Label Producing Apparatus Single Motor Coordination Mechanism
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing label producing apparatuses are bulky and heavy due to the separate motors required for cutting and discharging mechanisms, leading to increased size, weight, and cost.
Innovation Solution
A label producing apparatus utilizing a single motor to drive both the cutting and discharging mechanisms through a coordination adjusting mechanism, which switches between transmission and interruption states to control the operations of the movable blade and driven roller, allowing for efficient cutting and discharge of label tapes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If separate motors are used for the cutter and tape discharging mechanisms, then the reliability of cutting and discharging operations is improved, but the size and weight of the apparatus increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines two separate motors (cutter motor and tape discharging motor) into a single motor that drives both the cutting mechanism and the tape discharging mechanism. This merging reduces the overall weight and size of the apparatus while maintaining operational reliability through coordinated control of both functions by one motor.
Solution Approach 2:
The single motor serves multiple functions by driving both the cutting mechanism and the tape discharging mechanism. This multi-functionality allows one motor to replace what previously required two separate motors, thereby reducing apparatus weight and size without compromising the reliability of either cutting or discharging operations.
2Reliability
If separate motors are used for the cutter and tape discharging mechanisms, then the reliability of cutting and discharging operations is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges two separate motor systems into one unified motor system that controls both cutting and tape discharging. This reduces device complexity by eliminating one motor and its associated control circuitry, while reliability is maintained through coordinated control mechanisms that ensure both functions operate correctly.
Solution Approach 2:
The single motor performs multiple functions (driving both the cutting mechanism and tape discharging mechanism), which simplifies the overall device structure by reducing the number of motor components from two to one, thereby lowering device complexity while preserving operational reliability.
3Weight of stationary object
If a single motor drives both cutting and discharging mechanisms, then the size and weight of the apparatus are reduced, but the coordination control complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs dynamic control mechanisms including clutches and coordinate adjusting mechanisms that allow the single motor to dynamically switch between driving the cutting mechanism and the tape discharging mechanism. This dynamic allocation of motor power enables reduced apparatus weight while managing coordination complexity through mechanical control elements that automatically adjust operational parameters.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces intermediary control mechanisms (clutches and coordinate adjusting mechanisms) that mediate between the single motor and the two different mechanisms it drives. These intermediaries manage the coordination complexity by providing mechanical interfaces that automatically handle the switching and synchronization of motor power distribution to both cutting and discharging functions.
4Ease of manufacture
If a single motor drives both cutting and discharging mechanisms, then the manufacturing cost is reduced, but the precision of coordinated operations must be maintained
Solution Approach 1:
By merging two motors into one, the patent reduces component count and manufacturing cost. The precision of coordinated operations is maintained through the use of mechanical control mechanisms (clutches and coordinate adjusting mechanisms) that ensure accurate synchronization between cutting and discharging functions despite using a single motor.
Data Source
AI summary
The disclosure discloses a label producing apparatus including a driving roller, a driven roller, a driving force transmission mechanism, and a coordination adjusting mechanism. The driving roller is disposed to a downstream side of a movable blade on a tape feeding path and configured to contact and discharge a label tape. The driven roller is configured to advance and retreat with respect to the tape feeding path. The driving force transmission mechanism is configured to perform a switching operation between a transmission state where a driving force of a motor is transmitted to the driving roller and an interruption state where the transmission of the driving force to the driving roller is interrupted. The coordination adjusting mechanism is configured to adjust an advancing and retreating operation of the driven roller, an advancing and retreating operation of the movable blade, and the switching operation of the driving force transmission mechanism into a desired mutually coordinated-mode, these operations being performed by the driving force of the motor in accordance with a rotation of the motor in one direction.