KR20120081779A - Apparutus for printing braille points using piezo motor - Google Patents

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KR20120081779A
KR20120081779A KR1020110003102A KR20110003102A KR20120081779A KR 20120081779 A KR20120081779 A KR 20120081779A KR 1020110003102 A KR1020110003102 A KR 1020110003102A KR 20110003102 A KR20110003102 A KR 20110003102A KR 20120081779 A KR20120081779 A KR 20120081779A
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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
    • B41J3/00—Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed
    • B41J3/32—Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed for printing in Braille or with keyboards specially adapted for use by blind or disabled persons
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    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
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PURPOSE: A quiet Braille label printing device using a piezo motor is provided to enhance a printing speed because print data can be formed in each line on a label at the same time and to clearly and preciously form Braille. CONSTITUTION: A quiet Braille label printing device using a piezo motor(50) comprises a Braille rod support(30), Braille rods(20), a Braille plate member(40), a printing push plate(60), a pressing plate driving unit(70). The Braille rod is installed in the Braille rod support to be moved up and down. The Braille rod forms Braille on the label paper(10) placed at a printing position when being moved up. The Braille plate member supports the label paper and connected so that the Braille rod is upwardly projected. The piezo motor respectively upwardly operates the each Braille rod. The printing push plate is installed to be faced to the Braille plate member by having the label paper in an interval between the printing push plate and Braille plate member and moves upwardly. The pressing plate driving unit selectively transfers the print pressing plate to the Braille plate member.

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Low noise braille label printing device using piezo motor {APPARUTUS FOR PRINTING BRAILLE POINTS USING PIEZO MOTOR}

The present invention relates to a braille label printing apparatus, and more particularly to a braille label printing apparatus that can be printed in a low noise using a piezo motor.

In general, a printing device is an office device connected to a computer and outputs a result on a label. The printing device receives a document or image data created or edited on the computer, converts it into a printing language suitable for the printing conditions, and prints ink or toner. It is a device to print on paper using colored dye.

Recently, due to the complexity of the office environment and the increase of office equipment and personal computers that are essential for the office environment, the office environment has gradually changed to a networking environment, and the data of each personal computer is connected by connecting multiple personal computers in the office to one network. By sharing the printer and the printer that is combined with a personal computer, office expenses and work efficiency are being maximized.

However, the output output through such a printing device can not be confirmed by the disabled, especially blind people.

In the case of the blind, only the special output printed in braille points can be read with the touch of a finger or the like. Braille indicates a character by making a groove in a single letter area composed of six dots. In order to make such Braille prints, a single letter area made up of six dots was hand-made by hand, or a large-format printing machine made for a special purpose was used.

However, such a conventional method is inconvenient to input Braille by hand, and there is a difficulty in obtaining information in a rapidly changing information society.

In addition, in order to solve this problem, a device for printing braille has been developed. However, in order to print Braille on label paper, a structure for punching label paper is essential. Noise is generated during the operation of the punching structure, and the punching structure hits the label so that the braille is printed. There is a problem that a lot of noise occurs in the blow.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a low noise braille label printing apparatus using a piezo motor that can minimize the noise when printing braille on label paper.

Low noise braille label printing apparatus using the piezo motor of the present invention for achieving the above object, Braille rod support; A plurality of braille bars installed on the braille support so as to be lifted up and down and forming braille on the label placed at the printing position when raised; A braille plate member for supporting the label and connected to the braille bar in an upper portion; A piezo motor for independently driving each of the plurality of braille bars; A printing pressing plate which is installed to face the braille plate member with the label sheet interposed therebetween, and is movable up and down, and is coupled with the raised braille bar among the braille bars with the label sheet interposed therebetween to form braille on the label sheet; ; And a pressing plate driving unit for selectively moving the printing pressing plate toward the braille plate member.

The piezo motor may include: a plurality of braille-implementing drive shafts installed at a lower portion of each of the plurality of braille rods so as to reciprocate in a horizontal direction and to be pushed upward by interfering a lower end of each corresponding braille rod according to a movement position; And a plurality of actuators connected to each of the plurality of braille implementation drive shafts to reciprocally slide each of the braille implementation drive shafts.

Herein, the plurality of actuators may be arranged in a row, but arranged alternately in a zigzag manner so that a portion overlaps and crosses in a vertical direction.

In addition, the pressing plate driving unit, the rotating shaft which is rotatably installed on the printing press plate; An interference protrusion installed on the rotating shaft and partially protruding from the outer circumferential surface of the rotating shaft; And a driving motor for rotating the rotating shaft, wherein the interference protrusion is repeatedly lowered by repeatedly interfering with the printing press plate while the rotating shaft is rotated at a predetermined angle or at a constant speed by the driving of the driving motor. .

In addition, a groove corresponding to each of the plurality of braille rods is formed in the lower surface of the printing press plate, and an upper end of the braille rods raised from the plurality of braille bars when the printing press plate descends is formed in the groove together with the label paper. It is good to combine to form braille.

In addition, the inclined surface is formed at one end, the inclined surface is raised and lowered by the lower end of the braille bar is contacted and guided during the reciprocating movement; It is preferable to have a; the upper surface formed horizontally to support the lower end of the braille rod up the slope.

According to the braille label printing apparatus of the present invention, it is possible to automatically print the input braille print data on the label, and can be formed on the label at the same time, so that the printing speed is improved, the braille is clearly and precisely formed It becomes possible.

Therefore, it is possible to easily and conveniently print the braille on the label paper, there is an advantage that can easily provide braille printing to the blind.

In particular, since the configuration of the printing apparatus is simple, and its size can be reduced, there is an advantage that it can be produced and distributed at low cost.

In addition, when printing the braille on the label using a piezo motor it is possible to significantly reduce the noise generated during the vertical drive of the braille rod.

1 is a schematic configuration diagram for explaining a braille label printing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 to 4 are views for explaining the operation of the braille label printing apparatus shown in FIG.
5 is a schematic block diagram illustrating a braille label printing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, a braille label printing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1, 2 and 3, a braille printing device according to an embodiment of the present invention, a plurality of braille rods 20 are installed to be raised and lowered toward the label paper 10 supplied for braille printing and The braille plate support 30 supporting the plurality of braille bars 20 to be lifted and lowered, supports one surface of the label paper 10, and the braille plate member 40 to which the braille bars 20 are protrudingly connected. And a piezo motor 50 for independently elevating the plurality of braille rods 20 and the label paper 10 so as to face the braille plate support 30, and the elevating printing press plate 60. And a pressing plate driving unit 70 for selectively pressing the printing pressing plate 60.

The label paper 10 is a braille printing paper for printing braille, which is movable from one side to the other side, that is, by a paper feed apparatus not shown in the direction of the arrow of FIG. 2, and is located above the braille plate support 30. In, the braille is printed by the operation of the braille rod 20 and the printing pressing plate 60.

The plurality of braille bars 20 are for printing the braille individually on the label sheet 10, and a plurality of the braille bars 20 are arranged in a plurality of rows. The plurality of braille rods 20 are arranged in a line in the longitudinal direction substantially as shown in Figure 4, arranged in pairs adjacent to each other, the pair of adjacent braille rods 20 are spaced apart from each other Is placed. Many of these braille rods 20 are supported by the braille rod support 30 to be movable up and down. The braille rod 20 is supported in contact with the upper surface of the braille rod support 30, the stopper 21 for limiting the lowering position is coupled to a predetermined height.

The lower end of the braille rod 20 may be selectively contacted and spaced apart from the piezo motor 50, and an upper end thereof may penetrate the braille plate member 40 to be in contact with the label paper 10. That is, the braille rods 20 are each driven up and down by the piezo motor 50, and are raised to the upper portion of the braille plate member 40 as shown in FIGS. Braille can be printed on the label sheet 10 that is pressed by.

The braille rod support 30 is supported and fixed to the support rod 31 installed upright on the pedestal 100, is installed to be located above a predetermined height from the pedestal 100.

The braille plate member 40 is installed on the upper portion of the support rod 31, and has an outer braille plate 41 disposed on the upper portion, and an inner braille plate 42 positioned below the outer braille plate 41. In the outer and inner braille plates 41 and 42, a plurality of through holes are formed at positions corresponding to the braille bars 20 so that the braille bars 20 can penetrate.

The piezo motor 50 is located under each of the plurality of braille rods 20, and the braille implementation drive shaft 51 for pushing up the lower end of each corresponding braille rod 20 according to the movement position. And an actuator 52 for reciprocating the braille implementation drive shaft 51.

The braille implementation drive shaft 51 is installed on the pedestal 100 to reciprocally slide in the horizontal direction, the inclined surface 51a is formed at the tip, and the braille rod 20 and the support surface 51b are formed at the top. . Therefore, when the braille implementation drive shaft 51 is moved from the state of FIG. 3 to the state of FIG. 2, the lower end of the braille rod 20 is naturally guided and raised on the inclined surface 51a of the braille implementation drive shaft 51 to be supported. (51b) Can rise above. These braille implementation national axes 51 may also be arranged in the same pattern as the braille rod (20).

One end of the braille implementation drive shaft 51 is connected to the movable portion 54 of the actuator 52 by a connecting member 53. The movable part 54 is driven to move from side to side by driving of the actuator 52, thereby driving the braille implementation drive shaft 51 to be moved to the left and right. Here, the movable part 54 is installed to be movable in the left and right directions along the operating part 52a of the actuator 52, and as an example, the operating part 52a may include a lead screw, and the rotation of the lead screw. In operation, the movable part 54 may be moved left or right.

The actuator 52 is installed on the pedestal 100, and both ends of the actuator 52 are supported by a pair of support blocks 110 and 120 installed on the pedestal 100. The connection member 53 penetrates the support block 110 and is connected to the movable part 54.

As shown in FIG. 1, the plurality of actuators 52 that individually move the braille implementation driving shafts 51 in the left and right directions when driven as described above may be arranged to partially overlap the pair up and down, as illustrated in FIG. 1. Are alternately arranged zigzag. In this way, by placing the actuators 52 in the same height, instead of arranging them in a row, the braille rods 20 are arranged so that they can be printed in a braille dot size by overlapping them up and down. The magnetic rods 20 can be driven individually. Therefore, by separately driving the braille rods 20 in an arrangement as shown in FIG. 4, braille printing can be performed to match the size of the braille dots.

The printing press plate 60 is disposed above the braille plate member 40 with the label sheet 10 interposed therebetween, and is installed to be elevated by a predetermined distance. To this end, the printing pressing plate 60 may be elastically supported by the elastic member 80, and the pressing force of the pressing plate driving unit 70 in a state where the printing pressing plate 50 is pressed by the pressing plate driving unit 70. When this is released, it is possible to return to the original position (upper direction) by the elastic force of the elastic member 80. Here, the elastic member 80 may be a coil spring, and the installation position may be both the lower and upper portions of the printing press plate 60.

In addition, the lower surface of the printing press plate 60 is formed with the groove 61 of the braille shape in a line corresponding to the braille rod (20). Therefore, in braille printing, the protruding braille bar 20 is coupled to the groove 61 of the printing press plate 60 together with the label 10 so that the braille may be formed on the surface of the label 10.

The presser plate driving unit 70 is a rotation shaft 71 rotatably installed on the upper part of the printing press plate 60, and an interference protrusion 72 formed on the rotation shaft 71 and partially protruding from the outer circumferential surface of the rotation shaft 71. And a driving motor 73 for rotating the rotating shaft 71.

The rotary shaft 71 is installed on the upper side in parallel with the printing press plate 60, it is rotatably installed by the drive motor 73. The drive motor 73 may include a spindle motor that can rotate the rotation shaft 71 by a predetermined speed or by a predetermined angle.

The interference protrusions 72 protrude outwardly with reference to the center of rotation of the rotation shaft 71. Preferably, the pair of interference protrusions is elliptical on the outer circumferential surface of the rotation shaft 71 so as to correspond to each other with an angle of 180 degrees therebetween. It is installed to protrude.

2 and 3, the interference protrusion 72 is positioned at a position spaced apart from the printing press plate 60. When the rotating shaft 71 is rotated at an angle of 90 degrees in the state of FIG. 3, the interference protrusion 72 is illustrated in FIG. As described above, the interference protrusion 72 is disposed in the vertical direction so as to interfere with and press the printing press plate 60 downward. Then, as shown in FIG. 5, the upper end of the braille rod 20 is coupled to be inserted into the groove 61 of the printing press plate 60, thereby forming a braille on the label (10).

Here, the driving motor 73 is rotated in a predetermined pattern based on the traveling speed of the label sheet 10, that is, as shown in Figure 6, the feed speed signal of the label sheet 10 by the paper supply unit 91 ( 71 is driven to rotate. The drive motor 73 is driven and stopped in accordance with the control signal of the control unit 93.

The plurality of actuators 52 are selectively controlled by the control unit 93 to be selectively turned on / off in accordance with the print data input through the input unit 92. That is, the controller 93 may raise only the braille bars 20 at positions matching the print data among the plurality of braille bars 20 based on the braille print data input through the input unit 92. By selectively driving control of the actuator 52 and driving the drive motor 73, desired braille can be printed on the label sheet 10.

According to the braille printing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention having the configuration as described above, based on the braille printing data received through the input unit 92, only the desired actuator from the plurality of actuators 52 in the control unit 93 is selectively selected Only by driving the desired braille bar 20 can be raised. In this state, by rotating the rotary shaft 71, the printing press plate 60 is lowered, so that one line of braille can be printed on the label paper 10, and this operation is repeated while the label paper 10 is advanced. The desired braille can be printed on the entire label sheet 10. In particular, by being able to print braille with low noise, it is not only convenient to use, but also has an advantage of performing braille printing at high speed.

10. Label 20. Braille
30. Braille support 40. Braille board member
50. Piezo motor 60. Printing press plate
70..Pressure plate drive unit

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Braille rod support;
A plurality of braille bars installed on the braille support so as to be lifted up and down and forming braille on the label placed at the printing position when raised;
A braille plate member for supporting the label and connected to the braille bar in an upper portion;
A piezo motor for independently driving each of the plurality of braille bars;
A printing pressing plate which is installed to face the braille plate member with the label sheet interposed therebetween, and is movable up and down, and is coupled with the raised braille bar among the braille bars with the label sheet interposed therebetween to form braille on the label sheet; ;
And a pressing plate driving unit for selectively moving the printing pressing plate toward the braille plate member.
The piezo motor,
A plurality of braille-implementing drive shafts installed in the lower portion of each of the plurality of braille bars so as to reciprocate in a horizontal direction and being pushed upwards by interfering with the lower ends of the corresponding braille bars according to the movement positions;
Low noise braille label printing apparatus using a piezo motor comprising a; a plurality of actuators connected to each of the plurality of braille implementation drive shafts for reciprocating sliding movement of each braille implementation drive shaft. The method of claim 1,
The plurality of actuators are arranged in a row, a pair of low noise braille label printing apparatus using a piezo motor, characterized in that arranged in a zigzag alternately so that a part overlaps in the vertical direction. The pressure plate driving unit of claim 2,
A rotating shaft spaced apart from the upper portion of the printing press plate and rotatably installed;
An interference protrusion installed on the rotating shaft and partially protruding from the outer circumferential surface of the rotating shaft; And
Includes; drive motor for rotating the rotary shaft,
Low noise Braille label printing apparatus using a piezo motor characterized in that the interference projection is lowered by repeatedly interfering the printing pressing plate while the rotating shaft is rotated by a predetermined angle or a predetermined speed by the drive of the drive motor. The method of claim 3,
A groove corresponding to each of the plurality of braille rods is formed in the lower surface of the printing press plate, and an upper end of the raised braille bar is coupled to the groove together with the label paper when the printing press plate descends. Low noise braille label printing apparatus using a piezo motor, characterized in that for forming braille. 5. The method according to any one of claims 2 to 4,
An inclined surface that is formed to be inclined at one end and is guided by a lower end of the braille rod during reciprocating movement to be raised and lowered;
Low noise braille label printing apparatus using a piezo motor, characterized in that it has a; an upper surface formed horizontally to support the lower end of the raised braille rod on the slope.
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