the platen holder 37. As the platen holder 37 swings, the platen roller 33 comes into contact with and separates from the thermal head 32. The conveyance roller 34 is provided on the left side of the platen roller 33. As the platen holder 37 swings, the conveyance roller 34 comes into contact with and separates from the drive roller 101 of the tape cassette 100. The platen holder 37 swings between a standby position and a printing position in conjunction with the opening and closing of the mounting portion cover 38. When the mounting portion cover 38 is opened, the platen holder 37 moves to the standby position. The standby position is a position where the platen roller 33 and the conveyance roller 34 are separated from the cassette mounting portion 39. When the platen holder 37 moves to the standby position, the user can attach and detach the tape cassette 100 to and from the cassette mounting portion 39. When the mounting portion cover 38 is closed, the platen holder 37 moves to the printing position. The printing position is a position where the platen roller 33 and the conveyance roller 34 approach the cassette mounting portion 39. At the printing position, the platen roller 33 presses the film tape 110 and the ink ribbon 130 against the thermal head 32, and the conveyance roller 34 presses the double-sided adhesive tape 120 and the film tape 110 against the drive roller 101 by overlapping them.

[0032] The tape cassette 100 houses the film tape 110, the double-sided adhesive tape 120, and the ink ribbon 130 in a box-shaped case. An arm portion 102 is provided at the lower part of the case. The arm portion 102 extends from the lower rear part to the lower front part of the case. The film tape 110 pulled out from a film spool (not shown) and the ink ribbon 130 pulled out from a ribbon spool (not shown) are pulled out of the case through an opening formed at the left end of the arm portion 102 and are overlapped.

[0033] The head insertion part 104 is formed above the arm part 102. The head insertion part 104 penetrates the case in the vertical direction. With the tape cassette 100 mounted on the cassette mounting part 39, the head holder 31 is inserted into the head insertion part 104. The drive roller 101 is located on the front side of the head insertion part 104. The drive roller 101 is cylindrical and extends in the left - right direction. The lower end part of the drive roller 101 is exposed downward from the case. The drive roller 101 supports the double - sided adhesive tape 120 in a state where the film tape 110 and the double - sided adhesive tape 120 are overlapped. With the tape cassette 100 mounted on the cassette mounting part 39, the drive shaft 35 is inserted into the shaft hole of the drive roller 101. The drive roller 101 rotates by the rotational drive of the drive shaft 35 and conveys the film tape 110 and the double - sided adhesive tape 120 while sandwiching them between itself and the conveyance roller 34.

[0034] The guide part 106 is provided at the front - lower - diagonal corner part of the case. The guide part 106 is located downstream (left side) in the conveyance direction of the film tape 110 from the drive roller 101. The guide part 106 is formed in a slit - like shape extending in the left - right direction. The tape 150 with the double - sided adhesive tape 120 attached to the film tape 110 is conveyed to the drive roller 101 and passes through the inside of the guide part 106. The guide part 106 supports the tape 150 from both sides in the width direction. Thereby, the tape 150 is discharged from the tape cassette 100 while maintaining its posture.

[0035] During printing in the printing part 3, the platen holder 37 moves from the standby position to the printing position. The platen roller 33 overlaps the film tape 110 and the ink ribbon 130 and presses them against the thermal head 32. The platen roller 33 rotates and conveys the film tape 110 forward. At the same time, the thermal head 32 generates heat and the ink ribbon 130 is heated. Thereby, the ink of the ink ribbon 130 is transferred to the printing surface of the film tape 110 (the surface facing the thermal head 32 side (upper side) inside the case). Thus, an image including characters and the like is printed on the film tape 110. After printing, the ink ribbon 130 is separated from the film tape 110 and wound around the take - up spool 132.

[0036] The double-sided adhesive tape 120 is superposed on the printed surface of the printed film tape 110. The base material of the double-sided adhesive tape 120 contacts the printed surface of the film tape 110. In this state, the film tape 110 and the double-sided adhesive tape 120 pass between the driving roller 101 and the conveying roller 34 with the film tape 110 disposed below the double-sided adhesive tape 120. By attaching the film tape 110 to the base material with an adhesive, the printed label 160 is generated. The upper surface of the label 160 corresponds to the adhesive surface to which the adhesive of the base material adheres, and the release material 170 is attached to the adhesive surface. That is, the tape 150 is generated in a state where the release material 170 is attached to the label 160 by attaching the double-sided adhesive tape 120 to the film tape 110. The width direction of the tape 150 corresponds to the left-right direction. The conveyance path of the tape 150 that passes through the cutting section 9 from the printing section 3 and is conveyed to the peeling section 4 is referred to as "conveyance path R1".

[0037] <Cutting section 9> As shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, the cutting section 9 is disposed on the downstream side in the conveyance direction of the tape 150 with respect to the conveying roller 34 of the printing section 3. The cutting section 9 has a full-cut cutting blade 91 and a half-cut cutting blade 96. The full-cut cutting blade 91 has a fixed blade 92 fixed above the conveyance path R1 and a movable blade 93 rotatable below the conveyance path R1. The fixed blade 92 extends in the left-right direction with the blade tip 921 directed downward. The movable blade 93 has a plate shape that bends and extends and is rotatably supported by a rotation shaft 94. The rotation shaft 94 is provided to the left of the conveyance path R1 and extends in the front-rear direction. The movable blade 93 has a left end portion 931 that bends and extends to the left of the rotation shaft 94 and a right end portion 932 that extends straight to the right of the rotation shaft 94. The left end portion 931 has a long hole 933. The right end portion 932 faces rightward and has a blade tip 934 extending in the left-right direction and directed upward.

[0038] The cutting portion 9 has a lever 90 to the left of the conveyance path R1 and behind the full-cut cutting blade 91. The lever 90 extends in the left-right direction, and the right end portion is rotatably supported by a rotation shaft 901. The rotation shaft 901 is provided diagonally downward to the left of the rotation shaft 94 and extends in the front-rear direction. Around the rotation shaft 901 on the rear surface of the lever 90, a torsion spring 903 is provided. The torsion spring 903 biases the lever 90 clockwise in a front view with the rotation shaft 901 as a fulcrum. An operation portion 902 is provided at the left end portion of the lever 90. The operation portion 902 protrudes cylindrically forward at the left end portion of the lever 90. Between the rotation shaft 901 of the lever 90 and the operation portion 902, a pin 904 that engages with the long hole 933 of the movable blade 93 is provided.

[0039] As shown in FIG. 4, the left cover 15 of the housing 10 has an opening 15B that extends in the vertical direction at a portion diagonally downward in front of the left wall 154. The lever 90 that rotates the movable blade 93 of the full-cut cutting blade 91 is inserted through the opening 15B. The operation portion 902 is exposed on the left side of the left wall 154 of the left cover 15 and receives the operation of the user. Above the opening 15B, a protruding portion 15C that protrudes leftward from the left wall 154 of the left cover 15 is provided. When the movable blade 93 of the full-cut cutting blade 91 is in the standby position, the operation portion 902 of the lever 90 moves to the upper end of the opening 15B and is located most to the left. The protruding portion 15C protrudes larger than the size at which the operation portion 902 protrudes to the left of the left wall 154 of the left cover 15 when the movable blade 93 is in the standby position. That is, by the protruding portion 15C protruding to the left of the operation portion 902, even if the left wall 154 or the protruding portion 15C of the label affixing device 1 collides with an obstacle or the like, the operation portion 902 does not contact the obstacle and damage is suppressed.

[0040] As shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, when the operation unit 902 is pushed downward, the lever 90 rotates counterclockwise in a front view with the rotation axis 901 as the fulcrum. The pin 904 moves downward and pushes down the long hole 933. The movable blade 93 rotates counterclockwise in a front view with the rotation axis 94 as the fulcrum and moves to the cutting position. The cutting position is the position where, in a front view, the movable blade 93 rotates counterclockwise from the standby position and the cutting edge 934 of the right end portion 932 intersects the cutting edge 921 of the fixed blade 92. When no operation is performed on the operation unit 902, the lever 90 moves to the standby position by the biasing force of the torsion spring 903. The standby position is the position where, in a front view, the movable blade 93 rotates clockwise from the cutting position and the cutting edge 934 of the right end portion 932 retracts below the conveyance path R1. The full cut cutting blade 91 divides (fully cuts) the tape 150 by moving the cutting edge 934 of the movable blade 93 from below the conveyance path R1 across the conveyance path R1 upward with respect to the cutting edge 921 of the fixed blade 92.

[0041] As shown in FIG. 2, the left cover 15 has a recess 15D in a portion diagonally downward to the right of the front wall 152. The recess 15D extends in the vertical direction and is provided at a position slightly lower than the opening 15B. When operating the full cut cutting blade 91, the user can surely apply the load necessary for cutting the tape 150 to the lever 90, for example, by placing a hand on the recess 15D and pushing down the operation unit 902 with the thumb.

[0042] The half-cut cutting blade 96 is provided on the downstream side of the full-cut cutting blade 91 in the conveyance path R1. The half-cut cutting blade 96 has a fixed base 97 fixed above the conveyance path R1 and a movable blade 98 rotatable below the conveyance path R1. The fixed base 97 extends in the left-right direction and has a blade contact surface 971 facing downward, i.e., facing the conveyance path R1. The movable blade 98 is plate-shaped and extends in the left-right direction and is supported by a rotation shaft 99. The rotation shaft 99 is provided to the left of the conveyance path R1 and extends in the front-rear direction. The movable blade 98 has a left end portion 981 extending straight to the left of the rotation shaft 99 and a right end portion 982 extending straight to the right of the rotation shaft 99. The left end portion 981 has a pin (not shown) protruding rearward at the end. The right end portion 982 faces upward and has a cutting edge 983 extending in the left-right direction facing upward. A protrusion 984 protruding slightly upward from the cutting edge 983 is formed at the end of the right end portion 982. The size of the protrusion 984 protruding upward from the cutting edge 983 is substantially the same as the thickness of the release material 170.

[0043] The cutting unit 9 has a transmission unit 95 that transmits the driving force of the motor MT to the movable blade 98 to the left of the conveyance path R1 and behind the half-cut cutting blade 96. The transmission unit 95 has a plurality of gear groups, and the drive shaft of the motor MT meshes with the uppermost gear. The lowermost drive gear 951 of the transmission unit 95 has a long groove 952 with which the pin of the left end portion 981 of the movable blade 98 engages. The long groove 952 extends from near the center of rotation of the drive gear 951 toward the outer periphery. The motor MT rotates the drive gear 951 and moves the pin in the long groove 952 to move the movable blade 98 between the cutting position and the standby position. The cutting position is the position where, when viewed from the front, the movable blade 98 rotates counterclockwise from the standby position and the protrusion 984 of the right end portion 982 abuts against the blade contact surface 971 of the fixed base 97. In this case, the cutting edge 983 of the movable blade 98 forms a gap equal to the thickness of the release material 170 between it and the blade contact surface 971. The standby position is the position where, when viewed from the front, the movable blade 98 rotates clockwise from the cutting position and the cutting edge 983 of the right end portion 982 retracts below the conveyance path R1. The half-cut cutting blade 96 cuts the label 160 by forming a gap equal to the thickness of the release material 170 between the cutting edge 983 and the blade contact surface 971 by means of the protrusion 984, and leaves the release material 170 without cutting it (half-cuts it).

[0044] <Main unit 2> As shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the main unit 2 includes a peeling portion 4, a pressing portion 5, an opening / closing member 6, and a winding portion 7 between metal plates (not shown) that reinforce both side surfaces of the base 20. The base 20 is made of resin and supports the entire main unit 2. The bottom of the base 20 is fixed at a position slightly to the front right of the base 11. A winding portion 7 for winding the label 160 around the cable 19 is provided at the bottom. The rotating body 70 of the winding portion 7 is accommodated in a semi-cylindrical accommodating portion 211 formed at the bottom.

[0045] The middle portion of the base 20 is formed above the bottom. A peeling area for peeling the label 160 is provided in the middle portion. A peeling portion 4, a pressing portion 5, and an opening / closing member 6 are provided in the peeling area. The upper portion of the base 20 is formed above the middle portion. In the upper portion, a first guide path 231 for guiding the tape 150 to the peeling portion 4 along the conveyance path R1 and a second guide path 236 for guiding the peeled material 170 from which the label 160 has been peeled at the peeling portion 4 to the winding portion 8 along the conveyance path R2 (see FIG. 9) are provided. The first guide path 231 is plate-shaped and extends obliquely upward in the front in a side view. The second guide path 236 is plate-shaped and extends obliquely upward in the rear in a side view from the front end of the first guide path 231. The peeling portion 4 is provided at the connection portion of the first guide path 231 and the second guide path 236.

[0046] <Peeling area> The peeling portion 4 is in the shape of a round bar extending in the left-right direction. The conveyance path R1 and the conveyance path R2 bend at an acute angle at the peeling portion 4. The peeling portion 4 peels the label 160 from the peeled material 170 by the tension generated when the winding portion 8 winds the tape 150. A coating layer is formed on the surface of the peeling portion 4 to suppress the adhesion of the adhesive material when the label 160 is peeled.

[0047] The opening and closing member 6 is box-shaped and extends in the vertical direction, and is disposed in front of the base body 20. The opening and closing member 6 swings the upper part in the front-rear direction with a rotation axis extending in the left-right direction at the lower end as a fulcrum, and opens and closes the accommodating portion 211 of the winding portion 7. The opening and closing member 6 has a pressing member 60 on the rear surface in the closed state. The pressing member 60 has a pressing surface 61 that extends in the vertical direction and faces rearward, and presses the end portion of the label 160 against the cable 19 that passes downward between the guiding surface 51 and the pressing surface 61 from the peeling portion 4 toward the winding portion 7. The guiding surfaces 51 are disposed on both the left and right sides of the peeling region, extend in the vertical direction, and face forward. The user holds the cable 19 extending in the left-right direction with both hands and brings the cable 19 into contact with the guiding surface 51. The guiding surface 51 guides the cable 19 with the label 160 attached thereto peeled off at the peeling portion 4 to the winding portion 7. The user moves the cable 19 downward along the guiding surface 51 toward the winding portion 7 located below the peeling portion 4.

[0048] The pressing portion 5 is a portion that presses the end portion against the cable 19 so that the end portion of the label 160 is not peeled off during the process of guiding the cable 19 with the label 160 attached thereto toward the winding portion 7. The pressing portion 5 is disposed below the first guiding path 231 and is a plate-shaped member whose rear end portion is pivotally supported. The tip end portion of the pressing portion 5 is exposed between the guiding surface 51 and the pressing surface 61. The pressing portion 5 is biased by a torsion spring (not shown) so that the tip end portion is located above the rear end portion. As shown in FIG. 13, when the user moves the cable 19 downward along the guiding surface 51, the pressing portion 5 moves the tip end portion downward while sandwiching the end portion of the label 160 between the tip end portion and the cable 19, and maintains the state of pressing against the cable 19.

[0049] <Winding portion 7> The winding part 7 winds and attaches a label 160 whose end is attached to the cable 19 around the cable 19 guided by the guide surface 51. As shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the winding part 7 has a substantially cylindrical rotating body 70 with a partially missing side surface. The rotation axis 70A, which is the center of rotation of the rotating body 70, extends in the left - right direction. The rotating body 70 is rotatably supported by a left support part 71 (see FIG. 4) fixed to the left side surface of the base body 20 and a right support part 72 (see FIG. 1) fixed to the right side surface, respectively. The left support part 71 and the right support part 72 respectively constitute the left surface 10D and the right surface 10E at the lower front part of the housing 10. The left support part 71 and the right support part 72 each have guide parts 71B and 72B (see FIGS. 3 and 4). The guide parts 71B and 72B are each in a substantially U - shaped form that is recessed downward from the upper end of the left support part 71 and the right support part 72, and the bottom part of the U - shaped form is referred to as bottom parts 71C and 72C. The bottom parts 71C and 72C (see FIGS. 3 and 4) are semi - circular. The guide parts 71B and 72B guide the cable 19 downward so that the cable 19 reaches the bottom parts 71C and 72C. The bottom parts 71C and 72C position the cable 19 on both the left and right sides of the winding position so that the cable 19 is disposed at the winding position where the winding part 7 winds the label 160 around the cable 19. The winding position is the position of the rotation axis 70A of the rotating body 70 or a position in its vicinity.

[0050] The rotating body 70 houses arm members 76 and 77 inside and supports them so that they can swing. When winding the label 160 around the cable 19, the arm members 76 and 77 hold the cable 19 with the cable 19 sandwiched therebetween. When the cable 19 is guided by the guide parts 71B and 72B and reaches the bottom parts 71C and 72C, the part where the end of the label 160 is attached is disposed near the rotation axis 70A of the rotating body 70. Micro - switches (not shown) are respectively provided on the bottom parts 71C and 72C. The control part performs control to rotate the rotating body 70 when both of the two micro - switches are turned on. By the rotation of the rotating body 70, the arm members 76 and 77 rotate around the cable 19, and the label 160 is wound around the outer peripheral surface of the cable 19. The label 160 wound around the outer peripheral surface of the cable 19 is attached to the cable 19 by an adhesive material.

[0051] <Take-up unit 8> As shown in FIGS. 7, 14, and 15, the take-up unit 8 is located obliquely upward behind the peeling unit 4 and above the front upper corner of the cassette mounting unit 39, and is provided on the right side surface of the main board. The take-up unit 8 winds the peeling material 170 from which the label 160 has been peeled off by the peeling unit 4 in a roll shape, thereby applying the tension required for the conveyance of the tape 150 and the peeling of the label 160 to the tape 150. The take-up unit 8 has a cylindrical shape, and the rotation axis 80A extends in the left-right direction. The length of the take-up unit 8 in the left-right direction is larger than the maximum width of the tape 150 (label 160) corresponding to the label affixing device 1. The left end portion of the take-up unit 8 is connected to a drive unit provided on the main board and rotates counterclockwise when viewed from the right side under the control of the control unit. The right end portion of the take-up unit 8 is open. The peeling material 170 is wound around the outer peripheral surface of the take-up unit 8, and when discarded, the peeled material roll 175 in a roll shape is pulled out to the right from the right end portion.

[0052] The take-up unit 8 includes a reel 80, a rotation shaft 81, a retracting member 82, a pressing member 84, a lid member 85, and an operating member 86. The reel 80 has a cylindrical shape and extends in the axial direction of the rotation axis 80A. The left side surface of the reel 80 is closed, and the rotation shaft 81 is fixed at the center. The drive force of a motor (not shown) provided in the drive unit is transmitted to the reel 80 via the rotation shaft 81, and the reel 80 rotates according to the control of the control unit.

[0053] The right side surface of the reel 80 is open. The reel 80 has an opening 80C penetrating the outer peripheral surface 80B. A retracting member 82 is disposed in the opening 80C. The retracting member 82 is plate-shaped with substantially the same size as the width of the opening 80C, and one end side in the circumferential direction is pivotally supported by the reel 80. The reel 80 has a slit-shaped insertion port 80F extending in the axial direction on the other end side in the circumferential direction of the opening 80C on the outer peripheral surface 80B. The inner wall of the insertion port 80F extends substantially to the center in the radial direction within the reel 80. The end of the release material 170 wound by the winding portion 8 is inserted into the insertion port 80F. The pressing member 84 is a metal leaf spring. One end portion of the pressing member 84 is bent to form a pressing portion 84A having a plurality of teeth arranged in the axial direction at the edge portion. The pressing member 84 is deflected by the pressing of the first cam 87A (described later) and restores to its original state by the elastic force when the pressing is released.

[0054] The lid member 85 (see FIG. 7) closes the right side surface of the reel 80. The lid member 85 has an elongated notch-shaped outlet. The outlet is formed at a position corresponding to the opening portion on the right side surface side of the insertion port 80F and is connected to the insertion port 80F. The end of the release material 170 inserted into the insertion port 80F can be taken out from the outlet by sliding it rightward. The operation member 86 moves the free end (the other end in the circumferential direction) of the retracting member 82 and the pressing portion 84A of the pressing member 84. The operation member 86 has an operation portion 86A and a cam member 87. The operation portion 86A has a rotation shaft 87D and is inserted into a support hole of the lid member 85 and rotatably supported. The operation portion 86A is disposed on the right side surface of the lid member 85 and rotates between a lock position (see FIG. 14) overlapping the outlet and the insertion port 80F in the axial direction and a release position (see FIG. 15) not overlapping the outlet and the insertion port 80F in the axial direction.

[0055] The cam member 87 is connected to the rotation shaft 87D of the operation portion 86A within the reel 80. The cam member 87 has a first cam 87A and a second cam 87B. The first cam 87A changes the position of the free end of the insertion / withdrawal member 82 according to the rotation of the operation portion 86A. When the operation portion 86A is in the locked position, the first cam 87A pushes out the free end of the insertion / withdrawal member 82 in the radial direction, and arranges the insertion / withdrawal member 82 in the protruding position. The protruding position is a position where the position of the outer surface of the insertion / withdrawal member 82 in the radial direction is substantially the same as the position of the outer peripheral surface 80B of the reel 80 (see FIG. 14). When the operation portion 86A is in the release position, the first cam 87A releases the pushing out of the free end of the insertion / withdrawal member 82, and arranges the insertion / withdrawal member 82 in the retracted position. The retracted position is a position where the position of the outer surface of the insertion / withdrawal member 82 in the radial direction is arranged more radially inward than the position of the outer peripheral surface 80B of the reel 80 (see FIG. 15).

[0056] The second cam 87B changes the position of the pressing portion 84A of the pressing member 84 according to the rotation of the operation portion 86A. When the operation portion 86A is in the locked position, the second cam 87B presses the pressing member 84, and moves the pressing portion 84A to the contacting position. The contacting position is a position where the pressing portion 84A contacts the receiving tooth portion 80H formed on the inner wall of the insertion port 80F (see FIG. 14). When the operation portion 86A is in the release position, the second cam 87B releases the pressing on the pressing member 84. When the pressing member 84 is restored by the elastic force, the pressing portion 84A moves to the separated position. The separated position is a position where the pressing portion 84A is separated from the receiving tooth portion 80H (see FIG. 15).

[0057] The operation portion 86A has a notch portion 861 formed by notching in a concave shape a portion overlapping a predetermined circular region centered on the rotation axis 80A of the reel 80 when in the locked position. The portion overlapping a predetermined circular region centered on the rotation axis 80A of the reel 80 when the operation portion 86A is in the release position is not notched. The protrusion portion 381 of the mounting portion cover 38 engages with the notch portion 861. The protrusion portion 381 is pin-shaped and protrudes from the right surface of the right wall 385 of the mounting portion cover 38. The protrusion portion 381 is formed at a position overlapping the rotation shaft 81 of the reel 80 in the left-right direction when the mounting portion cover 38 is closed.

[0058] When the user winds up the release material 170 from which the label 160 has been peeled off, the user rotates the operation unit 86A and positions it at the release position. The pressing member 84 is released from the pressing by the second cam 87B and returns by its elastic force, so that the pressing portion 84A moves to the separated position. The user inserts the end of the release material 170 into the insertion port 80F of the reel 80. The end of the release material 170 is inserted to the depth of the insertion port 80F without contacting the pressing portion 84A. The user rotates the operation unit 86A and positions it at the lock position. The pressing member 84 is pressed by the second cam 87B, and the pressing portion 84A moves to the contact position. The pressing portion 84A engages and clamps the end of the release material 170 with the receiving tooth portion 80H. When the mounting portion cover 38 is closed with the operation unit 86A in the locked position, the tip of the protrusion 381 is disposed in the notch 861 of the operation unit 86A. The control unit rotates the reel 80 counterclockwise in a right side view to wind up the release material 170. If the user forgets to position the operation unit 86A at the lock position and closes the mounting portion cover 38 while it is in the release position, the tip of the protrusion 381 interferes with the operation unit 86A. In this case, the user cannot close the mounting portion cover 38.

[0059] When removing the release material roll 175, the user rotates the operation unit 86A and positions it at the release position. The pressing portion 84A moves to the separated position. Also, the insertion / withdrawal member 82 is released from the extrusion by the first cam 87A and can move to the retracted position. The insertion / withdrawal member 82 is pushed into the opening 80C by the release material roll 175 tightly wound around the reel 80 and is disposed at the retracted position. A gap is formed between the inner surface of the release material roll 175 and the outer surface of the insertion / withdrawal member 82, and the release material roll 175 becomes easy to move on the outer peripheral surface 80B. The user moves the release material roll 175 in the axial direction and removes it from the right end portion of the reel 80. Since the operation unit 86A has moved to a position where it does not overlap with the take-out port 85A, the user can take out the end of the release material 170 axially out of the insertion port 80F through the take-out port 85A.

[0060] Incidentally, as shown in FIG. 3, a cushioning material 11C extending in the left - right direction is provided on the rear wall 113 of the base 11. When attaching the label 160 to the cable 19, the user holds both ends of the cable 19 with both hands, arranges the cable 19 along the bottom portions 71C, 72C along the guide portions 71B, 72B of the left support portion 71 and the right support portion 72, and turns on the microswitch with the cable 19. When the label - attaching device 1 is used with the clip 27 held by the member to be held without placing it on a table or the like, a downward load is applied to the front side of the housing 10 by the operation of arranging the cable 19 on the bottom portions 71C, 72C. When the label - attaching device 1 is suspended by the clip 27, if a downward load is applied to the front side of the housing 10, the label - attaching device 1 may rotate around the clip 27 or the mounting rod 13A, making it difficult to attach the label 160. Therefore, when the clip 27 is held by the member to be held, it is advisable to make the lower part of the housing 10 contact a wall surface or the like below the member to be held to suppress rotation. The cushioning material 11C suppresses damage when the lower part of the housing 10 contacts a wall surface or the like.

[0061] Furthermore, the label - attaching device 1 defines the position of the mounting portion 13 provided on the housing 10 so that stable attachment of the label 160 can be performed when the clip 27 is held by the member to be held and the lower part of the housing 10 is brought into contact with a wall surface or the like. In a side view, let the virtual line connecting the positions of the bottom portions 71C, 72C where a downward load is applied to the front side of the housing 10 and the position of the mounting portion 13 be L1. Also, let the virtual line connecting the positions of the bottom portions 71C, 72C and the position where the lower part of the housing 10 contacts a wall surface or the like (for example, the position of the cushioning material 11C) when the clip 27 is held by the member to be held be L2. In this case, it is desirable to provide the mounting portion 13 at a position where the angle θ formed by the virtual line L1 and the virtual line L2 is 45° or more. When the angle θ is less than 45°, the load applied to the bottom portions 71C, 72C of the left support portion 71 and the right support portion 72 during attachment of the label 160 is large, and the holding by the clip 27 may become unstable.

[0062] In addition, although the printing unit 3 has a driving mechanism and thus has weight, the printing unit 3 is located closer to the mounting portion 13 than to the winding portion 7. Therefore, the center of gravity of the label applicator 1 is disposed closer to the mounting portion 13. Thus, by providing the mounting portion 13 on the side opposite to the winding portion 7 with respect to the printing unit 3, the stability of the holding by the clip 27 can be enhanced.

[0063] As described above, when attaching the label 160 to the cable 19, the cable 19 is inserted into the guide portions 71B and 72B of the left support portion 71 and the right support portion 72, and is guided downward toward the bottom portions 71C and 72C. The clip 27 is attached above the guide portions 71B and 72B on the rear surface 10C of the housing 10. When the user arranges the cable 19 at the bottom portions 71C and 72C, a load directed downward from the bottom portions 71C and 72C is applied to the label applicator 1 when the user presses the cable 19. The clip 27 is above the guide portions 71B and 72B, and supports the label applicator 1 in a state where the bottom portions 71C and 72C are disposed below the clip 27 when holding the member to be held. Therefore, even when the user inserts the cable 19 into the bottom portions 71C and 72C and a downward load is applied to the label applicator 1, the clip 27 can stably support the label applicator 1.

[0064] When the label applicator 1 is hung on the wall by the clip 27 or the clip 27 is attached to the user's belt, a portion (lower end portions of the rear walls 153, 163, 383 and the rear wall 113) extending below the bottom portions 71C and 72C on the rear surface 10C of the housing 10 abuts against the wall on which the clip 27 is hung, the user's waist, or the user's leg. Therefore, the clip 27 can stably support the label applicator 1 together with the rear surface 10C of the housing 10.

[0065] When the labeling device 1 is hung on the wall with the clip 27 or the clip 27 is attached to the user's belt, the portion extending downward from the bottoms 71C and 72C of the rear surface 10C of the housing 10 and the clip 27 support the labeling device 1 at an angle of 45 degrees or more with respect to the bottoms 71C and 72C. Therefore, the clip 27 can stably support the labeling device 1 together with the rear surface 10C of the housing 10.

[0066] Although the printing unit 3 is heavy, it is located closer to the mounting portion 13 than the winding portion 7. Since the center of gravity approaches the clip 27, the moment of the force generated when supported by the clip 27 can be reduced. Therefore, the clip 27 can stably support the labeling device 1 together with the rear surface 10C of the housing 10.

[0067] The mounting portion 30 houses the printing unit 3, the conveying roller 34 and the driving roller 101, the first guide path 231, the winding portion 8 and the second guide path 236. Therefore, the mounting portion 30 is heavy. The label 160 is peeled off from the peeling material 170 by the peeling portion 4, attached to the cable 19, and inserted downward into the winding portion 7. Therefore, the mounting portion 30 is located closer to the mounting portion 13 than the winding portion 7. Since the center of gravity approaches the clip 27, the moment of the force generated when supported by the clip 27 can be reduced. Therefore, the clip 27 can stably support the labeling device 1 together with the rear surface 10C of the housing 10.

[0068] When the mounting portion cover 38 is closed and the operation portion 86A of the reel 80 is not in the locked position, the protrusion 381 of the mounting portion cover 38 interferes with the operation portion 86A, so the mounting portion cover 38 cannot close the mounting portion 30. Therefore, when the user can close the mounting portion cover 38, the user can know that the operation portion 86A is in the locked position without visually confirming it.

[0069] Since the half-cut cutting blade 96 needs to be controlled in creating the label 160 in cooperation with the printing unit 3, it requires driving by the motor MT. On the other hand, the full-cut cutting blade 91 cuts the peeling material 170 when peeling the wound peeling material 170 from the reel 80. In this case, since control of the driving for the full-cut cutting blade 91 is not necessary, it is configured to be manually operated by the operation of the lever 90. With this configuration, the label affixing device 1 can reduce the number of parts and cut costs.

[0070] The protruding portion 15C protrudes more than the operation portion 86A of the lever 90 protruding from the opening 15B. When the user operates the operation portion 86A of the lever 90, the user contacts it while avoiding the protruding portion 15C. Therefore, the protruding portion 15C can suppress an accidental operation of the lever 90 by the user. Also, if the label affixing device 1 falls down, the protruding portion 15C collides with a collision object earlier than the operation portion 86A of the lever 90. Therefore, the protruding portion 15C can protect the operation portion 86A of the lever 90 from damage or the like.

[0071] Since the mounting rod 13A extends in a long form, the clip 27 can easily support the mounting rod 13A so as not to tilt in the direction in which the mounting rod 13A extends. The mounting rod 13A extends in a direction parallel to the rotation axis 70A of the rotating body 70. Therefore, when the cable 19 is inserted into the bottoms 71C, 72C, depending on the posture of the cable 19, a load may be applied in a direction in which the rotation axis 70A tilts. Even in such a case, the clip 27 can suppress the tilt of the rotation axis 70A by suppressing the tilt of the mounting rod 13A, and can stably support the label affixing device 1.

[0072] Since the clip 27 is attached to the attachment portion 13, the user can immediately hang the label affixing device 1 on the wall with the clip 27 or attach the clip 27 to the user's belt at the work site.

[0073] <Others> In the above-described embodiment, the cable 19 is an example of the "adherend" of the present invention. The bottom portions 71C and 72C are examples of the "insertion positions" of the present invention. The portion of the left side surface 10D of the housing 10 that constitutes the left support portion 71 is an example of the "first surface" of the present invention. The portion of the left side surface 10D of the housing 10 that constitutes the right support portion 72 is an example of the "second surface" of the present invention. The downward direction is an example of the "insertion direction" of the present invention. The guide portions 71B and 72B are examples of the "insertion paths" of the present invention. The left-right direction is an example of the "opposing direction" of the present invention. The front-rear direction is an example of the "crossing direction" of the present invention. The top surface 10F or the rear surface of the housing 10 is an example of the "third surface" of the present invention. The drive roller 101 and the conveyance roller 34 are examples of the "feeding unit" of the present invention. The mounting portion cover 38 is an example of the "cover" of the present invention. The half-cutting blade 96 is an example of the "half-cutting portion" of the present invention. The motor MT is an example of the "drive source" of the present invention. The full-cutting blade 91 is an example of the "full-cutting portion" of the present invention. The mounting bar 13A is an example of the "pin" of the present invention.

[0074] <Modification Example> The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications are possible. The printing method by the printing unit 3 is not limited to the above-described embodiment. For example, the label applicator 1 may perform printing using a receptor type tape cassette. In this case, the tape cassette houses a tape in which a base material and a release material adhered to an adhesive surface coated with an adhesive in the base material are laminated, and an ink ribbon. The printing unit 3 performs printing on the surface of the tape opposite to the adhesive surface. Note that, as the base material, for example, a die-cut label cut in advance to a predetermined size may be used for the tape.

[0075] The label affixing device 1 does not necessarily have to include a printing unit 3 and a cutting unit 9. Printing on the tape 150 may be performed by an external printing device. The label affixing device 1 may use the tape 150 printed by the printing device and wind and affix the label to the cable 19. The object to which the label 160 is affixed is not limited to the cable 19 and may be other adherends. Also, the adhesive surface of the tape 150 is not limited to the one coated with an adhesive, and adhesiveness may be obtained by processing.

[0076] The clip 27 is not limited to an S-shaped plate-like hook, and may be, for example, a metal fitting capable of sandwiching and holding a member to be held between two plate-like portions using an elastic member. Alternatively, the clip 27 may be a belt-like fixing belt that suspends the label affixing device 1 from the member to be held through between the mounting rod 13A and the ceiling walls 156, 386.

[0077] The size by which the protruding portion 15C of the left wall 154 of the left cover 15 protrudes leftward is larger than the size by which the operation portion 902 of the lever 90 of the full cut cutting blade 91 protrudes leftward from the left wall 154, but they may be the same size.

[0078] The fixing portions 13B, 13C of the mounting portion 13 are located on both left and right sides at the upper end portion of the rear surface 10C of the housing 10, respectively, but do not necessarily have to be arranged at both left and right ends. For example, the fixing portions 13B, 13C may be provided at positions where the length of the intermediate portion of the mounting rod 13A is slightly larger than the width of the end portion 27A of the clip 27. Also, a plurality of mounting portions 13 may be provided. For example, one may be provided at the left end and one at the right end at the upper end portion of the rear surface 10C, respectively. Further, the label affixing device 1 may be held by the member to be held by connecting between those mounting portions 13 with a belt or the like and hooking a belt or the like on the member to be held.

[0079] Also, the mounting portion 13 is provided at the corner portion between the rear end of the ceiling walls 156, 166 and the upper end of the rear walls 153, 163, but may be provided at a position in front of the rear end of the ceiling walls 156, 166 or may be provided at a position below the upper end of the rear walls 153, 163.

Explanation of Signs

[0080] 1 Label Affixing Device 3 Printing Unit 4 Peeling Unit 7 Winding Unit 8 Rewinding Unit 9 Cutting Unit 10 Housing 13 Mounting Part 15 Left Cover 15B Opening 15C Protrusion 19 Cable 30 Mounting Part 34 Conveyor Roller 38 Mounting Part Cover 71 Left Support Part 71B, 72B Guide 71C, 72C Bottom 80 Reel 80A Rotation Axis 80B Outer Peripheral Surface 80F Insertion Port 84A Pressing Part 86A Operating Part 90 Lever 91 Full-Cut Cutting Blade 96 Half-Cut Cutting Blade 100 Tape Cassette 101 Driving Roller 150 Tape 160 Label 170 Release Material 231 First Guide Path 236 Second Guide Path 381 Protrusion 902 Operating Part L1, L2 Virtual Lines MT Motor

Claims

1. A winding portion that inserts an adherend with a part of a label to be attached attached thereto into an insertion position and winds and attaches the label around the adherend by rotation; A housing that rotatably supports the winding portion between a first surface and a second surface facing the first surface; Insertion paths formed on each of the first surface and the second surface, extending in an insertion direction in which the adherend is inserted toward the insertion position, and guiding the adherend to the insertion position; On a third surface of the housing that intersects the first surface and the second surface, at a position away from the insertion position in an intersection direction that intersects the insertion direction and also intersects the facing direction between the first surface and the second surface, a mounting portion provided on the side opposite to the insertion direction from the insertion path and capable of mounting a clip that holds a member to be held therebetween A label affixing device, characterized by comprising the above.

2. The third surface is a surface that intersects the intersection direction and extends in the insertion direction from the insertion position The label affixing device according to claim 1, characterized by the above.

3. When the label affixing device is viewed in the facing direction, A first virtual line connecting the mounting portion and the insertion position; A second virtual line connecting a portion of the third surface that extends in the insertion direction from the insertion position and the insertion position The angle formed therebetween is 45 degrees or more The label affixing device according to claim 2, characterized by the above.

4. Comprising a printing portion that prints an image on the label, The printing portion is located between the winding portion and the mounting portion in the intersection direction The label affixing device according to claim 1, characterized by the above.

5. The housing includes a mounting portion capable of mounting a tape cassette that houses a tape with a label attached to a release material, The mounting portion The printing portion; A feeding portion that feeds the tape printed with the label in the printing portion toward a peeling portion that peels the label from the release material; A first guiding path that guides the tape fed by the feeding portion to the peeling portion; A winding portion that winds up the release material from which the label has been peeled by the peeling portion; A second guiding path that guides the release material from the peeling portion to the winding portion And having the above The label affixing device according to claim 4, characterized by the above.

6. The winding portion Is rotatably supported by a rotating shaft extending in the facing direction, and has a reel that winds up the release material on an outer peripheral surface; An insertion port that opens on the outer peripheral surface and into which an end portion of the release material is inserted; A pressing portion that presses an end portion of the release material inserted into the insertion port within the insertion port; An operation portion that is disposed on one side surface of the reel in the facing direction, is connected to the pressing portion, and moves between a lock position where the end portion of the release material is pressed within the insertion port by the pressing portion and a release position where the pressing of the end portion of the release material by the pressing portion is released; Comprising; The housing includes a cover that covers the mounting portion; The cover includes a protrusion that extends toward the one side surface of the reel when closed; When the cover is closed, the protrusion; Interferes with the operation portion when the operation portion is in the release position; Does not interfere with the operation portion when the operation portion is in the lock position; The label affixing device according to claim 5, characterized in that.

7. The mounting portion; Is disposed between the feeding portion and the first guide path, and has a cutting portion that cuts the label on which an image is printed by the printing portion; The cutting portion; A semi-cutting portion that cuts the tape leaving the release material to form the label in a single sheet form; A drive source that drives the semi-cutting portion; A full-cutting portion that cuts and separates the tape; A lever that operates the full-cutting portion by an operation; Comprising; The label affixing device according to claim 5, characterized in that.

8. The housing; An opening that projects an operation portion of the lever to the outside of the housing; A protruding portion formed at an edge portion of the peripheral edge of the opening on the side opposite to the insertion direction, having the same size as or larger than the size at which the operation portion of the lever projects from the opening; Having; The label affixing device according to claim 7, characterized in that.

9. The winding portion rotates about a rotation axis; The mounting portion; Comprises a pin extending in a direction parallel to the rotation axis; The label affixing device according to claim 1, characterized in that.

10. The clip that holds the held member with being sandwiched is attached to the mounting portion; The label affixing device according to claim 1, characterized in that.

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