TWI564175B - Tire marking apparatus - Google Patents

Description

Tire marking device

The present invention relates to a tire marking device for marking a tire.

A tire marking device for marking a tire, such as a tire uniformity testing machine for measuring tire unevenness, or a balance testing machine for measuring tire balance, for testing and inspecting a completed tire. (hereinafter also referred to as "marking device").

The marking device is required to print (mark) the mark of the ○ shape or the Δ shape on the sidewall of the tire, and the position (phase) of the tire in the circumferential direction determined by the measurement result and the determination criterion.

In view of the shape and color of the mark, it has been demanded to diversify in recent years, and there is a case where it is required to mark the tire in plural.

The type of position at which the tire is marked includes those required to mark the phase of the determined tire, and may be marked on any phase on the sidewall.

In the case of multiple marking of the tire, on the sidewall of the tire It is known that the radial direction of the tire is staggered to carry out a plurality of marks, or that the positions are staggered in the circumferential direction of the tire to perform a plurality of marks. It is known that the combination shifts the position in the radial direction of the tire and shifts the position in the circumferential direction to increase the number of marks.

As such a printing device, for example, Patent Document 1 has an imprinting rod assembly including six imprinting elements (printing portions), and a marking for moving the imprinting member to press the ink ribbon against the tire at the window structure. Actuator (printing drive unit). The six embossing elements are arranged side by side in a straight line.

The embossing rod assembly is moved along the track in a predetermined direction, whereby any one of the six embossing elements and the window structure are in a predetermined alignment state.

[Previous Technical Literature] [Patent Literature]

[Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Publication No. 2013-519102

However, in the case where the embossing element is moved in parallel along the track, as the number of embossing elements provided in the marking device increases, there is a problem that the overall shape of the plurality of embossing elements becomes large.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and has been provided for the purpose of providing a marking device that suppresses the outer shape of a plurality of printing portions as a whole.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention proposes the following method.

A marking device according to an aspect of the present invention is a tire marking device for marking a tire, comprising: a disk portion having a rotation axis adjusted to be substantially perpendicular to a printing surface of the tire; and a printing portion The disk portion is provided to be movable forward and backward with respect to the printing surface, and a plurality of the disk portions are disposed around the rotating shaft; and the printing driving portion is configured to at least one of the printing positions facing the printing surface of the tire. The aforementioned printing department advances.

In this aspect, the plurality of printing portions are arranged in a circular shape around the rotation axis. Therefore, even if the number of the printing portions is increased, the outer shape of the entire plurality of printing portions can be suppressed and the structure can be simplified as compared with the case where the plurality of printing portions are arranged side by side in a straight line. The printing surface of the tire can be marked by pushing at least one of the printing units selected from the plurality of printing units by the printing driving unit.

Further, in the above-described marking device, the pre-printing driving unit may advance a plurality of pre-printing portions.

In this form, a plurality of marks can be efficiently performed on the tire.

Further, in the marking device, a plurality of the printing portions may be arranged at equal angles around the rotation axis.

In this aspect, the disk portion can be rotated by using the central angle of the adjacent printing portion as a unit, and the rotation of the disk portion can be easily controlled.

Further, the marking device may include an ink ribbon supply mechanism that arranges an ink ribbon between the printing portion at the printing position and the tire, and the printing portion performs printing by pressing the ink ribbon against the tire.

In this aspect, the ink ribbon supply mechanism is provided with an ink ribbon, and the printing portion presses the ink ribbon against the tire to perform printing.

According to the marking device of the present invention, the outer shape of the plurality of printing portions can be suppressed to be small.

1‧‧‧ marking device (tire marking device)

86‧‧‧ Turntable (disc)

86a‧‧‧Center axis (rotary axis)

90A~90H‧‧‧Printing pin (printing department)

96‧‧‧Printing Drive Department

100‧‧‧Ink ribbon supply mechanism

R1, R2‧‧‧ ink ribbon

T‧‧‧ tires

T1‧‧‧ sidewall (printed surface)

Fig. 1 is a schematic view showing the overall structure of a tire marking device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a block diagram of the tire marking device.

Fig. 3 is a plan view of a conveyance path of the tire marking device.

Figure 4 is a front elevational view of the handling track.

Fig. 5 is a view showing an internal structure of a first positioning portion of the conveyance path;

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the driving roller of the first positioning portion.

Fig. 7 is a plan view of the holding arm and the rotation driving portion of the conveying path.

Fig. 8 is a front elevational view showing the rotation amount detecting portion of the tire marking device.

Figure 9 is a front elevational view of the head of the tire marking device and a portion of the ink ribbon supply mechanism cut away.

Figure 10 is a cross-sectional view of the cutting line A1-A1 of Figure 9.

Figure 11 is a front elevational view of the ink ribbon supply mechanism.

Figure 12 is a view taken along line A2 of Figure 11;

Figure 13 is a cross-sectional view of the first pulley of the ink ribbon supply mechanism.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the tire marking device of the present invention will be described with reference to Figs. 1 to 13 .

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the marking device 1 of the present embodiment is used for marking (printing) the tire T, and includes a conveying unit 10 that supports and transports the tire T from below, and is disposed in the conveying unit 10. The upper head portion 80; the ink ribbon supply mechanism 100 attached to the head portion 80; and the control unit 140 that controls the transport portion 10, the head portion 80, and the ink ribbon supply mechanism 100.

Further, the head unit 80 and the ink ribbon supply mechanism 100 constitute the printing device 2 of the present invention. The marking device 1 is provided with a printing device 2.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the transport unit 10 has an upstream side D1 in the transport direction D of the transport unit 10, and the first transport path 16A and the second transport path 16B are arranged side by side in the width direction of the transport unit 10. The transport path 15 is divided; and the integrated transport path 30 disposed on the downstream side D2 of the transport unit 10. In the present embodiment, since the structures of the first conveyance path 16A and the second conveyance path 16B are the same, the structure of the first conveyance path 16A is added with a capital letter "A" in numerical or lowercase English letters for the second conveyance. The corresponding structure of the track 16B is represented by the same number or lowercase English letter plus the uppercase English letter "B". By omitting the repeated Bright. The positioning portions 36A and 36B, the printing pins 90A to 90H, and the like which will be described later are also described in the same manner.

For example, the configuration of the first driving roller 17A and the second driving roller 17B which will be described later in the first conveying path 16A is the same.

The first conveyance path 16A has its first drive roller 17A and the first driven roller 18A supported at both ends in the width direction by the support member 19A so as to be rotatable about the respective axes 17aA, 18aA. The height of the upper surface of the first driving roller 17A is substantially the same as the height of the upper surface of the first driven roller 18A, or the upper surface of the first driving roller 17A is disposed slightly higher. The first drive roller 17A and the first driven roller 18A are alternately arranged along the conveyance direction D. The first drive roller 17A and the first driven roller 18A have their axes 17aA, 18aA disposed on the same plane parallel to the horizontal plane.

A conveyor belt (not shown) is connected to each of the first drive rollers 17A. A rotating shaft of the first roller drive motor 20A shown in Fig. 2 is connected to the conveyor. The rotation shaft of the first roller drive motor 20A is switchable between the positive direction (first direction) and the reverse direction (second direction). The conveyance drive unit 21 is configured by the first roller drive motor 20A and the second roller drive motor 20B.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the tire T is disposed on each of the first driving roller 17A, the first driven roller 18A, the second driving roller 17B, and the second driven roller 18B. At this time, the tire T is disposed so as to abut on the side surface of the first driving roller 17A on at least one side of the sidewall (print surface) T1 of the tire T with respect to the axis T6 of the tire T, and assistively abuts There is a side surface of the first driven roller 18A. The tire T is disposed such that at least the other side of the sidewall T1 with respect to the axis T6 abuts the second driving roller 17B The side surface is auxiliaryly abutted against the side surface of the second driven roller 18B. The rollers 17A and 18A and the rollers 17B and 18B are respectively in contact with the sidewall T1 of one of the tires T.

The rotation shaft of the first roller drive motor 20A is rotated in the positive direction, whereby the first drive rollers 17A are rotated in the positive direction F1 about the axis 17aA as shown in FIG. The rotation shaft of the second roller drive motor 20B is rotated in the positive direction, whereby the respective second drive rollers 17B are rotated in the positive direction F1 about the axis 17aB. At this time, the tire T disposed on each of the driving rollers 17A and 17B is conveyed from the upstream side D1 toward the downstream side D2. Each of the first driven roller 18A and the second driven roller 18B that supports the transported tire T is rotated in accordance with the movement of the tire T.

In this manner, the driving rollers 17A and 17B are rollers that rotationally drive the tire T, and the driven rollers 18A and 18B are rollers that follow the rotating tire T.

On the other hand, when the rotation shafts of the roller drive motors 20A, 20B are rotated in the reverse direction, the first drive roller 17A is rotated in the reverse direction F2 about the axis 17aA, so that the second drive roller 17B is turned in the opposite direction F2 around the axis 17aB. Rotate. At this time, the tire T disposed on each of the driving rollers 17A and 17B is conveyed from the downstream side D2 toward the upstream side D1.

In the first conveyance path 16A, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the pair of support members 19A are connected by the joint member 24A.

The connecting member 24A is attached to the support member 26A provided in the leg portion 25A extending in the vertical direction. The lower end portion of the leg portion 25A is disposed on a floor (not shown), thereby supporting the first conveyance path 16A at a position apart from the ground.

The integrated conveyance path 30 has the same structure as the conveyance paths 16A and 16B. That is, as shown in FIG. 3, in the integrated conveyance path 30, each of the third drive roller 31 and the third driven roller 32 is supported at both ends in the width direction by the support member 33 so as to be able to surround each other. The axes 31a, 32a rotate. The support member 33 is attached to the aforementioned support members 26A, 26B.

A conveyor belt (not shown) is connected to each of the third drive rollers 31. A rotating shaft of the third roller drive motor 34 (refer to FIG. 2) is connected to the conveyor. The rotation shaft of the third roller drive motor 34 is switchable between the forward direction and the reverse direction to drive.

The support member 26A is provided with a first positioning portion 36A.

The first positioning portion 36A is supported by the pair of holding arms 38A and 39A on the support table 37A so as to be rotatable (swinging) around the first end portions of the holding arms 38A and 39A. The holding arms 38A and 39A are horizontally rotatable on the parallel surfaces around the respective first end portions of the transmission gears 40A and 41A by the arm driving cylinders 42A (see FIG. 2). The holding arm 38A is disposed on the downstream side D2 of the holding arm 39A.

As shown in Fig. 5, a cylindrical shaft member 38aA is provided at the second end of the holding arm 38A. The drive roller 44A shown in Figs. 5 and 6 is rotatably supported by the shaft member 38aA.

The drive roller 44A is supported to be rotatable about an axis orthogonal to the horizontal plane.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the driving roller 44A has a cylindrical roller body 45A and a plurality of outer convex portions 46A projecting from the outer circumferential surface of the roller main body 45A and extending along the axis of the roller main body 45A. Multiple The outer convex portions 46A are arranged to be separated from each other in the circumferential direction of the roller body 45A.

The roller main body 45A and the outer convex portion 46A constituting the driving roller 44A may be formed by using a steel synchronous pulley or integrally formed of a resin such as nylon or polyacetal (POM).

As shown in Fig. 7, a rotation driving portion 48A for rotating the driving roller 44A is attached to the holding arm 38A.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 7, the rotary drive unit 48A includes a pneumatic cylinder 50A that is driven forward and backward on a straight line 49A, a connecting member 51A that is rotatably coupled to a tip end portion of the pneumatic cylinder 50A in a propulsion direction, and a connection member that is attached to the connection. A known clutch mechanism 52A of member 51A. Moreover, the conversion unit 53A is configured by the connection member 51A and the clutch mechanism 52A.

As shown in FIG. 7, the pneumatic cylinder 50A is configured such that the rod (rod-shaped member) 50bA is inserted into the cylinder main body 50aA in the cylinder main body 50aA so as to be retractable. A cylinder drive unit 50cA (see FIG. 2) that can supply and discharge compressed air, such as an air compressor, is connected to the cylinder main body 50aA via a line (not shown).

When the compressed air is supplied to the head side in the cylinder main body 50aA by the cylinder driving unit 50cA, the rod 50bA advances the cylinder main body 50aA. On the other hand, when the compressed air is supplied to the rod side in the cylinder main body 50aA by the cylinder driving portion 50cA, the rod 50bA retreats toward the cylinder main body 50aA.

Further, in the present embodiment, the pneumatic cylinder 50A of the linear motion portion is driven by compressed air, but the linear motion portion may be driven by hydraulic pressure, magnetic force or the like.

The tip end portion of the rod 50BA in the advancing direction and the first end portion of the connecting member 51A are rotatably connected by a pin or the like which is omitted from the symbol.

As shown in Fig. 5, the second end portion 51aA of the connecting member 51A is formed in a cylindrical shape. In the cylindrical hole of the second end portion 51aA, the shaft member 38aA of the holding arm 38A is inserted into the second end portion 51aA so as to be rotatable. The clutch mechanism 52A is fixed to the outer peripheral surface of the second end portion 51aA. The clutch mechanism 52A is disposed in the cylindrical hole of the roller body 45A of the drive roller 44A.

The clutch mechanism 52A restricts the rotation of the driving roller 44A with respect to the clutch mechanism 52A in the direction E1 around the axis 38bA of the shaft member 38aA. On the other hand, the rotation of the drive roller 44A with respect to the clutch mechanism 52A in the direction E2 about the axis 38bA is allowed.

When the lever 50bA advances the cylinder main body 50aA as indicated by the position P3 of FIG. 7, the rotation drive unit 48A configured as described above rotates in the direction E2 around the axis 38bA and moves to the position P4. At this time, the clutch mechanism 52A is connected to the driving roller 44A, and the second end portion 51aA of the connecting member 51A is rotated together with the clutch mechanism 52A and the driving roller 44A in the direction E2 around the axis 38bA.

On the other hand, when the lever 50bA retreats toward the cylinder body 50aA, the connecting member 51A rotates in the direction E1 about the axis 38bA. At this time, the connection of the clutch mechanism 52A and the drive roller 44A is released, and the drive roller 44A does not rotate (idle).

As described above, the clutch mechanism 52A only allows the driving roller 44A to be wound around the axis with respect to the second end portion 51aA of the connecting member 51A. The rotation of the direction E2 of 38bA.

The conversion unit 53A converts the forward/backward driving force of the pneumatic cylinder 50A into a rotational force of the driving roller 44A in the direction E2 around the axis 38bA.

The rotation drive unit 48A includes a pneumatic cylinder 50A and a conversion unit 53A, and the conversion unit 53A changes the operation of the air cylinder 50A to advance and retreat on the straight line 49A, thereby rotating the drive roller 44A in the direction E2.

When the rod 50bA is advanced and retracted by the cylinder driving portion 50cA, the driving roller 44A rotates at a constant angle about the axis 38bA.

The action of advancing and retracting the lever 50bA is grouped, and the operation is repeated a predetermined number of times, and the drive roller 44A is rotated by a predetermined number of times at a predetermined angle, that is, micro-motion drive.

At the second end of the holding arm 39A, the driven roller 57A shown in Fig. 3 is supported to be rotatable. The driven roller 57A is driven with the rotating tire T as will be described later.

The support member 26B is provided with a second positioning portion 36B. The center position adjustment mechanism 59 is configured by the first positioning portion 36A and the second positioning portion 36B.

The holding arm 38B of the second positioning portion 36B is disposed on the upstream side D1 of the holding arm 39B.

The first positioning portion 36A and the second positioning portion 36B are disposed to face each other with the end portion of the downstream side D2 of the divided conveying path 15 facing each other.

The center position adjustment mechanism 59 configured as described above detects that the tire T conveyed by the conveyance unit 10 reaches the first positioning portion 36A and the second positioning portion 36B by the tire detecting sensor 61 (see FIG. 2). The mark position P1 specified between the two. As the tire detecting sensor 61, a known contact or non-contact type sensor can be suitably used for use.

The tire detecting sensor 61 transmits the detection result to the control unit 140.

When the tire detecting sensor 61 detects that the tire T has reached the mark position P1, the following control is performed.

Further, when the center position adjusting mechanism 59 does not adjust the position of the tire T, the holding arms 38A, 39A, 38B, and 39B are arranged in parallel with the conveyance direction D of the tire T, and the conveyance of the tire T is not affected.

The drive arm drives the motors 40A, 41A, 40B, and 41B to rotate the holding arms 38A, 39A, 38B, and 39B, and the rollers 44A, 57A, 44B, and 57B abut against the tread T2 of the tire T from a plurality of positions in the circumferential direction.

When the drive rollers 44A and 44B are driven to rotate by the cylinder drive units 50cA and 50cB, the tire T rotates in a predetermined direction about the axis T6.

When the tire T rotates, the driven rollers 57A, 57B will follow and rotate.

The position of the axis T6 of the tire T (alignment of the axis of the tire T) is adjusted by micro-driving the drive rollers 44A, 44B.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the driving rollers 44A and 44B of the center position adjusting mechanism 59 that adjusts the position of the tire T serve as a rotational position adjusting roller that rotates the tire T about the axis T6.

As shown in FIG. 8, the rotation amount detecting portion 65 is attached to the leg portion 25A through the support member 64.

The rotation amount detecting portion 65 is at the tip end of the rod 66a of the pneumatic cylinder 66. A rotating shaft 68 is attached to the connecting member 67. The rod 66a is inserted into the cylinder body 66b of the pneumatic cylinder 66 so as to be advanced and retractable. The cylinder body 66b is fixed to the leg portion 25A by the aforementioned support member 64.

The cylinder main body 66b is connected to the cylinder drive unit 70 through a line (not shown) (see Fig. 2).

When the compressed air is supplied to the head side in the cylinder main body 66b by the cylinder driving unit 70, the rod 66a is advanced to the cylinder main body 66b. On the other hand, when the compressed air is supplied to the rod side in the cylinder main body 66b by the cylinder driving unit 70, the rod 66a retreats toward the cylinder main body 66b.

The rotating shaft 68 is configured to be orthogonal to the horizontal plane. The rotating shaft 68 is supported by the connecting member 67 to be rotatable about the axis of the rotating shaft 68.

A detection roller 71 is attached to an end portion below the rotation shaft 68, and an encoder 72 is attached to the upper portion. When the lever 66a is advanced, the detecting roller 71 moves to the position P5, causing the side surface of the detecting roller 71 to abut against the tread T2 of the tire T positioned at the marking position P1. The amount of rotation (rotation angle) of the tire T about the axis T6 and the amount of rotation of the rotation shaft 68 about the axis have a certain relationship.

The encoder 72 detects the amount of rotation of the rotating shaft 68, and corrects the detection result to detect the amount of rotation of the tire T. The encoder 72 sends the detection result to the control unit 140.

In the head portion 80, as shown in Figs. 1 and 9, a base 82 is supported on the support table 81. A coupling member 83 having a through hole 83a formed therein is attached to an upper portion of the base 82. The through hole 83a is extended in the up and down direction Stretch.

As shown in FIG. 9, a guide plate 84 is attached to the lower end of the base 82. As shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, a pair of through holes 84a are formed in the guide plate 84. Further, only a pair of through holes 84a of the guide sheets 84 are shown in FIG.

The pitch of the pair of through holes 84a is equal to the pitch of the adjacent one of the printing pins 90A to 90H to be described later in the circumferential direction of the turntable 86. In the vertical direction, the positions of the printing pins 90A to 90H which are overlapped by the pair of through holes 84a or the ink ribbons R1 and R2 which will be described later are the printing positions P10 and P11. The printing positions P10 and P11 are opposed to the sidewall T1 of the tire T disposed at the marking position P1.

A guide roller 85 for guiding the ink ribbons R1, R2 to be described later is attached to the guide plate 84.

The rod 87 which is attached to the central axis (rotation shaft) 86a of the disk-shaped turntable (disk portion) 86 in the through hole 83a of the connecting member 83 is inserted into the through hole 83a of the connecting member 83 so as to be rotatable.

In the turntable 86, eight through holes 86b are formed at equal angles around the central axis 86a. The center shaft 86a of the turntable 86 is substantially perpendicular (including vertical) to the sidewall T1 of the tire T which is adjusted to the mark position P1 by an electric device (not shown).

In the turntable 86, a heating means 86c (see Fig. 2) having a heater or the like is disposed. The heating means 86c applies predetermined electric power to the heater to heat the printing pins 90A to 90H which will be described later.

The end above the rod 87 is mounted through the rod 87 so that The motor in which the turntable 86 rotates about the central axis 86a is a disk rotating drive device (disc drive portion) 88 in which the air is directed. The disk rotation driving device 88 is fixed to the coupling member 83. As will be described later, the eight printing pins 90A to 90H are disposed on the turntable 86 so as to be equiangular, that is, every 45 degrees around the central axis 86a. Therefore, the disk rotation driving device 88 rotates the turntable 86 around the central axis 86a in units of 45 degrees which is the central angle of the adjacent printing pins 90A to 90H.

In each of the through holes 86b of the turntable 86, eight printing pins (printing portions) 90A to 90H are inserted so as to be movable in the vertical direction. Further, the printing pins 90A to 90H are shorthand for the printing pins 90A, 90B, 90C, 90D, 90E, 90F, 90G, and 90H.

That is, the eight printing pins 90A to 90H are arranged at equal angles around the central axis 86a. By arranging the eight printing pins 90A to 90H around the central axis 86a, even if the number of the printing pins including the head portion 80 is increased, the printing pins 90A to 90H are arranged side by side in a straight line. The outer shape as the entire printing pins 90A to 90H can be suppressed.

The printing pin 90A is formed by providing the enlarged diameter portions 90bA and 90cA at the end portion above the rod-shaped pin main body 90aA and the lower end portion (the pin body with the printing pins 90B, 90C, 90E, 90F, 90G, and 90H) The structure corresponding to 90aA and the enlarged diameter portions 90bA and 90cA is not shown).

On the lower surface of the pin main body 90aA, a shape such as a ○ shape or a Δ shape (not shown) protruding from the lower side is formed. The pin body 90aA is inserted into the through hole 86b of the turntable 86. The enlarged diameter portions 90bA and 90cA are disposed above and below the turntable 86, respectively.

A coil spring 91A is disposed between the lower surface of the enlarged diameter portion 90bA of the printing pin 90A and the upper surface of the turntable 86 (the coil springs 91aB, 91aC, 91E, 91F, 91G, and 91H are not shown). The coil spring 91A is inserted into the pin body 90aA.

The coil spring 91A presses the enlarged diameter portion 90bA of the printing pin 90A upward. When the pneumatic cylinder 94A to be described later does not press the printing pin 90A downward, the lower surface of the printing pin 90A is disposed above the guide plate 84.

Pneumatic cylinders 94A and 94B are attached to the joint member 83.

The pneumatic cylinder 94A is disposed in the cylinder main body 94aA, and is configured such that the rod 94bA is inserted into the cylinder main body 94aA so as to be movable in the vertical direction (the cylinder main body 94aB and the rod 94bB are not shown).

The cylinder body 94aA is attached to the coupling member 83. The cylinder main body 94aA is connected to the cylinder drive unit 95A (see FIG. 2) shown in FIG. 2 through a line (not shown). Further, the printing drive unit 96 is configured by the pneumatic cylinders 94A and 94B and the cylinder drive units 95A and 95B. The pneumatic cylinders 94A and 94B are disposed above the printing positions P10 and P11.

When the compressed air is supplied to the head side in the cylinder main body 94aA by the cylinder drive unit 95A, the rod 94bA pushes the cylinder main body 94aA downward. At this time, the printing pin 90A is advanced against the elastic pressure of the coil spring 91A, whereby the lower surface of the printing pin 90A protrudes downward from the lower surface of the guiding plate 84.

The tire T is marked (printed) by pressing the ink ribbon R1 to be described later on the sidewall T1 of the tire T with the heated printing pin 90A.

On the other hand, when the compressed air is supplied to the rod side in the cylinder main body 94aA by the cylinder drive unit 95A, the rod 94bA is moved backward toward the cylinder main body 94aA by the elastic pressure of the coil spring 91A.

As described above, the printing pin 90A is provided on the turntable 86 so as to be movable forward and backward with respect to the sidewall T1 of the tire T. Then, the printing drive unit 96 simultaneously advances and retracts the two printing positions P10 and P11 among the printing pins 90A to 90H.

The ink ribbon supply mechanism 100 has an ink ribbon supply unit 101 and an ink ribbon take-up unit 102 that are fixed to the base 82 of the head portion 80 as shown in FIG.

The ink ribbon supply unit 101 is a well-known constructor. The ink ribbon supply unit 101 is attached to the auxiliary base 105 fixed to the susceptor 82, and supports the first supply roller 106 and the second supply roller 107 so as to be rotatable.

For the first supply roller 106, for example, a red ink ribbon R1 is wound. As the ink ribbon R1, a thermal transfer type ink ribbon which transfers ink by pressurization and heating is used.

The ink ribbon R1, which is pulled out by the first supply roller 106, is wound around the guide roller 85 or the like so as to have a certain tension, and is guided to the lower surface of the guide plate 84. The ink ribbon R1 passes through the printing position P10 of the lower surface of the guide sheet 84. That is, the ink ribbon R1 is disposed between the printing pin 90A at the printing position P10 and the tire T.

Similarly, in the second supply roller 107, for example, a yellow ink ribbon R2 is wound. The ink ribbon R2 that is pulled by the second supply roller 107 is wound around the guide roller 85 so that the ink ribbon R2 is applied with a certain tension. Thereafter, it is guided to the lower surface of the guide plate 84. The ink ribbon R2 passes through the printing position P11 of the lower surface of the guide sheet 84.

The ink ribbons R1 and R2 sandwich the through holes 84a of the guide sheets 84, respectively, and are opposed to the lower surface of any of the printing pins 90A to 90H (see FIG. 10).

As shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, the ribbon take-up unit 102 is attached to the support member 111 fixed to the base 82 of the head portion 80, and supports the first take-up roller 112 and the second take-up roller 113 so as to be rotatable. . A roller drive unit 114 that rotates the first take-up roller 112 and the second take-up roller 113 is attached to the support member 111.

The roller driving portion 114 has a winding motor (motor) 117, a first pulley (first driven wheel) coaxially mounted to the first winding roller 112, and a second coaxially mounted to the second winding roller 113. A pulley (second driven wheel) 119; a belt (annular member) 120 connected to the first pulley 118, the second pulley 119, and the rotating shaft 117b of the take-up motor 117.

In the present embodiment, the winding motor 117 can rotate the rotating shaft 117b to the motor main body 117a in the forward direction F6 and the reverse direction F7, respectively. The motor body 117a is attached to the base 82 by the aforementioned support member 111. A motor pulley 117c is attached to the rotating shaft 117b.

The support member 111 supports the first pulley 118 and the second pulley 119 to be rotatable. The motor pulley 117c, the first pulley 118, and the second pulley 119 of the take-up motor 117 are rotatably supported on the same surface.

As shown in Figure 13, the first pulley 118 is known to pass through The first clutch mechanisms 122a and 122b and the bearing 123 are attached to the shaft member 112a of the first take-up roller 112. Further, the first transmission mechanism 124 is configured by the first pulley 118, the first clutch mechanisms 122a and 122a, and the conveyor belt 120. The shaft member 112b is inserted into a through hole (not shown) formed in the support member 111 so as to be rotatable.

The first clutch mechanism 122a connects the first pulley 118 to the shaft member 112a in the direction F8, and is coupled to the direction F9 on the other hand. Thereby, the rotation of the first pulley 118 restricts the rotation of the shaft member 112a in the direction F8 about the axis 112b, and allows the rotation in the direction F9.

At this time, the first clutch mechanism 122b serves as a braking action to restrict the rotation of the shaft member 112a in the direction F8, and on the other hand, the rotation in the direction F9.

The bearing 123 supports the first pulley 118 to smoothly rotate the shaft member 112a.

The ink ribbon R1 is wound around the first take-up roller 112.

The second pulley 119 has the same configuration as the first pulley 118. That is, as shown in FIG. 12, the second pulley 119 is attached to the shaft member 113a of the second take-up roller 113 through the second clutch mechanisms 126a and 126b and bearings (not shown). Further, the second transmission mechanism 128 is configured by the second pulley 119, the second clutch mechanisms 126a and 126b, and the conveyor belt 120. The conveyor belt 120 has both the first transmission mechanism 124 and the second transmission mechanism 128.

The second clutch mechanism 126a is coupled to the shaft member 113a to rotate the shaft member 113a in a direction opposite to the first clutch mechanism 122a. to. In other words, the second clutch mechanism 126a is configured such that the second pulley 119 is disconnected from the shaft member 113a in the direction F10, and the second pulley 119 is coupled to the direction F11. Thereby, the rotation of the second pulley 119 restricts the rotation of the shaft member 113a in the direction F10 about the axis 113b, and allows the rotation in the direction F11.

At this time, the second clutch mechanism 126b serves as a braking action to restrict the rotation of the shaft member 113a in the direction F10, and on the other hand, the rotation in the direction F11.

The second take-up roll 113 is disposed at a position shifted toward the width direction of the first take-up roll 112 with respect to the first take-up roll 112. The ink ribbon R2 is wound around the second take-up roll 113.

In order to increase the tension acting on the ink ribbons R1, R2, the guide roller 130 is attached to the support member 111.

The conveyor belt 120 is wound around the motor pulley 117c, the first pulley 118, and the second pulley 119. In order to increase the tension acting on the conveyor belt 120, a guide pulley 131 is attached to the support member 111.

In the ink ribbon supply mechanism 100 configured as described above, when the rotation shaft 117b of the winding motor 117 is rotated in the forward direction F6, the first pulley 118 rotates in the direction F9, and the second pulley 119 rotates in the direction F10. The first pulley 118 and the second pulley 119 are rotated by the conveyor belt 120 by the rotation shaft 117b of the take-up motor 117.

At this time, the first pulley 118 is coupled to the shaft member 112a by the first clutch mechanism 122a, and the first pulley 118 is rotated together with the first take-up roller 112 in the direction F9. The second clutch mechanism 126a is cut off by the second pulley Since the 119 is coupled to the shaft member 113a, even if the second pulley 119 rotates in the direction F10, the second take-up roller 113 does not rotate.

That is, when the rotating shaft 117b of the take-up motor 117 is rotated in the positive direction F6, the ink ribbon R1 is taken up by the first take-up roller 112, but the ink ribbon R2 is not wound up. The ink ribbon supply unit 101 pulls the ink ribbon R1 from the first supply roller 106.

On the other hand, when the rotation shaft 117b of the take-up motor 117 rotates in the reverse direction F7, the first pulley 118 rotates in the direction F8, and the second pulley 119 rotates in the direction F11. At this time, since the first clutch mechanism 122a cuts the connection between the first pulley 118 and the shaft member 112a, even if the first pulley 118 rotates in the direction F8, the second take-up roller 112 does not rotate. The shaft member 113a is coupled to the second clutch mechanism 126a, and the second pulley 119 and the second take-up roller 113 are rotated in the direction F11.

That is, when the rotating shaft 117a of the take-up motor 117 is rotated in the reverse direction F7, the ink ribbon R2 is taken up by the second take-up roller 113, but the ink ribbon R2 is not rotated. The ink ribbon R2 is pulled out from the second supply roller 107.

As described above, the first transmission mechanism 124 transmits the rotation of the rotation shaft 117b of the take-up motor 117 in the positive direction F6 only to the first take-up roller 112. When the rotating shaft 117b is rotated in the positive direction F6, the ink ribbon R1 is taken up by the first take-up roller 112.

The second transmission mechanism 128 transmits only the rotation of the second take-up roller 113 in the reverse direction F7 of the rotary shaft 117b of the take-up motor 117. When the rotating shaft 117b is rotated in the reverse direction F7, the ink ribbon R2 is taken up by the second take-up roller 113.

A rotary drive device necessary for winding the ink ribbons R1, R2 is a take-up motor 117.

The ink ribbon supply mechanism 100 winds up the ink ribbons R1, R2 disposed between the printing pins 90A, 90H of the printing positions P10, P11 and the tire T.

The control unit 140 is connected as shown in FIG. 2 The control unit 142 of the bus bar 141. In the bus bar 141, the roller drive motors 20A, 20B, and 34 of the transport unit 10, the arm drive cylinders 42A and 42B, the cylinder drive units 50cA, 50cB, and 70, the tire detecting sensor 61, the encoder 72, and the head are connected. The heating means 86c of 80, the disk rotation driving device 88, the cylinder driving portions 95A, 95B, and the winding motor 117 of the ink ribbon supply mechanism 100.

The control unit 142 is configured by a timer, a calculation element, a memory, a control program, and the like.

Next, the operation of the marking device 1 configured as described above will be described.

When the marking device 1 is activated, the control unit 142 of the control unit 140 rotates the rotation axes of the roller drive motors 20A, 20B, 34 in the forward direction. The drive rollers 17A, 17B, 31 rotate in the forward direction F1. The turntable 86 is heated by the heating means 86c, whereby the printing pins 90A to 90H are heated to a predetermined temperature.

The predetermined test performed by the test apparatus such as the tire uniformity tester or the tire T after the inspection is completed is disposed on the divided conveyance path 15.

Tire T, which is the position in the circumferential direction marked by the test device In the state in which the adjustment is performed, it is disposed on the divided conveyance path 15.

The tire T is conveyed from the upstream side D1 to the downstream side D2 by the drive rollers 17A and 17B. The control unit 140 of the marking device 1 transmits information on the outer diameter of the tire T, the shape or color in which the tire T is marked, and the like from the test device.

In this example, for example, a red ○ shape, a yellow Δ shape, a red □ shape, and a yellow x shape are arranged side by side in the circumferential direction of the tire T, and an indication of marking is performed from the test device. Description.

When the tire T is transported to the mark position P1, the tire detecting sensor 61 detects that the tire T has reached the mark position P1, and transmits the detection result to the control unit 142 of the control unit 140.

The control unit 142 drives the arm drive cylinders 42A and 42B to bring the rollers 44A, 57A, 44B, and 57B into contact with the tread T2 of the tire T. At this time, the rollers 44A, 57A, 44B, and 57B are moved to the position P6 of Fig. 3 .

In order to perform the first marking, the cylinder driving portions 95A and 95B are driven to advance the rods 94bA and 94bB of the pneumatic cylinders 94A and 94B simultaneously with the two printing pins 90A and 90H. The ink ribbons R1 and R2 are pressed and heated to mark the sidewalls T1 of the tire T in the circumferential direction of the tire T, for example, in a red ○ shape or a yellow Δ shape. By performing two marks at a time, it is more efficient to mark the tire T than to mark the tire T one by one.

The cylinder drive units 95A and 95B are driven to retract the printing pins 90A and 90H. The drive disk rotation driving device 88 rotates the turntable 86, arranges the printing pin 90C at the printing position P10, and arranges the printing pin 90B at the printing position. Set P11.

The take-up motor 117 is driven to rotate the rotating shaft 117b in the forward direction F6. The first take-up roller 112 rotates in the direction F9, and the first take-up roll 112 winds up the ink ribbon R1 by a certain length.

Further, the take-up motor 117 is driven to rotate the rotary shaft 117b in the reverse direction F7. The second take-up roller 113 rotates in the direction F11, and the second take-up roll 113 winds up the ink ribbon R2 by a certain length.

When the control unit 142 drives the cylinder drive unit 70 to advance the rod 66a, the side surface of the detection roller 71 is brought into contact with the tread T2 of the tire T.

The drive rollers 44A, 44B are slightly driven by a predetermined number of times, and the tire T is rotated about the axis T6 by a predetermined target rotation amount. The outer side convex portion 46A is formed in the driving roller 44A, whereby the frictional force between the driving roller 44A and the tire T can be improved. When the driving rollers 44A, 44B rotate the tire T about the axis T6, the driven rollers 57A, 57B are driven to rotate in accordance with the rotating tire T.

At this time, the detecting roller 71 abutting on the tire T rotates around the axis. The rotation amount detecting unit 65 detects the amount of rotation of the tire T, converts the detected rotation amount of the tire T into a signal, and sends it to the control unit 142 to confirm whether or not the predetermined target rotation amount has been rotated.

When the amount of rotation is smaller than the target amount of rotation, it is considered that even if the driving rollers 44A and 44B are slightly driven, the driving rollers 44A and 44B slide between the tires T and the tire T cannot be sufficiently rotated. In this case, the control unit 142 further drives the cylinder drive units 50cA and 50cB to advance the rods 50bA and 50bB of the pneumatic cylinders 50A and 50B.

Next, in order to perform the second mark, the cylinder drive units 95A and 95B are driven to advance the two printing pins 90C and 90B. By pressing and heating the ink ribbons R1 and R2, the sidewall T1 of the tire T is marked with, for example, a red □ shape and a yellow X-shaped mark, and the mark of the ○ shape and the Δ shape is arranged in the circumferential direction of the tire T to mark . In this way, at a position shifted from the position of the first mark of the tire T in the circumferential direction, the mark after the second mark can be sequentially performed.

As described above, the printing device 2 can mark the tire T with a pair of ink ribbons R1, R2.

When the control unit 142 drives the cylinder drive unit 70 to retract the lever 66a, the detection roller 71 is separated from the tread T2 of the tire T.

The drive arm drives the cylinders 42A, 42B to separate the rollers 44A, 57A, 44B, 57B from the tire T.

The four-marked tire T is conveyed from the mark position P1 to the downstream side D2 by the integrated conveyance path 30.

As described above, according to the marking device 1 of the present embodiment, the eight printing pins 90A to 90H are arranged in a circular shape around the central axis 86a. Therefore, even if the number of the printing pins is increased, the outer shape of the plurality of printing pins can be suppressed as compared with the case where the plurality of printing pins are arranged side by side, and the outer shape of the plurality of printing pins can be suppressed.

Since the printing drive unit 96 advances the two printing pins at the same time, the tire T can be efficiently marked in plurality.

The eight printing pins 90A to 90H are arranged at equal angles around the central axis 86a. By this, as long as the adjacent printing pins 90A~90H The center angle, that is, 45° is used as a unit to rotate the turntable 86, and it is easy to control the rotation of the turntable 86.

By providing the ink ribbon supply mechanism 100, the ink ribbon supply mechanism 100 arranges the ink ribbons R1 and R2, and the ink ribbons R1 and R2 can be pressed against the tire T by the printing pins 90A to 90H to perform printing.

The embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the drawings. However, the specific structure is not limited to the embodiment, and modifications, combinations, deletions, and the like of the structure without departing from the scope of the invention are also included in the present invention. invention.

For example, in the above embodiment, the printing drive unit 96 advances two of the eight printing pins 90A to 90H at the same time. However, the number of the printing drive units to advance the printing pins at the same time is not limited thereto, and may be one or three or more.

Further, in the case where the disk rotation driving device 88 can rotate the turntable 86 around the central axis 86a at a desired angle, the printing pins 90A to 90H need not be arranged at equal angles around the central axis 86a.

[Industrial availability]

It can be applied to a marking device that rotates a tire for marking.

1‧‧‧ marking device (tire marking device)

2‧‧‧Printing device

80‧‧‧ head

81‧‧‧Support table

82‧‧‧Base

83‧‧‧Connected components

83a, 84a, 86b‧‧‧through holes

84‧‧‧Guide board

85‧‧‧ Guide roller

86‧‧‧ Turntable (disc)

86a‧‧‧Center axis (rotary axis)

87‧‧‧ rod

88‧‧‧Disc rotation drive (disc drive)

90A, 90D‧‧‧Printing Pin (Printing Department)

90aA‧‧‧ pin ontology

90bA, 90cA‧‧‧ Expanding Department

91A‧‧‧ coil spring

94A (94B) ‧‧‧ pneumatic cylinder

94aA‧‧‧ cylinder body

94bA‧‧‧ rod

96‧‧‧Printing Drive Department

100‧‧‧Ink ribbon supply mechanism

101‧‧‧Ink ribbon supply unit

102‧‧‧Ink ribbon take-up unit

105‧‧‧Auxiliary base

106‧‧‧First supply roller

107‧‧‧Second supply roller

R1, R2‧‧‧ ink ribbon

A1-A1‧‧‧ cut line

P10, P11‧‧‧ printing position

Claims (4)

A tire marking device is a tire marking device for marking a tire, comprising: a disk portion having a rotation axis that is adjusted to be perpendicular to a printing surface of the tire; and a printing portion that is provided in the disk portion The printing surface is advanced and retracted with respect to the printing surface, and a plurality of printing units are disposed around the rotating shaft; and the printing driving unit advances the printing unit at least one of the printing positions disposed at the printing position facing the printing surface of the tire. The tire marking device according to claim 1, wherein the printing drive unit advances the plurality of printing units. The tire marking device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the plurality of the printing portions are disposed at equal angles around the rotation axis. The tire marking device according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising: an ink ribbon supply mechanism in which an ink ribbon is disposed between the printing portion and the tire at the printing position, wherein the printing portion is pressed by the ink ribbon The aforementioned tires are used for printing.