EP3549890B1 - Dispositif de distribution d'etiquettes et imprimeur correspondante - Google Patents

Dispositif de distribution d'etiquettes et imprimeur correspondante Download PDF

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EP3549890B1
EP3549890B1 EP18165625.7A EP18165625A EP3549890B1 EP 3549890 B1 EP3549890 B1 EP 3549890B1 EP 18165625 A EP18165625 A EP 18165625A EP 3549890 B1 EP3549890 B1 EP 3549890B1
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  • the invention relates to a presentation device for presenting a label, in particular for a printer, such as a thermal printer.
  • a printer can be fed with printing material wound on a roll. These printers can be used, for example, for printing on parking tickets or cash receipts.
  • the printer in addition to a printing unit that prints on the printing material, the printer has a cutting unit and a presentation device.
  • the cutting unit separates a printed piece of the printing material from the remaining printing material, whereby a label is produced from the piece.
  • the presentation device presents the label to a user and outputs it to the user.
  • a position of the label should be controlled by the presentation device after it has been separated until it is accepted by the user.
  • a collecting area can be provided, for example, as a presentation device, into which the separated label falls.
  • this is space-intensive, since, for example, a hand or a device has to reach into the collecting area, a direction of fall is also very difficult to control and a label jam can form if the labels jam in the collecting area.
  • the cutting unit does not completely separate the label from the printing material, but only partially.
  • the partially detached label sticks to the printing material and the user can tear off and accept the label independently.
  • the US 9,079,438 B1 , the US 2014/0119806 A1 and the US 2017/0320340 A1 disclose conventional printers with cutters for separating printed labels as well as output units for receiving and storing the printed labels.
  • the US 6,109,472 B1 describes a device with a two-part collecting container for holding separated labels or tickets.
  • the FR 2 915 926 A1 and the US 2006/0210344 A1 disclose various devices with one or more rollers for feeding paper to be printed into a printer.
  • the US 2017/0144850 A1 discloses a V-shaped link flank arrangement of a link bearing of a conveyor roller.
  • the US 2015/0202890 A1 describes a duplex printer that can print on both sides of labels.
  • the US 2006/0137549 A1 relates to an output device for printed tickets on a printer, which is equipped with pivoting, communicating roles for transporting the ticket.
  • the JP 2003 146318 A1 describes an apparatus for stacking cut-off label parts that exit a conventional printer and have sticky ends.
  • the object of the invention is therefore to provide an improved presentation device for presenting labels.
  • the presentation device for presenting a label has a first presentation roll, which is contacted during operation from a first side of the label, a second presentation roll, which is arranged directly next to the first presentation roll, parallel to the axis of the first presentation roll, and at the same time from the other side of the label Operation is contacted at a contact point and defines with the first presentation roll a label feed direction that runs along a first common tangent plane of the two presentation rolls, a label holder that is spaced in the label feed direction from the first presentation roll and additionally offset from the first tangent plane away from the second presentation roll is arranged, a first housing component, in which the first presentation roll and the label holder are fixed, which is pivotable about an axis of rotation and the one bearing the second presentation roll Ku Lissenlager has a first backdrop flank facing away from the axis of rotation, a second backdrop flank, which is arranged in a V-shape to the first backdrop flank, and a trough that extends from a first transition of the first
  • a printer according to the invention has the presentation device according to the invention.
  • the printer can preferably be a thermal printer.
  • the printer has the presentation device according to the invention.
  • the first presentation roll and the second presentation roll guide the label through the presentation device in that they each contact the label during operation of the presentation device and output it to the user.
  • the label is guided along the label advance direction, which is defined by the first common tangent plane of the first presentation roll and the second presentation roll.
  • the label feed direction is therefore essentially identical for each of the labels, even with different label lengths. This makes it easier for the user to accept the label. This also makes it easy to determine a label dispensing position at which the label is accepted by the user for labels with different lengths.
  • the label holder is used to support the label, provided that it curls or kinks due to its own weight. The longer the label is, or the further it is transported along the label advance direction, the stronger a force acts that wants to lower the label in the direction of gravity.
  • the labels can be made of paper or paper-like material, for example, which is why the label can be relatively flexible. The label can therefore bend or lower in the direction of gravity during operation. Because the label holder supports the label, the label dispensing position remains essentially identical even with different label lengths. This makes it easier for the user to accept the label.
  • the fact that the label holder is arranged offset from the first tangent plane away from the second presentation roll ensures that the label holder does not block a transport path along the label advancing direction, but only contacts the label as soon as it has lowered somewhat. This increases the operational reliability of the presentation device and reduces the risk of label jams.
  • the first housing component which defines the first presentation roll and the label holder, can be pivoted about the axis of rotation
  • the first housing component can assume at least two positions, namely an operating position and a maintenance position.
  • the operating position the first housing component is set up to transport the label, present it and output it to the user.
  • the maintenance position the first housing component is pivoted about the axis of rotation relative to the operating state, as a result of which access to the printer or to the presentation device is exposed. Maintenance of the printer or the presentation device is thereby facilitated. It is conceivable that the printer with the presentation device is in continuous operation, which is why, for example, a new printing material has to be replenished relatively often.
  • the new printing material must be relocated through all relevant components of the printer, including the presentation device.
  • the first housing component pivoted into the maintenance position facilitates access to the presentation device and to the printer, as a result of which the replacement of the printing material is facilitated and the printing material can be guided along the components in a more time-saving manner. If the printing material has been replaced, the first housing component can be pivoted back into the operating state relatively easily and the printer can be put into operation again with the presentation device.
  • the individual components of the presentation device such as the first presentation roll or the label holder, are easier to replace in the maintenance position.
  • the first housing component has a slide bearing which supports the second presentation roller, all components of the presentation device which carry the labels are fixed by means of the first housing component. This facilitates handling of the presentation device.
  • the first presentation roll can be rotatably mounted on the first housing component.
  • the second presentation roll can be rotatably mounted in the link bearing of the first housing component.
  • the second presentation roll can move along the backdrop flanks of the backdrop warehouse and in between.
  • the slide bearing enables the second presentation roller to move translationally along the slide flanks and in between.
  • a possible difference in thickness of the label or warping of the label can be compensated for by the movement of the second presentation roll, and at the same time the first presentation roll and the second presentation roll continue to contact the label.
  • a biasing mechanism which has a spring, for example, or another mechanism can be used in addition to gravity.
  • the second backdrop flank is inclined starting from the second transition to the second plane, a movement that is directed toward the second backdrop flank is inhibited by the second presentation roller.
  • the label which is lowered onto the label holder and whose center of gravity lies in the feed direction after the label holder, exerts a lever force on the second presentation roller, the fulcrum of which is arranged on the label holder, due to the rigidity of the label.
  • This leverage is directed onto the second link flank, whereby the movement of the second presentation roller resulting from the leverage is inhibited. Because the movement resulting from the lever force is inhibited, the label can be removed from the presentation device are held and it does not slip. Even if the label is relatively long, it is held by the presentation device until the user accepts it.
  • the second backdrop flank thus enables the label to be held advantageously even with different label lengths.
  • the contact point is the area on the second presentation roll that is contacted by the second side of the label in the company.
  • the contact point is thus preferably linear, or a line contact. It is also conceivable that the contact point is composed of several areas on the second presentation roll, which are contacted by the second side of the label in the company.
  • the contact point can also be reduced to a plurality of punctiform areas which are contacted by the second side of the label during operation.
  • the third level can thus span the line contact with the label holder or the areas on the second presentation roll that are contacted by the second side of the label in operation with the label holder or the punctiform areas on the second presentation roll created by the second side of the label in operation, use the label holder.
  • the label holder can be formed, for example, by a bar which is contacted by the label during operation, by a stop which is contacted by the label during operation, or by another component which is contacted by the label during operation.
  • the label holder is the area on the bar, on the stop or on the other component that is contacted by the label during operation.
  • the area can, for example, be flat, linear or punctiform.
  • first backdrop flank extends essentially along the second tangent plane, it is possible for the second presentation roller to remain undeflected, while the first housing component with the first presentation roller and the Label holder is pivoted from the operating position into the maintenance position.
  • the second presentation roll can slide along the first backdrop flank during pivoting without essentially changing its position.
  • the second presentation roller can be held by an additional component or by the user during the pivoting of the first housing component.
  • the first link flank thus enables the advantageous pivoting of the first housing component while maintaining the position of the second presentation roller. This makes maintenance and handling of the presentation device easier.
  • the first backdrop flank extends from the first transition within a backdrop flank region that extends from a plane that is rotated by plus 25 degrees in relation to the second tangent plane about the intersection axis of the second tangent plane and the first plane another plane, which is rotated in relation to the second tangent plane around the intersection axis of the second tangent plane and the first plane by minus 25 degrees.
  • the shape of the first backdrop flank can be flat or curved, for example, or a combination thereof.
  • the backdrop flank region can also be formed by two planes parallel to the second tangent plane, one of which is spaced apart from the second tangent plane by plus 10 millimeters and from which the other is spaced apart from the second tangent plane by minus 10 millimeters.
  • the link bearing thus realizes that the movement of the second presentation roll to compensate for the thickness of the label is enabled, that the movement of the second presentation roll resulting from the leverage is inhibited and that the maintenance of the presentation device is facilitated.
  • the presentation of the label, the issuing of the label and the maintenance of the presentation device is thereby due to the pivotable first housing component, the design of the link bearing in combination with the arrangement of the first presentation roll, the second presentation roll and the Label holder considerably easier.
  • the presentation device according to the invention thus significantly improves the presentation and the dispensing of the label.
  • the presentation device preferably has a second housing component, which is fixed so that it cannot be pivoted about the axis of rotation, and which comprises the second presentation roller at a distance that extends from the second housing component to the second presentation roller.
  • the distance can vary along the second housing component.
  • the second housing component can be arranged, for example, in a different area on the printer than the axis of rotation of the first housing component. As a result, the pivoting of the first housing component is not impaired by the second housing component.
  • the second housing component can, for example, have a projection which surrounds the second presentation roller at the distance which extends from the projection to the second presentation roller. It is also conceivable that the second housing component has a recess in which the second presentation roller is arranged.
  • the distance between the second housing component and the second presentation roller should be selected such that a desired movement, which is made possible by the first backdrop flank and the second backdrop flank, is not impaired by the second presentation roller, but at the same time the second presentation roller is held when the first housing component is pivoted and is therefore not pivoted.
  • the second housing component can thus facilitate the handling and maintenance of the presentation device.
  • the first side of the label contacted during operation of the presentation device preferably has an adhesive layer.
  • the adhesive layer is used so that the label received by the presentation device can be glued directly onto a device by the user.
  • the label with the adhesive layer can be glued directly onto a product to be labeled. If the label and thus the printing material If the adhesive layer is used, guiding the printing material or the label through the printer and through the presentation device is more complex in operation, since the adhesive layer can contact components, as a result of which the printing material or the label can stick to the components.
  • the printing material which has the adhesive layer can be a so-called "linerless printing material" or "linerless paper".
  • the label or the printing material has the adhesive layer on the first side, it contacts the first presentation roller and the label holder of the presentation device during operation.
  • the label has the adhesive layer on the second side.
  • the label holder preferably has a third presentation roll, which contacts the label during operation. It is also conceivable that the label holder is formed by the third presentation roll.
  • the third presentation roll can, for example, be configured similarly to the second presentation roll or to the first presentation roll.
  • the third presentation roll can be rotatably mounted on the first housing component. Because the label holder has a third presentation roll, the label is not scraped along the label holder during operation, but the label can move with the third presentation roll. A feed movement and the dispensing of the label are therefore more even and fluid. This prevents a backlog and improves the presentation and dispensing of the label. If the label has the adhesive layer on the first side, it contacts the third presentation roll in the operation of the presentation device.
  • Scraping along the label holder during operation can easily lead to sticking or undesired accumulation of adhesive quantities in the case of the label with the adhesive layer. This can be reduced or avoided by the third presentation role.
  • the operation the presentation device is thus also improved in the label which has the adhesive layer. It is conceivable that the presentation device does not have a drive unit which is set up to drive the first presentation roll, and / or to drive the second presentation roll, and / or to drive the third presentation roll.
  • the feed movement of the label or of the printing material during operation can be realized by other components of the printer, such as a printing roller.
  • the first presentation roll preferably has a first shaft on which a plurality of first rings are arranged at a distance from one another and / or the second presentation roll has a second shaft on which a plurality of second rings are arranged at a distance from one another and / or the third presentation roll has a third shaft on which a plurality of third rings are arranged at a distance from one another, the rings contacting the label during operation.
  • the shafts in the first housing component are preferably rotatably fixed and the respective rings are firmly connected to the respective shafts.
  • the rings can also be rotatably arranged on the respective shafts. The distance between the respective rings on the respective shafts can also vary.
  • At least one of the rings preferably has an outwardly curved cross section in a plane in which its axis of rotation lies. Due to the fact that at least one of the rings has the outwardly curved cross section, a point contact is established between the label and the ring during operation. This reduces contact to point contact. The presentation and the dispensing of the label by the presentation device, in particular if the label has the adhesive layer, are thereby further facilitated and improved.
  • the first rings are preferably staggered with respect to the second rings on the respective shafts and / or the first rings are staggered with respect to the third rings on the respective shafts and / or the second rings are staggered with the third rings on the respective shafts arranged to each other.
  • the offset arrangement can reduce the space required for the individual presentation rolls, since these can be partially arranged one inside the other.
  • the presentation device can thus be made more compact.
  • the respective distance between the rings can be adjusted so that the feed movement of the label is more fluid during operation, which improves the presentation and dispensing of the label.
  • the second rings can be arranged offset from the third rings, the label can be prevented from rolling off with the first rings, since the third rings represent a constructive barrier. This increases operational safety.
  • At least one of the first rings and / or at least one of the second rings and / or at least one of the third rings preferably has an anti-stick surface which contacts the label during operation. It is also conceivable that all rings have the non-stick surface. The non-stick surface can reduce the adhesive effect of the rings with the label. As a result, especially in the case of Etiquette, which has the adhesive layer, an advantageous presentation and output can be ensured even in continuous operation. In addition, cleaning of the coated surface is easier compared to an uncoated surface. This facilitates the maintenance of the presentation device. It is also conceivable that at least one of the presentation rolls has the non-stick surface.
  • the non-stick surface preferably has polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE).
  • PTFE polytetrafluoroethylene
  • C2F4 n - is also often referred to with the well-known trade name "Teflon".
  • the rings that have the non-stick surface that has polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) can further reduce the adhesive effect of the respective rings with the label.
  • the non-stick surface is particularly preferably made of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE).
  • the non-stick surface can also have or consist of silicones.
  • the first link flank of the link bearing preferably coincides at least partially with an imaginary cylinder jacket, the axis of rotation of which coincides with the axis of rotation and which intersects the first transition.
  • the shape of the first link flank thus corresponds at least partially to that of the imaginary cylinder jacket whose axis of rotation coincides with the axis of rotation.
  • the second backdrop flank preferably has a shape that is at least partially curved toward the first backdrop flank.
  • the curvature can increase with increasing distance from the second transition.
  • the curved shape means that the escapement is increased as the second presentation roll increases in deflection, as a result of a large leverage force.
  • the greater the deflection of the second presentation roll the more the movement of the second presentation roll is inhibited due to the curved shape of the second backdrop flank.
  • the inhibition occurs in operation according to the length of the label and the resulting leverage.
  • the labels which are particularly long, can advantageously be presented, held and output during operation.
  • the first housing component preferably has a housing component recess which is delimited by the first link flank, the trough and the second link flank. Because of the housing component recess, the first housing component is open in an area that extends from the first link flank to the second link flank.
  • the second presentation roll can thus be easily separated from the first housing component or placed in the link bearing of the first housing component. This makes maintenance and handling of the presentation device easier.
  • the presentation device preferably has a drive unit which is set up to drive the first presentation roll and / or to drive the second presentation roll and / or to drive the third presentation roll.
  • the presentation rolls can, for example, be driven in rotation by means of an electric drive. It is also conceivable that the presentation rolls are driven in rotation by means of a mechanical coupling with the printing roller.
  • the drive of the individual presentation roll can be coordinated with the drive of the printing roller, so that an optimized feed of the label is made possible. Due to the drive, the presentation rolls can be braked or stopped. In this way, an undesired slipping or uncontrolled unrolling of the label can be counteracted in operation.
  • the printer that has the presentation device is a thermal printer.
  • the presentation device according to the invention can, for example, also be a retrofit solution for existing printers.
  • the Figure 1 shows a cross section through a presentation device 1.
  • the Figure 2 shows a front view of the presentation device 1.
  • the presentation device 1 for presenting a label 11 has a first presentation roll 2, a second presentation roll 3, a third presentation roll 4, a first housing component 25 and a second housing component 34.
  • the third presentation roll 4 serves as a label holder 26.
  • the first presentation roll 2 is arranged axially parallel directly next to the second presentation roll 3.
  • the label 11, which has a first side 12 and a second side 13, is contacted during operation of the presentation device 1 by the first presentation roll 2, by the second presentation roll 3 and by the third presentation roll 4.
  • the first side 12 of the label 11 is contacted by the first presentation roll 2 and the third presentation roll 4 and the second side 13 of the label 11 is contacted by the second presentation roll 3.
  • a label advance direction 23 is defined by the first presentation roll 2 and the second presentation roll 3.
  • the label feed direction 23 runs along a first tangent plane 21, which is a tangent plane of the first presentation roll 2 and the second presentation roll 3, ie one is the common tangent plane.
  • the label feed direction 23 runs from left to right, that is, starting from a cutting unit of a printer, if the printer has the cutting unit, through the presentation device 1 to an output position in which a user can receive the label 11.
  • the third presentation roll 4 is spaced in the label advancing direction 23 from the first presentation roll 2 and is additionally offset from the first tangent plane 21 away from the second presentation roll 3. Because the third presentation roll 4 is arranged offset from the first tangent plane 21, the label 11 only contacts the third presentation roll 4 as soon as the label 11 has lowered due to the force of gravity acting on it.
  • the first presentation roll 2 has a first rotation axis 18 assigned to it
  • the second presentation roll 3 has a second rotation axis 19 assigned to it
  • the third presentation roll 4 has a third rotation axis 20 assigned to it.
  • the first presentation roll 2 and the third presentation roll 4 are rotatably supported in the first housing component 25 about their axes of rotation 18, 20.
  • the first housing component 25 can be pivoted about an axis of rotation 24 and has a link bearing 14 which supports the second presentation roller 3.
  • the link bearing 14 has a first link flank 16 facing away from the axis of rotation 24, a second link flank 17 which is arranged in a V-shape to the first link flank 16, and a trough 15 which extends from a first transition 37 of the first link flank 16 to the trough 15 extends up to a second transition 38 of the second link flank 17 to the trough 15.
  • the first backdrop flank 16 and the second backdrop flank 17 thus jointly form a V-shape in a cross section that is arranged perpendicular to the first axis of rotation 18.
  • the second presentation roll 3 is rotatably mounted in the link bearing 14 and at the same time can be moved in translation.
  • the second presentation roll 3 is in its rest position in the trough 15 stored.
  • the trough 15 is formed by part of a circular cylinder jacket. It is also conceivable that the trough 15 is formed by a part of another geometric shape, such as a cuboid or an elliptical cylinder. In operation, the second presentation roller 3 can move along the first backdrop flank 16 and the second backdrop flank 17 and in an area in between.
  • the first backdrop flank 16 extends essentially along a second tangent plane 22 in which the first transition 37 lies and which is perpendicular to a first plane 31 in which the first transition 37 and the axis of rotation 24 lie. If the first housing component 25 is pivoted about the axis of rotation 24, the second presentation roller 3 can essentially hold its position due to the orientation of the first link flank 16 and is not pivoted by the first link flank 16, provided that the second presentation roller 3 by a user or by a second Housing member 34 is held near its rest position.
  • the second link flank 17 is inclined towards a second plane 32, which lies in the second axis of rotation 19 and is perpendicular to a third plane 33.
  • the third level 33 spans a contact point at which the label 11 contacts the third presentation roll 4 in the operation of the presentation device 1 and contact points 27 at which the label 11 contacts the first presentation roll 2.
  • the third plane 33 is different from the first tangent plane 21 since the contact point is arranged offset from the first tangent plane 21.
  • a lever force 28, which acts on the second presentation roller 3, thus acts on the second backdrop flank 17, as a result of which a movement of the second presentation roller 3 resulting from the lever force 28 is inhibited due to the arrangement of the second backdrop flank 17.
  • the first presentation roll 2 has a first shaft 8, on which first rings 5 are arranged at a respective distance from one another.
  • the second presentation roll 3 has a second shaft 9 on which second rings 6 are arranged at a respective distance from one another.
  • the third presentation roll 4 has a third shaft 10 on which third rings 7 are arranged at a respective distance from one another. In operation of the presentation device 1, only the rings 5, 6, 7 contact the label 11, as a result of which contact between the respective presentation rolls 2, 3, 4 and the label 11 is reduced.
  • the second housing component 34 is fixed such that it cannot be pivoted about the axis of rotation 24.
  • the second housing component has a recess in which the second shaft 9 of the second presentation roller 3 is arranged.
  • the recess forms on the second housing component 34 a projection 35 which partially surrounds the second shaft 9 at a distance 36 which extends from the projection 35 to the second shaft 9. If the first housing component 25 is pivoted, the distance 36 is reduced to zero, as a result of which the projection 35 contacts the second shaft 9 and the second presentation roller 3 is held, as a result of which the latter is not pivoted as well.
  • the rings 5, 6, 7 have a cross-section which is curved outwards in a plane in which their respective axis of rotation lies.
  • the contact of the label 11 with the respective presentation rolls 2, 3, 4 is thereby reduced to a point contact for each of the rings 5, 6, 7.
  • the Figure 2 that the first rings 5 to the second rings 6 on the respective shafts 8, 9 are staggered and that the first rings 5 to the third rings 7 on the respective shafts 8, 10 are staggered and that the second rings 6 to the third rings 7 on the respective shafts 9, 10 are arranged offset to one another. Doing so can make it look like of the Figure 1 emerges, the individual presentation rolls 2, 4 are arranged to interlock with each other to save space.
  • the rings 5, 6, 7 have an anti-adhesive surface 29 which contacts the label 11 when the presentation device 1 is in operation.
  • the non-stick surface 29 can have Teflon and / or silicone. It is also conceivable that the non-stick surface 29 consists of Teflon or silicone.
  • the figures also show that the first housing component 25 has a housing component recess 30.
  • the housing component recess 30 is delimited by the first link flank 16, the trough 15 and the second link flank 17.
  • the housing component recess 30 forms an opening of the first housing component 25, so that the second presentation roller 3 can simply be inserted into the link bearing 14.

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  1. Dispositif de présentation (1) destiné à la présentation d'une étiquette (11), avec un premier rouleau de présentation (2) qui en cours de fonctionnement vient en contact avec un premier côté (12) de l'étiquette (11), un deuxième rouleau de présentation (3) qui est agencé immédiatement à côté du premier rouleau de présentation (2) de manière axialement parallèle au premier rouleau de présentation (2) et, en cours de fonctionnement, vient simultanément en contact avec l'autre côté (13) de l'étiquette (11) en un point de contact (27) et définit avec le premier rouleau de présentation (2) une direction d'alimentation d'étiquette (23) s'étendant le long d'un premier plan tangent (21) commun aux deux rouleaux de présentation (2, 3), un porte-étiquette (26) qui est agencé à distance du premier rouleau de présentation (2) dans la direction d'alimentation d'étiquette (23) et est de surcroit décalé par rapport au premier plan tangent (21) en s'éloignant du deuxième rouleau de présentation (3), un premier élément de logement (25) au sein duquel sont installés le premier rouleau de présentation (2) et le porte-étiquette (26) et qui peut pivoter autour d'un axe de rotation (24), caractérisé en ce que le premier élément de logement (25) présente un palier coulissant (14) accueillant le deuxième rouleau de présentation (3) et présentant un premier flanc de coulisse (16) détourné de l'axe de rotation (24), un second flanc de coulisse (17) agencé en forme de V par rapport au premier flanc de coulisse (16), et une auge (15) qui s'étend d'une première transition (37) entre le premier flanc de coulisse et l'auge (15) jusqu'à une seconde transition (38) entre le second flanc de coulisse et l'auge (15), dans lequel le premier flan de coulisse (16) s'étend essentiellement le long d'un deuxième plan tangent (22) dans lequel se trouve la première transition (37) et qui est perpendiculaire à un premier plan (31) dans lequel se trouvent la première transition (37) et l'axe de rotation (24), et dans lequel le second flanc de coulisse (17), à partir de la seconde transition (38), est incliné vers un deuxième plan (32) qui passe par l'axe de rotation (19) du deuxième rouleau de présentation (3) et est perpendiculaire à un troisième plan (33) passant par le point de contact (27) et le porte-étiquette (26).
  2. Dispositif de présentation (1) selon la revendication 1, dans lequel le dispositif de présentation (1) présente un deuxième élément de logement (34) installé de manière non pivotante autour de l'axe de rotation (24) et qui comprend au moins partiellement le deuxième rouleau de présentation (3) avec une distance (36) s'étendant du deuxième élément de logement (34) au deuxième rouleau de présentation (3).
  3. Dispositif de présentation (1) selon la revendication 1 ou 2, dans lequel le porte-étiquette (26) présente un troisième rouleau de présentation (4) qui vient en contact avec l'étiquette (11) en cours de fonctionnement.
  4. Dispositif de présentation (1) selon la revendication 3, dans lequel le premier rouleau de présentation (2) présente un premier arbre (8) sur lequel une pluralité de premiers anneaux (5) sont agencés à distance les uns des autres et/ou dans lequel le deuxième rouleau de présentation (3) présente un deuxième arbre (9) sur lequel une pluralité de deuxièmes anneaux (6) sont agencés à distance les uns des autres et/ou dans lequel le troisième rouleau de présentation (4) présente un troisième arbre (10) sur lequel une pluralité de troisièmes anneaux (7) sont agencés à distance les uns des autres, dans lequel les anneaux (5, 6, 7) viennent en contact avec l'étiquette (11) en cours de fonctionnement.
  5. Dispositif de présentation (1) selon la revendication 4, dans lequel les premiers anneaux (5) sont agencés décalés par rapport aux deuxièmes anneaux (6) et/ou dans lequel les premiers anneaux (5) sont agencés décalés par rapport aux troisièmes anneaux (7) et/ou dans lequel les deuxièmes anneaux (6) sont agencés décalés par rapport aux troisièmes anneaux (7).
  6. Dispositif de présentation (1) selon la revendication 4 ou 5, dans lequel au moins un des anneaux (5, 6, 7) présente, dans un plan dans lequel se trouve son axe de rotation, une section transversale incurvée vers l'extérieur.
  7. Dispositif de présentation (1) selon la revendication 4, 5 ou 6, dans lequel au moins un des premiers anneaux (5) et/ou au moins un des deuxièmes anneaux (6) et/ou au moins un des troisièmes anneaux (7) présente une surface antiadhésive (29) qui vient en contact avec l'étiquette (11) en cours de fonctionnement.
  8. Dispositif de présentation (1) selon la revendication 7, dans lequel la surface antiadhésive (29) présente du polytétrafluoroéthylène (PTFE).
  9. Dispositif de présentation (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel le premier côté (12) de l'étiquette (11) venant en contact en cours de fonctionnement avec le dispositif de présentation (1) présente une couche d'adhérence.
  10. Dispositif de présentation (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel le premier flanc de coulisse (16) du palier coulissant (14) coïncide au moins partiellement avec une enveloppe de cylindre imaginaire dont l'axe de rotation coïncide avec l'axe de rotation (24) et qui coupe la première transition (37).
  11. Dispositif de présentation (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel le second flanc de coulisse (17) présente à partir de la seconde transition (38) une forme au moins partiellement incurvée vers le premier flanc de coulisse (16).
  12. Dispositif de présentation (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel le premier élément de logement (25) présente un évidement d'élément de logement (3) qui est délimité par le premier flanc de coulisse (16), l'auge (15) et le second flanc de coulisse (17).
  13. Dispositif de présentation (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel le dispositif de présentation (1) présente une unité d'entraînement conçue pour entraîner le premier rouleau de présentation (2) et/ou pour entraîner le deuxième rouleau de présentation (3) et/ou pour entraîner le troisième rouleau de présentation (4).
  14. Imprimante avec le dispositif de présentation (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes.
  15. Imprimante thermique avec le dispositif de présentation (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 13.
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