Label peeling device, fluid ejection device, and label peeling method
AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorTakeshi Tokuda
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Abstract
A holding unit holds label paper conveyed from a label printer that ejects ink onto the label paper. A peeling unit is disposed to the label paper conveyance path downstream from the holding unit, and peels labels from the liner of the label paper. The peeling unit can move bidirectionally between a start peeling position and an end peeling position. A peeling member folds back only the liner portion of the label paper. A peeling conveyance roller disposed downstream from the peeling member on the label paper conveyance path conveys the label paper. The peeling member moves from the start peeling position to the end peeling position by being pushed by the label paper conveyed by the peeling conveyance roller while the label paper is still held by the holding unit.
Claims11
A label peeling device having a peeling unit configured to peel labels from label paper fed from a fluid ejection device configured to eject fluid onto the label paper, the label paper including labels and a liner to which the labels are affixed,
- the peeling unit comprising:
- a peeling member that is disposed movably between a start peeling position and an end peeling position, and is configured to fold back the liner;
- and
- a conveyance unit that is disposed in a conveyance path of the label paper on a downstream side of the peeling member and conveys the label paper;
- wherein
- the peeling member is configured to peel the labels from the liner by moving from the start peeling position to the end peeling position.
A fluid ejection device comprising:
- a fluid ejection unit configured to eject fluid onto the label paper, the label paper including labels and a liner to which the labels are affixed;
- and
- a peeling unit that is disposed in a label paper conveyance path and peels labels from label paper, said peeling unit comprising a peeling member that is disposed movably between a start peeling position and an end peeling position, and that folds back the liner;
- and
- a conveyance unit that is disposed in the conveyance path downstream from the peeling member and that conveys the label paper;
- wherein the peeling member is configured to peel the labels from the liner by moving from the start peeling position to the end peeling position.
A peeling method of a label peeling device having a peeling member that peels labels from label paper fed from a fluid ejection device that ejects fluid onto the label paper, the label paper including labels and a liner to which the labels are affixed, and a conveyance unit that is disposed downstream from the peeling member and conveys the label paper, the peeling method comprising:
- moving the peeling member from a start peeling position to an end peeling position to peel the labels from the liner.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.