Apparatus for producing self-adhesive labels
AssigneeCEWE Stiftung & Co. KGaA
InventorPeter Schütz
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for producing self-adhesive labels, in particular in a self-service area, for example of a drug store, is provided. The apparatus comprises a dye-sublimation thermal printer, as a printing means for printing a printing pattern onto an adhesive film, and a cutting apparatus for cutting the adhesive film along a cutting pattern, the adhesive film being moved automatically from the printing means to the cutting apparatus. Initially, only a first moving unit of the printing means moves the adhesive film at a first speed to a second moving unit of the cutting apparatus, after which both moving units move the printed adhesive film further in the forward direction.
Claims14
An apparatus for producing self-adhesive labels, in a self-service area, using a thermal dye-sublimation process, the apparatus comprising:
- a printing means configured to print a printing pattern onto an adhesive film using a thermal dye-sublimation process;
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- a cutting apparatus configured to cut the adhesive film along a cutting pattern,
- the printing means having a first moving unit for automatically moving the printed adhesive film from the printing means to the cutting apparatus in a first direction and the cutting apparatus has a second moving unit for moving the printed adhesive film in the first direction inside the cutting apparatus, the printing means and the cutting apparatus being configured such that only the first moving unit moves the printed adhesive film initially at a first speed to the second moving unit, after which both moving units move the printed adhesive film at a second speed in the first direction again and wherein the first speed and the second speed are different from one another and the first speed is greater than the second speed.
A printing means for printing a printing pattern onto an adhesive film using a thermal dye-sublimation process, the printing means being adapted to be operated together with a cutting apparatus to produce adhesive labels in a self-service area, the printing means having a first moving unit for automatically moving the printed adhesive film from the printing means to the cutting apparatus in a first direction and the cutting apparatus having a second moving unit for moving the printed adhesive film in the first direction inside the cutting apparatus, the printing means being configured to firstly move the printed adhesive film only using the first moving unit at a first speed to the second moving unit and then to move the printed adhesive film into the cutting apparatus at a second speed in the first direction using the first moving unit acting jointly with the second moving unit, wherein the first speed and the second speed are different from one another and the first speed is greater than the second speed.
A method for producing adhesive labels using a thermal dye-sublimation process in a self-service area, the method comprising the steps of:
- printing a printing pattern onto an adhesive film using a printing means that uses a thermal dye-sublimation process;
- automatically moving the printed adhesive film from the printing means to a cutting apparatus in a first direction using a first moving unit of the printing means and automatically moving the printed adhesive film in the first direction inside the cutting apparatus using a second moving unit of the cutting apparatus, wherein only the first moving unit moves the printed adhesive film initially at a first speed to the second moving unit, after which both moving units move the printed adhesive film at a second speed in the first direction again, and wherein the first speed and the second speed are different from one another and the first speed is greater than the second speed;
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- cutting the adhesive film along a cutting pattern using the cutting apparatus.
A non-transitory storage medium containing computer program code which is configured, when executed by a controller, to control a device to produce adhesive labels by performing a method comprising:
- printing a printing pattern onto an adhesive film using a printing means that uses a thermal dye-sublimation process;
- automatically moving the printed adhesive film from the printing means to a cutting apparatus in a first direction using a first moving unit of the printing means and automatically moving the printed adhesive film in the first direction inside the cutting apparatus using a second moving unit of the cutting apparatus, wherein only the first moving unit moves the printed adhesive film initially at a first speed to the second moving unit, after which both moving units move the printed adhesive film at a second speed in the first direction again, and wherein the first speed and the second speed are different from one another and the first speed is greater than the second speed;
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- cutting the adhesive film along a cutting pattern using the cutting apparatus.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.