JP6859873B2 - A device for printing on fabric, a fabric holding member, a device for heating fabric, and a method for giving an image to fabric. - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a device for printing on a cloth, a cloth holding member, a device for heating the cloth, and a method for imparting an image to the cloth.

Conventionally, a medium transport section in which a cloth can be set and can be reciprocated in a linear direction, and a fixed side structure that supports the medium transport section and internally forms a space for accommodating the medium transport section. When the fixed-side structure is provided with a head for forming an image on the cloth and the power of the device is off, the medium transport unit is fixed in the moving direction of the medium transport unit. Positioned so as to be included in the length of the side structure, when setting and removing the fabric with respect to the medium transport section, the medium transport section is located from the length of the fixed side structure in the moving direction of the medium transport section. There is known one that is located so as to partially protrude to one side (Patent Document 1).

Japanese Patent No. 4222070

However, as disclosed in Patent Document 1, when the fabric is set by exposing the upper part of the entire surface of the medium transporting portion, the setting work is facilitated, but the medium transporting portion is separated from the fixed side structure. There is a problem that a part of the device protrudes and the size of the device becomes large.

On the other hand, when the fabric is set in a state where a part of the medium transporting part is hidden in the device in order to suppress the protrusion to the front and downsize the device, the medium transporting part for setting the cloth is visually recognized. There is a problem that it is difficult to set the cloth without wrinkles on the entire surface of the medium transporting portion due to poor performance and workability.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to improve the miniaturization of the apparatus and the ease of setting the fabric.

In order to solve the above problems, the apparatus for printing on the fabric according to the present invention is
The fabric holding member that holds the fabric and
A receiving member that detachably holds the fabric holding member in the main body of the device,
A printing means for printing on the cloth of the cloth holding member held by the receiving member is provided.
One of the fabric holding member and the receiving member is provided with a guide rail portion that is movably fitted to both end portions of the other end portion so as to hold both end portions of the other end portion in a direction orthogonal to the attachment / detachment direction. The configuration is as follows.

According to the present invention, the size of the device is reduced and the ease of setting the fabric is improved.

It is an external perspective explanatory view of the state which attached the cassette of the apparatus which prints on the cloth which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is an external perspective explanatory view in the state which the cassette of the printing apparatus is removed. It is a perspective explanatory drawing explaining the whole structure of the mechanical part of the printing apparatus. Similarly, it is a perspective explanatory view seen from the direction different from FIG. It is a perspective view of a cassette. Similarly, it is a perspective explanatory view in a state where the outer peripheral cover of the cassette is opened. Similarly, it is a schematic cross-sectional explanatory view along the lateral direction of the cassette. It is a perspective explanatory view seen from the back surface side of the cassette which provides the explanation of the attachment / detachment structure of a cassette (fabric holding member) and a stage (receiving member). Similarly, it is an enlarged perspective explanatory view of the back side of a cassette. Similarly, it is a front explanatory view of the state where the cassette is mounted on the stage. Similarly, it is a plan explanatory view seen from the back side of the state where the cassette is mounted on the stage. It is a front explanatory view of the printing apparatus which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this invention. Similarly, it is a perspective explanatory view which saw FIG. 12 from the right oblique side. Similarly, it is a perspective explanatory view which saw FIG. 12 from the left oblique view. Similarly, it is a perspective explanatory view of a cassette. It is a side explanatory view explaining the state when the cassette is attached to the apparatus main body. It is an external perspective explanatory view of an example of the apparatus (heating apparatus) which heats a cloth which concerns on this invention. It is a schematic explanatory drawing explaining the structure of the cassette and the stage in the printing apparatus which concerns on 3rd Embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic explanatory drawing explaining the structure of the cassette and the stage of the comparative example.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. An apparatus for printing on fabric (hereinafter, referred to as “printing apparatus”) according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4. FIG. 1 is an explanatory view of an external perspective with the cassette of the printing device attached, FIG. 2 is an explanatory view of the external perspective with the cassette of the printing device removed, and FIG. 3 is an overall configuration of a mechanical portion of the printing device. The perspective explanatory view and FIG. 4 are perspective perspective explanatory views also viewed from a direction different from that of FIG.

The printing apparatus 1 has a stage 111 which is a receiving member which moves back and forth while detachably holding a cassette 200 which is a tray (hereinafter, referred to as a “fabric holding member”) for holding the fabric 400 in the apparatus main body 100. The printing means 112 for printing on the cloth 400 held in the cassette 200 held in the stage 111 is provided.

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

The stage 111 is provided on the 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 transport guide member 115 is arranged on the bottom housing portion 114 of the apparatus main body 100 along the arrow Y direction, and the slider portion 116 of the transport structure 113 is movably held by the transport guide member 115. Further, the stage 111 is arranged on the transport structure 113 so as to be able to move up and down by a rod 117, and the gap between the printing means 112 and the head 122 can be adjusted.

The printing means 112 includes a carriage 121 that moves in the direction of arrow X (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 ejection head to eject ink onto the surface of the fabric to form an image, but the present invention is not limited to this.

In the printing apparatus 1, the cassette 200 is mounted and held on the stage 111 in the apparatus main body 100 in a state where the fabric 400 is set on the platen member 300 of the cassette 200. Then, the required image is printed on the cloth 400 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.

Next, the outline of the cassette which is the cloth holding member will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 to 7. 5 is a perspective explanatory view of the cassette, FIG. 6 is a perspective explanatory view of the cassette with the outer peripheral cover open, and FIG. 7 is a schematic cross-sectional explanatory view of the cassette along the lateral direction.

The cassette 200 has a cassette base 201 which is a base member, and a platen member 300 which holds a printed portion of the fabric 400 in a flat state.

The platen member 300 is composed of 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 to heating by a heating device.

The cassette base 201 is provided with a platen outer peripheral cover 202, which is an outer peripheral cover member, so as to be openable and closable in the direction of an arrow by a hinge 203. The platen outer peripheral cover 202 has an opening 202a in a portion corresponding to the platen member 300, and presses the fabric 400 between the platen outer peripheral cover 202 and the flange portion 300a in the outer peripheral portion of the platen member 300.

The platen member 300 is supported by the support portion 311 with respect to the cassette base 201, and a storage space 312 capable of accommodating the surplus portion 400a of the fabric 400 is formed between the platen member 300 and the cassette base 201. The surplus portion 400a corresponds to both sleeves, a collar opening, a hem, etc., for example, when printing is performed on the front surface of a T-shirt.

Here, the platen member 300 is detachable from the cassette base 201 and is formed to be replaceable. As a result, a plurality of platen members 300 can be prepared, and clothing can be wrapped around another platen member 300 during the printing operation. After printing and fixing are completed, the platen member 300 can be replaced to quickly print the next fabric. You can start.

When setting the cloth 400 in the cassette 200, as shown in FIG. 6, the platen outer peripheral cover 202 is opened and the cloth 400 is set (held) on the platen member 300. At this time, the platen outer peripheral cover 202 is closed as shown in FIG. 5 with the extra portion (surplus portion) 400a of the fabric 400 accommodated in the accommodation space 312 as shown in FIG.

Then, when printing on the cloth 400, the cassette 200 in which the cloth 400 is set is mounted (set) on the stage 111 of the apparatus main body 100 of the printing device 1.

In this way, since the cloth 400 to be printed can be set on the platen member 300 with the entire cassette 200 taken out from the apparatus main body 100, the work of setting the cloth 400 on the platen member 300 can be easily performed. Become.

After printing is completed by the printing device 1, such a cassette 200 is set in the heating device while holding the cloth 400, and the cloth 400 on which the image is printed is heated and fixed.

Next, the attachment / detachment structure of the fabric holding member (cassette) and the receiving member (stage) will be described with reference to FIGS. 8 to 11. 8 is a perspective explanatory view of the cassette as viewed from the back side, FIG. 9 is an enlarged perspective explanatory view of the back side of the cassette, FIG. 10 is a front explanatory view of the cassette mounted on the stage, and FIG. 11 is the cassette mounted on the stage. It is a plane explanatory view seen from the back side of the state.

The cassette 200 is movably fitted into both ends 111a of the stage 111 so as to hold both ends 111a of the stage 111, which is a receiving member, at both ends in a direction orthogonal to the attachment / detachment direction (direction of arrow A in FIG. 11). A guide rail portion 211 is provided. In addition, "holding" means covering the surfaces in the three directions of the upper surface, the lower surface, and the side surface.

Both ends 111a of the stage 111 may be fitted in the entire guide rail portion 211 in the attachment / detachment direction, or may be fitted with convex portions partially provided at both ends 111a.

In this way, the guide rail portion 211 that is movably fitted into both end portions 111a of the stage 111 so as to hold both end portions 111a of the stage 111 in the cassette 200 is provided, so that the inclination between the cassette 200 and the stage 111 is tilted. And play can be reduced.

Further, in the present embodiment, the recess 111b that constitutes the regulating means is provided corresponding to the end position of the cassette 200 of the stage 111 in the mounting direction. On the other hand, on the end side of the guide rail portion 211 of the cassette 200 in the mounting direction, a roller 213, which is an engaging portion that engages with the recess 111b of the stage 111 in a disengaged manner, is held by a leaf spring 214 which is an elastic member. Have been placed.

These recesses 111b and rollers 213 constitute a regulating means for regulating the mounting position of the cassette 200 with respect to the stage 111.

As a result, when the cassette 200 is mounted on the stage 111 of the printing apparatus 1, it can be easily mounted in the correct position.

In this case, since the engaging portion is composed of the roller 213 held by the elastic member, even after engaging with the recess 111b, when the cassette 200 is removed from the stage 111, the cassette 200 is easily disengaged from the recess 212 in the removing direction. Since it can be done, the removal work is not hindered.

Next, the printing apparatus according to the second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 12 to 16. FIG. 12 is a front explanatory view of the printing apparatus, FIG. 13 is a perspective explanatory view of FIG. 12 viewed diagonally from the right, FIG. 14 is a perspective explanatory view of FIG. 12 viewed diagonally from the left, and FIG. 15 is a perspective view of the cassette. An explanatory view and FIG. 16 are side explanatory views illustrating a state when the cassette is mounted on the apparatus main body.

In the present embodiment, the inner wall surface 100a of the apparatus main body 100 is provided with guide members 151 and 151 for guiding the cassette 200 in an obliquely downward direction.

On the other hand, convex portions (boss portions) 221 are provided on both side surfaces of the cassette base 201 of the cassette 200, and the guide member 151 has a guide surface 151a for guiding the convex portion 221.

Therefore, when the cassette 200 is mounted on the stage 111 in the apparatus main body 100, as shown in FIG. 16, the convex portion 221 of the cassette 200 is in contact with the lower surface of the guide surface 151a along the guide surface 151a of the guide member 151. It is guided diagonally downward toward the stage 111.

As a result, the guide rail portion 211 of the cassette 200 is smoothly guided and fitted to both end portions 111a of the stage 111, so that the cassette 200 can be easily mounted on the stage 111 and workability is improved.

Further, as shown in FIG. 12, the guide member 151 is provided at a position where the distance A from the top surface of the guide 151 to the top surface of the opening 150 is shorter than the height B of the cassette 200.

This makes it possible to prevent the cassette 200 from being set by mistake.

Next, an example of an apparatus (heating apparatus) for heating the fabric according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 17 is an external perspective explanatory view of the heating device.

The heating device 500 includes a receiving member 503 for detachably mounting a cassette 200 for holding the cloth 400 and a heating means 504 for heating the cloth 400 in the device main body 501.

The receiving member 503 has the same configuration as the stage 111 of the printing device 1 described above, and the printed fabric 400 can be mounted while being held in the cassette 200.

With this configuration, the cassette 200 holding the fabric 400 that has been printed by the printing device 1 described above is taken out from the printing device 1, and the cassette 200 is set in the receiving member 503 in the heating device 500 while holding the cloth 400. Then, with the door 502 closed, the heating means 504 is supplied with heat to generate heat, so that the fabric 400 of the cassette 200 can be heated and fixed.

That is, the step of holding the cloth 400 to which the image is given on the cloth holding member (cassette 200), the printing step of mounting the cassette 200 on the printing device 1 and printing on the cloth 400, and the cassette 200 after the printing step is completed. An image can be given to the cloth 400 by taking it out from the printing device 1, mounting the cassette 200 on the heating device 500 while holding the cloth 400, and performing a post-step of heating the cloth 400.

Since printing and heating can be performed while holding the cloth 400 on the cassette 200 (cloth holding member, tray), workability when giving an image to the cloth 400 is improved.

Next, the cassette and the stage in the printing apparatus according to the third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 18 is a schematic explanatory view illustrating the configuration of the cassette and the stage.

A guide that is movably fitted into the stage 111 so as to hold both ends 201a of the cassette base 201 of the cassette 200, which is a fabric holding member, at both ends in a direction orthogonal to the attachment / detachment direction. A rail portion 131 is provided.

Both ends 201a of the cassette base 201 may be fitted in the entire guide rail portion 131 in the attachment / detachment direction, or may be fitted with convex portions partially provided at both ends 201a. ..

In this way, the guide rail portions 131 that are movably fitted into both end portions 201a of the cassette 200 so as to hold both end portions 201a of the cassette 200 in the stage 111 are provided, so that the inclination between the cassette 200 and the stage 111 is tilted. And play can be reduced.

However, by providing the guide rail portion 211 on the cassette 200 side as in the first embodiment, the width in the direction orthogonal to the attachment / detachment direction of the cassette 200 and the stage 111 can be suppressed to the width of the cassette 200. On the other hand, in the configuration of the third embodiment, the width of the stage 111 is larger than the width of the cassette 200, so that the first embodiment is preferable from the viewpoint of miniaturization of the apparatus.

Here, the effect of each of the above embodiments will be described in relation to the comparative example shown in FIG.

In this comparative example, guide rail portions 131 are provided at both ends of the stage 111, and groove portions 231 are provided on both sides of the cassette 200 so that the guide rail portions 131 can be moved (sliding).

In this case, the cassette 200 is held in a state of being lifted from the stage 111 by the groove portion 231 that fits into the guide rail portion 131 of the stage 111, so that the guide rail portion 131 and the groove portion 231 are positioned in the height direction of the cassette 200. Will be decided.

Therefore, in the configuration of the comparative example, the guide rail portion 131 and the groove portion 231 must be accurately attached so that the platen member 300 of the cassette 200 does not tilt.

On the other hand, as described in each of the above-described embodiments, one guide rail portion is movably fitted to both end portions of the other so as to hold both end portions of the other, thereby forming a cassette base of the cassette. The positional relationship between the two can be determined on the stage, and the guide rail portion can be merely a guide portion.

In the above embodiment, the cloth holding member and the receiving member in the printing device have been described, but as in the printing device, one of the cloth holding member and the receiving member has a direction orthogonal to the attachment / detachment direction. A guide rail portion that is movably fitted to both end portions of the other end portion may be provided at both end portions so as to hold the other end portion.

The "fabric holding member" in the present invention is not limited to the box-shaped form such as the cassette of the above-described embodiment as long as it has a structure that can be attached to and detached from the printing device and the heating device. Specifically, it may be a single plate-shaped platen member formed so as to be insertable into the printing device and the heating device.

Further, as a means for improving the workability of the printing work, in order to eliminate the step of setting the cloth (T-shirt or the like) on the cloth holding member every time the worker sets the cloth holding member, the cloth (T-shirt or the like) is used. It is also possible to use a cloth holding member in which a T-shirt or the like is already set. In this case, the used fabric holding member is collected and supplied again with the fabric set. In this way, it is also possible to set the cloth on the cloth holding member and distribute it to the market as a holding member with a cloth that holds the printed surface of the cloth flat and to be the target of commercial transactions.

Further, in order to obtain the same effect, it is also possible to use a platen member in which a cloth (T-shirt or the like) is set on a platen member detachably formed on the cloth holding member. When using, the platen member with the cloth set is attached to the cloth holding member as it is, and after printing and fixing are completed, the platen member is removed from the cloth holding member, and the next platen member with the cloth set is held with the cloth. It is attached to a member and printed and fixed. In this case, the used platen member is collected and supplied again with the fabric set. Similar to the above, it is also possible to set the cloth on the platen member and distribute it to the market as a holding member with a cloth that holds the printed surface of the cloth flat and make it a target for commercial transactions.

By doing so, it is not necessary for the operator to set the fabric (T-shirt or the like) every time, the continuous processing of a plurality of sheets becomes easy, and the continuous processing of a plurality of sheets can be automated.

Further, in the above embodiment, the case where the cloth is a T-shirt or the like is described, but the present invention is similarly applied to the case where the printing target and the heating target are media including the cloth, for example. be able to. In this case, the "fabric" in the embodiment is the medium.

1 Printing device 100 Printing device main unit 111 Stage (receiving member)
131 Guide rail part 122 Head 200 Cassette (fabric holding member, tray)
211 Guide rail part 213 Roller member 300 Platen 400 Cloth 500 Heating device 501 Device body 503 Receiving member 504 Heating means

Claims (10)

The fabric holding member that holds the fabric and
A receiving member that detachably holds the fabric holding member in the main body of the device,
A printing means for printing on the cloth of the cloth holding member held by the receiving member is provided.
One of the fabric holding member and the receiving member is provided with a guide rail portion that is movably fitted to both end portions of the other end portion so as to hold both end portions of the other end portion in a direction orthogonal to the attachment / detachment direction. A device that prints on fabric, which is characterized by being orthogonal. The device for printing on a cloth according to claim 1, wherein the cloth holding member and the receiving member have a regulating means for regulating the position of the cloth holding member. The second aspect of the present invention, wherein the regulating means is composed of a recess provided in the receiving member and an engaging portion that engages with the recess provided in the fabric holding member so as to be engageable and disengaged. A device that prints on fabrics. The device for printing on a fabric according to claim 3, wherein the engaging portion is a roller member. The device for printing on a cloth according to claim 3 or 4, wherein the engaging portion is held by the cloth holding member via an elastic member. The device for printing on a cloth according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the device main body has a guide member for guiding the cloth holding member in an obliquely downward direction. Inside the device body,
A receiving member to which the cloth holding member for holding the cloth is detachably attached, and a receiving member
The fabric is provided with a heating means for heating the fabric.
The fabric holding member attached to the receiving member can also be used for a device that prints on the fabric while holding the fabric.
One of the fabric holding member and the receiving member is provided with a guide rail portion that is movably fitted to both end portions of the other end portion so as to hold both end portions of the other end portion in a direction orthogonal to the attachment / detachment direction. A device that heats fabrics, which is characterized by being orthogonal. A receiving member that holds the fabric holding member detachably and
A fabric holding member that is detachably attached to a device body of a printing apparatus including a printing means for printing on a cloth held by the cloth holding member held by the receiving member.
The fabric holding member is provided with guide rail portions that are movably fitted to both ends of the receiving member so as to hold both ends of the receiving member at both ends in a direction orthogonal to the attachment / detachment direction. A fabric holding member that holds a characteristic fabric. The fabric holding member for holding the fabric according to claim 8, wherein the fabric is provided. The process of holding the fabric to which the image is given on the fabric holding member,
A printing step of attaching the fabric holding member to the device for printing on the fabric according to any one of claims 1 to 6 and printing on the fabric.
After the printing step is completed, the cloth holding member is taken out from the device for printing on the cloth, attached to the device for heating the cloth, and the step of heating the cloth is performed. How to give.

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