JPH09193052A - Noncontact inking device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To perform inking without particularly and directly contacting with a surface of wood, and perform accurate and clear inking even if an inking part is not smooth or even if deep color knot and pattern exist. SOLUTION: A fixing device 3 is movably installed on an inside surface of a frame-shaped base stand 1 which can stride over wood 2, and lateral linear guides 6 are arranged on the upper surfaces on both edges of the base stand 1, and a vertical linear guide 7 is movably arranged along these lateral linear guides 6, and a cartridge 9 having an ink nozzle and an ink tongue or the like is slidably installed on the vertical linear guide 7, and a control device 10 capable of controlling a movement or the like of the cartridge 9 and the cartridge 9 are connected to each other through a flexible base board 11.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an inking device capable of inking without touching the surface of wood, and in particular, wood having a non-smooth surface, the surface of which is provided with dark colored nodes or patterns. The present invention relates to an inking device that can accurately and automatically perform clear inking on the surface of wood or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art "Inking" for drawing lines, dots, marks, etc. to be processed on the surface of wood has been widely practiced for a long time.
In carrying out this type of "inking", the thread drawn from the inkwell is repelled by the tip of the hand to contact the surface of the wood, or the writing instrument is brought into contact with the surface of the wood to move the line. Inking was performed by drawing dots, dots, and marks.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional inking device, the surface of the wood must be smooth in order to write lines, dots, patterns, marks, etc. It was difficult to make accurate and clear inking on the surface. Further, when the surface of the wood has dark colored nodes or patterns, there is also a problem that it is not possible to perform clear inking that can be distinguished from these nodes or patterns.

The present invention is a completely new technique developed in view of these conventional problems, and in particular, it is possible to carry out inking without directly contacting the surface of wood, and the portion to be inked is smooth. It is an object of the present invention to provide an inking device having a completely new structure capable of performing accurate and clear inking even if it is not, or if there are dark colored nodes or patterns.

[0005]

The inking device according to the present invention is a technique in which the above-mentioned conventional problems are fundamentally improved, and the gist of the invention is to fix a predetermined size through a fixing device. A base that can be kept and fixed to the wood for inking, an ink jet ink jet cartridge that is attached to the base so as to be vertically and horizontally movable, and a reference position provided on the base or the fixing device. A non-contact inking device characterized by being configured by combining with a control device capable of controlling the movement of the ink jet cartridge and the ejection of ink on the basis of the reference.

[0006]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION An embodiment of the inking device according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a plan view of the inking device according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is the inking device of FIG. Is a front view of FIG. 3, FIG. 3 is an explanatory view of a state in which the inking apparatus of FIG. 1 is performing inking, and FIG. 4 is an enlarged perspective explanatory view of engineering wood.

In FIG. 1 to FIG. 4, reference numeral 1 denotes a base of an inking device, which is composed of a downward U-shaped frame which can straddle a wood 2 for inking. This base 1
A wide fixing device 3 that can be crimped to the side surface of the wood 1 is movably attached to the inner side of the. A pressing screw 4 is inserted through a nut 5 attached to the outer surface of the base 1, and the tip of the pressing screw 4 is connected to the fixing device 3. By moving it, the fixing device 3 is moved so that both side surfaces of the wooden piece 2 can be strongly sandwiched between the fixing device 3 and one inner wall of the base 1.

Reference numeral 6 denotes a lateral linear guide, which is the base 1
Are attached to the ceiling surfaces of both end edges in parallel with the direction (X-axis direction) orthogonal to the long axis of the wood 2. Reference numeral 7 denotes a vertical linear guide, which is mounted on the base 1 in parallel with the wood 2 (Y-axis direction), and both ends thereof can be moved along the horizontal linear guide 6 in the X-axis direction. Installed. These horizontal linear guides 6 and vertical linear guides 7
A pulse motor 8 is attached to each end of the.

Reference numeral 9 denotes an ink jet cartridge (hereinafter abbreviated as a cartridge), which has an ink tank built in its inner side, and an ink nozzle (not shown) protrudingly provided on the lower surface thereof. This cartridge 9
Is attached so as to be slidable in the Y-axis direction along the vertical linear guide 7. A controller 10 is connected to the cartridge 9 through a signal line 11. Moreover, the pulse motor 8 is also connected to the control device 10 via the wiring 12.

In the apparatus according to the present invention, as described above, the vertical linear guide 7 is configured to be slidable along the horizontal linear guide 6 in the X-axis direction, and the cartridge 9 having the ink nozzle is provided. Since the control device 10 was attached to the cartridge 9 slidably along the vertical linear guide 7 in the Y-axis direction and further connected to the cartridge 9 through the signal line 11, the control device 10 was operated to operate the pulse motor 8. The cartridge 9 can be freely moved in the X-axis and Y-axis directions by sending a signal.

As the cartridge 9 moves,
By sending a signal from the control device 10 to the cartridge 9, ink is ejected from the ink nozzle so that dots, lines, patterns, marks, etc. can be freely written at predetermined positions on the surface of the wood 2. ing.

Reference numeral 13 in the figure denotes a vertical reference plate, which is provided on both sides of the base 1 so as to project outward. The vertical reference plate 13 is used as a reference to position the wood 2 in the vertical direction (Y-axis direction). It is configured to be able to regulate. Further, 14 is a stopper, which is provided so as to stand upright on the fixing device 3,
The position of the wooden piece 2 in the lateral direction (X-axis direction) can be defined with reference to the stopper 14.

Reference numeral 15 is a height reference plate, which is a base 1.
Two pieces are attached to each of the ceiling surfaces of both ends of the frame constituting the frame so that the gap between the upper surface of the wood 2 and the lower end of the ink nozzle projecting from the cartridge 9 can be always kept constant. Is configured. Therefore, without contacting the ink nozzle with the upper surface of the wood 2,
The ink ejected from the ink nozzles is constructed so that a sharp line, line, pattern, mark, or other line drawing can be marked on the upper surface of the wood 2 without accidental diffusion.

In the above embodiment, the holding screw 4 is attached to the fixing device 3, and the holding screw 4 is inserted into the nut 5.
Although the fixing device 3 is moved by rotating the holding screw 4 and the fixing device 3 is brought into contact with the side surface of the wood 2, a micro air cylinder is used in place of the holding screw 4. The fixing device 3 can be easily moved by the action of the air cylinder.

In using the apparatus according to the present invention, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the portion of the wood 2 to be inked is covered with the base 1, and the fixing device 3 is moved to the side surface of the wood 2. The wood 2 is sandwiched between the fixing device 3 and the frame of the base 1 by strongly abutting, and the device is fixed at a predetermined position of the wood 2. In addition, the height reference plate 15 is brought into contact with the upper surface of the wood 2 to
The gap between the upper surface of the cartridge and the ink nozzle of the cartridge 9 is made constant.

Next, the length of the end of the wood 2 or a predetermined size reference position and the size of the vertical reference plate 13 are measured with a long length or a caliper, and the measured position is used as a reference in the vertical direction of the wood 2. Position o. After that, the pulse motor is driven, and the position where the vertical linear guide 7 is brought into contact with the stopper 14 erected on the fixing device 3 is set as the horizontal reference position p of the wooden piece 2. The data of the reference position o in the vertical direction and the reference position p in the horizontal direction thus determined are input into the control device 10 and stored therein.

In such a state, by operating the controller 10, the cartridge 9 is moved by the horizontal linear guide 6 and the vertical linear guide 7 as described above on the basis of the previously inputted character drawing data. While moving, ink can be ejected from the ink nozzles provided in the cartridge 9 to draw line drawing information such as predetermined points, lines, patterns and marks on the surface of the wood 2.

Since the apparatus according to the present invention can operate as described above, it is possible to draw clear line drawing information even when the surface of the wood 2 is uneven. Further, as shown in FIG. 4, clear line drawing information can be similarly drawn on the engineering wood 2a in which a fine wood chip pattern 15 is present on the surface where a fine wood chip is hardened with an adhesive, by changing the ink color. Further, clear inking can be performed on the surface of the wood 2 which has dark colored nodes (not shown) on the surface.

[0019]

Since the non-contact inking device according to the present invention has the above-mentioned structure, it has the following great effects.

(A) A line drawing such as a line, a dot, a pattern, or a mark can be clearly drawn without bringing the ink nozzle into contact with the surface of the wood. (B) A line drawing can be drawn in a short time by automatically moving a cartridge having an ink nozzle and an ink tank according to input information. (C) It can be easily mounted on the wood on which ink is to be inked.
(D) The height between the ink nozzle and the wood surface can also be easily defined.

(E) In inking, it is possible to easily and accurately define the vertical and horizontal reference positions.
(F) Since the ink nozzles are not brought into contact with each other, it is possible to accurately draw a sharp line image even on a portion having unevenness on the surface or a portion which is not smooth. (G) By changing the color of the ink, it is possible to draw a clear line drawing even on wood having a dark pattern or knot on the surface.

(H) Since it is possible to draw in the inking information with characters, it is possible to reduce the difference in time for assembling work on site. (I) Since it is possible to change the color depending on the part and the type of processing, it is possible to reduce assembly mistakes at the construction site. (J) By using the apparatus of the present invention, highly accurate inking can be performed in a short time with a simple operation as a whole.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of an inking device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the inking device of FIG.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of a state where black ink is applied by the black ink example apparatus of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged perspective view of engineering wood.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Base 2 Wood 3 Fixing device 4 Holding screw 5 Nut 6 Horizontal linear guide 7 Vertical linear guide 8 Pulse motor 9 Cartridge 10 Controller 11 Signal line 12 Wiring 13 Vertical reference plate 14 Stopper 15 Height reference plate o Vertical reference Position p Horizontal reference position

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A base, which can be fixed to a wood to be inked while maintaining a predetermined size through a fixing device, and an inkjet cartridge for ejecting ink, which is attached to the base so as to be movable in the vertical and horizontal directions. A non-contact marking device, which is configured by combining with a control device that can control the movement of the ink jet cartridge and the ejection of ink with reference to a reference position provided on the base or the fixing device.