WO2016063275A1 - Procédé et système de suivi de travaux d'impression - Google Patents

Procédé et système de suivi de travaux d'impression Download PDF

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WO2016063275A1
WO2016063275A1 PCT/IL2015/051014 IL2015051014W WO2016063275A1 WO 2016063275 A1 WO2016063275 A1 WO 2016063275A1 IL 2015051014 W IL2015051014 W IL 2015051014W WO 2016063275 A1 WO2016063275 A1 WO 2016063275A1
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Hanan Yosefi
Erez ZIMMERMAN
Zevik NURI
Nadav Hollander
Avivi ORI
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Matan Digital Printing Ltd
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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
    • B41J3/60—Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed for printing on both faces of the printing material

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  • the present invention relates to labeling or tagging printed work pieces.
  • printers include cutters for sectioning. These remove margins where serial numbers, client names, bar codes and other identifying marks may previously have been printed. It becomes ever more difficult to identify a piece of printed media and to put it into the right pile so that it is delivered to a specific client.
  • Embodiments of the present invention address these and similar issues. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
  • a first aspect is directed to a method of printing data on a back face of a media and a display image on a front face comprising the steps of:
  • a digital print machine comprising a first printing means configured to print a display image on a front face of a media and a second printing means configured to print data on a back face of the media;
  • the first printing means comprises a first print-head carriage with at least one print head configured to print a display image.
  • the second printing means comprises a second print head carriage with at least one print head.
  • the data on the back face is printed in a same print run as a printing on the display face.
  • the media is supplied as roll stock.
  • both first and second printing means are attached to a common chassis.
  • the first print means comprises high resolution digital inkjet print heads in a range of colors.
  • the first printer means includes a plurality of high resolution print- heads configured to print a full color image.
  • the first printer means comprises at least Cyan, Magenta, yellow and black ink print dispensing print heads.
  • the second print means comprises low resolution digital inkjet print heads in a single color.
  • the data on the back face is printed such that it is visible on outer surface of said work-piece rolled up with the display image on inside.
  • the data on the back face includes at least one of the group consisting of a job reference, a client reference, a piece reference and a direction reference.
  • the printer is a wide format digital printer.
  • the first and second print head carriages and print heads are controlled by a common computer processor.
  • the first printer means scans along a first track at one height and the second printer means scans along a second track at a lower height.
  • the present invention is directed to providing a digital print machine comprising: a first printing means comprising a first print-head carriage with at least one print head configured to print a display image on a display face of a medium; a second printing means comprises a second print head carriage with at least one print head configured to print data on a reverse face of the medium; a forwarding means for forwarding the medium through the digital print machine and a common computer processor for controlling the first and second print head carriages, the print heads and the forwarding means wherein the first and second print head carriages reciprocate along tracks coupled to a common chassis.
  • the medium is fed back on itself by the forwarding means such that the first print head carriage scans over the display face of the medium and the second print head carriage scans over the reverse face of the medium and all print heads print from above.
  • the digital print machine is a wide format digital printer.
  • the first printing means scans along a first track at one height and the second printing means scans along a second track at a lower height.
  • the first printing means is a polychromatic printing means for printing in full color and the second printing means is monochrome.
  • the digital print machine further comprises a cutter wherein the common computer processor further controls the cutter.
  • Fig. 1 is a schematic side view of a digital printer configured to print a high resolution full colour image on a front face of a media and further comprising a low resolution monochrome printer configured to print data onto a back face of the media;
  • Fig. 2 is a schematic representation of the data that may be printed on the back face of the media
  • Fig. 3 is a functional block diagram of the digital printer of Fig. 1, and
  • Fig. 4 is a flowchart of a method for printing data on the back surface of an image.
  • a problem that may occur with random patterned wall paper and the like is that it may be difficult to know which way is the right way up. Sometimes such media is inadvertently hung upside down. This is also a problem with bill board poster sections, where in addition to being at risk of being hung upside down, the poster comprises a number of sections and these have to be positioned in the correct order. Ensuring that this is done without errors may be time consuming and painstaking.
  • a schematic side view of a digital printer 10 having a high resolution printing means 12 configured to print a high resolution full color image on a front face 14 of a media 16 and further comprising a second print means 18 configured to print data onto a back face 20 of the media 16.
  • the high resolution printing means 12 may be a full color ink jet printing arrangement comprising a carriage 22 with a plurality of inkjet print heads 24a, 24b, 24c, 24d which typically includes cyan, magenta and yellow inkjet print heads, and generally also includes a black inkjet head. These colors should not be construed as limiting.
  • the inkjet printer may include different color inks. Secondary colors such as red, green and blue are provided. Silver and gold inks and white ink may be provided.
  • the second print means 18 may be a dot matrix printer or an inkjet printer. Typically it will be a low resolution monochrome printer. Typically it will include a carriage 26 and an inkjet print head 28 configured to print a first color, typically black or blue ink. Occasionally it may include a second inkjet print head configured to print a second color, which may be useful when printing onto colored media of the first color.
  • the second print means is selected for its low cost and reliability.
  • the high resolution printing means 12 configured to print the high resolution full color image on the front face 14 of the media 16 to operate at around 120 cm from the floor so that the operator can see that everything is operating correctly and so that the carriage 22 and inkjet print heads 24a, 24b, 24c, 24d are easily accessible.
  • the second print means 18 is positioned on another level, typically below but occasionally above the first, high resolution printing means 12.
  • the media 16 may be threaded around a roller arrangement 27 to enable it to be moved past both the high resolution printing means 12 configured to print the high resolution full color image on the front face 14 of the media 16 and past the second print means.
  • the high resolution printing means 12 and the second print means 18 both scan back and forth along tracks that are fixed to a common chassis 28, as are the rollers 27.
  • the data 30 on the back face 20 may include a job reference 32, which can be a code number, for example, a client reference 34 such as the client's name, a piece reference 36, typically a code number, and a direction reference 38, such as an arrow showing the top of the image.
  • a job reference 32 can be a code number, for example, a client reference 34 such as the client's name, a piece reference 36, typically a code number, and a direction reference 38, such as an arrow showing the top of the image.
  • a job reference 32 can be a code number, for example, a client reference 34 such as the client's name, a piece reference 36, typically a code number, and a direction reference 38, such as an arrow showing the top of the image.
  • This may be important where the work-piece is a wall hanging with an abstract design, or a marble effect and the like, or part of a large poster or other application where this is a danger that the work-piece will inadvertently be hung
  • the data 30 may be printed close to the outer edge of the work- piece such that it is visible on outer surface of said work-piece rolled up with the display image on inside.
  • the digital printer 10 of Fig. 1 consists of a processor 42 coupled to both the high resolution printing means 12 configured to print on the front face 14 of the media 16 and the second print means 18 configured to print data onto the back face 20 of the media 16.
  • the processor controls the carriage 22 and the plurality of inkjet print heads 24a, 24b, 24c, 24d of the high resolution printing means 12 and the carriage 26 and inkjet print head(s) 28 of the second print means 18.
  • the common processor also controls the motor of the roller arrangement 27 that forwards the media 16 through the digital printer 10.
  • UV lights 43, 44 may also control UV lights 43, 44 positioned to cure the ink applied to the front face 14 and / or the back face 20, where an UV curable ink is used.
  • the high resolution printing means 12 and the second print means 18 need not be positioned opposite each other to apply ink to the same region of the media 16 at the same time, but rather, one or other may be positioned elsewhere, the computer processor ensuring that the printed image on the front face 14 and the data on the back face 20 of the finished work-piece are correctly aligned.
  • the processor 40 may control widthwise cutters 46 and lengthwise cutters 48 for sectioning the media.
  • processor 40 By processor 40, a single or number of processors working together are contemplated.
  • the processors may be application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), Application-specific standard products (ASSPs) or industry standard integrated circuits such as the 7400 or the 4000 series.
  • ASIC application-specific integrated circuit
  • ASSPs Application-specific standard products
  • industry standard integrated circuits such as the 7400 or the 4000 series.
  • the processor may be a SoC (system-on-chip), including microprocessors, memory blocks including ROM, RAM, EEPROM, flash memory and other large building blocks. What is important is that the first and second printing means operate in tandem so that the position of the data printed on the back face of the media is correctly aligned with the image printed on the front face. Typically, the processor also controls cutters.
  • SoC system-on-chip
  • a flowchart of a method for printing data on the back surface of an image is shown.
  • the method consists of the steps of: (i) providing a digital print machine comprising a first print means configured to print a color display image on a front surface of a media and a second print means configured to print monochrome low resolution data on a back surface of the media;
  • All parts are computer controlled using a common processor and the first and second printing means.

Abstract

L'invention concerne un procédé d'impression de données sur une face arrière d'un support et une image d'affichage sur une face avant, comprenant les étapes consistant en : (i) la fourniture d'une machine d'impression numérique comprenant un premier chariot de tête d'impression avec au moins une tête d'impression conçue pour imprimer une image d'affichage sur une surface avant d'un support et un second chariot de tête d'impression avec au moins une tête d'impression conçue pour imprimer des données sur une surface arrière du support ; (ii) le passage du support à imprimer au-delà des première et seconde configurations de tête d'impression et l'impression d'une image sur un premier côté et de données sur un second côté, et (iii) le sectionnement du support.
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