CN110550474A - Printing object holding member, printing device, heating device, and image applying device - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a printing object holding member, a printing device, a heating device and an image applying device, which can hold a printing object flat even if the printing object is a cylindrical member. The cartridge (200) comprises a base member (201), a platen member (300) for holding a portion of the cloth (400) that has been printed in a flat state, an outer peripheral cover member (202) for sandwiching the cloth (400) with the platen member (300), and a plurality of support portions (331A), (331B) for supporting the platen member on the base member (201), wherein the hollow support portion (331A) on the platen member (300) side of the support portion (331A) is configured to be separable from the platen member (300) and to be capable of separating and lifting the near side of the platen member (300) in the pull-out and push-in direction from the hollow support portion (331A).

Description

Printing object holding member, printing device, heating device, and image imparting device

technical field

The present invention relates to a printing object holding member, a printing device, a heating device, and an image imparting device.

Background technique

Conventionally, as a cloth holding member for holding a cloth, it is known to include a base member, a platen member for holding a printed portion of the cloth in a flat state, and a cloth holding member sandwiched between the peripheral portion of the table member. The outer peripheral cover member, and a storage space for storing the remaining part of the cloth is formed between the table member and the base member, and a support portion for supporting the table member is provided on the base member, and the support portion supports the table in a displaceable manner. component (Patent Document 1).

However, in the above-mentioned cloth holding member, when it is desired to print on a tubular portion such as the cuff of a T-shirt, there is a problem that it is difficult to hold the tubular portion flatly on the platen member.

【Patent Document 1】

(Japan) JP-A-2017-202681

Contents of the invention

In view of the above problems, the present invention aims to hold it flat even if the printing object is a cylindrical member.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the printing object holding member according to the present invention includes: a base member; a platen member that holds a printed part of the printing object; The table member is supported on the seat member, and at least one of the plurality of support members is detachable from the table member.

According to the present invention, even if the printing object is a cylindrical member, it can be held flat.

Description of drawings

FIG. 1 is a perspective explanatory view showing an example of the usage of the image providing device (image providing system) according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is an explanatory perspective view showing the appearance of the example of the printing apparatus when the cartridge is pulled out.

FIG. 3 is a perspective explanatory view showing the overall configuration of the mechanism section of the printing apparatus.

FIG. 4 is a perspective explanatory view viewed from a direction different from FIG. 3 .

FIG. 5 is a perspective explanatory view showing an example of the cartridge.

Fig. 6 is a perspective explanatory view when the outer peripheral cover of the cartridge is opened.

7( a ) and ( b ) are schematic cross-sectional explanatory views of different states along the cartridge longitudinal direction corresponding to the cross-section in plane S1 of FIG. 5 .

FIG. 8 is an explanatory front view of main parts of a T-shirt to be printed, for explaining the action of placing the cylindrical portion or the cylindrical member on the cartridge.

FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional explanatory view illustrating the process of placing the cuffs of the T-shirt on the platen member of the cartridge.

FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional explanatory view for explaining the subsequent steps of FIG. 9 .

FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional explanatory view for explaining the subsequent steps of FIG. 10 .

FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional explanatory view for explaining the subsequent steps of FIG. 11 .

FIG. 13 is an explanatory perspective view showing an appearance of an example of a heating device.

Fig. 14 is a perspective explanatory view when the front door of the heating device is opened.

FIG. 15 is a schematic cross-sectional explanatory view along the longitudinal direction of the heating device (the direction in which the cartridge is pulled out and pushed in).

Fig. 16(a) and (b) are schematic cross-sectional explanatory views along the longitudinal direction (the direction in which the cartridge is pulled out and pushed in) for explaining how to use the heating device.

Fig. 17 is a schematic cross-sectional explanatory view along the short side direction (direction perpendicular to the drawing-out and pushing-in direction of the cartridge) of the heating device.

Detailed ways

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. An image providing device (image providing system) according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 1 . FIG. 1 is an explanatory perspective view showing an example of how the image imparting device is used.

An image application device (image application system) 1000 includes a cartridge 200 as a printing object holding member, a printing device 1 , and a heating device 500 . The cartridge 200 of the printing apparatus 1 is detachable, and an image is printed on the cloth 400 which is a printing target (member to be printed) held by the cartridge 200 . The heating device 500 can accommodate the cartridge 200, and after the entire cartridge 200 holding the cloth 400 is housed, the cloth 400 is heated to fix the image.

The printing device 1 and the heating device 500 of the image imparting device 1000 are independent, and the printing device 1 and the heating device 500 can be used in a parallel arrangement, or can be used in a stacked manner. use. In addition, it is also possible to arrange the printing device 1 and the heating device 500 at separate positions. By stacking the printing device 1 and the heating device 500 , it is possible to increase the efficiency of the installation area.

When the image imparting device 1000 is used to impart an image to the cloth 400 , the cartridge 200 holding the cloth 400 is placed (installed) in the printing device 1 , and the image is printed on the cloth 400 by the printing device 1 .

When the image printing of the cloth 400 by the printing device 1 is completed, the cartridge 200 holding the cloth 400 is taken out from the printing device 1 . Then, open the front door (front cover, front door) 502 that is the door member of the heating device 500, store the cartridge 200 that remains unchanged to the printed cloth 400 in the heating device 500, close the front door 502, and heat The device 500 heats the cloth 400 together with the cartridge 200 . The image printed on the cloth 400 is fixed to the cloth 400 by heating the cloth 400 .

In this way, the cartridge 200 as the printing object holding member can be shared by both the printing device 1 and the heating device 500 . As a result, the printed cloth 400 can be placed in the heating device 500 in the same state as it was when it was printed, and even if the cloth 400 is transported, the printed surface will not be disturbed due to deviation of wrinkles or partial overlap. Accordingly, the operability of adding an image to the cloth 400 is improved.

Next, an example of a printing device will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 to 4 . Figure 2 is a perspective explanatory view of the appearance when the cartridge of the printing device is pulled out, and Figure 3 is a perspective explanatory view of the overall structure of the mechanism part of the printing device, and Figure 4 is different from that of Figure 3. A three-dimensional explanatory diagram viewed from the direction of .

In the printing device main body 100, a stage 111 is provided, which is a receiving member that holds the cartridge 200 holding the cloth 400 so that it can be loaded and unloaded and moved forward and backward, and the cartridge 200 held by the stage 111 is provided. Printing mechanism 112 for printing on cloth 400 (FIG. 1).

Here, the cloth 400 is not only formed of a piece of cloth such as a handkerchief or a towel, but also can be used as a part of cloth for a product such as a T-shirt, training clothes, etc., or a tote bag.

The stage 111 is provided on a conveyance structure 113 held so as to be movable in the arrow Y direction (conveyance direction) with respect to the apparatus main body 100 .

Here, a conveyance guide member 115 is disposed along the direction of arrow Y on the bottom frame portion 114 of the apparatus main body 100 , and the slide portion 116 of the conveyance structure 113 is held movably by the conveyance guide member 115 .

The printing mechanism 112 includes a carriage 121 that moves in the arrow X direction (main scanning direction) relative to the stage 111 , and a head 122 mounted on the carriage 121 .

The carriage 121 is held movably by a guide member 123 provided along the arrow X direction, and is reciprocated in the arrow X direction by a drive motor 124 via a scanning mechanism such as a timing belt 125 . The head 122 uses a liquid ejection head to eject ink onto the cloth surface to form an image, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

In this printing apparatus 1 , the cartridge 200 is mounted and held on the stage 111 in the apparatus main body 100 with the cloth 400 placed on the platen member 300 of the cartridge 200 . Then, by repeatedly performing the movement of the stage 111 in the direction of arrow Y and the reciprocating movement of the nozzle 122 in the direction of arrow X, a desired image is printed on the cloth 400 .

At this time, the stage 111 can also be raised and lowered in the direction of the arrow Z, and the distance between the cloth 400 and the nozzle 122 can be adjusted to a specified distance by lifting the stage 111 according to the thickness of the cloth 400 . In addition, the printing mechanism 112 may also be raised and lowered.

Next, an example of the cartridge will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 to 7 . Fig. 5 is a perspective explanatory view of the cartridge, Fig. 6 is a perspective explanatory view of the state when the outer peripheral cover of the cartridge is opened, and Fig. 7 is along the plane S1 corresponding to Fig. 5 A schematic cross-sectional explanatory diagram of different states in the longitudinal direction of the cartridge in the cross-section of .

The cartridge 200 includes a base member 201 and a platen member 300 that holds a printed portion of the cloth 400 in a flat state.

The platen member 300 includes a platen structure 302 and a heat insulating member 301 constituting a surface that holds the cloth 400 in a flat state. The heat insulating member 301 has heat resistance against heating by the heating device 500 .

Then, in the base member 201 , one end portion of the outer peripheral cover member 202 is rotatably mounted on the hinge 203 , and the outer peripheral cover member 202 can be opened and closed in the direction of the arrow with respect to the base member 201 .

The peripheral cover member 202 is provided with a frame portion 202 b having an opening 202 a in a portion corresponding to the table member 300 , and presses the cloth 400 between the frame portion 202 b and the flange portion 300 a of the peripheral portion of the table member 300 .

The top member 300 is supported by the support portion 311 ( 311A, 311B) with respect to the base member 201 , and a storage space 312 capable of accommodating the remaining portion 400 a of the cloth 400 is formed between the top member 300 and the base member 201 . The remaining portion 400a is equivalent to two sleeves, a neckline, a hem, and the like when printing is performed on the front of a T-shirt, for example.

Here, the table top member 300 is formed to be detachable from the base member 201 and replaceable. In this way, a plurality of platen members 300 can be prepared, and clothes can be set on other platen members 300 in advance during the printing operation. After printing and fixing are completed, only the platen member 300 can be replaced to start the next printing quickly. Printing on cloth.

When placing the cloth 400 on the cassette 200, as shown in FIG. At this time, the outer periphery cover member 202 is closed as shown in FIG. 5 with the excess portion (surplus portion) 400a of the cloth 400 housed in the storage space 312 as shown in FIG. 7 .

Then, when printing on the cloth 400 , the cassette 200 on which the cloth 400 is placed is mounted (placed) on the stage 111 of the apparatus main body 100 of the printing apparatus 1 .

In this way, since the cloth 400 to be printed can be placed on the platen member 300 in a state where the entire cartridge 200 is taken out from the apparatus main body 100, the cloth 400 can be easily placed on the platen member 300. operate.

Such a cartridge 200 is placed (moved) into the heating device 500 with the cloth 400 unchanged after printing by the printing device 1 to heat and fix the cloth 400 on which the image is printed.

In addition, in this cartridge 200 , the platen member 300 is supported on the base member 201 by the support portions 311A, 311B. The support portion 311A is arranged on the near side in the direction in which the cartridge 200 enters and withdraws from the printing apparatus 1 , and the support portion 311B is arranged on the back side in the direction in which the cartridge 200 enters and withdraws from the printing apparatus 1 . In addition, two support portions 311A and 311B are respectively arranged in a direction perpendicular to the direction in which the cartridge 200 enters and exits the printing apparatus 1 .

The support portion 311A includes a hollow support portion 231A on the side of the base member 201, a hollow support portion 331A on the side of the table member 300 that is movably fitted to the hollow support portion 231A, and a hollow support portion disposed between the hollow support portion 231A and the hollow support portion. Compression spring 313A between 331A.

In addition, the support portion 311B includes a hollow support portion 231B on the side of the base member 201, a hollow support portion 331B on the side of the table member 300 that is movably fitted to the hollow support portion 231B, and a hollow support portion 231B disposed between the hollow support portion 231B and the hollow The compression spring 313B between the supporting parts 331B.

Here, the hollow support portion 331A on the table member 300 side of the support portion 311A is detachable from the table member 300 , and the front side of the table member 300 can be separated and lifted from the hollow support portion 331A.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 7( b ), the support portion 311B fixes the hollow support portion 331B and the table member 300 , and the hollow support portion 231 is not fixed to the base member 201 . It remains rotatable when sideways.

In addition, the hollow support portion 331A of the support portion 311A is not fixed to the table member 300 , but the hollow support portion 231A is fixed to the base member 201 , and the table member 300 is configured to be placed on the support portion 311A.

Thereby, the front side of the platen member 300 can be lifted, separated from the support portion 311A, and a clearance 340 through which the printing object can pass is formed between the support portion 311A and the support portion 311A.

In addition, the platen member 300 is supported displaceably with respect to the base member 201 .

In addition, the outer peripheral cover member 202 is provided with a claw member 204 a. The lock pawl member 204 a is arranged on the opposite side to the side where the outer peripheral cover member 202 is held openable and closable by the hinge 203 with respect to the base member 201 .

On the other hand, the base member 201 is provided with a pawl holding member 204b that holds the pawl member 204a or releases the pawl member 204a from being held.

These pawl members 204 a and pawl holding members 204 b constitute a lock mechanism 204 to regulate the height of the outer peripheral cover member 202 covering the peripheral portion of the table top member 300 with respect to the base member 201 .

Because of this configuration, when the thickness of the cloth 400 changes, the distance between the table member 300 and the base member 201 changes after the platen member 300 descends against the restoring force of the spring 313 , so that it can also correspond to cloth 400 of different thickness.

Then, since the platen member 300 is always pressed against the outer peripheral cover member 202 with a certain force, even when the cartridge 200 is transported, it is difficult for the cloth 400 to shift.

In addition, even if the thickness of the cloth 400 changes, the lowering of the table member 300 ensures the gap between the table member 300 and the outer peripheral cover member 202, so even if the thickness of the cloth 400 is changed, the outer peripheral cover The height of the cover member 202 to the base member 201 also does not change.

Next, the action when the cylindrical member is placed with respect to the cartridge will be described with reference to FIGS. 8 to 12 . FIG. 8 is an explanatory front view of main parts of the cloth to be printed, and FIGS. 9 to 12 are cross-sectional explanatory views illustrating the process of placing the cuff of the cloth on the platen member of the cartridge.

The cloth 400 to be printed is a T-shirt, and the sleeve 401 as a tubular portion (tubular member) has sewing stitches (stitches) 402 on the back of the sleeve 401 due to the structure of a shirt. When the front and back sides of the sleeve 401 are placed on the table member 300 together, since the part of the sewing stitch 402 becomes thicker, the part of the sewing stitch 402 becomes a convex part and protrudes from the printing surface, thereby causing wrinkles or contact with the printing mechanism. If there is interference, sometimes good printing cannot be performed. In addition, the sewing stitches 402 are also provided at the edge of the front body 403 and the like.

Then, in the case of using the cartridge 200, the sleeve 401 is inserted into the table member 300 by avoiding the sewing stitch 402 of the sleeve 401, and only one side of the sleeve 401 is placed on the table member 300. .

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 9, in the state where the peripheral cover member 202 is opened, as shown in FIG. , and form a gap 340 on the sewing stitch 402 side of the sleeve 401 between the hollow supporting portion 331A and the table member 300 .

Then, as shown in FIG. 10, the sleeve portion 401 is embedded on the outer peripheral surface of the table member 300, and as shown in FIG. The sewing needle face 402 is kept from protruding from the surface of the table member 300 .

Then, as shown in FIG. 12 , by closing the peripheral cover member 202 , the sleeve 401 can be placed on the platen member 300 in a flat state while suppressing wrinkles from occurring, thereby improving printing quality.

Next, an example of the heating device will be described with reference to FIGS. 13 to 17 . FIG. 13 is a perspective explanatory view of the appearance of the heating device, and FIG. 14 is a perspective explanatory view of the heating device with its front door opened. Figure 15 is a schematic cross-sectional explanatory view along the longitudinal direction of the heating device (the direction in which the cartridge enters and exits), and Figure 16 shows a schematic cross-sectional view along the longitudinal direction (cartridge direction) for explaining the use of the heating device. The cross-sectional explanatory drawing of the mode of pulling out and pushing in). Fig. 17 is a schematic cross-sectional explanatory view along the short side direction (direction perpendicular to the drawing-out and pushing-in direction of the cartridge) of the heating device.

This heating device 500 includes a device main body 501, and a front door (front cover) 502 provided on the front side of the device main body 501 as a door member for pulling out and pushing in the device main body 501 of the cartridge 200. The opening 511 is opened and closed.

The front door 502 is openable and closable in the direction of the arrow shown in FIG. 15 , and is configured to be opened and folded down as shown in FIG. 14 . By opening the front door 502 , the cartridge 200 holding the cloth 400 which is the object to be heated (also the object to be printed) can be pulled out and pushed into the apparatus main body 501 through the opening 511 .

Inside the device main body 501 (inside the device main body), there is disposed a receiving member (workbench) 503 that can hold the cartridge 200 so that it can be pulled out and pushed in. Keep the widget.

Like the stage 111 of the printing apparatus 1 , the receiving member 503 may be configured by a member that detachably holds the cartridge 200 , or a table that holds the cartridge 200 simply by placing it thereon. Here, it consists of a workbench.

And above the receiving member 503, the heating mechanism 504 which heats the cloth 400 held by the cassette 200 is arrange|positioned.

The heating mechanism 504 includes a heater 542 which is a heat generating mechanism facing the fabric 400 held on the cartridge 200 , and an insulating member 543 which insulates the heat of the heater 542 on the side opposite to the side facing the receiving member 503 . A space 506 is provided between the heat insulating member 543 and the inner wall surface of the device main body 501 .

The facing surface of the heater 542 and the receiving member 503 is formed substantially parallel to the exposed surface of the cloth 400 held by the cartridge 200 provided in the apparatus main body 501 . The heating range (heating region) of the heater 542 has a length L1 in the long side direction and a width W1 in the short side direction.

In addition, on the side of the receiving member 503 of the heater 542 , for example, a planar member formed of a material having excellent thermal conductivity such as aluminum may be provided, and the surface temperature may be substantially uniform by heating of the heater 542 . In this way, regardless of the heating position of the heater 542, it is possible to heat at substantially the same temperature within the plane.

The heating mechanism 504 is held by a holding member 508 on the side of the opening 511 of the device main body 501 . In this embodiment, the lower part of the holding member 508 is an insertion opening 512 into which the cartridge 200 is inserted. However, when the upper end of the opening 511 of the device main body 501 is configured to be located below the lower end of the holding member 508 , the opening 511 becomes the insertion opening 512 .

The receiving member 503 is held by a vertical movement mechanism (position switching mechanism) 507 and arranged to be relatively movable in three steps in the vertical direction (direction of relative distance change) with respect to the heating mechanism 504 .

The receiving member 503 can be moved up and down by moving the operating rod 558 of the up-and-down movement mechanism 507 in the neutral position, arrow A direction, and arrow B direction of FIG. 13 .

Here, the relative position of the receiving member 503 with respect to the heating mechanism 504 is the standby position (first position) shown in FIG. The non-contact heating position (second position) shown in FIG. 16(a) is moved to the contact heating position (third position) shown in FIG. 16(b) when the operation lever 558 is rotated in the arrow B direction.

The standby position in FIG. 15 is a position when the cartridge 200 is pulled out and pushed in. FIG. The non-contact heating position in FIG. 16( a ) is a heating position when the cloth 400 is heated by the heating mechanism 504 in a non-contact manner. The contact heating position in FIG. 16( b ) is a heating position (pressing position) where the cloth 400 is heated by contacting with the heating mechanism 504 .

13, the operation panel 520 is provided with a self-illumination preheating start key (button) 521a for instructing the start of the preheating operation, a stop key 521b for instructing the stop of the heating operation, and a heating display part 521c for displaying that the heating is in progress.

In addition, in the above-mentioned embodiment, the supporting part on the front side of the cartridge (printing target holding member) with respect to the drawing and pushing direction of the printing apparatus is described as an example in which the structure can be separated from the platen member. It is not limited to this. For example, the supporting portion on the rear side of the cartridge (printing object holding member) relative to the drawing and pushing direction of the printing apparatus may be configured to be separable from the platen member. In addition, in the case where a plurality of supporting parts are arranged in a direction perpendicular to the direction of pulling out and pushing in the cartridge (printing object holding member) relative to the printing device, in the direction perpendicular to the direction of pulling out and pushing in, the The plurality of support portions on one side or the other side are configured so as to be separable from the table top member.

In addition, in the above-mentioned embodiment, the case where the printing object is cloth was described, but it is not limited to this. The present invention can also be similarly applied to a case where a printing object other than cloth is placed on the platen member and printed.

Claims (7)

1. A printed object holding member, characterized by comprising:

a base member;

A platen member that holds a portion of the printing object on which printing has been performed, an

A plurality of support members supporting the platen member on the base member,

At least 1 support member of the plurality of support members is separable from the deck member.

2. The printing object holding member according to claim 1, characterized in that:

The plurality of support members are respectively disposed on a front side and a rear side in a pull-in/pull-in direction when the printing apparatus performs printing on the printing object, and the support member on the front side is separable from the platen member.

3. the printing object holding member according to claim 1, characterized in that:

the plurality of support members are respectively disposed on a front side and a rear side in a pull-in/pull-in direction when the printing apparatus performs printing on the printing object, and the support member on the rear side is separable from the platen member.

4. The printing object holding member according to claim 1, characterized in that:

The plurality of support members are arranged in a direction orthogonal to a pull-in/push-out direction in which the printing apparatus that performs printing on the printing object is pulled out and pushed in, and the support member on one side in the direction orthogonal to the pull-in/push-out direction is separable from the platen member.

5. A printing apparatus, characterized by comprising:

A receiving member to which the printing object holding member according to any one of claims 1 to 4 is attached so as to be able to be pulled out and pushed in, and

And a printing mechanism that prints on the printing object held by the printing object holding member mounted on the receiving member.

6. A heating device, characterized by comprising:

A heating mechanism which can be pulled out and pushed in the printing object holding member according to any one of claims 1 to 4 and which heats the printing object held by the printing object holding member.

7. An image providing apparatus, comprising:

A printing apparatus as claimed in claim 5 and a heating apparatus as claimed in claim 6.