JP2000238234A - Device for fixing cloth product - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To hold a transfer part of a cloth product in a state of being so stretched as not to be creased, without causing any disadvantage. SOLUTION: A fixing device 10 is composed of a box main-body member 100, a transfer stage member 200 and a stopper member 300. The transfer stage member 200 is fixed by bonding to the inside of the member 100, in a state wherein a setting part 201 thereof is positioned on the top plate part 102 side of the box main-body member 100. The lower side of the setting part 201 is put in a state of being seen from outside through an opening 104. A T-shirt 400 is set so that a transfer part 400a is positioned on the setting part 201, and it is fixed by the stopper member 300. On the occasion, the stopper member 300 is disposed so that the setting part 201 penetrates an opening 301, and the position thereof is held by a stopper holding part 108 of the member 100. The transfer part 400a of the T-shirt 400 is held on the setting part 201 in a state of being so stretched as not to be creased, while it is put in a state of being exposed outside from an opening 105 of the top plate part 102 of the member 100.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cloth fixing device for fixing a cloth such as a T-shirt to which an image formed by using a sublimation type or a fusion type printer is thermally transferred.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Hitherto, it has been proposed to form an image on transfer paper using a sublimation type or fusion type printer or the like and thermally transfer this image to a cloth product such as a T-shirt. In this case, in order to transfer the image to the cloth product without distortion, it is necessary to hold the transfer portion of the cloth product in a spread state so as not to wrinkle on the transfer table.

[0003]

Conventionally, in order to hold the above-mentioned cloth product, it is known that the cloth product is pasted on a transfer table using a spray paste or the like. However, this method has a problem that a portion of the cloth product to which the spray paste adheres changes color during thermal transfer.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a cloth product fixing device capable of holding a transfer portion of a cloth product in an expanded state without wrinkles without causing any inconvenience.

[0005]

A cloth product fixing device according to the present invention comprises a box body member, a transfer table member, and a stopper member. The transfer table member has a mounting portion having a predetermined shape, a falling portion extending below an end of the mounting portion, and an adhesive portion extending horizontally outward from a lower end of the falling portion. have. Further, the box body member has a bottom plate portion having a first opening substantially the same size as the mounting portion of the transfer table member, a side plate portion extending upward from an end of the bottom plate portion, and an upper end position of the side plate portion. And an upper plate portion having a second opening of the predetermined shape for exposing the mounting portion of the transfer table member, and a stopper extending below the end portion of the second opening. And a holding portion. Further, the stopper member is a plate-shaped member, and has the third opening having the above-mentioned predetermined shape for penetrating the mounting portion of the transfer table member. The transfer table member is fixed to the bottom plate in a state where the mounting portion is located on the upper plate portion side by bonding the bonding portion around the first opening of the bottom plate portion of the box body member.

The cloth product placed on the placement portion of the transfer table member such that the transfer portion is located is disposed so that the placement portion passes through the third opening, and the stopper of the box body member is provided. The position is fixed by a stopper member whose position is held by the holding portion. Further, the transfer portion of the cloth product is exposed to the outside from the second opening of the upper plate portion of the box body member, and the lower surface of the mounting portion of the transfer table member passes through the first opening of the bottom plate portion of the box body member. Appeared from outside.

In the present invention, the cloth product placed so that the transfer portion is located on the placement portion of the transfer table member is fixed by the stopper member as described above.
The transfer portion of the cloth product on the mounting portion is held in an expanded state so as to prevent wrinkles. This is not a method of bonding using a spray paste as in the related art, and there is no risk of discoloration of the cloth product.

The transfer portion of the cloth product is exposed to the outside from the second opening of the upper plate portion of the box body member, and the lower surface of the mounting portion of the transfer table member is the first opening of the bottom plate portion of the box body member. Through the first opening of the bottom plate portion to contact the lower surface of the mounting portion of the transfer table member, thereby forming a thermal transfer machine. In combination with the heat-generating part, it is possible to apply pressure so that the image on the transfer paper is pressed against the transfer part of the cloth product on the mounting part, and the image is transferred well to the transfer part of the cloth product. Can be performed.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A fabric fixing device according to the present invention will be described below. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a cloth product fixing device 10 as an embodiment, and FIG.
FIG. 2B is a sectional view taken along the line A ′, and FIG. 2B is a sectional view taken along the line BB ′ of FIG. In this embodiment, a T-shirt 400 to which an image formed on transfer paper is thermally transferred is fixed.

The cloth product fixing device 10 includes a box body member 100 and a transfer table member 200, each of which is formed of cardboard.
And a stopper member 300.

The transfer table member 200 will be described. The transfer table member 200 is provided with a rectangular mounting portion 201. A falling portion 202 extends below each side of the mounting portion 201, and a bonding portion 203 extends horizontally outward from the lower end of each falling portion 202. The T-shirt 400 is placed on the placement section 201 such that the transfer portion 400a is located.

The transfer table member 200 is formed by folding a cardboard pattern as shown in FIG. 3B. 3A to 3C, broken lines indicated by broken lines indicate valley folds, and broken lines indicated by dashed lines indicate mountain folds. This is shown in FIGS.
The same applies to FIG. The hatched portions indicate cutout holes. As shown in FIG. 3B, the transfer table member 20
0, a placing section 201 is provided at the center, and a falling section 202 is provided on the upper, lower, left and right sides of the placing section 201, respectively.
And an adhesive portion 203 are provided continuously.

Next, the box body member 100 will be described. The box body member 100 includes a bottom plate portion 101, an upper plate portion 102, and a side plate portion 103. The mounting portion 201 of the transfer table member 200 described above is provided on the bottom plate portion 101.
A rectangular opening 104 having substantially the same size as that of FIG. The opening 104 is connected to a thermal transfer machine 514 as described later.
For passing through the breath portion 514b.

The upper plate 102 has a T-shirt 400 located on the mounting portion 201 of the transfer table member 200 described above.
Opening 10 for exposing transfer portion 400a of
5 are formed. A stopper holding portion 108 extends downward from each side of the opening 105. The stopper holding portion 108 is for holding the position of the stopper holding member 300 as described later.

A side plate 103 is held up or down from each side of the bottom plate 101 or the upper plate 102. And the bottom plate part 101
2A (see FIG. 2A)
The overlapping portion 106 extends inward in the horizontal direction from the upper end of the overlapping portion 106 (see FIG. 2). Similarly, the overlapping portion 107 extends horizontally inward from the lower end of the side plate portion 103 (see FIG. 2B) held down from the side portion of the upper plate portion 102.

The box body member 100 is formed by folding a cardboard pattern as shown in FIG. 3A. As shown in FIG. 3A, in the box body member 100, a side plate 103 and a bottom plate 1 are provided on the right side of the upper plate 102.
01, the side plate part 103, and the overlapping part 106 are continuously provided. A reinforcing tongue 111 is provided on the rear side and the front side of the two side plate portions 103, respectively.
An opening 104 is formed in the center of the bottom plate portion 101.
The provision of the reinforcing tongues 111 increases the strength against the compressive force applied to the four corners after the box body member 100 is assembled.

On the rear side and the front side of the upper plate portion 102, a side plate portion 103 and an overlapping portion 107 are provided continuously. Further, two notches 112 are formed at a predetermined interval in the front-rear direction at a boundary between the side plate portion 103 provided on the right side of the bottom plate portion 101 and the overlapping portion 106, and on the left side of the upper plate portion 102, Two insertion portions 113 are provided at predetermined intervals in the front-rear direction. When assembling the box body member 100, the above-described 2
The insertion portions 113 are inserted into the cuts 112.

An opening 105 is provided at the center of the upper plate 102.
Are formed. Further, stopper holding portions 108 are provided on the front, rear, left and right sides of the opening 105, respectively.
When the box body member 100 is assembled, the tips of the stopper holding portions 108 come into contact with a stopper member 300 for fixing the T-shirt 400, which will be described later, from above (see FIGS. 2A and 2B), and hold the position of the stopper member 300. Becomes possible.

Next, the stopper member 300 will be described. The stopper member 300 is a plate-shaped member. The stopper member 300 has a rectangular opening 301 through which the mounting portion 201 of the transfer table member 200 penetrates.
Are formed. This stopper member 300 is similar to that shown in FIG.
Is formed of a cardboard pattern as shown in FIG.

The box body member 100, the transfer table member 200, and the stopper member 300 are each configured as described above. Then, the transfer table member 200 is adhesively fixed inside the box main body member 100 in a state where the mounting portion 201 is positioned on the upper plate portion 102 side. In this case, the transfer table member 200 is fixed by bonding the bonding portion 203 around the opening 104 formed in the bottom plate portion 101. Thus, the lower surface of the mounting portion 201 of the transfer table member 200 is exposed from the outside through the opening 104.
The bonding is performed using an adhesive, a double-sided tape, or the like.

In the cloth fixing device 10 described above, T
The shirt 400 is mounted on the mounting portion 201 of the transfer table member 200 such that the transfer portion 400a is located, and is fixed by the stopper member 300. At this time, the stopper member 300 is arranged so that the mounting portion 201 passes through the opening 301, and the position is held by the tip of the stopper holding portion 108 of the box body member 100 abutting on the upper surface.

When the T-shirt 400 is fixed by the stopper member 300 as described above, the T-shirt 400
The transfer portion 400a is held on the mounting portion 201 in a spread state so as to prevent wrinkles. Also, T-shirt 40
0 except for the transfer portion 400a.
1 formed around box body member 100 and the like
09. Further, by fixing the T-shirt 400 by the stopper member 300 as described above,
The transfer portion 400a of the shirt 400 is exposed from the opening 105 formed in the upper plate 101 of the box body member 100.

Next, the cloth product fixing device 10 of the present embodiment
The procedure for fixing the T-shirt 400 will be described.

First, as shown in FIG. 4, a transfer table member 20 formed by bending a cardboard pattern (see FIG. 3B).
0 is corrugated cardboard forming the box body member 100 (FIG. 3).
A) to the bottom plate 101. In this case, as described above, the bonding portion 203 of the transfer table member 200 is bonded around the opening 104 formed in the bottom plate portion 101 using an adhesive or a double-sided tape.

Next, as shown in FIG.
Is placed such that the transfer portion 400 a is located on the placement portion 201 of the transfer table member 200. Then, as shown in FIG. 6, the stopper member 300 (see FIG. 3C) is arranged so that the mounting portion 201 of the transfer table member 200 passes through the opening 301. As a result, the T-shirt 400 is fixed by the stopper member 300, and the transfer portion 40 of the T-shirt 400 is
0a is held in a state where it is spread on the mounting portion 201 so as not to be wrinkled.

Next, as shown in FIG.
The portion protruding from the bottom plate portion 101 is gathered around the transfer table member 200 by folding or the like as shown by an arrow. Then, as shown in FIG. 8, a portion between the bottom plate portion 101 and the upper plate portion 102 of the box body member 100 is bent, and the stopper holding portion 108 around the opening 105 formed in the upper plate portion 102 is bent. Bend the part. further,
As shown in FIG. 9, a portion of the insertion portion 113 provided continuously to the upper plate portion 102 and a reinforcing tongue piece 111 provided continuously to the side plate portion 103 are bent,
A side plate portion 103 provided continuously to the bottom plate portion 101,
The overlapping portion 106 is bent.

Next, as shown in FIG.
13 is inserted into the cut 112. In this case, each of the stopper holding portions 108 extends downward along the falling portion 202 of the transfer table member 200, and the front ends thereof come into contact with the upper surface of the stopper member 300 described above. Accordingly, the position of the stopper member 300 is stably held in a state where the T-shirt 400 is fixed as described above. Next, the side plate portion 103 and the overlapping portion 107 continuously provided on the rear side and the front side of the upper plate portion 102 are bent, and the overlapping portion 107 is inserted into the inside (see FIG. 1), thereby completing the process. .

Here, the cloth product fixing device 1 according to the present embodiment is described.
In the transfer part 400a of the T-shirt 400 fixed to 0,
A printing system 500 for thermally transferring an image will be briefly described. FIG. 11 shows the appearance of the printing system 500. The print system 500 includes a monitor 502 with a touch panel on the front side of the housing 501.
And a CCD (charge coupled device)
e) A camera 503, an image input port 504 for arranging a photograph or the like and reading the image, an outlet 505 for discharging the cloth fixing device 10 after the thermal transfer processing, and the transfer paper 510 are disposed. .

FIG. 12 schematically shows only a portion related to the thermal transfer process in the printing system 500 for the sake of simplicity. In the print system 500, the cloth product fixing device 1 to which the T-shirt 400 is fixed as described above.
0, stocker 511, 512, a printer 513 such as a sublimation type or a fusion type for obtaining transfer paper 510 on which an image to be transferred is printed, and a T-shirt fixed to the cloth fixing device 10. 400 transfer part 400
and a thermal transfer machine 514 for thermally transferring the image on the transfer paper 510 to a. In the stockers 511 and 512, for example, a plurality of cloth fixing devices 10 to which T-shirts 400 having different sizes are fixed are accommodated. T-shirt 40
The size of 0 can be selected by the user operating the touch panel based on an instruction from the display image on the monitor 502.

When an image to be transferred is determined by the user operating the touch panel in accordance with an instruction on the display image on the monitor 502, the process proceeds to a thermal transfer process. For example, an image to be transferred is formed by combining a user's image captured by the CCD camera 503 with a frame (back image) prepared in advance. Further, for example, the image taking-in port 5
An image to be transferred is formed by reading an image from a photograph or the like arranged at 04.

The procedure of the thermal transfer process will be briefly described with reference to FIGS. First, as shown in FIG. 13A, the T-shirt 400 is supplied from the stocker 511 or the stocker 512.
Only one cloth product fixing device 10 to which is fixed is taken out and transported to the thermal transfer machine 514.

As shown in FIG. 13B, the thermal transfer machine 514 includes a heating section 514a also serving as a base, and a press section 514b.
And is configured. The heat generating portion 514a has 180
The temperature is as high as about {200}. The fixing device 10 conveyed as described above is arranged so as to be in contact with the press unit 514b. In this case, the breath part 514b
Pass through the opening 104 formed in the bottom plate portion 101 of the box body member 100 and come into contact with the lower surface of the mounting portion 201 of the transfer table member 200 (see FIGS. 2A and 2B).

Next, an image corresponding to the image to be transferred determined as described above is formed on the transfer paper 510 by the printer 513. Then, as shown in FIG. 13C, the transfer paper 510 on which the image is formed is conveyed to the thermal transfer machine 514, and is disposed between the press unit 514b and the heat generating unit 514a. In this case, the image is on the upper surface of the transfer paper 510 and is an image inverted from the image determined as the image to be transferred. And this image is
It is arranged so as to face the transfer portion 400a of the T-shirt 400 exposed from the opening 105 formed in the upper plate portion 102 of the box body member 100 of the fixing device 10 (FIG. 2).
A, B).

Next, as shown in FIG.
The image formed on the transfer paper 510 is transferred to the T-shirt 4 by moving the image 14b downward and the heating section 514a upward.
Pressure is applied so as to press against the transfer portion 400a of No. 00. This pressure is applied for, for example, 10 seconds to 20 seconds. In this case, the image on the transfer paper 510 or the T-shirt 40
The heat is transmitted from the heat generating portion 514a to the transfer portion 400a of No. 0, and the image formed on the transfer paper 510 is thermally transferred to the transfer portion 400a of the T-shirt 400. Then, after the thermal transfer is performed in this manner, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 11, the fixing device 10 to which the T-shirt 400 on which the image is thermally transferred to the transfer portion 400a is fixed, and the transfer paper 510 on which the image is formed are transferred from the discharge port 505 (see FIG. 11) to the printing system 500. Is discharged to the outside.

As described above, in the cloth fixing device 10 according to the present embodiment, the T-shirt 400a placed so that the transfer portion 400a is positioned on the placement portion 201 of the transfer base member 200 is placed at the center. The mounting section 201 described above
Is fixed by a stopper member 300 having an opening 301 through which the T-shirt 40 is placed.
The 0 transfer portion 400a can be held in a spread state so as not to be wrinkled. Therefore, the adhesive is not bonded by using the spray paste as in the related art, and there is no fear that the T-shirt 400 is discolored.

Also, in the cloth fixing device 10 according to the present embodiment, the transfer portion 400a of the T-shirt 400
Is exposed to the outside through an opening 105 formed in the upper plate portion 102 of the box body member 100, and the transfer table member 200
The lower surface of the mounting portion 201 is the bottom plate portion 10 of the box body member 100.
1 can be seen from the outside through the opening 104 formed in the first opening. Therefore, the pressing portion 514b constituting the thermal transfer machine 514 is made to pass through the opening 104 of the bottom plate portion 101 and is brought into contact with the lower surface of the mounting portion 201.
In combination with the heat generating portion 514a constituting the T-shirt 400, pressure can be applied to the transfer portion 400a of the T-shirt 400 on the mounting portion 201 so as to press the image on the transfer paper 510. Thermal transfer of an image can be favorably performed on the portion 400a.

Further, in the cloth fixing device 10 of the present embodiment, the members 100, 200, and 300 are formed of corrugated cardboard, and can be erased after use or can be recycled. There is a benefit that will be excellent.

In the above embodiment, the cloth fixing device 10 for fixing the T-shirt 400 has been described.
The present invention is not limited to the case where the T-shirt 400 is fixed, but can be similarly applied to the case where other cloth products for thermally transferring an image formed by a printer or the like are fixed.

In the above embodiment, the openings 104 and 105 formed in the box body member 100 and the opening 301 formed in the stopper member 300 are rectangular. Is not limited to a rectangular shape, but may be another shape such as a circular shape or a triangular shape.

In the above-described embodiment, each of the members 100, 200, and 300 is made of corrugated cardboard, but may be made of a material other than corrugated cardboard.

[0041]

According to the present invention, the cloth product placed on the mounting portion of the transfer table member such that the transfer portion is located is fixed by the stopper member having an opening having the same shape as the mounting portion. The transfer part of the cloth product on the mounting part can be held in a spread state so as not to wrinkle, it is not necessary to adhere using a spray paste as in the past, and the cloth product discolors There is no danger.

Further, the transfer portion of the cloth product is exposed to the outside through the second opening of the upper plate portion of the box body member, and the lower surface of the mounting portion of the transfer table member is the first portion of the bottom plate portion of the box body member. For example, the press portion constituting the thermal transfer machine is made to pass through the first opening of the bottom plate portion to abut against the lower surface of the mounting portion of the transfer table member through the first opening of the bottom plate portion. Combined with the heat-generating part, pressure can be applied so as to press the image on the transfer paper against the transfer part of the cloth product on the mounting part, and the image can be satisfactorily applied to the transfer part of the cloth product. Thermal transfer can be performed.

Further, by forming each member with corrugated cardboard, it can be erased after use or can be recycled, which has the advantage of being environmentally superior.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the appearance of a fabric product fixing device as an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line aa 'and a line bb' of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a developed plan view of a box body member, a transfer table member, and the like.

FIG. 4 is a diagram (1/7) for explaining a T-shirt fixing procedure.

FIG. 5 is a diagram (2/7) for explaining a T-shirt fixing procedure.

FIG. 6 is a diagram (3/7) for explaining a T-shirt fixing procedure.

FIG. 7 is a diagram (4/7) for explaining a T-shirt fixing procedure.

FIG. 8 is a diagram (5/7) for explaining a T-shirt fixing procedure.

FIG. 9 is a diagram (6/7) for explaining a T-shirt fixing procedure.

FIG. 10 is a diagram (7/7) for explaining a T-shirt fixing procedure.

11 is a perspective view showing the appearance of a printing system using the cloth fixing device shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating a portion related to a thermal transfer process in the printing system.

FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating a procedure of a thermal transfer process.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 ... cloth product fixing device, 100 ... box body member,
101: bottom plate, 102: top plate, 103
· Side plate portion, 104, 105 ··· opening, 108 ··· stopper holding portion, 200 ··· transfer base member, 201 ···
Mounting portion, 202: falling portion, 203: adhesive portion, 300: stopper member, 301: opening, 4
00: T-shirt, 400a: Transfer part, 500
... print system, 501 ... housing, 502
A monitor with a touch panel, 503: a CCD camera, 504: an image input port, 505: an output port, 510: transfer paper, 511, 512: a stocker, 513: a printer, 514: thermal transfer machine, 5
14a: Heating section, 514b: Press section

Claims (3)

[Claims] The transfer base member includes a box main body member, a transfer base member, and a stopper member. The transfer base member has a mounting portion having a predetermined shape and a standing portion extending below an end of the mounting portion. A lower portion having a lower portion and an adhesive portion extending horizontally outward from a lower end of the lower portion, wherein the box body member has a first opening having substantially the same size as a mounting portion of the transfer table member; A bottom plate having a bottom plate, a side plate extending above an end of the bottom plate, and an end located at an upper end position of the side plate, and for exposing the mounting portion of the transfer table member to the outside. An upper plate portion having a second opening of a predetermined shape, and a stopper holding portion extending below an end of the second opening, wherein the stopper member is a plate-shaped member, A third part of the predetermined shape for penetrating the mounting part of the transfer table member
The transfer table member has an adhesive portion adhered around the first opening of the bottom plate portion, so that the bottom plate is placed in a state where the mounting portion is positioned on the upper plate portion side. The cloth product fixed to the portion, and placed so that the transfer portion is located on the placement portion on the transfer table member, the placement portion is arranged so that the placement portion passes through the third opening, and The position of the cloth product is fixed by the stopper member, the position of which is held by the stopper holding portion of the box body member.
And a lower surface of the mounting portion above the transfer table member is exposed from the outside through a first opening of a bottom plate portion of the box body member. 2. The cloth product fixing device according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined shape is a rectangular shape. 3. The box body member, the transfer table member,
The cloth product fixing device according to claim 1, wherein each of the stopper members is formed of cardboard.