A protective cover for a roll-to-roll printer head

Abstract

The present application relates to a protective cover for a roll-to-roll printer head, and relates to the technical field of printers, and includes a square frame-shaped support frame, on which two mutually parallel side panels and two mutually parallel main boards are provided, the main board and the side panels enclose a rectangle, the side panels and the upper ends of the main board are provided with a top panel for blocking the rectangular opening enclosed between the main board and the side panels, one of the main boards is provided with a roll-to-roll inlet hole and a roll-to-roll outlet hole, the other main board is provided with a packaging material outlet hole, and the side panels are provided with a power supply hole. The present application has the effect of protecting the roll-to-roll printer head.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of printers, and in particular to a protective cover for a roll-to-roll printer head. Background Art

[0002] Roll-to-roll printers are specially designed for roll-to-roll printing of flexible materials. They are mostly used in the advertising industry and use flexible materials as printing materials, mainly light box cloth, non-woven fabrics, transparent soft film, oil painting canvas, scraper cloth, etc.

[0003] With regard to the above-mentioned related technologies, during the long-term use of the current fully automatic packaging roll material printer, the head of the fully automatic packaging roll material printer will be covered with dust and other impurities, and there are many gaps between the parts at the head of the fully automatic packaging roll material printer, which makes it difficult to completely remove dust and other impurities, thereby affecting the service life of the fully automatic packaging roll material printer. Summary of the invention

[0004] The purpose of the present application is to provide a protective cover for a web printer head.

[0005] The protective cover for the head of a roll-to-roll printer provided in this application adopts the following technical solution:

[0006] A protective cover for a roll material printer head comprises a square frame-shaped support frame, on which are provided two mutually parallel side panels and two mutually parallel main panels, wherein the main panel and the side panels form a rectangle, and the upper ends of the side panels and the main panel are provided with the same top panel for sealing the rectangular opening formed between the main panel and the side panels, wherein one of the main panels is provided with a roll material inlet hole and a roll material outlet hole, and the other main panel is provided with a packaging material outlet hole.

[0007] By adopting the above technical solution, the head of the roll-to-roll printer can be placed in the area surrounded by the top plate, two side plates and two main boards, while the roll inlet and roll outlet of the roll-to-roll printer are directed toward the roll outlet hole and one side of the roll inlet hole on the main board. This can block dust and impurities suspended in the air without interfering with the normal use of the roll-to-roll printer, thereby reducing the occurrence of dust and impurities suspended in the air entering the head of the printer, thereby extending the service life of the roll-to-roll printer.

[0008] Optionally, one of the side panels is provided with two threaded holes for fixing the display screen.

[0009] By adopting the above technical solution, the display screen can be fixed to the side plate through the threaded holes by means of fixing parts such as screws, thereby facilitating the control and adjustment of the roll-to-roll printer.

[0010] Optionally, the main board, the side board and the top board are all configured as transparent acrylic boards.

[0011] By adopting the above technical solution, the acrylic transparent plate can facilitate observation of the head of the roll-to-roll printer and convenient detection of the operating status of the head of the roll-to-roll printer.

[0012] Optionally, the main board includes a flip plate and two triangular plates, the flip plate is located between the two triangular plates, a hinge is provided between the triangular plate and the flip plate for connecting the two and flipping the triangular plate to a side away from the two main boards, a first magnet block is fixedly connected to the triangular plate, a second magnet block is fixedly connected to the side plate, the first magnet block and the second magnet block have opposite magnetic properties and are attracted to each other, two third magnet blocks are fixedly connected to the flip plate for fixing the position of the triangular plate after the triangular plate is flipped, and the polarity of the third magnet block is opposite to that of the first magnet block.

[0013] By adopting the above technical solution, when the head of the roll-to-roll printer has problems or needs maintenance, the triangle plate can be flipped over by the hinge so that the first magnet block and the third magnet block can be adsorbed to each other with a triangle plate in between, thereby keeping the protective cover in an open state, and the head of the roll-to-roll printer can be repaired or cleaned without removing the entire protective cover.

[0014] Optionally, the flip plate is rotatably connected to the top plate at one end close to the top plate, and a fourth magnet block is fixed to the top plate for fixing the rotation position of the flip plate.

[0015] By adopting the above technical solution, when the head of the roll-to-roll printer needs to be disassembled or adjusted and the opening of the protective cover needs to be further increased, the flip plate can be flipped toward the side of the fourth magnet block by rotating the flip plate, and the first magnet block and the fourth magnet block can be adsorbed on each other, thereby keeping the entire main board in an open state, thereby facilitating the disassembly or movement of the head of the roll-to-roll printer.

[0016] Optionally, grooves are provided on both side walls of the support frame opposite to the side panels, the side panels are slidably connected in the grooves, an extension rod is provided at the end of one end of the groove, the extension rod is arranged parallel to the main board, the extension rod is rotatably connected to the support frame, a second groove which is the same as the groove on the support frame is provided on the extension rod, and a driving component for driving the extension rod to rotate to the same height as the support frame is provided in the support frame.

[0017] By adopting the above technical solution, the protective cover can be pushed along the groove, and the extension rod can be rotated to the same height as the support frame under the action of the driving component, so that the side panel slides onto the extension rod, and the head of the roll-to-roll printer is completely exposed outside the protective cover, so that the entire roll-to-roll printer can be replaced or disassembled as a whole.

[0018] The cam is provided with a first end fixedly mounted on the side wall of the second support frame, and the second end of the first end is provided with a second end fixedly mounted on the side wall of the second support frame.

[0019] By adopting the above technical solution, during the movement of the side plate of the protective cover along the groove, the two driving plates on the belt are driven to move by the sliding rod, thereby causing the belt to drive the second pulley to rotate, and then the second pulley drives the extension rod to rotate to the same height as the support frame, thereby continuing to push the protective cover, and the side plate of the protective cover can slide along the groove of the extension rod to the upper end of the extension rod.

[0020] Optionally, a side wall of the sliding rod at one end away from the fixing rod is configured to be arc-shaped.

[0021] By adopting the above technical solution, the friction between the slide bar and the abutment plate can be reduced when the side plate slides along the groove on the support frame, and it is convenient for the slide bar to slide into or out of the notch.

[0022] In summary, the present application includes at least one of the following beneficial technical effects:

[0023] 1. It can block dust and impurities suspended in the air without interfering with the normal use of the roll-to-roll printer, thereby reducing the dust and impurities suspended in the air from entering the printer head, thereby extending the service life of the roll-to-roll printer;

[0024] 2. It is convenient to observe the head of the roll-to-roll printer and detect the operating status of the head of the roll-to-roll printer;

[0025] 3. The head of the roll-to-roll printer can be repaired or cleaned without removing the entire protective cover. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0026] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of Example 1 of the present application;

[0027] Figure 2 This is the structural intention of the threaded hole in Example 1 of the present application;

[0028] Figure 3 It is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of Example 2 of the present application;

[0029] Figure 4 is a schematic structural diagram of the first magnet block in Example 2 of the present application;

[0030] Figure 5 yes Figure 3 A schematic diagram of the enlarged structure of part A;

[0031] Figure 6 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the extension rod of the embodiment of the present application;

[0032] Figure 7 Figure 6 A schematic diagram of the enlarged structure of part B;

[0033] Figure 8 Figure 6 A schematic diagram of the enlarged structure of the middle C part;

[0034] In the figure, 1, support frame; 11, groove; 111, inner groove; 12, abutment plate; 121, notch; 2, main board; 21, coil inlet hole; 22, coil outlet hole; 23, packaging material outlet hole; 24, hinge; 25, triangle plate; 26, flip plate; 3, side plate; 31, threaded hole; 32, power supply hole; 4, top plate; 5, first magnet block; 51, second magnet block; 6, third magnet block; 7, fourth magnet block; 8, extension rod; 9, drive assembly; 91, fixed rod; 911, sliding hole; 92, sliding rod; 93, support rod; 94, first pulley; 95, second pulley; 96, belt; 97, drive plate. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0035] The following is combined with Figure 1 -Attached Figure 8 , further details of this application are given.

[0036] Embodiment 1: A protective cover for a web printer head, referring to Figure 1 and Figure 2, including a support frame 1, the upper end of the support frame 1 is set to a square frame shape, the upper end of the support frame 1 is fixedly connected to two side panels 3 and two main boards 2, the two main boards 2 are parallel to each other, the two side panels 3 are parallel to each other, the two main boards 2 and the two side panels 3 form a rectangle, and the main boards 2 and the side panels 3 are fixedly connected. The upper ends of the two main boards 2 and the two side panels 3 are fixedly connected to the same top panel 4. The material of the top panel 4, the main board 2 and the side panels 3 is set to be an acrylic transparent panel. The top panel 4, the main board 2 and the side panels 3 form a rectangle with an opening at the lower end. The head of the roll-to-roll printer is located on the top panel 4, and the top panel 4, the main board 2 and the side panels 3 form a rectangle.

[0037] One of the main boards 2 is provided with a roll inlet hole 21 opposite to the roll inlet on the roll printer head and a roll outlet hole 22 opposite to the roll outlet on the roll printer head, the other main board 2 is provided with a packaging material outlet, one of the side panels 3 is provided with two threaded holes 31 for fixing the roll printer display, and the other side panel 3 is provided with a power hole 32 for connecting the power cord of the roll printer head.

[0038] The implementation principle of Example 1 is: by arranging acrylic transparent plates around and above the head of the roll-to-roll printer, it can block dust and impurities in the air, and at the same time, by opening various holes on the main board 2 and the side panel 3, the impact of the protective cover on the daily use of the roll-to-roll printer can be reduced.

[0039] Example 2

[0040] The difference from Example 1 is that, referring to Figure 3 and Figure 4 The main board 2 includes two triangular plates 25 and a flip plate 26. The flip plate 26 is located between the two triangular plates 25. A hinge 24 for connecting the two is fixedly connected between the flip plate 26 and the triangular plates 25. The triangular plates 25 can be flipped to the side of the two main boards 2 away from each other through the hinge 24. A first magnet block 5 and a second magnet block 51 for fixing the two are provided between the triangular plates 25 and the side plates 3. The first magnet block 5 is fixedly connected to the side wall of the triangular plates 25, and the second magnet block 51 is fixedly connected to the side wall of the side plate 3. The first magnet block 5 and the second magnet block 51 have opposite polarities and are attracted to each other. A third magnet block 6 is fixedly connected to the side wall of the flip plate 26. The third magnet block 6 has opposite polarity to the first magnet block 5. The third magnet block 6 is located at the edges of both sides of the side wall of the flip plate 26. When the triangular plate 25 is flipped, the first magnet block 5 on the triangular plate 25 can be attracted to the third magnet block 6 through the side wall of the triangular plate 25, thereby fixing the position of the triangular plate 25 after flipping, so that the protective cover remains in an open state.

[0041] The upper end of the flip plate 26 is rotatably connected to the edge of the top plate 4, and two fourth magnet blocks 7 are fixedly connected to the upper end of the top plate 4. The fourth magnet block 7 has opposite polarity to the first magnet block 5, and the fourth magnet block 7 is located above the third magnet block 6. When the triangular plate 25 is flipped, the flip plate 26 is rotated to make the first magnet block 5 on the triangular plate 25 away from the side of the triangular plate 25 and adsorbed with the fourth magnet block 7, thereby fixing the position of the flip plate 26 after flipping, and then keeping the main board 2 of the protective cover in an open state.

[0042] Reference Figure 3 and Figure 5 A groove 11 is provided on the side wall of the support frame 1 opposite to the side plate 3, and the side plate 3 is slidably connected in the groove 11. An inner groove 111 is provided on the inner side wall of the groove 11 away from the side plate 3. The inner groove 111 is provided along the length direction of the groove 11, and the groove opening of the inner groove 111 is smaller than the groove bottom of the inner groove 111. An abutment plate 12 is fixedly connected in the inner groove 111, and the abutment plate 12 is arranged along the length direction of the inner groove 111.

[0043] Reference Figure 6 , Figure 7 and Figure 8 The support frame 1 is provided with an extension rod 8, which is located on one side of the groove 11 side plate 3 and is arranged parallel to the side plate 3. The extension rod 8 is provided with a second groove and an inner groove 111 which are the same as the groove 11 on the support frame 1 on the side facing the main board 2. The support frame 1 is provided with a driving assembly 9 for rotating the second groove on the extension rod 8 to be connected with the groove 11 on the support frame 1 and placed at the same height. The driving assembly 9 includes a first pulley 94 rotatably connected to the side wall of the end of the abutment plate 12, the first pulley 94 is located on the side of the abutment plate 12 away from the side plate 3, and a second pulley 95 is provided at one end of the abutment plate 12 away from the first pulley 94, and the second pulley 95 is located directly below the extension rod 8. Two support rods 93 are fixedly connected to the support frame 1, and the second pulley 95 is rotatably connected between the two support rods 93. The end of the extension rod 8 close to one end of the support frame 1 is fixedly connected to the side wall of the second pulley 95. A belt 96 for connecting the first pulley 94 and the second pulley 95 is provided between the first pulley 94 and the second pulley 95.

[0044] Reference Figure 7A fixing rod 91 is fixedly connected to the side wall of the side plate 3, and a sliding hole 911 is opened at one end of the fixing rod 91 away from the side plate 3. The sliding hole 911 is opened along the length direction of the end of the fixing rod 91, and a sliding rod 92 is provided at one end of the fixing rod 91 away from the side plate 3. The outer side wall of the sliding rod 92 is set to an arc shape. The sliding rod 92 is slidably connected to the fixing rod 91 through the sliding hole 911, and the fixing rod 91 and the sliding rod 92 are both located in the groove 11. A notch 121 is provided on one side of the groove bottom of the abutment plate 12 away from the inner groove 111. Two driving plates 97 are fixedly connected to the belt 96 located on one side of the notch 121. The slide bar 92 is located between the two driving plates 97. Therefore, when the side plate 3 is pushed to move along the groove 11 toward the side of the extension rod 8, the fixed rod 91 can drive the slide bar 92 to move and make the side wall of the slide bar 92 abut against the side wall of the driving plate 97, so that the driving plate 97 drives the belt 96 to start transmission, thereby causing the second pulley 95 to start rotating, and the extension rod 8 fixed on the second pulley 95 is The rod 8 will start to rotate toward the side of the support frame 1. When the slide bar 92 disengages from the notch 121 on the abutment plate 12, the slide bar 92 will disengage from between the two drive plates 97, thereby stopping the transmission of the belt 96. The second groove on the extension rod 8 rotates to the same height as the groove 11 on the support frame 1. The slide bar 92 slides to the end of the slide hole 911 away from the groove 11 and the side wall of the slide bar 92 abuts against the upper end of the abutment plate 12 and continues to slide toward the side of the extension rod 8 along the abutment plate 12, and finally the side plate 3 slides into the second groove on the extension rod 8.

[0045] The implementation principle of Example 2 is as follows: when it is necessary to quickly open this part of the protective cover, the triangular plate 25 on the main board 2 is flipped, and the triangular plate 25 is kept in the flipped state through the first magnet block 5 and the third magnet block 6, so as to facilitate the rapid adjustment of the head of the roll-to-roll printer. When the protective cover needs to be further opened, the flip plate 26 can be rotated and the position of the flip plate 26 can be fixed by the first magnet block 5 and the fourth magnet block 7, so that the protective cover main board 2 is kept in the open state. When the protective cover needs to be fully opened, the side plate 3 can be pushed along the groove 11, and the extension rod 8 can be rotated under the action of the driving assembly 9, so that the side plate 3 slides into the second groove on the extension rod 8, so that the head of the entire roll-to-roll printer is exposed outside the protective cover.

[0046] The embodiments of this specific implementation are all preferred embodiments of the present application, and are not intended to limit the protection scope of the present application. The same components are represented by the same figure marks. Therefore, any equivalent changes made based on the structure, shape, and principle of the present application should be included in the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A protective cover for a roll-to-roll printer head, characterized in that: The invention comprises a square frame-shaped support frame (1), wherein the support frame (1) is provided with two mutually parallel side panels (3) and two mutually parallel main panels (2), wherein the main panel (2) and the side panels (3) form a rectangle, and the upper ends of the side panels (3) and the main panel (2) are provided with a top panel (4) for sealing the rectangular opening formed between the main panel (2) and the side panels (3), wherein one of the main panels (2) is provided with a coil material inlet hole (21) and a coil material outlet hole (22), and the other main panel (2) is provided with a packaging material outlet hole (23), wherein the A power source hole (32) is provided on the side plate (3); the main board (2) comprises a flip plate (26) and two triangular plates (25); the flip plate (26) is located between the two triangular plates (25); a hinge (24) is provided between the triangular plates (25) and the flip plate (26) for connecting the two and making the triangular plates (25) flip toward a side away from the two main boards (2); a first magnet block (5) is fixedly connected to the triangular plates (25); a second magnet block (51) is fixedly connected to the side plate (3); the first magnet block (5) and the second magnet block (51) are connected to each other. The second magnet blocks (51) have opposite magnetic properties and are attracted to each other. Two third magnet blocks (6) are fixedly connected to the flip plate (26) for fixing the position of the triangular plate (25) after the triangular plate (25) is flipped. The polarity of the third magnet block (6) is opposite to that of the first magnet block (5). The flip plate (26) is rotatably connected to the top plate (4) at one end close to the top plate (4). The top plate (4) is fixedly connected to a fourth magnet block (7) for fixing the rotation position of the flip plate (26). The two sides of the support frame (1) opposite to the side plate (3) are A groove (11) is provided on the wall, the side plate (3) is slidably connected in the groove (11), an extension rod (8) is provided at one end of the groove (11), the extension rod (8) is arranged parallel to the main board (2), the extension rod (8) is rotatably connected to the support frame (1), a second groove identical to the groove (11) on the support frame (1) is provided on the extension rod (8), and a driving component (9) for driving the extension rod (8) to rotate to the same height as the support frame (1) is provided in the support frame (1).

2. A protective cover for a web printer head according to claim 1, characterized in that: One of the side panels (3) is provided with two threaded holes (31) for fixing the display screen.

3. A protective cover for a web printer head according to claim 1, characterized in that: The main board (2), the side board (3) and the top board (4) are all configured as transparent acrylic boards.

4. A protective cover for a web printer head according to claim 1, characterized in that: An inner groove (111) is provided on the side wall of the groove (11), and the inner groove (111) is arranged along the groove (11). An abutment plate (12) is fixedly connected to the bottom of the inner groove (111). The driving assembly (9) comprises a fixing rod (91) fixedly connected to the side wall of the side plate (3), and the fixing rod (91) is slidably connected to a sliding rod (92) at one end away from the side plate (3). The fixing rod (91) and the sliding rod (92) are both arranged in the groove (11). The end of one end of the abutment plate (12) is rotatably connected to a first pulley (94), and the other end of the abutment plate (12) is provided with a second pulley (95), and the second pulley (95) is rotatably connected to the support frame (1). One end of the extension rod (8) is fixedly connected to the side wall of the side plate (3). On the side wall of the second pulley (95), a belt (96) for connecting the first pulley (94) and the second pulley (95) is provided, two driving plates (97) are fixedly connected to the belt (96), a notch (121) is provided on the side of the abutment plate (12) away from the bottom of the inner groove (111), the slide bar (92) is placed between the two driving plates (97) and the slide bar (92) abuts against the notch (121) of the abutment plate (12), when the slide bar (92) slides along the abutment plate (12) to the side where it is separated from the notch (121), the slide bar (92) is separated from between the two driving plates (97) and the extension rod (8) is rotated to be at the same height as the support frame (1).

5. A protective cover for a web printer head according to claim 4, characterized in that: The side wall of the sliding rod (92) at one end away from the fixing rod (91) is arranged to be arc-shaped.

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