Labeling device

Abstract

To provide a labeling device that reduces the effort required for changing media. [Solution] The release agent peeled from the label is wound onto the reel 80 of the winding unit 8. When the tape is used up, the tape cassette 100 is removed from the mounting unit 30, and the release agent roll 175, around which the release agent is wound, is removed from the reel 80. When the main cover 40 is opened, the reel 80 and the mounting unit 30 are exposed. The release agent roll 175 can be removed to the right along the rotation axis of the reel 80. The tape cassette 100 can be removed to the right along the drive shaft of the mounting unit 30. The user can perform the removal work from the same direction relative to the housing 10, reducing the effort required for the work.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a label applying apparatus that applies labels to rod-shaped members.

Background Art

[0002] Patent Document 1 discloses a label applying apparatus that applies labels to rod-shaped members. The label applying apparatus prints on a tape fed out from a tape cassette to generate labels. The label applying apparatus completely peels the label off the release material, and wraps and applies the label around a cable. The release material is discharged to the outside from a discharge portion at the upper end of the housing.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

[0003]

Patent Document 1

Summary of Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0004] In Patent Document 1, for example, when the tape is used up, the second cover is opened to replace the tape cassette. The tape is cut, transported, and discharged to the outside from the discharge portion at the upper end of the housing. Since the direction in which the tape cassette is removed from the tape storage portion differs from the direction in which the tape is discharged from the discharge portion, the work of replacing the tape cassette is labor-intensive.

[0005] An object of the present invention is to provide a label applying apparatus that can reduce the labor of the work for replacing a medium.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0006] According to one aspect of the present invention, a label application device having the following features is provided. The label application device comprises a mounting unit, a printing unit, a transport unit, a peeling unit, and a winding unit. The mounting unit is fitted with a medium in which a label and a long piece of peeling material to which the label is attached are wound in a roll shape. The printing unit prints an image on the label on the medium fitted with the mounting unit.

[0007] The transport unit transports the medium printed on by the printing unit. The peeling unit peels the label from the medium transported by the transport unit from the peeling material. The winding unit winds up the peeling material from which the label has been peeled by the peeling unit. The label application device is a device that applies the label peeled off by the peeling unit to a rod-shaped member to which the label is to be applied.

[0008] In a label application device with such a configuration, the winding section comprises a reel and a reel shaft. The reel is a member for winding the release agent onto its outer surface. The reel shaft is a member that rotatably supports the reel.

[0009] The conveying unit comprises a conveying roller and a drive shaft. The conveying roller is a component that conveys the medium. The drive shaft is a component that transmits driving force to the drive roller, which conveys the medium by gripping it at the nip portion between itself and the conveying roller.

[0010] When the roll on which the release agent is wound is removed from the reel, the roll is removed in a first direction along the axial direction of the reel shaft. When the medium is removed from the mounting portion, the medium is removed in a second direction along the axial direction of the drive shaft. The first and second directions are the same direction.

[0011] When the media is used up or when the media needs to be changed midway through the process, the media is removed from the mounting unit, and the roll with the release agent wound on it is also removed from the reel. The first direction for removing the roll from the reel and the second direction for removing the media from the mounting unit are the same. Therefore, the user can perform the tasks of removing the media from the mounting unit and removing the roll from the reel from the same direction relative to the label application device. Consequently, the label application device can reduce the effort required for changing the media. [Brief explanation of the drawing]

[0012] [Figure 1] This is a perspective view of the label application device 1. [Figure 2] This is a perspective view of the label application device 1 with the main cover 40 open. [Figure 3] Figure 2 shows an enlarged cross-sectional view of the dashed line W1. [Figure 4] This is an enlarged right side view of the dashed line W2 in Figure 2. [Figure 5] This is a perspective view of the cut section 9 from the upper left front. [Figure 6] This is a front view of the full-cut cutting blade 91. [Figure 7] This is an exploded perspective view of the winding unit 8. [Figure 8] This diagram illustrates the removal of the release agent roll 175 and tape cassette 100 from the housing 10. [Figure 9] This is a perspective view of a labeling device 401 having a modified main cover 440. [Modes for carrying out the invention]

[0013] An embodiment of the label-applying device 1 embodying the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The drawings are used to illustrate the technical features that the present invention may adopt. The configuration of the device described is not intended to limit the device to only those configurations, but is merely an illustrative example.

[0014] The label applying apparatus 1 is an apparatus that creates a label 160 by printing an image on a tape 150, and winds and applies the created label 160 around a cable 19. The lower left, upper right, upper left, lower right, upper, and lower sides in FIG. 1 are respectively defined as the front, rear, left, right, upper, and lower sides of the label applying apparatus 1.

[0015] <Outline of Label Applying Apparatus 1> As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the label applying apparatus 1 has a box-shaped housing 10. The housing 10 includes a base 11, a main unit 2, a main plate, a left cover 15, a rear cover 16, a main cover 40, a mounting portion 30, a printing mechanism 3, and a cutting portion 9.

[0016] The base 11 is the pedestal of the label applying apparatus 1. The base 11 has a rectangular box shape, and in plan view, has a shape with the front left corner portion cut away. A power supply board, a battery, and the like are accommodated inside the base 11.

[0017] The main unit 2 is a unit for peeling the label 160 from the tape 150 printed by the printing mechanism 3 and winding the label 160 around the cable 19. The main unit 2 includes a peeling portion 4, a pressing portion 25, an opening / closing portion 6, and a winding portion 7. The lower end portion of the main unit 2 is fixed to the base 11. The main unit 2 will be described later.

[0018] The main plate is a plate-shaped support member extending in the up-down direction and the front-rear direction, and is fixed to the housing 10. The main plate is disposed at a position closer to the left than the center in the left-right direction of the base 11, and extends upward. The lower end portion of the main plate is fixed to the lower end portion of the main unit 2 inside the base 11. The main plate supports a drive portion, the mounting portion 30, the printing mechanism 3, and a winding portion 8 on the right surface, supports the cutting portion 9 at the front end portion, and supports a control portion on the left surface. The control portion controls the operation of the label applying apparatus 1. The drive portion drives the printing mechanism 3.

[0019] The mounting portion 30 is disposed to the right of the main plate. The printing mechanism 3 is disposed at the lower portion of the mounting portion 30. The cutting portion 9 is disposed in front of the mounting portion 30. The winding portion 8 is disposed obliquely above and in front of the mounting portion 30.

[0020] The left cover 15 is positioned to the left of the main board and constitutes the front, rear, top, and left side of the left portion of the housing 10 from the left-right center. The left cover 15 covers and protects the control unit located on the left side of the main board. The rear cover 16 is positioned to the right of the main board and constitutes the rear and top of the right portion of the housing 10 from the left-right center. The rear cover 16 covers and protects the mounting portion 30 located on the right side of the main board from the rear.

[0021] The main cover 40 is positioned to the right of the main plate and protects the mounting section 30 and the winding section 8 by covering them from the right. At the rear end of the main cover 40, hinges 40A are positioned at two locations in the vertical direction, pivotally supported on the front left end of the rear cover 16. Thus, the front end of the main cover 40 rotates left and right around its rear end, opening and closing the mounting section 30 and the winding section 8. In other words, the main cover 40 rotates between a closed state that covers the mounting section 30 and the winding section 8 and an open state that does not cover the mounting section 30 and the winding section 8.

[0022] The main cover 40 includes a first cover portion 41 and a second cover portion 42. The first cover portion 41 is positioned around the winding portion 8 in the closed state and is positioned away from the right side of the winding portion 8 in the open state. The second cover portion 42 is positioned to the right of the mounting portion 30 in the closed state and is positioned away from the right side of the mounting portion 30 in the open state. The first cover portion 41 and the second cover portion 42 are integrally constructed.

[0023] The main cover 40 has a front wall 382, ​​a rear wall 383, a right wall 3A, a top wall 386, and an inclined wall 387. The front wall 382, ​​rear wall 383, top wall 386, and inclined wall 387 protrude in a plate-like manner to the left toward the left-right center of the housing 10 from the front end, rear end, upper front part, and upper rear part of the right wall 385, respectively. The front wall 382, ​​rear wall 383, top wall 386, and inclined wall 387 each constitute the front, rear, top front part, and top rear part of the right portion of the housing 10 from the left-right center. The top wall 386 faces upward, and the inclined wall 387 is inclined and faces diagonally upward and backward.

[0024] When the main cover 40 is closed, the area enclosed by the right wall 385, the front wall 382, ​​and the top wall 386 covers and protects the reel 80 of the winding unit 8. That is, the right wall 385 covers the right side of the reel 80 from the right. The front wall 382 and the top wall 386 each cover the outer circumferential surface 80B of the reel 80 from the front and above, respectively.

[0025] The first cover section 41 includes the upper part of the right wall 385, the front wall 382, ​​the upper part of the rear wall 383, the top wall 386, and the inclined wall 387. The second cover section 42 includes the lower part of the right wall 385 and the lower part of the rear wall 383.

[0026] The mounting section 30 is box-shaped with an open right side, and can accommodate various types of tape cassettes, such as thermal type, receptor type, and laminate type. The thermal type tape cassette is equipped with thermal paper tape. The receptor type tape cassette is equipped with tape and an ink ribbon.

[0027] As shown in Figure 3, the tape cassette used in the label application device 1 of this embodiment is a laminated tape cassette 100. The laminated tape cassette 100 comprises 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 and a release agent 170 are laminated via an adhesive. The tape cassette 100 will be described later.

[0028] <Print mechanism 3> As shown in Figures 2 to 4, the printing mechanism 3 is located below the mounting section 30. The printing mechanism 3 includes a head holder 31, a thermal head 32, a drive shaft 35, a winding shaft 36, a platen roller 33, and a transport roller 34. The head holder 31 is located below the mounting section 30. The head holder 31 is plate-shaped and extends in the front-to-back and left-to-right directions.

[0029] The thermal head 32 is located on the underside of the head holder 31. The thermal head 32 is equipped with multiple heating elements. The multiple heating elements are arranged in a single row in the left-right direction. With the tape cassette 100 mounted in the mounting section 30, the thermal head 32 heats the ink ribbon 130 with the multiple heating elements. As the ink ribbon 130 is heated, the ink is transferred to the film tape 110.

[0030] The head holder 31 supports the thermal head 32 and also functions as a heat sink for the heat-generating element. A drive shaft 35 for transporting the tape 150 is positioned diagonally downward and in front of the head holder 31. The drive shaft 35 extends to the right from the bottom surface of the recess in the mounting section 30 and is rotationally driven by the transport motor. 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.

[0031] A winding shaft 36 is positioned diagonally above and behind the head holder 31. The winding shaft 36 is rotationally driven by the transport motor. When the tape cassette 100 is installed, the winding shaft 36 engages with the winding spool 132 of the tape cassette 100.

[0032] A platen holder 37 is positioned below the head holder 31. The platen holder 37 is arm-shaped, with a support shaft extending in the left-right direction at its rear end. The platen holder 37 is rotatably supported around the axis of the support shaft. The platen roller 33 and the conveyor roller 34 are rotatably supported at the tip of the platen holder 37. As the platen holder 37 swings, the platen roller 33 moves toward and away from the thermal head 32.

[0033] The transport roller 34 is positioned to the left of the platen roller 33. As the platen holder 37 swings, the transport roller 34 moves toward and away from the drive roller 101 of the tape cassette 100. The platen holder 37 swings between the separated position and the printing position in conjunction with the opening and closing of the main cover 40.

[0034] When the main cover 40 is opened, the platen holder 37 moves to the separated position. The separated position is the position where the platen roller 33 and the transport roller 34 are separated from the mounting section 30, and is shown by a solid line in Figure 4. With the platen holder 37 in the separated position, the user can attach and detach the tape cassette 100 to and from the mounting section 30. That is, in conjunction with the opening of the main cover 40, the holding of the tape 150, which is caught in the nip between the drive roller 101 and the transport roller 34, is released.

[0035] When the main cover 40 is closed, the platen holder 37 moves to the printing position. The printing position is the position where the platen roller 33 and the transport roller 34 approach the mounting section 30, and is shown by a dotted line in Figure 4. At the printing position, the platen roller 33 presses the film tape 110 and the ink ribbon 130 against the thermal head 32. At the printing position, the transport roller 34 overlaps the double-sided adhesive tape 120 and the film tape 110 and presses them together in the nip between it and the drive roller 101. That is, in conjunction with the closing operation of the main cover 40, the tape 150 is held in a transportable state by being sandwiched in the nip between the drive roller 101 and the transport roller 34.

[0036] The tape cassette 100 houses a film tape 110, a double-sided adhesive tape 120, and an ink ribbon 130 in a box-shaped case. Inside the tape cassette 100, the film tape 110, the double-sided adhesive tape 120, and the ink ribbon 130 are wound on their respective corresponding spools. An arm portion 102 is located at the bottom of the case. The arm portion 102 extends from the rear lower part of the case to the front lower part. The film tape 110 and the ink ribbon 130 are pulled out of the case through an opening at the left end of the arm portion 102 and stacked on top of each other.

[0037] The head insertion section 104 is located above the arm section 102. The head insertion section 104 penetrates the case vertically. With the tape cassette 100 mounted in the mounting section 30, the head holder 31 is inserted into the head insertion section 104.

[0038] The drive roller 101 is located in front of the head insertion portion 104. The drive roller 101 is cylindrical and extends in the left-right direction. The lower end of the drive roller 101 is exposed downward from the case.

[0039] The drive roller 101 supports the double-sided adhesive tape 120 when the film tape 110 and the double-sided adhesive tape 120 are superimposed on each other. With the tape cassette 100 mounted in the mounting section 30, the drive shaft 35 is inserted into the axial hole of the drive roller 101. The drive roller 101 rotates due to the rotational drive of the drive shaft 35. The drive roller 101 transports the film tape 110 and the double-sided adhesive tape 120 between itself and the transport roller 34. That is, the tape 150 is transported by being fed out from the nip between the drive roller 101 and the transport roller 34 by the drive of the drive roller 101.

[0040] The guide section 106 is located at the front, diagonally downward corner of the case. The guide section 106 is located to the left of the drive roller 101. In the direction of transport of the film tape 110, the guide section 106 is located downstream of the drive roller 101.

[0041] The guide section 106 is slit-shaped and extends in the left-right direction. The tape 150, on which the double-sided adhesive tape 120 is attached to the film tape 110, is transported by the drive roller 101 and passes through the guide section 106. The guide section 106 supports the tape 150 from both sides in the width direction. With the support of the guide section 106, the tape 150 is discharged from the tape cassette 100 while maintaining its orientation.

[0042] During printing in the printing mechanism 3, the platen holder 37 moves from the separation 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 transports the film tape 110 forward.

[0043] Simultaneously with transport, the thermal head 32 generates heat, and the ink ribbon 130 is heated. The ink in the ink ribbon 130 is transferred to the printing surface of the film tape 110 by the heating. The printing surface of the film tape 110 is the surface facing the thermal head 32 inside the case, i.e., the surface facing upwards. Through the ink transfer, an image including text is printed on the film tape 110. After printing, the ink ribbon 130 is separated from the film tape 110 and wound onto the take-up spool 132.

[0044] The double-sided adhesive tape 120 is placed on top of the printed surface of the printed film tape 110. The base material of the double-sided adhesive tape 120 is in contact with the printed surface of the film tape 110. With the film tape 110 positioned beneath the double-sided adhesive tape 120, the film tape 110 and the double-sided adhesive tape 120 pass between the drive roller 101 and the transport roller 34. The adhesive adheres the film tape 110 to the base material, generating the printed label 160.

[0045] The top surface of the label 160 corresponds to the adhesive surface to which the adhesive of the base material is attached, and the release agent 170 is attached to the adhesive surface. That is, the tape 150 is produced by attaching the double-sided adhesive tape 120 to the film tape 110, so that the release agent 170 is attached to the label 160. The width direction of the tape 150 corresponds to the left-right direction. The transport path of the tape 150, which is transported from the printing mechanism 3 through the cutting section 9 to the peeling section 4, is called the transport path R1.

[0046] <Cut section 9> The cutting section 9 is positioned downstream of the conveying direction of the tape 150 relative to the conveying roller 34. As shown in Figures 5 and 6, 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 conveying path R1 and a movable blade 93 that is rotatable below the conveying path R1. The fixed blade 92 extends in the left-right direction, with its cutting edge 921 pointing downwards.

[0047] The movable blade 93 has a bent and extending plate shape and is rotatably supported by a pivot shaft 94. The pivot shaft 94 is located to the left of the transport 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 pivot shaft 94 and a right end portion 932 that extends straight to the right of the pivot shaft 94. The left end portion 931 has an elongated hole 933. The right end portion 932 faces to the right and points upward the cutting edge 934 that extends in the left-right direction.

[0048] The cutting section 9 has a connecting section 90 located to the left of the transport path R1 and behind the full-cut cutting blade 91. The connecting section 90 extends in the left-right direction, and its right end is rotatably supported by a pivot shaft 901. The pivot shaft 901 is located diagonally below and to the left of the pivot shaft 94 and extends in the front-rear direction.

[0049] A torsion spring 903 is provided around the pivot shaft 901 on the rear surface of the connecting portion 90. The torsion spring 903 biases the connecting portion 90 clockwise when viewed from the front, with the pivot shaft 901 as the pivot point. A connecting hole 902 opens at the left end of the connecting portion 90. An interlocking bar engages with the connecting hole 902. A pin 904 is provided between the pivot shaft 901 of the connecting portion 90 and the connecting portion 90, which engages with the elongated hole 933 of the movable blade 93.

[0050] As shown in Figure 2, an operating lever 18 is located on the right side of the housing 10, below the mounting portion 30. The operating lever 18 accepts user input and slides in the left-right direction. When the main cover 40 is in the closed state, the operating lever 18 is covered by the right wall 385 of the main cover 40 in the second cover portion 42. That is, the operating lever 18 can be operated by the user when the main cover 40 is in the open state. The operating lever 18 is connected to an interlocking bar and is interlocked with the full-cut cutting blade 91.

[0051] As shown in Figure 6, when the movable blade 93 of the full-cut cutting blade 91 is in the standby position, the connecting portion 90 is in the position where it has rotated the most in a clockwise direction when viewed from the front, with the pivot axis 901 as the fulcrum. The pin 904 of the connecting portion 90 is located in the middle part of the elongated hole 933 of the movable blade 93.

[0052] When the user presses the operating lever 18 and slides it backward, the connecting hole 902 of the connecting part 90 moves downward by the interlocking bar. The connecting part 90 rotates counterclockwise in a front view around the pivot shaft 901. The pin 904 moves downward, pushing down the elongated hole 933. The movable blade 93 rotates counterclockwise in a front view around the pivot shaft 94, moving to the cutting position. The cutting position is the position in a front view where the movable blade 93 rotates counterclockwise from the standby position, and the cutting edge 934 of the right end 932 intersects with the cutting edge 921 of the fixed blade 92.

[0053] When the operating lever 18 is not slid backward, the connecting section 90 moves to the standby position due to the biasing force of the torsion spring 903. The standby position is the position in which, when viewed from the front, the movable blade 93 rotates clockwise from the cutting position and the cutting edge 934 of the right end 932 retracts below the transport path R1. The full-cut cutting blade 91 moves the cutting edge 934 of the movable blade 93 from below the transport path R1 to cross the transport path R1 and move upward relative to the cutting edge 921 of the fixed blade 92. The movable blade 93 fully cuts the tape 150 being transported along the transport path R1. That is, the tape 150 is sandwiched between the fixed blade 92 and the movable blade 93 and cut in half.

[0054] As shown in Figure 5, the half-cut cutting blade 96 is positioned downstream, i.e., in front of, the full-cut cutting blade 91 in the transport path R1. The half-cut cutting blade 96 has a fixed base 97 fixed above the transport path R1 and a movable blade 98 that is rotatable below the transport path R1. The fixed base 97 extends in the left-right direction and has a blade contact surface 971 facing downward, i.e., towards the transport path R1. The movable blade 98 is plate-shaped and extends in the left-right direction and is supported by a pivot shaft 99. The pivot shaft 99 is positioned to the left of the transport path R1 and extends in the front-rear direction.

[0055] The movable blade 98 has a left end portion 981 that extends straight to the left of the pivot axis 99 and a right end portion 982 that extends straight to the right of the pivot axis 99. The left end portion 981 has a pin that protrudes rearward at its end. The right end portion 982 faces upward, and the cutting edge 983 that extends in the left-right direction is also facing upward. A projection 984 is formed at the end of the right end portion 982, which protrudes slightly above the cutting edge 983. The size of the projection 984 that protrudes above the cutting edge 983 is approximately the same as the thickness of the release agent 170.

[0056] The cutting section 9 has a transmission section 95 located to the left of the transport path R1 and behind the half-cut cutting blade 96, which transmits the driving force of the cutting motor 953 to the movable blade 98. The transmission section 95 has multiple gear groups, and the drive shaft of the cutting motor 953 meshes with the uppermost gear. The lowest drive gear 951 of the transmission section 95 has a long groove 952 into which the pin of the left end 981 of the movable blade 98 engages. The long groove 952 extends from near the rotational center of the drive gear 951 toward the outer circumference.

[0057] The cutting motor 953 rotates the drive gear 951 and moves the pin in the long groove 952, thereby moving the movable blade 98 between the cutting position and the standby position. The cutting position is the position where, in a front view, the movable blade 98 rotates counterclockwise from the standby position and the projection 984 of the right end 982 contacts 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 between it and the blade contact surface 971 equal to the thickness of the release agent 170. The standby position is the position where, in a front view, the movable blade 98 rotates clockwise from the cutting position and the cutting edge 983 of the right end 982 is retracted below the transport path R1.

[0058] The half-cut cutting blade 96 uses a projection 984 to create a gap between the cutting edge 983 and the cutting surface 971 equal to the thickness of the release agent 170. The movable blade 98 half-cuts the label 160 of the tape 150 being transported along the transport path R1. That is, the label 160 of the tape 150 is cut, while the release agent 170 remains uncut.

[0059] <Main Unit 2> As shown in Figure 3, the main unit 2 includes a base 20 that supports the entire unit. The base 20 is made of resin and is reinforced on both sides by metal plates. The base 20 includes a peeling section 4, a pressing section 25, an opening / closing section 6, and a winding section 7.

[0060] The bottom of the base 20 is fixed to the front right of the base 11. A winding section 7 for wrapping the label 160 around the cable 19 is located at the bottom. There is a semi-cylindrical housing section 211 at the bottom. The rotating body 70 of the winding section 7 is housed in the housing section 211.

[0061] The middle section of the base 20 is located above the bottom section. The middle section has a peeling area for peeling off the label 160. The peeling area contains a peeling section 4, a pressing section 25, and an opening / closing section 6. The upper section of the base 20 is located above the middle section. The upper section contains a first transport guide 231 and a second transport guide 236.

[0062] The first transport guide 231 is plate-shaped and extends diagonally upward and forward when viewed from the side. The first transport guide 231 guides the tape 150 to the peeling section 4 along the transport path R1. The second transport guide 236 is plate-shaped and extends diagonally upward and backward from the front end of the first transport guide 231 when viewed from the side. The second transport guide 236 guides the release material 170, from which the label 160 has been peeled off at the peeling section 4, to the winding section 8 along the transport path R2. The transport path of the release material 170 being transported from the peeling section 4 to the winding section 8 is called the transport path R2.

[0063] <Peeling area> The peeling section 4 is located at the connection point between the first transport guide 231 and the second transport guide 236. The peeling section 4 is a round rod shape extending in the left-right direction. The surface of the peeling section 4 has a coating layer that suppresses the adhesion of adhesive material when peeling the label 160 from the release agent 170. Transport paths R1 and R2 bend at an acute angle at the peeling section 4. The peeling section 4 peels the label 160 from the release agent 170 due to the tension generated when the winding section 8 winds up the release agent 170.

[0064] The opening / closing section 6 is box-shaped and extends vertically, and is located at the front of the base 20. The opening / closing section 6 pivots its upper part in the front-to-back direction, with a shaft extending horizontally at its lower end as the pivot point. The swinging of the opening / closing section 6 opens and closes the housing section 211 of the winding section 7.

[0065] The opening / closing section 6 has a pressing section 60 on its rear surface when closed. The pressing section 60 has a pressing surface 61 that extends vertically and faces backward. When the user moves the cable 19 from the peeling section 4 to the winding section 7, the cable 19 is guided by the guide surface 21 and passes downward between the guide surface 21 and the pressing surface 61. The guide surface 21 is located in two places, on the left and right sides of the peeling area, and extends vertically and faces forward.

[0066] The user grasps the cable 19, which extends horizontally, with both hands and brings the cable 19 into contact with the guide surface 21. The guide surface 21 guides the cable 19, to which the label 160 peeled off at the peeling section 4 is attached, to the winding section 7. The user moves the cable 19 downward along the guide surface 21 toward the winding section 7, which is located below the peeling section 4. As the cable passes between the guide surface 21 and the pressing surface 61, the end of the label 160 is pressed against the cable 19 by the pressing surface 61.

[0067] The pressing portion 25 is a member that presses the end of the label 160 against the cable 19. The pressing portion 25 is positioned below the first transport guide 231 and is a plate-shaped member with its rear end pivotally supported. The tip of the pressing portion 25 is exposed between the guide surface 21 and the pressing surface 61. The pressing portion 25 is biased by a torsion spring so that its tip is positioned above its rear end.

[0068] As the user moves the cable 19 downward along the guide surface 21, the pressing part 25 grips the end of the label 160 between the tip and the cable 19. The pressing part 25 rotates under pressure from the cable 19, moving the tip downward. The pressing part 25 rotates while maintaining the state in which the end of the label 160 is pressed against the cable 19 so that the end of the label 160 does not peel off.

[0069] <Wrapping section 7> The winding section 7 wraps around the cable 19, which is guided by the guide surface 21, and attaches a label 160, whose end is attached to the cable 19. The winding section 7 has a roughly cylindrical rotating body 70 with partially missing sides. The rotation axis 70A of the rotating body 70 extends in the left-right direction. The rotating body 70 is rotatably supported by support bodies 72 fixed to the left and right sides of the base body 20, respectively. The rotating body 70 is rotationally driven by a winding motor.

[0070] The rotating body 70 houses and supports the arm portions 76 and 77 so that they can swing. The arm portions 76 and 77 hold the cable 19 by gripping it when wrapping the label 160 around it. As the rotating body 70 rotates, the arm portions 76 and 77 rotate around the cable 19, wrapping the label 160 around the outer surface of the cable 19. The label 160 wrapped around the outer surface of the cable 19 is then attached to the cable 19 by an adhesive.

[0071] <Winding section 8> The winding unit 8 is located diagonally above and behind the peeling unit 4. The winding unit 8 is positioned on the right side of the main plate, above the front upper corner of the mounting unit 30. The winding unit 8 winds the release agent 170 into a roll, thereby applying the tension necessary for transporting the tape 150 and peeling off the label 160 to the tape 150.

[0072] As shown in Figures 2, 3, and 7, the winding unit 8 includes a reel 80, a shaft 81, an extension / retraction member 82, a retaining member 84, a cover member 85, and an operating member 86. The reel 80 is cylindrical in shape, with its rotation axis 80A extending in the left-right direction. The left side of the reel 80 is closed and has an opening in the center into which the shaft 81 is inserted. The opening of the shaft 81 connects to the inner circumferential surface of a cylindrical shaft 80D that extends cylindrically from the left side to the right within the reel 80. The shaft 81 is fastened to the cylindrical shaft 80D at its right end with a screw 81A and fixed to the reel 80.

[0073] The shaft 81 extends to the right from the right side of the main plate, which is fixed to the housing 10. The shaft 81 is connected to the winding motor via a plurality of gears located in the drive unit on the right side of the main plate. The plurality of gears transmit the driving force of the winding motor to the shaft 81. The reel 80 rotates in accordance with the drive of the winding motor by the control unit.

[0074] The driving force of the winding motor is transmitted to the shaft 81 via multiple gears, rotating the reel 80 counterclockwise when viewed from the right. The length of the reel 80 in the left-right direction is greater than the maximum width of the tape 150 corresponding to the label application device 1. The right end of the reel 80 is open. The release agent 170 is wound in a roll shape onto the outer surface of the reel 80.

[0075] The right side of the reel 80 is open. The reel 80 has an opening 80C that penetrates the outer peripheral surface 80B. The opening 80C is open on the right side. One end of the opening 80C in the circumferential direction forms an insertion opening 80F.

[0076] A plate-shaped retractable member 82 and a long plate-shaped gap member 85D are arranged in the opening 80C. The retractable member 82 is positioned circumferentially towards the other end opposite to the insertion opening 80F. The retractable member 82 has an outer surface 82A that curves along the outer circumferential surface 80B of the reel 80. The retractable member 82 has a shaft hole at the other circumferential end of the outer surface 82A through which a shaft 82B extending in the axial direction is inserted.

[0077] The shaft 82B is held by a bearing 80E inside the reel 80 at its other circumferential end in the opening 80C of the reel 80. Therefore, the retractable member 82 swings around the shaft 82B, with its other circumferential end on the outer surface 82A being the free end.

[0078] The gap member 85D extends in the left-right direction, with its right end positioned on the peripheral edge of the lid member 85, which will be described later, and is formed integrally with the lid member 85. The gap member 85D is positioned in the gap between the insertion opening 80F and the retraction member 82 within the opening 80C. The left end of the gap member 85D engages with the engaging portion 80H located on the left end of the reel 80. The engaging portion 80H has an external engaging portion 80J positioned outward from the outer peripheral surface 80B of the reel 80 and an internal engaging portion 80K positioned inward from the inner peripheral surface of the reel 80.

[0079] A radial gap exists between the external engaging portion 80J and the internal engaging portion 80K. The left end of the gap member 85D is inserted into and positioned in the gap between the external engaging portion 80J and the internal engaging portion 80K. The outer surface of the gap member 85D is curved circumferentially along the outer circumferential surface 80B of the reel 80. The outer surface of the gap member 85D is positioned radially at approximately the same position as the outer circumferential surface 80B of the reel 80. One end surface of the gap member 85D in the circumferential direction is positioned opposite the insertion opening 80F and constitutes an insertion opening for inserting the end of the release agent 170.

[0080] The reel 80 has an insertion opening 80F on its outer circumferential surface 80B, at the other end in the circumferential direction from the opening 80C. The insertion opening 80F is slit-shaped and extends in the axial direction. The inner wall of the insertion opening 80F extends approximately to the center in the radial direction within the reel 80. The end of the release material 170 that the winding unit 8 winds up is inserted into the insertion opening 80F.

[0081] The retaining member 84 is a metal leaf spring. One end of the retaining member 84, perpendicular to the axial direction, is bent, and a retaining portion 84A with multiple teeth aligned in the axial direction is located on its edge. A support portion 84C and a regulating portion 84B are formed at the other end of the retaining member 84. The support portion 84C is bent into a cylindrical shape with a curvature greater than the outer diameter of the cylindrical shaft 80D. The support portion 84C engages with the outer circumferential surface of the cylindrical shaft 80D, supporting the retaining member 84 so that it can rotate around the cylindrical shaft 80D.

[0082] The restricting portion 84B is hooked onto the hooking portion 80G inside the reel 80. The restricting portion 84B restricts the rotation of the pressing member 84 in a counterclockwise direction when viewed from the right. The flexible portion 84D is the part between the support portion 84C and the pressing portion 84A. The flexible portion 84D bends when pressed by the cam member 87. When the pressure is released, the flexible portion 84D returns to its original state by elastic force.

[0083] The cover member 85 is disc-shaped and closes the right side of the reel 80. The cover member 85 is positioned inside the right end of the reel 80 and is secured with screws. A gap member 85D is integrally provided on the side of the cover member 85 and extends to the left.

[0084] A screw hole 85C runs horizontally through the center of the lid member 85. The screw 81A that secures the reel 80 to the shaft 81 is inserted into the screw hole 85C, fixing the cylindrical shaft 80D of the reel 80 to the shaft 81. Therefore, the reel 80 can be removed to the right from the shaft 81 by removing the screw 81A, allowing for maintenance.

[0085] The lid member 85 has an elongated, notched outlet 85A. The outlet 85A is located in a position corresponding to the opening on the right side of the insertion port 80F and connects to the insertion port 80F. The end of the release agent 170 can be removed from the outlet 85A by sliding it to the right from the position where it is inserted into the insertion port 80F.

[0086] The operating member 86 moves the free end of the extension / retraction member 82 and the pressing portion 84A of the pressing member 84. The operating member 86 has an operating portion 86A and a cam member 87. The rotation axis 86B of the operating portion 86A is rotatably supported in the support hole 85B of the lid member 85.

[0087] The operating section 86A is located on the right side of the lid member 85. The operating section 86A rotates between a first position and a second position along the right side of the lid member 85. The cam member 87 is located inside the reel 80. The cam member 87 is connected to the rotation axis 86B of the operating section 86A. Therefore, the cam member 87 rotates with the rotation of the operating section 86A.

[0088] When the operating part 86A is in the first position, the cam member 87 pushes the free end of the retractable member 82 radially outward. As a result, the outer surface 82A of the retractable member 82 is positioned radially at approximately the same position as the outer circumferential surface 80B of the reel 80. Also, when the operating part 86A is in the first position, the cam member 87 presses against the flexible part 84D. As the flexible part 84D bends, the retaining part 84A comes into contact with the insertion opening 80F of the reel 80. When the end of the release agent 170 is inserted into the insertion opening 80F, the retaining part 84A can hold the end of the release agent 170 inside the insertion opening 80F.

[0089] When the operating part 86A is in the second position, the cam member 87 releases the push-out of the free end of the retractable member 82. As a result, the outer surface 82A of the retractable member 82 is positioned radially inward from the position of the outer circumferential surface 80B of the reel 80. Also, when the operating part 86A is in the second position, the cam member 87 releases the pressure on the flexible part 84D. As the flexible part 84D returns to its original position due to elastic force, the retaining part 84A forms a gap between itself and the insertion opening 80F of the reel 80. The retaining part 84A can release the end of the release material 170 held in the insertion opening 80F.

[0090] <Operation of Labeling Device 1> In the labeling device 1, the tape 150 is pulled out from the tape cassette 100 in advance and positioned along the first transport guide 231 and the second transport guide 236. The end of the tape 150 is inserted into the insertion opening 80F of the reel 80 of the winding unit 8. When the operating unit 86A is in the first position, the end of the tape 150 is held by the pressing member 84.

[0091] During printing, the user operates an external terminal such as a PC to create print data for printing the label and sends a print command to the label application device 1. The control unit prints an image on the print surface of the film tape 110 while transporting the tape 150 toward the cutting section 9 by driving the transport motor. The CPU 51 rotates the reel 80 by driving the winding motor and winds up the release agent 170. Note that in printing immediately after the tape 150 is held on the reel 80, the label 160 has not yet been peeled off the release agent 170, so the tape 150 is wound onto the reel 80.

[0092] The label 160, on which the image is printed, is half-cut at the cutting section 9 and transported toward the peeling section 4 in an isolated state. The release agent 170 is wound up by the reel 80 of the winding section 8, thereby applying the tension necessary to peel off the label 160 to the tape 150.

[0093] With the tension necessary for peeling applied, the tape 150 is bent at a sharp angle in the peeling section 4, causing the end of the label 160 with the printed image to peel off from the release agent 170. The winding motor and the transport motor are stopped. The end of the label 160 is positioned in the peeling section 4 with the adhesive side facing upwards.

[0094] The user attaches the end of the label 160 to the cable 19 at the peeling section 4, moves the cable 19 downward along the guide surface 21, and inserts it into the winding section 7. As the cable 19 moves downward, the unpeeled portion of the label 160 is peeled off from the release agent 170. When the switch that detects the cable 19 is turned on, the rotating body 70 is rotated by the winding motor. The label 160 is wrapped around the outer surface of the cable 19 and attached to the cable 19 by the adhesive.

[0095] <Replacing Tape Cassette 100> The release agent 170 is wound in a roll shape onto the outer surface of the reel 80. During winding, the outer surface 82A of the retractable member 82 is positioned at the same location as the outer surface 80B of the reel 80. Therefore, the inner diameter of the release agent roll 175, into which the release agent 170 has been wound in a roll shape, is approximately the same as the outer diameter of the reel 80.

[0096] As shown in Figure 8, when replacing the tape cassette 100, the user opens the main cover 40. The main cover 40 changes from being positioned to the right of the reel 80 and mounting section 30 to being no longer positioned to the right. Therefore, the reel 80 and mounting section 30 are exposed to the right.

[0097] The user slides the operating lever 18 backward and cuts the tape 150 with the full-cut cutting blade 91. The release agent roll 175 is detached from the tape cassette 100. The user moves the operating part 86A of the reel 80 from the first position to the second position. The outer surface 82A of the extension / retraction member 82 is positioned radially inward from the outer peripheral surface 80B of the reel 80. This increases the difference between the inner diameter of the release agent roll 175 and the outer diameter of the reel 80.

[0098] Furthermore, the end of the release agent 170 inserted into the insertion port 80F is released from being held by the retaining portion 84A. In addition, the outlet 85A of the lid member 85 is released from being covered by the operating portion 86A as the operating portion 86A moves from the first position to the second position.

[0099] The user pulls the cut portion of the tape 150 towards them and removes the release agent roll 175 from the reel 80. The direction in which the reel 80 is removed is to the right, which is the direction in which there is no main plate fixing the shaft 81, among the left-right directions in which the rotation axis 80A of the reel 80 extends. The user can move the end of the release agent roll 175 to the right within the insertion opening 80F and remove it to the right of the reel 80 through the outlet 85A connected to the insertion opening 80F. The user then removes the tape cassette 100, from which the release agent roll 175 has been detached, from the mounting section 30. The direction in which the tape cassette 100 is removed is to the right, where the mounting section 30 opens, among the left-right directions in which the rotation axis of the drive shaft 35 located in the mounting section 30 extends.

[0100] In other words, the user can open the main cover 40 from the right side of the housing 10 and operate the operating lever 18 of the cutting section 9 from the right side. Furthermore, the user can remove the release agent roll 175 from the reel 80 and remove the tape cassette 100 from the mounting section 30 from the right side of the housing 10. The user can also install the replaced tape cassette 100 into the mounting section 30 from the right side of the housing 10.

[0101] <Effects and Actions> As explained above, when the tape 150 is used up or needs to be replaced midway, the tape 150 is removed from the mounting unit 30. The release agent roll 175, on which the release agent 170 is wound, is also removed from the reel 80. The direction in which the release agent roll 175 is removed from the reel 80 and the direction in which the tape 150 is removed from the mounting unit 30 are both to the right, i.e., the same direction. Therefore, the user can remove the tape 150 from the mounting unit and remove the release agent roll 175 from the reel 80 from the same direction relative to the housing 10. Thus, the label application device 1 can reduce the effort required for replacing the tape 150.

[0102] When replacing the tape 150, opening the main cover 40 opens both the first cover portion 41 covering the reel 80 and the second cover portion 42 covering the mounting portion 30. Therefore, by opening the main cover 40, the user can remove the tape 150 and the release agent roll 175 from the same direction relative to the label application device 1.

[0103] The release agent 170, from which the label 160 has been peeled off the tape 150, is wound onto the winding unit 8 without being cut. When removing the tape 150 from the mounting unit 30, the full-cut cutting blade 91 of the cutting unit 9 can be manually cut by operating the operating lever 18. When removing the release agent roll 175 from the reel 80, the cut tape 150 is pulled towards the release agent roll 175. This allows the cut tape 150 to be removed together with the release agent roll 175, separately from the tape 150 remaining in the mounting unit 30. Therefore, the user can easily remove the release agent roll 175 from the reel 80. Furthermore, by configuring the full-cut cutting blade 91 of the cutting unit 9 to be operated manually, the label application device 1 can reduce the number of parts and lower costs.

[0104] The operating lever 18 is positioned on the main cover 40 in a location that is covered by the second cover portion 42 when the second cover portion 42 is in the closed state. When the user cuts the tape 150, they open the second cover portion 42 and operate the operating lever 18. The tape 150 is cut when the remaining tape 150 in the mounting portion 30 is removed. In other words, when the second cover portion 42 is in the closed state, the user cannot operate the operating lever 18. Therefore, the labeling device can prevent the tape 150 from being cut due to user error.

[0105] When the main cover 40 is opened, the nip portion between the transport roller 34 and the drive roller 101 is released, so the tape 150 is not transported. The full-cut cutting blade 91 of the cutting section 9 is operated when the second cover section 42 is open. That is, the full-cut cutting blade 91 does not operate while the tape 150 is being transported. Therefore, the labeling device 1 can omit the installation of a sensor to detect the operating state to prevent the full-cut cutting blade 91 from operating while the tape 150 is being transported.

[0106] The reel 80 can be removed from the shaft 81. Therefore, the reel 80 is replaceable. Also, when removing the release agent roll 175, the release agent roll 175 can be easily removed by removing the reel 80 together with the release agent roll 175 from the shaft 81. After removing the release agent roll 175 from the reel 80, the user can easily reattach the reel 80 to the shaft 81 and return it to its original state. Therefore, the release agent roll 175 is easy to remove from the reel 80.

[0107] The gap member 85D protruding from the lid member 85 constitutes a part of the outer circumferential surface 80B of the reel 80. The left end of the gap member 85D engages with the engagement portion 80H of the reel 80. Therefore, even when the gap member 85D is pressed from the outside to the inside of the reel 80 by winding the release agent 170, it is difficult for it to bend inward towards the inside of the reel 80. Also, since the engagement portion 80H is located at the left end of the reel 80, when the release agent roll 175 is removed from the reel 80 to the right, the release agent roll 175 does not get caught on the engagement portion 80H.

[0108] The outlet 85A of the lid member 85 of the reel 80 is connected to the insertion port 80F of the reel 80. Therefore, when removing the release agent roll 175 from the reel 80, the user can slide the end of the release agent 170 to the right and remove it from the outlet 85A without removing it from the insertion port 80F. Thus, the user can easily remove the release agent roll 175.

[0109] The tape cassette 100 houses the tape 150. By performing the operation of attaching and detaching the tape 150 to and from the mounting section 30 as the operation of attaching and detaching the tape cassette 100, the work becomes easier. Therefore, the labeling device 1 can reduce the effort required to replace the tape 150.

[0110] <Other> In the above embodiment, the tape 150 is an example of the medium of the present invention. The thermal head 32 and platen roller 33 are an example of the printing unit of the present invention. The drive shaft 35 and transport roller 34 are an example of the transport unit of the present invention. The cable 19 is an example of the rod-shaped member of the present invention.

[0111] The shaft 81 is an example of a reel shaft of the present invention. The release agent roll 175 is an example of a roll of the present invention. The right side shows examples of the first and second directions of the present invention. The main cover 40 is an example of a cover of the present invention. The operating lever 18 is an example of a lever of the present invention.

[0112] The left side shows an example of a third direction of the present invention. The opening 80C is an example of an opening portion of the present invention. The reel 80 is an example of a main body portion of the present invention. The lid member 85 is an example of a lid portion of the present invention. The gap member 85D is an example of a protruding portion of the present invention. The left end of the gap member 85D is an example of a tip portion of the present invention.

[0113] Tape cassette 100 is an example of a cassette according to the present invention.

[0114] <Variation> The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various modifications are possible. The printing method by the printing mechanism 3 is not limited to the above embodiments. For example, the label application device 1 may perform printing using a receptor-type tape cassette. The receptor-type tape cassette contains a base material, a tape in which a release agent is laminated and adhered to the adhesive surface of the base material to which an adhesive is applied, and an ink ribbon. The printing mechanism 3 performs printing on the surface of the tape opposite to the adhesive surface.

[0115] The label 160 may be of a fixed shape or of an unspecified length, as in this embodiment. When a fixed-shaped label 160 is used, the tape 150 may be, for example, a die-cut label pre-cut to a predetermined size and attached to the release agent 170 as the base material. In this case, the label application device 1 does not need to be equipped with a half-cut cutting blade 96.

[0116] The label application device 1 does not necessarily have to include a printing mechanism 3. In this case, the label application device 1 may peel a label with a pre-printed image from the release agent, wrap it around the cable 19, and apply it. Alternatively, printing on the tape 150 may be performed by an external printing device.

[0117] The object to which the label 160 is attached is not limited to the cable 19, but may be other surfaces. For example, the label 160 may be attached to stationery such as pens, or tools such as screwdrivers. Also, the adhesive surface of the tape 150 is not limited to one coated with adhesive, but may also have adhesive properties obtained through processing.

[0118] The operation method of the operating lever 18 is not limited to sliding it left or right; various methods such as rotating the knob, moving the lever up and down, or pressing a button may be applied. When removing the reel 80 from the shaft 81, it may be removed not only by loosening the screw, but also by releasing the engagement of a hook or the like, or the reel 80 together with the shaft 81 may be removed from the drive unit. The tape 150 is housed in the tape cassette 100, and the tape cassette 100 is mounted on the mounting unit 30. However, the method is not limited to this; the roll on which the tape 150 is wound may also be mounted on the mounting unit 30.

[0119] The nip between the drive roller 101 and the transport roller 34 was opened in conjunction with the opening of the main cover 40, but the opening of the nip does not have to be linked to the opening of the main cover 40. The full-cut cutting blade 91 is not necessary, and the user may cut the release agent 170 with scissors when replacing it. The operating lever 18 may not be covered by the main cover 40 and may be exposed to the outside of the housing 10.

[0120] The first cover portion 41 that covers the reel 80 and the second cover portion 42 that covers the mounting portion 30 are integrally configured as the main cover 40, but they may be configured as separate parts and be able to be opened and closed independently. The main cover 440 of the label application device 401 shown in Figure 9 is a cover in which the first cover portion 441 and the second cover portion 442 are configured as separate parts.

[0121] The first cover portion 441 is opened and closed by a hinge 441A at its rear end. When closed, the first cover portion 441 is located to the right of the reel 80 and covers the area around the reel 80, including the radially outward side of the reel 80, but is not positioned around the reel 80 when open. The second cover portion 442 is opened and closed by a hinge 442A at its rear end. When closed, the second cover portion 442 is located to the right of the mounting portion 30 and covers the mounting portion 30, but is not positioned to the right of the mounting portion 30 when open.

[0122] An overlapping portion 445 is formed at the lower end of the first cover portion 441, projecting downward. The overlapping portion 445 is a part of the first cover portion 441 and extends downward parallel to the front surface of the first cover portion 441. A recess 446 is formed at the upper end of the second cover portion 442, where the overlapping portion 445 is positioned when the main cover 440 is closed. When the main cover 440 is closed, the overlapping portion 445 and the recess 446 are positioned overlapping in the left-right direction. At this time, the recess 446 is positioned closer to the mounting portion 30 than the overlapping portion 445.

[0123] When the second cover portion 442 is in the closed state, the first cover portion 441 can be opened and closed. When the first cover portion 441 is in the open state, the second cover portion 442 can be opened and closed. When the second cover portion 442 is opened while the first cover portion 441 is in the closed state, the overlapping portion 445 is pressed by the recess 446. As a result, the first cover portion 441 is opened in conjunction with the opening of the second cover portion 442.

[0124] In this way, the first cover portion 441 can be opened with the second cover portion 442 closed. For example, if jamming occurs in the release agent 170, the user can immediately open the first cover portion 441 and perform maintenance on the reel 80.

[0125] On the other hand, when replacing the tape 150 or when the tape 150 is used up, the tape 150 and the release agent roll 175 are removed. When the second cover section 442 is opened, the first cover section 441 is also opened. In other words, the operation of opening the second cover section 442 can also be performed in one operation, opening both the first cover section 441 and the second cover section 442. Therefore, the label application device 1 can reduce the effort required to replace the tape 150. [Explanation of symbols]

[0126] 1,401 Labeling device 4. Peeled section 8. Winding section 9 Cut section 10 cabinets 18. Operating levers 19 Cables 30 Mounting part 32 Thermal Heads 33 Platen Roller 34 Conveyor rollers 35 Drive shaft 40,440 Main Cover 41,441 First Cover Section 42,442 Second Cover Section 80 reels 80B Outer surface 80C opening 80F outlet 80H Engagement part 81 Shaft 85 Lid member 85A outlet 85D Gap Member 100 Tape Cassettes 101 Drive roller 150 Tapes 160 labels 170 Release agent 175 Release agent roll 445 Duplicate section

Claims

1. A mounting section to which a label and a medium in which a long release agent with the label attached is wound into a roll are attached, A printing unit that prints an image onto the label of the medium attached to the mounting unit, A transport unit for transporting the medium printed on the printing unit, A peeling unit for peeling the label of the medium conveyed by the conveying unit from the peeling material, A winding section for winding up the release material from which the label has been peeled off by the aforementioned peeling section, Equipped with, In a label application device that applies the label peeled off by the peeling section to a rod-shaped member to which the label is to be applied, The aforementioned winding section is, A reel for winding the release agent onto the outer surface, A reel shaft fixed to the housing and rotatably supporting the reel, Equipped with, The aforementioned transport unit is A conveying roller for transporting the aforementioned medium, A drive shaft that transmits driving force to a drive roller that conveys the medium by sandwiching it between the nip portion with the conveying roller, Equipped with, When the roll on which the release agent is wound is removed from the reel, the roll is removed in a first direction along the axial direction of the reel shaft. When the medium is removed from the mounting portion, the medium is removed in a second direction along the axial direction of the drive shaft. The first direction and the second direction are the same direction. A labeling device characterized by the following.

2. The housing is supported by a cover that rotates between a closed state covering the reel and the mounting part and an open state not covering the reel and the mounting part, thereby opening and closing the reel and the mounting part. The aforementioned cover is A first cover portion is positioned around the reel, including the first direction, when it is in the closed state, and is positioned away from the reel's periphery and away from the first direction of the reel when it is in the open state. A second cover portion is positioned in the second direction of the mounting portion when it is in a closed state, and is positioned away from the second direction of the mounting portion when it is in an open state, Includes, The first cover portion and the second cover portion are configured as a single unit. A label-applying device according to claim 1, characterized by the following:

3. The housing is supported by a cover that rotates between a closed state covering the reel and the mounting part and an open state not covering the reel and the mounting part, thereby opening and closing the reel and the mounting part. The aforementioned cover is A first cover portion is positioned around the reel, including the first direction, when it is in the closed state, and is positioned away from the reel's periphery and away from the first direction of the reel when it is in the open state. A second cover portion is positioned in the second direction of the mounting portion when it is in a closed state, and is positioned away from the second direction of the mounting portion when it is in an open state, A part of the first cover portion, which, when the first cover portion and the second cover portion are in a closed state, is positioned opposite to the mounting portion relative to the second cover portion and overlaps with the second cover portion in the second direction, Equipped with, The first cover portion and the second cover portion are constructed as separate parts. When the first cover portion is opened, the second cover portion is maintained in a closed state. When the second cover portion is opened, the overlapping portion is pressed against the second cover portion, and the first cover portion is opened together with the second cover portion. A label-applying device according to claim 1, characterized by the following:

4. A cutting unit is positioned between the transport unit and the peeling unit to cut and separate the medium, A lever that operates the cutting section, Having A label-applying device according to claim 2 or 3, characterized by the above.

5. The lever is positioned in close proximity to the mounting portion of the housing. The aforementioned second cover portion covers the mounting portion and the lever when in the closed state. A label-applying device according to claim 4, characterized by the above.

6. The transport roller is linked to the opening operation of the second cover portion and releases the holding of the medium in the nip portion. A label-applying device according to claim 5, characterized by the above.

7. The reel shaft has its end in the third direction opposite to the first direction fixed to the housing. The reel is supported so as to be removable from the reel shaft. A label-applying device according to claim 1, characterized by the following:

8. The aforementioned reel is, A cylindrical body portion having an opening extending in the first direction on a part of its outer surface, and supported by the reel shaft, A lid portion is positioned at the end of the main body portion in the first direction, A projection extends from the peripheral edge of the lid in the third direction, is positioned in the opening of the main body, and constitutes a part of the outer circumferential surface, and between itself and the opening, forms an insertion opening that holds the end of the release material when the end of the release material is inserted; An engaging portion located at the end of the opening in the main body in the third direction, with which the tip portion of the protruding part in the third direction engages; The label-applying device according to claim 7, characterized by comprising:

9. The cover portion of the reel has an outlet that penetrates the cover portion in the first direction and connects to the insertion opening. A label-applying device according to claim 8, characterized by the following:

10. The aforementioned medium is stored in a cassette in a rolled-up state. The cassette is mounted in the mounting section. A label-applying device according to claim 8, characterized by the following:

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