CN109955592B - Holding device and control device - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention provides a holding device and a control device. Provided is a technique capable of holding a plurality of arbitrary print objects to enable appropriate printing when printing on the print objects. A holding device configured to be able to hold a printing object to be printed by a printing apparatus, the holding device comprising: a holding substrate; a plurality of holding portions that are arranged on the holding substrate, each of the holding portions being configured to be attachable to and detachable from the print object, and including a holding unit capable of changing an inclination of the print object to be mounted; a driving unit that drives the holding unit so that the holding units of at least two of the plurality of holding units simultaneously change the inclination of the printing object in a 1 st direction; and an elevating unit for moving the holding substrate in a direction orthogonal to the holding substrate.
Description
Technical Field
The present invention relates to a holding device for holding a printing object and a control device for controlling the operation of the holding device.
Background
As a method of printing on a three-dimensional face molded body and a printing jig, a method of printing on the surface of a three-dimensional face molded body using an ink jet printer has been proposed (see patent document 1).
Patent document 1: japanese patent laid-open No. 2014-51039
Disclosure of Invention
Problems to be solved by the invention
However, in patent document 1, since the inclination and height of the printing object are fixed when printing is performed, it is difficult to match the surface shape of an arbitrary printing object having unevenness on the surface.
The invention provides a technology capable of holding a printing object to perform proper printing when printing is performed on any printing object.
Means for solving the problems
The present invention is a holding device configured to hold a printing object to be printed by a printing device, wherein,
the holding device includes:
a holding substrate;
a plurality of holding portions that are arranged on the holding substrate, each of the holding portions being configured to be attachable to and detachable from the print object, and including a holding unit capable of changing an inclination of the print object to be mounted;
a driving unit that drives the holding unit so that at least two of the plurality of holding units simultaneously change the inclination of the printing object in a 1 st direction; and
a lifting section for moving the holding substrate in a direction orthogonal to the holding substrate,
each of the holding portions includes a driving unit that drives the holding unit so as to change an inclination of the printing object in a 2 nd direction orthogonal to the 1 st direction,
in the holding unit, a 1 st pivot shaft for changing the inclination of the printing object in the 1 st direction and a 2 nd pivot shaft orthogonal to the 1 st pivot shaft for changing the inclination of the printing object in the 2 nd direction are disposed closer to the printing object than the driving unit.
ADVANTAGEOUS EFFECTS OF INVENTION
The present invention can provide a technique capable of holding an arbitrary print target to enable appropriate printing when printing on the print target.
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Fig. 1 is a diagram showing an example of an external appearance of a holding device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is a side view showing an example of a partial external appearance when the holding device 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention is viewed from the side.
Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing an example of an appearance of the holding portion 104 according to the embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 4 is a plan view and a side view showing an example of an appearance of the holding portion 104 according to the embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the appearance of the lifting device 105 according to the embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 6 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of the printing system according to the embodiment of the present invention, and a block diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the control device 120.
Fig. 7 is a diagram for explaining a correspondence relationship between a print target object and a print image according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 8 is a table showing an example of control information for controlling the operation of the holding apparatus 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 9 is a flowchart showing an example of print processing in the printing system according to the embodiment of the present invention.
Detailed Description
Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the drawings, the same reference numerals denote the same elements. In the drawings, the vertical and horizontal directions with respect to the paper surface are defined as the vertical and horizontal directions of the components (or parts) in the present embodiment, and are used in the description herein.
First, a configuration of a holding device for holding a printing object according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described. Fig. 1 is a diagram showing an example of an external appearance of a holding device. In fig. 1, a holding apparatus 100 is provided with a holding substrate 102 on a support table 101. In fig. 1, XYZ axes are set, and the plane of the holding substrate 102 coincides with the XY plane. The holding substrate 102 is provided with a plurality of driving portions 103 and a plurality of holding portions 104 connected to the driving portions 103. The holding portions 104 are arranged in a matrix, and in the example shown in fig. 1, 10 holding portions 104 are arranged in the row direction (X direction), 7 holding portions 104 are arranged in the column direction (Y direction), and 70 holding portions 104 are arranged in total. One driving unit 103 is arranged for each row of the holding units 104 arranged in a matrix. The holding portions 104 arranged in the same row (X direction) are connected to each other by a shaft, and transmit the driving force from the driving portion 103. The holding substrate 102 can be moved up and down in the Z direction by the elevating device 105.
Next, the relationship between the driving unit 103 and the holding unit 104 will be described with reference to fig. 2. Fig. 2 is a side view showing an example of a partial external appearance of the holding apparatus 100 when viewed from the side.
As shown in fig. 2, a plurality of holding portions 104 are arranged on the holding substrate 102. The plurality of holding portions 104 are connected to each other by a shaft 201, and the shaft 201 is connected to the driving portion 103. With this configuration, a rotational force is transmitted from the driving portion 103 with respect to the shaft 201. In the present embodiment, since the rotation of the shaft 201 is converted into the rotation of the shaft 203 orthogonal thereto, the printing object 202 held by the holding unit 104 can be rotated on the XZ plane about the shaft 203. The holding unit 104 includes a motor 204 that operates under external control, and the rotation force of the motor 204 is transmitted to rotate the printing object 202 on the YZ plane about an axis not shown.
The lifting device 105 includes a lifting unit 206, a primary pulley 207, a guide pulley 208, and a belt 209. A control unit 205 is connected to the lower side of the lifting device 105. The control unit 205 can receive a control signal from an external control device and control the rotation of the primary pulley 207 in accordance with the control signal. The rotation of the primary pulley 207 is transmitted to each lifting unit 206 via a belt 209 and a guide pulley 208. The lifting unit 206 includes a pulley 206a, a shaft 206b, and a nut 206 c. By the rotation of the pulley 206a, the shaft 206b connected to the pulley 206a moves up and down in the Z-axis direction. Accordingly, the nut 206c fixed to the shaft 206b moves in the Z-axis direction. Since the nut 206c is coupled to the holding substrate 102, the position of the holding substrate 102 in the Z-axis direction can be adjusted by moving the plurality of lifting units 206 up and down simultaneously. This allows adjustment of the height of the printing object 202.
The control unit 205 receives a control signal for controlling the driving unit 103 and the motor 204 from an external control device. The control unit 205 controls the operation of the driving unit 103 based on the control signal to rotate the shaft 201, and operates the motor 204 to adjust the inclination of the printing object 202 on the holding unit 104.
Next, the structure of the holding portion 104 will be described with reference to fig. 3 and fig. 4 (a) to 4 (E). Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing an external appearance of the holding portion 104. Fig. 4 (a) is a plan view of the holding portion 104 as viewed from above. Fig. 4 (B) to 4 (E) are side views of the holding portion 104, respectively, as viewed from the side.
The holding portions 104 each include a base 301. The size of each holding portion 104 on the holding substrate 102 can be determined by the bottom surface of the susceptor 301. A recess 301A is formed in the bottom surface of the base, and this recess 301A is used for fixing on the holding substrate 102.
The base 301 includes a member 301B for holding the shaft 201, and the member 301B is provided with a through hole through which the shaft 201 passes. The member 301 has a hollow structure, and a 1 st conversion member 302 is attached to the shaft 201 in the hollow portion. The 1 st converting member 302 is fixed to the shaft 201 and rotates together with the shaft 201. The 1 st converting member 302 is in contact with the 2 nd converting member 303 mounted to the shaft 203. Since the 2 nd conversion member 303 rotates together with the shaft 203, the rotation of the shaft 201 can be transmitted to the shaft 203 orthogonal to the shaft 201 via the 1 st conversion member 302 and the 2 nd conversion member 303. The 1 st conversion member 302 and the 2 nd conversion member 303 can be respectively configured as gears (gear).
At this time, the rotation of the shaft 201 is performed on the YZ plane, but can be converted into the rotation on the XZ plane of the shaft 203 by passing through the 1 st conversion member 302 and the 2 nd conversion member 303. The shaft 203 is connected to a 1 st holding member 304 that holds the printing object 202. Thus, by rotating the shaft 201, the 1 st holding member 304 can be rotated on the XZ plane via the shaft 203. The 1 st holding member 304 is connected to the 2 nd holding member 305, and the 2 nd holding member 305 is connected to the 3 rd holding member 306. The 3 rd holding member has a structure engageable with the back side of the printing surface of the printing object 202, and is capable of detachably holding the printing object 202. Therefore, by rotating the 1 st holding member 304 about the shaft 203, the printing object 202 can be rotated on the XZ plane.
Further, although the member 301B of the base 301 is covered in fig. 3, as particularly shown in fig. 4 (B), the motor 204 is disposed in the holding portion 104, and the shaft 307 is a shaft of the motor 204. The motor 204 is fixed to the 1 st holding member 304 by a support plate 313. Thus, when the 1 st holding member 304 rotates by the rotation of the shaft 203, the motor 204 also rotates together. At this time, a space 314 is formed in the base 301 so as not to obstruct the rotation.
The shaft 307 rotates on the YZ plane in correspondence with the rotation of the motor. A 1 st transmission member 308 is connected to the shaft 307, and the rotation of the motor 204 can be transmitted to the 2 nd holding member 305 via the 1 st transmission member 308, the 2 nd transmission member 310, and the 3 rd transmission member 312. The 1 st transmission member 308, the 2 nd transmission member 310, and the 3 rd transmission member 312 may be respectively configured as gears (gear).
The shaft 309 is attached to the 1 st holding member 304, functions as a rotation shaft of the 2 nd transmission member 310, and does not rotate together with the 2 nd transmission member 310. Thus, the rotation of the 2 nd transmitting member 310 does not act on the 1 st holding member 304. Next, the shaft 311 is a shaft that penetrates the tip of the 1 st holding member 304 and the 2 nd holding member 305, and is connected to the 2 nd holding member 305 and the 3 rd transmission member 312. Thereby, the rotational force of the motor 204 transmitted to the 3 rd transmission member 312 via the 1 st transmission member 308 and the 2 nd transmission member 310 is transmitted to the 2 nd holding member 305 via the shaft 311. Thereby, the 2 nd holding member 305 rotates on the YZ plane.
In the present embodiment, the axis 203 is set as a rotational axis for moving the printing object 202 in a direction along the X axis (i.e., on the XZ plane), and the axis 311 orthogonal to the axis 203 is set as a rotational axis for moving the printing object 202 in a direction along the Y axis (i.e., on the YZ plane). At this time, the accuracy of the turning operation can be improved by positioning the turning shaft X, Y as close as possible to the 3 rd holding member 306. In the present embodiment, the turning shafts are disposed at positions closer to the 3 rd holding member 306, in other words, closer to the printing object 202 than the power source of each turning shaft. In order to realize such a configuration, the motor 204 is provided below the shaft 203 and at a position further apart from the 3 rd holding member 306 and the object 202 to be printed. This is because, when the motor 204 is disposed at a position on the upper side, the motor 204 occupies a certain space and hinders the shaft penetration, which causes the position of the shaft 203 to be distant from the 3 rd holding member 306 and the like. Further, since the motor 204 is attached to the lower side of the 1 st holding member 304, the portion having the largest weight is positioned at the lowermost position, and therefore, the center of gravity is lowered, and the rotation of the 1 st holding member 304 about the shaft 203 can be stabilized. Further, since the shaft 203 is disposed below the shaft 311, the range of rotation of the 2 nd holding member 305 having the shaft 311 as a shaft can be more widely secured without being restricted by the shaft 203.
Next, the structure of the lifting device 105 will be described with reference to fig. 5. Fig. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the appearance of the lifting device 105 according to the embodiment of the present invention. The lifting device 105 has a main pulley 207, a lifting unit 206, a guide pulley 208, and a belt 209 disposed on a base plate 501. These actions are as already explained in connection with fig. 2. The cable 502 is a cable extending from the control unit 205, and is connected to a control device such as a computer described later with reference to fig. 6.
Next, the configuration of a printing system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to fig. 6. Fig. 6 (a) is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of a printing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
As shown in fig. 6 (a), a printing system corresponding to an embodiment of the invention includes: the above-described holding device 100; an inkjet printer 110 that prints predetermined image information on the surface of the printing object 202 held by the holding device 100; and a control device 120 that controls operations of the holding device 100 and the printer 110.
The control device 120 may be configured as, for example, a personal computer, and controls the operation of the holding device 100 to determine the inclination and height of the printing object 202, and supply image information corresponding to the state of the printing object 202 to the printer 110 to perform printing. Printing can be performed in a plurality of times, and the inclination and height of the printing object 202 can be changed for each printing. When all of the plurality of printings are completed, the printing object 202 is returned to the initial position, and the plurality of printing objects 202 can be collected collectively by the set tray.
Next, a hardware configuration of the control device 120 according to the embodiment of the invention will be described with reference to fig. 6 (B). In fig. 6 (B), CPU600 executes an application program, an Operating System (OS), a control program, and the like stored in hard disk device (hereinafter referred to as HD)605, and performs control to temporarily store information, files, and the like necessary for executing the program in RAM 602. The operations of the holding apparatus 100 and the printer 110 are controlled via an interface (I/F)608, and the printing process according to the present embodiment is executed. The processing in fig. 9, which will be described later, is also realized by the CPU600 executing a corresponding processing program to control the entire apparatus.
The ROM601 internally stores various data such as an application program for executing predetermined processing, in addition to the basic I/O program. The RAM602 temporarily stores various data and functions as a main memory, a work area, and the like of the CPU 600.
The external storage drive 603 is an external storage drive for realizing access to a recording medium, and can load a program or the like stored in a medium (recording medium) 604 into the present computer system. The medium 604 can be, for example, a floppy (registered trademark) disk (FD), a CD-ROM, a CD-R, CD-RW, a PC card, a DVD, a Blu-ray (registered trademark), an IC memory card, an MO, a memory stick, or the like. In the present embodiment, the external storage device 605 uses an HD (hard disk) that functions as a mass storage. The HD605 stores an application program, an OS, a control program, a related program, and the like. In addition, a nonvolatile memory such as a flash (registered trademark) memory may be used instead of the hard disk.
The instruction input device 606 corresponds to a keyboard, a pointing device (such as a mouse), a touch panel, and the like. The output device 607 outputs a command input from the instruction input device 606, a response output of the corresponding control device 120, and the like. The output device 607 can include a display, a speaker, an earphone terminal, and the like. The system bus 609 controls the flow of data within the control device 120. The interface (hereinafter, referred to as I/F)608 functions to relay the exchange of data with the holding apparatus 100 and the printer 110. Specifically, the I/F608 is used for transmitting control information from the control device 120 to the holding device 100 and for transmitting a print image to the printer 110. I/F608 can contain both wireless and wired communication modules.
Next, a correspondence relationship between the print target and the print image will be described with reference to fig. 7. Fig. 7 (a) shows a state in which the printing object 202 in the holding unit 104 is tilted in the left direction. Fig. 7 (B) shows a state in which the object 202 to be printed in the holding portion 104 is inclined upward so that the lip portion protrudes from the front surface. Fig. 7 (C) shows a state in which the printing object 202 in the holding unit 104 is tilted to the right. Fig. 7 (D) is a diagram for explaining a distance between the print head of the printer 110 and the print surface of the print object 202.
In the orientation of the print target 202 shown in fig. 7 (a), the left side surface of the human-shaped mask as the print target is located on the upper side. At this time, the image printed on the printing object 202 corresponds to the left side surface of the human face, and is shown as an image 700. Here, the dark portions such as the eyes 701 and the eyebrows 702 are arranged so as to be positioned at the approximate center (particularly, in the lateral direction) of the print image.
In the orientation of the print target 202 shown in fig. 7 (B), the lip portion of the mask in the shape of a human body as the print target is located on the upper side. At this time, the image printed on the printing object 202 corresponds to the lip of the human figure, and is shown as an image 710. Here, the lip 711 is disposed so as to be positioned at the approximate center of the print image. In the image 710, the skin color around the lips is omitted, but a skin color portion may be printed at the same time.
In the orientation of the print target 202 shown in fig. 7 (C), the right side surface of the human-shaped mask as the print target is located on the upper side. At this time, the image printed on the printing object 202 corresponds to the right side surface of the human face, and is shown as an image 720. Here, the dark portions such as the eyes 721 and the eyebrows 722 are arranged so as to be positioned at the approximate center (particularly, in the lateral direction) of the print image.
After the object 202 to be printed held by the holding device 100 according to the present embodiment is fixed at a predetermined inclination and height, the surface thereof is subjected to inkjet printing by the printer 110. As shown in fig. 7 (D), while the print head 730 is scanning in the scanning direction indicated by the arrow 731, ink is ejected to the printing object 202 located directly below, and printing is performed. At this time, the distance d between the print head 730 and the object 202 is variable due to the unevenness of the surface of the object 202.
The holding device 100 according to the present embodiment adjusts the inclination and the height so that the distance d between the printing surface of the object 202 to be printed held by each holding unit 104 and the print head 730 of the printer 110 falls within a predetermined range. In general, in an ink jet printer, there is a distance range in which an ink droplet can land and an image can be reproduced appropriately. When the distance is D, the value of D can be, for example, in the range of 0.1mm to 3 mm. The case where D is 0.1mm indicates the shortest distance between the print head and the surface of the object 202, and is adjusted so that the distance between the most protruding portion of the surface of the object and the print head becomes 0.1mm at the time of printing.
When a face image as shown in fig. 7 (a) is printed on a human-shaped mask as the printing object 202, the inclination and height of the printing object 202 are adjusted so that the distance D between the face where the eyes and eyebrows of the mask are printed and the print head 730 of the printer 110 is within the range D. At this time, the eyebrows become portions protruding from the surface of the printing object 202, and the eyes become portions (recessed portions) recessed. Then, the inclination and height of the printing object 202 are adjusted so that the distance d between the printing head 730 and the recessed portion of the eye is within 3 mm. At this time, the eyebrow portion is located within a range of 0.1mm to 3 mm. Since the skin color region around the region has irregularities unique to the face, the region located at a distance of 3mm or more from the print head can be printed after changing the inclination and height of the region included in another image. When the ink droplets are landed on the flesh color area, if blurring or offset is allowed to some extent, the ink droplets may be directly included in the printing area if the distance d is within a range of 5 mm. The same applies to fig. 7 (C). In fig. 7 (B), since the lip portion is printed, the inclination and height of the object 202 are adjusted so that the distance d between the protruding portion of the lip portion of the object 202 and the print head is 0.1mm and the other portions are within 3 mm.
In the present embodiment, the control device 120 associates the print image with the value for controlling the inclination and height of the print target for each type of print target and stores the associated print image in the storage device in advance. Fig. 8 is a table showing an example of such control information.
In the table 800, an ID801, a print image 802, a rotation angle (X axis) 803, a rotation angle (Y axis) 804, and a lifting distance (Z axis) 805 are registered. In the ID801, identification information for identifying the printing object 202 is registered. When the print target object 202 is designated, the control device 120 can select the image of the ID and the control information corresponding to the designated print target object 202 and control the operations of the holding device 100 and the printer 110.
In the print image 802, an image printed on the print target 202 is registered. In the present embodiment, since it is assumed that three sets of images are prepared and printed for one printing object 202, three images are registered in the table 800 in association with one ID. For example, the ID801 creates three images associated with imageLeft0001, imageTop0001, and imageRight0001 for the object to be printed 202 of 0001. However, the embodiment of the invention is not limited to this, and a larger or smaller number of images may be assigned.
In the rotation angle (X axis) 803, control information in the case where the printing object 202 is rotated on the XZ plane around the axis 203 by the rotation of the axis 203 is registered. As the control information, for example, information for rotating the printing object 202 from the reset position to a desired angle with respect to the X-axis direction can be registered. In the rotation angle (X axis) 803, a different value is registered for each print image 802. Based on the control information, the control unit 205 can rotate the shaft 203 by driving the driving unit 103.
In the rotation angle (Y-axis) 804, control information in the case where the printing object 202 is rotated on the YZ plane about the axis 311 by the rotation of the axis 311 is registered. As the control information, for example, information for rotating the printing object 202 from the reset position by a desired angle can be registered for the Y-axis direction. In the rotation angle (Y-axis) 804, a different value is also registered for each print image 802. Based on the control information, the control unit 205 can drive the motor 204 to rotate the shaft 311.
In the lifting distance (Z axis) 805, control information for adjusting the height of the printing object 202 by the lifting device 105 is registered. As the control information, for example, information for raising or lowering the printing object 202 from the reset position to a desired position can be registered with respect to the Z-axis direction. A different value is also registered for each print image 802 in the lifting distance (Z axis) 805. Based on the control information, the control unit 205 can drive the primary pulley 207 to raise or lower the lifting unit 206.
Next, a flow of a printing process in the printing system according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to fig. 9. Fig. 9 is a flowchart corresponding to an example of processing corresponding to the embodiment of the invention. This processing is executed by a processing unit (CPU600 or the like) of the control device 120.
First, in S901, an initialization operation is performed. The initialization operation includes, for example, an operation of inclining the holding portion 104 of the holding apparatus 100 and an operation of resetting the height of the holding substrate 102 to a predetermined initial value. Further, the operation of resetting the operation of the printer 110 can be included. The control device 120 transmits a reset signal to the holding device 100 and the printer 110 to perform the initialization operation.
Next, in S902, the printing object 202 to be printed in the present printing system is selected. This selection includes an operation of the control device 120 in which the user selects the type of the printing object 202, and the value of the ID801 is specified according to the selected operation. Next, in S903, based on the value of the specified ID801, the corresponding print image and control information (each registration information of 803 to 805 in fig. 8) are obtained from the table 800.
Next, in S904, one print image is selected from the obtained print images and transmitted to the printer 110. In S905, control information corresponding to the selected image is transmitted to the holding apparatus 100, and the holding apparatus 100 is operated, whereby the inclination of the holding portion 104 and the height of the holding substrate 102 are changed so as to match the condition corresponding to the selected image.
For example, when the image 700 shown in fig. 7 (a) is selected, the control information corresponding to the image 700 is selected and the control unit 205 of the holding apparatus 100 is operated, whereby the inclination of the holding portion 104 and the height of the holding substrate 102 are adjusted so that the printing object 202 is in the state shown in fig. 7 (a).
Next in S906, the printer 110 is controlled and printing of the selected image is performed. When the printing is completed, in S907, it is determined whether or not all the print images to be printed are printed on the selected print target. When it is determined that all the images have been printed (yes in S907), the present process is completed. On the other hand, if there is an unprinted image (no in S907), the process proceeds to S908, and initialization processing is performed.
In S908, before the holding apparatus 100 is controlled to have the inclination and height corresponding to the next print image, the operation of resetting the inclination of the holding portion 104 of the holding apparatus 100 and the height of the holding substrate 102 to predetermined initial values is performed again. Further, an operation of resetting the operation of the printer 110 is also executed. As in the case of S901, the control device 120 can transmit a reset signal to the holding device 100 and the printer 110 for the initialization operation. Then, the process returns to S904, and an unprinted image is selected and the process is continued. In this way, the process is repeated until all the print images associated with the selected print object in the table 800 are printed.
In the above-described embodiment, every time printing of one print image is completed, the inclination of the holding portion 104 of the holding device 100 and the height of the holding substrate 102 are reset to predetermined initial values. However, the embodiments of the invention are not limited to this. For example, the 1 st print image may be selected, and after the printing is performed by adjusting the inclination of the holding portion 104 and the height of the holding substrate 102 to the corresponding inclination and height, the holding portion 104 and the holding substrate 102 may be adjusted to the inclination and height corresponding to the next 2 nd print image without resetting.
In this case, in the table 800, the rotation angles 803 and 804 and the lifting distance 805 with respect to the reset position are registered for the print image 802 to be printed first, but the rotation angles 803 and 804 and the lifting distance 805 for adjusting the inclination of the holding portion 104 and the height of the holding substrate 102 applied from the previous print image to the inclination of the holding portion 104 and the height of the holding substrate 102 applied to the current print image are registered for the print image 802 to be printed later. For example, when the neutral reset operation is performed, the value of XL1 at the rotation angle 803 of imageLeft0001 is positive 15 degrees, and the value of XT1 at the rotation angle 803 of imageTop0001 is negative 1 degree. At this time, if the reset operation is not performed in the middle, after imageLeft0001 is printed, minus 16 degrees must be rotated to print imageTop0001, and therefore, a value of minus 16 degrees is registered as XT 1. In this way, since the difference value of the control information with respect to the previous print image is registered in advance in the table in addition to the print image 802 to be printed first, the reset operation can be omitted even when the print image 802 is switched and printed.
In the above-described embodiment, the order of printing is not particularly described, and for example, the order may be selected so that the side surface of the object 202 is printed and then the front surface is printed. Alternatively, the order is selected so that the front surface of the print object 202 is printed first and then the side surface is printed. In the example shown in fig. 7, the former can be printed under the conditions shown in fig. 7 (a) and 7 (C) first, and then the printing under the conditions shown in fig. 7 (B) can be finally performed. At this time, when the printing object 202 is shifted from the state in which the printing object 202 is oriented leftward as shown in fig. 7 (a) to the state in which the printing object 202 is oriented rightward as shown in fig. 7 (C), and further to the state in which the printing object is oriented upward as shown in fig. 7 (B), the reset operation may be performed or not. Further, when the printing object 202 is shifted to the state of being directed upward, the reset operation may be performed only before the shift. This is effective when shifting from side printing to front printing, particularly in a case where the accuracy of the inclination of the holding portion 104 may be caused to become low. In this case, by performing the reset operation before the front-side printing, the inclination corresponding to the front-side printing can be adjusted by fine adjustment with respect to the reset position, and therefore, the accuracy can be further improved.
As described above, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to appropriately perform printing on the surface of the printing object having the unevenness. In particular, with the above-described configuration, when a plurality of objects to be printed having uneven surfaces and uneven surfaces are to be printed together, the angles of the plurality of objects to be printed can be adjusted together with high accuracy so that the virtual plane on the objects to be printed, in which the change in the distance to the print head falls within a certain range, accurately faces the print head.
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1. A holding device, characterized in that,
the holding device is configured to hold a printing object to be printed by the printing device,
the holding device includes:
a holding substrate;
a plurality of holding portions that are arranged on the holding substrate, each of the holding portions being configured to be attachable to and detachable from the print object, and including a holding unit capable of changing an inclination of the print object to be mounted;
a driving unit that drives the holding unit so that the holding units of at least two of the plurality of holding units simultaneously change the inclination of the printing object in a 1 st direction; and
a lifting unit for lifting the holding substrate,
each of the holding portions includes a driving unit that drives the holding unit so as to change an inclination of the printing object in a 2 nd direction orthogonal to the 1 st direction,
in the holding unit, a 1 st pivot shaft for changing the inclination of the printing object in the 1 st direction and a 2 nd pivot shaft orthogonal to the 1 st pivot shaft for changing the inclination of the printing object in the 2 nd direction are disposed closer to the printing object than the driving unit.
2. The holding device according to claim 1,
the 2 nd rotating shaft is disposed closer to the printing object than the 1 st rotating shaft.
3. Holding device according to claim 1 or 2,
the holding part comprises a base seat, a first fixing part and a second fixing part,
the holding unit includes at least a 1 st holding member having the 1 st rotational shaft and a 2 nd holding member having the 2 nd rotational shaft,
the 1 st holding member is provided on the base so as to be rotatable in the 1 st direction by the 1 st rotation shaft,
the 2 nd holding member is provided to the 1 st holding member so as to be rotatable in the 2 nd direction by the 2 nd rotation shaft.
4. The holding device according to claim 3,
the driving unit is disposed at a bottom of the 1 st holding member.
5. Holding device according to claim 1 or 2,
the drive unit, and the lifting unit control the inclination and height of the printing object so that the distance between the printing surface of the printing object and the printing head of the printing apparatus at the time of printing falls within a predetermined range.
6. The holding device according to claim 5,
the drive unit, and the lifting unit control the inclination and height of the printing object so that the distance between the recess on the printing surface of the printing object and the print head of the printing apparatus at the time of printing is shorter than the maximum distance in the predetermined range.
7. A control device for controlling the holding device according to any one of claims 1 to 6,
the control device includes:
a holding unit configured to hold a plurality of print images printed on a print target in association with a plurality of pieces of control information for controlling the driving unit, and the elevating unit included in the holding device to set the print target to an inclination and a height corresponding to each of the plurality of print images; and
and an output unit that outputs the control information corresponding to the selected print image among the plurality of print images to the holding device when the print target is printed.
8. The control device according to claim 7,
the output unit outputs a reset signal for resetting operations of the drive unit, and the raising and lowering unit each time the selected print image is switched.
9. The control device according to claim 7,
the output means outputs a reset signal for resetting operations of the drive unit, the drive means, and the elevating unit when the selected print image is switched to a print image printed on the front side of the print target.
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