Platen opening mechanism in portable labeling machine
AssigneeSato Holdings Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorYoshisada Takahashi
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Abstract
Disclosed is a platen opening mechanism in a portable labeling machine capable of simultaneously opening the platen through a single operation of opening a bottom cover to form an insertion passage for a label strip. The platen is pivotally opened from a machine side plate in interlock with opening a bottom cover that is also pivoted open in the opposite pivot direction from the side plate. The platen is pivotable to a closed position and an open position relative to the side plate to allow the label strip to be loaded.
Claims12
A platen opening mechanism in a labeling machine, comprising:
- the labeling machine including a side plate, a bottom cover disposed in a pivotally openable and closable manner relative to the side plate;
- a retaining portion located and configured for retaining at the side plate a label strip wound into a roll
- a platen located and configured for enabling the label strip drawn out in a strip form from the retaining portion to be transferred onto a top surface of the platen;
- the platen being pivotable to a closed position, and pivotable to an open position relative to the side plate that is sufficient to allow the label strip to be loaded past the platen and into the portable labeling machine, wherein
- the platen and the bottom cover are located and configured for the platen to be pivoted to the open position relative to the side plate and to be pivoted open in accompaniment with opening of the bottom cover from the side plate;
- a flange protruding from the platen;
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- the bottom cover having a platen-opening engagement/disengagement portion that is engageable with and disengageable from the flange portion.
A platen opening mechanism in a labeling machine, comprising:
- the labeling machine including a side plate, a bottom cover disposed in a pivotally openable and closable manner relative to the side plate;
- a retaining portion located and configured for retaining at the side plate a label strip wound into a roll
- a platen located and configured for enabling the label strip drawn out in a strip form from the retaining portion to be transferred onto a top surface of the platen;
- the platen being pivotable to a closed position, and pivotable to an open position relative to the side plate that is sufficient to allow the label strip to be loaded past the platen and into the portable labeling machine, wherein
- the platen and the bottom cover are located and configured for the platen to be pivoted to the open position relative to the side plate and to be pivoted open in accompaniment with opening of the bottom cover from the side plate;
- wherein the platen is openable and closable by being movable between a first and a second stopper on the side plate.
A platen opening mechanism in a labeling machine, comprising:
- the labeling machine including a side plate, a bottom cover disposed in a pivotally openable and closable manner relative to the side plate;
- a retaining portion located and configured for retaining at the side plate a label strip wound into a roll
- a platen located and configured for enabling the label strip drawn out in a strip form from the retaining portion to be transferred onto a top surface of the platen;
- the platen being pivotable to a closed position, and pivotable to an open position relative to the side plate that is sufficient to allow the label strip to be loaded past the platen and into the portable labeling machine, wherein
- the platen and the bottom cover are located and configured for the platen to be pivoted to the open position relative to the side plate and to be pivoted open in accompaniment with opening of the bottom cover from the side plate;
- a guide groove formed in the side plate engaged by the platen and along which the platen is pivotable.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.