KR101168919B1

KR101168919B1 - Marking apparatus having hardening function

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Publication number: KR101168919B1
Application number: KR1020100043270A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 김공현
Original assignee: 주식회사 케이아이티코리아
Priority date: 2010-05-10
Filing date: 2010-05-10
Publication date: 2012-08-02
Also published as: KR20110123833A

Abstract

The present invention relates to a marking apparatus that is capable of curing the marking portion with ultraviolet rays when certain information is normally marked on the upper surface of the marking object such as a product.
The configuration is a marking apparatus for marking specific information on an upper surface of a marking object, comprising: a key input unit for inputting a key for marking specific information on an upper surface of the marking object; A marking control unit which controls each unit to mark specific information on an upper surface of the marking object based on a key input signal provided from the key input unit; A marking information storage unit accessed by the marking control unit and storing marking information; A marking engine for marking specific information on an upper surface of the marking object under the control of the marking controller; A camera photographing the marked specific information under the control of the marking controller and providing the marked specific information to the marking controller; And an ultraviolet curing unit configured to cure the marked specific information part with ultraviolet rays when the photographed image matches the marked specific information under the control of the marking control unit.
In the present invention, when the specific information is normally marked on the upper surface of the marking object such as a product, the marking portion is cured with ultraviolet rays, so that the marking period is relatively long and the marking reliability is improved.

Description

Marking apparatus having hardening function

The present invention relates to a marking apparatus having a curing function, and more particularly, to a marking apparatus capable of curing the marking portion by ultraviolet rays when specific information is normally marked on the upper surface of a marking target such as a product.

Patent application No. 2000-0058827 according to the prior art, the specifications of the product on the side, front, rear or top, bottom, etc. of the secondary products of the metal material, such as steel plate, coil, etc. of the steel industry Metals that can be used for logistics automation by displaying information such as size, company's log, etc., product's shipment (destination), product's number, etc. Apparatus and method for marking ink jet of materials, wherein the work of the metal material 30 to be conveyed to the roller table 20 arranged on the side of the frame 10 and 11 supported on the ground while forming the appearance Marking unit 100 for spraying paint and pigment on the surface, and the conveying unit 200 for moving the marking unit 100 so as to be close to the metal material 30 is linear bearing guide to the conveying unit 200 Number through 190 After moving to bring the marking part 100 close to the metal material 30, a constant coating film is first formed on the surface to be processed of the metal material 30 as the paint gun 111 of the marking part 100. Accordingly, the ink jet printer head 112 provides an ink jet marking apparatus of a metallic material which secondly marks marking contents received from a marking computer.

However, in this conventional technique, since the ink jet printer head 112 marks marking contents received from the marking computer, the period for which the marking is maintained is relatively short.

In other words, if the marking site is cured after marking, the period for which the marking is maintained will be very long. At this time, when the marking is made normally, if the marking portion is cured, the reliability of the marking is also improved.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-described problems, it is an object of the present invention to provide a marking device that can cure the marking portion by ultraviolet light when certain information is normally marked on the upper surface of the marking object, such as a product. .

In order to achieve this object,

According to an aspect of the present invention,

A marking apparatus for marking specific information on an upper surface of a marking object,

A key input unit for inputting a key for marking specific information on an upper surface of the marking object;

A marking control unit which controls each unit to mark specific information on an upper surface of the marking object based on a key input signal provided from the key input unit;

A marking information storage unit which is accessed by the marking control unit and stores marking information;

A marking engine for marking specific information on an upper surface of the marking object under the control of the marking controller;

A camera photographing the marked specific information under the control of the marking controller and providing the marked specific information to the marking controller; And

An ultraviolet curing unit configured to cure the marked specific information part with ultraviolet rays when the photographed image matches the marked specific information under the control of the marking controller;

And a control unit.

A display unit which displays an operation of the marking apparatus under the control of the marking controller; And

A warning unit displaying a warning when the captured image does not match the marked specific information under the control of the marking controller;

And further comprising:

The marking object is a product and the specific information is characterized in that it includes a serial number of the product, the date of manufacture, the expiration date, and a barcode.

The warning unit is characterized in that composed of a warning light.

The ultraviolet curing unit,

A motor which rotates the provided axis by 90 ° toward the marking object when the photographed image matches the marked specific information under the control of the marking controller; And

An ultraviolet light emitting diode printed circuit board assembly fixedly coupled to the shaft of the motor to cure the marked specific information portion from the top to the bottom when the shaft is rotated 90 ° toward the marking object;

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The marking engine is characterized by marking specific information on the upper surface of the marking object using ink.

According to the present invention, when specific information is normally marked on the upper surface of a marking object such as a product, the marking portion is cured with ultraviolet rays, so that the period for which the marking is maintained is relatively long and the reliability of marking is also improved.

1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a marking apparatus having a curing function according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a view showing an embodiment of the ultraviolet curing unit shown in FIG. 1.
FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating operations of the marking controller shown in FIG. 1 step by step.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a marking apparatus having a curing function according to the present invention, a key input unit 100, a marking control unit 102, a display unit 104, an inkjet marking engine 106, a camera 108 , The ultraviolet curing unit 110, the warning unit 112, the marking information storage unit 114, and the marking object 200.

An embodiment of the present invention configured as described above will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3.

2 is a view illustrating an embodiment of the ultraviolet curing unit 110 shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the marking control unit 102 shown in FIG. 1 step by step.

1 to 3, the inkjet marking engine 106 is configured in the form of an inkjet printer cartridge, the marking object 200, for example, the serial number of the product, the manufacturing date, through the nozzle using the ink on the upper surface of the product, The expiration date, barcode and the like are selectively marked.

When the inkjet marking engine 106 marks specific information on the upper surface of the marking object 200 and the UV curing unit 110 cures the marking portion in detail as follows.

First, the operator manipulates a key provided in the key input unit 100 to provide the marking control unit 102 with a key signal for marking specific information on the upper surface of the marking object 200. In this case, the marking object 200 is a product and specific information includes a product serial number, a manufacturing date, an expiration date, and a barcode.

The marking control unit 102 controls specific units to mark specific information on the upper surface of the marking object 200 based on the key input signal provided from the key input unit 100 and to harden the specific information portion with ultraviolet rays.

That is, the marking control unit 102 controls the inkjet marking engine 106 to cause the inkjet marking engine 106 to mark specific information on the upper surface of the marking object 200 (step S10 of FIG. 3). In this case, the inkjet marking engine 106 may provide an ink exhaust signal to the marking control unit 102 when the ink is exhausted so that the marking control unit 102 displays the warning unit 112 as a warning. The warning unit 112 may be configured as a warning light.

The marking control unit 102 controls the camera 108 so that the camera 108 captures the marked specific information and sends the captured image. The marking control unit 102 compares whether the image sent from the camera 108 and the marking information stored in the marking information storage unit 114 match to determine whether the image sent from the camera 108 is a normal marking (step S12). ). At this time, if the image sent from the camera 108 and the marking information stored in the marking information storage unit 114 match, the image sent from the camera 108 is normal, and the image sent from the camera 108 and the marking information storage unit 114 are stored. If the stored marking information does not match, the image sent by the camera 108 is abnormal.

The marking control unit 102 displays a warning through the warning unit 112 when the image sent from the camera 108 is not a normal marking (step S14).

On the other hand, the marking control unit 102 controls the ultraviolet curing unit 110 when the image sent from the camera 108 is a normal marking so that the ultraviolet curing unit 110 ultraviolet-cures the specific information portion marked (step S16). ).

The display unit 104 displays the operation of the ultraviolet marking device according to the present invention under the control of the marking control unit 102.

An embodiment of the above-described ultraviolet curing unit 110 will be described with reference to FIG. 2.

Under the control of the marking control unit 102, the motor 110a rotates the provided shaft 90 ° toward the marking object 200 when the photographed image matches the marked specific information, and then returns it to its original position.

The ultraviolet light emitting diode printed circuit board assembly (110b) is fixedly coupled to the shaft of the motor (110a) and then ultraviolet cures the specific marked information portion from top to bottom when the shaft is rotated 90 ° toward the marking object (200). . In this case, the ultraviolet light emitting diode printed circuit board assembly 110b is provided with a plurality of ultraviolet light emitting diodes configured in a matrix form.

The present invention, when marking specific information on the upper surface of the marking object 200, such as the product normally, since the marking portion is cured with ultraviolet rays, the duration of the marking is relatively long and the reliability of the marking is also improved There is this.

Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been disclosed for illustrative purposes, those skilled in the art will appreciate that various modifications, additions and substitutions are possible, without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention as disclosed in the accompanying claims. In addition, it is a matter of course that various modifications and variations are possible without departing from the scope of the technical idea of the present invention by anyone having ordinary skill in the art.

100: key input unit
102: marking control unit
104: display unit
106: Inkjet Marking Engine
108: camera
110: UV curing unit
110a: motor
110b: ultraviolet light emitting diode printed circuit board assembly
112: warning unit
114: marking information storage unit
200: marking object

Claims

A marking apparatus for marking specific information on an upper surface of a marking object,
A key input unit for inputting a key for marking specific information on an upper surface of the marking object;
A marking control unit which controls each unit to mark specific information on an upper surface of the marking object based on a key input signal provided from the key input unit;
A marking information storage unit accessed by the marking control unit and storing marking information;
A marking engine for marking specific information on an upper surface of the marking object under the control of the marking controller;
A camera photographing the marked specific information under the control of the marking controller and providing the marked specific information to the marking controller; And
An ultraviolet curing unit configured to cure the marked specific information part with ultraviolet rays when the photographed image matches the marked specific information under the control of the marking controller;
Marking device having a curing function comprising a.

The method of claim 1,
A display unit which displays an operation of the marking apparatus under the control of the marking controller; And
A warning unit displaying a warning when the captured image does not match the marked specific information under the control of the marking controller;
Marking device having a curing function characterized in that it further comprises.

The method of claim 2,
Marking device having a curing function, characterized in that the warning unit consisting of a warning light.

4. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
Wherein the marking object is a product and the specific information includes a serial number, a manufacturing date, an expiration date, and a barcode of the product.

4. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The ultraviolet curing unit,
A motor which rotates the provided axis by 90 ° toward the marking object when the photographed image matches the marked specific information under the control of the marking controller; And
An ultraviolet light emitting diode printed circuit board assembly which is fixedly coupled to the shaft of the motor to cure the marked specific information portion from the top to the bottom when the shaft is rotated by 90 ° toward the marking object;
Marking device having a curing function, characterized in that consisting of.

4. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The marking engine has a curing function, characterized in that for marking specific information on the upper surface of the marking object using the ink.