JP2018075798A - Suction table on foil stamp device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve fixability of foil film on a medium when film-stamping foil film onto the medium by a foil stamp device with a foil-stamping tool.SOLUTION: The foil stamping device that film-stamps foil film onto a medium by the foil stamping tool includes a suction table. The suction table is in a hollow box-like shape with a working plane on its top face and has: a foil stamping process area that mounts a media provided on the center part of the working plane; and a plurality of suction holes provided on the outer periphery of the foil-stamping process area of the working plane. When the sucking tables sucks the inside air, the air flows in from the suction holes, and the protection sheet provided over the suction holes is sucked by the air stream flowing inside from the suction holes.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

  The present invention relates to a suction table in a foil stamping apparatus, and more particularly to a suction table in a foil stamping apparatus that uses a foil film to transfer a desired pattern or the like to a medium.

  In this specification, the term “media” refers to various recording media such as plain paper, various resin materials such as PVC, polyester, aluminum, iron, wood, cloth, and leather. The following materials shall be included.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is known a foil stamping device that uses a foil film to transfer the desired pattern or the like to the medium by transferring the foil film to the medium.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a schematic configuration of a conventional foil stamping apparatus. The foil stamping apparatus 100 shown in FIG. 1 is driven in response to an input from the personal computer 102 and performs a foil stamping process on the medium 104 by a foil stamping driving program stored in the personal computer 102.

  The foil stamping apparatus 100 is provided with a table 108 slidably forward and rearward on the upper surface of the flat base member 106, and a foil film (not shown) is provided on the table 108. In addition, a holding member 110 that holds the media 104 and the like is provided.

  Further, on the rear side of the base member 106, a support member 112 standing in a gate shape is provided, and the support member 112 is provided with a slider 114 slidably provided on the left side and the right side. It has been.

  Further, the slider 114 is provided with a slider 116 slidably provided on the upper side and the lower side, and a foil pressing tool 118 is held on the slider 116.

  As the foil pressing tool, for example, a pen that emits laser light from the tip (in this specification, “pen that emits laser light from the tip” is appropriately referred to as “laser pen”), nichrome wire or There is a pen in which the copper member at the tip is heated by the ceramic heater (in this specification, “a pen in which the copper member at the tip is heated by the nichrome wire or the ceramic heater” is appropriately referred to as a “heat pen”). .

  In the laser pen, heat is generated by the laser light emitted from the tip portion being absorbed by the light absorbing sheet, thereby transferring the foil film to the medium.

  With such a configuration, in the foil stamping apparatus 100, the relative positional relationship of the foil stamping tool 118 with respect to the foil film held on the holding member 110 and the medium 104 can be moved in a three-dimensional direction.

  In the above configuration, when the foil pressing process is performed on the medium 104, the medium 104 is held on the holding member 110 in a state where the personal computer 102 and the foil pressing apparatus 100 are activated.

  Next, the foil film is fixedly placed on the medium 104 by the holding member 110, and the foil pressing process is executed by the foil pressing device 100 according to the foil pressing drive program stored in the personal computer 102.

  Then, the foil stamping apparatus 100 scans the foil stamping tool 118 based on the graphic data stored in the personal computer 102 while pressing the tip of the foil stamping tool 118 on the medium 104 via the foil film.

  At this time, the foil film is transferred by heat and pressure generated at the front end portion of the foil pressing tool 118 to the area where the front end portion of the foil pressing tool 118 is pressed on the medium 104 by heat generated at the front end portion of the foil pressing tool 118 ( Heat transfer), and a foil pressing process is performed on the medium 104.

  In such a foil stamping process performed by the foil stamping apparatus 100, a product as a figure formed on the medium 104 has a high-class feeling due to a metallic feeling or gloss that is difficult to express by a process such as general printing.

  Here, when the foil stamping process is performed by the foil stamping apparatus 100, wrinkles may occur in the foil film due to the resistance from the tip of the foil stamping tool 118 or the elongation of the foil film due to heat. When wrinkles occur in the foil film, the foil may not be fixed on the media 104 even if the wrinkle portion is pressed against the media 104.

  In order to prevent generation of wrinkles in the foil film described above, a suction table has been conventionally used as the holding member 110.

  2 (a), 2 (b), and 2 (c) show a conventional suction table used in a foil stamping device.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 (a) and 2 (b), the suction table 200 has a hollow box shape, and a plurality of suction holes 204, which are through-holes, are provided over the entire work surface 202 on which a foil film or media is placed. It has been drilled.

  A suction hole 208 that is a through hole is formed in one side face 206 of the suction table 200. A vacuum pump (not shown) is connected to the suction hole 208, and air is sucked from the suction hole 208 by operating the vacuum pump, and air flows into the inside 200 a of the suction table 200 from the suction hole 204. . As a result, the foil film or media placed on the work surface 202 is adsorbed to the adsorption table 200, and the foil pressing process can be performed without causing wrinkles on the foil film.

  Here, the conventional suction table 200 is provided with suction holes 204 over the entire work surface 202.

  For this reason, as shown in FIG. 2C, when the foil film 300 is pressed onto the thin media 104 or the low rigidity media 104, in the region above the suction holes 204, The foil film 300 and the medium 104 sink (see the area surrounded by the broken line in FIG. 2C), and the foil pressing tool 118 cannot successfully press the foil film 300 against the medium 104. There was a problem that the foil was not fixed well on the medium 104 and the fixing property of the foil to the medium 104 was inferior.

  Note that the prior art that the applicant of the present application knows at the time of filing a patent application is not an invention related to a known literature invention, and therefore there is no prior art document information to be described in the present specification.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems in the prior art, and the object of the present invention is when a foil film is subjected to a foil pressing process on a medium by a foil pressing apparatus equipped with a foil pressing tool. An object of the present invention is to provide a suction table in a foil stamping device that improves the fixability of foil to media.

  In order to achieve the above object, the suction table in the foil pressing apparatus according to the present invention is configured such that the suction holes are formed only in the outer peripheral region of the foil pressing processing area, which is the area on which the foil film and media are placed, on the work surface. It is a thing.

  That is, the suction table in the foil stamping device according to the present invention is a suction table in the foil stamping device that foil-treats the foil film to the media using the foil stamping tool, and has a hollow box shape with a work surface on the upper surface. A foil pressing treatment area for placing media provided in a central area of the work surface, and a plurality of suction holes provided in an outer peripheral area of the foil pressing treatment area of the work surface, By sucking the air, air flows into the inside from the suction hole, and the protective sheet disposed on the suction hole is sucked by the air flow flowing into the inside from the suction hole.

  Further, the suction table in the foil pressing device according to the present invention is the suction table in the above-described foil pressing device according to the present invention, and the foil pressing tool is a laser pen,

  The said protection sheet prevents damage to a foil film, and is transparent with respect to the wavelength of the laser beam irradiated with the said laser pen.

  Further, the suction table in the foil pressing device according to the present invention is the suction table in the above-described foil pressing device according to the present invention, the foil pressing tool is a heat pen, the protective sheet prevents damage to the foil film, It has heat resistance against the heat from the heat pen.

  Since the present invention is configured as described above, it is possible to improve the fixing property of the foil to the medium when the foil film is pressed against the medium by the foil pressing apparatus provided with the foil pressing tool. Excellent effect.

  Moreover, according to this invention, there exists an outstanding effect that it becomes possible to utilize only with the magnitude | size of the medium of the object which foil-treats a foil film.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a schematic configuration of a conventional foil stamping apparatus. 2 (a), 2 (b), and 2 (c) are explanatory views of the structure of a conventional suction table used in a foil stamping device. Fig.2 (a) is sectional explanatory drawing by the AA of FIG.2 (b). FIG.2 (b) is explanatory drawing seen from the B arrow of Fig.2 (a). FIG.2 (c) is explanatory drawing of the foil stamping process using the foil stamping tool. FIGS. 3A, 3B, and 3C are configuration explanatory views showing an example of an embodiment of a suction table in a foil pressing device according to the present invention, and are suitable for use in a foil pressing device equipped with a laser pen as a foil pressing tool. An example is shown. FIG. 3A is a perspective explanatory view, and shows the relationship between the dimensions and arrangement of the suction table and the media, the foil film, the light absorbing sheet, and the protective sheet in order to facilitate understanding of the present invention. FIG. 3B is a cross-sectional explanatory view taken along the line C-C in FIG. 3C, and in order to facilitate understanding of the present invention, an adsorption table, a medium, a foil film, a light absorbing sheet, and a protective sheet The relationship between the dimensions and arrangement is shown. FIG.3 (c) is D arrow line view of FIG.3 (b), and has shown the state except the media, foil film, the light absorption sheet, and the protection sheet, in order to make an understanding of this invention easy. . 4 (a) and 4 (b) are configuration explanatory views showing an example of an embodiment of a suction table in a foil pressing device according to the present invention, and show an example suitable for use in a foil pressing device equipped with a heat pen as a foil pressing tool. ing. 4 (a) is a perspective explanatory view corresponding to FIG. 3 (a). In order to facilitate understanding of the present invention, the relationship between the dimensions and arrangement of the suction table and the media, foil film and protective sheet is shown. Show. FIG. 4 (b) is a cross-sectional explanatory view corresponding to FIG. 3 (b). In order to facilitate understanding of the present invention, the relationship between the dimensions and arrangement of the suction table and the media, foil film and protective sheet is shown. Show.

  Hereinafter, an example of an embodiment of a suction table in a foil stamping apparatus according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  In the following description, the same or corresponding components will be described with the same reference numerals, and detailed descriptions of the respective components and operations will be omitted as appropriate.

  FIGS. 3A, 3B, and 3C show an example in which a suction table according to the present invention is used in a foil pressing apparatus that presses a foil film onto a medium with a laser pen as a foil pressing tool.

  In addition, since the foil pressing device for foil pressing a foil film onto a medium with a laser pen as a foil pressing tool is a conventionally known technique as described in the above-mentioned "Background Art" section, a detailed description of its configuration and operation is as follows. Omitted.

  The suction table 10 according to the present invention has a hollow box shape, and is provided with a work surface 12 on which a medium 32, a foil film 30, a light absorbing sheet 34, a protective sheet 36 and the like are placed.

  The light absorbing sheet 34 is used to generate heat by absorbing the laser light irradiated from the laser pen.

  The protective sheet 36 protects the foil film 30 and the light absorbing sheet 34 from being damaged by the movement of the laser pen or the operator's work. The protective sheet 36 is made of a transparent material that transmits laser light emitted from the laser pen.

  In FIG. 3C, the central region surrounded by the broken line 14 on the work surface 12 is a foil pressing processing region 16 on which the medium 32 is placed.

  The media 32, the foil film 30, and the light absorption sheet 34 are preferably placed in the foil pressing process area 16. That is, the sizes of the media 32, the foil film 30, and the light absorbing sheet 34 are preferably areas that can be placed in the foil pressing region 16.

  In FIG. 3C, a plurality of suction holes 20 that are through holes are formed only in the outer peripheral region of the foil pressing region 16 of the work surface 12, that is, in the outer peripheral region 18 located outside the broken line 14 of the work surface 12. Has been.

  The protective sheet 36 described above has an area that can cover the outer peripheral region 18. More specifically, the protective sheet 36 preferably has an area that can cover all the suction holes 20.

  A suction hole 24 that is a through hole is formed in one side surface 22 of the suction table 10. A vacuum pump (not shown) is connected to the suction hole 24, and air is sucked from the suction hole 24 by operating the vacuum pump, and air flows from the suction hole 20 into the suction table 10 into the interior 10 a. .

  Thereby, the site | part which exists on the outer peripheral area | region 18 in the protection sheet 36 mounted in the work surface 12 is adsorbed by the work surface 12 by the airflow which flows into the inside 10a from the suction hole 20 to the suction table 10, and the foil film 30 It is possible to perform foil pressing without generating wrinkles.

  In the above configuration, a procedure for placing the media 32 or the like on the suction table 10 for the foil pushing process and performing the foil pushing process by the foil pushing apparatus including the laser pen as the foil pushing tool will be described.

  First, after the suction table 10 is installed in the foil pressing device, the medium 32, the foil film 30, and the light absorbing sheet 34 are placed on the foil pressing processing area 16 of the work surface 12 of the suction table 10 from below. Note that the foil film 30 may be installed only in an area where the foil pressing process is to be performed on the media 30.

  Then, the protective sheet 36 is placed on the light absorbing sheet 34 so as to cover all the suction holes 20 of the work surface 12.

  When the medium 32, the foil film 30, the light absorbing sheet 34, and the protective sheet 36 are placed on the work surface 12, the vacuum pump connected to the suction table 10 is operated to suck the protective sheet 36 into the suction hole 20 and press the foil. Perform foil pressing with the laser pen of the device.

  Since the suction hole 20 does not exist in the suction table 10 in the region where the media 30, the foil film 30 and the light absorption sheet 34 are present, the suction hole 22 even if the thickness of the medium 32 is thin or the rigidity is low. There is no possibility that the foil film 30 and the medium 32 sink into the film, and the foil film 30 can be reliably pressed against the medium 32 by the laser pen. As a result, the foil can be reliably fixed to the medium 32.

  Next, FIGS. 4A and 4B show an example in which the suction table 10 is used in a foil pressing device that presses the foil film 30 onto the medium 32 with a heat pen as a foil pressing tool.

  When a heat pen is used as the foil pressing tool, the heat pen itself generates heat, and thus it is not necessary to provide the light absorbing sheet 34.

  Further, as the protective sheet, a protective sheet 360 is used instead of the above-described protective sheet 36. The protective sheet 360 protects the foil film 30 from being damaged by the movement of the heat pen or the operator's work. The protective sheet 360 is made of a material that can withstand the heat generated from the heat pen, and has heat resistance to the heat generated from the heat pen.

  The protective sheet 360 has an area that can cover the outer peripheral region 18, similarly to the protective sheet 36. More specifically, the protective sheet 36 preferably has an area that can cover all the suction holes 20.

  In the above configuration, a procedure for placing the media 32 and the like on the suction table 10 for the foil pushing process and performing the foil pushing process by the foil pushing apparatus provided with a heat pen as the foil pushing tool will be described.

  First, after the suction table 10 is installed in the foil pressing device, the medium 32 and the foil film 30 are placed on the foil pressing processing area 16 of the work surface 12 of the suction table 10 from below. Note that the foil film 30 may be installed only in an area where the foil pressing process is to be performed on the media 30.

  Then, the protection sheet 360 is placed so as to cover all the suction holes 20 of the work surface 12.

  When the medium 32, the foil film 30 and the protective sheet 360 are placed on the work surface 12, the vacuum pump connected to the suction table 10 is operated to suck the protective sheet 360 into the suction hole 20, and the foil pressing with the heat pen of the foil pressing device Process.

  Since the suction hole 20 does not exist in the region where the medium 30 and the foil film 30 exist in the suction table 10, the foil film is placed in the suction hole 22 even when the thickness of the medium 32 is thin or the rigidity is low. There is no possibility that the media 30 and the media 32 sink, and the foil film 30 can be reliably pressed against the media 32 with a heat pen. As a result, the foil can be reliably fixed to the medium 32.

  Therefore, according to the suction table 10 according to the present invention, compared with the conventional suction table 200, when the foil film 30 is subjected to the foil pressing process on the media 32 by the foil pressing device provided with the foil pressing tool, Fixability can be improved.

  The embodiment described above may be modified as shown in the following (1) to (5).

  (1) In the above-described embodiment, the light absorbing sheet 34 is disposed between the foil film 30 and the protective sheet 36. However, the present invention is not limited to this. In the case where sufficient heat can be applied to the foil film 30 and the media 32 for the foil pressing process by the laser pen provided in the foil pressing device, the light absorbing sheet 34 may not be disposed.

  (2) In the above-described embodiment, specific numerical values are not shown for the dimensions of the suction table 10, for example, the area of the foil pressing region 16 and the outer peripheral region 18, the number and size of the suction holes 22, and the like. These dimensions may be appropriately set according to design conditions and the like.

  (3) In the above-described embodiment, a detailed description of the material of the protective sheet 36 is omitted. However, as long as the material is transparent with respect to the wavelength of the laser light emitted from the laser pen, a resin or glass is used. Various materials may be used.

  (4) In the above-described embodiment, a detailed description of the material of the protective sheet 360 is omitted, but various materials such as paper, resin, or glass are used as long as the material can withstand the heat generated from the heat pen. It's okay. Specifically, as the protective sheet 360, for example, glassine paper processed with silicon resin, which is generally known as a cooking sheet, can be used. Since the silicon resin is processed, the tip of the heat pen is easily slid with respect to the surface of the protective sheet 360, and the movement of the heat pen on the protective sheet 360 is smooth. As the protective sheet 360, for example, cellophane paper may be used.

  (5) You may make it combine suitably the embodiment shown above and the modification shown in said (1) thru | or (4).

  The present invention is suitable for use as a foil film of a foil stamping apparatus or the like that performs printing with a high-class feeling due to a metallic feeling or gloss, and is used in a sign field, a design field, a gift field, a name field, a craft field, a hobby field, etc. Is expected to be used.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Adsorption device, 12 Work surface, 16 Foil pressing process area, 18 Outer peripheral area, 20 Adsorption hole, 22 Side surface, 24 Suction hole, 30 Foil film, 32 Media, 34 Light absorption sheet, 36 Protection sheet, 100 Foil pressing apparatus, 118 Foil pressing tool

Claims (3)

In the suction table in the foil stamping device that foil-treats the foil film against the media using the foil stamping tool,
It has a hollow box shape with a work surface on the top surface,
A foil pressing process area for placing media provided in the area of the central part of the work surface;
A plurality of suction holes provided in a region of the outer peripheral portion of the foil pressing treatment region of the work surface,
In the foil stamping device, the air flows into the inside from the suction hole by sucking the air inside, and the protective sheet disposed on the suction hole is sucked by the air flow flowing into the inside from the suction hole Suction table. In the adsorption table in the foil stamping device according to claim 1,
The foil pressing tool is a laser pen,
The said protection sheet prevents damage to a foil film, and is transparent with respect to the wavelength of the laser beam irradiated with the said laser pen. The adsorption table in the foil pressing apparatus characterized by the above-mentioned. In the adsorption table in the foil stamping device according to claim 1,
The foil pressing tool is a heat pen,
The said protection sheet prevents damage to a foil film, and has heat resistance with respect to the heat from the said heat pen. The adsorption table in the foil pressing apparatus characterized by the above-mentioned.

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