CN116512753A - Printing method and system for on-demand printing cup - Google Patents

Printing method and system for on-demand printing cup Download PDF

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CN116512753A
CN116512753A CN202210077103.2A CN202210077103A CN116512753A CN 116512753 A CN116512753 A CN 116512753A CN 202210077103 A CN202210077103 A CN 202210077103A CN 116512753 A CN116512753 A CN 116512753A
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Abstract

A printing system for on-demand printing cups includes a jet printer and a control device. The spray printer can spray and print pigment and drive the cup to rotate. The control device comprises a database for storing the printing information, a jet printing communication unit for outputting the printing information, and an operation unit, wherein the operation unit transmits a printing instruction to the jet printer according to the printing information and is used for controlling the jet printer to print the image and text on the outer surface of the cup. The operation unit receives the printing information until the time for the cup to contain the material is defined as the on-demand printing time, and the on-demand printing time is 3 seconds to 5 minutes. Therefore, when the cup is taken, different pictures and texts can be customized or printed randomly, so that the added value and the use fun of the cup are improved.

Description

Printing method and system for on-demand printing cup
Technical Field
The present invention relates to a printing method and system, and more particularly, to a printing method and system for on-demand printing cups.
Background
Water is one of three major elements constituting life, and a cup for containing water or beverage is an indispensable daily product. Therefore, the image and text special for the characteristics of enterprises are formed on the cup to achieve the advertising effect, and the cup is a very effective propaganda popularization mode.
The patterns formed on the cup generally have the following two modes:
1. sticking paper: the adhesive paper needs to be printed firstly and then adhered to the outer surface of the cup, the adhesive paper is limited by the printed adhesive paper, the variability is low, the adhering position of the adhesive paper is different from person to person, and the adhesive paper is relatively unattractive and poor in texture.
2. Printing: taking paper cups as an example, the paper cups must be printed with graphics and then rolled into a tube shape, so that although the texture is good, the convenience and instantaneity of printing are poor, and the paper cups cannot be applied to cups to be taken unless customized graphics and texts are printed in advance.
Disclosure of Invention
The invention aims to provide a printing method and a system for on-demand printing cups, which can promote the added value of the cups and use fun.
The printing method of the on-demand printing cup comprises the following steps of:
(a) The method comprises the following steps The cups are transported to a printing position;
(b) The method comprises the following steps Selecting printing information related to the graphics context;
(c) The method comprises the following steps Printing the graphics and texts on the outer surface of the cup in the rotating process of the cup;
(d) The method comprises the following steps Disengaging the cup from the print position;
(e) The method comprises the following steps Enabling the cup to be used for containing materials; and
Step (b) to step (e) define an on-demand printing time, the on-demand printing time being between 3 seconds and 5 minutes.
According to the printing method of the on-demand printing cup, the printing information is from the cloud device or the portable electronic device.
According to the printing method of the on-demand printing cup, the printing information is uploaded to the cloud device through the network by the portable electronic device.
The invention relates to a printing method of a print-on-demand cup, wherein the portable electronic device is a smart phone or an interactive information service station.
According to the printing method of the on-demand printing cup, in the step (b), the corresponding printing information is selected according to the schedule, wherein the schedule comprises a plurality of time periods, and each time period corresponds to the corresponding printing information.
A printing system for on-demand printing cups includes a jet printer and a control device.
The jet printer includes a nozzle unit capable of jet printing a pigment.
The control device comprises a database, a jet printing communication unit and an operation unit, wherein the jet printing communication unit is communicated with the jet printing machine, the database is used for storing at least one piece of printing information related to pictures and texts, and the jet printing communication unit is used for outputting the at least one piece of printing information.
The jet printer further comprises a rotatable turntable disposed at a printing position adjacent to the nozzle unit, the turntable being adapted to carry the cup;
the operation unit of the control device transmits a printing instruction containing at least one printing information to the jet printer according to the at least one printing information, and is used for controlling a turntable of the jet printer to drive the cup to rotate and controlling a nozzle unit of the jet printer to print the image and text on the outer surface of the cup according to the at least one printing information;
therefore, the operation unit receives the printing information until the time for the cup to contain the material is defined as the on-demand printing time, and the on-demand printing time is 3 seconds to 5 minutes.
The printing system of the on-demand printing cup further comprises a cloud device, and the control device further comprises a remote communication unit which is communicated with the cloud device, wherein the cloud device transmits the printing instruction and the at least one printing information to the operation unit through the remote communication unit.
According to the printing system of the on-demand printing cup, the cloud device is pre-stored with a schedule, the schedule comprises a plurality of time periods, each time period corresponds to respective printing information, and the cloud device transmits the corresponding printing information according to the schedule.
The printing system of the on-demand printing cup further comprises a portable electronic device, wherein the printing information is from the cloud device or the portable electronic device, when the portable electronic device and the cloud device are communicated with each other, the printing information is uploaded to the cloud device through a network by the portable electronic device, and when the electronic device and the control device are communicated with each other, the printing information is transmitted to the control device by the portable electronic device.
In the printing system of the on-demand printing cup, the control device is arranged on the jet printer.
The printing system of the on-demand printing cup of the invention, the control device further comprises a display unit connected with the operation unit, and the display unit is used for displaying information related to the at least one printing information.
The invention has the beneficial effects that: when the cup is taken, different pictures and texts can be customized or printed randomly, so that the added value and the use fun of the cup are improved.
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Other features and advantages of the invention will be apparent from the following description of the embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating one embodiment of a printing system for on-demand printing cups of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a jet printer according to the embodiment;
FIG. 3 is a flow chart of a printing method of the on-demand printing cup of the present invention; and
Fig. 4 is a block diagram similar to fig. 1, but with a control device further including a display unit.
Detailed Description
Referring to fig. 1 and 2, an embodiment of a printing system for on-demand printing cups of the present invention includes a jet printer 1, a control device 2, and a cloud device 3.
The printer 1 includes a head unit 11 capable of printing a pigment, a rotatable turntable 12 provided at a printing position P, and a suction cup 13 provided at the turntable 12. The print position P is adjacent to the head unit 11. The turntable 12 is driven to rotate by an electric force (e.g., a motor) and is adapted to carry a cup 5 and rotate the cup 5. The suction cup 13 sucks the bottom surface of the cup 5 by negative pressure, so that the cup 5 is stabilized on the turntable 12.
The control device 2 comprises a database 21, a remote communication unit 22, a jet printing communication unit 23, and an arithmetic unit 24.
The database 21 is used to store a plurality of printing information S. Each of the print information S is associated with a graphic.
The remote communication unit 22 may communicate with the cloud device 3 or other devices according to a communication protocol via wireless communication technology.
The jet printing communication unit 23 communicates with the jet printer 1 for outputting the printing information S.
The operation unit 24 generates a printing command C including corresponding printing information S according to each of the printing information S, and after transmitting the printing command C to the inkjet printer 1, the turntable 12 of the inkjet printer 1 is controlled to drive the cup 5 to rotate, and the nozzle unit 11 of the inkjet printer 1 is controlled to print the graphics on the outer surface of the cup 5 according to the printing information S.
The cloud device 3 transmits the printing information S to the computing unit 24 through the communication relationship with the remote communication unit 22. The cloud device 3 also pre-stores a schedule. The schedule includes a plurality of time periods, each corresponding to a respective printing information S, and the cloud device 3 transmits the corresponding printing information S according to a different time period of the schedule.
In this embodiment, the cloud device 3 belongs to a service provider, and the printing information S may be pre-stored in the cloud device 3 or from a portable electronic device 4 by the service provider. The portable electronic device 4 may be a smart phone or tablet or personal computer or an interactive kiosk (such as ibon). The portable electronic device 4 may be assigned to a general user, or to an advertiser or service provider.
When the portable electronic device 4 and the cloud device 3 communicate with each other, the printing information S is uploaded to the cloud device 3 from the portable electronic device 4 through a network. When the portable electronic device 4 and the control device 2 communicate with each other, the printing information S is uploaded to the control device 2 by the portable electronic device 4 through the remote communication unit 22.
In addition, it should be noted that the time period of the schedule may be paid by the advertiser to the server and then the right to determine the corresponding printing information S is obtained. For example, AM6:00 to PM12:00 is divided into 3 time periods, wherein:
period 1: AM 6:01-PM 12:00, purchased by the advertiser A, the print information S corresponding to the 1 st time slot is used for presenting the trademark of the advertiser A.
Period 2: PM 12:01-PM 6:00, purchased by advertiser B, and the printing information S corresponding to the 2 nd time slot is used for presenting the product information of advertiser B.
Period 3: PM 6:01-AM 12:00, which is free time interval, the printing information S corresponding to the 3 rd time interval can be used for presenting the pictures and texts pre-stored in the cloud end device 3, or the pictures and texts uploaded to the cloud end device 3 or the control device 2 from the portable electronic device 4.
The following describes a printing method of the on-demand printing cup according to the present invention in conjunction with the embodiment, the printing method being implemented by the arithmetic unit 24 as follows:
first, it is to be noted that the inkjet printer 1 and the control device 2 are provided in one shop, for example: convenience stores, beverage stores, and the like.
Step S01: the cup 5 is transported to the turntable 12 of the inkjet printer 1, is located at the printing position P, and is sucked by the suction cup 13.
It should be noted that the cup 5 in the store is taken, and it is generally required that the cup 5 has a material.
Step S02: according to the corresponding printing information, the printing command C is transmitted to the inkjet printer 1. This is the starting point for an on-demand print time.
For example, now PM2:00, the operation unit 24 selects the print information S of advertiser B and transmits a print command C to the printer 1. It should be noted that the printing information S may be previously transmitted from the cloud device 3 to the control device 2 and temporarily stored in the database 21.
Step S03: during the rotation of the cup 5, the image and text corresponding to the printing information S is printed on the outer surface of the cup 5.
Step S04: the cup 5 is disengaged from the printing position P.
Step S05: the cup 5 is used for holding materials. This is the end of the on-demand print time.
The on-demand printing time defined in steps S02 to S05 is 3 seconds to 5 minutes, preferably 3 seconds, and may be 3 seconds to 5 seconds. That is, when the user decides to take the cup 5 to hold the material, the invention can form the graphics specific to the enterprise feature on the cup 5 immediately to achieve the advertising effect or the graphics conforming to the personal feature and the requirement, thereby increasing the use fun.
It should be noted that the jet printing communication unit 23 of the control device 2 may communicate with the jet printing machine 1 through a wireless communication technology and be two independent devices with the jet printing machine 1, or may communicate with the jet printing machine 1 through a wired communication technology and be integrated with the jet printing machine 1, and as shown in fig. 4, the control device 2 may further include a display unit 25 connected to the operation unit 24. The display unit 25 is used for displaying a message related to the printing information S.
From the above description, the advantages of the foregoing embodiments can be summarized as follows:
when the cup 5 is taken, the invention can immediately customize or randomly print different pictures and texts, has high variability, beautiful appearance and good texture, and can promote the added value and use fun of the cup 5.
The foregoing is merely illustrative of the present invention and is not intended to limit the scope of the invention, which is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

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1. A printing method of a print-on-demand cup, which is characterized in that: the printing method is realized by a printing system and comprises the following steps:
(a) The method comprises the following steps The cups are transported to a printing position;
(b) The method comprises the following steps Selecting printing information related to the graphics context;
(c) The method comprises the following steps Printing the graphics and texts on the outer surface of the cup in the rotating process of the cup;
(d) The method comprises the following steps Disengaging the cup from the print position;
(e) The method comprises the following steps Enabling the cup to be used for containing materials; and
Step (b) to step (e) define an on-demand printing time, the on-demand printing time being between 3 seconds and 5 minutes.
2. The method of printing a cup on demand according to claim 1, wherein: the printing information is from a cloud device or a portable electronic device.
3. The method of printing a cup on demand according to claim 2, wherein: the printing information is uploaded to the cloud device through the network by the portable electronic device.
4. A method of printing a cup on demand according to claim 3, wherein: the portable electronic device is a smart phone or an interactive information service station.
5. The method of printing a cup on demand of claim 4, wherein: step (b) is to select corresponding printing information according to a schedule, wherein the schedule comprises a plurality of time periods, and each time period corresponds to the corresponding printing information.
6. A print system for on-demand printing of cups, comprising:
a jet printer including a head unit capable of jet printing a pigment; and
The control device comprises a database, a jet printing communication unit and an operation unit, wherein the jet printing communication unit is communicated with the jet printing machine, the database is used for storing at least one piece of printing information related to pictures and texts, and the jet printing communication unit is used for outputting the at least one piece of printing information;
the method is characterized in that:
the jet printer further comprises a rotatable turntable disposed at a printing position adjacent to the nozzle unit, the turntable being adapted to carry the cup;
the operation unit of the control device transmits a printing instruction containing at least one printing information to the jet printer according to the at least one printing information, and is used for controlling a turntable of the jet printer to drive the cup to rotate and controlling a nozzle unit of the jet printer to print the image and text on the outer surface of the cup according to the at least one printing information;
therefore, the operation unit receives the printing information until the time for the cup to contain the material is defined as the on-demand printing time, and the on-demand printing time is 3 seconds to 5 minutes.
7. The print system for on-demand printing cups as recited in claim 6, wherein: the printing system further comprises a cloud device, the control device further comprises a remote communication unit which is communicated with the cloud device, and the cloud device transmits the printing instruction and the at least one printing information to the operation unit through the remote communication unit.
8. The print system for on-demand printing cups as recited in claim 7, wherein: the cloud device is pre-stored with a schedule, the schedule comprises a plurality of time periods, each time period corresponds to respective printing information, and the cloud device transmits the corresponding printing information according to the schedule.
9. The print system for on-demand printing cups as recited in claim 7, wherein: the printing system further comprises a portable electronic device, wherein the printing information is from the cloud device or the portable electronic device, when the portable electronic device and the cloud device are communicated with each other, the printing information is uploaded to the cloud device through a network, and when the electronic device and the control device are communicated with each other, the printing information is transmitted to the control device through the portable electronic device.
10. The print system for on-demand printing cups as recited in claim 6, wherein: the control device is arranged on the jet printer.
11. The print system for on-demand printing cups as recited in claim 10, wherein: the control device also comprises a display unit connected with the operation unit, wherein the display unit is used for displaying information related to the at least one piece of printing information.
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