DE29700812U1 - Device for producing a set of labels and set of labels - Google Patents

Description

•♦#

Schreiner Labels and Self-Adhesive Technology Munich, the

GmbH&Co. 17.01.1997

Gbm 303/79-96E-DE

Device for producing a label set and label set

The present invention relates to a device for producing a set of labels comprising material webs.
0

In the technical and industrial field, there has been a trend for some time now towards so-called process-oriented production. Since the production of label sets is also increasingly affected by this development, it is now more important than ever to provide devices with which the customer, the

5 means that the processor and/or the final user is given the opportunity

is to produce label sets quickly, inexpensively and individually using as few work steps as possible.

The devices known from the state of the art make it possible

0 merely to produce individual labels, that is, any kind of

Cutting or punching unit, which can be attached to a labeling or printing unit, separates individual labels from a material web across the full width. Unfortunately, this excludes the production of label sets.
25

The latter fact, however, is proving to be a problem insofar as there is an increasing demand for label sets that can be individually designed by the customer. Such label sets have several or many labels of the same or different sizes arranged on a common carrier web.

0, which can be detached individually from the carrier web, but in

should be available in an integrated or coherent form on the carrier web, which in particular makes storage, transport and proper handling much easier.

In this context, it has emerged as a serious problem that in the past the labeling and/or dimensioning of such label sets could often not be influenced and/or modified adequately or at all by the customer, i.e. the processor and/or the end user. This was seen as extremely disadvantageous, particularly against the background of the growing need for flexibility in further processing and application, and no satisfactory solution has yet been found.
0

Based on the aforementioned problems and deficiencies, the present invention is based on the object of providing a device with which label sets can be produced quickly and inexpensively.

5 Furthermore, the present invention provides an apparatus for producing

The aim is to produce a label set in which the customer, i.e. the processor and/or the end user, can easily label and/or dimension the respective label set.

0 Finally, the present invention aims at facilitating the production of such

To make label sets both much easier and much faster and consequently to significantly reduce the associated costs.

This task is accomplished by a device for producing a material web

5 label set, soft device mechanical release agent for

step-by-step severing of all material webs, which separating means can be controlled so that at least one of the material webs is not severed to one or both of its edges.

0 The solution according to the present invention implies here for the expert

unforeseeable way, a series of particularly surprising advantages, which are cleverly combined with one another and in practice all ensure reduced costs in the production of the label sets, so that the device according to the present invention is also competitive on international markets 5:

In this way, the trend towards so-called process-oriented production in the technical-industrial field is taken into account by providing a device with which the customer, i.e. the processor and/or the end user, is given the opportunity to produce label sets themselves quickly, cost-effectively and in an individual manner using the smallest possible number of work steps.

In particular, the customer, i.e. the processor and/or the end user, is given the opportunity to design the labeling and/or dimensions of the respective label set in a variable manner and/or at least to modify it themselves. Especially against the background of the growing need for flexibility in further processing and application, this aspect represents a central advantage of the present invention, especially since the customer, i.e. the processor and/or the end user,

5 Starting material for the label set according to the present invention on a

standardized roll, which is highly desirable both from the perspective of reduced stock levels and from the perspective of cost reduction. The customer himself can then process the raw material supplied on the standardized roll using the device in accordance with the

0 present invention to the desired, individually designed label set

process.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the separating means! cut through the material webs in places transverse to the feed direction of the

5 material webs. Alternatively or in addition to this, it is also conceivable,

that the release agents partially cut through the material webs in the feed direction of the material webs.

According to a particularly inventive development of the device, the

0 release agent has at least one shearing blade, which is preferably in the form of a

Cutting line is formed.

The at least one shearing blade can be arranged between fastening means, which are, for example, two wheels or two rollers, between which the at least one shearing blade is locked.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the separating means have two shearing blades. In this case, the material webs expediently run between the fastening means.

The two shearing blades are advantageously arranged in a position that is not entirely parallel to one another, so that each of the two shearing blades, when rotating around its respective axis, which is not necessarily exactly parallel to the axis of rotation of the other shearing blade, contributes to the desired cutting result as a result of the resulting shearing movement. It is desirable here that the two shearing blades do not touch each other with their full cutting surface, but slightly against each other.

offset or slightly angled against each other, which ultimately leads to the desired shearing effect.

In an advantageous embodiment of the present invention, the

5 Separating agent has at least one drum, which may have the shape of a cylinder,

which preferably rotates about its axis of symmetry. The at least one shearing blade is then expediently arranged on the at least one drum.

If the device according to the present invention is formed in particularly

0 inventive manner, the at least one shearing blade has at least

a recess - preferably two expediently symmetrically arranged recesses - which is preferably assigned to at least one region in which at least one of the material webs is not severed up to one or both of its edges.
25

The separating means can also expediently have two drums, on each of which one of the shearing blades is arranged. Advantageously, the material webs then run between the two drums, which rotate in opposite directions to each other, for example. However, it is also possible for the two

0 Drums both rotate clockwise or both rotate counterclockwise.

In this case, all material webs can be partially cut by the two shearing blades if the two shearing blades are positioned synchronously on the material webs.
35

In an alternative embodiment, the release agents have at least

a shearing blade which is preferably circular and advantageously rotates.

Depending on the desired field of application of the device according to the present invention, it may prove advantageous in this context if the separating means have at least one stop rail, wherein the at least one stop rail can have at least one recess which is preferably assigned to at least one region of the at least one stop rail in which at least one of the material webs is not severed up to one or both of its edges.
0

The separating means of the device for producing a label set comprising material webs can expediently have two recesses, which are then preferably assigned in a corresponding manner to two areas of the at least one stop rail, in which two areas at least one of the

5 Material webs are not cut through to both edges.

In order to further increase the functionality and flexibility of the label in practical use, the device can be associated with means for at least partially labeling the material webs, wherein at least one

0 of the means for at least partially labelling the material webs, for example

is a thermal transfer printer.

The means for at least partially labeling the material webs are preferably controllable, the control being carried out according to an advantageous

5 embodiment is carried out by a programmable data processing unit.

In this way, the customer, i.e. the processor and/or the end user, is given the opportunity to design the label set themselves and in an individual form adapted to the respective use, for example by the customer specifying the layout of the label set by entering it via the

0 programmable data processing unit selects and sets itself.

The device expediently has a drive unit, for example a motor for driving the separating means.

5 The present invention further relates to a label set comprising at least

has two material webs, which material webs are a

carrier web and at least one face material web.

In the past, the processing of such label sets has sometimes proven to be complicated and cumbersome in practice, i.e. in many cases the processing of such label sets is only possible with considerable mechanical and time-consuming effort, which unfortunately also results in increased costs.

In addition, it can be stated that the label sets disclosed in the prior art 0 are very limited in their scope of application and for the respective

Areas of application require costly and complicated special solutions.

Based on the aforementioned problems and deficiencies, the present invention is based on the object of providing a set of labels that

5 can be produced quickly and inexpensively and is characterized by a particularly simple

handling.

In this context, the present invention aims primarily to on the one hand, the advantages of a label set, i.e. the provision of labels

0 in an integrated or coherent form, to bring out the full potential and

on the other hand, to ensure that the individual labels can be easily removed or separated without any restrictions.

Furthermore, the present invention aims at a label set in which

5 which can be labelled and/or dimensioned by the customer, i.e. by

the processor and/or the end user.

Furthermore, the present invention aims to significantly reduce the cost of label sets.
30

Finally, the present invention aims to provide a set of labels whose labels are characterized by high adaptability, flexibility and pliability in the application to objects of various types, shapes and sizes.

5 This task is solved by a set of labels containing at least two

material webs, which material webs are a carrier web and

at least one upper material web, which set of labels has cuts each with two ends, which cuts partially cut through all the bales of material, wherein at least one of the two ends of at least some of the cuts lies within at least one of the material webs.
5

The solution according to the present invention implies, in a way that is not foreseeable for the person skilled in the art, a series of particularly surprising advantages that are cleverly combined with one another and in practice all ensure reduced production costs, so that the label set according to the present invention is also competitive on international markets:

On the one hand, the advantages of a label set, i.e. the provision of labels in an integrated or connected form, are fully exploited, on the other hand, the individual labels can still be easily removed or separated

5 is fully guaranteed.

Not least due to the latter aspect, the handling of the label set according to the present invention is much faster and more efficient than with the proposed solutions according to the prior art.

0 is possible.

When applying a single label from the label set to the object to be labelled, the clearly defined structure of the label set according to the present invention means that cheaper precursors can be used for

5 can be used.

In connection with the raw material supplied to the customer, i.e. the manufacturer and/or the end user, for the production of the label set according to the present invention, it may be advisable to

0 To process the source material during pre-production in such a way that at least

an upper material web already has one or more continuous cuts in the feed direction of the material webs.

This aspect is particularly important when the customer, i.e. the

5 processors and/or the final consumer, the starting material for the

Set of labels according to the present invention on a standardized roll

is to be delivered, which is highly advantageous for both the supplier and the customer in terms of reduced storage and cost reduction. The customer can then process the starting material supplied on the standardized roll using the device according to the present invention to produce the desired, individually designed set of labels.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the support web is wider than the at least one upper material web. In this case in particular 0 it is an excellent option to use the starting material supplied to the customer

to produce the label set according to the present invention in the context of pre-production in such a way that the at least one upper material web already has one or more continuous cuts in the feed direction of the material webs. If the at least one upper material web of the starting material namely

5 For example, two such, near the two edge areas of the

Material webs arranged continuous cuts in the feed direction of the material webs, the respective labels of the label set formed from the at least one upper material web can be easily removed for later use, whereby the embodiment described above

0 is implemented in a particularly simple, practical and cost-saving way.

In this case, it proves to be particularly advantageous if the customer, i.e. the processor and/or the end user, is provided with the starting material for the label set according to the present invention on a standardized roll,

If the label set according to the present invention is further developed in a particularly inventive manner, one of the two ends of at least some of the cuts lies within the carrier web and outside the at least one upper material web.

Additionally or alternatively, at least one of the two ends of at least some of the cuts can lie within the carrier web and within the at least one outer material web.

5 Depending on the intended use, the two above mentioned

Variants of label sets according to the present invention in combination or

ft»

used separately from one another. If at least one of the two ends of at least some of the cuts is located within the carrier web and within the at least one outer material web, the use of a material with low tear resistance is recommended for the at least one outer material web.

Depending on the intended use of the label set, a design variant may also be appropriate in which the carrier web is as wide as at least one of the upper material webs. In this case, at least one of the two ends of at least some of the cuts is expediently located within the carrier web.

and within the at least one outer material web.

The cuts can be in the form of lines, preferably straight lines. Alternatively or in addition to this, the cuts can be parallel

5 to each other. It goes without saying that the cuts

Depending on the respective application area of the label set, they can be arranged perpendicular to the feed direction of the material webs or not perpendicular to the feed direction of the material webs.

0 According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the

Carrier web has an adhesive-repellent smooth layer on at least one side, for example a silicone layer. However, the adhesive-repellent smooth layer can also be provided by printing on at least one layer of varnish.

Advantageously, at least one upper material web is at least partially self-adhesive, i.e. at least one upper material web is at least partially coated with adhesives of at least one adhesive force.

Regarding the possibility of at least partially

0 with two adhesives of different adhesive strength, it is in this

Connection of particularly inventive and not readily foreseeable significance that the two adhesives with different adhesive strengths can be a removable adhesive with low adhesive strength and a permanent adhesive with high adhesive strength. In this case, for example, the removable adhesive 5 with low adhesive strength can be assigned to a section of the document to be presented below

which, in the context of the manufacturing or processing process, is

1 O

The control section can be removed and registered, while the permanent high-tack adhesive is assigned to the part of the label that remains on the object to be labelled.

Depending on the intended application, it can be provided that at least one of the adhesives is transparent. Alternatively or in addition to this, it can also be provided that at least one of the adhesives is colored.

In an expedient embodiment of the present invention, 0 at least one upper material web consists of a transparent material.

Advantageously, at least one material web is a film. According to a particularly preferred embodiment of the present invention, at least one of the material webs can consist of plastic, for example

5 made of polyester, whereby polyethylene terephthalate (PET) has proven to be particularly

has proven suitable.

If at least one of the outer material layers is a film, a safety material with low tear resistance can also be used, for example

0 a cast film. Such cast films have, compared to extruded films,

have the advantage that they crumble to a certain extent when subjected to stress. Preferred embodiments in this context are polyvinyl chloride films (PVC films), acetate films or acrylate films. Alternatively, the security material with low tear resistance can also be paper.
25

In this context, it is worth mentioning that at least one of the outer material layers can also be paint, primer, varnish, paste or liquid, hardenable mass.

0 Advantageously, at least one of the adhesives is

Acrylate adhesive, however the use of one or more suitable adhesives of course depends on the material chosen for the label set and the respective adhesive substrate.

5 !In an advantageous embodiment of the present label set,

at least one surface material web can be marked with a laser beam and/or

engravable. Such materials that can be written on and/or engraved with a laser beam can be designed in such a way that they can be produced quickly and inexpensively, i.e. with just a few lamination steps, and can be easily further processed while maintaining high product quality. In this context, particular attention should be paid to the fact that materials that can be written on and/or engraved with a laser beam are available on the market that produce practically no emissions that are hazardous to health or harmful to the environment when written on and/or engraved with the laser beam and offer a high level of inherent protection of the typeface against chemical and/or mechanical stress. 0 This means that the Weiler processor and/or the end user are given a high level of protection despite the

simple structure opens up flexible and diverse application possibilities, not least with regard to the ability to re-label by the processor and/or by the end user, in particular by the customer.

5 A preferred embodiment of the label set according to the present

The invention is of particular interest not least to companies in the equipment and/or manufacturing industry. In companies in the equipment and/or manufacturing industry, it is often necessary to remove identification or type plates that are placed before the paintwork.

0 painting process on a housing or machine part, using a

so-called paint protection labels to protect against paint application in order to ensure that the identification or type plate remains unimpaired in legibility even after the painting process. To do this, the area to be protected from painting, i.e. the identification or type plate, is usually...

5 Paint protection label is applied, which corresponds to the area to be protected from painting

is congruent or almost congruent. After the painting process and a subsequent drying process, the paint protection label is then removed again and the identification or type plate is exposed.

0 Not least in view of the desired, above-mentioned unimpaired

To ensure the legibility of the identification or type plate, it is very important that the edge areas of the identification or type plate are cleanly covered, so that the formation of so-called paint runs can be reliably avoided, especially when using thin paints. The easy handling of the label set without great effort and without additional tools

plays an important role in this context. It is useful to

1 2

at least one upper material web is provided for covering an area to be protected from painting, which at least one upper material web has a base part that completely or almost completely covers the area to be protected from painting, on its underside at least in sections coated with adhesive, and a handle part that is firmly connected to the base part and is arranged on the top side of the base part.

Because the handle is arranged on the top of the base part and firmly connected to the base part, even when a very high and/or very sudden pulling force is applied to the handle, an absolutely safe and problem-free removal of the individual label from the label set according to the present invention is guaranteed. A further advantage in connection with the present design variant of the label set in the area of the handle has been the formation of small air bubbles under the paint layer, which

5 the quick and completely uncomplicated finding of the touch part under the

Favor paint application.

In this connection, an embodiment of the label set according to the present invention should be given special attention, in which the at least one for covering a

0 area to be protected from painting, Obermaierialbahn on or above

which is arranged on at least one upper material web that can be labeled and/or engraved with a laser beam. By arranging a paint protection label of the aforementioned type over at least one upper material web that can be labeled and/or engraved with a laser beam, the

5 Expert surprising and by no means predictable effect that the

Paint protection label, ..which, for example, is essentially transparent, but can also be labelled by applying paint, is permeable to the laser beam and therefore does not interact with the laser beam, so that the at least one outer material web can be seen through the

0 laser beam can be labeled and/or engraved. This increases the range of applications

and functionality of the chain salt according to the present invention.

According to a particularly inventive development of the label, the gripping part is bent and/or provided with a kink, which on the one hand makes it easier to grip the

5 handle in its central area considerably facilitates and on the other hand ensures

ensures that the edge areas of the label according to the invention remain smooth and consequently

their function is not impaired by protrusions or overhangs.

According to a preferred embodiment of the label set, the base part and the handle are firmly connected to one another at least in the respective edge region, whereby the base part and the handle are firmly connected to one another at least in the respective edge region of a narrow side of the individual labels created by partially cutting through the at least one upper material web. The label set and the individual labels created by partially cutting through the at least one upper material web are therefore easy to handle according to the present invention, without great effort and without additional auxiliary tools, whereby

The large-area gripping option provided by the handle means that it can even be handled with work gloves.

In a particularly advantageous manner, the base part and the handle part are

5 an adhesive, which can be coloured, of particularly high adhesive strength

connected to each other. Alternatively or in addition to this, the base part and the handle part can also be welded together so that even if a very high and/or very sudden pulling force is applied to the handle part, there is no danger of the handle part being accidentally detached from the base part.

0 Here, another advantage of the embodiment in which the base part and the

Angriffei! are welded together, is to be seen in the fact that the undesirable effects which can occur due to a reduction in the adhesive force of the adhesive, for example when heated during a drying process, are naturally reliably avoided.
25

In an alternative embodiment of the present invention, the base part and the handle are formed in one piece, whereby the handle can be arranged on the base part by folding and/or folding. It goes without saying that this one-piece embodiment of the label according to the present invention

0 invention all the advantages set out above over the prior art in

convincingly.

In an advantageous embodiment of the present invention, the base part and/or the handle part are made of transparent material. As a further optional

5 feature, the corners of the base part and/or the handle part can be rounded,

whereby the shape of the base part and/or the handle part naturally follows the shape

of the area to be protected from painting, which is generally determined by the shape of the identification or type plate.

In addition to the preferred embodiments described above, it should only be mentioned here that the label set can be used in combination with an additional cover film. This also fully ensures the functionality of the label set according to the present invention.

According to a particularly inventive development, the

0 Cutting through the individual labels created from at least two bales of material

multi-part, for example to enable individual sections to be separated for documentation and/or control purposes during the manufacturing and processing process as well as for testing and maintenance purposes during later use of the label set.
15

As part of such a multi-part design of the label, but also independently of this, a part of the label can be designed as a grip tab, whereby the part of the label which is designed as a grip tab is expediently not coated with adhesive. In this case, it is possible that the part designed as a grip tab

0 part of the label is also only defined by a protruding area.

According to a particularly advantageous embodiment, the present label set is provided with at least one perforation. This can be seen in connection with the multi-part design of the label described above.

5. The perforation is particularly advantageous when, for example, a

Separation of individual sections for documentation and/or control purposes during the manufacturing and processing process as well as for testing and maintenance purposes during subsequent use of the label set.
30

Alternatively or in addition to this, the label set can be provided with at least one punch, whereby the punch can be a security punch so that the label set tears when removed. This prevents unauthorized or unauthorized removal or removal of the label set in accordance with the

5 present invention is considerably more difficult, since the at least one punching

always only parts of the label set are detached or peeled off along the punching

so that other parts of the label set inevitably remain on the respective surface.

According to an advantageous embodiment of the present invention, at least one document section is laminated onto the label set. The document section can be formed by a liquid, hardenable mass. As already indicated above, the at least one document section serves, for example, as a control section during the manufacturing or processing process, which can be removed and registered. This improves the security properties inherent in the label set according to the present invention.

In a particularly advantageous manner, at least one Obermaierialbahn is provided with a print on at least one side, which is monochrome, but preferably also

5 can be multi-coloured. In alternative or complementary embodiments

at least part of the print may be
an instruction manual for the label set,
a regulation or a prohibition with threat of punishment,
a consecutive numbering,

0 - a sovereign symbol and/or

a period of validity

This makes it considerably easier for a user to use the label set, which is not particularly difficult anyway, and the option of providing the label set with at least one of the above-mentioned prints expands the protective and safety function provided by the label set.

In this context, the design variant should be noted according to which at least part of the print on the at least partially coated with adhesive(s)

0 coated side of at least one upper material web.

If this so-called "back printing" involves letters, numbers or symbols, for example, these are applied in a mirror image to the side of the label set that is later to be coated with adhesive(s) at least in places. It should not be overlooked in this context that according to an expedient embodiment of the present invention, at least part of the

Printing on the side to be coated at least partially with adhesive(s)

• φ φ · φ
··· · φφ ···

1 6

at least one upper material panel can be provided as a background colour.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, at least one of the upper material webs is at least one at least partially arranged laminate layer, whereby the at least one laminate layer can be a transparent film. The transparent film in turn is expediently made of plastic, whereby the plastic is preferably polyester, such as polyethylene terephthalate (PET). Alternatively or in addition to this, the at least one laminate layer can be made of a liquid

0 applyable, hardenable mass must be formed.

In order to further increase the functionality and flexibility of the label in practical use, the label set can be treated in such a way that the surface of the label set, for example by the manufacturer and/or by the customer,

5 can be labelled, the surface of the label set being at least partially

can preferably be written on by machine, for example by a laser printer, by a matrix printer, by a thermal transfer printer and/or by an inkjet printer. Alternatively or in addition to this, the surface of the label set can be at least partially written on by hand, with particular emphasis on

0 is intended for subsequent labeling.

With regard to the conceivable wide range of possible uses of the label set according to the present invention, it should also be noted that at least one of the material webs described above can be designed to be weather-resistant. In

5 In the latter case, the label set is also suitable for outdoor applications.

According to a particularly inventive development, at least one of the adhesives has a low initial adhesion.

0 The invention is described below with reference to the schematically shown in Figs. 1 to 11

The embodiments shown are explained in more detail. They show (each view not necessarily to scale):

Fig. 1 shows a device for producing a material web

Label set according to a first embodiment of the

present invention;

• f · * · · fl

1 7

Fig. 2 the device for producing a material web

label set from Fig. 1 together with a manufactured

label set;
5

Fig. 3 shows a device for producing a material web-containing

Label set according to a second embodiment of the

present invention;

0 Fig. 4 the device for producing a material web having

Label set from Fig. 3 together with a label set to be produced;

Fig. 5 shows a device for producing a material web-containing

5 label set according to a third embodiment of the

present invention;

Fig. 6 the device for producing a material web

label set from Fig. 5 together with a manufactured

0 label set;

Fig. 7 shows a label set according to a first embodiment of the

present invention;

5 Fig. 8 a label set according to a second embodiment of the

present invention;

Fig. 9 shows a label set according to a third embodiment of the

present invention;
30

Fig. 10 shows a label set according to a fourth embodiment of the

present invention; and

Fig. 11 shows a label set according to a fifth embodiment of the

5 present invention.

Identical or similar parts are provided with the same reference numerals in Figs. 1 to 11.

Fig. 1 and Fig. 2 show a device for producing a label set comprising material webs 10, 20 according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

This device has mechanical separating means for the partial separation of all material webs 10, 20 transversely to the feed direction of the material webs 10, 20, whereby the separating means in the device shown in Fig. 1 and Fig. 2 comprise two

Shearing blades 30, 31 which are designed in the form of cutting lines.

The shearing blade 30 is arranged between fastening means, which in Fig. 1 and Fig. 2 are two rollers 40, 41, between which the shearing blade 30

5 is locked. The same applies to the shearing blade 31.

From Fig. 2 it can be seen that the material webs 10, 20 run between the two units of the fastening means 40, 41, which units rotate in opposite directions to each other, so that the material webs 10, 20 are partially severed by the two shearing blades 30, 31. The two shearing blades 30, 31 are arranged in a position not quite parallel to each other, so that each of the two shearing blades 30, 31, when rotating about its respective axis, which is not necessarily exactly parallel to the axis of rotation of the other shearing blade 31, 30, as a result of the resulting shearing movement, leads to the desired

5 cutting result. It is desirable that the two shearing blades

30, 31 do not meet with their full cutting surface, but slightly offset from each other or slightly angled against each other, which ultimately leads to the desired shearing effect: the carrier web 10 is not severed up to its edges 101, 102.
30

For this purpose, the shearing blade 30 in the present case has two symmetrically arranged recesses 301, 302, which are assigned to the two areas in which the carrier web 10 is not severed to its edges 101, 102. These two symmetrically arranged recesses 301, 302 can be formed, for example, by

5 filings are provided.

In this context, it should be mentioned in any case that a variant is of course also conceivable in which both the shearing blade 30 and the shearing blade 31 each have at least one recess 301; in the present case, both the shearing blade 30 and the shearing blade 31 would then each have two symmetrically arranged recesses 301, 302.

Fig. 3 and Fig. 4 show a device for producing a set of labels comprising material webs 10, 20 according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
0

This device has mechanical separating means for cutting through all material webs 10, 20 in sections transverse to the feed direction of the material bales 10, 20, whereby the separating means in the device shown in Fig. 3 and Fig. 4 have two shearing blades 30, 31 which are designed in the form of cutting lines.

5 further, the separating means comprise two drums 50, 51, which have the shape of

Cylinders that rotate about their axis of symmetry. The shearing blade 30 is arranged on the drum 50 and the shearing blade 31 on the drum 51, the shearing blades 30, 31 each having a length that is less than the height of the cylindrical drums 50, 51.
20

From Fig. 4 it can be seen that the material webs 10, 20 run between the two drums 50, 51, which rotate in opposite directions to each other, so that the partial cutting of the material webs 10, 20 by the two shearing blades 30, 31 takes place when the two shearing blades 30, 31 move synchronously on the

5 material webs 10, 20. The carrier web 10 is not pulled up to its

edges 101, 102. Although this is not explicitly shown in Fig. 4, the shearing blades 30, 31 in the present case can have two symmetrically arranged recesses which are assigned to the two areas in which the carrier web 10 is not severed up to its edges 101, 102. These two

0 symmetrically arranged recesses can be made by filing

to be provided.

Fig. 5 and Fig. 6 show a device for producing a label set comprising material webs 10, 20 according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

In Fig. 5 and Fig. 6, the separating means comprise a rotating, circular shearing blade 30 and a stop rail 60 which has two recesses 601, 602 which are assigned to the two regions of the stop rail 60 in which the carrier web 10 is not severed up to its edges 101, 102.
5

In many applications, the devices shown in Figs. 1 to 6 are assigned means for at least partially labeling the material webs 10, 20, which is, for example, a thermal transfer printer. These means for at least partially labeling the material webs 10, 20 are usually controllable, with the control conveniently being carried out by a programmable data processing unit. Furthermore, the device can have a drive unit (not shown), i.e. a motor for driving the separating means.

5 The three embodiments of a device shown in Figs. 1 to 6

According to the present invention, the trend towards so-called process-oriented production in the technical-industrial field is taken into account by providing a device with which the customer, i.e. the processor and/or the end user, is given the opportunity to

0 label sets quickly, cost-effectively and using the smallest possible number

of work steps in an individual way.

In particular, the customer, i.e. the processor and/or the end user, is given the opportunity to change the labelling and/or dimensioning

5 of the respective label set in a variable manner and/or

at least to modify it yourself. Especially against the background of the growing requirement for flexibility in further processing and application, this aspect represents a central advantage of the present invention, especially since the customer, i.e. the further processor and/or the end user,

0 starting material for the label set according to the present invention on a

standardized roll, which is highly desirable both from the perspective of reduced storage and from the perspective of cost reduction. The customer himself can then use the starting material supplied on the standardized roll with the device according to the present invention to produce the desired, individually designed set of labels.

process.

Fig. 7 shows a label set according to a first embodiment of the present invention. The label set has two material webs 10, 20, in the embodiment of Fig. 7 a carrier web 10 and an upper material web 20 made of transparent material arranged on the carrier web 10. The carrier web 10 is wider than the upper material web 20 and has an adhesive-repellent smooth layer on the side facing the upper material web 20, for example a silicone layer. The adhesive-repellent smooth layer can, however, also be provided by printing on at least one lacquer layer.
0

It should be noted at this point with regard to Fig. 7 to 11 that one or more of the material webs 10, 20 can be (a) film(s). If one or more of the material webs 10, 20 are made of plastic, the plastic is polyester, such as polyethylene terephthalate.

5 (PET). Alternatively, the upper material web 20 can also consist of a

Safety material! with low tear resistance, in which case a cast film is recommended, such as a polyvinyl chloride film (PVC film), an acetate film or an acrylic film. Finally, the option of coating the outer material web 20 with paint, primer, varnish, paste or liquid

0 to form an applyable, hardenable mass.

Although this cannot be explicitly inferred from the illustration in Fig. 7, it should not go unmentioned at this point that the side of the upper material web 20 facing the carrier web 10 is coated with adhesive, for example acrylate adhesive.

5 The respective intended use of the label set shown in Fig. 7 implies

in this case, the side of the upper material web 20 facing the carrier web 10 can also be coated with two adhesives of different adhesive strengths, for example with a removable adhesive of low adhesive strength and with a permanent adhesive of high adhesive strength. Depending on the respective intended use, the

0 Adhesive(s) may be transparent and/or colored.

The label set in Fig. 7 has cuts 70 each with two ends 701, 702. These cuts 70 cut through the material webs 10, 20 in places, the dimensions of the cuts 70 in Fig. 7 being selected such that the two ends 701, 702 of the cuts 70 are within the carrier web 10

and outside the outer material web 20. This offers the possibility for the

Top material web 20 recommends the use of a material with high tear resistance, however, this is not an absolute necessity.

The cuts 70 have the shape of straight lines, are arranged parallel to each other and are perpendicular to the feed direction of the material webs 10, 20.

On the one hand, this makes full use of the advantages of a label set, i.e. the provision of labels in a coherent form,

0 on the other hand, a simple removal or detachment of the individual labels

fully guaranteed.

In this context, it is worth mentioning that the upper material web 20 can be labeled and/or engraved with a laser beam. Such materials that can be labeled and/or engraved with a laser beam can be designed in such a way that they can be produced quickly and inexpensively, i.e. with just a few lamination steps, and can be easily further processed with high product quality. Particular attention should be paid in this context to the fact that materials that can be labeled and/or engraved with a laser beam

0 materials are available on the market that can be used for marking and/or engraving

The laser beam produces practically no emissions that are hazardous to health or harmful to the environment and offers a high level of inherent protection of the typeface against chemical and/or mechanical stress. This means that the processor and/or the end user are protected from

5 simple structure opens up flexible and diverse application possibilities,

not least with regard to the ability to re-label by the processor and/or by the end user, in particular by the customer.

In connection with the present invention, particular attention should be paid to the

0 fact that the label set is treated in such a way that the surface of the

label set can be labeled, be it at least partially machine-labeled, for example by a laser printer, a matrix printer, a thermal transfer printer and/or an inkjet printer, or be it at least partially hand-labeled. Accordingly, the upper material web 20 of the label set shown in Fig. 7 is provided with a print 90 which, depending on

Application area is one or more colors and in the example of the

Fig. 7 is a consecutive serial number. It should be noted at this point that the print 90 can also be provided on the side of the upper material web 20 facing the carrier web 10. If this so-called "back print" is, for example, letters, numbers or symbols, these are applied in mirror image to the side of the upper material web 20 facing the carrier web 10.

Fig. 8 shows a label set according to a second embodiment of the present invention. The label set shown in Fig. 8 corresponds in

0 essentially the first embodiment of a label set shown in Fig. 7,

if one ignores the missing imprint 90 in Fig. 8.

The crucial difference compared to Fig. 7 is that the dimensioning of the cuts 70 in Fig. 8 is selected such that the two ends 701, 702 of every second cut 70 lie within the carrier web 10 and within the upper material web 20.

Fig. 9 shows a label set according to a third embodiment of the present invention. The label set shown in Fig. 9 corresponds in

0 essentially the first embodiment of a label set shown in Fig. 7,

if one ignores the missing imprint 90 in Fig. 9.

The crucial difference compared to Fig. 7 is that the distance between the cuts 70 in Fig. 9 is chosen so that every second

5 the cuts 70 resulting label has a surface area twice as large as

the other labels, since its height measured in the feed direction of the material webs 10, 20 is twice as large.

The embodiment shown in Fig. 9 shows that the

0 The distance between the cuts 70 does not necessarily have to be constant;

Rather, the present invention also encompasses label sets in which the respective spacing of the cuts 70 is irregular.

5 Furthermore, in connection with the third phase shown in Fig. 9,

Embodiment of a label set according to the present invention thereon

It should be noted that the individual labels created by partially cutting the material webs 10, 20 are made up of several parts in that the label set is provided with a perforation 80. The perforation 80 enables the individual labels to be subdivided, for example for documentation and/or control purposes during the manufacturing and processing process, as well as for testing and maintenance purposes during the subsequent use of the individual labels.

It is also within the scope of the invention to provide the label set with at least one punch (not shown in 0 Fig. 9), which can also be a

This can be a security punch, so that the label set tears when it is removed. This makes it considerably more difficult for the label set to be removed or unauthorised in accordance with the present invention, since the punch(s) only ever remove or tear parts of the label set along the punch.

5 can be removed, so that other parts of the label set inevitably remain on the

remain on the respective substrate.

In addition to Fig. 9, it should be noted that in the context of a multi-part design of the label set, but also independently of this, part of the

0 individual labels can be designed as a handle bag. Often the part

of the individual labels, which is designed as a grip tab, is not coated with adhesive. The part of the individual labels designed as a grip tab is then defined, so to speak, by a protruding area.

Fig. 10 shows a label set according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention. The label set has two material webs 10, 20, namely a carrier web 10 and an upper material web 20 arranged on the carrier web 10. Since the carrier web 10 in the embodiment of Fig. 10 is as wide as the upper material web 20, the carrier web 10 is shown in the

0 Fig. 10 completely covered by the upper material web 20. The carrier web 10 has

on the side facing the upper material web 20, an adhesive-repellent smooth layer, for example a silicone layer. However, the adhesive-repellent smooth layer can also be provided by printing on at least one lacquer layer.
35

The label set in Fig. 10 has cuts 70 each with two ends 701,

702. These cuts 70 cut through the material bales 10, 20 in places, whereby the dimensions of the cuts 70 in Fig. 10 are selected so that the two ends 701, 702 of the cuts 70 lie within the carrier web 10 and within the upper material web 20. The use of a material with low tear resistance is therefore recommended for the upper material web 20, although this is not an absolute necessity.

Fig. 11 shows a label set according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention. The label set shown in Fig. 11 corresponds essentially to the fourth embodiment of a label set shown in Fig. 10.

The crucial difference compared to Fig. 10 is that the distance between the cuts 70 in Fig. 11 is chosen so that every second

5 the cuts 70 resulting label has a surface area twice as large as

the other labels, since its height measured in the feed direction of the material webs 10, 20 is twice as large.

The embodiment shown in Fig. 11 shows that the

0 The distance between the cuts 70 does not necessarily have to be constant;

Rather, the present invention also encompasses label sets in which the respective spacing of the cuts 70 is irregular.

Claims (2)

Schreiner Labels and Self-Adhesive Technology Munich, GmbH&Co. 02.04.1997 Gbm 303/79-96E-DE Protection claims 1.) Device for producing a label set comprising material webs (10, 20), which device has mechanical separating means for partially severing all material webs (10, 20), which separating means can be controlled such that at least one of the material webs (10, 20) is not severed up to one or both of its edges (101, 102, 201, 202). 2.) Device according to claim 1, characterized in that the separating means sever the material webs (10, 20) in places transversely to the feed direction of the material webs (10, 20). 3.) Device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the 0 Separating means have at least one shearing blade (30). 4.) Device according to claim 3, characterized in that the at least one shearing blade (30) is designed in the form of a cutting line. 5.) Device according to claim 3 or 4, characterized in that the at least one shearing blade (30) is arranged between fastening means (40, 41). 6.) Device according to claim 5, characterized in that the 0 Fasteners for two wheels (40, 41) or two rollers (40, 41) between which at least one shearing blade (30) is locked. 7.) Device according to at least one of claims 1 to 6, characterized characterized in that the separating means have two shearing blades (30, 31). 8.) Device according to claim 5 or 6 and according to claim 7, characterized in that the material webs (10, 20) run between the fastening means (40, 41). 9.) Device according to claim 7 or 8, characterized in that the two shearing blades (30, 31) are arranged in a position not quite parallel to one another.
0 10.) Device according to at least one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that the separating means comprise at least one drum (50). 11.) Device according to claim 3 or 4 and according to claim 10, characterized 5 characterized in that the at least one shearing blade (30) on the at least a drum (50). 12.) Device according to at least one of claims 3 to 11, characterized in that the at least one shearing blade (30) has at least one 0 recess {301). 13.) Device according to claim 12, characterized in that the at least one shearing blade (30) has two recesses (301, 302). 5 14.) Device according to claim 13, characterized in that the two Recesses (301, 302) are arranged symmetrically. 15.) Device according to at least one of claims 12 to 14, characterized in that the at least one recess (301) at least one 0 area is assigned in which at least one of the material webs (10, 20) is not severed to one or both of its edges {101, 102, 201, 202). 16.) Device according to claim 3 or 4 and according to at least one of claims 5 7 to 15, characterized in that the separating means comprise two drums (50, 51), on each of which a shearing blade (30, 31) is arranged. 17.) Device according to claim 16, characterized in that the material webs (10, 20) run between the two drums (50, 51). 18.) Device according to claim 3, characterized in that the at least one shearing blade (30) is circular. 19.) Device according to at least one of claims 3 to 18, characterized in that the at least one shearing blade (30) rotates. 0.) Device according to at least one of claims 1 to 19, characterized in that the separating means have at least one stop rail (60). 21.) Device according to claim 20, characterized in that the at least one stop rail (60) has at least one recess (601). 22.) Device according to claim 21, characterized in that the at least one recess (601) at least one area of the at least one 0 stop rail (60) is assigned, in which at least one of the Material webs (10, 20) are not severed to one or both of their edges (101, 102, 201, 202). 23.) Device according to claim 21 or 22, characterized in that the at least one stop rail (60) has two recesses (601, 602). 4.) Device according to at least one of claims 1 to 23, characterized in that the device comprises means for at least partial 0 Labeling of the material webs (10, 20) is assigned. 25.) Device according to claim 24, characterized in that at least one of the means for at least partially labeling the material webs (10, 20) is a thermal transfer printer.
35 26.) Device according to claim 24 or 25, characterized in that the means for at least partially labeling the material webs (10, 20) are controllable. 27.) Device according to at least one of claims 24 to 26, characterized in that the control of the means for at least partial Labeling of the material webs (10, 20) is carried out by a programmable data processing unit. 28.) Device according to at least one of claims 1 to 27, characterized 0 characterized in that the device has a drive unit. 9.) Label set which has at least two material webs (10, 20), which material webs are a carrier web (10) and at least one top material web (20), characterized in that the label set has cuts (70) each with two ends (701, 702), which cuts (70) cut through all material webs (10, 20) in places, with at least one of the two ends (701, 702) of at least some of the cuts (70) lying within at least one of the material webs (10, 20). 0.) Label set according to claim 29, characterized in that the carrier web (10) is wider than the at least one upper material web (20). 31.) Label set according to claim 29 or 30, characterized in that 5 at least one of the two ends (701, 702) of at least some of the Cuts (70) are located within the carrier web (10) and outside the at least one upper material web (20). 32.) Label set according to at least one of claims 29 to 31, characterized 0 characterized in that at least one of the two ends (701, 702) is at least some of the cuts (70) lie within the carrier web (10) and within the at least one upper material web (20). 33.) Label set according to claim 29, characterized in that the carrier web 5 (10) is as wide as the at least one upper material web (20). 34.) Label set according to claim 33, characterized in that at least one of the two ends (701, 702) of at least some of the cuts (70) lies within the carrier web (10) and within the at least one upper material web (20).
5 35.) Label set according to at least one of claims 29 to 34, characterized in that the cuts (70) have the shape of lines. 6.) Label set according to claim 35, characterized in that the lines are straight. 7.) Label set according to at least one of claims 29 to 36, characterized in that the cuts (70) are arranged parallel to one another are.
15 8.) Label set according to at least one of claims 29 to 37, characterized in that the carrier web (10) has an adhesive-repellent smooth layer on at least one side. 0 39.) Label set according to claim 38, characterized in that the The adhesive-repellent smooth layer consists of at least one silicone layer. 40.) Label set according to claim 38, characterized in that the adhesive-repellent layer is formed by printing at least one 5 coat of varnish is provided. 41.) Label set according to at least one of claims 29 to 40, characterized in that at least one upper material web (20) is at least partially coated with adhesive(s) of at least one adhesive strength.
30 42.) Label set according to claim 41, characterized in that at least one upper material web (20) is at least partially coated with two adhesives of different adhesive strength. 5 43.) Label set according to claim 42, characterized in that the two adhesives of different adhesive strength to form a removable adhesive low adhesive strength and a permanent adhesive with high adhesive strength. 44.) Label set according to at least one of claims 41 to 43, characterized in that at least one of the adhesives is transparent. 45.) Label set according to at least one of claims 41 to 44, characterized in that at least one of the adhesives is colored. 46.) Label set according to at least one of claims 29 to 45, characterized in that at least one upper material web (20) consists of a transparent material. 7.) Label set according to at least one of claims 29 to 46, characterized 5 characterized in that at least one material web (10, 20) is a slide. 48.) Label set according to at least one of claims 29 to 47, characterized in that at least one of the material webs (10, 20) consists of 0 plastic. 49.) Label set according to claim 48, characterized in that the plastic is polyester. 5 5 0.) Label set according to claim 49, characterized in that the Polyester is polyethylene terephthalate (PET). 51.) Label set according to at least one of claims 29 to 48, characterized in that at least one upper material web (20) consists of a 0 safety material! with low tear resistance. 52.) Label set according to claim 51, characterized in that the security material is a cast film. 5 53.) Label set according to claim 51 or 52, characterized in that it is The film is a polyvinyl chloride film (PVC film), an acetate film or an acrylic film. 54.) Label set according to claim 51, characterized in that the Security material is paper.
5 55.) Label set according to at least one of claims 29 to 46, characterized in that at least one upper material web (20) is Paint, primer, varnish, paste or liquid, hardenable mass is about.
10 56.) Label set according to at least one of claims 29 to 55, characterized in that at least one of the adhesives is an acrylate adhesive. 5 7.) Label set according to at least one of claims 29 to 56, characterized in that at least one upper material web (20) can be written on and/or engraved with a laser beam. 58.) Label set according to at least one of claims 29 to 57, characterized in that at least one upper material web for covering a which comprises at least one outer material web, a base part which completely or almost completely covers the area to be protected from painting and which is coated with adhesive on its underside at least in sections, and a base part which is connected to the base part 5 has a firmly connected gripping part which is mounted on the top of the base part is arranged. 9.) Set of labels according to claim 57 and 58, characterized in that the at least one for covering an area to be protected from painting 0 provided upper material web on or above which at least one with a Laser beam inscribable and/or engravable upper material web (20) is arranged. 60.) Label set according to claim 58 or 59, characterized in that the 5 gripping part is bent and/or provided with a kink. 61.) Label set according to at least one of claims 58 to 60, characterized in that the base part and the gripping part are firmly connected to one another at least in the respective edge region. 6 2.) Label set according to claim 61, characterized in that the base part and the gripping part are firmly connected to one another at least in the respective edge region of a narrow side of the individual labels created by partially cutting through the at least one upper material web (20). 63.) Label set according to at least one of claims 58 to 62, characterized in that the base part and the gripping part are firmly connected to one another by an adhesive with a particularly high adhesive force. 64.) Label set according to claim 63, characterized in that the adhesive 5 is colored. 65.) Label set according to at least one of claims 58 to 62, characterized in that the base part and the handle part are welded together.
20 6.) Label set according to at least one of claims 58 to 62, characterized in that the base part and the grip part are formed in one piece. 67.) Label set according to claim 66, characterized in that the gripping part 5 is arranged on the base part by folding and/or bending. 8.) Label set according to at least one of claims 58 to 67, characterized in that the base part and/or the handle part are made of transparent material.
30 69.) Label set according to at least one of claims 58 to 68, characterized in that the corners of the base part and/or the handle part are rounded. 70.) Label set according to at least one of claims 29 to 69, characterized in that the labels are formed by partially cutting through the at least two The individual labels created from the material webs {10, 20) are multi-part. 71.) Label set according to claim 70, characterized in that a part of the label is designed as a grip tab.
5 72.) Label set according to claim 71, characterized in that the part of the Label, which is designed as a grip tab, is not coated with adhesive. 73.) Label set according to at least one of claims 29 to 72, characterized in that the label set is provided with at least one perforation (80) is provided. 74.) Label set according to at least one of claims 29 to 73, characterized in that the label set is provided with at least one punch. 75.) Label set according to claim 74, characterized in that the punching is a security punching, so that the label set when Peeling it off will tear.
20 76.) Label set according to at least one of claims 29 to 75, characterized in that at least one receipt section is laminated onto the label set. 77.) Label set according to claim 76, characterized in that the document section is formed by a liquid, hardenable mass. 78.) Label set according to at least one of claims 29 to 77, characterized in that at least one upper material web (20) is provided with a print (90) on at least one side. 79.) Label set according to claim 78, characterized in that the print (90) is multi-colored. 5 80.) Label set according to claim 78 or 79, characterized in that at least a part of the print (90) on the at least partially with Adhesive(s) to be coated side of at least one upper material web (20) is provided. 81.) Label set according to claim 80, characterized in that at least a part of the print (90) on the at least partially coated with adhesive(s) coated side of at least one upper material web (20) is provided as a background color. 2.) Label set according to at least one of claims 29 to 81, characterized 0 characterized in that at least one of the upper material webs (20) has at least an at least partially arranged laminate layer. 83.) Label set according to claim 82, characterized in that the at least one laminate layer is a transparent film.
15 84.) Label set according to claim 83, characterized in that the transparent film consists of plastic. 85.) Label set according to claim 84, characterized in that the 0 plastic is polyester. 6.) Label set according to claim 85, characterized in that the polyester is polyethylene terephthalate (PET). 5 87.) Label set according to at least one of claims 82 to 86, characterized characterized in that the at least one laminate layer is formed by a liquid, hardenable mass. 88.) Label set according to at least one of claims 29 to 87, characterized 0 indicates that the label set is treated so that the surface of the label set can be labeled. 9.) Label set according to claim 88, characterized in that the surface of the label set can be at least partially machine-labeled.
35 0.) Label set according to claim 89, characterized in that the surface 1 1 the label set can be at least partially labelled by a laser printer, a matrix printer, a thermal transfer printer and/or an inkjet printer. 91.) Label set according to at least one of claims 88 to 90, characterized in that the surface of the label set can be at least partially written on by hand. 2.) Label set according to at least one of claims 29 to 91, characterized in that at least one of the adhesives has a low initial adhesion.