Cylinder printing tool and printing device using cylinder printing tool

Abstract

The present invention provides a cylinder printing tool capable of smoothly rotating a cylindrical printing medium, and keeping a rotating roller in definitive contact with the table of a printing device of the moving-table type. The cylinder printing tool is equipped with: a base section which can be detachably secured to an inkjet printer device body of the moving-table type; a movable part supported by the base section so as to be capable of vertical movement; a first rotating roller that is rotatably connected to the movable part; a second rotating roller which is rotatably connected to the movable part so as not to contact the printer table, and which, along with the first roller, has the cylinder placed thereon; and a support wheel that is rotatably and axially supported by the movable part at a prescribed distance from the first rotating roller. Furthermore, the weight of the movable part keeps the first rotating roller and the support wheel positioned on the printer table, andcauses the first rotating roller to rotate as a result of contact with the table and in accordance with the movement of the table.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to a detachable cylinder printing jig used in a table-moving printing apparatus and a printing apparatus using the same. Background technique [0002] Conventionally, there is known a printing jig for printing on a curved surface using a general-purpose printing device (see Patent Document 1). In addition, conventionally, there is known an inkjet printer including a to-be-printed object holding member for printing on a three-dimensional object having a cylindrical portion (see Patent Document 2). In addition, conventionally, there is known a printing jig for a three-dimensional printed matter capable of printing a plurality of printed matter of different shapes together (see Patent Document 3). [0003] Patent Document 1: Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2014−205125. [0004] Patent Document 2: Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2014−61510. [0005] Patent Document 3: Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2012−603. [00...

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Problems solved by technology

[0006] Conventional jigs of this type have the following problems: the jig is specially provided for the printer device, requiring expensive work such as changing the table, and even if it is used for the drive of the printer device table, the structure for driving is improved and added, etc. , it is a troublesome operation for the installation of the printer device, and it cannot be easily realized

[0007] In addition, there are problems such as the following: only the upper surface of the cylinder can be printed only with the jig attached to the printer device, so a mechanism for rotating the cylinder is required when printing on the entire peripheral surface of the cylinder. In addition, Complicated mechanisms are required to accommodate cylinders of various diameters

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