CN102729604A - Thermal transfer device and method - Google Patents
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The invention provides a thermal transfer device and method. A semi-finished article in a state that a transfer sheet material is tightly attached to a transferred metal body can be manufactured in high efficiency. The thermal transfer device is provided with a sheet material extraction part maintaining a roller-shaped transfer sheet material (12) and providing the transfer sheet material (12) to a decoration object, namely, the metal body (11), and a sheet material pulling part (6) holding the end part (12A) of the transfer sheet material (12) and pulling the transfer sheet material (12). The thermal transfer device is also provided with: a loading part (3) loading the metal body (11) and the transfer sheet material (12) together to be in the state of overlapping; a transfer pressurizing part (4) pushing and pressing the transfer sheet material (12) to the metal body (11) loaded on the loading part (3) and transferring the pattern on the metal body (11); and a sheet material cutting part (5) cutting the transfer sheet material (12) pulled from the loading part (3) in the state of being maintained to be tightly attaching to the metal body (11) by the sheet material pulling part (6) after completion of transfer.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to use thermal transfer device and the heat-transferring method of transfer sheet to the surface colour of metallic object.
Background technology
Comprise the pattern of formations such as style, literal as surface transfer and make the thermal transfer device of color-tinted product, have roll-type thermal transfer device, hot pressing (hot stamp) formula thermal transfer device to metallic object.Roll-type thermal transfer device shown in the patent documentation 1; Make at transfer sheet that the sheet material mask has a transfer printing layer with through the state below rotation and the heated transfer roll; With metallic object be disposed at transfer roll and transfer sheet under; Utilize transfer roll that transfer sheet is pushed to metallic object, utilize pressure at this moment and heat that the transfer printing layer of transfer sheet is needed on metallic object.The heat pressing type thermal transfer device uses flat forme to replace transfer roll and to carry out hot transfer printing with the roughly the same action of roll-type thermal transfer device.
In the heat-transferring method that has utilized these thermal transfer devices, under the situation of the transfer sheet that uses the roller shape, only be that transfer printing layer and the metallic object after the transfer printing in the transfer sheet is bonding, the matrix sheet material is stripped from.On the other hand, under the situation of the transfer sheet that uses sheet, need before transfer printing, pack into successively metallic object and transfer sheet, taking-up is glued with the metallic object of the state of transfer sheet with keeping intact after transfer printing.
Patent documentation 1: TOHKEMY 2002-104350 communique
Metallic object after transfer printing exists: only be the situation that transfer printing layer is bonding and the matrix sheet material is stripped from the transfer sheet; And the transfer sheet that comprises transfer printing layer and matrix sheet material situation about being close to with keeping intact.Here, suppose further the metallic object after the transfer printing is being formed under the situation of processing, preferably keep the state that transfer sheet and metallic object be close to and the method that forms.Reason is the state shaped metal body that can be protected to the matrix sheet material with the transfer printing layer on surface, can prevent dust to the adhering to of transfer printing layer, when being shaped transfer printing layer undesirable condition such as peel off.But; In above-mentioned heat-transferring method; Can spended time and labour in the contraposition of transfer sheet extraction, metallic object and transfer sheet that maybe be before transfer printing, the processes such as taking-up of the metallic object that has transfer sheet after the transfer printing, can not make the metallic object that has transfer sheet efficiently.
Summary of the invention
The object of the present invention is to provide the metallic object that to make efficiently after transfer sheet and the transfer printing to be close to the half-finished thermal transfer device and the heat-transferring method of state.
First feature structure of thermal transfer device of the present invention is that above-mentioned thermal transfer device possesses: sheet material extraction portion, this sheet material extraction portion keep the transfer sheet of roller shape and supply with above-mentioned transfer sheet to decorative object that is metallic object; And sheet material pulls out portion, and this sheet material portion of pulling out controls the end of above-mentioned transfer sheet and pulls out above-mentioned transfer sheet, and above-mentioned thermal transfer device also possesses: carry and put portion, this year, the overlapping state that is set to can be carried with above-mentioned transfer sheet with above-mentioned metallic object in the portion of putting; The transfer printing pressurization part, this transfer printing pressurization part places the above-mentioned metallic object of the portion of putting in above-mentioned year to push above-mentioned transfer sheet to carrying, and with pattern transfer in above-mentioned metallic object; And sheet cutting portion, this sheet cutting portion cuts off by the above-mentioned sheet material portion that pulls out and put portion from above-mentioned year to keep the above-mentioned transfer sheet that state is pulled out of being close to above-mentioned metallic object after above-mentioned transfer printing finishes.
In the past, when the metallic object of the state that keeps being close to the transfer sheet after the transfer printing is carried, kept metallic object and carried.In this structure, the transfer sheet after the transfer printing is pulled out from carrying the portion of putting by the sheet material portion that pulls out with the state of being close to metallic object, and transfer sheet is cut off by sheet cutting portion afterwards.Extract out utilizing sheet material to pull out portion under the situation of transfer sheet and since tension force be easy to towards along the directive effect of the face that is transferred of metallic object in transfer sheet, so transfer sheet is difficult to peel off from metallic object.In addition, utilize sheet material to pull out portion, can transfer sheet that be close to metallic object be pulled out from carrying the portion of putting, and new transfer sheet is supplied with to carrying the portion of putting.
Like this, owing to can successfully carry out transfer sheet, therefore can make the metallic object that has transfer sheet efficiently to the supply of metallic object and the taking-up of the metallic object that has transfer sheet after the transfer printing.
Second feature structure of thermal transfer device of the present invention is; Sheet material aspect ratio when pulling out above-mentioned transfer sheet was put carrying of portion in above-mentioned year and is put and face the top and separate; This sheet material height is made as the sheet material altitude datum; Above-mentioned thermal transfer device possesses the carrying state switching mechanism, and this carrying state switching mechanism can switch to the carrying state of above-mentioned metallic object: make above-mentioned metallic object and put the butt carrying state of face butt in above-mentioned year; And make the carrying state that separates that above-mentioned metallic object separates with the face of putting in above-mentioned year; So that the height of the face that is transferred of above-mentioned metallic object forms above-mentioned sheet material altitude datum; During above-mentioned metallic object and the above-mentioned transfer sheet of above-mentioned carrying state switching mechanism after pulling out above-mentioned transfer printing; The carrying state of above-mentioned metallic object is made as above-mentioned separation carrying state, and above-mentioned thermal transfer device also possesses standby portion, and this standby portion is in abutting connection with being disposed at the portion of putting in above-mentioned year; So that when the portion of putting pulled out above-mentioned metallic object and above-mentioned transfer sheet from above-mentioned year, can keep the height of above-mentioned metallic object and receive above-mentioned metallic object.
According to this structure, the carrying state switching mechanism after pulling out transfer printing have the metallic object of transfer sheet the time, lift have transfer sheet metallic object till the position that forms the sheet material altitude datum, the carrying state of metallic object is made as the separation carrying state.Thus, transfer sheet is supported with linear state at pull-out direction, because the extraction of transfer sheet is smooth, the transfer sheet of therefore being close to metallic object is difficult to peel off.
In addition; When from carrying the portion of putting when pulling out metallic object and transfer sheet; Since with carry the height that the standby portion put portion's adjacency can keep metallic object and receive metallic object, therefore have the state that the metallic object of transfer sheet keeps the sheet material altitude datum with transfer sheet and be supported conveying.Therefore, when from carrying the portion of putting when pulling out metallic object and transfer sheet, the peeling off of the transfer sheet that deadweight caused of metallic object can be prevented, the metallic object of being close to transfer sheet can be stably made.
The 3rd feature structure of thermal transfer device of the present invention is; Above-mentioned thermal transfer device possesses in abutting connection with the discharge portion in the downstream that is disposed at above-mentioned standby portion, and this discharge portion is positioned the off-position of above-mentioned transfer sheet for the position in the above-mentioned sheet cutting portion of the extraction direction of above-mentioned transfer sheet.
This structure is carried out the cut-out of transfer sheet the most efficiently.Can move transfer sheet to after the standby portion that is disposed at the portion of putting this year cut-out immediately from carrying the portion of putting.Yet in this case, because sheet cutting portion and sheet material are pulled out the position of portion near the transfer printing pressurization part, therefore for fear of such situation, the extraction length of transfer sheet need leave surplus, and yield rate reduces.
Therefore; As this structure; Be provided with and carry the standby portion of putting portion's adjacency, and possess discharge portion in the downstream of standby portion in abutting connection with configuration, this discharge portion is intended to metallic object and transfer sheet are positioned the sheet cutting portion in its downstream in the extraction direction of transfer sheet.Thus, transfer printing pressurization part and sheet cutting are partly left,, can shorten the blank of the transfer sheet in the metallic object through making the metallic object that has transfer sheet in the standby of standby portion.Consequently, can effectively utilize transfer sheet.
The 4th feature structure of thermal transfer device of the present invention is; The above-mentioned sheet material portion of pulling out can move back and forth above above-mentioned discharge portion; Above-mentioned discharge portion has a plurality of conveying rollers that can distinguish independent-lifting; And constitute above-mentioned sheet material pull out portion through above-mentioned discharge portion above the time, above-mentioned a plurality of conveying rollers are maintained at not the down position of interfering with the above-mentioned sheet material portion of pulling out.
As this structure; In the structure that the sheet material portion of pulling out can move back and forth above discharge portion; When having a plurality of conveying roller that to distinguish independent-lifting in discharge portion; Can pull out portion and conveying roller at the region overlapping ground configuration sheet material up and down of discharge portion, can dwindle the space that is provided with of thermal transfer device.
The sheet material portion of pulling out need be maintained the height of sheet material the sheet material altitude datum and pull out transfer sheet, and conveying roller need support the metallic object that has transfer sheet, so that the height of transfer sheet forms the sheet material altitude datum.Therefore, in this structure, constitute when sheet material is pulled out the top of portion through discharge portion, a plurality of conveying rollers are maintained at down position.Therefore, can prevent that sheet material from pulling out the interference between portion and a plurality of conveying roller.In addition, afterwards, through pull out at sheet material portion through above after conveying roller is risen, in discharge portion, the sheet material portion of pulling out can be maintained the height of transfer sheet the sheet material altitude datum and pull out this transfer sheet.And, at this moment, rise independently respectively through making conveying roller, can support the metallic object that has transfer sheet successively.
The 5th feature structure of thermal transfer device of the present invention is; The downstream of throughput direction of putting the above-mentioned transfer sheet of portion at above-mentioned year possesses can be with respect to the sheet material support of the outstanding resignation of above-mentioned transfer sheet; Above-mentioned standby portion can go up and down; Above-mentioned thermal transfer device constitutes, and when utilizing the above-mentioned sheet material portion of pulling out above-mentioned transfer sheet, above-mentioned sheet material support is maintained at lifting position from above-mentioned transfer sheet resignation and above-mentioned standby portion; When the extraction of the above-mentioned transfer sheet of pulling out portion based on above-mentioned sheet material finishes; Above-mentioned sheet material support is outstanding towards above-mentioned transfer sheet, and when above-mentioned transfer printing pressurization part during near above-mentioned transfer sheet, above-mentioned sheet material support is maintained at down position from above-mentioned transfer sheet resignation and above-mentioned standby portion.
According to this structure, when utilizing the sheet material portion of pulling out transfer sheet, because the sheet material support is retired from office from transfer sheet, the conveying that therefore has the metallic object of transfer sheet becomes smooth.In addition, standby portion is maintained at lifting position, therefore can keep the metallic object that has transfer sheet, so that the height of transfer sheet forms the sheet material altitude datum, therefore can successfully carry the metallic object that has transfer sheet.
When the extraction of transfer sheet finishes, do not put metallic object owing to carrying in year portion of putting, therefore there is the transfer sheet mistake and carries the possibility that the portion of putting contacts.At this moment, for example be in the situation etc. of heated condition carrying the portion of putting, transfer sheet contacts with year portion of putting, and possibly produce undesirable conditions such as transfer printing layer dissolving thus.At that point, in this structure, when the extraction of transfer sheet finishes,, so can prevent reliably that transfer sheet from contacting with year portion of putting because the sheet material support is with respect to the outstanding transfer sheet that supports of transfer sheet.
When transfer printing pressurization part during near transfer sheet and since the sheet material support from transfer sheet resignation and standby portion in down position generation posture change, therefore allow the metallic object bending of the below of the transfer sheet of side downstream.Thus, the transfer printing of pattern to metallic object can suitably be carried out in the position of below leaning on than sheet material datum level, (for example carrying the height of the face of putting).In addition, transfer sheet because of deadweight towards below under the crooked situation, can suppress of the influence of transfer printing pressurization part to the heat of the transfer sheet that is positioned at standby portion.That is, the transfer sheet that can suppress to be positioned at standby portion is in the transfer printing pressurization part heating of heated condition and makes the length variations of throughput direction, suppresses the reduction of positional precision of the throughput direction of transfer sheet.
The 6th feature structure of thermal transfer device of the present invention is; Above-mentioned thermal transfer device possesses in abutting connection with the discharge portion in the downstream that is disposed at above-mentioned standby portion; This discharge portion is intended to off-position with above-mentioned transfer sheet and is positioned the position in the above-mentioned sheet cutting portion of the extraction direction of above-mentioned transfer sheet; The above-mentioned sheet material portion of pulling out comprises the mobile clamping element with clamping part up and down; Upstream side be positioned at the throughput direction of above-mentioned transfer sheet with respect to above-mentioned mobile clamping element possesses fixed clamping piece; This fixed clamping piece has clamping part up and down and is fixed in above-mentioned discharge portion; The following lateral holding portion of said fixing clamping element has a plurality of concavity carriers that are formed at opposed of above-mentioned mobile clamping element at the width of above-mentioned transfer sheet, and the following lateral holding portion of above-mentioned mobile clamping element has a plurality of convex claws that are formed at opposed of said fixing clamping element at the width of above-mentioned transfer sheet, and above-mentioned concavity carrier and above-mentioned convex claw can be chimeric.
Transfer sheet is cut off by sheet cutting portion, and expose from the downstream of fixed clamping piece the end.Hanging down because of deadweight in the end of this transfer sheet, has the curled situation that for example forms.Like this, the end of transfer sheet can not suitably be inserted between the clamping part up and down that moves clamping element, possibly cause the gripping state based on the end of the transfer sheet that moves clamping element is counteracted.
Therefore, in this structure, the following lateral holding portion of fixed clamping piece form the concavity carrier with opposed of mobile clamping element, with the following lateral holding portion of mobile clamping element with opposed formation of fixed clamping piece and the chimeric convex claw of concavity carrier.Through forming concavity carrier and convex claw, when mobile clamping element towards fixed clamping piece move and the convex claw with the concavity carrier when chimeric, the end of transfer sheet by the guiding of convex claw and suitably the mobile clamping element of insertion about clamping part between.Therefore, even the end of the transfer sheet of supposing to expose from the downstream of fixed clamping piece forms the state that hangs down, the end of transfer sheet is controlled in the whole zone that also can utilize the clamping part up and down that moves clamping element to spread all over its width reliably.
The 7th feature structure of thermal transfer device of the present invention is; Above-mentioned standby portion possesses a plurality of conveying row portion at the width with the throughput direction quadrature of above-mentioned transfer sheet, and above-mentioned thermal transfer device constitutes the conveying row portion of at least one group of adjacency in the above-mentioned a plurality of conveying row portion is relatively moved along above-mentioned throughput direction.
According to this structure, carry row portion to relatively move through making one group of adjacency along throughput direction, can change the length of both repeat regions, regulate the length of the throughput direction of standby portion.That is, can coincide with the size of the metallic object of decorative object and easily change the length of the throughput direction of standby portion, the result is the distance that can regulate between standby portion and the sheet cutting portion.Thus, can shorten the difference of the transfer sheet of pulling out from metallic object.Thus, can improve the yield rate of transfer sheet.
The feature structure of heat-transferring method of the present invention is that above-mentioned heat-transferring method possesses: control the end of above-mentioned transfer sheet and supply with the supply operation of above-mentioned transfer sheet from the sheet material extraction portion of the transfer sheet that keeps the roller shape; With decorative object that is metallic object to be disposed at the arrangement step of carrying the portion of putting with the above-mentioned transfer sheet overlap condition of pulling out from above-mentioned sheet material extraction portion; To carrying that the above-mentioned metallic object place the portion of putting in above-mentioned year pushes above-mentioned transfer sheet and with the transfer printing process of pattern transfer in above-mentioned metallic object; After above-mentioned transfer printing process, keep with being close to state of above-mentioned metallic object the operation of pulling out of pulling out above-mentioned transfer sheet from above-mentioned year portion of putting; And keep the cut-out operation of cutting off the above-mentioned transfer sheet that is drawn out with being close to state of above-mentioned metallic object.
According to this structure, in pulling out operation, pull out from carrying the portion of putting with the state that keeps being close to metallic object based on the transfer sheet after the transfer printing of transfer printing process, transfer sheet after the cut-out operation be cut off.When pulling out transfer sheet and since tension force be easy to towards along the directive effect of the face that is transferred of metallic object in transfer sheet, so transfer sheet is difficult to peel off from metallic object.In addition, can carry out the transfer sheet will be close to metallic object from carry that the portion of putting pulls out pull out operation in, carry out will new transfer sheet to a supply operation of carrying the portion's of putting supply.
Like this, owing to can successfully carry out transfer sheet, therefore can make the metallic object that has transfer sheet efficiently to the supply of metallic object and the taking-up of the metallic object that has transfer sheet after the transfer printing.
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Fig. 1 is the side view of thermal transfer device.
Fig. 2 is the vertical view of thermal transfer device.
Fig. 3 illustrates metallic object to carry the figure ((a) is that metallic object carries the state before putting, and (b) is the state that metallic object carries postpone) that puts operation.
Fig. 4 is the figure ((a) is the state before the transfer printing, (b) is the state after the transfer printing) that transfer printing process is shown.
Fig. 5 illustrates sheet material to pull out the figure of operation ((a) pulls out preceding state for transfer sheet, (b) pulls out state midway for transfer sheet).
Fig. 6 is the figure that the action of standby portion is shown.
Fig. 7 is the figure ((a) (b) is the cut state of sheet material for cutting off the state of preparatory stage) that the sheet cutting operation is shown.
Fig. 8 illustrates the figure that takes out operation.
Fig. 9 is the stereogram of fixed clamping piece and mobile clamping element.
Figure 10 is the figure ((a) is released state, is near state (b)) that the action of fixed clamping piece and mobile clamping element is shown.
Figure 11 is the figure that the length adjustment mechanism in standby zone is shown.
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1: thermal transfer device; 2: sheet material extraction portion; 3: carry the portion of putting; 4: transfer roll (transfer printing pressurization part); 5: sheet cutting portion; 6: move clamping element (sheet material is pulled out portion); 8: the transfer printing workbench; 9: standby portion; 10: discharge portion; 11: metallic object; 12: transfer sheet; 13: the sheet material support; 14: fixed clamping piece; 15: conveying roller; 16: conveying roller; 17: the concavity carrier; 18: the convex claw; 32: carry and put platform (carrying state switching mechanism); 32a: carry the face (carrying state switching mechanism) of putting; 33: pin parts (carrying state switching mechanism); F: the throughput direction of transfer sheet; H: sheet material altitude datum.
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Below, with reference to accompanying drawing embodiment of the present invention is described.
[thermal transfer device]
The metallic object 11 that thermal transfer device 1 of the present invention will be transferred sheet material 12 decorations takes out with the state that keeps being glued with transfer sheet 12.Like Fig. 1 and shown in Figure 2, thermal transfer device 1 possesses: the sheet material extraction portion 2 that keeps the transfer sheet 12 of roller shape; Carry the portion 3 of putting of putting metallic object 11; Transfer printing pressurization part (transfer roll) 4; Cut off the sheet cutting portion 5 of transfer sheet 12; And the sheet material of controlling the end of transfer sheet 12 is pulled out portion's (moving clamping element) 6.
The carrying of metallic object 11 put portion 3 and to be disposed at the transfer printing workbench 8 that slides and move along the throughput direction F of transfer sheet 12.Transfer printing workbench 8 carries except configuration to be put the portion 3, also disposes sheet material extraction portion 2 carrying the upstream side of putting portion 3, disposes fixed clamping piece 14, sheet cutting portion 5 and mobile clamping element 6 carrying the downstream of putting portion 3.In addition, carry put portion 3 the downstream successively in abutting connection with disposing standby portion 9 and discharge portion 10.Above-mentioned parts from upstream side downstream side be configured to sheet material extraction portion 2 successively, carry and to put portion 3, standby portion 9, fixed clamping piece 14, sheet cutting portion 5 and mobile clamping element 6.Discharge portion 10 is disposed at the downstream of sheet cutting portion 5.Pattern carries out carrying to put in the portion 3 to the transfer printing of metallic object 11.The metallic object 1l that has transfer sheet 12 after the transfer printing puts portion 3 and moves to standby portion 9 from carrying.Afterwards, metallic object 11 moves to discharge portion 10 from standby portion 9, after utilizing sheet cutting portion 5 cut-out transfer sheets 12, discharges to the outside.
Carry and to put platform 32 and possess a plurality of pin parts 33, the leading section of these a plurality of pin parts 33 can carry outstanding resignation the between the height of putting face 32a and the sheet material altitude datum H.As shown in Figure 2, a plurality of pin parts 33 spread all over to carry with the regulation rule in overlooking observation to be put roughly whole of platform 32 and arranges.In this example, a plurality of pin parts 33 direction in length and breadth respectively with constant interval regularly (for example, quadrature clathrate ground) arrange.The diameter of the leading section of preferred pin parts 33 is below 5mm.If such size, during the transfer printing process of after carrying out, stating, can utilize pin parts 33 leading section, take in the hole portion of above-mentioned pin parts 33 and suppress metallic object 11 distortion effectively.
Carry that to put platform 32 are the hot plates that are embedded in its inner heater (not shown) heating.Carry the carrying state switching mechanism of the carrying state of putting platform 32 (carry and put face 32a) and pin parts 33 conducts can switching metallic object 11 and bring into play function.The carrying state switching mechanism can switch to: make pin parts 33 put face 32a resignation and make metallic object 11 and carry the butt carrying state of putting face 32a butt from carrying; And to put face 32a outstanding and height that metallic object 11 that make is separated to the face that is transferred (upper surface) of metallic object 11 becomes the separation carrying state of the position of sheet material altitude datum H from carrying to make pin parts 33.
The carrying state switching mechanism with respect to the pushing the end of job and metallic object 11 and transfer sheet 12 are put portion 3 when pulling out from carrying of metallic object 11, is set at separation carrying state with the carrying state of metallic object 11 at transfer sheet 12.Thus, because transfer sheet 12 is supported with linear state (same level shape ground) in the direction that is drawn out, so the extraction of transfer sheet 12 becomes smooth and easy, and the transfer sheet of being close to metallic object 11 12 is difficult to peel off.
The leading section of the pin parts 33 that contact with metallic object 11 in addition, forms level and smooth processing.In addition, put platform 32 and be provided with a plurality of attractions hole 34 (with reference to Fig. 2) dividually carrying, when the hot transfer printing carried out based on transfer roll 4, to carry the metallic object 11 of putting platform 32 (carry and put face 32a) and attract to keep carrying to place with pin parts 33.
The throughput direction sensor is to cooperate the style (pattern) of transfer printing and the sensor that the throughput direction mark of the point-like that is formed at transfer sheet 12 detected with fixed intervals.When the throughput direction sensor detects this throughput direction mark, stop extraction action based on the transfer sheet 12 that moves clamping element 6.Width direction sensors is the sensor that the width mark to the wire that forms along long side direction at the sidepiece of transfer sheet 12 detects.For example; Be arranged at the width direction sensors of carrying the upstream side of putting portion 3 and be arranged at these two sensor in different positions that are arranged at throughput direction F of width direction sensors of carrying the downstream of putting portion 3 through utilization; Respectively the width mark is detected, thereby can detect the inclination of transfer sheet 12 with respect to throughput direction F.Can revise (adjustment) to transfer sheet 12 with respect to the inclination of throughput direction F based on this testing result.
Transfer printing pressurization part that is transfer roll 4 carry the metallic object 11 pushing transfer sheets 12 of putting portion 3 and to metallic object 11 pattern transferrings to carrying to place.Transfer roll 4 is not fixed on the transfer printing workbench 8, moves among the throughput direction F that is disposed at transfer sheet 12 allocation really with the slip of transfer printing workbench 8 irrelevantly.In addition, transfer roll 4 is by the heating of not shown heater, and utilizes cylinder 41 and can go up and down.When transfer roll 4 is in the state of decline, transfer printing workbench 8 advances towards the throughput direction F of transfer sheet 12.Thus, with respect to the transfer roll 4 that descends, metallic object 11 and transfer sheet 12 advance towards the throughput direction F of transfer sheet 12.Consequently, the transfer roll 4 that is in heated condition contacts with the transfer sheet that advances towards throughput direction F 12 rotations, and places the metallic object 11 of the portion 3 of putting of carrying (carry and put platform 32) to push to carrying transfer sheet 12.Thus, from the be transferred face transfer printing style (pattern) of transfer sheet 12 to metallic object 11, and at this constantly, the state of being integrally formed of integral body of metallic object 11 and transfer sheet 12.
Carry put portion 3 the downstream in abutting connection with disposing standby portion 9.Standby portion 9 receives from carrying and puts metallic object 11 and the transfer sheet 12 that portion 3 pulls out.When pulling out metallic object 11 and transfer sheet 12, standby portion 9 is maintained at the height that can keep metallic object 11 and supporting and receives the position of metallic object 11.Be provided with a plurality of conveying rollers 15 of supporting transferring metal body 11 in standby portion 9.A plurality of conveying rollers 15 constitute and can go up and down integratedly.When being pulled out from carrying a product portion 3 by incorporate metallic object 11 and transfer sheet 12, conveying roller 15 is maintained at lifting position.Here, the lifting position of the conveying roller 15 of standby portion 9 is the positions that become sheet material altitude datum H by the height that this conveying roller 15 supports the face that is transferred (perhaps with metallic object 11 incorporate transfer sheets 12) of the metallic object of carrying 11.
Adjacency disposes discharge portion 10 in the downstream of standby portion 9.Discharge portion 10 is positioned the off-position of transfer sheet 12 position of sheet cutting portion 5 in the extraction direction (throughput direction F) of transfer sheet 12.Be provided with a plurality of conveying rollers 16 of supporting transferring metal body 11 in discharge portion 10.A plurality of conveying rollers 16 constitute can be distinguished independently.When the metallic object 11 of being integrally formed and transfer sheet 12 when standby portion 9 pulls out, each conveying roller 16 rises successively and is maintained at lifting position respectively.Here, the lifting position of the conveying roller 15 of discharge portion 10 is identical with the lifting position of the conveying roller 15 of standby portion 9.In this embodiment, possess standby portion 9 carrying to put between portion 3 and the discharge portion 10, transfer roll 4 is separated with sheet cutting portion 5.And,, can shorten the blank of the transfer sheet 12 in the metallic object 11 through making the metallic object 11 that has transfer sheet 12 in these standby portion 9 standbies.
Shown in Fig. 3 waits, put that possess between portion 3 and the standby portion 9 can be with respect to transfer sheet 12 outstanding sheet material supports 13 of retiring from office carrying.Between standby portion 9 and discharge portion 10, dispose fixed clamping piece 14, adjacency disposes sheet cutting portion 5 in the downstream of fixed clamping piece 14.Fixed clamping piece 14 has clamping part up and down (going up lateral holding portion 14A, following lateral holding portion 14B), utilizes clamping part 14A, 14B up and down to control transfer sheet 12.Moving clamping element 6 constitutes and can above the downstream of fixed clamping piece 14 and discharge portion 10, move back and forth.Move clamping element 6 and have clamping part up and down (going up lateral holding portion 6A, following lateral holding portion 6B), utilize this clamping part 6A, 6B up and down to control the end 12A of transfer sheet 12.Sheet cutting portion 5 is breaking at the transfer sheet 12 that keeps between fixed clamping piece 14 and the mobile clamping element 6 at width.In addition, possesses the cutter (for example rotary cutter etc.) that sheet cutting is used in sheet cutting portion 5.
[transfer sheet]
[metallic object]
Decorative object that is metallic object 11 are metal platen etc. for example.Preferable alloy body 11 is supplied with to thermal transfer device 1 with the state of the pre-treatment of having carried out regulation.As such pre-treatment, illustration is surface treatments such as the anodized on the surface of metallic object 11 (material of metallic object 11 is the situation of aluminium), framework processing, plasma treatment for example.In addition, also can be to the surface of metallic object 11 applying adhesive or paste adhesive sheet in advance in advance, so that transfer printing layer 12a is easy to transfer printing.The surface treatment of metallic object 11 need and be needed on combination between its surperficial transfer printing layer 12a according to metallic object 11 and select the contents processing that is fit to.In addition, about the cladding material (adhesive, adhesive sheet etc.) on the surface of metallic object 1l, also need and be needed on combination between the transfer printing layer 12a on surface of metallic object 11 and select the material that is fit to according to metallic object 11.In addition, metallic object 11 also can be supplied with the state that does not carry out any pre-treatment.
Below, with reference to Fig. 3～Figure 11 a series of operation step (heat-transferring method) in the thermal transfer device 1 is described.
[metallic object carries and puts operation (arrangement step)]
Fig. 3 (a) is that transfer sheet 12 is put portion's 3 condition of supplying from sheet material extraction portion 2 to carrying, and pulls out transfer sheet with the sheet material extraction operation of stating after the utilization and realizes (supply operation) simultaneously.Under this state, utilize guide rail 31 will carry the portion of putting 3 (carry put platform 32) and be pulled out to the position, side from the lower position of transfer sheet 12, put platform 32 (carry and put face 32a) and carry and put metallic object 11 to carrying.Afterwards, when carrying of will supplying that metallic object put in 11 years put platform 32 and turned back to the lower position of transfer sheet 12, shown in Fig. 3 (b), metallic object 11 formed overlapping state with transfer sheet 12.At this moment, be fixed up and down clamping part 14A, the 14B of clamping element 14 of the end 12A of transfer sheet 12 controls.On the other hand, move clamping element 6 and be in open state.In addition, sheet material support 13 is outstanding towards transfer sheet 12, and supports transfer sheet 12 from the below.In addition, transfer roll 4 is maintained at lifting position, and the conveying roller 15 of standby portion 9 is maintained at down position.Here, the lifting position of transfer roll 4 is that the bottom of this transfer roll 4 forms the position of leaning on the top than sheet material altitude datum H.In addition, the down position of the conveying roller 15 of standby portion 9 upper end that is set to conveying roller 15 in this example forms than carries the position that the height of putting face 32a leans on the below.
[transfer printing process]
Then, shown in Fig. 4 (a), make transfer roll 4 declines of lifting position and form down position.Here, the down position of transfer roll 4 be transfer roll 4 the bottom height and the face that is transferred of the metallic object 11 that is in the butt carrying state height about equally and form the position below the height of the face that is transferred of metallic object 11.Afterwards, transfer printing workbench 8 is moved towards the throughput direction F of transfer sheet 12.Thus, carried put platform 32 from below on the metallic object 11 of supporting, transfer roll 4 rotates via transfer sheet 12, utilizes the heat and the pressure of the transfer roll 4 of this moment, the transfer printing layer 12a on the transfer sheet 12 is needed on the surface (being transferred face) of metallic object 11.Thus, pattern (pattern) is needed on the surface of metallic object 11.When transfer roll 4 was descended, sheet material support 13 was from transfer sheet 12 resignations, and the conveying roller 15 of standby portion 9 is maintained at the continuation down position.Thus, allow the metallic object 11 below bending of the transfer sheet 12 of side downstream.Thus, can suitably carry out the transfer printing of transfer printing layer 12a at the height and position of putting face 32a that carries that is positioned at below leaning on than sheet material datum level H to metallic object 11.In addition, can suppress the heat affecting that 4 pairs of transfer rolls are positioned at the transfer sheet 12 of standby portion 9.Shown in Fig. 4 (b), through moving of transfer printing workbench 8, when transfer roll 4 moved to the position of the upstream-side-end of leaning on metallic object 11 relatively, transfer printing process finished.
[sheet material is pulled out operation (pulling out operation)]
Then, shown in Fig. 5 (a), transfer roll 4 rises, and to put platform 32 outstanding and the carrying state of metallic object 11 is formed the separation carrying state from carrying to carry the pin parts 33 of putting portion 3, and the conveying roller 15 of standby portion 9 is remained on lifting position.At this moment, 13 resignations of sheet material support, the conveying roller 16 of discharge portion 10 is maintained at down position.Here, the down position of the conveying roller 15 of discharge portion 10 is identical with the down position of the conveying roller 15 of standby portion 9.Open up and down clamping part 14A, the 14B of fixed clamping piece 14 and discharge transfer sheet 12, close the end 12A that up and down clamping part 6A, the 6B that move clamping element 6 control transfer sheet 12.Afterwards, move clamping element 6 and above the conveying roller 16 of discharge portion 10, move (with reference to Fig. 5 (b)) along the throughput direction F of transfer sheet 12.By pin parts 33 supporting and be maintained at carrying and put the metallic object 11 that carrying of portion 3 put the position that face 32a separates, on pin parts 33, slide, by conveying roller 15 supportings of standby portion 9 and be transferred.
Carry the metallic object that has transfer sheet 12 11 of putting portion 3 and move to standby portion 9 through moving moving of clamping element 6, being positioned at, and the metallic object that has transfer sheet 12 11 that is positioned at standby portion 9 moves to discharge portion 10.In addition, new transfer sheet 12 is drawn out and supplies with to carrying the portion of putting 3 from sheet material extraction portion 2.Therefore, in this embodiment, pull out operation double as " supply operation " as the sheet material of " pulling out operation ".At this moment, put carrying of portion 3 to put a plurality of pin parts 33 of platform 32 configurations outstanding towards metallic object 11 carrying.
So, utilize the carrying state switching mechanism and make the carrying state of metallic object 11 be set to the separation carrying state, and the conveying roller 15 of standby portion 9 is in the state that is maintained at lifting position, standby portion 9 can receive metallic object 11.Thus, standby portion 9 can be to put that portion 3 spreads all over standby portion 9 and receive metallic object 11 with the state that identical height supporting has a metallic object 11 of transfer sheet 12 from carrying.Consequently; Be supported conveying owing to have the metallic object 11 of transfer sheet 12 with the state that keeps transfer sheet 12 to keep sheet material altitude datum H; Therefore the metallic object 11 that has transfer sheet 12 can be successfully carried, and the situation that the deadweight because of metallic object 11 causes transfer sheet 12 to be peeled off can be prevented.At this moment, because sheet material support 13 from transfer sheet 12 resignations, therefore can not hinder the transferring metal body 11 successfully that moves of metallic object 11 because of this sheet material support 13.
Shown in Fig. 6 (a)～Fig. 6 (e), the conveying roller 16 of discharge portion 10 was maintained at down position at mobile clamping element 6 before above it.Therefore, can prevent to move the interference of clamping element 6 and conveying roller 16, and suitably carry out extraction based on the transfer sheet 12 that moves clamping element 6.Constitute a plurality of conveying rollers 16 that to distinguish independent-lifting and rise successively through time above it, be maintained at its lifting position at mobile clamping element 6.
Therefore, can will move clamping element 6 in the zone up and down of discharge portion 10 and dispose overlappingly, can reduce the space that is provided with of thermal transfer device 1 with conveying roller 16.
In addition, after above mobile clamping element 6 has passed through, single conveying roller 16 is remained on lifting position respectively, can successfully support transferring metal body 11 from standby portion 9 to discharge portion 10.And, can utilize and move clamping element 6 and put portion 3 and the state that the height of transfer sheet 12 is maintained sheet material altitude datum H is pulled out transfer sheet 12 to discharge portion 10 integral body to spread all over from carrying.
In addition, when carry out based on the transfer sheet 12 that moves clamping element 6 pull out action the time, the transfer printing workbench 8 courts direction opposite with the throughput direction F of transfer sheet 12 (left of Fig. 5 to) restored and moved.Utilize the recovery of this transfer printing workbench 8 to move, transfer roll 41 turns back to relatively by carrying the position (with reference to Fig. 5 (b)) in the downstream of putting portion 3.
In addition, because in the moment of pulling out end of transfer sheet 12, carry and put portion 31 and also do not carry and put metallic object 11; Therefore exist transfer sheet 12 mistakes to put the possibility that portion 3 contacts with carrying; At this moment, as this embodiment, carrying under the situation that the portion 3 of putting (carry and put platform 32) is made up of hot plate; Transfer sheet 12 is put platform 32 and contacts with being in carrying of heated condition, possibly produce undesirable conditions such as transfer printing layer 12a dissolving thus.Therefore, in this embodiment, when the extraction of transfer sheet 12 finishes, make sheet material support 13 outstanding, utilize sheet material support 13 to support transfer sheet 12 (with reference to Fig. 3 (a)) from the below towards transfer sheet 12.Thus, can prevent reliably that transfer sheet 12 from putting platform 32 and contact with carrying.
[sheet cutting operation (cut-out operation)]
Shown in Fig. 7 (a), extract operation out when finishing when sheet material, close up and down clamping part 14A, the 14B of fixed clamping piece 14, both control transfer sheet 12 to utilize fixed clamping piece 14 and mobile clamping element 6.Afterwards, shown in Fig. 7 (b), utilize sheet cutting portion 5 on width, to cut off and the part metallic object 11 incorporate transfer sheets 12 that are arranged in discharge portion 10, that expose from the upstream-side-end of metallic object 11.So, cut the part in its downstream, obtain being close to the metallic object 11 (metallic object 11 that has transfer sheet 12) of the state of transfer sheet 12 in discharge portion 10 from the non-individual body of transfer sheet 12.
[taking-up operation]
Then, as shown in Figure 8, open up and down clamping part 6A, the 6B that moves clamping element 6 and discharge transfer sheet 12, take out the metallic object 11 that has transfer sheet 12 from discharge portion 10.Afterwards, make whole conveying roller 16 turn back to down position, the mobile clamping element 6 courts direction opposite with the throughput direction F of transfer sheet 12 moved, turn back to till near the position (position of the end 12A of transfer sheet 12) of fixed clamping piece 14.In addition, make and carry pin parts 33 resignations of putting platform 32, new metallic object was placed to carry in 11 years put platform 32 (with reference to Fig. 3 (b)).After, through repeating above-mentioned each operation, can make the metallic object 11 that has transfer sheet 12 continuously.
So, after transfer printing process, the transfer sheet 12 of the state of being close to metallic object 11 is moved clamping element 6 and puts portion 3 and pull out with the state that keeps sheet material altitude datum H from carrying, and afterwards, is cut off at assigned position by sheet cutting portion 5.Extracting out under the situation of transfer sheet 12 with the state that keeps sheet material altitude datum H; Since tension force be easy to towards along the directive effect of the face that is transferred of metallic object 11 in transfer sheet 12, so transfer sheet 12 (being matrix sheet material 12b here) is difficult to peel off from metallic object 11.In addition; Can utilize and move clamping element 6 extraction transfer sheets 12; The metallic object 11 that will have transfer sheet 12 is put portion 3 to 9 conveyings of standby portion from carrying; And other the metallic object that has transfer sheet 12 11 is carried to discharge portion 10 from standby portion 9, meanwhile, new transfer sheet 12 is supplied with to carrying the portion of putting 3.
Like this, put the supply of portion 3 and the taking-up of the metallic object that has transfer sheet 12 11 after the transfer printing to carrying, can make the metallic object 11 that has transfer sheet 12 efficiently owing to successfully carry out transfer sheet 12.
Therefore; In this embodiment; As shown in Figure 9; 6 opposed of mobile clamping elements with the following lateral holding portion 14B of fixed clamping piece 14 form concavity carrier 17, with the convex claw 18 chimeric of the following lateral holding portion 6B of mobile clamping element 6 with 14 opposed formation of fixed clamping piece and concavity carrier 17.Concavity carrier 17 and convex claw 18 all are formed with a plurality of at the width of transfer sheet 12.Concavity carrier 17 and convex claw 18 are formed with identical quantity (having five in this example respectively).In addition, a plurality of concavity carriers 17 are formed at, and the integral body of width of following lateral holding portion 14B that spreads all over fixed clamping piece 14 is uniformly-spaced to be configured.A plurality of convex claws 18 also identically these integral body that form the width that spreads all over the following lateral holding portion 6B that moves clamping element 6 uniformly-spaced to be configured.In addition, each convex claw 18 has the inclined plane 18A that direction (below) that court separates with transfer sheet 12 tilts in the side (upper side) of guiding transfer sheet 12.Shown in Figure 10 (b), this inclined plane 18A forms the face that separates with transfer sheet 12 towards leading section side (towards the direction opposite with throughput direction F) along with from the base end part side of convex claw 18.In other words, inclined plane 18A form along with from leading section one side of convex claw 18 towards base end part one side (towards throughput direction F) and the face approaching with transfer sheet 12.
After taking out operation; The state that separates with mobile clamping element 6 from the fixed clamping piece 14 shown in Figure 10 (a) is to state shown in Figure 10 (b) and downstream adjacency fixed clamping piece 14, moves the clamping element 6 courts direction opposite with throughput direction F and restores and move.At this moment, convex claw 18 is chimeric with concavity carrier 17, and this moment, the end 12A of transfer sheet 12 was guided also suitably insertion to move between the clamping part 6A up and down of clamping element 6, the 6B by the inclined plane 18A of convex claw 18.Therefore, even the end 12A of the transfer sheet 12 that exposes from the downstream of fixed clamping piece 14 forms the state that hangs down, also can utilize and move the clamping part 6A up and down of clamping element 6, the end 12A that 6B suitably controls transfer sheet 12.In addition, because concavity carrier 17 and convex claw 18 are descending lateral holding portion 14B respectively, it is a plurality of that the width of 6B is provided with, and the end 12A of transfer sheet 12 is controlled in the whole zone that therefore can spread all over its width reliably.
The conveying row 15L of portion, 15R through making both sides move, the length that can amplify (with reference to Figure 11 (a)), dwindle the throughput direction F of (with reference to Figure 11 (b)) standby portion 9.That is, the length of the conveying row 15L of portion of the conveying row 15C of portion and both sides through changing central authorities, the repeat region between the 15R, the result can regulate the length of the throughput direction F of standby portion 9.
As shown in Figure 1, the transfer sheet 12 that is provided with respect to be drawn out in sheet material extraction portion 2 and be disposed at two dust removal rollers 22,23 of both sides.Dust removal roller 22 is the adhesive roller of dust that are used to obtain the matrix sheet material 12b side of transfer sheet 12, and dust removal roller 23 is the adhesive roller that are used to obtain the dust of transfer printing layer 12a side.Dust removal roller 22,23 is all had adhesive material surface to be handled.In addition, because dust removal roller 23 joins with transfer printing layer 12a, so its adherence is set at lower than the adherence of the dust removal roller 22 of matrix sheet material 12b side.
When transfer sheet 12 from sheet material extraction portion 2 be drawn out of and from carry put portion 3 to standby portion 9 or from standby portion 9 when discharge portion 10 carries, exist because of friction and wait the situation that produces static.Like this, when when transfer sheet 12 produces static, the suction of quilt such as dust gathers and is adsorbed in transfer sheet 12.Therefore, the assigned position at thermal transfer device 1 is provided with except that electrical equipment (not shown).For example, can be provided with except that electrical equipment in the position of sheet material extraction portion 2, sheet cutting portion 5.In this case; Preferred sheet material extraction portion 2 carries out ion exposure from removing electrical equipment to side's side (for example transfer printing layer 12a side) of transfer sheet 12; Sheet cutting portion 5 carries out ion exposure from removing electrical equipment to the opposing party's side (for example matrix sheet material 12b side) of transfer sheet 12, and the two sides of transfer sheet 12 is removed.
[other embodiments]
(1) in the above-described embodiment, though to transfer roll 4 only go up and down, metallic object 11 is accompanied by moving of transfer printing workbench B and is illustrated towards the example that the throughput direction F of transfer sheet 12 moves when the transfer printing process.But, also can constitute and transfer printing workbench B is moved and transfer roll 4 is gone up and down and also move along throughput direction F.In addition, the present invention also can be applied to flat forme is replaced transfer roll 4 as pressurization transfer printing portion and the thermal transfer device of the heat pressing type that uses.
(2) in the above-described embodiment, though show the structure that the conveying roller 16 of discharge portion 10 goes up and down.But the conveying roller 16 of discharge portion 10 also can not go up and down and remain the height (lifting position in the above-mentioned embodiment) of regulation.In this case, mobile clamping element 6 and the interference between the discharge portion 10 when moving clamping element 6 mobile need be guaranteed the moving area of mobile clamping element 6 in the downstream of discharge portion 10.In such structure,, has the advantage that can realize cost degradation as simplifying the structure of discharge portion 10 relatively though amplify slightly in the whole space that is provided with of device.
(3) in the above-described embodiment, though show carrying and put portion 3 successively in abutting connection with the structure of configuration standby portion 9 and discharge portion 10.But, also can constitute standby portion 9 is not set and carry put portion 3 the downstream directly in abutting connection with configuration discharge portion 10.
(4) in the above-described embodiment, though use flat example to be illustrated to metallic object 11.But metallic object 11 is not limited to tabular, also can use the three-dimensional shape with protrusion slightly.In addition, have at metallic object 11 under the situation of three-dimensional shape, need make the shape of transfer printing pressurization part (transfer roll) 4 corresponding with the three-dimensional shape that is transferred in the zone (decorative zones) of metallic object 11.
(5) in the above-described embodiment; Though show following structure: for the length of the throughput direction F of the transfer sheet 12 that can change standby portion 9; Possess three in standby portion 9 and carry the row 15L of portion, 15C, 15R, the conveying row 15C of portion of central authorities is fixed and the conveying row 15L of portion, the 15R of both sides can move.But, also can form both sides the conveying row 15L of portion, 15R is fixed and central authorities the conveying row 15C of portion can move.In addition, carrying the quantity of row portion to be not limited to three, can be two, four, five ...And the integral body that also can constitute standby portion 9 can be capable of expansion and contraction along the throughput direction F of transfer sheet 12, replaces possessing the structure of a plurality of conveying row portion that can relatively move each other.
(6) in the above-described embodiment, the example that possesses throughput direction sensor and width direction sensors though show that position for the position of the throughput direction F that makes transfer sheet 12 and width coincide.But the contraposition of transfer sheet 12 is not limited to the mode based on these sensors, for example can be based on that the photographic images of CCD camera carries out the contraposition of transfer sheet 12, also can carry 3 additional contraposition mechanisms of the portion of putting.
(7) in the above-described embodiment, though the example that uses roller to carry the metallic object 11 that has transfer sheet 12 is shown.But, can use to transmit and bring conveying, metallic object 11 is carried on the support unit of supporting metallic object 11 slidably.
(8) in the above-described embodiment, though show the carrying state switching mechanism of the carrying state that can switch metallic object 11 constitute use can be from carrying the example of the pin parts 33 put platform 32 outstanding resignations.But for example also can using, formation carrying state switching mechanisms such as roller, copper wire, conveyer belt replace selling parts 33.
(9) in the above-described embodiment, though show the example that sheet cutting portion 5 possesses rotary cutter.But, getting final product so long as can cut off transfer sheet 12, the cutter that constitutes sheet cutting portion 5 is not limited to rotary cutter, also can be the cutter of any kind such as hot cutter for example.
Utilize possibility in the industry
The present invention can extensively utilize when forming decorative layer on the surface of metallic object at automobile, household electricity gasification product, mobile phone, personal computer etc. in various fields, in the metal product that Interior Parts/Exterior Parts all is used.
Claims (8)
1. a thermal transfer device is characterized in that,
Said thermal transfer device possesses:
Sheet material extraction portion, this sheet material extraction portion keep the transfer sheet of roller shape and supply with said transfer sheet to decorative object that is metallic object; And sheet material pulls out portion, and this sheet material portion of pulling out controls the end of said transfer sheet and pulls out said transfer sheet,
Said thermal transfer device also possesses:
Carry and put portion, this year, the overlapping state that is set to can be carried with said transfer sheet with said metallic object in the portion of putting;
The transfer printing pressurization part, this transfer printing pressurization part places the said metallic object of the portion of putting in said year to push said transfer sheet to carrying, and with pattern transfer in said metallic object; And
The cut-out after said transfer printing finishes of sheet cutting portion, this sheet cutting portion was put portion to keep the said transfer sheet that state is drawn out of being close to said metallic object by the said sheet material portion that pulls out from said year.
2. thermal transfer device according to claim 1 is characterized in that,
Sheet material height when pulling out said transfer sheet is higher than said year to be put carrying of portion and puts face and be in the top, and this sheet material height is made as the sheet material altitude datum,
Said thermal transfer device possesses the carrying state switching mechanism, and this carrying state switching mechanism can switch to the carrying state of said metallic object: make said metallic object and put the butt carrying state of face butt in said year; And make said metallic object put the separation carrying state that face separates from said year so that the height of the face that is transferred of said metallic object becomes the mode of said sheet material altitude datum,
During said metallic object and the said transfer sheet of said carrying state switching mechanism after pulling out said transfer printing, make the carrying state of said metallic object be in said separation carrying state,
Said thermal transfer device also possesses standby portion, and this standby portion and put portion in abutting connection with configuration in said year so that when the portion of putting pulled out said metallic object and said transfer sheet from said year, can keep the height of said metallic object and receive said metallic object.
3. thermal transfer device according to claim 2 is characterized in that,
Said thermal transfer device possess with said standby portion in abutting connection with and be disposed at the discharge portion in the downstream of said standby portion, this discharge portion is positioned the off-position of said transfer sheet the position of the said sheet cutting portion on the extraction direction of said transfer sheet.
4. thermal transfer device according to claim 3 is characterized in that,
The said sheet material portion of pulling out can move back and forth above said discharge portion,
Said discharge portion constitutes: have a plurality of conveying rollers that can distinguish independent-lifting, and said sheet material pull out portion through said discharge portion above the time, said a plurality of conveying rollers are maintained at not the down position of interfering with the said sheet material portion of pulling out.
5. according to each the described thermal transfer device in the claim 2 to 4, it is characterized in that,
Said thermal transfer device constitutes,
The downstream of throughput direction of putting the said transfer sheet of portion at said year possesses can be with respect to the sheet material support of the outstanding resignation of said transfer sheet, and said standby portion can go up and down,
When utilizing the said sheet material portion of pulling out said transfer sheet, said sheet material support is retired from office from said transfer sheet, and said standby portion is maintained at lifting position,
When pulling out of the said transfer sheet of pulling out portion based on said sheet material finished, said sheet material support was outstanding towards said transfer sheet,
When said transfer printing pressurization part when the said transfer sheet, said sheet material support is maintained at down position from said transfer sheet resignation and said standby portion.
6. according to each described thermal transfer device in the claim 2 to 5, it is characterized in that,
Said thermal transfer device possess with said standby portion in abutting connection with and be disposed at the discharge portion in the downstream of said standby portion, this discharge portion is positioned the off-position of said transfer sheet the position of the said sheet cutting portion on the extraction direction of said transfer sheet,
The said sheet material portion of pulling out comprises the mobile clamping element with clamping part up and down,
Upstream side be positioned at the throughput direction of said transfer sheet with respect to said mobile clamping element possesses fixed clamping piece, and this fixed clamping piece has clamping part up and down and is fixed in said discharge portion,
The following lateral holding portion of said fixed clamping piece has a plurality of concavity carriers that are formed at opposed of said mobile clamping element at the width of said transfer sheet; And the following lateral holding portion of said mobile clamping element has a plurality of convex claws that are formed at opposed of said fixed clamping piece at the width of said transfer sheet, and said concavity carrier and said convex claw can be chimeric.
7. according to each described thermal transfer device in the claim 2 to 6, it is characterized in that,
Said standby portion with the width of the throughput direction quadrature of said transfer sheet on possess a plurality of conveying row portion, said thermal transfer device constitutes the conveying row portion of at least one group of adjacency in the said a plurality of conveying row portion is relatively moved along said throughput direction.
8. a heat-transferring method is characterized in that,
Said heat-transferring method possesses:
Control the end of said transfer sheet and supply with the supply operation of said transfer sheet from the sheet material extraction portion of the transfer sheet that keeps the roller shape;
With decorative object that is metallic object to be disposed at the arrangement step of carrying the portion of putting with the said transfer sheet overlap condition of pulling out from said sheet material extraction portion;
To carrying that the said metallic object place the portion of putting in said year pushes said transfer sheet and with the transfer printing process of pattern transfer in said metallic object;
After said transfer printing process, keep with being close to state of said metallic object the operation of pulling out of pulling out said transfer sheet from said year portion of putting; And
Keep the cut-out operation of cutting off the said transfer sheet that is drawn out with being close to state of said metallic object.
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