WO2001025019A1 - Device and method for the manual printing of variable information - Google Patents
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- WO2001025019A1 WO2001025019A1 PCT/DE2000/003473 DE0003473W WO0125019A1 WO 2001025019 A1 WO2001025019 A1 WO 2001025019A1 DE 0003473 W DE0003473 W DE 0003473W WO 0125019 A1 WO0125019 A1 WO 0125019A1
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- print head
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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
- B41J3/36—Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed for portability, i.e. hand-held printers or laptop printers
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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
- B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
- B41J2/005—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material
- B41J2/01—Ink jet
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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
- B41J3/407—Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed for marking on special material
- B41J3/4073—Printing on three-dimensional objects not being in sheet or web form, e.g. spherical or cubic objects
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
- B41M—PRINTING, DUPLICATING, MARKING, OR COPYING PROCESSES; COLOUR PRINTING
- B41M7/00—After-treatment of prints, e.g. heating, irradiating, setting of the ink, protection of the printed stock
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- the invention relates to an apparatus and a method for manual printing of variable information.
- the present invention therefore proposes a device for printing variable, colored and detailed inscriptions directly on a wide variety of surfaces.
- the corresponding inscription device 1 consists of a print head 3 and a position sensor 4 (FIG. 1) which is firmly connected to it. If the device 1 is moved manually over the surface 8 (FIG.
- the position sensor 4 continuously supplies the current position and position (Xi, Yi / X 2 , Y 2 ) of the print head 3 on the surface 8 to control electronics 5
- the control electronics 5 calculates the drive pulses 19 required for printing the image 7 for the individual print head elements 2.
- Position sensors 4 which measure their relative position by means of bodies rolling on the surface, are known from the technology of computer mice and hand scanners. Such sensors can also be implemented without roll contact by evaluating stray light from a light source that has been modified by the microstructures of surfaces. Position sensors are also known which determine the relative position of a body from the measured acceleration or by triangulation of the pulses, waves or field strengths emitted by radiation or field sources located in the body.
- the print head 4 should consist of as many individually controllable print head elements 2 arranged transversely to the direction of displacement 9, so that deviations from the direction of movement 9 (wavy line) can be compensated for by controlling the print head element 2 lying on the correct line 21. Uneven feed speeds are compensated for by the variation in the control times for the individual printhead elements 2.
- printheads suitable for use in device 1 are, for example, thermal, inkjet or needle printheads with their known, specific advantages and disadvantages.
- Thermal print heads require a thermally color-changing coating on the printing surface 8 and generally only permit feed speeds of up to approximately 30 cm / sec. They also require very close contact of the thermal printing elements 2 with the heat-sensitive coating. This close contact can be hard, even
- Printing processes based on a thermal printhead are also thermal transfer and dye diffusion printing, in which layers of color or substances are thermally released from a film lying between the printhead and the printing surface and transferred to the printing surface 8. These processes therefore require appropriate foils between the printhead and the printing surface, and analogous to direct thermal printing, a close contact between the printhead, the color foil and the printing surface.
- Inkjet or needle print heads do not require constant contact with the print surface and are therefore more variable with regard to the print surface.
- a fast-drying ink should be used and a direct attachment of the device 1 with the edges transverse to the direction of movement 9 should be avoided so that the fresh print image does not smear.
- a fixed distance from the printing surface can be achieved by means of the edges of device 1 lying along the direction of movement 9. Printing speeds of several m / sec can be achieved, so that device 1 can be swiftly swept over the surface.
- Dot matrix printheads also achieve high printing speeds. On carbonless paper, they can also be used to create carbon copies.
- Colored inscriptions 22 can be produced by means of print heads 17 arranged in series in the device 1 for different colors (FIG. 5).
- the printed image 7 can consist of alphanumeric characters or graphics and is stored in the printed image memory 6 before the labeling process.
- the print image memory can also keep several print images stored, which can be called up when required.
- the input of a print image into the print image memory 6 can either be via an integrated keyboard, a built-in touchpad or a built-in touchscreen, and from the outside via radio, infrared or cable connections (USB, serial, parallel, SCSI, network interface) and with Memory cards. It is expedient to use the device both for the direct input of simple print images
- Equip numbers and letters in different font sizes as well as enable the reading of more complex layouts, for example those created on a PC.
- the device can also be programmed in a more complex manner and, for example, print bar codes or times belonging to certain information or the date. Due to the printing process using manual movement, it is also advisable to implement a barcode reader in the device, which, for example, prints out the data encoded in barcodes as text.
- the surface of the material must be coated with a single-colored background 15 before printing in the printing area. Likewise, the print image can be clear after printing
- Both layers can be applied, for example, by quick-drying color spray devices which are arranged in front of and behind the print head 3 in the direction of movement.
- the device 1 can have an extra inkjet print head 23 for each of these layers.
- the three colors can also be in separate movements 9, for example, for a better one
- printhead and position sensor can be taken from the mass products: PC mouse / trackball / hand scanner and from the desktop printer technology and are accordingly inexpensive.
- the labeling device according to the invention can be manufactured at an affordable price. Because the components take up little space, such a device can also be implemented in handy dimensions and battery operated.
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AU16460/01A AU1646001A (en) | 1999-10-03 | 2000-09-29 | Device and method for the manual printing of variable information |
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DE19947427.3 | 1999-10-03 | ||
DE19947427A DE19947427A1 (en) | 1999-10-03 | 1999-10-03 | Hand printing unit labeling surfaces with diverse information, combines printing head with position sensor and image memory |
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WO2001025019A1 true WO2001025019A1 (en) | 2001-04-12 |
WO2001025019A8 WO2001025019A8 (en) | 2001-05-17 |
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DE3314041A1 (en) * | 1983-04-19 | 1984-10-25 | Ncr Corp., Dayton, Ohio | Hand-held dot matrix printer |
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US5825995A (en) * | 1996-03-11 | 1998-10-20 | Intermec Technologies, Inc. | Printer with motion detection |
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DE3314041A1 (en) * | 1983-04-19 | 1984-10-25 | Ncr Corp., Dayton, Ohio | Hand-held dot matrix printer |
US5825995A (en) * | 1996-03-11 | 1998-10-20 | Intermec Technologies, Inc. | Printer with motion detection |
JPH1035029A (en) * | 1996-07-23 | 1998-02-10 | Brother Ind Ltd | Manual printer |
EP0887762A2 (en) * | 1997-06-27 | 1998-12-30 | Manfred Beling | Manual printing system |
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