EP0052848A1
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Label issuing apparatus
Assignee: Toshiba TEC Corp
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Filing: 1981-11-17
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2001-11-17
Abstract
Abstract Disclosed is a label issuing apparatus which feeds labels stuck in a line on a ground paper, stops the feed of the labels in a first printing position and prints thereat a sheet of label, and then further feeds the labels to issue the printed labels sheet by sheet from a label issuing outlet. The label issuing apparatus is comprised of a keyboard (220) including a RAM (204) having first and second memory areas (FR1, FR2), a set key, an execution key and ten keys, the keyboard (220) storing first and second feed distance data into the first and second memory areas by operating the keys, and a feed control unit (126, 200, 216, 224) which, after the edge of the printed label is detected, feeds the ground paper through a distance corresponding to said first feed distance data, sets and prints the label in the first printing position, and then feeds the ground paper through a distance corresponding to the second distance data till a second printing position.
Inventors
- 👤 Yasuhiro Sakura
- 👤 Yasushi Nakajima
- 👤 Noriyasu Tajima
- 👤 Hitoshi Nimura
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 16:05
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01G; G01G23/00; G01G23/18; G01G23/38; G01G23/42; B; B65; B65C; B65C11/00; B65C11/02; B65C11/0289; B65C9/00; B65C9/46; B65C2210/00; B65C2210/0002; B65C2210/0013; B65C2210/0018
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
227 words
A label issuing apparatus comprising label feed means (116, 118, 120, 122, 124, 126, 128, 130) for feeding labels (100) stuck on a label carrier (102), separator means (114) for peeling said label off said label carrier, label detecting means (14) desposed in the vicinity of said separator means (114) for detecting that portion of said label which is peeled off said label carrier by said separator means, and printing means (104, 110) for printing said label, characterized by further comprising data storing means (204) having first and second memory areas (FRl, FR2) for respectively storing first and second feed distance data, keyboard means (220) having a plurality of keys selectively operated to write first and second feed distance data in said first and second memory areas; and data processing means (200) for controlling said label feed means to feed said label carrier through a first distance defined by the first feed distance data stored in said first memory area (FR1) after said label detecting means (14) has detected the peeled-off front edge of said label and set at least one of said labels in a first printing position, and after the label is printed in the first printing position, feed said label carrier through a second distance defined by the second feed distance data stored in said second memory area (FR2) from the first printing position.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
227 words
A label issuing apparatus comprising label feed means (116, 118, 120, 122, 124, 126, 128, 130) for feeding labels (100) stuck on a label carrier (102), separator means (114) for peeling said label off said label carrier, label detecting means (14) desposed in the vicinity of said separator means (114) for detecting that portion of said label which is peeled off said label carrier by said separator means, and printing means (104, 110) for printing said label, characterized by further comprising data storing means (204) having first and second memory areas (FRl, FR2) for respectively storing first and second feed distance data, keyboard means (220) having a plurality of keys selectively operated to write first and second feed distance data in said first and second memory areas; and data processing means (200) for controlling said label feed means to feed said label carrier through a first distance defined by the first feed distance data stored in said first memory area (FR1) after said label detecting means (14) has detected the peeled-off front edge of said label and set at least one of said labels in a first printing position, and after the label is printed in the first printing position, feed said label carrier through a second distance defined by the second feed distance data stored in said second memory area (FR2) from the first printing position.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
43 words
A label issuing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said data storing means (204) further includes a third memory area (PBR), and said printing means includes a printer (104) for printing data corresponding to the contents stored in said third memory area (PBR).
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
27 words
A label issuing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said printing means is further provided with a printer (110) for printing an article name on the label.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
76 words
A label issuing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said keyboard means includes a first key (47), a second key (31) and a plurality of numeral entry keys (30), and first feed distance data is produced and written into said first memory area (FR1) by operating said first and numeral entry keys, and second feed distance data is produced and written into said second memory area (FR2) by subsequently operating said second and numeral entry keys.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
39 words
A label issuing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said label detecting means (14) produces a label detection signal upon detecting the peeled-off portion of said label (100) to inhibit the printing operation of said printing means (104, 110).
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
63 words
A label issuing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein said keyboard means (220) includes a control switch with first and second switching positions, and said data processing means (200) inhibits said label feed means (116, 118, 120, 122, 126, 128, 130, 132) from operating upon detecting that said control switch (74) is set in the second switching position.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
183 words
A label issuing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein said data storing (204) means further includes fourth and fifth memory areas for storing weight and unit price of an article, sixth and seventh memory areas (TWR1, TWR4) for storing the total weight of articles, and eighth and ninth memory areas (TPR1, TPR4) for storing the total price of the articles, said keyboard means (220) includes a control switch (65) with first and second switching positions, and said data processing means which calculates a price of the article on the basis of the weight and unit price stored in said fourth and fifth memory areas, stores accumulatively the data about the weight and price of the article to the fifth and eighth memory areas (TWR1, TPR1) upon detection of the set of said control switch (65) in the first switching position, and stores accumulatively the data about the weight and price of the article into said seventh and ninth memory areas (TWR4, TPR4) , upon detection of the set of the said control switch in the second switching position.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
127 words
A label issuing apparatus according to claim 7, wherein said keyboard means (220) includes third and fourth keys (49, 52), said data processing means, upon detection of the operation of said third key (49), transfers the total weight and price data stored in said sixth and eighth memory areas (TWR1, TPR1) to said third memory area (PBR), prints the contents of said third memory area on the label by means of said printing means, and upon detection of the operation of said fourth key (52), transfers the total weight and price data stored in said seventh and ninth memory areas . (TWR4, TPR4) to said third memory area (PBR), and prints the contents of said third memory area on the label by means of said printing means.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
80 words
A label issuing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein said keyboard means (220) includes a control switch (62) with first and second switching positions, and said data processing means (200) inhibits said label feed means (116, 118, 120, 122, 126, 128, 130, 132), when detecting that said control switch is set at the second switching position, to feed said label carrier through the second distance after the label is printed in the first printing position.
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