A font limiting device for inkjet printer

Abstract

The present invention discloses a font limiting device for a printer, including a printer box and a control system, wherein a cable runs through the interior of the printer box, the printer box includes an upper shell and a bottom shell slidably connected to the bottom thereof, and a bottom wheel mechanism is fixedly connected between the front and rear sides of the inner surface of the bottom shell and located at the bottom of the cable, and the present invention relates to the technical field of printers. The font limiting device for a printer can avoid the problem of uneven surface caused by bending of the cable, thereby affecting the distance between the printer terminal and the printer head, and indirectly affecting the quality of the printer, and at the same time, the friction rubber ring can be used to increase the resistance of the first pressure wheel to rotate, so as to achieve the effect of straightening the cable, and the pressure wheel can drive the structure thereon to move up and down as a whole, so that the printer terminal can slide up and down with the change of the cable diameter, thereby maintaining the distance, and the printing quality is high, suitable for surfaces of various materials, and the font is beautiful and consistent.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the technical field of inkjet printers, in particular to a font limiting device for inkjet printers. Background Art

[0002] The inkjet printer is a device that uses software control and non-contact methods to mark products. Generally refers to continuous inkjet technology. The inkjet printer uses the principle of charged ink particles being deflected by a high-voltage electric field to print patterns, text and numbers on the surface of various objects. It is a high-tech product that integrates mechatronics. The products are widely used in the food industry, cosmetics industry, pharmaceutical industry, automobile and other parts processing industries, wire and cable industry, aluminum-plastic pipe industry, tobacco and alcohol industry and other fields. It can be used to print production date, batch number, barcode, trademark pattern, anti-counterfeiting mark and Chinese characters. It is a powerful device for implementing health laws and promoting packaging modernization.

[0003] Chinese patent CN105150683B provides a cable surface coding device, including a fuselage, a guide roller is arranged on the fuselage, the number of the guide rollers is two groups, the two groups of guide rollers are arranged in parallel, a coding nozzle is arranged on the right side of the guide roller, a slide rail is arranged above the coding nozzle, a sliding device is arranged on the upper end of the coding nozzle, the sliding device drives the coding nozzle to move on the slide rail, a recovery device is arranged directly below the coding nozzle, connecting rods are arranged on both sides of the recovery device, one end of the connecting rod is connected to both sides of the recovery device, and the other end is connected to the sliding device, and the lower end of the recovery device is connected to the recovery ink cartridge through a hose. The residual ink is recovered by the recovery device arranged below to prevent the residual ink from splashing, and the cable is air-dried by a hot air blower to prevent the ink from diffusing and the handwriting from being unclear, and the material is unloaded through the unloading plate and the wire release table to improve the work efficiency of the coding work.

[0004] As described in the above patent, the current coding process for the cable surface is generally to directly use a coding machine to code the cable. However, the surface of the product pulled out after winding may be uneven, and when processing cables of different specifications, the outer diameters of the cables are also different. Using the same set of inkjet terminals to directly code will cause the printed fonts to be skewed and of different sizes due to the change in the distance between the inkjet terminal and the cable surface, resulting in defects such as unrecognizable characters. Summary of the invention

[0005] In view of the deficiencies in the prior art, the present invention provides a font limiting device for an inkjet printer, which solves the problem that when the product surface is uneven or the outer diameters of cables are different, direct inkjet coding will cause the printed fonts to be skewed and of different sizes due to the change in the distance between the inkjet terminal and the cable surface, resulting in unrecognizable printed characters and causing defects.

[0006] To achieve the above objectives, the present invention is implemented through the following technical solutions: a font limiting device for an inkjet printer, comprising an inkjet box and a control system, wherein a cable runs through the interior of the inkjet box, wherein the inkjet box comprises an upper shell and a bottom shell slidably connected to the bottom thereof, a bottom wheel mechanism is fixedly connected between the front and rear sides of the inner surface of the bottom shell and at the bottom of the cable, and the top of the bottom wheel mechanism is crimped to the lower surface of the cable.

[0007] A sliding tube is slidably connected through the middle of the top of the inkjet box, and a flat plate is fixedly connected to the bottom end of the sliding tube. The left and right sides of the bottom of the flat plate are rotatably connected with the first pressure wheel and the second pressure wheel through the wheel frame respectively, and the front and rear sides of the left wheel frame are fixedly connected with friction rubber rings sleeved on the surface of the central axis of the first pressure wheel, and the bottoms of the first pressure wheel and the second pressure wheel are crimped with the upper surface of the cable, and a spray terminal is fixedly connected in the middle of the bottom of the flat plate, and a spring is sleeved on the surface of the sliding tube and located between the flat plate and the top of the upper shell.

[0008] Preferably, the top of the sliding tube is fixedly connected to a limiting plate, the four corners of the top inner wall of the upper shell are fixedly connected to sliding rods, and the bottom end of the sliding rod passes through the flat plate and is slidably connected to the inner surface of the flat plate.

[0009] Preferably, the bottom wheel mechanism includes an elliptical seat, the front and rear sides of the elliptical seat are fixedly connected to the front and rear sides of the inner surface of the bottom shell by connecting strips and bolts, the outer sleeve of the elliptical seat is provided with a track, and the elliptical seat is embedded with rollers rotatably connected all around, and the surface of the rollers is in contact with the inner surface of the track.

[0010] Preferably, a fixing frame is fixedly connected to the back of the upper shell, and a base is fixedly connected to the bottom of the fixing frame, and support plates are rotatably connected to the front sides of the left and right sides of the upper shell.

[0011] Preferably, a sliding sleeve mounted on the outside of a fixing frame is fixedly connected to the bottom of the bottom shell, and the sliding sleeve and the fixing frame are connected through a positioning pin, and sliding grooves adapted to the cable are provided at the bottom of the left and right sides of the upper shell.

[0012] Preferably, a camera facing the lower right corner is fixedly connected to the right side of the upper shell and at the top of the slide slot, and the output end of the camera is electrically connected to the input end of the control system through a data cable, and the output end of the control system is electrically connected to the input end of the inkjet printer body through a data cable.

[0013] Preferably, the control system includes a receiving end, a coding image recognition module, an integrity analysis module, a delay module, a defect feedback module, a coding trigger module and a warning module, the output end of the receiving end is connected to the input end of the coding image recognition module, and the output end of the coding image recognition module is respectively connected to the input ends of the integrity analysis module and the delay module.

[0014] Preferably, the output end of the integrity analysis module is connected to the input end of the defect feedback module, the output end of the defect feedback module is connected to the input end of the warning module, and the output end of the delay module is connected to the input end of the inkjet trigger module.

[0015] Beneficial Effects

[0016] The present invention provides a font limiting device for a printer. Compared with the prior art, it has the following beneficial effects:

[0017] (1) The font limiting device of the inkjet printer is characterized in that a bottom wheel mechanism is fixedly connected between the front and rear sides of the inner surface of the bottom shell and at the bottom of the cable, and the top of the bottom wheel mechanism is crimped with the lower surface of the cable; a sliding tube is slidably connected through the middle of the top of the inkjet box, and a flat plate is fixedly connected to the bottom end of the sliding tube, and the left and right sides of the bottom of the flat plate are respectively rotatably connected with a first pressing wheel and a second pressing wheel through a wheel frame, and the front and rear sides of the left wheel frame are fixedly connected with a friction rubber ring sleeved on the surface of the central axis of the first pressing wheel, and the bottoms of the first pressing wheel and the second pressing wheel are crimped with the upper surface of the cable, and the middle of the bottom of the flat plate is fixedly connected with an inkjet printer. The head, the surface of the sliding tube and the spring is sleeved between the flat plate and the top of the upper shell. The bottom wheel mechanism is set to hold the cable at the bottom, and pressure wheels are set on both sides above to press the cable, which can avoid the problem of uneven surface caused by cable bending, thereby affecting the distance with the inkjet terminal and indirectly affecting the quality of inkjet coding. At the same time, the friction rubber ring can be used to increase the resistance of the first pressure wheel to rotate, so as to achieve the effect of straightening the cable, and the pressure wheel can drive the structure thereon to move up and down as a whole, so that the inkjet terminal can slide up and down with the change of cable diameter, thereby maintaining the spacing, high printing quality, suitable for various surfaces of different materials, and beautiful and consistent fonts.

[0018] (2) The font limit device of the inkjet printer is characterized in that a fixing frame is fixedly connected to the back of the upper shell, and a base is fixedly connected to the bottom of the fixing frame. The front sides of the left and right sides of the upper shell are rotatably connected to support plates. The bottom of the bottom shell is fixedly connected to a sliding sleeve mounted on the outside of the fixing frame, and the sliding sleeve and the fixing frame are connected through positioning pins. The bottoms of the left and right sides of the upper shell are provided with sliding grooves adapted to the cable. By arranging the bottom shell and the upper shell into a detachable structure, the bottom shell can be directly pulled downward without being inserted into the inkjet box, so that the cable can be pushed in and out from the front at any time, which is more convenient to use.

[0019] (3) The font limit device of the inkjet printer is provided with a camera facing the lower right corner fixedly connected to the right side of the upper shell and at the top of the slide slot. The output end of the camera is electrically connected to the input end of the control system through a data line. The output end of the control system is electrically connected to the input end of the inkjet printer body through a data line. The control system includes a receiving end, an inkjet image recognition module, an integrity analysis module, a delay module, a defect feedback module, an inkjet trigger module and an alarm module. The output end of the receiving end is connected to the input end of the inkjet image recognition module. The output end of the inkjet image recognition module is electrically connected to the integrity analysis module. The input ends of the integrity analysis module and the delay module are connected, the output end of the integrity analysis module is connected to the input end of the defect feedback module, the output end of the defect feedback module is connected to the input end of the warning module, and the output end of the delay module is connected to the input end of the inkjet trigger module. By setting a camera to shoot and scan, and then using computer recognition and analysis, in conjunction with the inkjet trigger module and the delay module, fixed-distance inkjet coding can be achieved. The use of the integrity analysis module and the defect feedback module can be used to detect the inkjet coding quality and ensure the inkjet coding effect. When a fault occurs, it can also be handled in time. The intelligent operation is easy to use. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0020] Figure 1 A three-dimensional diagram of the structure of the present invention;

[0021] Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view of the structure of the present invention;

[0022] Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view of the bottom wheel mechanism of the present invention;

[0023] Figure 4 It is a control flow principle block diagram of the present invention;

[0024] Figure 5 It is a principle block diagram of the control system of the present invention.

[0025] In the figure: 1-inkjet box, 101-upper shell, 102-bottom shell, 2-cable, 3-control system, 31-receiving end, 32-inkjet image recognition module, 33-completeness analysis module, 34-delay module, 35-defect feedback module, 36-inkjet trigger module, 37-warning module, 4-bottom wheel mechanism, 41-elliptical seat, 42-connecting strip, 43-track, 44-roller, 5-sliding tube, 6-flat plate, 7-wheel frame, 8-first pressure wheel, 9-second pressure wheel, 10-friction rubber ring, 11-inkjet terminal, 12-spring, 13-limiting plate, 14-slide rod, 15-fixed frame, 16-base, 17-support plate, 18-slide sleeve, 19-locating pin, 20-slide groove, 21-camera, 22-inkjet printer body. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0026] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0027] See also Figure 1-2 The present invention provides a technical solution: a font limiting device for a printer, comprising a printer box 1 and a control system 3, wherein a cable 2 runs through the interior of the printer box 1, the printer box 1 comprises an upper shell 101 and a bottom shell 102 slidably connected to the bottom thereof, a bottom wheel mechanism 4 is fixedly connected between the front and rear sides of the inner surface of the bottom shell 102 and at the bottom of the cable 2, and the top of the bottom wheel mechanism 4 is crimped to the lower surface of the cable 2, a fixing frame 15 is fixedly connected to the back of the upper shell 101, and a base 16 is fixedly connected to the bottom of the fixing frame 15, and the upper shell The front sides of the left and right sides of the body 101 are rotatably connected with support plates 17, the bottom of the bottom shell 102 is fixedly connected with a sliding sleeve 18 mounted on the outside of the fixing frame 15, and the sliding sleeve 18 and the fixing frame 15 are connected through a positioning pin 19, and the bottoms of the left and right sides of the upper shell 101 are provided with sliding grooves 20 adapted to the cable 2. By setting the bottom shell 102 and the upper shell 101 as a detachable structure, the bottom shell 102 can be directly pulled out downward without inserting into the inkjet box 1, so that the cable 2 can be pushed in and out from the front at any time, which is more convenient to use.

[0028] A sliding tube 5 is slidably connected through the middle of the top of the inkjet box 1, and a flat plate 6 is fixedly connected to the bottom end of the sliding tube 5. The left and right sides of the bottom of the flat plate 6 are rotatably connected to the first pressure wheel 8 and the second pressure wheel 9 through the wheel frame 7. The front and rear sides of the left wheel frame 7 are fixedly connected with a friction rubber ring 10 sleeved on the surface of the central axis of the first pressure wheel 8, and the bottoms of the first pressure wheel 8 and the second pressure wheel 9 are crimped with the upper surface of the cable 2. A spray terminal 11 is fixedly connected to the middle of the bottom of the flat plate 6. A spring 12 is sleeved on the surface of the sliding tube 5 and located between the flat plate 6 and the top of the upper shell 101. The cable 2 is supported at the bottom by setting a bottom wheel mechanism 4, and pressure wheels are set on both sides above to press the cable 2. It can avoid the problem that the cable 2 is bent and causes an uneven surface, which in turn affects the distance from the inkjet terminal 11 and indirectly affects the quality of inkjet coding. At the same time, the friction rubber ring 10 can also be used to increase the resistance to the rotation of the first pressure wheel 8 to achieve the effect of straightening the cable 2, and the pressure wheel can drive the entire structure thereon to move up and down, so that the inkjet terminal 11 can slide up and down with the change of the diameter of the cable 2, thereby maintaining the spacing, with high printing quality, suitable for surfaces of various materials, beautiful and consistent fonts, the top of the sliding tube 5 is fixedly connected to the limiting plate 13, and the four corners of the top of the inner wall of the upper shell 101 are fixedly connected to the sliding rod 14, and the bottom end of the sliding rod 14 passes through the flat plate 6 and is slidably connected to the inner surface of the flat plate 6.

[0029] See also Figure 3 The bottom wheel mechanism 4 includes an elliptical seat 41, and the front and rear sides of the elliptical seat 41 are fixedly connected to the front and rear sides of the inner surface of the bottom shell 102 through connecting strips 42 and bolts. The outer sleeve of the elliptical seat 41 is provided with a track 43, and the elliptical seat 41 is embedded with rollers 44 around it for rotation, and the surface of the rollers 44 is in contact with the inner surface of the track 43. The rollers 44 can reduce the friction of the track 43 when it rotates.

[0030] See also Figure 4-5 , a camera 21 facing the lower right corner is fixedly connected to the right side of the upper shell 101 and located at the top of the slide slot 20, the output end of the camera 21 is electrically connected to the input end of the control system 3 through a data line, the output end of the control system 3 is electrically connected to the input end of the inkjet printer body 22 through a data line, the control system 3 includes a receiving end 31, an inkjet image recognition module 32, an integrity analysis module 33, a delay module 34, a defect feedback module 35, an inkjet trigger module 36 and an alarm module 37, the output end of the receiving end 31 is connected to the input end of the inkjet image recognition module 32, the output end of the inkjet image recognition module 32 is respectively connected to the integrity analysis module 33, the time delay module 34, the defect feedback module 35, the inkjet trigger module 36 and the warning ... The block 33 is connected to the input end of the delay module 34, the output end of the integrity analysis module 33 is connected to the input end of the defect feedback module 35, the output end of the defect feedback module 35 is connected to the input end of the warning module 37, and the output end of the delay module 34 is connected to the input end of the inkjet trigger module 36. By setting the camera 21 to shoot and scan, and then using computer recognition and analysis, in conjunction with the inkjet trigger module 36 and the delay module 34, fixed-distance inkjet can be achieved, and by using the integrity analysis module 33 and the defect feedback module 35 in conjunction, the inkjet quality can be tested to ensure the inkjet effect, and timely processing can be carried out when a fault occurs. The intelligent operation is convenient to use.

[0031] Meanwhile, the contents not described in detail in this specification belong to the prior art known to those skilled in the art, and the model parameters of each electrical appliance are not specifically limited, and conventional equipment can be used.

[0032] When in use, first push the cable 2 into the upper shell 101 from the bottom so that the cable 2 is stuck in the slide groove 20, then push the bottom shell 102 upward so that it is stuck at the bottom of the upper shell 101, and make the bottom wheel mechanism 4 rest against the bottom of the cable 2, and then insert the positioning pin 19 into the sliding sleeve 18 and the support plate 17 to fix the bottom shell 102.

[0033] Then start the winding machine to wind up the cable 2, and start the inkjet printer body 22 to inkjet the cable 2. After inkjetting one code, the cable 2 is pulled out of the inkjet printer box 1 until the camera 21 captures the inkjet location of the cable 2. Then the data is transmitted to the computer and recognized by the inkjet printer image recognition module 32. After the inkjet code is recognized, the delay module 34 is controlled to start timing. After the preset time is reached, the inkjet printer trigger module 36 is started to start the inkjet printer body 22 again for the second inkjet coding, and so on.

[0034] At the same time, the integrity analysis module 33 identifies the scanned image and determines whether there is a problem with the coding. If there is a problem, the problem is reported through the defect feedback module 35, and then the warning module 37 pops up a window to remind the staff to come and check the fault.

[0035] It should be noted that, in this article, relational terms such as first and second, etc. are only used to distinguish one entity or operation from another entity or operation, and do not necessarily require or imply any such actual relationship or order between these entities or operations. Moreover, the terms "include", "comprise" or any other variants thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, so that a process, method, article or device including a series of elements includes not only those elements, but also other elements not explicitly listed, or also includes elements inherent to such process, method, article or device.

[0036] Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, substitutions and variations may be made to the embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present invention, and that the scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A font limiting device for an inkjet printer, comprising an inkjet box (1) and a control system (3), wherein a cable (2) runs through the interior of the inkjet box (1), and wherein: The inkjet box (1) comprises an upper shell (101) and a bottom shell (102) slidably connected to the bottom thereof, a bottom wheel mechanism (4) being fixedly connected between the front and rear sides of the inner surface of the bottom shell (102) and located at the bottom of the cable (2), and the top of the bottom wheel mechanism (4) is crimped to the lower surface of the cable (2); A sliding tube (5) is slidably connected through the middle of the top of the inkjet box (1), and a flat plate (6) is fixedly connected to the bottom end of the sliding tube (5). The left and right sides of the bottom of the flat plate (6) are rotatably connected to a first pressure wheel (8) and a second pressure wheel (9) through a wheel frame (7). The front and rear sides of the left wheel frame (7) are fixedly connected to a friction rubber ring (10) sleeved on the surface of the central axis of the first pressure wheel (8), and the bottoms of the first pressure wheel (8) and the second pressure wheel (9) are crimped to the upper surface of the cable (2). A spray terminal (11) is fixedly connected to the middle of the bottom of the flat plate (6). A spring (12) is sleeved on the surface of the sliding tube (5) and located between the flat plate (6) and the top of the upper shell (101); The top of the sliding tube (5) is fixedly connected to a limit plate (13), and the four corners of the top of the inner wall of the upper shell (101) are fixedly connected to sliding rods (14), and the bottom end of the sliding rod (14) passes through the flat plate (6) and is slidably connected to the inner surface of the flat plate (6); The bottom wheel mechanism (4) comprises an elliptical seat (41), the front and rear sides of the elliptical seat (41) are fixedly connected to the front and rear sides of the inner surface of the bottom shell (102) through connecting strips (42) and bolts, the outer surface of the elliptical seat (41) is provided with a crawler (43), and the elliptical seat (41) is embedded with rollers (44) around the periphery for rotation connection, and the surface of the rollers (44) is in contact with the inner surface of the crawler (43).

2. The inkjet printer font limiting device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The back of the upper shell (101) is fixedly connected to a fixing frame (15), and the bottom of the fixing frame (15) is fixedly connected to a base (16). The front sides of the left and right sides of the upper shell (101) are both rotatably connected to support plates (17).

3. The font limiting device for inkjet printer according to claim 2 is characterized in that: The bottom of the bottom shell (102) is fixedly connected to a sliding sleeve (18) sleeved on the outside of the fixing frame (15), and the sliding sleeve (18) and the fixing frame (15) are connected through a positioning pin (19). The bottoms of the left and right sides of the upper shell (101) are provided with sliding grooves (20) adapted to the cable (2).

4. The inkjet printer font limiting device according to claim 3, characterized in that: A camera (21) facing the lower right corner is fixedly connected to the right side of the upper shell (101) and located at the top of the slide slot (20); the output end of the camera (21) is electrically connected to the input end of the control system (3) via a data line; and the output end of the control system (3) is electrically connected to the input end of the inkjet printer body (22) via a data line.

5. The inkjet printer font limiting device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The control system (3) comprises a receiving end (31), a coding image recognition module (32), an integrity analysis module (33), a delay module (34), a defect feedback module (35), a coding trigger module (36) and an alarm module (37), wherein the output end of the receiving end (31) is connected to the input end of the coding image recognition module (32), and the output end of the coding image recognition module (32) is respectively connected to the input ends of the integrity analysis module (33) and the delay module (34).

6. The inkjet printer font limiting device according to claim 5, characterized in that: The output end of the integrity analysis module (33) is connected to the input end of the defect feedback module (35), the output end of the defect feedback module (35) is connected to the input end of the warning module (37), and the output end of the delay module (34) is connected to the input end of the inkjet trigger module (36).

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