JPH0376228B2 - - Google Patents
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- JPH0376228B2 JPH0376228B2 JP57102993A JP10299382A JPH0376228B2 JP H0376228 B2 JPH0376228 B2 JP H0376228B2 JP 57102993 A JP57102993 A JP 57102993A JP 10299382 A JP10299382 A JP 10299382A JP H0376228 B2 JPH0376228 B2 JP H0376228B2
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- Prior art keywords
- printing
- dot
- head device
- dot printing
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- 238000007639 printing Methods 0.000 claims description 44
- 239000000758 substrate Substances 0.000 claims description 7
- 239000000463 material Substances 0.000 claims description 6
- 239000011159 matrix material Substances 0.000 claims description 6
- 238000000034 method Methods 0.000 description 6
- 238000005096 rolling process Methods 0.000 description 2
- 230000001154 acute effect Effects 0.000 description 1
- 238000010586 diagram Methods 0.000 description 1
- 238000007651 thermal printing Methods 0.000 description 1
- 238000010023 transfer printing Methods 0.000 description 1
Classifications
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
- B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
- B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
- B41J2/22—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by selective application of impact or pressure on a printing material or impression-transfer material
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Description
【発明の詳細な説明】
本発明は、ドツトマトリツクス式に被印刷物に
印字する印字ヘツド装置の改良に関し、特に電気
ケーブルの如く表面が平滑でない被印刷物に印字
するのに適した印字ヘツド装置に関するものであ
る。DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to an improvement in a print head device for printing on a substrate using a dot matrix method, and particularly to a print head device suitable for printing on a substrate with an uneven surface such as an electric cable. It is something.
一般に電気ケーブル等の表面に印字するため印
刷ロール方式が用いられている。しかし、印字ロ
ール方式には印字キヤラクタが固定であるので印
字内容を変更するためには印刷ロールを交換する
ことが必要である。このため電気ケーブルの印字
にコンピユータの端末機であるプリンタに用いら
れているようなドツトマトリツクス方式の印字方
法を用いることができるのが好ましい。しかし、
ドツトマトリツクス方式の印刷に用いられている
従来技術の印字ヘツド装置は、１つの列に並べら
れた複数行のドツト印字部が１つの基体に共通に
支持されているので紙の如き平面的な被印刷物に
印字することができるが、電気ケーブルの如き表
面が平面的でなく湾曲している被印刷物に印字す
ることができる。 Generally, a printing roll method is used to print on the surface of electrical cables and the like. However, since the printing character is fixed in the printing roll method, it is necessary to replace the printing roll in order to change the printed content. For this reason, it is preferable to use a dot matrix printing method, such as that used in printers that are computer terminals, for printing on electric cables. but,
The conventional print head device used for dot matrix printing has multiple rows of dot prints arranged in one column and is commonly supported by one base, so it can be printed on a flat surface such as paper. It is possible to print on a substrate, but it is also possible to print on a substrate whose surface is not flat but curved, such as an electric cable.
本発明の目的は、表面が平滑でない被印刷物に
もドツトマトリツクス方式で印字することができ
るようにした印字ヘツド装置を提供することにあ
る。 SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a print head device that is capable of printing on a substrate whose surface is not smooth using a dot matrix method.
本発明の実施例を図面を参照して詳細にのべる
と、第１図及び第２図は本発明に係る印字ヘツド
装置１０を示し、この印字ヘツド装置１０は複数
行のドツト印字部１−１，１−２，１−３，１−
４，１−５，１−６，１−７から成つており、こ
れらのドツト印字部は支持杆４に取付けられた複
数の板ばね３−１，３−２，３−３，３−４，３
−５，３−６，３−７にそれぞれ被印刷物１２の
湾曲面に弾発的に追従し得るように独立して支持
されている。図示の実施例では被印刷物１２は電
気ケーブルであり、印字ヘツド装置１０は電気ケ
ーブルに熱転写テープ１４を介して接触してい
る。従つて各ドツト印字部１−１乃至１−７は、
第２図から判るように、その先端に発熱ペン先２
−１，２−２，２−３，２−４，２−５，２−
６，２−７をそれぞれ有する電熱部である。ま
た、図示の実施例では隣合うドツト印字部が電気
ケーブルの移動方向（第１図の矢印方向）にずら
せてあり、第１図の場合には順次等間隔で矢印方
向にずらせて斜めに配列されている。このように
ドツト印字部がずらせてあると、各ドツト印字部
の大きさはその行間の間隔よりも大きくすること
ができるので１字当りのドツト密度を高くし印字
の鮮度を高めることができることで有利である。 Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIGS. 1 and 2 show a print head device 10 according to the present invention. ,1-2,1-3,1-
4, 1-5, 1-6, 1-7. ,3
-5, 3-6, and 3-7 are independently supported so as to be able to elastically follow the curved surface of the printing medium 12, respectively. In the illustrated embodiment, the substrate 12 is an electrical cable, and the print head assembly 10 is in contact with the electrical cable via a thermal transfer tape 14. Therefore, each dot printing section 1-1 to 1-7 is
As you can see from Figure 2, there is a heat-generating pen tip 2 at the tip.
-1, 2-2, 2-3, 2-4, 2-5, 2-
6 and 2-7, respectively. In addition, in the illustrated embodiment, adjacent dot printed areas are shifted in the direction of movement of the electric cable (in the direction of the arrow in Figure 1), and in the case of Figure 1, they are arranged diagonally at equal intervals in the direction of the arrow. has been done. When the dot printing areas are staggered in this way, the size of each dot printing area can be made larger than the spacing between the lines, which increases the density of dots per character and improves the freshness of the print. It's advantageous.
次に、上記印字ヘツド装置の使用状態をのべる
と、第３図に示すように文字「Ａ」を印字する場
合第１列と第５列ではドツト印字部１−２乃至１
−７を通電し、第２〜４列ではドツト印字部１−
１と１−５とを通電する。第１図及び第２図の実
施例ではドツト印字部１−２乃至１−７が電気ケ
ーブルの移動方向に順次ずらせてあるので例えば
第１列，第５列では各行のドツト印字部は１−７
の通電が最も早く、ドツト印字部のずれの間隔の
移動後に順次１−６，１−５，１−４，１−３，
１−２を通電する。このように、ドツト印字部の
通電を時間的にずらせて列のドツト印字を揃える
ことができる。特に、本発明では複数行のドツト
印字部１−１乃至１−７がそれぞれ相応する板ば
ね３−１乃至３−７によつて独立して支持されて
いるので第２図に示すようにこれらのドツト印字
部のすべてが電気ケーブルの湾曲面に倣つて確実
に接触し標識を鮮明に印字することができる。
尚、熱転写テープ１４は電気ケーブル側の表面に
塗られているインクがドツト印字部の発熱で溶か
されて電気ケーブルの表面に転写されて印字され
る。特にペン先２−１乃至２−７は鋭角状である
と鮮度が向上するので好ましい。 Next, to describe the usage state of the above printing head device, as shown in FIG.
-7 is energized, and in the 2nd to 4th rows, the dot printing part 1-
1 and 1-5 are energized. In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the dot printed portions 1-2 to 1-7 are sequentially shifted in the direction of movement of the electric cable, so for example, in the first and fifth columns, the dot printed portions in each row are 1- 7
The energization is the quickest, and after the shift of the dot printing part is changed, the power is applied sequentially to 1-6, 1-5, 1-4, 1-3,
1-2 is energized. In this way, the dot printing in the rows can be aligned by temporally shifting the energization of the dot printing parts. Particularly, in the present invention, since the plural lines of dot printing parts 1-1 to 1-7 are independently supported by the corresponding leaf springs 3-1 to 3-7, as shown in FIG. All of the dot printing parts follow the curved surface of the electric cable and make sure contact, making it possible to print the sign clearly.
Incidentally, the ink applied to the surface of the electric cable side of the thermal transfer tape 14 is melted by the heat generated by the dot printing portion, and is transferred to the surface of the electric cable to print. In particular, it is preferable that the pen nibs 2-1 to 2-7 have an acute angle shape, since this improves freshness.
尚、上記実施例では、ドツト印字部１−１乃至
１−７は、ペン先の形態であつたが、これらはそ
の外にニードル式であつてもよく、また印刷方式
は、熱転写印刷の外にインクリボン、感熱印刷、
刻印のいずれの方式でもよい。更に上記実施例で
は被印刷物１２を移動させたが、被印刷物を固定
し印字ヘツド装置を移動してもよい。また、各ド
ツト印字部を支持する手段は上記実施例以外に任
意とすることができ、例えばドツト印字部を板ば
ねに枢支し自重で被印刷物に押付けてもよいし、
板ばねを支持杆４に枢支し板ばねとドツト印字部
との自重で被印刷物に押付けてもよい。更に１つ
の文字は７行、５列に限らずドツトマトリツクス
方式であれば行数、列数は任意とすることができ
る。 In the above embodiment, the dot printing parts 1-1 to 1-7 are in the form of pen tips, but they may also be of the needle type, and the printing method may be other than thermal transfer printing. Ink ribbon, thermal printing,
Any method of engraving may be used. Further, in the above embodiment, the printing medium 12 is moved, but the printing medium may be fixed and the printing head device may be moved. Further, the means for supporting each dot printing part may be arbitrary other than the above-mentioned embodiments. For example, the dot printing part may be supported by a leaf spring and pressed against the printing material by its own weight,
The leaf spring may be pivotally supported on the support rod 4 and pressed against the printing material by the weight of the leaf spring and the dot printing section. Furthermore, one character is not limited to 7 rows and 5 columns, but can have any number of rows and columns if the dot matrix method is used.
本発明によれば、上記のように、ドツト印字部
は被印刷物の湾曲面にそれぞれ追従するように相
応する板ばねによつて独立して支持されているの
で、電気ケーブル等の表面が湾曲している被印刷
物の表面を鮮度よくドツト印刷することができる
実益がある。 According to the present invention, as described above, the dot printing parts are independently supported by corresponding leaf springs so as to follow the curved surface of the printing material, so that the surface of the electric cable etc. is not curved. There is a practical benefit of being able to perform dot printing on the surface of a printed material with good freshness.
第１図及び第２図は本発明に係る印字ヘツド装
置の上面図及び側面図、第３図は本発明の印字ヘ
ツド装置で印字された文字の１例を示す図であ
る。
１−１乃至１−７……ドツト印字部、３−１乃
至３−７……板ばね、４……支持杆、５……ばね
緩衝材、６……可動支持体、７……ガイド、１０
……印字ヘツド装置。
1 and 2 are top and side views of a print head device according to the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of characters printed by the print head device of the present invention. 1-1 to 1-7... dot printing part, 3-1 to 3-7... leaf spring, 4... support rod, 5... spring cushioning material, 6... movable support body, 7... guide, 10
...Print head device.
Claims (1)
から成り電気ケーブル等のような表面が湾曲して
いる被印刷物に対し相対的に移動しつつ各列で任
意のドツト印字部を動作させて数列の移動後に前
記被印刷物に１つの標識をドツトマトリツクス式
に印字するようにした印字ヘツド装置において、
前記複数行のドツト印字部はそれぞれ独立して支
持され、且つ前記ドツト印字部の各々は前記被印
刷物の湾曲面に追従して移動し得る弾発性を有す
る板ばねによつて支持されていることを特徴とす
る印字ヘツド装置。1 Consisting of multiple rows of dot printing sections arranged in one column, an arbitrary dot printing section is operated in each column while moving relative to a printing material with a curved surface such as an electric cable, etc. In a printing head device configured to print one mark on the printing substrate in a dot matrix manner after moving a number column,
The plurality of lines of dot printing parts are each supported independently, and each of the dot printing parts is supported by an elastic leaf spring that can move to follow the curved surface of the printing medium. A print head device characterized by:
Priority Applications (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| JP10299382A JPS58220762A (en) | 1982-06-17 | 1982-06-17 | Printing head device |
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| JP10299382A JPS58220762A (en) | 1982-06-17 | 1982-06-17 | Printing head device |
Publications (2)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| JPS58220762A JPS58220762A (en) | 1983-12-22 |
| JPH0376228B2 true JPH0376228B2 (en) | 1991-12-04 |
Family
ID=14342216
Family Applications (1)
| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| JP10299382A Granted JPS58220762A (en) | 1982-06-17 | 1982-06-17 | Printing head device |
Country Status (1)
| Country | Link |
|---|---|
| JP (1) | JPS58220762A (en) |
Families Citing this family (2)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPH10138531A (en) * | 1996-11-08 | 1998-05-26 | Hitachi Koki Co Ltd | Dot line printer |
| CN111002703B (en) * | 2019-12-12 | 2022-01-11 | 荆门微田智能科技有限公司 | Self-adaptive hyperbolic surface heat transfer printing equipment |
Citations (3)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPS4937726A (en) * | 1972-08-17 | 1974-04-08 | ||
| JPS50131426A (en) * | 1974-04-03 | 1975-10-17 | ||
| JPS55117671A (en) * | 1979-03-02 | 1980-09-10 | Hitachi Ltd | Thermal printing head |
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1982
- 1982-06-17 JP JP10299382A patent/JPS58220762A/en active Granted
Patent Citations (3)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPS4937726A (en) * | 1972-08-17 | 1974-04-08 | ||
| JPS50131426A (en) * | 1974-04-03 | 1975-10-17 | ||
| JPS55117671A (en) * | 1979-03-02 | 1980-09-10 | Hitachi Ltd | Thermal printing head |
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| Publication number | Publication date |
|---|---|
| JPS58220762A (en) | 1983-12-22 |
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