CN103182846B - Ink-jet apparatus and cleaning mechanism thereof and cleaning control method - Google Patents

Ink-jet apparatus and cleaning mechanism thereof and cleaning control method Download PDF

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CN103182846B
CN103182846B CN201110461697.9A CN201110461697A CN103182846B CN 103182846 B CN103182846 B CN 103182846B CN 201110461697 A CN201110461697 A CN 201110461697A CN 103182846 B CN103182846 B CN 103182846B
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刘志红
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41JTYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J2/00Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
    • B41J2/005Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material
    • B41J2/01Ink jet
    • B41J2/135Nozzles
    • B41J2/165Prevention or detection of nozzle clogging, e.g. cleaning, capping or moistening for nozzles
    • B41J2/16505Caps, spittoons or covers for cleaning or preventing drying out
    • B41J2/16508Caps, spittoons or covers for cleaning or preventing drying out connected with the printer frame
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41JTYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
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    • B41J2/005Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material
    • B41J2/01Ink jet
    • B41J2/135Nozzles
    • B41J2/165Prevention or detection of nozzle clogging, e.g. cleaning, capping or moistening for nozzles
    • B41J2/16517Cleaning of print head nozzles
    • B41J2/1652Cleaning of print head nozzles by driving a fluid through the nozzles to the outside thereof, e.g. by applying pressure to the inside or vacuum at the outside of the print head
    • B41J2/16532Cleaning of print head nozzles by driving a fluid through the nozzles to the outside thereof, e.g. by applying pressure to the inside or vacuum at the outside of the print head by applying vacuum only

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Abstract

The invention provides a kind of ink-jet apparatus, comprising: support; Ejection head unit, is installed on described support; Shower nozzle, is installed in described ejection head unit; Connect disc, be installed on described support, its opening is towards the position of the shower nozzle process on described equipment; There is provided the guiding device of negative pressure, be installed on described support, its negative pressure is towards the position of described shower nozzle process; Position detector, comprises the optoelectronic switch be installed on described support end position and the catch be installed on ejection head unit, for detecting the position of described shower nozzle; Transmission device, comprise guide rail, be installed on leading screw on described support and motor, transmission realizes the movement of described shower nozzle.The invention provides a kind of cleaning mechanism of ink-jet apparatus and a kind of ink-jet apparatus cleaning control method.By equipment of the present invention, mechanism and method, the automated cleaning of shower nozzle can be realized, improve clean efficiency.Adopt negative pressure environmental protection more, do not damage nozzle.

Description

Ink-jet apparatus and cleaning mechanism thereof and cleaning control method
Technical field
The present invention relates to printing equipment area of maintenance, in particular to a kind of ink-jet apparatus and cleaning mechanism thereof and cleaning control method.
Background technology
In ink-jet printing apparatus use procedure, the easy adsorption fouling thing in nozzle place of the ink-jet of shower nozzle.In order to avoid pollutant, at nozzle place, accumulation causes gaging somebody, and affects printing quality, needs regularly sprayer cleaning.
Clean process comprises: Non-follow control inkjet head drips ink, then uses non-dust cloth wiping inkjet head to carry out cleaning.
Above-mentioned cleaning course easily needs manual operation, and efficiency is lower.
Summary of the invention
The present invention aims to provide a kind of ink-jet apparatus and cleaning mechanism thereof and cleaning control method, to solve manual clean shower nozzle, problem that efficiency is lower.
In an embodiment of the present invention, provide a kind of ink-jet apparatus, comprising: support; Ejection head unit, is installed on described support; Shower nozzle, is installed in described ejection head unit; Connect disc, be installed on described support, its opening is towards the position of the shower nozzle process on described equipment; There is provided the guiding device of negative pressure, be installed on described support, its negative pressure is towards the position of described shower nozzle process; Position detector, comprises the optoelectronic switch be installed on described support end position and the catch be installed on ejection head unit, for detecting the position of described shower nozzle; Transmission device, comprise guide rail, be installed on leading screw on described support and motor, transmission realizes the movement of described shower nozzle.
In an embodiment of the present invention, provide a kind of cleaning mechanism of ink-jet apparatus, comprising: connect disc, be installed on the support of described ink-jet apparatus, its opening is towards the position of the shower nozzle process on described equipment; There is provided the guiding device of negative pressure, be installed on described support, its negative pressure is towards the position of described shower nozzle process; Position detector, comprises the optoelectronic switch be installed on described support end position and the catch be installed on ejection head unit, for detecting the position of described shower nozzle.
In an embodiment of the present invention, provide a kind of cleaning control method of ink-jet apparatus, described ink-jet apparatus comprises: support, ejection head unit, shower nozzle, connect disc, be installed on described support, its opening, towards the position of the shower nozzle process on described equipment, provides the guiding device of negative pressure, be installed on described support, its negative pressure is towards the position of described shower nozzle process; Position detector, transmission device; Described method comprises: control described shower nozzle and drip ink described connecing above disc; Start described guiding device; Control described shower nozzle to pass through above described guiding device; Wherein, the described shower nozzle of described control described connect above disc drip an ink comprise: the catch with described shower nozzle movement detected by the optoelectronic switch in the final position of the stroke on support after, control described shower nozzle stop and drip ink.
By above-mentioned equipment, mechanism and method, can realize the automated cleaning of shower nozzle, remove the pollutant on nozzle by ink-jet, cleaning course does not need user's manual operation, improves clean efficiency.Adopt the residual ink of negative pressure nozzle, compare and adopt flexible absorbent material cleaning nozzle, environmental protection more, does not damage nozzle.
Accompanying drawing explanation
Accompanying drawing described herein is used to provide a further understanding of the present invention, and form a application's part, schematic description and description of the present invention, for explaining the present invention, does not form inappropriate limitation of the present invention.In the accompanying drawings:
Fig. 1 shows the structure chart of the ink-jet apparatus of automatically cleaning shower nozzle in embodiment;
Fig. 2 shows the method flow diagram that ink-jet apparatus in embodiment cleans shower nozzle.
Detailed description of the invention
Below with reference to the accompanying drawings and in conjunction with the embodiments, describe the present invention in detail.
See Fig. 1, described ink-jet apparatus comprises:
Support 3;
Connect disc 8, be installed on described support 3, its opening is towards the position of shower nozzle 12 process on described equipment;
There is provided the guiding device of negative pressure, be installed on described support 3, its negative pressure is towards the position of described shower nozzle 12 process.
By above-mentioned parts, can realize the automated cleaning of shower nozzle, by dripping the pollutant on ink removal shower nozzle, adopt negative pressure to realize clean, whole process does not need user's manual operation, improves clean efficiency.Adopt the residual ink of negative pressure shower nozzle, compare and adopt flexible absorbent material cleaning nozzle, environmental protection more, do not wear and tear nozzle.
Preferably, the movement of described shower nozzle is realized by transmission device, and transmission device comprises: motor 7, leading screw 5 and guide rail 4;
Interconnective motor 7 and leading screw 5 are arranged on described support 3; Leading screw 5 can adopt ball-screw, to reduce power of motor; Motor 7 adopts stepper motor.
Described shower nozzle 12 is flexibly connected with described leading screw 5, and shower nozzle 12 is arranged in ejection head unit 1, ejection head unit 1 has the internal thread of transmission, is connected with the external screw thread of leading screw 5, by the rotation of leading screw 5, drives shower nozzle 12 to move along guide rail 4.
Preferably, described guiding device comprises:
Surface has the water conservancy diversion suction block 11 of sucker, and shower nozzle 12 described in the position alignment of described sucker is through the position of out-of-date described nozzle; In an embodiment, have two water conservancy diversion suction blocks 11, each water conservancy diversion suction block 11 has the sucker that two circular.In ink jet unit 1, have 4 shower nozzles 12.
Described water conservancy diversion suction block 11 connects the water suction/dirt device 10 producing the residual ink of negative-pressure adsorption, also referred to as water suction/dirt device by pipeline 9.
Preferably, the distance between described sucker and described nozzle is 0.5 ~ 1mm.
Preferably, the length connecing disc 8 described in is less than the stroke distances of described shower nozzle 12 and is positioned at the below of an end of described leading screw 5; The position of barrier is not had, for printing below shower nozzle 12.
Also comprise: on the support 3 of described end position, the position detector detecting described shower nozzle 12 position is installed.
Preferably, described position detector comprises: catch 2 and optoelectronic switch 6;
Be arranged on the catch 2 of movement with it on described ink jet unit 1;
Be arranged on the support 3 of described end, for the optoelectronic switch 6 stop of light being detected to described shower nozzle 12 position by described catch 2.Optoelectronic switch 6 comprises a transmitter, a receiver; The stroke directions of the vertical and shower nozzle of the transmit direction of light.
Preferably, optoelectronic switch 6 outputs a control signal to controller after detecting that light is blocked by catch 2, and controller controls leading screw 5 and stops operating.
Preferably, shaping or amplifying circuit are set, to ensure the sensitivity of optoelectronic switch in optoelectronic switch 6.
Whether the position that position detector can be used for detecting shower nozzle is connecing above disc 8, meanwhile, places it in the position of leading screw 5 end, also can be used as the travel switch of shower nozzle, play a protective role.
Describe equipment of the present invention above in detail, embodiments of the invention also provide a kind of cleaning mechanism of ink-jet apparatus, comprising:
Connect disc 8, be installed on the support 3 of described ink-jet apparatus, its opening is towards the position of shower nozzle 12 process on described equipment;
There is provided the guiding device of negative pressure, to be installed on described support 3, its negative pressure is towards the position of described shower nozzle 12 process.
Preferably, described guiding device comprises:
Surface has the water conservancy diversion suction block 11 of sucker, and shower nozzle 12 described in the position alignment of described sucker is through the position of out-of-date described nozzle;
Produce the water suction/dirt device 10 of negative pressure, described water conservancy diversion suction block 11 connects described water suction/dirt device 10 by pipeline.
Preferably, the distance between described sucker and described nozzle is 0.5 ~ 1mm.
By cleaning mechanism of the present invention, can realize the automated cleaning to shower nozzle, drip the pollutant on ink removal shower nozzle by shower nozzle, adopt negative pressure to realize clean, whole process does not need user's manual operation, improves clean efficiency.Adopt the residual ink of negative pressure shower nozzle, compare and adopt flexible absorbent material cleaning nozzle, environmental protection more, do not wear and tear nozzle.
Preferably, embodiments of the invention also provide a kind of cleaning control method of ink-jet apparatus, and described ink-jet apparatus comprises: support; Connect disc, be installed on described support, its opening is towards the position of the shower nozzle process on described equipment; There is provided the guiding device of negative pressure, be installed on described support, its negative pressure is towards the position of described shower nozzle process; See Fig. 2, described method comprises:
S11: control described shower nozzle and drip ink described connecing above disc;
S12: start described guiding device;
S13: control described shower nozzle and pass through above described guiding device.
By control method of the present invention, can realize the automated cleaning to shower nozzle, remove the pollutant on shower nozzle by shower nozzle ink-jet, adopt negative pressure to realize clean, whole process does not need user's manual operation, improves clean efficiency.Adopt the residual ink of negative pressure shower nozzle, compare and adopt flexible absorbent material cleaning nozzle, environmental protection more, do not wear and tear nozzle.
Preferably: described in connect the terminal that disc is positioned at the stroke of described shower nozzle;
Describedly to comprise connecing the process of ink-jet above disc:
After the catch with described shower nozzle movement being detected by the optoelectronic switch in the final position of the described stroke on support, control described shower nozzle stop and drip ink.
Preferably, shaping or amplifying circuit are set, to ensure the sensitivity of optoelectronic switch in optoelectronic switch 6.
Preferably, by controlling motor 7 stop, stop operating to realize controlling leading screw 5.
Preferably, the cleaning course by controlling motor 7 stop comprises:
A) controller control motor 7 drives screw mandrel 5 to rotate, and when ink jet unit 1 is moved towards optoelectronic switch 6, optoelectronic switch 6 detects that catch 2 sends the corresponding signal of telecommunication, then controller controls motor 7 stop, controls inkjet head 12 simultaneously and carries out dripping ink.
B) subsequently, after inkjet head 12 ink complete, controller controls the work of water suction/dirt device 10 and produces negative pressure.
C) last, controller controls motor 7 and drives screw mandrel 5 to rotate, ink jet unit 1 is moved towards printing position, inkjet head 12 is when water conservancy diversion suction block 11, the negative pressure that water sucking dust collector 10 work produces removes the residual ink of nozzle by the sucker of water conservancy diversion suction block 11, realizes inkjet head automated cleaning and safeguards.
As can be seen from the above description, the above embodiments controller control step motor of the present invention and inkjet head make ink jet unit move to drip black position when, inkjet head carries out automatic drip ink; Controller is when also control step motor and water sucking dust collector make ink jet unit steadily towards printing position movement, and the negative pressure that water sucking dust collector work produces realizes inkjet head automated cleaning by the sucker of water conservancy diversion suction block and safeguards.The present invention, compared with correlation technique, solves the fast automatic cleaning of inkjet head, improves efficiency.Extend inkjet head service life, reduce the use of non-dust cloth in inkjet head cleaning process simultaneously, reduce ink jet printing consumables cost.
The foregoing is only the preferred embodiments of the present invention, be not limited to the present invention, for a person skilled in the art, the present invention can have various modifications and variations.Within the spirit and principles in the present invention all, any amendment done, equivalent replacement, improvement etc., all should be included within protection scope of the present invention.

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1. an ink-jet apparatus, is characterized in that, comprising:
Support;
Ejection head unit, is installed on described support;
Shower nozzle, is installed in described ejection head unit;
Connect disc, be installed on described support, its opening is towards the position of the shower nozzle process on described equipment;
There is provided the guiding device of negative pressure, be installed on described support, its negative pressure is towards the position of described shower nozzle process;
Position detector, comprises the optoelectronic switch be installed on described support end position and the catch be installed on ejection head unit, for detecting the position of described shower nozzle;
Transmission device, comprise guide rail, be installed on leading screw on described support and motor, transmission realizes the movement of described shower nozzle.
2. equipment according to claim 1, is characterized in that, described guiding device comprises:
Surface has the water conservancy diversion suction block of sucker, and described in the position alignment of described sucker, shower nozzle is through the position of out-of-date nozzle;
Produce the water suction/dirt device of negative pressure, described water conservancy diversion suction block connects described water suction/dirt device by pipeline.
3. equipment according to claim 2, is characterized in that, the distance between described sucker and described nozzle is 0.5 ~ 1mm.
4. equipment according to claim 1, is characterized in that, described in connect the terminal that disc is positioned at the stroke of described shower nozzle.
5. a cleaning mechanism for ink-jet apparatus, is characterized in that, comprising:
Connect disc, be installed on the support of described ink-jet apparatus, its opening is towards the position of the shower nozzle process on described equipment;
There is provided the guiding device of negative pressure, be installed on described support, its negative pressure is towards the position of described shower nozzle process;
Position detector, comprises the optoelectronic switch be installed on described support end position and the catch be installed on ejection head unit, for detecting the position of described shower nozzle.
6. cleaning mechanism according to claim 5, is characterized in that, described guiding device comprises:
Surface has the water conservancy diversion suction block of sucker, and described in the position alignment of described sucker, shower nozzle is through the position of out-of-date nozzle;
Produce the water suction/dirt device of negative pressure, described water conservancy diversion suction block connects described water suction/dirt device by pipeline.
7. mechanism according to claim 6, is characterized in that, the distance between described sucker and described nozzle is 0.5 ~ 1mm.
8. mechanism according to claim 5, is characterized in that, described in connect the terminal that disc is positioned at the stroke of described shower nozzle.
9. the cleaning control method of an ink-jet apparatus, it is characterized in that, described ink-jet apparatus comprises: support, ejection head unit, be installed on described support, shower nozzle, is installed in described ejection head unit, connects disc, be installed on described support, its opening, towards the position of the shower nozzle process on described equipment, provides the guiding device of negative pressure, is installed on described support, its negative pressure is towards the position of described shower nozzle process, position detector, comprises the optoelectronic switch being installed on described support end and the catch be installed on ejection head unit, for detecting the position of described shower nozzle; Transmission device, comprise guide rail, be installed on leading screw on described support and motor, transmission realizes the movement of described shower nozzle; Described method comprises:
Control described shower nozzle and drip ink described connecing above disc;
Start described guiding device;
Control described shower nozzle to pass through above described guiding device;
Wherein, the described shower nozzle of described control described connect above disc drip an ink comprise:
After the catch with described shower nozzle movement being detected by the optoelectronic switch in the final position of the stroke on support, control described shower nozzle stop and drip ink.
10. method according to claim 9, is characterized in that:
Describedly connect the terminal that disc is positioned at the stroke of described shower nozzle.
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