JP2016083886A5 - Control apparatus, control method, and computer program for printing apparatus - Google Patents

Control apparatus, control method, and computer program for printing apparatus Download PDF

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JP2016083886A5
JP2016083886A5 JP2014219142A JP2014219142A JP2016083886A5 JP 2016083886 A5 JP2016083886 A5 JP 2016083886A5 JP 2014219142 A JP2014219142 A JP 2014219142A JP 2014219142 A JP2014219142 A JP 2014219142A JP 2016083886 A5 JP2016083886 A5 JP 2016083886A5
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本発明は、印刷装置の制御装置および制御方法に関し、特に、平面形状を有する被印字媒体および立体形状を有する被印字媒体上に画像を形成する印刷装置の制御装置および制御方法に関する。 The present invention relates to a control apparatus and control method for a printing apparatus , and more particularly to a control apparatus and control method for a printing apparatus that forms an image on a printing medium having a planar shape and a printing medium having a three-dimensional shape.

本発明の１つの態様によれば、被印字媒体の被印字面にインクを吐出する印字ヘッドと、前記印字ヘッドから前記被印字面に着弾したインクに光を照射して前記被印字面上で硬化させる光照射手段とを有する印刷装置を制御するための制御装置であって、前記インクの吐出方向に対する前記被印字面の傾きの情報を取得する取得手段と、取得された前記傾きの情報に基づいて、前記光照射手段を制御する制御手段と、を備える制御装置が提供される。 According to one aspect of the present invention, a print head that ejects ink onto a print surface of a print medium, and light that irradiates the ink that has landed on the print surface from the print head on the print surface. A control device for controlling a printing apparatus having a light irradiation means for curing, an acquisition means for acquiring inclination information of the printing surface with respect to the ink ejection direction, and the acquired inclination information based on the control device is provided comprising a control Gosuru control means said light irradiating means.

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被印字媒体の被印字面にインクを吐出する印字ヘッドと、
前記印字ヘッドから前記被印字面に着弾したインクに光を照射して前記被印字面上で硬化させる光照射手段とを有する印刷装置を制御するための制御装置であって、
前記インクの吐出方向に対する前記被印字面の傾きの情報を取得する取得手段と、
取得された前記傾きの情報に基づいて、前記光照射手段を制御する制御手段と、
を備えることを特徴とする制御装置。 A print head for ejecting ink onto a print surface of a print medium;
A control device for controlling a printing apparatus having light irradiation means for irradiating light on the printing surface from the print head and curing the ink on the printing surface;
Obtaining means for obtaining information on the inclination of the printing surface with respect to the ink ejection direction;
Based on the acquired gradient information, and control Gosuru control means said light emitting means,
A control device comprising: 前記取得手段は、前記被印字面の傾きの量を前記傾きの情報として取得することを特徴とする請求項１に記載の制御装置。  The control device according to claim 1, wherein the acquisition unit acquires the amount of inclination of the print target surface as information on the inclination. 前記制御手段は、前記傾きの量が大きいほど、前記印字ヘッドが前記インクを吐出してから前記光照射手段が吐出された前記インクに前記光を照射するまでの時間が短くなるように、前記光照射手段を制御することを特徴とする請求項２に記載の制御装置。  The control means is configured such that the larger the amount of tilt, the shorter the time from when the print head ejects the ink until the light emitted from the light irradiation means is irradiated with the light. The control apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the control unit controls the light irradiation unit. 前記制御手段は、前記傾きの量に応じて、前記光照射手段が吐出された前記インクに前記光を照射するタイミングを制御することを特徴とする請求項２に記載の制御装置。 The control means, depending on the amount of the tilt control device according to claim 2, characterized in that to control the timing of irradiating the pre-Symbol light irradiating means the light onto the ink ejected. 前記取得手段は、前記被印字面の傾きの量を前記傾きの情報として取得し、
前記制御手段は、前記傾きの量に応じて、前記光照射手段が前記インクに照射する前記光の強度を制御することを特徴とする請求項２に記載の制御装置。 The acquisition means acquires the amount of inclination of the printing surface as information on the inclination ,
The control device according to claim 2 , wherein the control unit controls the intensity of the light that the light irradiation unit irradiates the ink according to the amount of the inclination. 前記光照射手段は、複数の発光素子を有し、
前記制御手段は、前記被印字面の傾きの量に応じて、前記複数の発光素子の中から前記インクに前記光を照射すべき発光素子を選択することを特徴とする請求項２乃至４のいずれか一項に記載の制御装置。 The light irradiation means has a plurality of light emitting elements,
Said control means in response to said amount of tilt of the printing surface, from the plurality of light emitting device according to claim 2 to 4, characterized in that selecting a light-emitting element to be irradiated with the light to the ink The control device according to any one of the above. 前記印刷装置は、前記光照射手段と前記印字ヘッドのインクノズルとが搭載されたキャリッジ手段を有するものであって、
前記制御手段は、前記傾きの量が大きいほど前記インクノズルに近い位置に配列される前記発光素子を選択することを特徴とする請求項６に記載の制御装置。 The printing apparatus, and the light irradiation means and the ink nozzles of the print head be one having a carriage means mounted,
The control device according to claim 6 , wherein the control unit selects the light emitting elements arranged closer to the ink nozzles as the tilt amount is larger. 前記制御手段は、前記傾きの量に応じて、前記キャリッジ手段が前記被印字媒体に対して相対移動する走査速度を制御することで、前記光照射手段が吐出された前記インクに前記光を照射するタイミングを制御することを特徴とする請求項７に記載の制御装置。 The controller irradiates the light onto the ink ejected by the light irradiator by controlling a scanning speed at which the carriage unit moves relative to the printing medium according to the amount of inclination. The control device according to claim 7 , wherein the control timing is controlled . 前記制御手段は、前記傾きの量が大きいほど、前記キャリッジ手段の前記走査速度を増加させることを特徴とする請求項８に記載の制御装置。 Wherein, as the amount of the inclination is large, the control device according to claim 8, characterized in that to increase the scanning speed of the carriage means. 前記制御手段は、前記傾きの量が小さい場合は前記光照射手段が吐出された前記インクに前記光を照射するタイミングを遅らせることで、前記傾きの量が小さい場合に前記被印字面に吐出されたインクのドット径と前記傾きの量が大きい場合に前記被印字面に吐出されたインクのドット径とが同じサイズになるように制御することを特徴とする請求項２乃至７のいずれか一項に記載の制御装置。  When the amount of inclination is small, the control unit delays the timing of irradiating the light to the ink ejected by the light irradiation unit, so that the ink is discharged onto the print surface when the amount of inclination is small. The control is performed so that the dot diameter of the ink and the dot diameter of the ink ejected on the printing surface are the same size when the ink dot diameter and the amount of the inclination are large. The control device according to item. 前記印字ヘッドは、所定間隔で走査方向に複数配列されたインクノズル列を有し、前記光照射手段の少なくとも一部は、複数の前記インクノズル列の間に配置されることを特徴とする請求項１乃至１０のいずれか一項に記載の制御装置。 The print head includes a plurality of ink nozzle rows arranged in a scanning direction at predetermined intervals, and at least a part of the light irradiation unit is disposed between the plurality of ink nozzle rows. Item 11. The control device according to any one of Items 1 to 10 . 被印字媒体の上には、複数の光硬化したインク層が形成されており、前記制御手段は、前記光照射手段を制御することで、少なくとも前記インク層の最表層に吐出されるインクへの光照射を制御することを特徴とする請求項１乃至１１のいずれか一項に記載の制御装置。 On the printing medium, a plurality of light cured ink layer has been formed, the control means, by controlling the light irradiation means, to the ink ejected in the outermost layer of at least the ink layer control apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 11, characterized in that control the light irradiation. 前記取得手段は、前記被印字面の傾き情報を外部から取得することを特徴とする請求項１乃至１２のいずれか一項に記載の制御装置。 The control device according to any one of claims 1 to 12 , wherein the acquisition unit acquires the inclination information of the printing surface from the outside. 前記印刷装置は、前記被印字媒体を載置する媒体支持部をさらに備え、前記制御部は、前記媒体支持部の速度を変更することによって、前記光照射手段の光照射を制御することを特徴とする請求項１乃至６のいずれか一項に記載の制御装置。 The printing apparatus further includes a medium support unit on which the printing medium is placed, and the control unit controls light irradiation of the light irradiation unit by changing a speed of the medium support unit. The control device according to any one of claims 1 to 6 . 前記被印字面の傾きは、当該被印字面を構成している前記インクのドット径またはその重ね回数との組み合わせに基づいて算出されることを特徴とする請求項１乃至請求項１４のいずれか一項に記載の制御装置。 The inclination of the print surface, any of claims 1 to 14, characterized in that it is calculated on the basis of a combination of a dot diameter or a stacked number of said ink constituting the to-be-printed surface The control device according to one item. 被印字媒体の被印字面にインクを吐出する印字ヘッドと、
前記印字ヘッドから前記被印字面に着弾したインクに光を照射して前記被印字面上で硬化させる光照射手段とを有する印刷装置を制御する制御方法であって、
前記インクの吐出方向に対する前記被印字面の傾きの情報を取得するステップと、
取得された前記傾きの情報に基づいて、前記光照射手段を制御するステップと、
を有することを特徴とする制御方法。 A print head for ejecting ink onto a print surface of a print medium;
A control method for controlling a printing apparatus having light irradiation means for irradiating light on the printing surface from the print head and curing the ink on the printing surface,
Obtaining information on the inclination of the printing surface with respect to the ink ejection direction;
Based on the acquired gradient information, the steps that control the light irradiating means,
The method according to claim Rukoto to have a. コンピュータが読み取り実行することで、前記コンピュータを、請求項１乃至１５のいずれか一項に記載された制御装置の各部として機能させるためのコンピュータプログラム。 The computer program for functioning the said computer as each part of the control apparatus as described in any one of Claims 1 thru | or 15 when a computer reads and executes.
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