EP0754550A2 - Groupe de transport pour une imprimante - Google Patents

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EP0754550A2
EP0754550A2 EP95114008A EP95114008A EP0754550A2 EP 0754550 A2 EP0754550 A2 EP 0754550A2 EP 95114008 A EP95114008 A EP 95114008A EP 95114008 A EP95114008 A EP 95114008A EP 0754550 A2 EP0754550 A2 EP 0754550A2
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Masanori Niwa
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Sakurai Graphic Systems Corp
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41F—PRINTING MACHINES OR PRESSES
    • B41F21/00—Devices for conveying sheets through printing apparatus or machines
    • B41F21/04—Grippers
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41F—PRINTING MACHINES OR PRESSES
    • B41F15/00—Screen printers
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  • the present invention relates generally to the conveying unit of a screen type printer. More particularly, the invention relates to the conveying unit of a screen type printer where a sheet is conveyed by grippers.
  • a wide variety of conveying units for supplying a sheet to a printer have so far been put into practical use.
  • a unit where a sheet is placed on a conveyor belt and conveyed to a predetermined position is conventional.
  • a sheet is held on the conveyor belt by a friction force generated between the conveyor belt and the sheet, and the conveyor belt is driven by a single drive unit, which also drives other movable mechanisms of the printer such as a printing mechanism and a discharge mechanism.
  • Such a unit has the disadvantage that the sheet is not conveyed, or not positioned accurately, because the sheet is held on the conveyor belt only by the friction between the conveyor belt and the sheet.
  • a conveying unit where an object to be printed is gripped by a gripping mechanism and the sheet is conveyed to a predetermined position by the movement of the gripping mechanism has been put into practical use.
  • the gripping mechanism is also driven by a single drive unit, which also drives other movable mechanisms, and the moving speed of the gripping mechanism is constant. With this unit, the sheet can be conveyed with reliability to a predetermined position.
  • the above-described conveying unit has the disadvantage that the moving speed of the gripping mechanism cannot be changed according to the type of sheet material, because the gripping mechanism is driven by one drive unit which also drives other movable mechanisms. That is to say, since the entire timing of the printer and the operational speed of each movable mechanism is controlled by a single drive unit, it is difficult to change only the moving speed of the gripping mechanism. That is, if the speed of the drive unit is changed in order to change the speed of the gripping mechanism, the entire timing of the printer will be changed, and each movable mechanism will not be operated at the appropriate speed.
  • the sheet are easily damaged material such as a film, the conveying speed cannot be reduced and the film will be frequently damaged. Also, in the case where the thickness of the sheets is thin, they are often dropped from the gripping mechanism during conveyance because they cannot be gripped sufficiently by the gripping mechanism.
  • the printer has a conveying unit and a printing table.
  • the conveying unit conveys a sheet to from a first position to a second position through a printing region of the table.
  • the sheet is supplied from the first position, printed at the printing region and discharged from the second position.
  • a frame having a gripper is movable between the first position and the printing table. The gripper holds a front edge of the sheet when the frame moves from the first position to the table, and releases the sheet when the frame reaches the table.
  • Fig. 1 shows a printing system 10 including the conveying unit 40 of the printer 30 constructed in accordance with the present invention.
  • the printing system 10 is constituted by a sheet feeding unit 20 and the printer 30 including the conveying unit 40.
  • the paper feeding unit 20 will be described in reference to Fig. 6.
  • the sheets feeding unit 20 is provided with a tray 21 for storing sheets, in this case, sheets of paper 100, a sheet feeding belt 22, which is driven by a drive unit (not shown) and which supplies the printing paper 100 of the tray 21 to the printer 30, and a press roller 23 for suppressing the disorder of the printing paper 100 at the sheet feeding belt 22 during conveying.
  • the sheet feeding unit 20 is provided with casters 24 which are fitted into rail grooves 25 formed in a base 26. With these casters 24, the sheet feeding unit 20 is freely movable toward and away from the printer 30.
  • Fig. 2 is a side elevational view showing the internal structure of the printer 30
  • Fig. 3 is a plan view showing the printer 30
  • Fig. 4 is an enlarged side view showing the conveying unit 40 in the printer 30
  • Fig. 5 is a plan view showing the conveying unit 40 in the printer 30.
  • the printer 30 is provided with the conveying unit 40 for conveying the printing paper 100 supplied by the sheet feeding unit 20 to a printing position, a printing unit 50 for printing the printing paper 100, a discharge unit 60 for discharging the printing paper 100 printed, and a drive unit 90 as a drive source for driving the units 40, 50, and 60.
  • the drive unit 90 is provided in a housing 31, and a first gripper 43, of the conveying unit 40, is driven by another conveyor frame drive motor 47, which is different from the drive unit 90.
  • the conveying unit 40 is provided with a positioning mechanism 41, a conveyor frame 42, the first gripper 43, a first opening and closing rail 44, a second opening and closing rail 45, a first guide rail 46, and the conveyor frame drive motor 47.
  • the positioning mechanism 41 receives the printing paper 100 fed by the sheet feeding unit 20 and performs accurate positioning.
  • the positioning mechanism 41 is provided with a table 411 for receiving the printing paper 100, a longitudinal positioning tool 412 for positioning the longitudinal direction of the printing paper 100, and a lateral positioning tool 413 for positioning the lateral direction of the printing paper 100.
  • the longitudinal positioning tool 412 is lowered to the paper receiving table 411 when the printing paper 100 is positioned, and is raised from the paper receiving table 411 when the printing paper 100 is conveyed.
  • the lateral positioning tool 413 causes the side edge of the printing paper 100 to contact a positioning projection 414 by a drive roller (not shown) provided in the paper receiving table 411, thereby performing the lateral positioning.
  • the conveyor frame drive motor 47 is fixed to the housing 31 facing to the positioning mechanism 41 and drives a frame drive belt 462 tensioned in the conveying direction with a pulley belt 463 by means of a pair of pulleys 461 arranged on both sides of the printer 30.
  • the conveyor frame 42 is provided with two lateral frames 421 extending in the lateral direction, and a plurality of longitudinal frames 424 for reinforcing the lateral frames 421.
  • carriages 435 having bearings (not shown) therein.
  • each longitudinal frame 424 is formed with a first shaft hole 425 having a diameter greater than that of a first shaft 70 to be described later and a second shaft hole 426 having a diameter greater than that of a second shaft 75 to be described later.
  • the first gripper 43 is provided with the first shaft 70, a first lever 71, the second shaft 75, a second lever 76, and the gripping plate 78.
  • the first shaft 70 and the second shaft 75 extend along the lateral frame 421 and are inserted into the first shaft hole 425 and the second shaft hole 426 of the longitudinal frame 424, respectively.
  • the first shaft 70 has a first end 701 and a second end 702.
  • the second shaft 75 has a first end 751 and a second end 752.
  • the first end 701 of the first shaft 70 and the second end 752 of the second shaft 75 project from the outermost longitudinal frame 424.
  • the first lever 71 is fixedly mounted on the first end 701 of the first shaft 70, and a square-shaped cam 72 is fixedly mounted on the portion of the first shaft 70 covered with the gripping plate 78.
  • the first lever 71 is formed at one end with a fixing hole 710 through which the lever 71 is fixedly mounted on the first shaft 70, and at the other end, it carries a roller 711.
  • the lower end of the roller 711 is brought into contact with the first opening and closing rail 44 extending in the conveying direction.
  • the first opening and closing rail 44 is connected to the drive unit 90 through a link mechanism 80 so that it is lowered when the printing paper 100 is gripped and it is raised when the printing paper 100 is released.
  • the first lever 71 is urged toward the first opening and closing rail 44 at all times by a coil spring 703 inserted on the first shaft 70.
  • the second lever 76 is fixed to the second end 751 of the second shaft 75, and the second shaft 75 and the gripping plate 78 are coupled through coupling tools 77.
  • the second lever 76 is formed at one end with a fixing hole, 750 through which the lever 76 is fixedly mounted on the second shaft 75, and at the other end its carries a roller 751.
  • the lower end of the roller 751 is brought into contact with the second opening and closing rail 45 extending in the conveying direction.
  • the second opening and closing rail 45 is connected to the drive unit 90 through a link mechanism 81 so that it is raised when the printing paper 100 is gripped and it is lowered when the printing paper 100 is released.
  • the second lever 76 is urged toward the second opening and closing rail 45 at all times by a coil spring 752 inserted on the second shaft 75.
  • the coupling tool 77 is constituted by a first coupling member 771 of square shape, which is coupled directly to the gripping plate 78 and has an arcuate cut-out, and a second coupling member 773 of cylindrical shape, which is fixed to the second shaft 75 and rotates the first coupling member 771 through a stop pin 772, and which is formed with a cut-out.
  • the gripping plate 78 is a substantially rectangular-shaped metal plate, and the end of the gripping plate 78, facing to the positioning mechanism 41, has claw portions 781, which are slightly bent downward for gripping the printing paper 100 in cooperation with the gripping member 422. Also, the gripping plate 78 is urged in the closing direction by a gripper spring 782 arranged between a bolt 425 mounted in the lateral frame 421 and the lower surface of the gripping plate 78.
  • the printing unit 50 is provided with a printing frame 51, a doctor 52, a squeegee 53, and a table 54.
  • the printing frame 51 is formed into a rectangular shape when viewed from top, and has a pair of second guide rails 511 extending in the conveying direction of the printing paper 100 in the parallel side frames. Also, the printing frame 51 has four corners to which poles 512 are connected through link mechanisms 82 and gear mechanisms 83 so that the frame 51 is moved up and down according to printing conditions.
  • the doctor 52 is attached to a doctor frame 521 which is movably supported in the horizontal direction by the second guide rail 511.
  • the squeegee 53 is attached to a squeegee frame 531 which is movably supported in the horizontal direction by the second guide rail 511.
  • the table 54 is arranged in the central portion of the printer 30 when viewed from top and is formed with a plurality of through holes 541 for attracting and holding the printing paper 100 placed on the table 54. Also, the table 54 is connected to the drive unit 90 through a link mechanism 84 and a gear mechanism 85. Since the table 54 is lowered when the conveyor frame 42 is moved and is raised when printing is performed, interference with the conveyor frame 42 is prevented. A screen 55, formed with a desired printing plate, is fixed to the printing frame 51.
  • Printing is performed by lowering the squeegee 53 onto the screen 55 which has ink on its surface, sliding the squeegee 53 in the right direction of Fig. 2, and applying the ink passed through the unmasked portion of the screen 55 to the printing paper 100.
  • the ink spread out by the squeegee 53 is collected to the original position by returning the doctor 52 moved together with the squeegee 53 to the left side of Fig. 2.
  • the discharge unit 60 is provided with a discharge frame 61, a second gripper 62, and a third opening and closing rail 63. Also, the second gripper 62 is provided with a third shaft 621 and a third lever 622.
  • the discharge frame 61 is arranged at right angles relative to the conveying direction. Also, on the discharge frame 61, the third shaft 621 is mounted.
  • the third lever 622 has formed at its one end with a fixing hole 623 through which the lever 622 is fixedly mounted on the third shaft 621, and at the other end carries a roller 624.
  • the lower end of the roller 624 is brought into contact with the third opening and closing rail 63 extending in the conveying direction.
  • the third opening and closing rail 63 is connected to the drive unit 90 through a link mechanism 86 so that it is raised when the printing paper 100 is gripped and it is lowered when the printing paper 100 is released.
  • the third lever 622 is urged toward the third opening and closing rail 63 at all times by a coil spring (not shown) inserted on the third shaft 621.
  • This discharge unit 60 and the conveying unit 40 are connected by a connecting rod 49 so that the discharge unit 60 is moved when the conveying unit 40 is moved.
  • the drive unit 90 is provided with a motor 91 as a drive source, and five cams (not shown) are mounted on the motor shaft so that each movable unit is operated at a predetermined timing.
  • the table 54 is lowered to the lowest position through the link mechanism 84 and the printing frame 51 is raised to the highest position through the link mechanism 82. Also, the squeegee 53 and the doctor 52 are in the standby states at their upper positions on the downstream side of the conveying direction.
  • the first opening and closing rail 44 as shown in Fig. 7, is in its upper position by means of the link mechanism 80, the first lever 71 is urged counterclockwise with the first shaft 70 as a center, and the cam 72 pushes up the gripping plate 78 against the urging force of the gripper spring 782.
  • the second opening and closing rail 45 is also in its upper position by means of the link mechanism 81, the second lever 76 is urged clockwise with the second shaft 75 as a center, and the gripping plate 78 is in its advanced position.
  • the third opening and closing rail 63 is moved from its lower position toward its upper position by means of the link mechanism 86, and the second gripper 62 is moved from its open state to its closed state.
  • the longitudinal positioning tool 412 has been gradually raised upward so as not to disturb the conveyance of the printing paper 100, and the operation of the lateral positioning tool 413 has been stopped. And, when the longitudinal positioning tool 412 is raised to the highest position, the printing paper 100 is supplied between the gripping plate 78 and the gripping member 422.
  • the first opening and closing rail 44 will be lowered via the link mechanism 80 and the first gripper 43 will grip the printing paper 100 between the claw portion 781 and the gripping member 422, as shown in Fig. 8.
  • the third opening and closing rail 63 has been in the lowest position, and the second gripper 62 has gripped the printing paper 100 which has been printed at a previous printing cycle and which has been placed on the table 54.
  • the conveyor frame 42 is moved, the printing paper 100 gripped by the first gripper 43 will be conveyed to the printing position. Also, if the discharge frame 61 is moved, the printed paper 100 gripped by the second gripper 62 will be discharged to a position where it will be taken out. Note that, the conveyor frame 42 is operated by the drive motor 47 separated from the drive unit 90 for driving the printer 30. Therefore, the conveying operation can be performed at a conveying speed corresponding to the type of material of the sheets.
  • This conveying operation is completed in the vicinity of a rotational angle of 140 . If the rotational angle reaches 140 , the table 54 will be raised toward the printing frame 51 and the printing frame 51 will be lowered toward the table 54. Also, the first opening and closing rail 44 is raised again, as shown in Fig. 9. As a result, since the first lever 71 is urged counterclockwise, the gripping plate 78 is opened and the printing paper 100 gripped by the gripping plate 78 (first gripper 43) is released. At this time, the released printing paper 100 is drawn in from the through holes 541 of the table 54 and is adhered closely to the table 54.
  • the first opening and closing rail 44 starts moving downward, and the gripping plate 78 is closed and reaches its horizontal state.
  • the gripping plate 78 is closed, and the claw portion 781 of the gripping plate 78 does not contact the printing paper 100. Therefore, in the subsequent printing process, the squeegee 53 can start moving downward from the position where the first gripper 43 exists, unlike the conventional conveying unit where the squeegee 53 must start moving downward from the position passing over the first gripper 43.
  • printing can be performed without leaving an unnecessary blank portion on the printing paper 100, and printing efficiency is enhanced.
  • the squeegee 53 When printing is performed, the squeegee 53 is lowered until it is brought into contact with the screen 55, and is horizontally slid on the screen 55 from the upstream side toward the downstream side. As a result, ink is placed on and applied to the printing paper 100, except the masked portion, and printing is completed. If the squeegee 53 is slid up to the upstream position, it will be raised and not lowered. Instead the doctor 52 will be lowered until it is brought into contact with the screen 55. And, the doctor 52 is moved from the upstream side toward the downstream side to collect the ink spread out by the squeegee 53 slid on the screen 55. In this way, the printing process is completed.
  • the table 54 Before returning the conveyor frame 42 to the original position, when the rotational angle reaches near 210 , the table 54 starts moving downward and the printing frame 51 starts moving upward in order to avoid interference between the conveyor frame 42, the table 54, and the printing frame 51. At the same time, an operation where the doctor 52 and the squeegee 53 are returned to the downstream position is being performed on the screen 55.
  • the positioning mechanism 41 starts lowering the longitudinal positioning tool 412 to the paper receiving table 411 to receive the next printing paper 100.
  • the conveyor frame 42 is driven by the drive motor 47 and therefore moves from the downstream side to the upstream side, and the discharge frame 61 also moves to the upstream side.
  • the first opening and closing rail 44 starts moving upward and rotates the first lever 71 counterclockwise.
  • the first gripper 43 opens as shown in Fig. 12 and stands by for the supply of a printing paper 100 to be gripped next.
  • the second opening and closing rail 45 starts moving upward and rotates the second lever 76 clockwise.
  • the gripping plate 78 advances and returns to the state shown in Fig. 7.
  • the lateral positioning tool 413 of the positioning mechanism 41 starts the lateral positioning of the printing paper 100 supplied from the vicinity of a rotational angle 300 . Also, in the vicinity of a rotational angle 360 the conveyor frame 42 returns to the original position and the third opening and closing rail 63 starts moving upward. As a result, the printing paper 100 printed in the current printing process is gripped.
  • the conveying unit 40 of the printer 30 has the conveyor frame drive motor 47 for horizontally moving the conveyor frame 42 and the drive unit 90 for driving the printer 30 separately.
  • a sheet to be printed is conveyed to a table at a conveying speed corresponding to the material of the sheet without putting the entire timing of the printer 30 out of order and altering the entire operational speed of the printer 30.
  • a sheet to be printed were easily damaged material such as a film, the sheet is conveyed without damaging, and the yield rate of printed papers is increased.
  • a sheet to be printed can be conveyed to the table 54 at a conveying speed corresponding to the thickness of the sheet. Therefore, there is no possibility that a sheet will be dropped from the first gripper 43 during conveyance, and there is no need to interrupt a printing process because of the dropping of the sheet from the gripper. As a result, printing operations are performed efficiently.
  • the gripping plate 78 is moved rearward and closed so that the claw portion 781 of the gripping plate 78 does not contact the printing paper 100. Therefore, the squeegee 53 can start moving downward from the position where the first gripper 43 exists unlike the conventional conveying unit where the squeegee 53 must start moving downward from the position passing over the squeegee 53 in order to avoid interference with the claw portion 781 existing on the printing paper 100.
  • the present invention as compared with a conventional conveying unit, can print over a wide range on the printing paper 100, and there is no need to leave an unnecessary blank portion on the printing paper 100. Also, since a wide range of a sheet to be printed can be printed at a time, printing efficiency is enhanced.
  • the printing paper 100 has been used as a sheet to be printed in the above-described embodiment, other sheets, such as a film and corrugated cardboard may be used. This is because the conveying speed can be changed according to the sheet material.
  • the table 54 and the printing unit 50, and so on are operated by the link mechanisms 82 and 84, they may be operated with hydraulic cylinders or pneumatic cylinders.
  • the conveyor frame 42 has been driven with a conveyor belt, it may be driven with a gear mechanism such as a rack-and-pinion mechanism. In such a case, the conveyor frame can be moved to an accurate position, as compared with the case where the conveyor belt is employed.

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JP18438195A JPH0929932A (ja) 1995-07-20 1995-07-20 印刷機の搬送装置
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