Embeddable thermal transfer modules for industrial equipment

Abstract

The present invention provides an embeddable thermal transfer module for industrial equipment. The module comprises a housing, each of which is equipped with a print roller, a clamping bracket, an auxiliary clamping unit, a print head unit, a cam, a motor, and a gear transmission system. The motor is connected to the print roller, the auxiliary clamping unit, and the cam via the gear transmission system. The cam is connected to the print head unit. The printing medium passes through a channel in the clamping bracket to the print roller. The clamping bracket is fixed in position within the housing. The embeddable thermal transfer module for industrial equipment provided by the present invention can achieve accurate thermal transfer of printed content.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of label printing, and in particular to an embeddable thermal transfer module for industrial equipment. Background Art

[0002] Currently, all thermal transfer printers are standalone devices, with no thermal transfer printers that can be embedded in industrial equipment. In practice, labels are printed on sleeves or heat shrink tubing as needed, and then the printed sleeves or heat shrink tubing are installed on the cables. However, there is no dedicated thermal transfer printing equipment for automated number tube production. Summary of the Invention

[0003] The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide an embeddable thermal transfer module for industrial equipment, which can realize accurate thermal transfer of printed content.

[0004] In order to solve the above technical problems, the present invention provides an embeddable thermal transfer module for industrial equipment, the module comprising: a shell, in which a printing roller, a clamping bracket, an auxiliary clamping unit, a print head unit, a cam, a motor and a gear transmission system are respectively arranged; wherein, the motor is connected to the printing roller, the auxiliary clamping unit and the cam respectively through the gear transmission system, the cam is connected to the print head unit, the printing medium passes from the channel of the clamping bracket to the printing roller, and the clamping bracket is fixed in position in the shell; when a print instruction is received, the motor rotates in the opposite direction, and driven by the gear transmission system, the auxiliary clamping unit contacts the printing roller to press the printing medium; at this time, the motor starts to work, and driven by the gear transmission system, the cam is driven to rotate, and the print head unit is pressed against the printing roller under the movement of the cam; after the print head unit is pressed, the motor rotates forward, and driven by the gear transmission system, printing is performed.

[0005] In some embodiments, after the module receives the instruction, the motor rotates forward, and driven by the gear transmission system, the rubber roller rotates along the printing direction. Relying on the friction between the rubber roller and the printing medium, the printing medium is driven to move forward along the printing direction to the specified position and then stop.

[0006] In some embodiments, the invention further comprises: a spring sheet, and the printing medium is ensured to move along the bottom of the channel under the elastic force of the spring sheet.

[0007] In some embodiments, it further includes: a knob and a connecting rod. When the knob is rotated to the clamping position, the knob drives the connecting rod to rotate when it is rotated; the connecting rod and the clamping assembly are connected by a tension spring.

[0008] In some embodiments, the pressing assembly is brought into contact with the rubber roller during the rotation, and the printing medium is pressed under the action of the tension force provided by the tension spring.

[0009] In some embodiments, a consumables box is further provided on the housing.

[0010] In some embodiments, the consumable box is fixed on the module under the action of the first pressing block and the second pressing block.

[0011] In some embodiments, the elastic force of the first pressing block and the second pressing block is provided by a spring.

[0012] After adopting such a design, the present invention has at least the following advantages:

[0013] As a professional printing device, this module can be directly embedded in professional industrial equipment to improve the production efficiency of the equipment, reduce processes, reduce labor hours, and avoid waste of printing media. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0014] The above is only an overview of the technical solution of the present invention. In order to more clearly understand the technical means of the present invention, the present invention is further described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments.

[0015] Figure 1 This is a three-dimensional exploded view of the module;

[0016] Figure 2 It is a three-dimensional diagram of the module;

[0017] Figure 3 It is a top view of the module;

[0018] Figure 4 It is a top view of the module base plate;

[0019] Figure 5 is a side view of the module. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0020] The preferred embodiments of the present invention are described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be understood that the preferred embodiments described herein are only used to illustrate and explain the present invention, and are not used to limit the present invention.

[0021] The technical solutions of the present invention are as follows:

[0022] The present invention provides an embeddable thermal transfer module for industrial equipment, the module comprising: a shell, in which a printing roller, a pressing bracket, an auxiliary pressing unit, a print head unit, a cam, a motor and a gear transmission system are respectively arranged; wherein the motor is respectively connected to the printing roller, the auxiliary pressing unit and the cam through the gear transmission system, the cam is connected to the print head unit, the printing medium passes through the channel of the pressing bracket to the printing roller, and the pressing bracket is fixed in position within the shell; upon receiving a print instruction, the motor rotates in the reverse direction, and driven by the gear transmission system, the auxiliary pressing unit is brought into contact with the printing roller to press the printing medium; at this time, the motor starts working, and driven by the gear transmission system, the cam is driven to rotate, and the print head unit is pressed against the printing roller under the movement of the cam; after the print head unit is pressed, the motor rotates in the forward direction, and driven by the gear transmission system, printing is performed.

[0023] In some embodiments, after the module receives the instruction, the motor rotates forward, and driven by the gear transmission system, the rubber roller rotates along the printing direction. Relying on the friction between the rubber roller and the printing medium, the printing medium is driven to move forward along the printing direction to the specified position and then stop.

[0024] In some embodiments, the invention further comprises: a spring sheet, and the printing medium is ensured to move along the bottom of the channel under the elastic force of the spring sheet.

[0025] In some embodiments, it further includes: a knob and a connecting rod. When the knob is rotated to the clamping position, the knob drives the connecting rod to rotate when it is rotated; the connecting rod and the clamping assembly are connected by a tension spring.

[0026] In some embodiments, the pressing assembly is brought into contact with the rubber roller during the rotation, and the printing medium is pressed under the action of the tension force provided by the tension spring.

[0027] In some embodiments, a consumables box is further provided on the housing.

[0028] In some embodiments, the consumable box is fixed on the module under the action of the first pressing block and the second pressing block.

[0029] In some embodiments, the elastic force of the first pressing block and the second pressing block is provided by a spring.

[0030] like Figure 1 and Figure 2 As shown, when in use, the consumable box 1 needs to be installed on the module first. The consumable box 1 is fixed on the module under the action of the pressing block 2 and the pressing block 3. The elastic force of the pressing block 2 and the pressing block 3 is provided by the spring 4.

[0031] like Figure 3 and Figure 4As shown, the printing medium 5 is passed through the channel of the clamping bracket 6 to the printing roller 10. At this point, the printing medium 5 is ensured to move along the bottom of the channel under the elastic force of the spring 7. The knob 11 is rotated to the clamping position. The rotation of the knob 11 drives the connecting rod 12 to rotate. The connecting rod 12 and the clamping assembly 8 are connected by a tension spring 13. During rotation, the clamping assembly 8 and the rubber roller 9 come into contact. The tension provided by the tension spring 13 compresses the printing medium 5, completing the preparations for printing.

[0032] Before executing a print command, the module can deliver the printing medium 5 to the designated position under the control of the host computer. After receiving the command, the module's motor rotates in the forward direction, and driven by the gear transmission system, the rubber roller 9 rotates in the printing direction. The friction between the rubber roller and the printing medium drives the printing medium in the printing direction to the designated position and then stops.

[0033] When the module receives a print command, the motor rotates in the reverse direction, driven by the gear transmission system, bringing the auxiliary pressing unit 15 into contact with the print roller 10, pressing the printing medium 5. At this point, motor 16 begins operating, driven by the gear transmission system, rotating cam 18. The movement of cam 18 also presses the print head unit 17 against the print roller 10. Once the print head unit 17 is pressed, the motor rotates in the forward direction, driven by the gear transmission system, to initiate printing.

[0034] The module acts as a lower computer in industrial equipment. The upper computer communicates with the module through the network port 19 (or USB port), RS485 20, and input and output IO; Figure 5 shown.

[0035] Network port 19: used for the host computer to send print files and control the relevant registers of the module, using the custom UDP protocol, and this module acts as the server.

[0036] IO input 21: used to receive IO signals sent by the host computer, such as clearing abnormalities, cutting completion, starting printing, stopping printing, etc.

[0037] IO output 22: used to output module signals, such as abnormal status, printing, cutting request signals, etc.

[0038] RS458 interface 20: Using Modbus RTU protocol, this module acts as a slave.

[0039] The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention and does not limit the present invention in any form. Those skilled in the art can make some simple modifications, equivalent changes or modifications based on the technical content disclosed above, which all fall within the scope of protection of the present invention.

Claims

1. An embeddable thermal transfer module for industrial equipment, characterized in that: The invention comprises a shell, wherein a printing rubber roller, a pressing bracket, an auxiliary pressing unit, a printing head unit, a cam, a motor and a gear transmission system are respectively arranged in the shell; The motor is connected to the printing roller, the auxiliary pressing unit and the cam through a gear transmission system. The cam is connected to the print head unit. The printing medium passes through the channel of the pressing bracket to the printing roller. The pressing bracket is fixed in position inside the housing. The printing medium is further comprised of a spring sheet, wherein the printing medium is ensured to move along the bottom of the channel under the elastic force of the spring sheet; The apparatus further comprises: a knob and a connecting rod. When the knob is rotated to a pressing position, the knob drives the connecting rod to rotate. The connecting rod and the pressing assembly are connected by a tension spring. During the rotation process, the pressing assembly and the rubber roller are brought into contact. Under the action of the tension force provided by the tension spring, the printing medium is pressed. When the module receives the instruction, the first motor rotates forward, and driven by the first gear transmission system, the rubber roller rotates along the printing direction. Relying on the friction between the rubber roller and the printing medium, the printing medium is driven to move forward along the printing direction to the specified position and then stops; after receiving the printing instruction, the first motor rotates reversely, and driven by the first gear transmission system, the auxiliary clamping unit contacts the printing rubber roller to press the printing medium; at this time, the second motor starts to work, and driven by the second gear transmission system, it drives the cam to rotate, and the print head unit is pressed against the printing rubber roller under the movement of the cam; after the print head unit is pressed, the first motor rotates forward, and driven by the first gear transmission system, printing is performed.

2. The embeddable thermal transfer module for industrial equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: A consumables box is also provided on the shell.

3. The embeddable thermal transfer module for industrial equipment according to claim 2, characterized in that: The consumables box is fixed on the module under the action of the first pressing block and the second pressing block.

4. The embeddable thermal transfer module for industrial equipment according to claim 3, characterized in that: The elastic force of the first pressing block and the second pressing block is provided by a spring.

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