KR20000007854U

KR20000007854U - Ink Drying Device of Printing Equipment

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Publication number: KR20000007854U
Application number: KR2019980019382U
Authority: KR
Inventors: 권중기
Original assignee: 윤종용; 삼성전자 주식회사
Priority date: 1998-10-10
Filing date: 1998-10-10
Publication date: 2000-05-06

Abstract

본 고안은 잉크를 분사하는 노즐을 구비한 잉크헤드에 의하여 인쇄가 이루어진 후에 노즐의 잉크마름을 방지하는 인쇄장치에 있어서의 잉크마름방지장치에 관한 것으로, 캐리지에 의하여 작동되는 왕복작동부재와, 왕복작동부재가 작동함에 따라 회전이 이루어지는 회전부재와, 회전부재에 의하여 승,하강이 이루어지는 상하작동부재를 구비하여 노즐의 잉크마름을 방지하는 캡으로 노즐의 밀폐가 이루어지는 것으로, 본 고안은 간단한 구성으로 이루어지면서도 헤드의 노즐을 완벽하게 밀폐되어 작동되고, 발생되는 소음을 최소화함으로써 제품에 대한 신뢰성을 향상시키는 것이다.The present invention relates to an ink dryness preventing device in a printing apparatus which prevents ink dryness of a nozzle after printing is performed by an ink head having a nozzle for ejecting ink, and a reciprocating operating member operated by a carriage, The nozzle is sealed by a cap which prevents ink drying of the nozzle by having a rotating member which rotates as the operating member operates and an up and down operating member which is moved up and down by the rotating member. While the nozzles of the head are completely sealed and operated, the noise of the head is minimized to improve the reliability of the product.

Description

Ink Drying Device of Printing Equipment

본 고안은 잉크를 분사하여 인쇄가 이루어지는 인쇄장치에 관한 것으로, 더욱 상세하게는 잉크를 분사하는 노즐을 구비하는 잉크헤드에서 인쇄가 이루어진 후에 노즐의 잉크마름을 방지하기 위한 잉크헤드를 구비하는 인쇄장치에 있어서의 잉크마름방지장치에 관한 것이다.The present invention relates to a printing apparatus in which printing is performed by ejecting ink, and more particularly, a printing apparatus having an ink head for preventing ink from drying after the printing is performed in an ink head having a nozzle for ejecting ink. The present invention relates to a device for preventing ink dryness.

도 1은 종래의 잉크를 분사하여 인쇄가 이루어지는 잉크헤드(13)를 구비하는 인쇄장치(1)를 나타낸 것이고, 도 2는 이에 따른 인쇄장치(1)에서 노즐(14)을 밀폐시켜 노즐(14)의 잉크마름을 방지하기 위한 잉크마름방지장치(20)를 나타낸 것이다.FIG. 1 shows a printing apparatus 1 having an ink head 13 for printing by ejecting conventional ink, and FIG. 2 shows a nozzle 14 by sealing the nozzle 14 in the printing apparatus 1 accordingly. ) Shows an ink dry prevention device 20 for preventing ink dry.

도면에서 나타내는 바와 같이, 인쇄명령에 의하여 타이밍벨트(15)가 회전하면 잉크헤드(13)를 탑재한 캐리지(12)가 메인프레임(10)의 측벽(11)에 고정된 가이드샤프트(16)를 따라 인쇄영역을 좌,우 왕복이동하면서 잉크를 분사하여 인쇄가 이루어진다.As shown in the figure, when the timing belt 15 is rotated by a print command, the carriage 12 mounted with the ink head 13 moves the guide shaft 16 fixed to the side wall 11 of the main frame 10. Accordingly, printing is performed by spraying ink while moving the print area left and right.

인쇄가 끝나면, 잉크헤드(13)를 탑재한 캐리지(12)는 서비스영역으로 이동하여, 잉크마름방지장치(20)가 잉크헤드(13)에 구비되는 노즐(14)을 밀폐시키게 된다.After the printing is finished, the carriage 12 on which the ink head 13 is mounted moves to the service area, and the ink dryness preventing device 20 seals the nozzle 14 provided in the ink head 13.

상기 잉크마름방지장치(20)의 구성은, 홈프레임(21)에 고정된 돌기(22)가 이동프레임(23)에 형성된 가이드홈(24)에 삽입되어 있고, 이동프레임(23)은 홈프레임(21)과 인장스프링(25)으로 연결되어 있다.In the configuration of the ink anti-drying device 20, the projection 22 fixed to the groove frame 21 is inserted into the guide groove 24 formed in the moving frame 23, the moving frame 23 is the groove frame 21 is connected to the tension spring (25).

또한, 상기 홈프레임(21)에는 캐리지(12)가 서비스영역으로 이동할 때에, 잉크헤드(13)의 노즐(14)을 청소하는 와이퍼(26)와 상기 노즐(14)을 밀폐시키는 헤드캡(27)을 구비하고 있다.In addition, the groove frame 21 has a wiper 26 for cleaning the nozzle 14 of the ink head 13 and a head cap 27 for sealing the nozzle 14 when the carriage 12 moves to the service area. ).

이와 같이 구성된 종래의 잉크마름방지장치(20)는, 인쇄가 완료되어 서비스영역으로 이동하는 캐리지(12)가 이동프레임(23)에 형성된 스토퍼(28)를 밀게 된다.In the conventional ink anti-drying device 20 configured as described above, the carriage 12 moving to the service area after the printing is completed pushes the stopper 28 formed on the moving frame 23.

이동프레임(23)은 가이드홈(24)을 따라 상승하면서 이동하여, 이동프레임(23)에 구비된 헤드캡(27)이 잉크헤드(13)의 노즐(14)을 밀폐하게 되는 것이다.The moving frame 23 moves up and down along the guide groove 24, such that the head cap 27 provided in the moving frame 23 seals the nozzle 14 of the ink head 13.

다시, 인쇄명령에 의하여 인쇄영역으로 캐리지(12)가 작동하게 되면, 인장스프링(25)의 당기는 힘에 의하여 이동프레임(23)은 가이드홈(24)을 따라 하강하여 원래 위치로 돌아오는 구성으로 이루어진 것이다.Again, when the carriage 12 is operated to the print area by the print command, the moving frame 23 is lowered along the guide groove 24 to return to its original position by the pulling force of the tension spring 25. It is done.

그러나 이상과 같이 작동되는 종래의 구성은, 그 구성이 복잡하며 홈프레임(21)에 구비된 돌기(22)에 가이드홈(24)이 삽입된 이동프레임(23)의 동작이 연계 복합적이어서 간결성이 떨어져 작동이 용이하지 못하며, 또한 작동될 때에 소음이 많이 발생하게 되는 문제점이 있었다.However, the conventional configuration that is operated as described above, the configuration is complicated and the operation of the movable frame 23 is inserted into the projection 22 provided in the groove frame 21, the movement of the moving frame 23 is complex and concise. There is a problem that the operation is not easy to fall off, and also a lot of noise when operating.

본 고안은 종래의 문제점을 해결하기 위한 것으로, 본 고안은 간단한 구성으로 이루어지면서도 완벽한 밀폐동작이 이루어지도록 하며, 밀폐동작이 이루어질때에 소음을 줄여 제품의 신뢰성향상을 도모하는 것을 목적으로 하는 것이다.The present invention is to solve the problems of the prior art, the present invention is intended to achieve a perfect sealing operation made of a simple configuration, and to improve the reliability of the product by reducing the noise when the sealing operation is made. .

따라서, 본 고안은 상기의 목적을 달성하기 위하여, 캐리지에 의하여 작동되는 왕복작동부재와, 왕복작동부재가 작동함에 따라 회전이 이루어지는 회전부재와, 회전부재에 의하여 승,하강이 이루어지는 상하작동부재에 노즐의 잉크마름을 방지하는 캡을 구성하여 노즐을 밀폐시키는 것을 특징으로 하는 것이다.Therefore, the present invention, in order to achieve the above object, the reciprocating operation member is operated by the carriage, the rotary member is rotated as the reciprocating operation member is operated, and the up and down operation member is moved up and down by the rotation member The nozzle is sealed by forming a cap that prevents ink drying of the nozzle.

도 1은 종래의 잉크헤드를 구비하는 인쇄장치의 개략적인 구성을 나타낸 정면도이고,1 is a front view showing a schematic configuration of a printing apparatus having a conventional ink head,

도 2는 종래의 인쇄장치에 구비되는 잉크마름방지장치의 구성을 나타낸 확대정면도이고,Figure 2 is an enlarged front view showing the configuration of the ink drying prevention device provided in a conventional printing apparatus,

도 3은 본 고안에 의한 잉크마름방지장치의 평면구성을 나타낸 평단면도이고,Figure 3 is a plan sectional view showing a planar configuration of the ink drying prevention apparatus according to the present invention,

도 4는 본 고안에 의한 잉크마름방지장치의 구성을 나타낸 정단면도이며,Figure 4 is a front sectional view showing the configuration of the ink drying prevention apparatus according to the present invention,

도 5는 본 고안에 의한 잉크마름방지장치가 노즐을 밀폐하고 있는 상태를 나타낸 단면도이다.5 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the ink dry prevention device according to the present invention seals the nozzle.

<도면의 주요부분에 대한 부호의 설명><Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

200 : 장치프레임 202 : 가이드홈200: device frame 202: guide groove

210 : 왕복작동부재 212 : 고정부재210: reciprocating member 212: fixing member

214 : 작동축 216 : 작동부재214: operating shaft 216: operating member

218 : 탄력부재 220 : 회전부재218: elastic member 220: rotating member

222 : 회전축 230 : 상하작동부재222: rotating shaft 230: up and down operating member

232 : 캡 234 : 상하기어232: cap 234: hammer

236 : 작동편236: working piece

이하, 본 고안에 따른 바람직한 실시예를 첨부된 도면에 의거하여 보다 상세히 설명하면 다음과 같다.Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

도 3은 본 고안이 구성된 상태를 나타내는 평단면도이고, 도 4는 본 고안에 의한 정단면도를 나타내는 것이다.3 is a plan sectional view showing a state in which the present invention is constructed, and FIG. 4 shows a front sectional view of the present invention.

본 고안은 잉크헤드(13)를 장착한 캐리지(12)가 인쇄를 끝내고 노즐(14)의 잉크마름을 방지하기 위하여, 서비스영역으로 이동될 때에 캐리지(12)에 의하여 작동되는 왕복작동부재(210)와, 상기 왕복작동부재(210)가 작동에 의하여 회전이 이루어지는 회전부재(220)와, 상기 회전부재(220)에 의하여 상,하 작동이 이루어지는 상하작동부재(230)에 노즐(14)의 잉크마름을 방지하는 캡(232)을 구비한다.The present invention provides a reciprocating member 210 which is operated by the carriage 12 when the carriage 12 equipped with the ink head 13 is moved to the service area in order to finish printing and prevent ink drying of the nozzle 14. ), The rotary member 220 is rotated by the reciprocating operation member 210 and the up and down operating member 230, which is operated up and down by the rotating member 220, of the nozzle 14. A cap 232 is provided to prevent ink dry.

즉, 캐리지에 의하여 작동되는 왕복작동부재(210)는 메인프레임(10)의 측벽(11)에 위치를 고정하기 위한 위치고정부재(212)에 삽입되는 작동축(214)과 작동축(214)의 끝단에 구비되는 캐리지(12)와 접촉하는 왕복기어(217)를 구비하는 작동부재(216)와 상기 작동부재(216)와 메인프레임(10)의 측벽(11)사이에는 탄력부재(218)를 구비한다.That is, the reciprocating operating member 210 operated by the carriage is the operating shaft 214 and the operating shaft 214 inserted into the position fixing member 212 for fixing the position on the side wall 11 of the main frame 10. An elastic member 218 is provided between an actuating member 216 having a reciprocating gear 217 in contact with a carriage 12 provided at an end of the actuating member, and a sidewall 11 of the actuating member 216 and the main frame 10. It is provided.

또한 캐리지(12)에 의하여 작동되는 작동부재(216)의 하단에 형성된 왕복기어(217)에 의하여 회전이 이루어지는 회전부재(220)를 구비하고, 상기 회전부재(220)는 회전축(222)을 구비한다.In addition, the rotary member 220 is provided with a rotating member 220 is rotated by the reciprocating gear 217 formed on the lower end of the operating member 216 is operated by the carriage 12, the rotating member 220 is provided with a rotating shaft 222. do.

상기의 회전부재(220)가 회전하게 되면서 상,하작동이루어지도록 상하기어(234)를 형성한 상하작동부재(230)를 구비한다.The rotating member 220 is rotated to have a vertical operation member 230 formed with an upper and lower gear 234 so that the upper and lower operation is performed.

또한 상하작동부재(230)가 회전부재(220)에 의하여 승,하강이 이루어지도록 장치프레임(200)에 형성된 가이드홈(202)에 삽입되는 가이드편(236)을 구비하여, 캡(232)이 승,하강이 이루어지도록 구성한다.In addition, the upper and lower operating member 230 is provided with a guide piece 236 inserted into the guide groove 202 formed in the device frame 200 so that the lifting and lowering by the rotating member 220, the cap 232 is It is configured to be raised and lowered.

이상과 같이 구성되는 본 고안의 작동상태를 도면을 참조하여 설명하면 다음과 같다.Referring to the drawings the operating state of the subject innovation constituted as described above are as follows.

도 5에서 나타내는 바와 같이, 인쇄를 완료한 캐리지(12)가 서비스영역으로 이동되면서 왕복작동부재(210)의 작동부재(216)를 밀면, 작동부재(216)에 고정된 작동축(214)이 측벽(11)의 외부로 돌출 되면서 밀리게 된다.As shown in FIG. 5, when the carriage 12 having completed printing is moved to the service area and pushes the operation member 216 of the reciprocating operation member 210, the operation shaft 214 fixed to the operation member 216 is moved. It is pushed while protruding to the outside of the side wall 11.

동시에 작동부재(216)의 하부에 형성된 왕복기어(217)가 회전축(222)에 고정된 회전부재(220)를 회전시키게 된다.At the same time, the reciprocating gear 217 formed at the lower portion of the operating member 216 rotates the rotating member 220 fixed to the rotating shaft 222.

회전하는 회전부재(220)에 의하여, 상하작동부재(230)에 형성된 상하기어(234)를 승강시키면 장치프레임(200)에 형성된 가이드홈(202)에 가이드편(236)이 삽입되어 지지되는 상태에서 승강이 이루어진다.When the upper and lower gears 234 formed on the upper and lower operation members 230 are lifted and rotated by the rotating member 220, the guide piece 236 is inserted into and supported in the guide groove 202 formed in the apparatus frame 200. Lifting takes place at.

따라서, 상부에 위치한 캡(232)이 잉크헤드(13)의 노즐(14)을 밀폐하게 되는 것이다.Therefore, the cap 232 located at the top seals the nozzle 14 of the ink head 13.

즉, 캐리지(12)가 왕복작동부재(210)를 밀면, 회전부재(220)를 회전시키고 회전부재(220)가 상하작동부재(230)를 상,하작동시키게 되어 서비스영역에서 상하작동부재(230)가 승강하여 캡(232)이 노즐(14)을 밀폐시키게 되는 것이다.That is, when the carriage 12 pushes the reciprocating operation member 210, the rotating member 220 is rotated, and the rotating member 220 operates the vertical operation member 230 up and down to operate the vertical operation member (in the service area). The 230 is lifted and the cap 232 seals the nozzle 14.

다시, 인쇄명령에 의하여 캐리지(12)가 인쇄영역으로 이동하게 되면, 왕복작동부재(210)의 작동축(214)에 구비된 탄력부재(218)의 탄성력에 의하여 작동부재(216)를 밀게 되어 왕복기어(217)가 회전부재(220)를 역회전시킨다.Again, when the carriage 12 is moved to the printing area by the print command, the operating member 216 is pushed by the elastic force of the elastic member 218 provided on the operating shaft 214 of the reciprocating operating member 210. The reciprocating gear 217 reversely rotates the rotating member 220.

또한, 역회전하는 회전부재(220)에 의하여 상하작동부재(230)는 장치프레임(200)에 형성된 가이드홈(202)을 따라 하강하게 되는 것이다.In addition, the up and down operation member 230 is to be lowered along the guide groove 202 formed in the device frame 200 by the rotating member 220 to rotate in reverse.

이상에서 설명한 바와 같이, 본 고안은 간단한 구성으로 이루어지면서도 헤드의 노즐을 완벽하게 밀폐가 이루어지도록 작동되면서도, 발생되는 소음을 최소화함으로써 제품의 품질을 향상시키게 되는 것이다.As described above, the subject innovation is to improve the quality of the product by minimizing the noise generated while operating to make a complete configuration of the nozzle of the head while being made of a simple configuration.

Claims

An ink head which sprays ink and prints the same;

A printing apparatus comprising an ink drying prevention device for preventing ink drying of the ink head;

The ink dry prevention device includes a reciprocating actuating member reciprocated left and right by a carriage moved to a service area;

A rotating member hinged to the rotating shaft to rotate as the reciprocating operating member is operated;

An ink dry prevention device in a printing apparatus having an ink head, wherein the nozzle of the ink head is sealed by an up and down operation member which is operated up and down by the rotating member.

The method of claim 1;

The reciprocating operating member and the operating shaft inserted into the position fixing member for fixing the position on the side wall of the main frame,

An operation member provided at an end of the operation shaft and having a reciprocating gear in contact with the carriage;

Ink drying prevention device in a printing apparatus having an ink head, characterized in that a resilient member is provided in the operating shaft between the operating member and the side wall of the main frame.

The method of claim 1;

The up and down operation member and the groove portion formed in the body portion inserted into the guide rod formed in the device frame;

The upper and lower gears to be engaged with the rotating member so that the up and down operation member is raised, lowered,

And a cap for sealing the nozzle of the ink head to be in the service area.