WO2000049216A1

WO2000049216A1 - Fabric product fixing device

Info

Publication number: WO2000049216A1
Application number: PCT/JP2000/000385
Authority: WO
Inventors: Toshiya Takagaki
Original assignee: Shindo Company
Priority date: 1999-02-19
Filing date: 2000-01-26
Publication date: 2000-08-24
Also published as: CA2329202A1; CN1294644A; EP1106727A1; KR20010074489A; JP2000238234A; JP3009890B1; AU2318900A; TW476707B

Abstract

A fabric product fixing device (10) for fixing fabric products including T-shirts having heat-transferred thereto an image formed by using a sublimation- or melt-type print or the like. The fixing device (10) comprises a box body member (100), a transfer block member (200) and a stop member (300). The stop member is disposed such that the mount portion (201) of the transfer block member passes through an opening (301) therein. The image-transferred portion of the T-shirt (400) is held so that it is spread on the mount portion to prevent wrinkling and so that it is exposed outside through an opening (105) in the upper plate (102) of the member (100).

Description

Specification

Fabric product fixing device

The present invention relates to a cloth fixing device for fixing a cloth, such as a T-shirt, onto which an image formed by using a sublimation-type or fusion-type printer is thermally transferred. Background art

Hitherto, it has been proposed to form an image on transfer paper using a sublimation type or fusion type printer or the like and thermally transfer this image to a cloth product such as a τ-shirt. In this case, in order to transfer the image to the cloth product without distortion, it is necessary to keep the transfer part of the cloth product spread on the transfer table so as not to wrinkle.

Conventionally, for holding the above-mentioned cloth product, it is known that the cloth product is pasted on a transfer table using, for example, spray paste. However, this method has a problem that a portion of the cloth product to which the spray paste adheres is discolored during thermal transfer.

An object of the present invention is to provide a cloth product fixing device capable of holding a transfer portion of a cloth product in a spread state without wrinkles without causing any inconvenience. Disclosure of the invention

A cloth product fixing device according to the present invention includes a box main body member, a transfer table member, and a stopper member. The transfer table member includes a mounting portion having a predetermined shape, a falling portion extending below an end of the mounting portion, and a bonding portion extending horizontally and outward from a lower end of the falling portion. have. Further, the box body member has a bottom plate portion having a first opening having substantially the same size as the mounting portion of the transfer table member, a side plate portion extending above an end of the bottom plate portion, and an upper end of the side plate portion. An upper plate portion having an end located at the position and having the second opening of the predetermined shape for exposing the mounting portion of the transfer table member, and extending below the end of the second opening. And a stopper holder. Further, the stopper member is a plate-shaped member, and has the third opening having the above-mentioned predetermined shape for penetrating the mounting portion of the transfer table member. The transfer table member is bonded at the bottom of the box body member. By being bonded around the first opening of the plate portion, the mounting portion is fixed to the bottom plate portion while the mounting portion is located on the upper plate portion side.

Then, the cloth product placed so that the transfer portion is located on the placement portion of the transfer table member is disposed such that the placement portion passes through the third opening, and the stopper holding portion of the box body member Is fixed by the stopper member, the position of which is maintained. Further, the transfer portion of the cloth product is exposed to the outside through the second opening of the upper plate portion of the box body member, and the lower surface of the mounting portion of the transfer table member is opened at the first opening of the bottom plate portion of the box body member. From the outside through

In the present invention, the cloth product placed so that the transfer portion is located on the mounting portion of the transfer table member is fixed by the stove member as described above, and the cloth product on the mounting portion is The transfer portion is held in a spread state so as to prevent wrinkles. This is not a method of bonding using spray paste as in the past, and there is no risk of discoloration of fabric products.

The transfer portion of the cloth product is exposed to the outside from the second opening of the upper plate portion of the box body member, and the lower surface of the mounting portion of the transfer table member is exposed through the first opening of the bottom plate portion of the box body member. For example, the press portion constituting the thermal transfer machine is passed through the first opening of the bottom plate portion and is brought into contact with the lower surface of the mounting portion of the transfer table member, and the thermal transfer machine is configured in that state. Combined with the heat generating part, it is possible to apply pressure so that the image on the transfer paper is pressed against the transfer part of the cloth product on the mounting part, and the thermal transfer of the image to the transfer part of the cloth product is excellent. Can be performed. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an appearance of a fabric product fixing device according to an embodiment. FIG. 2A is a sectional view taken along the line aa ′ of FIG. FIG. 2B is a cross-sectional view taken along the line bb ′ of FIG. FIG. 3A is a developed plan view of the box body member. FIG. 3B is a developed plan view of the transfer table member. FIG. 3C is a plan view showing the stopper member. FIG. 4 is a diagram (1Z7) for explaining the procedure for fixing the T-shirt. FIG. 5 is a diagram (2/7) for explaining the procedure for fixing the T-shirt. FIG. 6 is a diagram (3/7) illustrating the procedure for fixing the T-shirt. FIG. 7 is a diagram (47) for explaining the procedure for fixing the T-shirt. Figure 8 shows the procedure for fixing the T-shirt It is a figure (5Z7) to explain. FIG. 9 is a diagram (6Z7) for explaining the T-shirt fixing procedure. FIG. 10 is a diagram (7-7) illustrating the procedure for fixing a T-shirt. FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing the appearance of a printing system using the cloth fixing device shown in FIG. FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a portion related to a thermal transfer process in the printing system. FIGS. 13E to 13E are diagrams illustrating the procedure of the thermal transfer treatment. BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a fabric product fixing device 10 according to an embodiment, FIG. 2A is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA ′ of FIG. 1, and FIG. 2B is a cross-sectional view taken along line BB ′ of FIG. FIG. In the present embodiment, a T-shirt 400 to which an image formed on transfer paper is thermally transferred is fixed.

The cloth product fixing device 100 includes a box main body member 100, a transfer table member 200, and a stopper member 300, each of which is formed of corrugated cardboard.

The transfer table member 200 will be described. The transfer table member 200 is provided with a rectangular mounting portion 201. A falling portion 202 extends below each side of the mounting portion 201, and a bonding portion 203 extends horizontally outward from the lower end of each falling portion 202. It has been extended. The T-shirt 400 is placed on the placing portion 201 so that the transfer portion 400a is located.

The transfer table member 200 is formed by folding a cardboard pattern as shown in FIG. 3B. 3A to 3C, broken lines indicated by broken lines indicate valley folds, and broken lines indicated by dashed lines indicate mountain folds. This is the same in FIGS. 4 to 10 described later. The hatched area indicates a cutout hole. As shown in FIG. 3B, in the transfer table member 200, a mounting portion 201 is provided at the center, and a drop-down portion 200 is provided on the upper, lower, left, and right sides of the mounting portion 201. And the bonding part 203 is provided continuously.

Next, the box body member 100 will be described. The box body member 100 is provided with a bottom plate portion 101, an upper plate portion 102, and a side plate portion 103. A rectangular opening 104 having substantially the same size as the mounting portion 201 of the transfer table member 200 is formed in the bottom plate portion 101. The opening 104 is connected to a thermal transfer machine 5 1 4 as described later. For passing through the breath portion 5 1 4 b constituting

Further, an opening for exposing the transfer portion 400a of the T-shirt 400 located on the mounting portion 201 of the transfer table member 200 to the outside is provided in the upper plate portion 102. 105 are formed. A stopper holding portion 108 extends downward from each side of the opening 105. The stopper holding portion 108 is for holding the position of the stopper holding member 300 as described later.

Further, the side plate portion 103 is held up or down from the respective side portions of the bottom plate portion 101 or the upper plate portion 102. The overlapping portion 106 extends horizontally inward from the upper end of the side plate portion 103 (see FIG. 2A) which is raised and held from the side of the bottom plate portion 101. Similarly, an overlapping portion 107 extends horizontally inward from the lower end of the side plate portion 103 (see FIG. 2B) held down from the side of the upper plate portion 102.

The box body member 100 is formed by folding a cardboard pattern as shown in FIG. 3A. As shown in FIG. 3A, in the box body member 100, the side plate portion 103, the bottom plate portion 101, the side plate portion 103, and the overlapping portion 100 are provided on the right side of the upper plate portion 102. 6 are provided continuously. On the rear side and the front side of the two side plate portions 103, a tongue piece 11 for capturing is provided, respectively. An opening 104 is formed at the center of the bottom plate portion 101. The provision of the reinforcing tongues 1 1 1 increases the strength against the compressive force applied to the four corners after assembling the box body member 100.

On the rear side and the front side of the upper plate portion 102, a side plate portion 103 and an overlapping portion 107 are continuously provided, respectively. Further, two notches 1 1 2 are formed at a predetermined interval in the front-rear direction at a boundary between the side plate portion 103 provided on the right side of the bottom plate portion 101 and the overlapping portion 106. At the same time, two insertion portions 113 are provided on the left side of the upper plate portion 102 at predetermined intervals in the front-rear direction. When assembling the box body member 100, the two insertion portions 113 described above are inserted into the cuts 112.

An opening 105 is formed in the center of the upper plate 102. Further, a flange holder 108 is provided on each of the front, rear, left and right sides of the opening 105. Box book When the body member 100 is assembled, the tips of the stopper holders 108 come into contact with the stopper member 300 for fixing the T-shirt 400 from above (see FIGS. 2A and 2B). ), The position of the stopper member 300 can be maintained.

Next, the stopper member 300 will be described. The stopper member 300 is a plate-shaped member. The stopper member 300 is formed with a rectangular opening 301 through which the mounting portion 201 of the transfer table member 200 is penetrated. The rib member 300 is formed of a cardboard pattern as shown in FIG. 3C. The box body member 100, the transfer table member 200, and the stopper member 300 are each configured as described above. The transfer table member 200 is adhesively fixed inside the box body member 100 in a state where the mounting portion 201 is located on the upper plate portion 102 side. In this case, the transfer table member 200 is fixed by bonding the bonding portion 203 around the opening 104 formed in the bottom plate portion 101. As a result, the lower surface of the mounting portion 201 of the transfer table member 200 is exposed from the outside through the opening 104. The bonding is performed using an adhesive or a double-sided tape.

In the above-described cloth product fixing device 10, the T-shirt 400 is placed so that the transfer portion 400 a is located on the placement portion 201 of the transfer table member 200, and the stopper member 3 is provided. 0 Fixed by 0. At this time, the stopper member 300 is arranged so that the mounting portion 201 passes through the opening 301, and the tip of the stopper holding portion 108 of the box body member 100 is The position is maintained by contacting the upper surface.

Since the T-shirt 400 is fixed by the stopper member 300 as described above, the transfer portion 400 a of the T-shirt 400 does not wrinkle on the mounting portion 201. It is held in a spread state. The portion other than the transfer portion 400a of the T-shirt 400 is stored in a space 109 formed by the box body member 100 and the like around the transfer table member 200. Moreover, T-Shirt 4 0 0 By is fixed by start scaning stopper member 3 0 0 As described above, T-shirts 4 0 upper section 1 0 of the transfer portion 4 0 0 _a a box body member 1 0 0 0 It is in a state of being exposed from the opening 105 formed in 1. Next, a procedure for fixing the T-shirt 400 in the cloth product fixing apparatus 10 of the present embodiment will be described.

First, as shown in Fig. 4, the cardboard pattern (see Fig. 3B) is bent and formed. The transfer table member 200 thus obtained is bonded and fixed to a bottom plate portion 101 of a corrugated cardboard (see FIG. 3A) forming the box body member 100. In this case, as described above, the bonding portion 203 of the transfer base member 200 is bonded around the opening 104 formed in the bottom plate portion 101 using an adhesive or a double-sided tape. .

Next, as shown in FIG. 5, the T-shirt 400 is placed so that its transfer portion 400a is located on the placement portion 201 of the transfer base member 200. Then, as shown in FIG. 6, the stopper member 300 (see FIG. 3C) is arranged so that the mounting portion 2 ◦ 1 of the transfer table member 200 passes through the opening 301. As a result, the T-shirt 400 is fixed with the stopper member 300, and the transfer portion 400a of the T-shirt 400 is spread in such a manner that no wrinkles are formed on the mounting portion 201. Will be retained.

Next, as shown in FIG. 7, the portion protruding from the bottom plate portion 101 of the T-shirt 400 is folded around as indicated by an arrow or the like and collected around the transfer table member 200. Then, as shown in FIG. 8, a portion between the bottom plate portion 101 and the upper plate portion 102 of the box body member 100 is bent, and an opening 100 formed in the upper plate portion 102 is formed. Bend the stopper holding part 108 around 5. Further, as shown in FIG. 9, a portion of the insertion portion 113 provided continuously with the upper plate portion 102 and a reinforcing tongue piece 1 1 provided continuously with the side plate portion 103 are provided. While bending 1, the side plate portion 103 and the overlapping portion 106 provided continuously with the bottom plate portion 101 are bent. Next, as shown in FIG. 10, the insertion portion 1 13 is inserted into the cut 1 1 2. In this case, each stopper holding portion 108 extends downward along the falling portion 202 of the transfer table member 200, and its tip contacts the upper surface of the above-described stopper member 300. Is to be. As a result, the position of the collar member 300 is stably held with the T-shirt 400 fixed as described above. Next, the side plate portion 103 and the overlapping portion 107 continuously provided on the rear side and the front side of the upper plate portion 102 are bent, and the overlapping portion 107 is inserted inside. (See Figure 1).

Here, a brief description will be given of a print system 500 for thermally transferring an image to a transfer portion 400a of a T-shirt 400 fixed to the cloth product fixing device 10 of the present embodiment. FIG. 11 shows the appearance of the printing system 500. This print The system 500 is provided with a monitor 502 with a touch panel, a CCD (charge coupled device) camera 503 for capturing an image of a user and the like, and a photograph and the like on the front side of the housing 501. An image input port 504 for arranging and reading the image, a cloth fixing device 10 after thermal transfer processing, and an output port 505 for discharging the transfer paper 510 are provided.

FIG. 12 schematically shows only a portion related to the thermal transfer process in the print system 500 for the sake of simplicity. In the printing system 500, as described above, the stocking force 511 for holding the cloth fixing device 10 to which the T-shoulder 400 is fixed, and the images to be transferred are stored. Sublimation-type or fusion-type printer 513 to obtain printed transfer paper 510, and transfer part 400a of T-shirt 400 fixed to cloth fixing device 10 And a thermal transfer machine 514 for thermally transferring the image on the transfer paper 510. The stockers 511 and 5122 accommodate a plurality of cloth fixing devices 10 to which, for example, T-shirts 400 of different sizes are fixed. The size of the T-shirt 400 can be selected by the user operating the touch panel based on an instruction from the display image on the monitor 502.

When the user operates the touch panel to determine the image to be transferred according to the instruction on the display image on the monitor 502, the process proceeds to the thermal transfer process. For example, an image to be transferred is formed by combining a user's image captured by the CCD camera 503 with a frame (back image) prepared in advance. Further, for example, an image to be transferred is formed by reading an image from a photograph or the like arranged in the image intake port 504.

The procedure of the thermal transfer process will be briefly described with reference to FIGS. 13A to 13E. First, as shown in Fig. 13A, only one cloth product fixing device 10 to which the T-shirt 400 is fixed is taken out from the stocker 511 or the stocking force 512, and the thermal transfer machine 5 is removed. It is transported to 14.

As shown in FIG. 13B, the thermal transfer machine 514 includes a heat generating portion 514 a also serving as a base and a press portion 514 b. The heating portion 514a has a high temperature of about 180 ° to 200 °. The fixing device 10 conveyed as described above is arranged so as to be in contact with the press part 514b. In this case, the press section 5 1 4 b It passes through the opening 104 formed in the bottom plate portion 101 of the box body member 100 and comes into contact with the lower surface of the mounting portion 201 of the transfer table member 200 (FIG. 2A). , B).

Next, an image corresponding to the image to be transferred determined as described above is formed on the transfer paper 510 by the printer 513. Then, as shown in FIG. 13C, the transfer paper 5 10 on which the image is formed is conveyed to the thermal transfer machine 5 14, and placed between the press section 5 14 b and the heating section 5 14 a. You. In this case, the image is on the upper surface of the transfer paper 510, and is an image that is inverted from the image determined as the image to be transferred described above. Then, this image is transferred to the transfer portion 400 _a of the T-shirt 400 exposed through the opening 105 formed in the upper plate portion 102 of the box body member 100 of the fixing device 10. Are arranged to face each other (Figs. 2A and 2B).

Next, as shown in FIG. 13D, the breath part 5 14 b moves downward, and the heat generating part 5 14 a moves upward, and the image formed on the transfer paper 5 10 is transferred to the T-shirt. Pressure is applied so as to press against the 400 0 transfer portion 400 a. This pressure is applied, for example, for 10 seconds to 20 seconds. In this case, heat is conducted from the heat generating portion 514a to the image on the transfer paper 5100 and the transfer portion 4a of the T-shirt 400, and the heat is formed on the transfer paper 5100. The image is thermally transferred to the transfer portion 400a of the T-shear 400. Then, after the thermal transfer is performed in this manner, as shown in FIG. 13E, a fixing device 10 for fixing the T-shirt 400 on which the image is thermally transferred to the transfer portion 400a, The formed transfer paper 5100 is discharged to the outside of the print system 500 from the discharge port 5505 (see FIG. 11).

As described above, in the fabric product fixing device 10 according to the present embodiment, the transfer portion 400a is placed on the placement portion 201 of the transfer table member 200 so as to be positioned. The T-shirt 400a is fixed by a stopper member 300 having an opening 310 through which the mounting portion 201 penetrates in the center. The transfer portion 400a of 400 can be held in a spread state so as not to be wrinkled. Therefore, it is not bonded by using a spray paste as in the related art, and there is no possibility that the T-shirt 400 will be discolored.

Further, in the fabric product fixing device 10 of the present embodiment, the transfer portion 400 a of the T-shirt 400 has an opening 10 formed in the upper plate portion 102 of the box body member 100. .

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5, and the lower surface of the mounting portion 201 of the transfer table member 200 faces the outside through an opening 104 formed in the bottom plate portion 101 of the box body member 100. It is something that is done. Therefore, the press section 514 b constituting the thermal transfer machine 514 is passed through the opening 104 of the bottom plate section 101 to abut against the lower surface of the mounting section 201, and in this state, the thermal transfer machine is The image on the transfer paper 5100 is transferred to the transfer section 400a of the T-shear 400 on the mounting section 201 together with the heat-generating section 5141a that constitutes the section 141. Pressure can be applied so as to press, and thermal transfer of an image can be satisfactorily performed on the transfer portion 400a of the T-shirt 400.

In addition, in the fabric product fixing device 10 of the present embodiment, each member 100, 200, 300 is formed of corrugated cardboard, and is discarded after use or used for recycling. Have the benefit of being environmentally superior.

In the above-described embodiment, the cloth product fixing device 10 for fixing the T-shirt 400 has been described, but the present invention is not limited to the case where the T-shirt 400 is fixed. The present invention can be similarly applied to a case where other cloth products for thermally transferring images formed by a printer or the like are fixed.

In the above embodiment, the openings 104 and 105 formed in the box main body member 100 and the openings 310 formed in the stopper member 300 are rectangular. However, the shape of these openings is not limited to a rectangular shape, and may be other shapes such as a circular shape, a triangular shape, and the like.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, each of the members 100, 200, and 300 is formed of corrugated cardboard, but may be formed using a material other than corrugated cardboard.

According to the present invention, the cloth product placed so that the transfer portion is located on the placement portion of the transfer table member is fixed by the stopper member having an opening having the same shape as the placement portion. Yes, the transfer part of the cloth product on the mounting part can be held in a spread state so that it does not wrinkle, it is not necessary to adhere using the spray glue as in the past, and the cloth product discoloration etc. There is no fear.

Further, the transfer portion of the cloth product is exposed to the outside through the second opening of the upper plate portion of the box body member, and the lower surface of the mounting portion of the transfer table member is connected to the first opening of the bottom plate portion of the box body member. Through the first opening of the bottom plate, for example, The breath part that constitutes the copying machine is brought into contact with the lower surface of the mounting part of the transfer table member, and in this state, together with the heating part that constitutes the thermal transfer machine, the transfer part of the cloth product on the mounting part Pressure can be applied so that the image on the transfer paper can be pressed down, and the image can be transferred well to the transfer portion of the fabric.

In addition, since each member is made of cardboard, it can be discarded after use or can be recycled, which has the advantage of being environmentally superior. Industrial applicability

As described above, the cloth product fixing device according to the present invention thermally transfers an image formed by using a sublimation type or a fusion type printer to a cloth product such as a T-shirt in a print system. At this time, it is suitable to be used for fixing the cloth product such as the T-shirt.

Claims

The scope of the claims

1. It consists of a box body member, a transfer table member, and a collar member,

The carriage unit has a mounting portion having a predetermined shape, a falling portion extending below an end of the mounting portion, and a horizontal outward direction extending from a lower end of the falling portion. Having an adhesive portion,

The box body member includes a bottom plate portion having a first opening having substantially the same size as the mounting portion of the transfer table member, a side plate portion extending upward from an end of the bottom plate portion, and an upper end of the side plate portion An upper plate portion having a second opening having the predetermined shape for exposing the mounting portion of the transfer table member to the outside, and an end portion being located below the end portion of the second opening. And a flange holder extending from

The stopper member is a plate-shaped member, and has the third opening of the predetermined shape for penetrating the mounting portion of the transfer table member,

The transfer table member is fixed to the bottom plate portion in a state where the mounting portion is positioned on the upper plate portion side by bonding the bonding portion around the first opening of the bottom plate portion. The cloth product placed so that the transfer portion is located on the transfer portion on the transfer table member is disposed so that the transfer portion passes through the third opening, and Is fixed by the stopper member whose position is retained by the stopper holder,

The transfer portion of the cloth product is exposed to the outside from the second opening of the upper plate portion of the box body member, and the lower surface of the mounting portion on the transfer table member is the first plate of the bottom plate portion of the box body member. From outside through the opening of

A cloth product fixing device characterized by the above-mentioned.

2. The predetermined shape is a rectangular shape

The cloth product fixing device according to claim 1, wherein:

3. The box body member, the transfer table member, and the collar member are each formed of cardboard. The cloth product fixing device according to claim 1, wherein