EP0280877A1 - Hand-held labeller - Google Patents

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EP0280877A1
EP0280877A1 EP88101231A EP88101231A EP0280877A1 EP 0280877 A1 EP0280877 A1 EP 0280877A1 EP 88101231 A EP88101231 A EP 88101231A EP 88101231 A EP88101231 A EP 88101231A EP 0280877 A1 EP0280877 A1 EP 0280877A1
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Werner Becker
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65C—LABELLING OR TAGGING MACHINES, APPARATUS, OR PROCESSES
    • B65C11/00—Manually-controlled or manually-operable label dispensers, e.g. modified for the application of labels to articles
    • B65C11/02—Manually-controlled or manually-operable label dispensers, e.g. modified for the application of labels to articles having printing equipment
    • B65C11/0205—Manually-controlled or manually-operable label dispensers, e.g. modified for the application of labels to articles having printing equipment modified for the application of labels to articles
    • B65C11/021—Manually-controlled or manually-operable label dispensers, e.g. modified for the application of labels to articles having printing equipment modified for the application of labels to articles label feeding from strips
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65C—LABELLING OR TAGGING MACHINES, APPARATUS, OR PROCESSES
    • B65C11/00—Manually-controlled or manually-operable label dispensers, e.g. modified for the application of labels to articles
    • B65C11/02—Manually-controlled or manually-operable label dispensers, e.g. modified for the application of labels to articles having printing equipment
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65C—LABELLING OR TAGGING MACHINES, APPARATUS, OR PROCESSES
    • B65C2210/00—Details of manually controlled or manually operable label dispensers
    • B65C2210/0037—Printing equipment
    • B65C2210/004—Printing equipment using printing heads
    • B65C2210/0051—Means for applying print to labels
    • B65C2210/0056—Inking rollers
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65C—LABELLING OR TAGGING MACHINES, APPARATUS, OR PROCESSES
    • B65C2210/00—Details of manually controlled or manually operable label dispensers
    • B65C2210/0037—Printing equipment
    • B65C2210/004—Printing equipment using printing heads
    • B65C2210/0059—Printing equipment using printing heads using several printing heads
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65C—LABELLING OR TAGGING MACHINES, APPARATUS, OR PROCESSES
    • B65C2210/00—Details of manually controlled or manually operable label dispensers
    • B65C2210/0037—Printing equipment
    • B65C2210/004—Printing equipment using printing heads
    • B65C2210/0062—Printing equipment using printing heads using color printing heads
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T156/00—Adhesive bonding and miscellaneous chemical manufacture
    • Y10T156/18—Surface bonding means and/or assembly means with handle or handgrip

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  • the invention relates to a hand-held labeling device for printing, dispensing and attaching self-adhesive labels to objects in the course of an actuation cycle controlled by means of an operating lever which can be pivoted from a rest position into an extended position, with a printing unit which is mounted in a device housing and has printing types for producing an imprint on an in a self-adhesive label located in a printing position, a transport device which brings the self-adhesive labels one after the other into the printing position and into the position for attachment to the objects, and a inking device for inking the printing types of the printing unit before each printing operation by means of a paint roller which can be pivoted by one in the device housing stored bracket is held and rolls on the printing types of the printing unit when pivoting the bracket.
  • Such a labeling device is known from DE-OS 26 38 048.
  • the bracket holding the ink roller can be bent at a pivot point, so that a relatively long rolling path is achieved on the printing types to be inked, without the pivoting radius, i.e. the distance between the pivoting axis of the bracket and the paint roller axis must be too large.
  • the swivel bracket bends at the articulation point so that after inking it protrudes forward like a bent knee on the front of the device.
  • the front of the device must be so wide open that the bent swivel bracket can protrude.
  • the pivoting movement of the bracket holding the ink roller is brought about by the fact that the printing unit is lowered onto the ink roller when the device is actuated, whereupon a torque is exerted on the bracket which swivels it, while at the same time rolling the ink roller onto the printing types takes place.
  • a rigid bracket would be used in the known device, as is known for example from DE-OS 25 02 108, then a relatively large swivel radius must be used so that the paint roller can roll on all types of printing and the bracket is pivoted as far that the path of the printing unit towards the label to be printed is not blocked.
  • the long swivel radius required for this makes it necessary that the swivel axis be mounted at a relatively large distance in front of the swivel path of the printing unit. If the swivel axis is too close to the movement path of the printing unit, the lowering movement of the printing unit can initially pivot the bracket with the ink roller while rolling the ink roller onto the printing types, but then a blocking position occurs in which the movement path of the printing unit and the The connecting line between the paint roller axis and the swivel axis of the bracket is exactly tangential. In this blocking position, the printing unit no longer exerts any torque on the bracket, so that it can no longer be pivoted.
  • This blocking condition can only be prevented if the swivel axis of the bracket is far enough from the movement path of the printing unit. Attaching the pivot axis of the bracket at a large distance from the movement path of the printing unit, however, results in an enlargement of the device housing towards the front, which prevents a compact design and which is also unfavorable for handling the device, since the operator can no longer see , where she just applies the printed label.
  • the invention is based on the object of designing a hand-held labeling device of the type described at the outset in such a way that a compact design can be achieved even when using a multi-line printing unit.
  • bracket for generating a pivoting movement about an axis is in drive connection with a rod, the displacement of which is controlled by the operating lever.
  • the pivot axis of the bracket can be very close to the path of movement of the printing unit brought, since the blocking position occurring in this case is overcome by the action of the rod, this means in other words that the bracket can be moved even if the printing unit no longer exerts torque on it during its lowering movement.
  • the hand-held labeling device shown in FIG. 1 is used to print, output and attach self-adhesive labels to articles of goods.
  • the device contains a housing 10 to which a handle 12 is attached.
  • On the top of the housing there is a holder 14 for receiving a supply roll 16 of a carrier tape 18 on which self-adhesive labels adhere.
  • the carrier tape 18 runs in the device from the supply roll 16 first downward and then towards the front of the device to a dispensing edge 20, at which the carrier tape 18 is deflected at an acute angle and is guided to the rear end of the housing by a transport device 22.
  • a pressure roller 24 is rotatably mounted in the housing, with which a label detached from the carrier tape 18 and located below the pressure roller in the dispensing position can be glued to an article of goods.
  • An operating lever 26 is mounted beneath the handle 12 and is mounted rotatably about an axis 28. Between the handle 12 and the operating lever 26 there is a spring 30 which always moves the operating lever into the Figure 1 shown trying to press rest position.
  • a printing unit support 32 In the housing 10 there is also a printing unit support 32, which is also rotatably mounted about the axis 28.
  • This printing unit carrier 32 carries a printing unit 34, by means of which a self-adhesive label located on a printing table 36 can be printed.
  • a spring 40 is attached between an arm 38 of the operating lever 26 and the printing unit carrier 32 and serves to transmit a movement of the operating lever 26 directed against the handle 12 to the printing unit carrier 32. In the rest position shown in FIG. 1, the printing unit carrier 32 is held in the raised position by a contact surface 42 on the operating lever 26.
  • the printing unit 34 has printing types 44 on its surface facing the printing table 36, which can be inked before each printing operation by means of a coloring device.
  • the inking device contains a paint roller 46 which is rotatably mounted in a paint roller holder 48. Details of the paint roller holder 48 are subsequently explained in more detail with reference to FIGS. 7 and 8.
  • the paint roller holder 48 in turn is seated in a bracket 51 which can be pivoted about an axis 50, the structure of which is explained in connection with FIGS. 5 and 6.
  • Two guide pins 52 are attached to the paint roller holder 48 and are guided in a guide track 54.
  • the guideway that can be seen in FIG. 1 is located in the inner surface of the rear side wall of the housing 10, as seen from the viewer.
  • a similar guideway 54 is located in the front side wall of the housing 10, which is not shown in FIG. 1.
  • the ink roller holder 48 also has two guide pins 52 , one of which engages in one of the two guideways 54.
  • a front flap 56 At the front of the housing 10 there is a front flap 56 which can be pivoted forward about an axis 58 into the opened position shown in FIG. 4.
  • the axis 58 is also the axis on which the pressure roller 24 is mounted.
  • the front flap 56 is provided with an extension 60 directed towards the interior of the housing, the end face 62 of which forms part of the guide track 54.
  • the guideway 54 has an outlet opening 64 toward the front of the device, which is closed by the extension 60 in the closed position of the front flap 56. The purpose of this outlet opening 64 will then become apparent from the description of the mode of operation of the device described.
  • a push rod 66 is attached between the operating lever 26 and the swivel bracket 51 and is biased by means of a spring 68 in the direction of a pin 70 on the operating lever 26.
  • the push rod 66 is designed as a toothed rack at the end lying in the region of the bracket 51.
  • the bracket 51 has a pinion 72 which is in engagement with the teeth of the rack end of the push rod 66. From the illustration of Figure 1 it can be seen that the bracket 51 is pivoted clockwise about the axis 50 from the rest position shown when the push rod 66 moves to the left.
  • FIGS. 5 and 6 show the bracket 51 carrying the paint roller holder 48 in more detail.
  • the bracket 51 has two arms 74, 76 which are connected to one another by a web 78.
  • the arms 74, 76 have two pins 80, 82 in the area of the web 78, which pins serve to mount the ink roller holder 48.
  • At the ends at the top in FIG. 5 there are bearing bushes 84, 86 on the arms 74, 76, with the aid of which the bracket 51 can be rotatably mounted on pins which extend into the inside surfaces of the housing side walls are attached.
  • the teeth forming the pinion 72 are attached to a part of the outer peripheral surface of the bearing bush 84.
  • the guide pins 52, 53 are attached to the paint roller holder 48 in such a way that they project laterally on arms 88 and 90, respectively.
  • the arms 88, 90 are connected by means of a web 92.
  • the ink roller 46 is held between the arms 88, 90 of the ink roller holder 48; it has two journals 94, 96, which are shown in broken lines in FIG. 7 and each engage in a corresponding hole 98 in the associated arm 88, 90 of the paint roller holder 48.
  • the movement of the operating lever 26 counterclockwise about the axis 28 is carried out by means of the arm 38 and the spring 40 Transfer printing unit carrier 32.
  • the printing unit carrier 32 therefore also rotates counterclockwise about the axis 28 and in the process lowers the printing unit 34 in the direction toward the printing table 36.
  • the transport device 22 Via a lever connection, not shown, the transport device 22 is displaced to the left along the carrier belt 18 in the view of FIG. 1 due to the movement of the printing unit carrier 32.
  • the transport device 22 is constructed in detail is not important here; it should only cause that in the course of each actuation cycle of the device, the carrier tape is pulled exactly around the dispensing edge 20 by a transport step corresponding to a label width, so that a self-adhesive label on the printing table 36 comes into a printing position with each actuation cycle.
  • a transport device that can be used for this purpose is described for example in DE-PS 32 00 977.
  • the printing unit 34 Due to the lowering movement of the printing unit 34 connected to the printing unit carrier 32, the printing unit 34 exerts a torque on the bracket 51, which swivels the bracket 51 in a clockwise direction. In the course of this pivoting movement of the bracket 51, the ink roller 46 rolls on the printing types 44 so that they are colored. At the same time, the guide pins 52 and 53 in the guide track 54 move towards the front of the device. As soon as the bracket 51 has reached a position in which the direction of movement of the printing unit 34 is exactly tangential to the connecting line between the axis 50 of the bracket 51 and the axis of the ink roller 46, the printing unit 34 can no longer exert any torque on the bracket 51.
  • bracket 51 would prevent the printing unit 34 from reaching the label to be printed on the printing table 36.
  • the push rod 66 ensures, however, that the bracket 51 is pivoted further beyond the blocking position in a clockwise direction and thus clears the way for a further lowering of the printing unit.
  • the bracket 51 due to the engagement between the pinion 72 and the end of the push rod 66 designed as a rack, moved the push rod 66 to the left in the illustration in FIG. 2 against the action of the spring 68.
  • the pin 70 attached to the upper end of the operating lever 26 comes into contact with the push rod 66, so that it moves it further to the left, which causes the pivoting of the Bracket 51 towards the front of the device.
  • the position in which the push rod 66 begins to move the bracket 51 further is shown in FIG. 2.
  • the swivel angle of the bracket 51 can be adapted to the respective requirements very simply by changing the diameter of the pinion 72.
  • FIG. 3 shows the point in time of the actuation cycle at which the printing types hit the label on the printing table 36 and produce the desired impression.
  • the guide pins 52, 53 are located at the end of the guide track 54.
  • the transport device 22 assumes its leftmost position according to FIG. 3. As soon as the operating lever 26 is released, the transport device 22 moves back to the right into its starting position shown in FIG. 1, but during this backward movement it is firmly connected to the carrier belt 18 so that it pulls it around the dispensing edge 20. During this movement of the carrier tape 18, the self-adhesive label just printed detaches from the carrier tape and comes to a position below the pressure roller 24, in which it can be attached to an object.
  • FIG. 4 The device described is shown in FIG. 4 with the front flap open.
  • the front flap 56 must be opened when the ink roller 46 is to be replaced.
  • the front flap 56 is brought into the position shown in FIG. 4.
  • the operating lever 26 is then pulled against the handle 12 until the printing unit 34 hits the printing table 36. Since the outlet opening 64 of the guideway 54 is open when the front flap 56 is open, the guide pins 52, 53 can move out of the guideway 54 into the position shown in FIG. 4 in the course of their displacement movement through the outlet opening 64.
  • the guide pins 52, 53 automatically come out of the guide track 54 due to centrifugal forces when the operating lever 26 is tightened with the front flap 56 open and the ink roller holder 48 is moved together with the ink roller 46 at a relatively high speed.
  • the operator can grasp the web 92 of the ink roller holder 48 and lift the ink roller holder 48 out of the bracket 51 with the ink roller 46 rotatably mounted in it.
  • the paint roller holder 48 and the paint roller 46 form a complete exchange unit, so that it is not necessary to insert a new paint roller into the paint roller holder, but a new assembly consisting of a paint roller holder and a paint roller is simply inserted into the bracket 51.
  • the ink roller holder 48 After insertion, the ink roller holder 48 is pivoted so that it assumes the position shown in FIG. 3, in which the guide pins 52, 53 lie in the guideway 54, whereupon the operating lever 26 is released, which leads to the ink roller holder 48 move the paint roller 46 back to the position of Fig. 1.
  • the front flap 56 is then closed, so that the extension 60 closes the outlet opening 64 again.
  • the guideway 54 is closed again, so that the color roll holder 48 is again guided over the guide pins 52, 53 and securely held in the device.
  • a guide track 54 is provided in the inner surface of each side wall of the housing 10, so that there are accordingly two outlet openings 64.
  • the front flap 56 is thus also equipped with two lugs 60, one of which closes one of the outlet openings 64.

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A hand labeling device is described with the aid of which in the course of an operating cycle self-adhering labels can be imprinted, dispensed and attached to articles. The operating cycle is controlled by means of an operating lever (26) pivotal out of a rest position into a pulled or squeezed position. In a device housing a printing mechanism (34) is arranged which comprises print types for producing an imprint on a self-adhering label disposed in a printing position. By a transport means (22) the self-adhering labels can be brought consecutively into the printing position and into the position for attachment to the articles. An inking device serves for inking the print types of the printing mechanism (34) before each printing operation; said device comprises an inking roll (46) which is held by a stirrup (51) pivotally mounted in the device housing and which on pivoting of the stirrup member (51) rolls on the print types of the printing mechanism (34). For producing a pivot movement about an axis (50) the stirrup member (51) is in drive connection with a rod (66), the displacement of which is controlled by the operating lever (26).

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Die Erfindung bezieht sich auf ein Handetikettiergerät zum Bedrucken, Ausgeben und Anbringen von Selbstklebe­etiketten an Gegenständen im Verlauf eines mittels eines aus einer Ruhestellung in eine ausgezogene Stellung ver­schwenkbaren Bedienungshebels gesteuerten Betätigungs­zyklus, mit einem in einem Gerätegehäuse angebrachten Druckwerk mit Drucktypen zum Erzeugen eines Aufdrucks auf einem in einer Druckposition befindlichen Selbstklebe­etikett, einer Transportvorrichtung, die die Selbstklebe­etiketten nacheinander in die Druckposition und in die Position zum Anbringen an den Gegenständen bringt, und einer Einfärbevorrichtung zum Einfärben der Drucktypen des Druckwerks vor jedem Druckvorgang mittels einer Farb­rolle, die von einem in dem Gerätegehäuse schwenkbar ge­ lagerten Bügel gehalten ist und sich beim Verschwenken des Bügels auf den Drucktypen des Druckwerks abwälzt.The invention relates to a hand-held labeling device for printing, dispensing and attaching self-adhesive labels to objects in the course of an actuation cycle controlled by means of an operating lever which can be pivoted from a rest position into an extended position, with a printing unit which is mounted in a device housing and has printing types for producing an imprint on an in a self-adhesive label located in a printing position, a transport device which brings the self-adhesive labels one after the other into the printing position and into the position for attachment to the objects, and a inking device for inking the printing types of the printing unit before each printing operation by means of a paint roller which can be pivoted by one in the device housing stored bracket is held and rolls on the printing types of the printing unit when pivoting the bracket.

Ein solches Etikettiergerät ist aus der DE-OS 26 38 048 bekannt. Bei diesem bekannten Gerät, mit dessen Hilfe Eti­ketten mehrzeilig bedruckt werden können, ist der die Farb­rolle haltende Bügel an einem Gelenkpunkt abknickbar, damit ein relativ langer Abwälzweg auf den einzufärbenden Druck­typen erreicht wird, ohne daß der Schwenkradius, also der Abstand zwischen der Schwenkachse des Bügels und der Farb­rollenachse zu groß sein muß. Beim Abwälzen der Farbrolle auf den Drucktypen knickt der Schwenkbügel am Gelenkpunkt ab, so daß er nach Durchführung des Einfärbens wie ein gebeugtes Knie an der Stirnseite des Geräts nach vorne heraussteht. Die Gerätevorderseite muß also so weit offen sein, daß der abgeknickte Schwenkbügel herausragen kann. Ein weiterer Nachteil des weiten Vorstehens besteht darin, daß der Bedienungsperson durch den vorstehenden Schwenk­bügel die Sicht auf das anzubringende Etikett verdeckt wird, so daß es unter Umständen nicht an der Stelle ange­bracht werden kann, wo es eigentlich hingehört. Die mehr­teilige Ausführung des Bügels hat auch den Nachteil, daß nach längerem Gebrauch eine exakte Führung der Farbrolle beeinträchtigt wird, da die Gelenkpunkte ausleiern.Such a labeling device is known from DE-OS 26 38 048. In this known device, with the help of which labels can be printed in multiple lines, the bracket holding the ink roller can be bent at a pivot point, so that a relatively long rolling path is achieved on the printing types to be inked, without the pivoting radius, i.e. the distance between the pivoting axis of the bracket and the paint roller axis must be too large. When the ink roller is rolled onto the printing types, the swivel bracket bends at the articulation point so that after inking it protrudes forward like a bent knee on the front of the device. The front of the device must be so wide open that the bent swivel bracket can protrude. Another disadvantage of the wide projection is that the operator is obscured by the protruding swivel bracket the view of the label to be attached, so that it may not be attached where it actually belongs. The multi-part design of the bracket also has the disadvantage that, after prolonged use, precise guidance of the paint roller is impaired because the articulation points wear out.

Bei dem bekannten Gerät wird die Schwenkbewegung des die Farbrolle haltenden Bügels dadurch hervorgerufen, daß sich das Druckwerk beim Betätigen des Geräts auf die Farbrolle absenkt, worauf ein Drehmoment auf den Bügel ausgeübt wird, das diesen verschwenkt, wobei gleichzeitig das Abwälzen der Farbrolle auf den Drucktypen stattfindet. Wenn bei dem bekannten Gerät ein starrer Bügel verwendet würde, wie er beispielsweise aus der DE-OS 25 02 108 bekannt ist, dann muß ein relativ großer Schwenkradius angewendet werden, damit sich die Farbrolle auf allen Drucktypen abwälzen kann und der Bügel so weit verschwenkt wird, daß der Weg des Druckwerks in Richtung zu dem zu bedruckenden Etikett nicht blockiert wird. Der dazu erforderliche lange Schwenk­radius macht es aber erforderlich, daß die Schwenkachse in einem relativ großen Abstand vor der Schwenkbahn des Druck­werks angebracht wird. Befindet sich nämlich die Schwenk­achse zu nahe an der Bewegungsbahn des Druckwerks, dann kann die Absenkbewegung des Druckwerks den Bügel mit der Farbrolle zwar anfänglich unter Abwälzen der Farbrolle auf den Drucktypen verschwenken, doch tritt dann eine Blockie­rungslage ein, in der die Bewegungsbahn des Druckwerks und die Verbindungslinie zwischen der Farbrollenachse und der Schwenkachse des Bügels genau tangential verlaufen. In dieser Blockierungslage übt das Druckwerk kein Drehmoment mehr auf den Bügel aus, so daß er auch nicht mehr weiter verschwenkt werden kann. Nur wenn die Schwenkachse des Bügels weit genug von der Bewegungsbahn des Druckwerks ent­fernt liegt, wird dieser Blockierzustand verhindert. Das Anbringen der Schwenkachse des Bügels in großem Abstand von der Bewegungsbahn des Druckwerks hat allerdings eine Vergrößerung des Gerätegehäuses nach vorne hin zur Folge, die einer kompakten Bauweise entgegensteht und die überdies auch für die Handhabung des Geräts ungünstig ist, da die Bedienungsperson nicht mehr sehen kann, wo sie das jeweils bedruckte Etikett gerade anbringt.In the known device, the pivoting movement of the bracket holding the ink roller is brought about by the fact that the printing unit is lowered onto the ink roller when the device is actuated, whereupon a torque is exerted on the bracket which swivels it, while at the same time rolling the ink roller onto the printing types takes place. If a rigid bracket would be used in the known device, as is known for example from DE-OS 25 02 108, then a relatively large swivel radius must be used so that the paint roller can roll on all types of printing and the bracket is pivoted as far that the path of the printing unit towards the label to be printed is not blocked. The long swivel radius required for this makes it necessary that the swivel axis be mounted at a relatively large distance in front of the swivel path of the printing unit. If the swivel axis is too close to the movement path of the printing unit, the lowering movement of the printing unit can initially pivot the bracket with the ink roller while rolling the ink roller onto the printing types, but then a blocking position occurs in which the movement path of the printing unit and the The connecting line between the paint roller axis and the swivel axis of the bracket is exactly tangential. In this blocking position, the printing unit no longer exerts any torque on the bracket, so that it can no longer be pivoted. This blocking condition can only be prevented if the swivel axis of the bracket is far enough from the movement path of the printing unit. Attaching the pivot axis of the bracket at a large distance from the movement path of the printing unit, however, results in an enlargement of the device housing towards the front, which prevents a compact design and which is also unfavorable for handling the device, since the operator can no longer see , where she just applies the printed label.

Der Erfindung liegt die Aufgabe zugrunde, ein Handetiket­tiergerät der eingangs geschilderten Art so auszugestalten, daß auch bei Verwendung eines mehrzeiligen Druckwerks eine kompakte Bauweise erzielt werden kann.The invention is based on the object of designing a hand-held labeling device of the type described at the outset in such a way that a compact design can be achieved even when using a multi-line printing unit.

Diese Aufgabe wird gemäß der Erfindung dadurch gelöst, daß der Bügel zur Erzeugung einer Schwenkbewegung um eine Achse mit einer Stange in Antriebsverbindung steht, deren Verschiebung durch den Bedienungshebel gesteuert ist.This object is achieved according to the invention in that the bracket for generating a pivoting movement about an axis is in drive connection with a rod, the displacement of which is controlled by the operating lever.

Beim erfindungsgemäßen Gerät kann die Schwenkachse des Bügels sehr nahe bei der Bewegungsbahn des Druckwerks an­ gebracht werden, da die in diesem Fall an sich eintretende Blockierlage durch die Einwirkung der Stange überwun­den wird, dies heißt in anderen Worten, daß der Bügel auch dann weiterbewegt werden kann, wenn das Druckwerk bei seiner Absenkbewegung kein Drehmoment mehr auf ihn ausübt.In the device according to the invention, the pivot axis of the bracket can be very close to the path of movement of the printing unit brought, since the blocking position occurring in this case is overcome by the action of the rod, this means in other words that the bracket can be moved even if the printing unit no longer exerts torque on it during its lowering movement.

Vorteilhafte Weiterbildungen der Erfindung sind in den Un­teransprüchen gekennzeichnet.Advantageous developments of the invention are characterized in the subclaims.

Die Erfindung wird nun anhand der Zeichnung beispiels­halber erläutert. Es zeigen:

  • Fig. 1 eine schematische Darstellung eines Handetikettiergeräts nach der Erfindung, wobei sich die im Verlauf eines Betäti­gungszyklus bewegenden Teile in der Ruhestellung befinden,
  • Fig. 2 eine Ansicht des Geräts von Figur 1 nach Beginn eines Betätigungszyklus, wenn das Druckwerk begonnen hat, sich in Richtung zu einem zu bedruckenden Etikett zu bewegen,
  • Fig. 3 eine weitere Ansicht des Geräts von Figur 1 im Zeitpunkt des Auftreffens des Druckwerks auf einem zu bedrucken­den Etikett,
  • Fig. 4 eine ähnliche Ansicht wie in Figur 3, wobei jedoch die Frontklappe des Geräts geöffnet ist,
  • Fig. 5 eine vergrößerte Ansicht eines Schwenk­bügels, der im Gerät den Farbrollenhal­ter trägt,
  • Fig. 6 einen Ansicht des Schwenkbügels von der in Figur 5 mit einem Pfeil gekennzeich­neten Seite her,
  • Fig. 7 eine Ansicht des Farbrollenhalters mit eingesetzter Farbrolle und
  • Fig. 8 eine Seitenansicht des Farbrollenhal­ters von der in Figur 7 mit einem Pfeil gekennzeichneten Seite her.
The invention will now be explained by way of example with reference to the drawing. Show it:
  • 1 is a schematic illustration of a hand-held labeling device according to the invention, the parts moving in the course of an actuation cycle being in the rest position,
  • 2 is a view of the device of FIG. 1 after the start of an actuation cycle, when the printing unit has started to move in the direction of a label to be printed,
  • 3 shows a further view of the device of FIG. 1 at the time the printing unit hits a label to be printed,
  • 4 is a view similar to FIG. 3, but with the front cover of the device open,
  • 5 is an enlarged view of a swivel bracket that carries the paint roller holder in the device,
  • 6 is a view of the swivel bracket from the side marked with an arrow in FIG. 5,
  • Fig. 7 is a view of the paint roller holder with the paint roller and
  • Fig. 8 is a side view of the paint roller holder from the side marked with an arrow in Figure 7.

Das in Figur 1 dargestellte Handetikettiergerät dient dazu, Selbstklebeetiketten zu bedrucken, auszugeben und an Waren­artikeln anzubringen. Das Gerät enthält ein Gehäuse 10, an dem ein Handgriff 12 angebracht ist. An der Gehäuseober­seite befindet sich eine Halterung 14 zur Aufnahme einer Vorratsrolle 16 eines Trägerbandes 18, auf dem Selbstklebe­etiketten haften. Das Trägerband 18 verläuft im Gerät von der Vorratsrolle 16 aus zunächst nach unten und dann in Richtung zur Vorderseite des Geräts zu einer Spendkante 20, an der das Trägerband 18 in spitzem Winkel umgelenkt und durch eine Transportvorrichtung 22 zum Gehäusehinterende geführt wird. Vor der Spendkante 20 ist im Gehäuse eine Andrückrolle 24 drehbar gelagert, mit der ein vom Träger­band 18 abgelöstes, unterhalb der Andrückrolle in der Spendstellung befindliches Etikett auf einen Warenartikel aufgeklebt werden kann.The hand-held labeling device shown in FIG. 1 is used to print, output and attach self-adhesive labels to articles of goods. The device contains a housing 10 to which a handle 12 is attached. On the top of the housing there is a holder 14 for receiving a supply roll 16 of a carrier tape 18 on which self-adhesive labels adhere. The carrier tape 18 runs in the device from the supply roll 16 first downward and then towards the front of the device to a dispensing edge 20, at which the carrier tape 18 is deflected at an acute angle and is guided to the rear end of the housing by a transport device 22. In front of the dispensing edge 20, a pressure roller 24 is rotatably mounted in the housing, with which a label detached from the carrier tape 18 and located below the pressure roller in the dispensing position can be glued to an article of goods.

Unterhalb des Handgriffs 12 ist ein Bedienungshebel 26 ange­bracht, der um eine Achse 28 drehbar gelagert ist. Zwischen dem Handgriff 12 und dem Bedienungshebel 26 befindet sich eine Feder 30, die den Bedienungshebel stets in die in Figur 1 dargestellte Ruhestellung zu drücken versucht. Im Gehäuse 10 befindet sich auch ein Druckwerkträger 32, der ebenfalls um die Achse 28 drehbar gelagert ist. Dieser Druckwerkträger 32 trägt ein Druckwerk 34, mit dessen Hilfe ein auf einem Drucktisch 36 befindliches Selbstklebeetikett bedruckt werden kann. Zwischen einem Arm 38 des Bedienungs­hebels 26 und dem Druckwerkträger 32 ist eine Feder 40 ange­bracht, die dazu dient, eine gegen den Handgriff 12 gerich­tete Bewegung des Bedienungshebels 26 auf den Druckwerk­träger 32 zu übertragen. In der in Figur 1 dargestellten Ruhestellung wird der Druckwerkträger 32 von einer Anlage­fläche 42 am Bedienungshebel 26 in der angehobenen Position gehalten.An operating lever 26 is mounted beneath the handle 12 and is mounted rotatably about an axis 28. Between the handle 12 and the operating lever 26 there is a spring 30 which always moves the operating lever into the Figure 1 shown trying to press rest position. In the housing 10 there is also a printing unit support 32, which is also rotatably mounted about the axis 28. This printing unit carrier 32 carries a printing unit 34, by means of which a self-adhesive label located on a printing table 36 can be printed. A spring 40 is attached between an arm 38 of the operating lever 26 and the printing unit carrier 32 and serves to transmit a movement of the operating lever 26 directed against the handle 12 to the printing unit carrier 32. In the rest position shown in FIG. 1, the printing unit carrier 32 is held in the raised position by a contact surface 42 on the operating lever 26.

Das Druckwerk 34 weist an seiner dem Drucktisch 36 zuge­wandten Fläche Drucktypen 44 auf, die mittels einer Ein­färbevorrichtung vor jedem Druckvorgang eingefärbt werden können. Als wichtigsten Bestandteil enthält die Einfärbe­vorrichtung eine Farbrolle 46, die in einem Farbrollenhal­ter 48 drehbar gelagert ist. Einzelheiten des Farbrollenhal­ters 48 werden anschließend unter Bezugnahme auf die Figuren 7 und 8 noch näher erläutert. Der Farbrollenhalter 48 sitzt seinerseits in einem um eine Achse 50 verschwenk­baren Bügel 51, dessen Aufbau im Zusammenhang mit den Figuren 5 und 6 noch erläutert wird.The printing unit 34 has printing types 44 on its surface facing the printing table 36, which can be inked before each printing operation by means of a coloring device. As the most important component, the inking device contains a paint roller 46 which is rotatably mounted in a paint roller holder 48. Details of the paint roller holder 48 are subsequently explained in more detail with reference to FIGS. 7 and 8. The paint roller holder 48 in turn is seated in a bracket 51 which can be pivoted about an axis 50, the structure of which is explained in connection with FIGS. 5 and 6.

Am Farbrollenhalter 48 sind zwei Führungszapfen 52 ange­bracht, die in einer Führungsbahn 54 geführt sind. Die in Figur 1 erkennbare Führungsbahn befindet sich in der Innen­fläche der vom Betrachter aus gesehen rückwärtigen Seiten­wand des Gehäuses 10. Eine ebensolche Führungsbahn 54 be­findet sich in der in Figur 1 nicht dargestellten vorderen Seitenwand des Gehäuses 10. Demgemäß weist der Farbrollen­halter 48 auch zwei Führungszapfen 52 auf, von denen jeweils einer in eine der beiden Führungsbahnen 54 eingreift. An der Frontseite des Gehäuses 10 befindet sich eine Frontklappe 56, die um eine Achse 58 nach vorne in die in Figur 4 dargestellte aufgeklappte Stellung geschwenkt wer­den kann. Die Achse 58 ist gleichzeitig auch die Achse, auf der die Andrückrolle 24 gelagert ist. Die Frontklappe 56 ist mit einem zum Gehäuseinneren hin gerichteten An­satz 60 versehen, dessen Stirnfläche 62 einen Teil der Führungsbahn 54 bildet. Wie aus einem Vergleich der Fi­guren 1 und 4 erkennbar ist, weist die Führungsbahn 54 zur Gerätevorderseite hin eine Austrittsöffnung 64 auf, die in der zugeklappten Stellung der Frontklappe 56 vom Ansatz 60 verschlossen wird. Der Zweck dieser Austrittsöffnung 64 wird anschließend bei der Beschreibung der Wirkungsweise des beschriebenen Geräts noch ersichtlich.Two guide pins 52 are attached to the paint roller holder 48 and are guided in a guide track 54. The guideway that can be seen in FIG. 1 is located in the inner surface of the rear side wall of the housing 10, as seen from the viewer. A similar guideway 54 is located in the front side wall of the housing 10, which is not shown in FIG. 1. Accordingly, the ink roller holder 48 also has two guide pins 52 , one of which engages in one of the two guideways 54. At the front of the housing 10 there is a front flap 56 which can be pivoted forward about an axis 58 into the opened position shown in FIG. 4. The axis 58 is also the axis on which the pressure roller 24 is mounted. The front flap 56 is provided with an extension 60 directed towards the interior of the housing, the end face 62 of which forms part of the guide track 54. As can be seen from a comparison of FIGS. 1 and 4, the guideway 54 has an outlet opening 64 toward the front of the device, which is closed by the extension 60 in the closed position of the front flap 56. The purpose of this outlet opening 64 will then become apparent from the description of the mode of operation of the device described.

Zwischen dem Bedienungshebel 26 und dem Schwenkbügel 51 ist eine Schubstange 66 angebracht, die mit Hilfe einer Feder 68 in Richtung zu einem Zapfen 70 am Bedienungs­hebel 26 vorgespannt ist. Die Ruhelage, in die die Schubstange 66 durch die Feder 68 vorgespannt ist, ist in Figur 1 dargestellt. Die Schubstange 66 ist an dem im Bereich des Bügels 51 liegenden Endes als Zahnstange ausgebildet. Der Bügel 51 weist ein Ritzel 72 auf, das mit den Zähnen des Zahnstangenendes der Schubstange 66 in Eingriff steht. Aus der Darstellung von Figur 1 ist ersichtlich, daß der Bügel 51 aus der dargestellten Ruhe­stellung im Uhrzeigersinn um die Achse 50 verschwenkt wird, wenn sich die Schubstange 66 nach links verschiebt.A push rod 66 is attached between the operating lever 26 and the swivel bracket 51 and is biased by means of a spring 68 in the direction of a pin 70 on the operating lever 26. The rest position, into which the push rod 66 is biased by the spring 68, is shown in FIG. 1. The push rod 66 is designed as a toothed rack at the end lying in the region of the bracket 51. The bracket 51 has a pinion 72 which is in engagement with the teeth of the rack end of the push rod 66. From the illustration of Figure 1 it can be seen that the bracket 51 is pivoted clockwise about the axis 50 from the rest position shown when the push rod 66 moves to the left.

In den Figuren 5 und 6 ist der den Farbrollenhalter 48 tragende Bügel 51 genauer dargestellt. Der Bügel 51 weist zwei Arme 74, 76 auf, die durch einen Steg 78 miteinander verbunden sind. An der Innenseite weisen die Arme 74, 76 im Bereich des Stegs 78 zwei Zapfen 80, 82 auf, die der Lage­rung des Farbrollenhalters 48 dienen. An den in Figur 5 oben liegenden Enden befinden sich an den Armen 74, 76 Lagerbuchsen 84, 86, mit deren Hilfe der Bügel 51 auf Zapfen drehbar gelagert werden kann, die in den Innen­ flächen der Gehäuseseitenwände angebracht sind. An einem Teil der Außenumfangsfläche der Lagerbuchse 84 sind die das Ritzel 72 bildenden Zähne angebracht.FIGS. 5 and 6 show the bracket 51 carrying the paint roller holder 48 in more detail. The bracket 51 has two arms 74, 76 which are connected to one another by a web 78. On the inside, the arms 74, 76 have two pins 80, 82 in the area of the web 78, which pins serve to mount the ink roller holder 48. At the ends at the top in FIG. 5 there are bearing bushes 84, 86 on the arms 74, 76, with the aid of which the bracket 51 can be rotatably mounted on pins which extend into the inside surfaces of the housing side walls are attached. The teeth forming the pinion 72 are attached to a part of the outer peripheral surface of the bearing bush 84.

Die Führungszapfen 52, 53 sind nach Figur 7 am Farbrol­lenhalter 48 so angebracht, daß sie an Armen 88 bzw. 90 seitlich abstehen. Die Arme 88, 90 sind mittels eines Stegs 92 verbunden. Die Farbrolle 46 wird zwischen den Armen 88, 90 des Farbrollenhalters 48 festgehalten; sie weist zwei Achs­zapfen 94, 96 auf, die in Figur 7 gestrichelt dargestellt sind und die jeweils in ein entsprechendes Loch 98 im zugehörigen Arm 88, 90 des Farbrollenhalters 48 eingreifen.According to FIG. 7, the guide pins 52, 53 are attached to the paint roller holder 48 in such a way that they project laterally on arms 88 and 90, respectively. The arms 88, 90 are connected by means of a web 92. The ink roller 46 is held between the arms 88, 90 of the ink roller holder 48; it has two journals 94, 96, which are shown in broken lines in FIG. 7 and each engage in a corresponding hole 98 in the associated arm 88, 90 of the paint roller holder 48.

An der Außenfläche der Arme 88, 90 befinden sich im Bereich ihrer in Figur 7 unteren Enden Ausnehmungen 100 und 102, die so geformt sind, daß sie iber die Zapfen 80, 82 am Bügel 51 gesteckt werden können.On the outer surface of the arms 88, 90 there are recesses 100 and 102 in the area of their lower ends in FIG. 7, which are shaped in such a way that they can be pushed over the pins 80, 82 on the bracket 51.

Ein Betätigungszyklus des in seinem Aufbau oben beschrie­benen Handetikettiergeräts läuft wie folgt ab:An actuation cycle of the hand-held labeling device described above in its construction proceeds as follows:

Wenn der Bedienungshebel 26 ausgehend von der in Figur 1 dargestellten Ruhestellung gegen die Wirkung der Feder 30 in Richtung zum Handgriff 12 gezogen wird, wird die gegen den Uhrzeigersinn um die Achse 28 erfolgende Bewe­gung des Bedienungshebels 26 mittels des Arms 38 und der Feder 40 auf den Druckwerkträger 32 übertragen. Der Druck­werkträger 32 dreht sich daher ebenfalls gegen den Uhr­zeigersinn um die Achse 28 und senkt dabei das Druckwerk 34 in Richtung gegen den Drucktisch 36 ab. Über eine nicht dargestellte Hebelverbindung wird die Transportvorrich­tung 22 dabei aufgrund der Bewegung des Druckwerkträgers 32 in der Ansicht von Figur 1 längs des Trägerbandes 18 nach links verschoben.If the operating lever 26 is pulled against the action of the spring 30 in the direction of the handle 12, starting from the rest position shown in FIG. 1, the movement of the operating lever 26 counterclockwise about the axis 28 is carried out by means of the arm 38 and the spring 40 Transfer printing unit carrier 32. The printing unit carrier 32 therefore also rotates counterclockwise about the axis 28 and in the process lowers the printing unit 34 in the direction toward the printing table 36. Via a lever connection, not shown, the transport device 22 is displaced to the left along the carrier belt 18 in the view of FIG. 1 due to the movement of the printing unit carrier 32.

Wie die Transportvorrichtung 22 im einzelnen aufgebaut ist, ist hier nicht von Bedeutung; sie soll lediglich bewirken, daß im Verlauf jedes Betätigungszyklus des Geräts das Trägerband genau um einen einer Etikettenbreite entspre­chenden Transportschritt um die Spendkante 20 gezogen wird, so daß bei jedem Betätigungszyklus ein Selbstklebe­etikett auf dem Drucktisch 36 in eine Druckposition ge­langt. Eine Transportvorrichtung, die für diesen Zweck verwendet werden kann, ist beispielsweise in der DE-PS 32 00 977 beschrieben.How the transport device 22 is constructed in detail is not important here; it should only cause that in the course of each actuation cycle of the device, the carrier tape is pulled exactly around the dispensing edge 20 by a transport step corresponding to a label width, so that a self-adhesive label on the printing table 36 comes into a printing position with each actuation cycle. A transport device that can be used for this purpose is described for example in DE-PS 32 00 977.

Aufgrund der Absenkbewegung des mit dem Druckwerkträger 32 verbundenen Druckwerks 34 übt das Druckwerk 34 auf den Bügel 51 ein Drehmoment aus, das den Bügel 51 im Uhr­zeigersinn verschwenkt. Im Verlauf dieser Schwenkbewegung des Bügels 51 wälzt sich die Farbrolle 46 auf den Druck­typen 44 ab, so daß diese eingefärbt werden. Gleichzeitig verschieben sich die Führungszapfen 52 und 53 in der Füh­rungsbahn 54 in Richtung zur Gerätefrontseite. Sobald der Bügel 51 eine Lage erreicht hat, in der die Bewegungsrich­tung des Druckwerks 34 genau tangential zur Verbindungs­linie zwischen der Achse 50 des Bügels 51 und der Achse der Farbrolle 46 verläuft, kann das Druckwerk 34 kein Drehmoment mehr auf den Bügel 51 ausüben. Ohne Vorsehen weiterer Maßnahmen würde ein Blockierungszustand eintreten, und der Bügel 51 würde verhindern, daß das Druckwerk 34 das zu bedruckende Etikett auf dem Drucktisch 36 erreicht. Die Schubstange 66 sorgt jedoch dafür, daß der Bügel 51 über die Blockierungslage hinaus im Uhrzeigersinn weiter verschwenkt wird und so den Weg für eine weitere Absenkung des Druckwerks freigibt. Bis zum Erreichen der Blockierungs­lage hat der Bügel 51 wegen des Eingriffs zwischen dem Ritzel 72 und dem als Zahnstange ausgebildeten Ende der Schubstange 66 die Schubstange 66 in der Darstellung von Figur 2 gegen die Wirkung der Feder 68 nach links verscho­ben. Sobald jedoch die Blockierungslage erreicht ist, kommt der am oberen Ende des Bedienungshebels 26 angebrachte Zapfen 70 in Anlage an die Schubstange 66, so daß er diese weiter nach links verschiebt, was das Weiterschwenken des Bügels 51 in Richtung zur Frontseite des Geräts zur Folge hat. Die Stellung, in der die Schubstange 66 beginnt, den Bügel 51 weiterzubewegen, ist in Figur 2 dargestellt. Der Schwenkwinkel des Bügels 51 kann sehr einfach durch Ändern des Durchmessers des Ritzels 72 an die jeweiligen Erforder­nisse angepaßt werden.Due to the lowering movement of the printing unit 34 connected to the printing unit carrier 32, the printing unit 34 exerts a torque on the bracket 51, which swivels the bracket 51 in a clockwise direction. In the course of this pivoting movement of the bracket 51, the ink roller 46 rolls on the printing types 44 so that they are colored. At the same time, the guide pins 52 and 53 in the guide track 54 move towards the front of the device. As soon as the bracket 51 has reached a position in which the direction of movement of the printing unit 34 is exactly tangential to the connecting line between the axis 50 of the bracket 51 and the axis of the ink roller 46, the printing unit 34 can no longer exert any torque on the bracket 51. Without additional measures being taken, a blocking state would occur and the bracket 51 would prevent the printing unit 34 from reaching the label to be printed on the printing table 36. The push rod 66 ensures, however, that the bracket 51 is pivoted further beyond the blocking position in a clockwise direction and thus clears the way for a further lowering of the printing unit. Until the blocking position was reached, the bracket 51, due to the engagement between the pinion 72 and the end of the push rod 66 designed as a rack, moved the push rod 66 to the left in the illustration in FIG. 2 against the action of the spring 68. However, as soon as the blocking position is reached, the pin 70 attached to the upper end of the operating lever 26 comes into contact with the push rod 66, so that it moves it further to the left, which causes the pivoting of the Bracket 51 towards the front of the device. The position in which the push rod 66 begins to move the bracket 51 further is shown in FIG. 2. The swivel angle of the bracket 51 can be adapted to the respective requirements very simply by changing the diameter of the pinion 72.

Schließlich wird der Bügel mit dem daran angebrachten Farbrollenhalter so weit verschwenkt, daß sich das Druck­werk 34 ungehindert nach unten in Richtung zu dem auf dem Drucktisch 36 befindlichen Etikett bewegen kann. Figur 3 zeigt den Zeitpunkt des Betätigungszyklus, zu dem die Drucktypen auf dem auf dem Drucktisch 36 befindlichen Etikett auftreffen und den gewünschten Abdruck erzeugen. Die Führungszapfen 52, 53 befinden sich dabei am Ende der Führungsbahn 54.Finally, the bracket with the ink roller holder attached to it is pivoted so far that the printing unit 34 can freely move downward in the direction of the label on the printing table 36. FIG. 3 shows the point in time of the actuation cycle at which the printing types hit the label on the printing table 36 and produce the desired impression. The guide pins 52, 53 are located at the end of the guide track 54.

Die Transportvorrichtung 22 nimmt zu diesem Zeitpunkt nach Figur 3 ihre am weitesten links liegende Posi­tion ein. Sobald der Bedienungshebel 26 losgelassen wird, bewegt sich die Transportvorrichtung 22 wieder nach rechts in ihre in Figur 1 dargestellte Ausgangslage zurück, je­doch steht sie während dieser Rückwärtsbewegung fest mit dem Trägerband 18 in Verbindung, so daß sie dieses um die Spendkante 20 zieht. Bei dieser Bewegung des Trägerbandes 18 löst sich das soeben bedruckte Selbstklebeetikett vom Trägerband ab und gelangt in eine Position unterhalb der Andrückrolle 24, in der es an einem Gegenstand angebracht werden kann.At this time, the transport device 22 assumes its leftmost position according to FIG. 3. As soon as the operating lever 26 is released, the transport device 22 moves back to the right into its starting position shown in FIG. 1, but during this backward movement it is firmly connected to the carrier belt 18 so that it pulls it around the dispensing edge 20. During this movement of the carrier tape 18, the self-adhesive label just printed detaches from the carrier tape and comes to a position below the pressure roller 24, in which it can be attached to an object.

Wenn sich der Bedienungshebel 26 wieder in seine in Figur 1 dargestellte Ruhestellung zurückbewegt, hebt sich das Druckwerk 34 wieder vom Drucktisch 36 ab, und die Feder 68 sorgt über ihren Eingriff an der Schubstange 66 und deren Einwirkung auf das Ritzel 72 dafür, daß auch der Bügel 51 den Farbrollenhalter wieder in die Ausgangslage von Figur 1 zurückbewegt.When the operating lever 26 moves back into its rest position shown in Figure 1, the printing unit 34 lifts again from the printing table 36, and the spring 68 ensures its engagement with the push rod 66 and its action on the pinion 72 that the Bracket 51 moves the paint roller holder back into the starting position of FIG. 1.

In Figur 4 ist das beschriebene Gerät bei aufgeklappter Frontklappe dargestellt. Die Frontklappe 56 muß aufge­klappt werden, wenn die Farbrolle 46 ausgewechselt werden soll. Als Vorbereitung des Auswechselvorganges wird die Frontklappe 56 in die in Figur 4 dargestellte Position ge­bracht. Anschließend wird der Bedienungshebel 26 gegen den Handgriff 12 gezogen, bis das Druckwerk 34 auf dem Druck­tisch 36 aufschlägt. Da bei aufgeklappter Frontklappe 56 die Austrittsöffnung 64 der Führungsbahn 54 offen ist, können sich die Führungszapfen 52, 53 im Verlauf ihrer Verschiebebewegung durch die Austrittsöffnung 64 aus der Führungsbahn 54 heraus in die in Figur 4 dargestellte Lage bewegen. Im dargestellten Ausführungsbeispiel treten die Führungszapfen 52, 53 aufgrund von Zentrifugalkräften auto­matisch aus der Führungsbahn 54 heraus, wenn der Bedienungs­hebel 26 bei geöffneter Frontklappe 56 angezogen wird und der Farbrollenhalter 48 zusammen mit der Farbrolle 46 mit relativ hoher Geschwindigkeit bewegt werden. Die Bedienungs­person kann in dieser Lage den Steg 92 des Farbrollenhal­ters 48 erfassen und den Farbrollenhalter 48 mit der in ihm drehbar gelagerten Farbrolle 46 aus dem Bügel 51 heraus­heben. Vorzugsweise bilden der Farbrollenhalter 48 und die Farbrolle 46 eine komplette Austauscheinheit, so daß es nicht erforderlich ist, in den Farbrollenhalter eine neue Farb­rolle einzusetzen, sondern es wird einfach eine neue Bau­einheit aus einem Farbrollenhalter und einer Farbrolle in den Bügel 51 eingesetzt. Nach dem Einsetzen wird der Farbrollenhalter 48 so verschwenkt, daß er die in Figur 3 dargestellte Lage einnimmt, in der die Führungszapfen 52, 53 in der Führungsbahn 54 liegen, worauf dann der Bedie­nungshebel 26 losgelassen wird, was dazu führt, daß sich der Farbrollenhalter 48 mit der Farbrolle 46 in die Posi­tion von Fig. 1 zurückbewegen. Anschließend wird die Front­klappe 56 geschlossen, so daß der Ansatz 60 die Austritts­öffnung 64 wieder verschließt. Dadurch ist auch die Füh­rungsbahn 54 wieder geschlossen, so daß der Farb­ rollenhalter 48 wieder über die Führungszapfen 52, 53 ge­führt und sicher im Gerät festgehalten wird.The device described is shown in FIG. 4 with the front flap open. The front flap 56 must be opened when the ink roller 46 is to be replaced. In preparation for the replacement process, the front flap 56 is brought into the position shown in FIG. 4. The operating lever 26 is then pulled against the handle 12 until the printing unit 34 hits the printing table 36. Since the outlet opening 64 of the guideway 54 is open when the front flap 56 is open, the guide pins 52, 53 can move out of the guideway 54 into the position shown in FIG. 4 in the course of their displacement movement through the outlet opening 64. In the exemplary embodiment shown, the guide pins 52, 53 automatically come out of the guide track 54 due to centrifugal forces when the operating lever 26 is tightened with the front flap 56 open and the ink roller holder 48 is moved together with the ink roller 46 at a relatively high speed. In this position, the operator can grasp the web 92 of the ink roller holder 48 and lift the ink roller holder 48 out of the bracket 51 with the ink roller 46 rotatably mounted in it. Preferably, the paint roller holder 48 and the paint roller 46 form a complete exchange unit, so that it is not necessary to insert a new paint roller into the paint roller holder, but a new assembly consisting of a paint roller holder and a paint roller is simply inserted into the bracket 51. After insertion, the ink roller holder 48 is pivoted so that it assumes the position shown in FIG. 3, in which the guide pins 52, 53 lie in the guideway 54, whereupon the operating lever 26 is released, which leads to the ink roller holder 48 move the paint roller 46 back to the position of Fig. 1. The front flap 56 is then closed, so that the extension 60 closes the outlet opening 64 again. As a result, the guideway 54 is closed again, so that the color roll holder 48 is again guided over the guide pins 52, 53 and securely held in the device.

Wie oben bereits erwähnt wurde, ist in der Innenfläche jeder Seitenwand des Gehäuses 10 eine Führungsbahn 54 angebracht, so daß demgemäß auch zwei Austrittsöffnungen 64 vorhanden sind. Die Frontklappe 56 ist somit auch mit zwei Ansätzen 60 ausgestattet, von denen jeweils einer eine der Aus­trittsöffnungen 64 verschließt.As already mentioned above, a guide track 54 is provided in the inner surface of each side wall of the housing 10, so that there are accordingly two outlet openings 64. The front flap 56 is thus also equipped with two lugs 60, one of which closes one of the outlet openings 64.

Bei der beschriebenen Ausgestaltung des Handetikettier­geräts ist dafür gesorgt, daß auch bei Verwendung eines mehrzeiligen Druckwerks eine kompakte Bauweise erzielt wird. Wegen des über die Schubstange 66 erreichten Antriebs des die Farbrolle am Druckwerk 34 vorbeischwenkenden Bü­gels 51 kann dessen Schwenkpunkt so weit in das Innere des Gerätegehäuses verlegt werden, daß eine unnötig ausladende Bauweise der Gehäusefrontseite vermieden werden kann, die für das Anbringen bedruckter Etiketten ungünstig wäre.In the described configuration of the hand-held labeling device, it is ensured that a compact design is achieved even when using a multi-line printing unit. Because of the drive of the bar 51 swiveling past the printing unit 34 via the push rod 66, its pivot point can be moved so far into the interior of the device housing that an unnecessarily protruding construction of the housing front can be avoided, which would be unfavorable for the application of printed labels.

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1. Handetikettiergerät zum Bedrucken, Ausgeben und An­bringen von Selbstklebeetiketten an Gegenständen im Verlauf eines mittels eines aus einer Ruhestellung in eine angezo­gene Stellung verschwenkbaren Bedienungshebels gesteuerten Betätigungszyklus, mit einem in einem Gerätegehäuse ange­brachten Druckwerk mit Drucktypen zum Erzeugen eines Auf­drucks auf einem in einer Druckposition befindlichen Selbst­klebeetikett, einer Transportvorrichtung, die die Selbst­klebeetiketten nacheinander in die Druckposition und in die Position zum Anbringen an den Gegenständen bringt, und einer Einfärbevorrichtung zum Einfärben der Drucktypen des Druckwerks vor jedem Druckvorgang mittels einer Farbrolle, die von einem in dem Gerätegehäuse schwenkbar gelagerten Bügel gehalten ist und sich beim Verschwenken des Bügels auf den Drucktypen des Druckwerks abwälzt, dadurch gekenn­zeichnet, daß der Bügel (51) zur Erzeugung einer Schwenk­ bewegung um eine Achse (50) mit einer Stange (66) in Antriebsverbindung steht, deren Verschiebung durch den Bedienungshebel (26) gesteuert ist.1.Hand labeling device for printing, dispensing and attaching self-adhesive labels to objects in the course of an actuation cycle which is controlled by means of an operating lever which can be pivoted from a rest position into a drawn position, with a printing unit with printing types mounted in a device housing for producing a print on a self-adhesive label which is in a printing position , a transport device which brings the self-adhesive labels one after the other into the printing position and into the position for attachment to the objects, and a inking device for inking the printing types of the printing unit before each printing operation by means of a paint roller which is held by a bracket which is pivotally mounted in the device housing, and rolls on the printing types of the printing unit when pivoting the bracket, characterized in that the bracket (51) for generating a pivot Movement about an axis (50) with a rod (66) is in drive connection, the displacement of which is controlled by the operating lever (26). 2. Handetikettiergerät nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekenn­zeichnet, daß die Stange (66) an einer Innenfläche einer Seitenwand des Gerätegehäuses linear verschiebbar ange­bracht ist.2. Hand labeling device according to claim 1, characterized in that the rod (66) is attached to an inner surface of a side wall of the device housing so as to be linearly displaceable. 3. Handetikettiergerät nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Stange (66) ein als Zahnstange ausgebildetes Ende aufweist und daß der Bügel (51) mit einem konzentrisch zu seiner Schwenkachse (50) angeordneten Ritzel (72) versehen ist, das mit dem als Zahnstange aus­gebildeten Ende der Stange (66) in Eingriff steht.3. Hand labeling device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the rod (66) has an end designed as a toothed rack and that the bracket (51) with a concentric to its pivot axis (50) arranged pinion (72) is provided with the rack-shaped end of the rod (66) is engaged. 4. Handetikettiergerät nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Stange (66) kraftschlüssig in einer Ruhelage gehalten ist.4. Hand labeling device according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the rod (66) is non-positively held in a rest position. 5. Handetikettiergerät nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß zwischen der Stange (66) und dem Befestigungshebel (26) in der Ruhelage dieser beiden Teile ein vorbestimmtes Spiel vorhanden ist.5. Hand labeling device according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that a predetermined play is present between the rod (66) and the fastening lever (26) in the rest position of these two parts.
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