Label Alignment Jig Using Regulating Portions and Nipper

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional label laminating devices require manual skill for accurate positioning and sticking of labels, leading to potential positional displacement and poor sticking results due to the equal size of base tapes and release tapes.

Innovation Solution

A jig with regulating portions and a nipper is used to align and nip the labels, ensuring accurate positioning and sticking by separating the release sheet into sections for easy peeling and bonding, preventing positional displacement.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Measurement precision

If manual positioning is used for aligning labels, then the device structure remains simple, but positioning precision deteriorates due to lack of regulation mechanisms

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvepositioning precisionVSAvoiddevice structure

Core Design Contradiction:

Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces a jig as an intermediary tool between the user and the labels. The jig includes regulating portions that physically guide and align the first and second labels during the sticking process, eliminating the need for complex automated positioning systems while ensuring precise alignment through mechanical intervention.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The regulating portions of the jig are designed to automatically align the labels through their geometric configuration. When the labels are placed on the jig, the regulating portions inherently guide them into the correct positional relationship without requiring additional adjustment mechanisms or complex operations.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

2Manufacturing precision

If the release tape is peeled and stuck manually, then the process can be completed, but sticking precision deteriorates due to equal size of base tape and release tape causing skill dependency

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvesticking precisionVSAvoidoperation difficulty

Core Design Contradiction:

Manufacturing precisionVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The jig acts as a mediator that holds both the first label and the peeled portion of the second label during the sticking process. The regulating portions ensure that the adhesive layer and the first label are perfectly aligned, eliminating the need for user skill in manual positioning and ensuring consistent sticking precision.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The jig is prepared in advance with the first label positioned and the regulating portions configured. When the second label is peeled and brought to the jig, the alignment is automatically established by the pre-configured regulating portions, eliminating the need for real-time adjustment by the user.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

3Stability of the object's composition

If no positioning regulation is provided, then the device structure remains simple, but positional displacement occurs during the sticking process

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvepositional stabilityVSAvoidstructure complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Stability of the object's compositionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The jig serves as a stable intermediary platform that maintains the positional relationship between the first and second labels throughout the sticking process. The regulating portions physically constrain the labels, preventing any displacement that might occur during manual manipulation.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The positioning function is segmented into distinct regulating portions, each responsible for controlling a specific aspect of the positional relationship. This segmentation allows the jig to provide comprehensive positional stability through multiple independent regulation mechanisms rather than a single complex constraint system.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentUS11833793B2Jig providing accurate positional relationship between upper and lower labels for sticking the labels to each other

Publication Date: 2023.12.05 BROTHER KOGYO KK

AI summary

A jig for sticking a first sheet superposed on a second sheet to the second sheet in a thickness direction of the first and second sheets includes a first regulating portion, a second regulating portion, and a nipper. The first regulating portion regulates a position of the first sheet superposed on the second sheet to be aligned with a position of the second sheet in a first direction perpendicular to the thickness direction. The second regulating portion regulates a position of the first sheet superposed on the second sheet to be aligned with a position of the second sheet in a second direction perpendicular to the thickness direction and the first direction. The nipper nips the first sheet and the second sheet superposed and aligned with each other in the thickness direction such that at least a part of a peripheral portion of the first sheet is exposed.