JP6432643B2 - Liquid ejecting apparatus and substrate for printing material - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a liquid ejection device and a substrate for printing.

  A liquid ejection apparatus having a head for ejecting liquid is already well known. An example of such a liquid ejection device is an ink jet printer. In some cases, printing (liquid ejection) is performed on a three-dimensional printed material using the liquid ejection apparatus.

JP 2007-136664 A

When printing (liquid ejection) on such a three-dimensional printed material, the three-dimensional printed material may be rotated. For example, when printing is performed on the side surface of a cylindrical substrate as a three-dimensional substrate, the cylindrical substrate is rotated, and new surfaces (unprinted surfaces) of the cylindrical substrate are sequentially opposed to the head. Printing (liquid ejection) is performed.
However, in such a case, a drive source and a controller for rotating the three-dimensional printed material have to be provided separately, resulting in an increase in the number of parts.

  The present invention has been made in view of such problems, and an object of the present invention is to reduce the number of parts.

The main present invention comprises a stage,
A head that discharges liquid onto a three-dimensional printed material while moving in the moving direction;
A head support that supports the head and performs relative movement with respect to the stage in an intersecting direction intersecting the moving direction;
A substrate support for supporting the three-dimensionally shaped substrate, which includes a roller and performs the relative movement integrally with the head support, and the roller contacts the stage during the relative movement A substrate support for rotating the substrate support by rotating in a rotated state, and
It is a liquid discharge apparatus characterized by having.
Other features of the present invention will become apparent from the description of the present specification and the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram illustrating a configuration example of a printer. 1 is an overall configuration block diagram of a printer. It is a perspective schematic diagram of the jig 40 for cylindrical objects. It is the isometric view schematic diagram which showed a mode that the cylindrical to-be-printed material 1 was supported by the jig 40 for cylindrical objects. It is a side surface schematic diagram of the jig 40 for cylindrical objects. It is a front schematic diagram of the jig 40 for cylindrical objects. It is a perspective schematic diagram of the jig 40 for cylindrical objects which concerns on 2nd embodiment. It is a side surface schematic diagram of the jig 40 for cylindrical objects which concerns on 2nd embodiment. FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram showing a cover member 150. FIG. 6 is a schematic perspective view of another cylindrical object support body 42. It is the schematic diagram which showed the center control part 170. FIG.

  At least the following will be made clear by the description of the present specification and the accompanying drawings.

Stage,
A head that discharges liquid onto a three-dimensional printed material while moving in the moving direction;
A head support that supports the head and performs relative movement with respect to the stage in an intersecting direction intersecting the moving direction;
A substrate support for supporting the three-dimensionally shaped substrate, which includes a roller and performs the relative movement integrally with the head support, and the roller contacts the stage during the relative movement A substrate support for rotating and rotating the three-dimensional shape substrate by rotating in a state in which
A liquid ejecting apparatus comprising:
According to such a liquid ejecting apparatus, the number of parts can be reduced.

Further, as the substrate support, a first substrate support and a second substrate support arranged in the cross direction,
The head support is movable between a first relative position and a second relative position with respect to the substrate support;
When the head support is positioned at the first relative position, the head supported by the head support discharges liquid facing the three-dimensional printed material supported by the first print support. And
When the head support is positioned at the second relative position, the head supported by the head support ejects liquid to face the three-dimensional printed material supported by the second print support. It is good to do.
In such a case, it becomes possible to perform printing on more three-dimensional printed materials.

Moreover, it is good also as having a cover member which covers other than the liquid discharge area | region of the said three-dimensional shaped printed material.
In such a case, it is possible to prevent the three-dimensional printed material and the printed material support from becoming dirty.

Further, the substrate support for printing is
A first substrate support shaft for supporting the three-dimensional printed material, comprising a first roller and performing the relative movement integrally with the head support;
A second substrate support shaft for supporting the three-dimensional printed material, comprising a second roller, and performing the relative movement integrally with the head support;
The first substrate support shaft and the second substrate support shaft are
Provided side by side in the crossing direction,
During the relative movement, the first roller and the second roller were rotated while being in contact with the stage, and were rotated and placed on the first roller and the second roller. The three-dimensional printed material may be rotated.
In such a case, the three-dimensional printed material can be easily installed on the printed material support.

Next, a substrate support for supporting a three-dimensional printed material including a roller, which supports a head that discharges liquid to the three-dimensional printed material while moving in the moving direction, and intersects the moving direction. The head support that performs relative movement with respect to the stage in the intersecting direction, and performs the relative movement integrally.
A substrate support for printing, wherein the three-dimensional substrate is rotated by rotating in a state where the roller is in contact with the stage during the relative movement.
According to such a substrate support, the number of parts can be reduced.

=== About the Printer 10 ===
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating a configuration example of an ink jet printer (hereinafter simply referred to as a printer 10) as an example of a liquid ejection apparatus. FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the overall configuration of the printer 10.

  The printer 10 includes a non-movable portion 12 and a movable portion 14, and the movable portion 14 can move in the Y direction with respect to the non-movable portion 12.

  The non-movable unit 12 includes a stage 22, an operation panel 24 including an operation key 24 a for operating the printer 10, a display 24 b for displaying operation items, and the like, and a power source for turning the printer 10 on and off. And a button 26.

  The stage 22 is a rectangular flat plate member on which printing paper, a film, or the like is placed. That is, printing is performed by ejecting ink, which is an example of liquid, by a head 27 described later on a printing paper, a film, or the like placed on the stage 22. The stage 22 can be slightly moved in the vertical direction. The stage 22 has a suction function for vacuum suction of printing paper, film, and the like.

  In the present embodiment, not only printing on a thin sheet-like printed material such as printing paper or film but also printing on a three-dimensional printed material can be performed. Below, the cylindrical shaped printed material 1 (for example, a cup) will be described as an example of the three-dimensional printed material.

  As described above, when the printing material is a thin sheet-like printing material, the printing material is placed on the stage 22. On the other hand, when the printing material is the cylindrical printing material 1, the printing material is dedicated to the cylindrical printing material. (Hereinafter, referred to as a cylindrical object jig 40).

  In the present embodiment, the cylindrical object jig 40 is an accessory to the printer 10 and is usually removed from the printer 10. When printing on the cylindrical substrate 1, the cylindrical object jig 40 is attached to the printer main body 10 a (specifically, a bridge portion 32 described later). And the said jig | tool 40 for cylindrical objects will be installed on the stage 22, as shown in FIG. The details of the cylindrical object jig 40 will be described later.

  The movable portion 14 includes a head 27, an ultraviolet irradiation unit 28, a carriage 29, and a bridge portion 32 (corresponding to a head support).

  The head 27 is for ejecting ink onto the above-described printing paper, film, cylindrical substrate 1 and the like. A plurality of nozzles (not shown) are provided on the lower surface of each head 27. Each nozzle is provided with a pressure chamber containing ink and a drive element for changing the volume of the pressure chamber to eject ink. When the drive signal is applied to the drive element, the drive element is deformed, and the pressure chamber expands / contracts along with the deformation, and ink is ejected.

  In this embodiment, an ultraviolet curable ink that is cured by being irradiated with ultraviolet rays is used as the ink. Here, the ultraviolet curable ink (hereinafter also referred to as UV ink) is prepared by adding an auxiliary agent such as an antifoaming agent or a polymerization inhibitor to a mixture of a vehicle, a photopolymerization initiator and a pigment. The vehicle is prepared by adjusting the viscosity of a photopolymerization-curing oligomer, monomer or the like with a reactive diluent. The UV ink includes both water-based ink and oil-based ink.

  The printer 10 according to the present embodiment can eject seven colors of UV ink. That is, the head 27 includes a nozzle for ejecting white ink W, a nozzle for ejecting black ink K, a nozzle for ejecting cyan ink C, and a nozzle for ejecting magenta ink M. A nozzle for discharging yellow ink Y, a nozzle for discharging light magenta ink Lm, and a nozzle for discharging light cyan ink Lc are provided.

The ultraviolet irradiation unit 28 is for irradiating the UV ink discharged from the head 27 with ultraviolet rays to cure the UV ink. The ultraviolet irradiation unit 28 includes a lamp (for example, a metal halide lamp or LED) that irradiates the UV ink with ultraviolet rays and cures the UV ink.
The head 27 and the ultraviolet irradiation unit 28 are provided on the carriage 29. As shown in FIG. 1, the carriage 29 can reciprocate in the X direction (corresponding to the moving direction). That is, the carriage 29 is configured to move in the X direction integrally with the head 27 and the ultraviolet irradiation unit 28 by driving a motor (not shown). The movable portion 14 is provided with a guide rail (not shown) extending in the X direction, and the carriage 29 is reciprocated in the X direction while being guided by the guide rail.

  The bridge portion 32 is for supporting the carriage 29 (the head 27 and the ultraviolet irradiation unit 28). As shown in FIG. 1, the bridge portion 32 has an arch shape and is provided on the upper side of the non-movable portion 12 (stage 22) so as to surround the non-movable portion 12 (stage 22). ing.

  As described above, the bridge portion 32 supports the carriage 29 (the head 27 and the ultraviolet irradiation unit 28) so as to be able to reciprocate in the horizontal direction. However, the bridge portion 32 itself can also reciprocate in the horizontal direction. ing. In other words, the bridge portion 32 is moved relative to the stage 22 in the Y direction (corresponding to the crossing direction intersecting the moving direction) (as described above, the bridge portion 32 moves in the present embodiment). It has become. That is, the bridge portion 32 is configured to move in the Y direction integrally with the carriage 29 (the head 27 and the ultraviolet irradiation unit 28) by driving a motor (not shown).

  The operation of ejecting UV ink while the head 27 moves integrally with the carriage 29 in the X direction and the operation of moving the head 27 integrally with the bridge portion 32 in the Y direction are repeated. An image is printed on the printing paper, film, cylindrical substrate 1 and the like placed on the stage 22 and the cylindrical object jig 40.

  The non-movable part 12 is provided with a guide part 23 extending in the Y direction, and the bridge part 32 is guided by the guide part 23 to reciprocate in the Y direction.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the printer 10 includes a controller 60 and a detector group 70. The printer 10 that has received a print command (print data) from the computer 100, which is an external device, controls each unit (head 27, ultraviolet irradiation unit 28, carriage 29, bridge unit 32, stage 22) by the controller 60, and prints. An image is formed on paper, a film, a cylindrical substrate 1 or the like.

  Further, the detector group 70 monitors the situation in the printer 10, and the controller 60 controls each unit based on the detection result. For example, in the present embodiment, an encoder (not shown) for detecting the rotation angle of the rotating shaft body described later is provided, and the rotation of the rotating shaft body is controlled based on the output of the encoder. It has become.

  The controller 60 includes an interface unit 61, a CPU 62, a memory 64, and a unit control unit 63. The interface unit 61 transmits and receives data between the computer 100 that is an external device and the printer 10. The CPU 62 is an arithmetic processing unit for controlling the entire printer 10. The memory 64 is for securing an area for storing a program of the CPU 62, a work area, and the like, and includes storage elements such as a RAM that is a volatile memory and an EEPROM that is a nonvolatile memory. The CPU 62 controls each unit via the unit control unit 63 according to a program stored in the memory 64.

  Further, the controller 60 presents information to the user by controlling the display 24b, and receives instructions from the user via the operation keys 24a and the power button 26.

<<< About the jig 40 for cylindrical objects >>>
Next, the jig 40 for cylindrical objects is demonstrated using FIG. 3 thru | or FIG. FIG. 3 is a schematic perspective view of the cylindrical object jig 40. FIG. 4 is a schematic perspective view showing a state in which the cylindrical substrate 1 is supported on the cylindrical object jig 40. FIG. 5 is a schematic side view of the jig 40 for cylindrical objects. FIG. 6 is a schematic front view of the cylindrical object jig 40.

  As described above, the cylindrical object jig 40 is attached to the bridge portion 32 when printing on the cylindrical substrate 1. That is, the cylindrical object jig 40 is used while being fixed to the bridge portion 32.

  The cylindrical object jig 40 is installed on the stage 22. That is, the jig 40 for a cylindrical object is used in a state where a roller 47 of a rotating shaft body, which will be described later, is in contact (contact) with the stage 22 (in the present embodiment). When the cylindrical object jig 40 is used, the position of the stage 22 in the vertical direction is adjusted, and the contact of the stage 22 with the roller 47 is realized).

  The cylindrical object jig 40 is a cylindrical object support for supporting the cylinder object 1 (corresponding to the object support, hereinafter referred to as the cylinder object support 42), a frame portion 56, have.

  The cylindrical object support 42 includes two rotatable rotation shafts, that is, a first rotation shaft 43 (corresponding to a first substrate support shaft) and a second rotation shaft 45 (second substrate support shaft). Equivalent to the body).

  The first rotating shaft body 43 (second rotating shaft body 45) is a long skewer-like member and is rotatably supported by the frame portion 56 (specifically, the first rotating shaft body 43 ( Both end portions in the longitudinal direction of the second rotating shaft body 45) are supported by the frame portion 56). In a state where the cylindrical object jig 40 is attached to a predetermined position of the bridge portion 32 (hereinafter simply referred to as an attached state), the axial direction of the first rotary shaft body 43 (second rotary shaft body 45) is , Along the X direction. Moreover, the 1st rotating shaft body 43 and the 2nd rotating shaft body 45 are provided side by side in the Y direction, as shown in FIG.3 and FIG.5.

  Moreover, the 1st rotating shaft body 43 (2nd rotating shaft body 45) is provided with the roller 47, respectively (the roller 47 with which the 1st rotating shaft body 43 was equipped is used as the 1st roller 47a and the 2nd rotating shaft. The roller 47 provided in the body 45 is referred to as a second roller 47b). The roller 47 has a circular shape, and the first rotation shaft body 43 (second rotation) so that the normal direction of the circle is along the axial direction of the first rotation shaft body 43 (second rotation shaft body 45). It is fixed to the shaft body 45).

  Moreover, in this Embodiment, as shown in FIG.3 and FIG.6, the 1st rotating shaft body 43 and the 2nd rotating shaft body 45 respectively have four 1st rollers 47a and 4 second rollers 47b. I have. These eight rollers 47 in total are the same, and the four first rollers 47a (four second rollers 47b) are provided side by side in the X direction.

  Then, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the cylindrical printed material 1 is placed so as to straddle the first roller 47 a and the second roller 47 b, whereby the cylindrical printed material 1 becomes a cylindrical shaped material. It is supported by the support body 42 (the first rotating shaft body 43 and the second rotating shaft body 45). In FIG. 4, one cylindrical substrate 1 is supported by a total of four first rollers 47 a and second rollers 47 b, but the way of supporting is not limited to this, for example, the total The eight first rollers 47a and the second rollers 47b may support one longer cylindrical substrate 1.

  Further, in the mounted state, the position of the first rotating shaft body 43 and the second rotating shaft body 45 in the Y direction is such that the head 27 is positioned at the center in the Y direction of both shaft bodies as shown in FIG. It has become a position. For this reason, the head 27 faces the cylindrical substrate 1 supported by the first rotating shaft body 43 and the second rotating shaft body 45 so that UV ink can be appropriately discharged.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the lowermost portion of the roller 47 is located below the lowermost portion of the frame portion 56 in the vertical direction. Therefore, only the roller 47 comes into contact with the stage 22.

  Therefore, when the bridge portion 32 performs relative movement (movement in the Y direction) with respect to the stage 22, the cylindrical object support 42 (the first rotation shaft body 43 and the second rotation shaft body 45) attached to the bridge portion 32. ) Also performs the relative movement integrally with the bridge portion 32 (see the white arrow in FIG. 5), and in the relative movement (movement in the Y direction), the roller 47 (first roller 47a and second roller 47b). ) Rotates in contact with the stage 22 (see the arrow on the roller 47 in FIG. 5). And by this, the 1st rotating shaft body 43 and the 2nd rotating shaft body 45 rotate, and the cylindrical shaped to-be-printed material 1 mounted so that it straddles on the 1st roller 47a and the 2nd roller 47b may be rotated. (See the arrow on the cylindrical substrate 1 in FIG. 5).

  Further, since the head 27 is also attached to the bridge portion 32, when the bridge portion 32 performs relative movement (movement in the Y direction) with respect to the stage 22, the head 27 is also connected to the bridge portion 32 and the cylindrical object support 42. The relative movement is performed integrally (see the white arrow in FIG. 5). Therefore, even if the bridge portion 32 performs relative movement with respect to the stage 22 (movement in the Y direction), the relative positions of the head 27 and the cylindrical substrate 1 in the Y direction are in the state shown in FIG. The state where the head 27 is positioned directly above the substrate 1 can be maintained.

  Therefore, by moving the bridge portion 32 relative to the stage 22 (by moving the bridge portion 32 in the Y direction), the cylindrical substrate 1 is rotated and a new surface (unprinted) of the cylindrical substrate 1 is obtained. The surface) can be made to face the head 27 one after another (and thus printing can be performed by discharging UV ink from the head 27).

  As described above, the cylindrical object support 42 has a function of supporting and rotating the cylindrical substrate 1.

  The frame part 56 is for rotatably supporting the cylindrical object support body 42 (the first rotating shaft body 43 and the second rotating shaft body 45). The frame portion 56 has a rectangular shape. As shown in FIG. 3, the frame portion 56 has a space in the center of the rectangle, and the first rotating shaft body 43 and the second rotating shaft body 45 are arranged in the space.

  The frame portion 56 is provided with a known mechanism for fixing the cylindrical object jig 40 to the bridge portion 32. As the mechanism, for example, a screw hole (not shown) provided in the side portion 56a can be cited. By fixing the frame portion 56 to the bridge portion 32, the cylindrical object jig 40 is bridged. It is fixed to the part 32.

<<< Operation Example of Printer 10 >>>
Next, an operation example of the printer 10 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 5, taking a printing process for printing on the cylindrical substrate 1 as an example. Note that various operations of the printer 10 when the printing process is executed are mainly realized by the controller 60. In particular, in the present embodiment, it is realized by the CPU 62 processing a program stored in the memory 64. And this program is comprised from the code | cord | chord for performing the various operation | movement demonstrated below.

  When the controller 60 receives the print data in the attached state (that is, the state shown in FIG. 5), the controller 60 moves the head 27 integrally with the carriage 29 in the X direction, and applies UV ink to the head 27. Discharge. As a result, an image is printed on the opposite surface of the side surface of the cylindrical substrate 1 facing the head 27 (the uppermost position on the side surface).

  Next, when the controller 60 slightly moves the bridge portion 32 in the Y direction, the head 27 and the cylindrical substrate 1 also move in the Y direction without changing the relative positions in the Y direction. At this time, as described above, the cylindrical substrate 1 rotates, and a new surface (unprinted surface) of the side surfaces moves directly below the head 27. Then, the controller 60 causes the head 27 to eject UV ink while moving the head 27 integrally with the carriage 29 in the X direction, and prints an image on the new surface (unprinted surface).

  And the controller 60 prints on all the side surfaces of the cylindrical to-be-printed material 1 by repeating the above. In other words, the head 27 moves in the X direction integrally with the carriage 29 and discharges UV ink onto the side surface, and the bridge portion 32 moves in the Y direction and rotates the cylindrical substrate 1. When it is repeatedly performed by the controller 60 and the cylindrical substrate 1 is rotated 360 degrees, an image is printed on all side surfaces of the cylindrical substrate 1.

=== Effectiveness of Printer 10 and Cylindrical Object Support 42 According to the Present Embodiment ===
As described above, the printer 10 according to the present embodiment supports the stage 22, the head 27 that discharges UV ink to the cylindrical substrate 1 while moving in the moving direction, and supports the head 27 and intersects the moving direction. A cylindrical object support for supporting the cylindrical substrate 1, which includes a bridge portion 32 that performs relative movement with respect to the stage 22 in the intersecting direction and a roller 47, and that performs the relative movement integrally with the bridge portion 32. A cylindrical object support 42 that rotates to rotate the cylindrical substrate 1 by rotating the roller 47 in contact with the stage 22 during the relative movement. Yes. Therefore, the number of parts can be reduced.

  Conventionally, when printing on such a cylindrical substrate 1, the cylindrical substrate 1 is rotated. However, a dedicated drive source (for example, for rotating the cylindrical substrate 1 (for example, Motor) and controller. This has led to an increase in the number of parts.

  On the other hand, in the present embodiment, by providing the cylindrical object support 42 having the roller 47 described above, the rotation of the cylindrical substrate 1 is realized by the relative movement of the bridge portion 32 with respect to the stage 22. The That is, as the drive source or controller for rotating the cylindrical substrate 1, the bridge portion 32 can be used. Therefore, there is no need to provide a dedicated drive source or controller for rotating the cylindrical substrate 1 and the number of parts can be reduced.

=== About the Second Embodiment ===
In the embodiment described above, there is only one cylindrical object support 42 (that is, a set of the first rotating shaft body 43 and the second rotating shaft body 45) for supporting the cylindrical substrate 1 to be printed. However, the present invention is not limited to this. As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8 (the example of FIGS. 7 and 8 is referred to as the second embodiment, and the above embodiment is also referred to as the first embodiment), there are a plurality of cases. May be. FIG. 7 is a diagram corresponding to FIG. 3, and is a schematic perspective view of the cylindrical object jig 40 according to the second embodiment. FIG. 8 is a view corresponding to FIG. 5, and is a schematic side view of the cylindrical object jig 40 according to the second embodiment.

  Unlike the first embodiment, the cylindrical object jig 40 according to the second embodiment includes two cylindrical object supports 42 (two pairs of the first rotating shaft body 43 and the second rotating shaft body 45 are provided). Set) is provided. That is, as the cylindrical object support 42, there are a first cylindrical object support 140 and a second cylindrical object support 142 (corresponding to the first print object support and the second print object support) arranged in the Y direction. Is provided. Each of the supports supports two cylindrical printed materials 1 (four cylindrical printed materials 1 are supported in total).

  Further, in the first embodiment, the cylindrical object jig 40 (cylindrical object support 42) is fixed to the bridge part 32. However, in the second embodiment, the bridge part 32 is used for the cylindrical object. It can move relative to the jig 40 (cylindrical support 42). That is, as shown in FIG. 8, the bridge portion 32 has a first relative position (see the upper diagram in FIG. 8) and a second relative position (see FIG. 8) with respect to the cylindrically shaped jig 40 (cylindrical object support 42). (See the figure below). The relative movement can be realized by, for example, a known guide part (guide part) and a guided part (guided part) provided on one and the other of the cylindrical object jig 40 and the bridge part 32, respectively.

  When the bridge portion 32 is located at the first relative position, the head 27 supported by the bridge portion 32 is supported by the first cylindrical object support 140 as shown in the upper diagram of FIG. The UV ink can be appropriately ejected facing the shaped substrate 1, and on the other hand, when the bridge portion 32 is located at the second relative position, as shown in the lower diagram of FIG. The head 27 supported by 32 can appropriately discharge UV ink so as to oppose the cylindrical substrate 1 supported by the second cylindrical support 142.

  And the printer 10 which concerns on 2nd embodiment which has such a structure performs printing as follows. That is, when the controller 60 receives the print data, the controller 60 causes the head 27 to eject UV ink while moving the head 27 integrally with the carriage 29 in the X direction in the state shown in the upper diagram of FIG. As a result, an image is printed on the opposite surface of the cylindrical substrate 1 facing the head 27.

  Next, when the controller 60 slightly moves the bridge portion 32 in the Y direction while maintaining the first relative position, the head 27 and the cylindrical substrate 1 also move in the Y direction. At this time, the cylindrical substrate 1 rotates, and a new surface (unprinted surface) of the side surfaces moves directly below the head 27. Then, the controller 60 causes the head 27 to eject UV ink while moving the head 27 integrally with the carriage 29 in the X direction, and prints an image on the new surface (unprinted surface).

  And the controller 60 prints on all the side surfaces of the cylindrical to-be-printed material 1 supported by the 1st cylindrical object support body 140 by repeating the above.

  Next, the controller 60 changes the relative position of the bridge portion 32 with respect to the cylindrical object jig 40 (cylindrical object support 42) from the first relative position to the second relative position (therefore, 8 shifts from the state of the upper figure to the state of the lower figure). Then, the controller 60 performs the same process as the above-described printing process (that is, the printing process for the cylindrical substrate 1 supported by the first cylindrical object support 140) in the state shown in the lower diagram of FIG. Printing is completed by performing the printing on the cylindrical substrate 1 supported by the shaped object support 142.

  And according to 2nd embodiment, compared with 1st embodiment, it becomes possible to print on more cylindrical to-be-printed objects 1. FIG.

=== Other Embodiments ===
The above-described embodiment is mainly described with respect to the liquid ejection apparatus, but also includes disclosure of a substrate to be printed and the like. The above-described embodiments are for facilitating understanding of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the present invention. The present invention can be changed and improved without departing from the gist thereof, and it is needless to say that the present invention includes equivalents thereof. In particular, the embodiments described below are also included in the present invention.

  In the above embodiment, the liquid ejecting apparatus (liquid ejecting apparatus) is embodied as an ink jet printer, but a liquid ejecting apparatus that ejects or ejects liquid other than ink may be employed. The present invention can be used for various liquid ejecting apparatuses including a liquid ejecting head that ejects an amount of liquid droplets. In addition, a droplet means the state of the liquid discharged from the said liquid ejecting apparatus, and shall also include what pulls a tail in granular shape, tear shape, and thread shape. The liquid here may be any material that can be ejected by the liquid ejecting apparatus. For example, it may be in the state when the substance is in a liquid phase, such as a liquid state with high or low viscosity, sol, gel water, other inorganic solvents, organic solvents, solutions, liquid resins, liquid metals (metal melts ) And a liquid as one state of a substance, as well as a material in which particles of a functional material made of a solid such as a pigment or metal particles are dissolved, dispersed or mixed in a solvent. Further, representative examples of the liquid include ink and liquid crystal as described in the above embodiment. Here, the ink includes general water-based inks and oil-based inks, and various liquid compositions such as gel inks and hot melt inks. As a specific example of the liquid ejecting apparatus, for example, a liquid containing a material such as an electrode material or a color material used for manufacturing a liquid crystal display, an EL (electroluminescence) display, a surface emitting display, a color filter, or the like in a dispersed or dissolved state. It may be a liquid ejecting apparatus for ejecting, a liquid ejecting apparatus for ejecting a bio-organic material used for biochip manufacturing, a liquid ejecting apparatus for ejecting a liquid as a sample used as a precision pipette, a textile printing apparatus, a microdispenser, or the like. In addition, transparent resin liquids such as UV curable resin to form liquid injection devices that pinpoint lubricant oil onto precision machines such as watches and cameras, and micro hemispherical lenses (optical lenses) used in optical communication elements. A liquid ejecting apparatus that ejects a liquid onto the substrate or a liquid ejecting apparatus that ejects an etching solution such as an acid or an alkali to etch the substrate may be employed. The present invention can be applied to any one of these injection devices.

  In the above embodiment, the printer 10 has been described by taking the printer 10 that can print on both a thin sheet-like printed material such as printing paper and a film and a three-dimensional printed material as an example. However, the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, the printer 10 dedicated to printing on a three-dimensional printed material may be used.

  Further, in the above embodiment, the cylindrical object support 42 is provided on the jig that can be attached to and detached from the printer main body 10a. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the cylindrical object support 42 may be provided directly on the printer main body 10a (for example, the bridge portion 32).

  Moreover, as shown in FIG. 9, the cylindrical member jig 40 may be provided with a cover member 150. The cover member 150 is fitted into the frame portion 56 so as to cover the cylindrical object support 42 and the cylindrical substrate 1 from above. The cover member 150 is provided with a hole 150a. When the cover member 150 is installed in the frame portion 56, the hole 150a is supported by the cylindrical object support 42. It faces the UV ink ejection area of the substrate 1. In other words, the cover member 150 is configured to cover a portion other than the UV ink ejection region of the cylindrical substrate 1. According to the cover member 150, even if the discharged UV ink is diffused as mist, it is possible to prevent the cylindrical printed material 1 and the cylindrical object support 42 from becoming dirty.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, the cylindrical object support body 42 is provided with the 1st roller 47a, and the 1st rotating shaft for supporting the cylindrical printed material 1 which performs the said relative movement integrally with the bridge part 32 is carried out. A body 43 and a second rotating shaft 45 for supporting the cylindrical substrate 1 that includes the second roller 47b and performs the relative movement integrally with the bridge portion 32, and the first rotating shaft The body 43 and the second rotating shaft body 45 are provided side by side in the intersecting direction (Y direction), and the first roller 47a and the second roller 47b are in contact with the stage 22 during the relative movement. By rotating, the cylindrical printed material 1 placed so as to rotate and straddle over the first roller 47a and the second roller 47b was rotated. However, it is not limited to this, For example, the cylindrical object support body 42 may be an example shown in FIG.

  Unlike the above-described embodiment, the cylindrical object support 42 shown in FIG. 10 includes a roller 47 and includes only one rotating shaft 160 that performs the relative movement integrally with the bridge portion 32. The printed material 1 is supported. That is, the rotary shaft 160 includes a pair of sandwiching portions 160a for sandwiching the cylindrical substrate 1 and the cylindrical substrate 1 is pressed and sandwiched between the pair of sandwiching portions 160a from the bottom surface side. (A biasing member (not shown) for pressing is also provided). Such a cylindrical object support 42 also includes a roller 47, performs the relative movement integrally with the bridge portion 32, and rotates while the roller 47 is in contact with the stage 22 during the relative movement. In order to rotate and rotate the cylindrical to-be-printed material 1 by this, it is included in this invention.

  However, the cylindrical substrate 1 can be easily placed on the cylindrical support 42 (that is, the cylindrical substrate 1 only needs to be placed on the first roller 47a and the second roller 47b). The above embodiment is more desirable.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the cylindrical shape printed material 1 was mentioned as an example and demonstrated as a solid-shaped printed material, it is not limited to this, What kind of thing will be used if it rotates and prints? It may be a thing. Moreover, even if it is the cylindrical substrate 1, it is not necessary to have an accurate (strict) cylindrical shape.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the form which the bridge part 32 moves was given as an example which the bridge part 32 performs relative movement with respect to the stage 22 in a Y direction, it is not limited to this, The stage 22 of The form which moves may be sufficient.

  Moreover, as shown in FIG. 11, you may provide the control part for controlling that the cylindrical to-be-printed material 1 moves (shifts) to the axial direction (in other words, X direction) of a rotating shaft body. In the example of FIG. 11, a central regulating portion 170 whose longitudinal direction is along the Y direction is provided at the central portion in the X direction of the frame portion 56. And the center control part 170 controls the shift | offset | difference to the X direction of the cylindrical to-be-printed material 1 in cooperation with the side part 56a of the frame part 56. FIG.

  The central restricting portion 170 is provided with a notch 170a for allowing the rotating shaft body to pass therethrough, so that the central restricting portion 170 does not affect the rotation of the rotating shaft body. Moreover, in order to be able to perform printing on the longer cylindrical substrate 1, the central regulating unit 170 may be removable.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Cylindrical to-be-printed object, 10 Printer, 10a Printer main body, 12 Non-movable part, 14 Movable part, 22 Stage, 23 Guide part, 24 Operation panel, 24a Operation key, 24b Display, 26 Power button, 27 Head, 28 Ultraviolet irradiation Unit, 29 Carriage, 32 Bridge section, 40 Cylindrical object jig, 42 Cylindrical object support body, 43 First rotating shaft body, 45 Second rotating shaft body, 47 roller, 47a First roller, 47b Second roller, 56 frame part, 56a side part, 60 controller, 61 interface part, 62 CPU, 63 unit control part, 64 memory, 70 detector group, 100 computer, 140 first cylindrical object support, 142 second cylindrical object support Body, 150 cover member, 150a hole, 1 60 Rotating shaft body, 160a Nipping part, 170 Central regulating part, 170a Notch part.

Claims (3)

A substrate support that can be attached to and detached from a liquid ejection apparatus that includes a head that ejects ultraviolet curable ink onto a three-dimensional substrate, a head support that supports the head, and a stage ,
A sandwiching portion capable of sandwiching the three-dimensional printed material and rotatable together with the three-dimensional printed material;
A rotating shaft that supports the clamping part;
A roller that rotates integrally with the rotary shaft;
A frame portion that supports the rotating shaft body;
With
When viewed from the axial direction of the rotating shaft body, a part of the roller protrudes from the frame portion,
The frame portion, Ri detachable der respect to the head support,
In a state in which the frame portion is attached to the head support, a part of the roller is in contact with the stage . The substrate for printing material according to claim 1,
The substrate support according to claim 1, wherein the clamping unit presses and clamps the three-dimensional printed material in the moving direction of the head. The substrate support for printing according to claim 1 or 2,
The frame portion supports the rotating shaft body so as to be parallel to the moving direction of the head.

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