Abstract: A packaging device for packaging material includes: a carry-in conveyor configured to carry in a food container along a conveyance direction; a carry-out conveyor configured to carry out the food container along the conveyance direction; a conveyor moving mechanism configured to move at least one of the carry-in conveyor or the carry-out conveyor; a packaging material pressing mechanism configured to press a band-shaped packaging material against the food container conveyed between the carry-in conveyor and the carry-out conveyor and to attach the band-shaped packaging material to the food container; and a control device configured to cause the conveyor moving mechanism to move at least one of the carry-in conveyor or the carry-out conveyor to thereby form an attachment space between the carry-in conveyor and the carry-out conveyor where the packaging material pressing mechanism attaches the band-shaped packaging material to the food container.

Abstract: A packaging device for packaging material includes: a carry-in conveyor configured to carry in a food container along a conveyance direction; a carry-out conveyor configured to carry out the food container along the conveyance direction; a conveyor moving mechanism configured to move at least one of the carry-in conveyor or the carry-out conveyor; a packaging material pressing mechanism configured to press a band-shaped packaging material against the food container conveyed between the carry-in conveyor and the carry-out conveyor and to attach the band-shaped packaging material to the food container; and a control device configured to cause the conveyor moving mechanism to move at least one of the carry-in conveyor or the carry-out conveyor to thereby form an attachment space between the carry-in conveyor and the carry-out conveyor where the packaging material pressing mechanism attaches the band-shaped packaging material to the food container.

Abstract: An object centering device configured to center a conveyed food container includes a restricting guide member having a pair of guide surfaces facing the food container and configured to be respectively in contact with at least a pair of opposed contact portions. The pair of guide surfaces of the restricting guide member includes front end portions that extend away from each other toward a downstream side of a conveyance direction of the food container. The front end portions are configured such that an angle formed by the pair of guide surfaces is changeable.

Abstract: The present invention provides a device including an article carry-in mechanism (1A) that transports an article (w) to a packaging position (P), an article carry-out mechanism (1B) that carries the article (w) away from the packaging position (P), and a relaying mechanism (1C) disposed between the article carry-in mechanism (1A) and the article carry-out mechanism (1B). The relaying mechanism (1C) receives and supports the transported article (w) from below in a center part of the article (w) in a direction of its width.

Abstract: A thermal recording medium includes: a transparent base material and a thermal recording layer on the base material. The thermal recording layer contains a dispersant having a carboxyl group and a crosslinking agent including an epichlorohydrin-modified polyamide polyamine resin or an organic compound containing an oxazoline group.

Abstract: An article transport device includes: an input section configured to input a package; an input belt conveyor configured to transport, toward a seal attaching mechanism, the package input by the input section; a passage detection sensor configured to detect that the package transported by the input belt conveyor passes by a predetermined position; a suspending pusher configured to temporarily suspend a subsequent package while a package is processed by the seal attaching mechanism; and an article stopper configured to block the subsequent package in a traveling direction and suspend the subsequent package while the package is processed by the seal attaching mechanism. An article detection sensor is disposed upstream of the passage detection sensor. When the passage detection sensor detects passage of one package, the suspending pusher is caused to operate so that a subsequent package is temporarily suspended.

Abstract: An article transport device includes: an input section configured to input a package; an input belt conveyor configured to transport, toward a seal attaching mechanism, the package input by the input section; a passage detection sensor configured to detect that the package transported by the input belt conveyor passes by a predetermined position; a suspending pusher configured to temporarily suspend a subsequent package while a package is processed by the seal attaching mechanism; and an article stopper configured to block the subsequent package in a traveling direction and suspend the subsequent package while the package is processed by the seal attaching mechanism. An article detection sensor is disposed upstream of the passage detection sensor. When the passage detection sensor detects passage of one package, the suspending pusher is caused to operate so that a subsequent package is temporarily suspended.

Abstract: Provided are a packaging sheet and a packaging container where it is unnecessary to paste a printed label and disappearance or color development due to friction or the like after thermal printing do not occur. The packaging sheet includes a heat seal layer 10 for thermally welding by heating, a heat-sensitive layer 40 including a color developing material that develops a color by heating, and a base material layer 70 that secures the strength and protects the heat-sensitive layer 40. The heat seal layer 10, the heat-sensitive layer 40, and the base material layer 70 are provided in this order from a back surface side in a thickness direction. The packaging sheet is transparent before the heat-sensitive layer 40 develops the color.

Abstract: A thermosensitive recording body has at least a thermosensitive recording layer and a topcoat layer formed on a substrate. The substrate consists of a transparent film. At least the thermosensitive recording layer and the topcoat layer includes a diffuse reflection suppressor component that suppresses diffuse reflection of light from particles constituting the thermosensitive recording layer and the topcoat layer.

Abstract: There is provided a transparent adhesive sheet on which printing can be performed during in use and which has high transparency, while including an adhesive layer on the back surface side and a release layer on the front surface side. The transparent adhesive sheet includes: a base material layer formed with a transparent material; an adhesive layer formed on the back surface side of the base material layer and formed with an adhesive agent for bonding to an adherend; a recording layer formed on the front surface side of the base material layer and containing a color developing material that thermally develops color; and a release layer formed on the further front surface side of the recording layer and having release properties to the adhesive agent. The transparent adhesive sheet is transparent in the state before the recording layer develops color.

Abstract: [Problems] Provided is a thermal recording sheet in which both a thermal recording layer having developed color and a printed layer can be clearly recognized from the front surface side of the sheet. [Solution] A thermal recording sheet having a front surface and a back surface opposite the front surface includes: a substrate layer; a recording layer formed on the front surface side of the substrate layer and containing a color developing material that develops color by heating; a protective layer formed on the further front surface side of the recording layer; and a printed layer formed on the back surface side of the recording layer. In a state before the recording layer develops color, a portion containing the recording layer and the protective layer and formed on the front surface side to the printed layer is transparent.

Abstract: An apparatus for bonding a label of a label continuum to an object where the continuum includes an adhesive layer, a base layer on the adhesive layer, a heat sensitive layer on the base layer, a plurality of spaced label layers on the heat-sensitive layer, and a separation layer on the label layers. The apparatus includes a first feeding means for feeding the continuum, a cutting means for cutting the labels from the continuum within the spaces between the label layers, a printing means for printing on each of the cut labels where the printing means includes a heat-sensitive means for heat sensitizing the heat-sensitive layer labels, a second feeding means for feeding the printed labels, an object feeding means for the objects, a processing means for collecting data on the object and feeding the data to the printing means, and a label bonding means for applying the labels to the objects.

Abstract: The bonding apparatus includes a belt for feeding a label continuum (10) in which labels have been continuously formed. The label continuum fed by the belt is cut to a predetermined length to obtain a label strip by a cutter. A pressure-sensitive adhesive layer is formed on a rear surface of the label strip. The label strip obtained by the cutting operation of the cutter is fed by a belt having a label-contact surface not easily bonded to the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer. The label strip is fed to a bonding position with the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer thereof lightly bonded to the label-contact surface of the belt. The label strip fed by the belt is pressed against an object by a bonding roller serving and bonded thereto.

Abstract: A label sticking apparatus comprises, for example, three pushing devices. The pushing devices serve to press the label held by the sucking plate against an object to be labeled. The pressing device includes pressing rods. The pressing rods are held by a holding member with each one coil spring. A label pressing member is attached to the lower end of the pressing rod. The label pressing member has a hollow and tubular body made of a soft material. The holding member is attached to the forward end of a rod of an actuator comprising a cylinder etc. Under the holding member, a stopper for suddenly stopping the holding member is disposed.

Abstract: A heat-sensitive recording paper includes a sheet substrate,a heat-sensitive developing layer formed on the surface of the sheet substrate which develops when heated, and a covering layer formed on the heat-sensitive developing layer. The covering layer includes a pigment prepared by coating the surface of natural mica with at least one of titanium oxide and iron oxide.The developing part of the heat-sensitive developing layer appears in a color different from that of the heat-sensitive developing layer due to a regular multiple reflection which takes place in the covering layer. Moreover, a non-developed part of the heat-sensitive developing layer has a pearl luster resulting from the regular multiple occurring in the covering layer.

Abstract: This invention relates to a pressure sensitive label application device. The device is designed to strip a pressure sensitive label off a continuous line of labels temporarily adhered to the surface of a web of supporting or backing material and to adhere each stripped-off label to an article to which the label is to be adhered. The device includes an input unit, a fixed label detector and a control means. The input unit is adapted to input a set value thereinto required for setting a label pitch. The label detector detects the presence of the labels temporarily adhered to the backing material and sends a label detection signal to the control means. Upon receipt of the set value and the label detection signal, the control ascertains the position of the label and controls the label application device to permit the correct application of the label to the article. The device may include a detector for detecting the article.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a pressure sensitive adhesive label affixing device.This device is designed to release adhesive labels from a continuous line of labels prepared by temporarily sticking them to the surface of a web of supporting or backing material one after another, and to affix each thereof to an article to be labelled. The device includes an input unit, a label detector, an article detector and a control means.The input unit is used in inputting set values required for setting a label pitch.The label detector detects the presence of each label temporarily stuck to the backing material and sends a label detection signal to the control means.The article detector detects each article and sends an article detection signal to the control means.On the basis of the set value, label detection signal and article detection signal received, the control means controls the label affixing device so that the label is affixed precisely in place on the article.