JP2019131909A - Method of setting fabric, jig for positioning, fabric-holding member, printing apparatus, method of setting printing object - Google Patents

Abstract

To set accurately a part to be printed of a fabric to a platen member.SOLUTION: The method of setting a fabric includes: a process of placing a positioning adjust plate 701 of a jig 700 for positioning onto a part to be printed of a fabric 400, and attaching marks 710 to positions corresponding to a plurality of light emitting means 320 disposed on a platen member 300 through a plurality of holes 702 for marking; and a process of placing the fabric 400 onto the platen member 300, and setting the fabric 400 onto the platen member 300 in such a state that the marks 710 of the fabric 400 fit to the light emitting means 320 of the platen member 300 which emit light.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 9

Description

  The present invention relates to a method for setting a fabric, a positioning jig, a fabric holding member, a printing apparatus, and a method for setting a printing target.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as an inkjet printing apparatus, a support portion that supports a fabric has an alignment reference portion that protrudes outside the outline of the fabric at least a part of which is supported in order to align the fabric with the support portion. One is known (Patent Document 1).

JP 2013-22858 A

  In the configuration disclosed in Patent Document 1 described above, there is a problem that a portion (region) on which the fabric is printed cannot be accurately set on the support portion (platen member).

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to make it possible to accurately set a portion to be printed.

In order to solve the above problems, the method of setting the fabric according to the present invention,
A method of setting a platen member that holds a portion of a fabric to be printed in a flat state,
A step of marking the fabric at a position corresponding to a plurality of light emitting means arranged on the platen member;
The fabric is placed on the platen member, and the step of setting the fabric on the platen member is performed with the mark of the fabric aligned with the light emitting means emitting light.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to accurately set a portion to be printed.

1 is an external perspective view illustrating a state in which a cassette of an example of a printing apparatus according to the present invention is removed. FIG. 2 is an external perspective view illustrating a state where a cassette is mounted on the printing apparatus. FIG. 2 is an explanatory perspective view illustrating an entire configuration of a mechanism unit of the printing apparatus. It is the perspective explanatory view seen from the direction different from FIG. 3 similarly. It is an isometric view explanatory drawing of the cassette which is a fabric holding member. It is an isometric view explanatory drawing of the state which similarly opened the outer periphery cover of the cassette. FIG. 6 is a schematic cross-sectional explanatory view along the short direction of the cassette corresponding to the cross section in the plane S1 of FIG. 5. It is a plane explanatory view of a positioning jig used when setting a cloth on a cassette which is a cloth holding member. It is explanatory drawing with which it uses for description of the method of marking to the part which prints the fabric in the method of setting the fabric which concerns on this invention. It is a perspective explanatory view in the state where the similarly marked fabric was placed on the cassette. It is a plane explanatory view of the state where the cloth was similarly positioned in the cassette.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. First, an example of a printing apparatus according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is an external perspective view illustrating a state where a cassette as a fabric holding member is removed from the printing apparatus, FIG. 2 is an external perspective view illustrating a state where the cassette is mounted on the printing apparatus, and FIG. 3 is a mechanism portion of the printing apparatus. FIG. 4 is a perspective explanatory view seen from a different direction from FIG. 3.

  The printing apparatus 1 is held in the apparatus main body 100 by a stage 111 that is a receiving member that removably holds a cassette 200 that is a cloth holding member that detachably holds the cloth 400 and moves forward and backward. Printing means 112 for printing on the fabric 400 held in the cassette 200.

  Here, the fabric 400 is not only a single fabric such as a handkerchief or a towel, but also a part of a fabric such as a T-shirt or a trainer or a product such as a tote bag. It can also be used for existing fabrics.

  The stage 111 is provided on a transport structure 113 held so as to be movable in the arrow Y direction (feed direction) with respect to the apparatus main body 100. Here, the conveyance guide member 115 is disposed along the arrow Y direction on the bottom housing portion 114 of the apparatus main body 100, and the slider portion 116 of the conveyance structure 113 is movably held by the conveyance guide member 115.

  The printing unit 112 includes a carriage 121 that moves in the arrow X direction (main scanning direction) with respect to the stage 111 and a head 122 mounted on the carriage 121. The carriage 121 is movably held by a guide member 123 arranged along the arrow X direction, and is reciprocated in the arrow X direction by a drive motor 124 via a scanning mechanism such as a timing belt 125. The head 122 uses a liquid discharge head to discharge ink onto the fabric surface to form an image, but is not limited thereto.

  In the printing apparatus 1, the cassette 200 is mounted and held on the stage 111 in the apparatus main body 100 with the fabric 400 set on the platen member 300 of the cassette 200. Then, by repeating the movement of the stage 111 in the arrow Y direction and the reciprocating movement of the head 122 in the arrow X direction, a required image is printed on the fabric 400.

  Next, an outline of the cassette will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 is an explanatory perspective view of the cassette, FIG. 6 is an explanatory perspective view of the cassette with the outer peripheral cover opened, and FIG. 7 is a schematic cross section along the short direction of the cassette corresponding to the cross section of the plane S1 in FIG. It is explanatory drawing.

  The cassette 200 includes a base member 201 and a platen member 300 that holds a portion of the fabric 400 to be printed in a flat state.

  The platen member 300 includes a platen structure 302 and a heat insulating member 301 that forms a surface that holds the fabric 400 in a flat state. The heat insulating member 301 has heat resistance against heating by the heating device.

  One end portion of the outer peripheral cover member 202 is rotatably attached to the base member 201 by a hinge 203, and the outer peripheral cover member 202 is provided so as to be openable and closable in the direction of the arrow through the base member 201.

  The outer peripheral cover member 202 includes a frame portion 202b having an opening 202a at a portion corresponding to the platen member 300, and presses the fabric 400 between the frame portion 202b and the flange portion 300a of the outer peripheral portion of the platen member 300.

  The base member 201 has guide rail portions 211 that are movably fitted to both ends of the stage 111 by holding both ends of the stage 111 at both ends of the apparatus main body 100 in the direction orthogonal to the attaching / detaching direction to the stage 111. Is provided.

  The platen member 300 is supported by the support member 311 with respect to the base member 201, and an accommodation space 312 that can accommodate the surplus portion 400 a of the fabric 400 is formed between the platen member 300 and the base member 201. For example, when printing is performed on the front surface of a T-shirt, the surplus portion 400a corresponds to both sleeves, a collar, a skirt, and the like.

  Here, the platen member 300 is detachable from the base member 201 and is formed to be replaceable. As a result, a plurality of platen members 300 can be prepared, and clothing can be wound around another platen member 300 during the printing operation, and the printing of the next fabric can be performed quickly just by replacing the platen member 300 after printing and fixing. Can start.

  Although details will be described later when the fabric 400 is set in the cassette 200, the user who sets the fabric 400 opens the outer cover member 202 and sets the fabric 400 on the platen member 300 (see FIG. 6). Hold. At this time, as shown in FIG. 5, the user who sets the fabric 400 in a state where the excess portion 400a of the fabric 400 (surplus portion) 400a is accommodated in the accommodation space 312 as shown in FIG. The member 202 is closed.

  When printing on the fabric 400, a user who sets the cassette 200 mounts (sets) the cassette 200 on which the fabric 400 is set on the stage 111 of the apparatus main body 100 of the printing apparatus 1. At this time, since the cassette 200 can be mounted on the stage 111 from the moving direction of the stage 111, the entire stage 111 is moved out of the apparatus main body 100 as compared with the configuration in which the cassette 200 is mounted on the stage 111 from directly above the stage 111. There is no need to expose, and the device can be downsized.

  As described above, since the cassette 200 can be set on the platen member 300 with the cloth 400 to be printed in a state where the cassette 200 is entirely removed from the apparatus main body 100, the setting operation of the cloth 400 on the platen member 300 is facilitated. Become.

  Such a cassette 200 can be set (transferred) to a heating device while holding the fabric 400 after printing is completed by the printing apparatus 1, and the fabric 400 on which an image is printed can be heated and fixed.

  Next, a configuration relating to positioning when a fabric in a cassette as a fabric holding member is set will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6 described above.

  First, on the cloth holding surface (front surface) 303 of the platen member 300 of the cassette 200, a plurality of light emitting means 320 such as LEDs are arranged. Here, four light emitting means 320 are arranged, but three or five or more may be used.

  In this case, the cassette 200 is provided with a power source such as a battery, and when the outer peripheral cover member 202 is opened from the base member 201, power is supplied from the power source to cause the light emitting means 320 to emit light, and the outer peripheral cover member 202 is closed. It is preferable to provide switch means for cutting off the power supply and stopping the light emission of the light emitting means 320.

  Next, a positioning jig used when setting the fabric in the cassette as the fabric holding member will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 8 is an explanatory plan view of the same positioning tool.

  The positioning jig 700 has a positioning adjusting plate 701 having the same size (including the same) as the cloth holding surface 303 of the platen member 300. The positioning adjustment plate 701 is provided with a marking hole 702 including a through hole corresponding to the position where the light emitting means 320 of the platen member 300 is provided.

  In addition, positioning adjustment scale members 704 are attached to both sides of the positioning adjustment plate 701. Using the positioning adjustment scale member 704, it is possible to make adjustments such as centering the fabric 400 and printing at a position of how many mm from the end.

  In order to mark the fabric 400 through the marking hole 702, for example, marking is performed using a marking water-based chacopen (charcoal pencil) 705. The marking water-based chaco pen 705 has a property of easily dropping even after printing if washed with water.

  Next, a method for setting the fabric according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a method of marking a portion to be printed on a fabric, FIG. 10 is a perspective explanatory diagram of a state in which the marked fabric is placed on a cassette, and FIG. 11 is a state in which the fabric is also positioned on the cassette. It is a plane explanatory view.

  First, as shown in FIG. 9A, a positioning jig 700 is placed on a portion of the fabric 400 to be printed and the marking adjustment plate 701 is marked with a writing tool such as a water-based chaco pen 705 for marking. As shown in FIG. 9B, marks 710 are made (marked) at four places through the holes 702.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 10, the fabric 400 is placed on the fabric holding surface 303 of the platen member 300. At this time, when the light emitting means 320 is turned on, the light 320a of the light emitting means 320 is reflected on the cloth 400, and the four points of the cloth 400 are lit.

  Therefore, as shown in FIG. 11, the outer peripheral cover member 202 is closed so that the mark 710 given to the fabric 400 is aligned with the four light beams 320a of the light emitting means 320 reflected through the fabric 400, and the fabric 400 is moved to the platen. Set on member 300.

  As a result, the portion of the fabric 400 to be printed can be accurately set on the fabric holding surface 303 of the platen member 300 of the cassette 200.

  In addition, although the said embodiment mainly demonstrated with the cloth, this invention is applicable similarly even if it is printing objects other than a cloth. In this case, the “fabric” in the embodiment is the “print target”.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Printing apparatus 111 Stage 112 Printing means 200 Cassette (cloth holding member)
202 Peripheral cover member 300 Platen member 320 Light emitting means 400 Fabric 700 Positioning jig 701 Positioning adjustment plate 702 Marking hole

Claims (8)

A method of setting a platen member that holds a portion of a fabric to be printed in a flat state,
A step of marking the fabric at a position corresponding to a plurality of light emitting means arranged on the platen member;
Placing the cloth on the platen member, setting the mark of the cloth to the light emitting means emitting light, and setting the cloth on the platen member. How to set the fabric. In the step of marking the fabric,
Align a positioning jig provided with marking holes at positions corresponding to a plurality of light emitting means of the platen member to a portion to be printed on the fabric,
A method for setting a fabric, wherein the mark is attached with a writing instrument through the marking hole. A positioning jig used when setting the fabric on a platen member that holds a portion of the fabric to be printed in a flat state,
A positioning jig, wherein a plurality of marking holes are provided at positions corresponding respectively to a plurality of light emitting means disposed on the platen member. The positioning jig according to claim 3, wherein the positioning jig has the same size as the platen member. 5. The positioning jig according to claim 3, further comprising a position adjusting scale member. Having a platen member that holds the portion of the fabric to be printed in a flat state;
A cloth holding member capable of setting the cloth that is marked using a positioning jig provided with a plurality of marking holes on the platen member,
A fabric holding member, wherein a plurality of light emitting means are disposed on the platen member. A receiving member for detachably holding a fabric holding member for holding the fabric;
A printing device comprising: printing means for printing on the fabric,
The printing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the cloth holding member is the cloth holding member according to claim 6. A method of setting a platen member that holds a portion of a printing target to be printed in a flat state,
A step of marking a position corresponding to a plurality of light emitting means arranged on the platen member for the printing object;
Placing the printing object on the platen member, setting the mark to be printed on the light emitting means emitting light, and setting the printing object on the platen member. A method for setting a print object to be characterized.

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