JP2016038652A - Sun visor printing system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a sun visor printing system capable of printing a label to plural sun visors in a lump according to a production order.SOLUTION: A sun visor printing system comprises: a server 10 having work instruction data 11 in which a production order number of each vehicle and a corresponding sun visor component number are registered; a control device 20 for creating a printing image in which plural sun visors are objects, and instructing to print the created printing image, based on the work instruction data 11 sent from the server 10; and an inkjet printer 30 for, to the plural sun visors arranged on respective plural arrangement positions according to the production order number, based on a printing instruction of the control device 20, printing the printing image. The control device 20 combines plural pieces of image information of plural labels each of which is printed corresponding to the component number of each of the plural sun visors, to form single image information for creating a printing image, about the plural sun visors arranged on the plural arrangement positions respectively according to the production order number.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a sun visor printing system for printing on a sun visor of a vehicle.

  2. Related Art Inkjet printers that print on a sun visor using ultraviolet (hereinafter, UV) curable ink are known.

JP 2012-240290 A

  The vehicle is provided with a sun visor, and since this sun visor is attached at a position that is easily noticeable by the driver, a caution label that describes precautions and the like is printed. There are various types of caution labels according to the laws and regulations of each country, language, etc., and many types of sun visors are required depending on the combination of sun visor specifications (for example, vehicle type, interior color, presence / absence of lamp, presence / absence of vanity mirror, etc.) In the vehicle production line, it was necessary to prepare a large number of sun visors on which many types of caution labels were printed. Therefore, it is necessary to secure a storage space for inventory items, move the sun visor necessary for installation work, and order work, which causes cost deterioration.

  Therefore, it is conceivable to use an ink jet printer as described above, print a caution label on the sun visor in accordance with the production order, and supply it to the production line as needed. In this case, in order to print within the desired process work time in accordance with the line tact of the production line, it is necessary to print a plurality of sun visors at the same time, and it is also necessary to create print images for that purpose according to the production order. There is. However, conventionally, there has been no printing system that creates a print image in line with the production order according to the line tact and prints it in a batch.

  SUMMARY An advantage of some aspects of the invention is that it provides a sun visor printing system capable of collectively printing labels on a plurality of sun visors in accordance with a production order.

A sun visor printing system according to a first invention for solving the above-mentioned problems is as follows.
A server having work instruction data in which a production sequence number of a vehicle and a part number of a sun visor corresponding to the production sequence number are registered;
Based on the work instruction data transmitted from the server, a control device that creates a print image for a plurality of the sun visors and issues a print instruction for the created print image;
A printer that prints the print image based on the print instruction of the control device for the plurality of sun visors respectively arranged at a plurality of arrangement positions according to the production sequence number;
The controller is
For the plurality of sun visors respectively arranged at a plurality of the arrangement positions according to the production order number, the image information of a plurality of labels respectively printed corresponding to the part numbers of the plurality of sun visors is synthesized into one, and A print image is created.

A sun visor printing system according to a second invention for solving the above-mentioned problems is as follows.
In the sun visor printing system according to the first aspect,
The controller is
Print information master data and a plurality of labels in which print position information of a plurality of labels corresponding to the part numbers of the plurality of sun visors and a part number of the plurality of sun visors respectively registered in a plurality of the placement positions are registered. Image data in which the image information is registered,
When synthesizing the image information of the plurality of labels into one print image, the plurality of labels are based on the arrangement position information of the plurality of sun visors and the print position information of the plurality of labels. The image positions in the printed image are determined, and the image information of the plurality of labels is combined with the determined plurality of image positions.

A sun visor printing system according to a third invention for solving the above-mentioned problems is
In the sun visor printing system according to the first or second invention,
The controller is
In accordance with the production sequence number, create a plurality of the placement positions and the print work data in which the part number of the sun visor placed at each of the placement positions is associated with each print work,
One print image is synthesized for each printing operation based on the generated printing operation data.

A sun visor printing system according to a fourth invention for solving the above-mentioned problems is as follows.
In the sun visor printing system according to any one of the first to third inventions,
The printer is an ink jet printer using an ultraviolet curable ink.

  According to the present invention, labels can be collectively printed on a plurality of sun visors according to the production order.

It is a block diagram which shows the printing system of the sun visor which concerns on this invention. 3 is a flowchart for explaining a preparation procedure of a print image to be synthesized by the sun visor printing system shown in FIG. 1. It is a flowchart explaining the printing procedure implemented with the printing system of the sun visor shown in FIG. 1, the subsequent UV irradiation procedure, and the attachment procedure to a vehicle. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a work instruction to be registered in a server in the flowchart of the sun visor printing system shown in FIG. 2. FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining printing work data created by a control device in the flowchart of the sun visor printing system shown in FIG. 2. It is a figure explaining arrangement | positioning of the several sun visor set to the table of the inkjet printer of the printing system of the sun visor shown in FIG. It is a figure explaining the positional relationship of the table of the inkjet printer of the sun visor printing system shown in FIG. 1, a sun visor, and a label. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a print image to be combined by a control device in the flowchart of the sun visor printing system shown in FIG. 2. It is a figure which shows the label printed on the several sun visor using the printing system of the sun visor shown in FIG.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of a printing system for a sun visor according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

Example 1
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a sun visor printing system according to the present embodiment. 2 is a flowchart for explaining a preparation procedure of a print image to be synthesized by the sun visor printing system shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 shows a printing procedure executed by the sun visor printing system shown in FIG. It is a flowchart explaining the subsequent UV irradiation procedure and the attachment procedure to a vehicle. 4, 5, and 8 are diagrams for explaining the flowchart of the printing system of the sun visor shown in FIG. 2, FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining work instructions to be registered in the server, and FIG. FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining print work data created by the control device, and FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining a print image to be synthesized by the control device. 6 is a diagram for explaining the arrangement of a plurality of sun visors set on the table of the inkjet printer of the sun visor printing system shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 7 shows the positional relationship between the table, the sun visor, and the labels. It is a figure explaining. FIG. 9 is a diagram showing labels printed on a plurality of sun visors using the sun visor printing system shown in FIG.

  The sun visor printing system of this embodiment includes a server 10, a control device 20 connected to the server 10 via a network 15, and an inkjet printer using UV curable ink connected to the control device 20 via a control cable 25. 30.

  The server 10 has work instruction data 11, and the contents of work instructions shown in FIG. 4 to be described later are registered in the work instruction data 11. The work instruction data 11 is transmitted to the control device 20 via a network 15 such as a LAN (Local Area Network).

  Based on the work instruction data 11 transmitted from the server 10, the control device 20 composed of a computer and a display creates print images for the plurality of sun visors 35 a to 35 d, and issues print instructions for the created print images. Is what you do. Specifically, the control device 20 includes print information master data 21, image data 22, and a print work folder 23, which will be described later. In addition to the work instruction data 11, the print information master data 21 and the image data 22 are provided. Also, a print image shown in FIG. 8 to be described later is created, and the created print image is registered in the print work folder 23, thereby giving a print instruction to the inkjet printer 30.

  The printing work folder 23 is used by the software of the inkjet printer 30. If a print image is registered in the printing work folder 23, the registered print image is transferred via the control cable 25 during printing. Automatically transmitted to the plurality of sun visors 35a to 35d.

  The inkjet printer 30 includes a table 31 (see FIG. 6 described later) in which a plurality of sun visors 35a to 35d that are print objects are arranged at a plurality of arrangement positions (areas A to D), white, black, yellow, cyan, A plurality of UV curable inks such as magenta are ejected to irradiate UV to the plurality of heads (not shown) for printing on the plurality of sun visors 35a to 35d and the UV curable ink printed on the plurality of sun visors 35a to 35d. And a UV lamp (not shown) for curing.

  In the inkjet printer 30 having such a configuration, a plurality of sun visors 35a to 35d are respectively arranged in a plurality of areas A to D in accordance with production order numbers to be described later, and the controller 20 controls the plurality of arranged sun visors 35a to 35d. The created print image is printed based on the print instruction.

  The ink jet printer 30 has a remote / local switching button so that it automatically becomes local after the remote printing is completed. Specifically, when remote, a print image registered in the print work folder 23 is automatically transmitted according to a print instruction from the control device 20, and the print image is automatically printed on the plurality of sun visors 35a to 35d. Is done. After the remote printing is completed, the inkjet printer 30 automatically becomes local. At this time, the operator takes out the plurality of sun visors 35a to 35d after printing, arranges the sun visors 35a to 35d to be printed next in the ink jet printer 30, and automatically switches to the next printing by switching from local to remote. It is like that.

  Note that the control device 20 described above includes a communication function with the server 10, a management function of the work instruction data 11 received from the server 10, a management function of the registered print information master data 21 and image data 22, and a print image composition. A function for registering the combined print image in the printing work folder 23 (printing instruction function for the ink jet printer 30), and the like. A built-in print function, a print history management function, a reprint function, and the like may be provided.

  For example, in the printer management function, it is possible to monitor the printing status of the ink jet printer 30 and detect an abnormality to determine whether printing is possible. In addition, the test printing function enables the ink jet printer 30 to perform test printing. The interrupt printing function enables interrupt printing that interrupts and prints a sun visor that is not included in the work instruction of the work instruction data 11 received from the server 10. The print history management function stores and manages the print history, and the reprint function refers to the print history when printing fails, so that reprinting can be executed.

  In addition, the control device 20 may include a work instruction display function, a data maintenance function, and the like so as to assist the worker who performs printing. For example, in the work instruction display function, a display for instructing the arrangement of a plurality of sun visors to be printed is performed, and the worker arranges a plurality of sun visors as shown in FIG. In addition, the data maintenance function allows the operator to add or modify the print information master data 21 and the image data 22.

  A procedure for preparing a print image to be synthesized by the printing system of the sun visor having the above configuration will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 to 9 together with the flowchart shown in FIG.

(Step S1)
First, the contents of the work instruction are registered in the work instruction data 11 of the server 10. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 4, the part number (part number) of the sun visor shown at the right end is registered in correspondence with the vehicle production sequence number shown at the left end. The production order number is the order of vehicles flowing through the production line. Correspondingly, the part number of the sun visor attached to the vehicle of each production order number is registered.

(Step S2)
Work instruction data 11 registered in the server 10 is transmitted to the control device 20 via the network 15.

(Step S3)
In the control device 20, print work data is created based on the transmitted work instruction data 11. Specifically, the inkjet printer 30 is configured to perform printing by arranging four sun visors 35a to 35d in the areas A to D of the table 31. Therefore, as shown in FIG. In addition to registering information in which the part numbers of the four sun visors 35a to 35d respectively arranged in the areas A to D and the areas A to D are associated with each printing operation, the four sun visors 35a to 35a Information on both sides of 35d is registered.

  For example, in the first (# 1) printing operation, the sun visor of the part number “1” of the production order number “001” is arranged in the area A of the table 31 with the back side as the top side, and the production order is arranged in the area C of the table 31. The sun visor with the part number “2” of the number “002” is arranged with the back side as the upper surface, and the sun visor with the part number “3” of the production sequence number “003” is arranged with the front side as the upper surface in the area B of the table 31. Information that the sun visor with the part number “4” of the production sequence number “004” is arranged with the front side facing up is registered in the area D of the table 31.

  In the second (# 2) printing operation and the third (# 3) printing operation, the same information as the first is registered for the sun visor of the subsequent production order number, but printing is necessary for both sides. When there is a sun visor, for example, the first (# 1) printing work area for the sun visor with the production order number “003” and the sun visor with the production order number “004” and the part number “4” Subsequent to B and D, in the second (# 2) printing work areas A and C, the sun visor of the part number “3” of the production sequence number “003” is arranged in the area A of the table 31 with the back side as the upper surface. In the area C of the table 31, information that the sun visor with the part number “4” of the production order number “004” is arranged with the back side as the upper surface is registered.

  By creating such print data, it is possible to easily create a print image composition shown in FIG.

(Step S4)
In the control device 20, based on the print work data created in step S3 and the registered print information master data 21 and image data 22, a print image for each print work is synthesized.

  As the print information master data 21, as shown in FIG. 7, the arrangement position information of the sun visors 35a to 35d arranged in the areas A to D with respect to the table origin 31a (the origin of the X coordinate and the Y coordinate) of the table 31, Position information (X coordinate, Y coordinate position) of the arrangement origins 36a to 36d is registered. In addition, the print origin position information is registered in advance as the print position information of the labels La, Lb, Lc, Ld1, and Ld2 corresponding to the part numbers of the sun visors 35a to 35d with respect to the arrangement origins 36a to 36d. deep. As the printing origin of each label La, Lb, Lc, Ld1, Ld2, for example, the upper left corner in FIG. 7 may be set.

  More specifically, as position information from the table origin 31a of the table 31 to the arrangement origin 36a of the sun visor 35a, the positions on the XY coordinates are Xa and Ya, and the upper left corner of the label La to be printed from the arrangement origin 36a. As position information to the printing origin, if the relative distance in the X coordinate direction is X1 and the relative distance in the Y coordinate direction is Y1, the position on the XY coordinate of the printing origin of the label La is X = Xa + X1, Y = Ya + Y1. . Here, assuming that the placement origins 36a to 36d are the origins of the XY coordinates, and the print origins of the labels La, Lb, Lc, Ld1, and Ld2 are at negative positions, the relative distance is a negative value. In FIG. 7, X1 and Y1 are both negative values.

  As described above, the print information master data 21 is registered with data as shown in Tables 1 and 2 below.

  Further, as the image data 22, image information of each label a, b, c, d1, d2 is registered in advance. The image information of each label a, b, c, d1, and d2 is a description of precautions and figures corresponding to the vehicle type, language, and the like.

  The labels a, b, c, d1, and d2 are examples, and in fact, there are many types of labels, and the label position information and image information described above correspond to the types of labels. The print information master data 21 and the image data 22 are registered.

  Based on the arrangement position information of the sun visors 35a to 35d registered in the print information master data 21 and the print position information of the labels a, b, c, d1, and d2, the labels a, b, c, and d1 in the print image to be created. , D2 are determined. Then, by combining the image information of the labels a, b, c, d1, and d2 registered in the image data 22 with the determined plurality of image positions, as shown in FIG. 8, the sun visors 35a to 36d are combined. One corresponding print image can be synthesized. Such a print image is created for each print job based on the print job data created in step S3.

  In this way, one print image is synthesized for each print job based on the print job data created in step S3. In one print image, areas A to D according to the production sequence number. For the sun visors 35a to 35d to be arranged in each, the image information of a plurality of labels a, b, c, d1, and d2 printed corresponding to the part numbers of the sun visors 35a to 35d is combined into one. .

(Step S5)
In the control device 20, the print image synthesized in step S4 is registered in the print work folder. Thereby, the preparation of the print instruction to the inkjet printer 30 is completed.

  Thus, the preparation procedure of the print image before printing in the control device 20 ends.

  Next, a printing procedure implemented by the sun visor printing system having the above-described configuration, a subsequent UV irradiation procedure, and a vehicle mounting procedure will be described with reference to a flowchart shown in FIG.

(Steps S6 to S7)
When the delivery box containing the sun visors 35a to 35d before label printing is carried in, the sun visor is taken out from the delivery box.

(Step S8)
As shown in FIG. 6, the four sun visors 35 a to 35 d are arranged on the table 31, so that the sun visors 35 a to 35 d are set in the inkjet printer 30. At this time, the front and back of the sun visors 35a to 35d are carefully arranged.

(Step S9)
When the remote / local switch button of the inkjet printer 30 functioning as a print start button is switched to remote, the print image registered in the printing work folder 23 of the control device 20 is transmitted to the inkjet printer 30 via the control cable 25. Then, based on the transmitted print image, different labels a, b, c, d1, and d2 are automatically collectively printed on the sun visors 35a to 35d arranged on the table 31.

  By printing in this way, labels a, b, c, d1, and d2 are printed on the sun visors 35a to 35d as shown in FIG. At this time, the remote / local switch button of the inkjet printer 30 is automatically switched to the local.

(Step S10)
The sun visors 35 a to 35 d are taken out from the table 31 of the inkjet printer 30.

(Step S11)
In the extracted sun visors 35a to 35d, if printing on the opposite side is necessary, the process proceeds to step S12, and if not necessary, the process proceeds to step S13.

(Step S12)
The sun visor that needs to be printed on the opposite surface is reversed, and the process returns to step S8.

  In the extracted sun visors 35a to 35d, when there is a sun visor that needs to be printed on the opposite surface, in steps S8 to S10, a plurality of sun visors including the inverted sun visor are arranged on the table 31 of the inkjet printer 30, and thereafter When the remote / local switch button of the inkjet printer 30 is switched to remote, the next print image registered in the printing work folder of the control device 20 is read and arranged in the table 31 based on the newly read print image. Different labels are collectively printed on the plurality of sun visors.

(Steps S13 to S15)
The sun visors 35a to 35d are set in a UV irradiation device provided independently of the ink jet printer 30, the UV irradiation is performed on the sun visors 35a to 35d, and then the sun visors 35a to 35d are taken out from the UV irradiation device. Steps S13 to S15 may be performed when the irradiation amount of the UV irradiation by the UV lamp incorporated in the inkjet printer 30 is insufficient. At this time, the irradiation amount with the UV irradiation device is set to be larger than the irradiation amount with the UV lamp of the ink jet printer 30, and the wavelength of UV in the UV irradiation device is set to 395 nm or more. This is because the UV irradiation by the UV irradiation apparatus is performed after a plurality of UV curable inks are stacked, and a larger amount of accumulated light is required to cure the stacked UV curable inks. By doing so, the curability of the UV curable ink is improved.

  In addition, when the irradiation amount with the UV lamp of the inkjet printer 30 is sufficient, steps S13 to S15 may be skipped and the process may proceed to steps S16 to S17.

(Steps S16 to S17)
The print quality of the sun visors 35a to 35d is confirmed, and the sun visors 35a to 35d are stored in the order box according to the production order number.

(Step S18)
The order box in which the sun visors 35a to 35d are stored is transported to the vehicle production line.

(Step S19)
The sun visors 35a to 35d are taken out from the order box and attached to the vehicle.

  According to such a procedure, different labels can be automatically printed on a plurality of sun visors in accordance with the production order of the production line. According to the production order, the sun visor printed with the label is supplied as needed, and the sun visor is installed. Can be attached to a vehicle.

  Here, batch printing is performed for four sun visors, but the number of sun visors is not limited as long as they can be arranged on the table of the ink jet printer, and print images of a plurality of labels are combined according to the number. Just do it. Although an ink jet printer using an ultraviolet curable ink is illustrated here, other types of printers may be used as long as different labels can be collectively printed on a plurality of sun visors.

  The present invention is suitable for printing on a vehicle sun visor.

10 Server 20 Control device 30 Inkjet printer

Claims (4)

A server having work instruction data in which a production sequence number of a vehicle and a part number of a sun visor corresponding to the production sequence number are registered;
Based on the work instruction data transmitted from the server, a control device that creates a print image for a plurality of the sun visors and issues a print instruction for the created print image;
A printer that prints the print image based on the print instruction of the control device for the plurality of sun visors respectively arranged at a plurality of arrangement positions according to the production sequence number;
The controller is
For the plurality of sun visors respectively arranged at a plurality of the arrangement positions according to the production order number, the image information of a plurality of labels respectively printed corresponding to the part numbers of the plurality of sun visors is synthesized into one, and A sun visor printing system characterized by creating a printed image. The sun visor printing system according to claim 1,
The controller is
Print information master data and a plurality of labels in which print position information of a plurality of labels corresponding to the part numbers of the plurality of sun visors and a part number of the plurality of sun visors respectively registered in a plurality of the placement positions are registered. Image data in which the image information is registered,
When synthesizing the image information of the plurality of labels into one print image, the plurality of labels are based on the arrangement position information of the plurality of sun visors and the print position information of the plurality of labels. An image position in a print image is determined, and the image information of a plurality of labels is respectively combined with the determined plurality of image positions. The sun visor printing system according to claim 1 or 2,
The controller is
In accordance with the production sequence number, create a plurality of the placement positions and the print work data in which the part number of the sun visor placed at each of the placement positions is associated with each print work,
A sun visor printing system, wherein one print image is synthesized for each printing operation based on the created printing operation data. The sun visor printing system according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
A printing system for a sun visor, wherein the printer is an ink jet printer using ultraviolet curable ink.

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