JP2020100091A - Screen printing plate frame - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a screen printing plate frame which can be easily managed and can be simply recycled.SOLUTION: A screen printing plate frame includes a frame body 2 made by combining a plurality of frame members 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d, formed of spaces on internal parts into a rectangle and an IC tag 3 provided on at least one of the frame members 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to a screen printing plate frame having an IC tag incorporated therein.

There is a screen printing method as a printing method capable of printing on various print objects. In this screen printing method, a print object is placed below a plate frame covered with masked gauze. When the coating material is applied to the plate frame in this state, the coating material passes through the unmasked portion of the gauze and is applied to the printing target object, whereby the printing target object is printed. As a screen frame for this screen printing, for example, there is a plate frame described in Patent Document 1.

JP, 9-109364, A

By the way, in the case of managing such a screen printing plate frame, it is necessary to directly write the management information (for example, the plate making time, the number of times of use (printing) and the time, other matters concerning the plate making/printing, etc.) into the plate frame, Alternatively, a method such as sticking a sealing material in which management information is described on the plate frame is used.

Therefore, when the management information is updated or when the management information is changed, the contents directly written on the plate frame are erased and new information is written, or the sealing material with the updated management information is pasted again. It is necessary and time-consuming to manage.

The screen frame for screen printing is to be reused after changing the gauze. However, when reusing the plate frame under the management described above, the management information written directly may be dropped with a solvent or the like, or the sealing material may be used. The work of peeling off the plate frame is required, and the reuse of the plate frame becomes complicated.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a screen printing plate frame that can be easily managed while omitting the above-mentioned troubles and that can be easily reused. It is the main purpose.

The screen printing plate frame of the present invention comprises a frame body in which a plurality of frame members having a space formed therein are combined in a square shape, and an IC tag provided on at least one of the frame members. To do.

Since the IC tag is provided on at least one of the frame members according to the above-described configuration, management information such as the time when the plate is made, the number of times of use (printing) and the time, and other matters related to the plate making/printing are provided. If you enter it, you can easily manage the screen printing screen frame. Further, when the management information is changed, it is sufficient to rewrite the data, so that it is possible to save the administrator's conventional trouble.

Furthermore, when the plate frame is reused, it is only necessary to erase the information input to the IC tag. Therefore, unlike the conventional plate frame, it is not necessary to drop the components described on the plate frame with a solvent or the like or peel off the sealing material, and the plate frame can be easily reused.

As a specific aspect of the screen frame for screen printing of the present invention, the frame member provided with the IC tag extends from an outer surface of the frame member toward the space formed inside the frame member. In addition, the IC tag further includes an extending member whose one end in contact with the frame member is fixed to the frame member without a gap, and the IC tag is embedded in the extending member so that a part thereof is exposed to an outer surface of the frame member. The things arranged can be mentioned.

At the time of screen printing or when reusing the plate frame, there is a step of washing the screen printing plate frame with water or a solvent, and at the time of printing, the screen printing plate frame may be immersed in water. Here, for example, when the IC tag is screwed to the frame member, when the screw for fastening the IC tag reaches the space inside the frame member, the space inside the frame member communicates with the space outside the frame member, and the screw There is a gap between the frame member and Therefore, water or solvent may enter the space inside the frame member through the gap, and the water or solvent that enters the gap may stain the print target.

However, in the screen printing plate frame of the present invention having the above-described configuration, while extending from the outer surface of the frame member toward the space formed inside the frame member, one end contacting the frame member is fixed to the frame member without a gap. Since the IC tag is arranged by being embedded in the extending member, the space inside the frame member does not communicate with the space outside the frame member due to the extending member even when the IC tag is arranged. Therefore, it is possible to prevent water or solvent from entering the space inside the frame member and prevent the print target from being contaminated.

As a specific aspect of the screen frame for screen printing of the present invention, the IC tag is arranged on an outer peripheral surface of the frame body, and the stretching member is provided inside the frame member from an outer surface of the frame member. The thing which extends|stretches horizontally toward the said formed space can be mentioned.

According to this structure, since the IC tag is arranged on the outer peripheral surface of the frame body, the operator easily brings the reader close to the IC tag arranged on the outer peripheral surface to receive the electromagnetic wave or the radio wave signal. be able to.

As a specific aspect of the screen frame for screen printing of the present invention, the IC tag has a flat plate shape, one end surface of which is arranged to be exposed to an outer surface of the frame member, and the one end surface of which is the frame. Mention may be made of those that are flush with the outer peripheral surface of the body.

With the above-described configuration, it is possible to prevent the IC tag protruding from the frame from interfering with the printing operation during screen printing, and also to prevent the IC tag from being damaged at the time of managing the plate frame or cleaning.

According to the present invention, the screen printing plate frame can be easily managed, and can be easily reused, without any troublesome work.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a screen printing plate frame according to the first embodiment. FIG. 3 is a plan view of the screen printing plate frame according to the first embodiment. The front view of the screen printing plate frame in 1st Embodiment. The sectional view on the AA line of the screen printing plate frame in 1st Embodiment. The perspective view of the screen printing plate frame in 2nd Embodiment. The perspective view of the screen printing plate frame in the modification of 2nd Embodiment. FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view taken along line BB of a screen printing plate frame in a modified example of the second embodiment.

The screen printing plate frame of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

<First Embodiment>
The screen printing plate frame 1 according to the first embodiment includes a frame body 2 and an IC tag 3 arranged on the frame body 2.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the frame body 2 is formed by combining a plurality of frame members 2a, 2b, 2c, and 2d in a square shape, and has a substantially rectangular shape in a plan view in which a substantially central portion is divided into four directions. The opening is provided. At the time of screen printing, a gauze is stretched over this opening.

Each of the frame members 2a, 2b, 2c, and 2d has a substantially rectangular tube shape, and a space 4 is formed inside thereof. Therefore, the frame members 2a, 2b, 2c, and 2d each have the inner surface 6 which forms the space 4, and the outer surface 5 which covers the inner surface 6, as shown in the vertical cross section of FIG. The end portions of the frame members 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d are joined to the end portions of the adjacent frame members 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d without any gap, and at this time, they are formed inside each of the frame members 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d. The created space 4 is communicated. The space 4 is a closed space when the frame members 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d are all joined to form the frame body 2. An aluminum frame or the like can be used for the frame members 2a, 2b, 2c and 2d.

The IC tag 3 uses an RFID function that enables information communication in a non-contact state, and in the present embodiment, it has a substantially disc shape as shown in FIGS. 1 and 4. The disk diameter of the IC tag 3 is sufficiently smaller than the length of the frame member 2d in the height direction. Further, in the present embodiment, the length of the disk in the thickness direction is longer than the length from the outer surface 5 to the inner surface 6 corresponding to the thickness of the frame member 2d (the thickness d of the frame member 2d shown in FIG. 4). Is configured.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the IC tag 3 is provided on at least one of the frame members 2a, 2b, 2c, and 2d. In the present embodiment, the outer peripheral surface of the frame body 2 is The frame member 2d is arranged at a substantially central portion of the outer surface 5 of the frame member 2d. At this time, a part of the IC tag 3 is exposed from the outer surface 5 of the frame members 2a, 2b, 2c, and 2d in order to receive a signal of an electromagnetic wave or a radio wave from a reader, which is an external device (not shown). In the form, one end surface of the disk-shaped IC tag 3 is exposed from the outer surface 5 of the frame member 2d.

Further, the IC tag 3 is input with management information such as a plate making time, the number of times of use (printing) and its time, and other matters related to the plate making/printing. Here, regarding the management information that is appropriately changed such as the printing condition and the number of times of use, the administrator overwrites the management information input to the IC tag 3 with an external device such as a reader to obtain the latest information. Update.

Thus, the frame member 2d includes the extending member 7 fixed to the outer surface 5 of the frame member 2 without a gap, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4.

In the present embodiment, the extending member 7 is made of, for example, a round bar made of an aluminum material, and its axial length is, as shown in FIG. 4, the length from the outer surface 5 to the inner surface 6 separating the space 4. Is equivalent. Further, the diameter of the end surface of the round bar is configured to be larger than the diameter of the disk of the IC tag 3.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the extending member 7 is provided at a substantially central portion of the frame member 2d that forms the outer peripheral surface of the frame body 2, and as shown in FIG. It extends in the horizontal direction toward the space 4 formed inside the member 2d, and one end contacting the frame member 2d is fixed to the frame member 2d without a gap.

More specifically, as shown in FIG. 4, a circular opening 8 penetrating from the outer surface 5 to the inner surface 6 is provided at a substantially central portion of the frame member 2d. The diameter of the opening 8 is configured to be substantially the same as the diameter of the extending member 7. Then, the extending member 7 is fitted into the opening 8 without any gap. At this time, one end of the extending member 7 that is in contact with the opening end of the opening 8 is welded and fixed without a gap, and the other end of the extending member 7 that extends toward the space 4 contacts the inner surface 6 that separates the space 4.

With the configuration described above, as shown in FIG. 4, one end of the extending member 7 is exposed from the outer surface 5 of the frame member 2d. A recess 9 having a circular shape in plan view having the same diameter as the disk of the IC tag 3 is formed on the exposed stretching member 7, and the IC tag 3 is embedded and arranged in the recess 9. At this time, the central axis of the extending member 7 and the central axis of the IC tag 3 substantially coincide with each other.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 1, 3 and 4, the IC tag 3 is embedded in the extending member 7 so that a part thereof is exposed from the outer surface of the frame member 2d. In the present embodiment, since the disc-shaped IC tag 3 is used, the IC tag 3 is embedded in the extending member 7 so that one end surface of the IC tag 3 is exposed from the outer surface of the frame member 2d. The exposed one end surface of the frame 3 and the outer peripheral surface of the frame body 2 are arranged so as to be flush with each other.

With the above-described configuration, the screen printing plate frame 1 according to the present embodiment can be easily used by using a reader that is an external device if management information is input to the IC tag 3. Can be managed. Further, when the management information is changed, it is sufficient to rewrite the data, so that the administrator's labor can be saved.

Further, since the IC tag 3 is arranged on the outer peripheral surface of the frame body 2, the worker can easily bring the reader, which is an external device, close to the IC tag 3 arranged on the outer peripheral surface to transmit an electromagnetic wave or a radio wave signal. Can be received.

Further, when the screen printing plate frame 1 is reused, it is only necessary to erase the information input to the IC tag 3. Therefore, unlike the conventional screen printing plate frame, it is not necessary to drop the components described in the screen printing plate frame 1 using a solvent or the like, or peel off the sealing material, and the screen printing plate frame can be simply and easily used. 1 can be reused.

In addition, in the screen printing plate frame 1 according to the present embodiment, the stretching member 7 that fits into and is fixed in the opening 8 provided in the frame member 2d without a gap and that extends from the outer surface 5 of the frame member 2d toward the space 4 is provided. The IC tag 3 is embedded in the recess 9 provided in the extending member 7 in a state of being exposed from the outer surface of the frame member 2d. Thereby, even if the IC tag 3 is arranged, the space 4 inside the frame member 2d and the space outside the frame member 2d do not communicate with each other due to the extending member 7. Therefore, at the time of screen printing or reuse of the screen printing plate frame, even if the screen printing plate frame 1 is soaked in water or a solvent, the water or the solvent is prevented from entering the plate frame, and the print target is It can be prevented from becoming dirty.

Further, since one end surface of the IC tag 3 is arranged so as to be flush with the outer peripheral surface of the frame body 2, the screen printing operation may be hindered by the IC tag 3 protruding from the frame body 2 during screen printing, It is possible to prevent the IC tag 3 from being accidentally damaged when the frame is managed or washed.

In addition, since the frame body 2 of the present embodiment is composed of the frame members 2a, 2b, 2c and 2d having the space 4 inside, the screen printing plate frame 1 is made lighter and the work load on the operator is reduced. Can be reduced.

<Second Embodiment>
Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
In the second embodiment, the same parts as those in the first embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals as those in the first embodiment, and the description thereof will be omitted.

The screen printing plate frame 10 of the second embodiment is different from the screen printing plate frame 1 of the first embodiment in the shape of the IC tag 20 and the method of installing the IC tag 20.

As shown in FIG. 5, the IC tag 20 according to the second embodiment has a substantially rectangular flat plate 21 provided with a convex portion 22 at a substantially central portion thereof. A pair of first screw holes (not shown) for screwing the tag is provided.

The frame member 2d is provided with a pair of second screw holes (not shown) communicating with the first screw holes on the outer surface 5 serving as the outer peripheral surface of the frame body 2. In the present embodiment, the pair of second screw holes are provided so as to be symmetrical with respect to the substantial center of the outer surface 5 of the frame member 2d.

In the IC tag 20, the flat plate 21 is arranged in the frame member 2d so that the first screw hole and the second screw hole are communicated with each other, and the screw 23 is inserted into the first screw hole and the second screw hole so that the IC tag 20 has a frame. It is fixed to the member 2d.

In the frame body 10 for screen printing according to the second embodiment configured as described above, the IC tag 20 can be fixed to the frame member 2d only by providing the frame member 2d with the pair of second screw holes. It is possible to provide the IC tag 20 on the frame member 2d at a lower cost than the screen printing frame 1 of the embodiment.

Further, a modified example of the screen printing plate frame in the second embodiment will be described.

As shown in the cross-sectional views of FIGS. 6 and 7, in the screen printing plate frame 30 according to the modification of the second embodiment, the frame member 2d is provided with a hole 24 that fits into the convex portion 22 of the IC tag 20. In addition, the pair of second screw holes described above are provided. In the present embodiment, the hole 24 is provided in the substantially central portion of the frame member 2d, and a pair of second screw holes are provided so as to be symmetrical with respect to the hole 24.

In the IC tag 20, the flat plate 21 is arranged so that the convex portion 22 fits into the hole 24 provided in the frame member 2d, and in this state, the IC tag 20 is screwed to the frame member 2d and fixed to the frame member 2d. To be done.

In the screen printing plate frame 30 according to the modified example of the second embodiment, the cost for providing the IC tag 20 on the frame member 2d is kept low compared to the screen printing frame body 1 according to the first embodiment, and the IC Since the convex portion 22 of the tag 20 is arranged in the hole 24 of the frame member 2d, it is possible to prevent the IC tag 20 from being damaged during cleaning or printing of the screen printing plate frame 30, for example.

The present invention is not limited to the above configuration.

For example, the configuration of the IC tag is not limited to this embodiment described above. The shape, size, thickness and the like can be changed as appropriate according to the usage mode and specifications of the plate frame.

Further, the method of providing the IC tag on the frame member is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and may be fixed to the frame member with, for example, an adhesive or the like, and may be appropriately changed depending on the usage mode and specifications of the plate frame. Can be changed. Further, the position for fixing the IC tag is not limited to this embodiment, and can be changed as appropriate as long as it is provided on the frame member.

In addition, when the stretching member of the first embodiment is provided, the position at which the stretching member is provided is not limited to the above-described present embodiment, and can be appropriately changed as long as it is provided on the frame member. The extending direction of the extending member is not limited to the horizontal direction, and may be the vertical direction, or may not extend linearly in the range where the IC tag can be embedded. In addition, the central axes of the IC tag and the extending member may not match.

Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the other end of the stretching member that is separated from the frame member is in contact with the inner surface of the frame member that separates the space, but for example, the stretching member is stretched so that the other end of the stretching member is arranged in the space. It is also possible to change the length of the direction as appropriate.

It is also possible to provide a plurality of IC tags. In this case, it is possible to provide a plurality of extending members in the case of the first embodiment in accordance with the IC tags, and in the case of the second embodiment. It is possible to provide a plurality of holes.

The frame member and the extending member are not limited to the aluminum member, and the shape, size, material and the like of the frame member and the extending member can be appropriately changed according to the application.

In addition, the management information written in the IC tag is not limited to this embodiment, and includes all kinds of information such as printing information, plate frame management information, and reuse information.

The present invention can be variously modified without departing from the spirit thereof.

1... Screen printing plate frame 2... Frame bodies 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d... Frame member 3... IC tag 4... Space 7... Stretching member

Claims (4)

A frame body in which a plurality of frame members having a space formed inside are combined in a square shape,
A screen printing plate frame, comprising: an IC tag provided on at least one of the frame members. The frame member provided with the IC tag extends from the outer surface of the frame member toward the space formed inside the frame member, and one end contacting with the frame member is fixed to the frame member without a gap. Further provided with a stretching member,
The screen printing plate frame according to claim 1, wherein the IC tag is arranged so as to be embedded in the extending member so that a part of the IC tag is exposed to the outer surface of the frame member. The IC tag is disposed on the outer peripheral surface of the frame body,
The screen printing plate frame according to claim 2, wherein the stretching member horizontally extends from an outer surface of the frame member toward the space formed inside the frame member. The IC tag has a flat plate shape, one end surface of which is exposed and arranged on the outer surface of the frame member, and the one end surface is flush with the outer peripheral surface of the frame body. The screen frame for screen printing according to claim 1, claim 2, or claim 3.

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