Control method of CD-ROM burning printer

Abstract

The present invention discloses a control method for a CD-burning printer, which belongs to the field of optical storage technology. The control method for the CD-burning printer includes the following steps: judging whether a conveying member is in a blank CD-receiving position; if yes, executing the next step; if no, controlling the conveying member to rise and fall to the blank CD-receiving position and then executing the next step; controlling a blank CD at a blank CD-storage station to move to the conveying member; controlling a liftable platform to descend, the conveying member to move to the burning receiving position, and the conveying member horizontally conveys the blank CD on it to the burning station; controlling the burning station to complete the burning of the blank CD; judging whether the conveying member is in the burning receiving position, if yes, executing the next step; if no, controlling the conveying member to move to the burning receiving position and then executing the next step; controlling the burning station to convey the CD-receiving CD-receiving to the conveying member; completing the printing of the CD-disc surface. The present invention enables the CD-disc to be stably conveyed between different stations.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the field of optical storage technology, and in particular to a control method for an optical disc burning printer. Background Art

[0002] Optical storage has the characteristics of low cost, high security, green energy saving, and long storage life, and is therefore very popular among users.

[0003] Generally, a CD burning and printing machine is used to burn and print CDs in batches.

[0004] During operation, the CD burning and printing machine needs to switch between the blank CD storage station, the burning station and the disc printing station. In order to achieve the position switching of the CD, a manipulator is generally provided in the CD burning and printing machine, and the execution end of the manipulator grabs or puts down the CD to achieve the position switching of the CD.

[0005] However, the structure and control of the robot are relatively complex. When performing CD transfer, the control accuracy of the robot is required to be high. If the control accuracy does not meet the requirements, the robot may easily grab the CD inaccurately and there may be a risk of the CD falling during the transfer process, which may lead to poor stability of the CD burning and printing machine and low working efficiency. Summary of the invention

[0006] The object of the present invention is to provide a control method for a CD-burning printer, which can accurately and stably complete the burning and printing of a CD, and the CD will not fall when it is transferred between different workstations.

[0007] As conceived above, the technical solution adopted by the present invention is:

[0008] A control method for a CD-ROM printer, wherein the CD-ROM printer is used to burn and print a CD, wherein the CD-ROM printer comprises a blank CD storage station, a burning station, a disc surface printing station and a CD-ROM conveying assembly, wherein the burning station is located directly below the blank CD-ROM storage station, the disc surface printing station and the burning station are spaced apart along a set direction, and the CD-ROM conveying assembly comprises a liftable platform and a conveying member arranged on the liftable platform, wherein the conveying member can convey the CD along a set horizontal direction; the control method for the CD-ROM printer comprises the following steps:

[0009] S1, detecting the current position of the conveyor and determining whether the current position is at a blank optical disc receiving position; if yes, executing step S2; if no, controlling the liftable platform to drive the conveyor to lift to the blank optical disc receiving position and then executing step S2;

[0010] S2, controlling a blank optical disc at the blank optical disc storage station to move to the conveying member;

[0011] S3, controlling the liftable platform to descend, so as to drive the conveyor to move to the recording receiving position of the recording station, and the conveyor horizontally conveys the blank optical disc thereon to the recording station;

[0012] S4, controlling the burning station to complete the burning of the blank optical disc;

[0013] S5, judging whether the conveying member is located at the recording receiving tray position, if yes, executing step S6; if no, controlling the conveying member to move to the recording receiving tray position and then executing step S6;

[0014] S6, controlling the burning station to transport the burned optical disc to the transport member;

[0015] S7, controlling the liftable platform to rise to the disk surface printing height, and controlling the conveying member to move horizontally, until the optical disc on the conveying member moves to the disk surface printing position, and controlling the disk surface printing station to complete the disk surface printing on the optical disc.

[0016] Optionally, the blank optical disc storage station includes an optical disc bucket assembly, a optical disc accommodating cavity is provided in the optical disc bucket assembly, and an automatic disc separation and conveying mechanism is provided at the bottom of the optical disc bucket assembly. In the step S2, the automatic disc separation and conveying mechanism conveys one of the blank optical discs in the optical disc accommodating cavity to the conveying member.

[0017] Optionally, the burning station includes an optical drive assembly, the optical drive assembly includes a plurality of optical drives, the plurality of optical drives are arranged in sequence along a vertical direction, and the burning tray position is a selected one of the optical drives.

[0018] Optionally, each optical drive position is installed with a first conveying member in place detection member, and in step S3, the first conveying member in place detection member determines whether the conveying member is located at the recording disk position.

[0019] Optionally, each optical drive is provided with a disc in place detection sensor. In step S4, after the optical disc in place detection sensor detects that a blank optical disc has successfully entered the optical drive corresponding to the burning receiving position, the optical drive completes burning the blank optical disc.

[0020] Optionally, the disk surface printing station includes a printer component, and the printer component includes a print head, and the print head can complete the disk surface printing operation.

[0021] Optionally, the step S4 further includes:

[0022] The burning station controls the print head to move to the printing start position at a set time before the blank optical disc is burned.

[0023] Optionally, the printer assembly comprises:

[0024] A first screw rod and slider member comprises a first movable screw rod extending along a first horizontal direction, and a first slider is slidably arranged on the first movable screw rod;

[0025] A second screw slider member comprises a second movable screw extending along a second horizontal direction, the second movable screw is arranged on the first slider, a second slider is slidably arranged on the second movable screw, and the printing nozzle is arranged on the second slider;

[0026] In the step S7, the second slider is controlled to move along a set trajectory, driving the print head to complete the disk printing operation.

[0027] Optionally, the optical disc burning printer further includes a disc receiving box, and after step S7, step S8 needs to be performed:

[0028] The optical disc with the disc surface printed on it is controlled to move into the disc receiving box.

[0029] Optionally, the step S8 further includes: detecting whether the disc receiving box successfully receives the optical disc with the disc surface printed, and if so, determining that the current burning and printing task is successful.

[0030] Beneficial effects of the present invention:

[0031] The control method of the optical disc burning printer proposed in the present invention controls the lifting and lowering of the liftable platform so that the conveying member on the liftable platform can be at the same height as the target workstation. The conveying member conveys the optical disc in a horizontal motion, and the optical disc will not fall due to unstable gripping of the disc. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0032] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention, the following briefly introduces the drawings required for use in the description of the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present invention. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on the contents of the embodiments of the present invention and these drawings without paying any creative work.

[0033] Figure 1 is a flow chart of a control method of an optical disc burning printer provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

[0034] Figure 2 It is a structural schematic diagram of a disc burning printer provided by an embodiment of the present invention from one viewing angle;

[0035] Figure 3 is a schematic structural diagram of an optical disc burning printer provided by an embodiment of the present invention from another perspective;

[0036] Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of an optical disc burning printer provided by an embodiment of the present invention with the printer components hidden;

[0037] Figure 5 is a top view of the optical disc burning printer provided by an embodiment of the present invention with the printer components hidden;

[0038] Figure 6 yes Figure 5 Schematic diagram of some structures;

[0039] Figure 7 It is a structural schematic diagram of a CD transport assembly provided by an embodiment of the present invention.

[0040] In the figure:

[0041] 1. Install the chassis;

[0042] 2. Optical drive assembly; 21. Optical drive; 22. Optical drive mounting bracket;

[0043] 3. CD barrel assembly; 31. CD accommodating cavity; 32. Automatic disc separation and transmission mechanism; 321. Mounting frame; 322. Transmission shaft; 3221. First driving motor; 3222. First synchronous wheel; 3223. Second synchronous wheel; 3224. Third synchronous wheel; 33. CD barrel;

[0044] 4. CD transport assembly; 41. Liftable platform; 411. Clamping roller assembly; 4111. Clamping roller; 42. Rolling shaft; 421. First rolling shaft; 422. Second rolling shaft; 423. Third rolling shaft; 424. Fourth rolling shaft; 431. Lead screw;

[0045] 5. Printer assembly; 51. Print assembly mounting frame; 52. First screw slider; 53. Second screw slider; 54. Print nozzle; 541. Print nozzle protection cover; 542. Waste ink tank; 55. Second movable screw support rod;

[0046] 6. Receiver box;

[0047] 7. linkage drive mechanism; 71. second drive motor; 72. third drive motor;

[0048] 8. Control unit. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0049] In order to make the technical problems solved by the present invention, the technical solutions adopted and the technical effects achieved clearer, the technical solutions of the present invention are further described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and through specific implementation methods. It is understood that the specific embodiments described herein are only used to explain the present invention, rather than to limit the present invention. It should also be noted that, for the convenience of description, only the parts related to the present invention are shown in the accompanying drawings, not all.

[0050] In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that the terms "center", "up", "down", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "inside", "outside" and the like indicate positions or positional relationships based on the positions or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, rather than indicating or implying that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as limiting the present invention. In addition, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance. Among them, the terms "first position" and "second position" are two different positions.

[0051] In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the terms "installed", "connected", and "connected" should be understood in a broad sense, for example, it can be a fixed connection or a detachable connection; it can be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; it can be a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium, and it can be the internal communication of two components. For ordinary technicians in this field, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0052] See also Figure 1 and Figure 2 This embodiment provides a control method for a CD-ROM burning printer, which uses the CD-ROM burning printer to burn and print a CD.

[0053] Specifically, see Figure 2-Figure 7 In this embodiment, the CD burning printer includes a blank CD storage station, a burning station, a disk printing station and a CD conveying assembly 4. The burning station is located directly below the blank CD storage station. The disk printing station and the burning station are spaced apart along a set direction. The CD conveying assembly 4 includes a liftable platform 41 and a conveying member arranged on the liftable platform 41. The conveying member can transport the CD along a set horizontal direction.

[0054] Specifically, Figure 2 Taking the shown orientation as an example, the horizontal direction is set as the second horizontal direction.

[0055] Specifically, Figure 1 As shown, the control method of the optical disc burning printer includes the following steps:

[0056] S1, detect the current position of the conveyor and determine whether the current position is at the blank optical disc receiving position; if yes, execute step S2; if not, control the liftable platform 41 to drive the conveyor to rise and fall to the blank optical disc receiving position and then execute step S2.

[0057] S2. Control a blank optical disc at the blank optical disc storage station to move to the conveying member.

[0058] Specifically, in this embodiment, the blank optical disc storage station includes an optical disc barrel assembly 3, an optical disc accommodating cavity 31 is provided in the optical disc barrel assembly 3, and an automatic disc separation and conveying mechanism 32 is provided at the bottom of the optical disc barrel assembly 3. In step S2, the automatic disc separation and conveying mechanism 32 conveys a blank optical disc in the optical disc accommodating cavity 31 to the conveying member. The blank optical disc receiving position is at a height equivalent to that of the automatic disc separation and conveying mechanism 32.

[0059] S3, controlling the liftable platform 41 to descend, so as to drive the conveyor to move to the recording receiving position of the recording station, and the conveyor conveys the blank optical disc on it horizontally to the recording station.

[0060] Specifically, the burning station includes an optical drive assembly 2, and the optical drive assembly 2 includes a plurality of optical drives 21, which are arranged in sequence along the vertical direction, and the burning receiving position is a selected optical drive 21. Specifically, there is no optical disc in the selected optical drive 21, so as to ensure that the blank optical disc to be burned can be smoothly inserted into the optical drive 21.

[0061] Preferably, each optical drive 21 position is equipped with a first conveying member in-place detection member. In step S3, the first conveying member in-place detection member determines whether the conveying member is located at the recording disc receiving position.

[0062] S4, controlling the burning station to complete the burning of the blank optical disc.

[0063] Furthermore, each optical drive 21 is provided with an optical disc in-position detection sensor. In step S4, after the optical disc in-position detection sensor detects that the blank optical disc has successfully entered the optical drive 21 corresponding to the burn receiving position, the optical drive 21 completes the burning of the blank optical disc.

[0064] Specifically, in this embodiment, the disk surface printing station includes a printer component 5, and the printer component 5 includes a print head 54. The print head 54 can complete the disk surface printing operation.

[0065] Step S4 also includes:

[0066] The burning station controls the print head 54 to move to the printing start position at a set time before the blank optical disc is burned.

[0067] Optionally, in this embodiment, the time is set to 1 minute, that is, 1 minute before the burning station completes the burning of the blank optical disc, the print head 54 is controlled to move to the printing start position to ensure that the disc printing work can start quickly after the burning is completed.

[0068] S5, determining whether the conveyor is located at the recording receiving tray position, if yes, executing step S6; if no, controlling the conveyor to move to the recording receiving tray position and then executing step S6;

[0069] S6, controlling the burning station to transport the burned optical disc to the transport member;

[0070] S7, control the liftable platform 41 to rise to the disk surface printing height, and control the conveyor to move horizontally until the optical disc on the conveyor moves to the disk surface printing position, and control the disk surface printing station to complete the disk surface printing on the optical disc.

[0071] Furthermore, in this embodiment, the printer assembly 5 includes a first screw slider 52 and a second screw slider 53 .

[0072] The first screw slider member 52 includes a first movable screw extending along a first horizontal direction, and a first slider is slidably arranged on the first movable screw; the second screw slider member 53 includes a second movable screw extending along a second horizontal direction, and the second movable screw is arranged on the first slider, and a second slider is slidably arranged on the second movable screw, and the print head 54 is arranged on the second slider.

[0073] In step S7, the second slider is controlled to move along a set track, driving the print head 54 to complete the disk printing operation on the optical disk located at the disk printing position.

[0074] Furthermore, in order to store the optical discs that have been burned and printed, in this embodiment, the optical disc burning printer further includes a disc receiving box 6. After step S7, step S8 needs to be performed:

[0075] The optical disc with the disc surface printed on it is controlled to move into the disc receiving box 6 .

[0076] Furthermore, step S8 also includes: detecting whether the disc receiving box 6 successfully receives the optical disc with the disc surface printed, and if so, determining that the current burning and printing task is successful.

[0077] Specifically, see Figure 2-Figure 7 , the optical disc burning printer in this embodiment is introduced in detail.

[0078] Specifically, see Figure 2 and Figure 3 In this embodiment, the optical disc burning printer includes a mounting chassis 1, an optical drive assembly 2, an optical disc barrel assembly 3, an optical disc transport assembly 4 and a printer assembly 5.

[0079] The optical drive assembly 2 is arranged on the mounting chassis 1 .

[0080] The optical disc barrel assembly 3 is arranged on the mounting chassis 1 and is located above the optical drive assembly 2 . A disc accommodating cavity 31 is arranged in the optical disc barrel assembly 3 , and an automatic disc conveying mechanism 32 is arranged at the bottom of the optical disc barrel assembly 3 .

[0081] The optical disc conveying assembly 4 includes a liftable platform 41 and a conveying member arranged on the liftable platform 41. The liftable platform 41 is lifted and lowered on the mounting chassis 1. The automatic disc conveying mechanism 32 can convey the optical discs in the optical disc accommodating cavity 31 to the conveying member one by one. The conveying member can convey the optical discs to the optical drive assembly 2 along a set horizontal direction.

[0082] Specifically, in this embodiment, the horizontal direction is set to be the second horizontal direction shown in the figure.

[0083] Specifically, in this embodiment, the conveying member includes at least two rolling shafts 42, all of which can rotate in the same direction at the same time, and the automatic disc conveying mechanism 32 can convey the optical discs in the optical disc accommodating cavity 31 to the rolling shafts 42 one by one, and the rolling shafts 42 can convey the optical discs to the optical drive assembly 2.

[0084] That is, in this embodiment, the optical disc conveying assembly 4 includes a liftable platform 41 and at least two rolling shafts 42 arranged on the liftable platform 41. The liftable platform 41 is lifted and lowered on the mounting chassis 1. All rolling shafts 42 can rotate in the same direction at the same time. The automatic disc conveying mechanism 32 can convey the optical discs in the optical disc accommodating cavity 31 to the rolling shafts 42 one by one, and the rolling shafts 42 can convey the optical discs to the optical drive assembly 2.

[0085] Preferably, a silicone layer is provided on the rolling shaft 42 to protect the optical disc.

[0086] In this embodiment, the optical disk is transferred by utilizing the friction between the optical disk and the rolling shaft 42, which has a simple structure, high reliability, and good stability, and the problem of the robot arm dropping the disk during the transfer process will not occur.

[0087] The printer assembly 5 is disposed on the mounting chassis 1 and is located on the upper side of the optical disc conveying assembly 4 , and is used for printing the optical disc on the optical disc conveying assembly 4 .

[0088] When the optical disc burning printer provided in this embodiment is in use, a plurality of blank optical discs can be placed in the optical disc accommodating cavity 31. The working process of the optical disc burning printer is as follows: first, the lifting platform 41 is lifted relative to the mounting chassis 1 to adjust the rolling shaft 42 to a height equivalent to that of the automatic disc separation and conveying mechanism 32; then, the automatic disc separation and conveying mechanism 32 transports the blank optical discs in the optical disc accommodating cavity 31 to the rolling shaft 42 one by one, and at this time, the lifting platform 41 is lowered relative to the mounting chassis 1 to adjust the rolling shaft 42 to a height equivalent to that of the inlet and outlet of the optical drive assembly 2; then, all the rolling shafts 42 rotate forward at the same time, and the blank optical discs on the rolling shaft 42 are input into the optical drive assembly 2, and the optical drive assembly 2 burns the blank optical discs, and after the burning is completed, the burned optical discs return to the rolling shaft 42 from the inlet and outlet of the optical drive assembly 2; then, all the rolling shafts 42 rotate in the opposite direction at the same time, and the optical discs are transported to the disc surface printing station directly opposite to the printer assembly 5, and the printer assembly 5 prints the disc surface of the burned optical discs on the optical disc conveying assembly 4. After the disc printing is completed, all the rolling shafts 42 continue to rotate in the opposite direction, so that the optical disc with the completed disc printing can be taken away from the disc printing station.

[0089] Of course, in other embodiments, the conveyor may also include a conveyor belt, and the automatic disc separation and conveying mechanism 32 can convey the optical discs in the optical disc accommodating cavity 31 to the conveyor belt one by one, and the conveyor belt can convey the optical discs to the optical drive assembly 2. The specific structure of the conveyor is not too limited, as long as it can horizontally carry and convey the optical discs.

[0090] Furthermore, in this embodiment, the optical disc burning printer further comprises a housing (not shown in the figure), which is arranged on the mounting chassis 1 and forms a mounting cavity, and the optical drive assembly 2, the optical disc barrel assembly 3, the optical disc transport assembly 4 and the printer assembly 5 are all located in the mounting cavity. The housing is provided with an optical disc inlet and outlet, and the rolling shaft 42 can output the optical disc with the disc surface printed thereon from the optical disc inlet and outlet to the outside of the housing.

[0091] Specifically, in this embodiment, the printer assembly 5 further includes a printing assembly mounting frame 51 .

[0092] The printing assembly mounting frame 51 is disposed on the mounting chassis 1 .

[0093] The first screw rod slider 52 includes a first movable screw rod extending along a first horizontal direction, and a first slider is slidably arranged on the first movable screw rod. Specifically, both ends of the first movable screw rod are arranged on the printing component mounting frame 51.

[0094] The second screw slider 53 includes a second movable screw extending along the second horizontal direction, the second movable screw is arranged on the first slider, and the second slider is slidably arranged on the second movable screw. Preferably, one end of the second movable screw is arranged on the first slider, and a second movable screw support rod 55 is also arranged on the printing component mounting frame 51, and the other end of the second movable screw is slidably arranged on the second movable screw support rod 55 to ensure that the second movable screw can slide stably.

[0095] The print head 54 is disposed on the second slider.

[0096] See also Figure 2 For example, the first movable lead screw extends in the first horizontal direction, and the second movable lead screw extends in the second horizontal direction. The first slider reciprocates along the first horizontal direction, thereby driving the second movable lead screw, the second slider and the print head 54 to move along the first horizontal direction; the second slider reciprocates along the second horizontal direction, thereby driving the print head 54 to move along the second horizontal direction, thereby realizing that the print head 54 prints the entire surface of the optical disc.

[0097] Furthermore, third sensors are installed on both sides of the first movable screw, and the third sensors are used to determine the printing start position of the print head 54 to ensure the accuracy and consistency of each printing position.

[0098] Further, see Figure 3 In order to solve the problem of clogging of the print head 54 when there is no printing task for a long time, a print head protection cover 541 is provided on the mounting chassis 1. The print head protection cover 541 is located on the side of the optical disc transport assembly 4. When printing is not needed, the print head 54 stops in the print head protection cover 541, and the print head 54 is protected by the print head protection cover 541.

[0099] Furthermore, a self-cleaning cycle can be set for the printer assembly 5 to self-clean the print head 54. Specifically, a waste ink bin 542 is provided on the mounting chassis 1, and the print head 54 can move into the waste ink bin 542 to perform self-cleaning printing, and return to the position of the print head protection cover 541 after cleaning.

[0100] Furthermore, in order to receive the optical disc with the disc surface printed on it, the optical disc burning printer further comprises a disc receiving box 6, which is arranged on a side of the mounting chassis 1 away from the optical disc barrel assembly 3. Preferably, the disc receiving box 6 is located outside the housing, and the rolling shaft 42 can output the optical disc with the disc surface printed on it from the optical disc inlet and outlet of the housing to the disc receiving box 6.

[0101] Preferably, the receiving box 6 is detachably arranged on the outside of the shell to facilitate packaging and transportation.

[0102] Preferably, in this embodiment, the optical drive assembly 2 includes a plurality of optical drives 21, and the plurality of optical drives 21 are arranged in sequence along the vertical direction. By arranging a plurality of optical drives 21, the optical drive assembly 2 can burn a plurality of blank optical discs at the same time, that is, it can realize fast batch loading of optical discs and improve burning efficiency.

[0103] Specifically, after the automatic disc transfer mechanism 32 transports the discs in the disc accommodating cavity 31 to the rolling shaft 42 one by one, the lifting platform 41 can be raised and lowered relative to the mounting chassis 1 to adjust the rolling shaft 42 to a height corresponding to one of the empty optical drives 21. The rolling shaft 42 rotates forward to transport the blank optical disc to the empty optical drive 21.

[0104] Furthermore, the optical drive assembly 2 also includes an optical drive mounting frame 22, on which a plurality of optical drive mounting slots arranged in a vertical direction are provided, and an optical drive 21 can be slidably mounted in each optical drive mounting slot. The optical drive 21 can be slidably mounted in the optical drive mounting slot, that is, the optical drive 21 is mounted in the optical drive mounting slot in a pull-out manner, so that the optical drive 21 can be easily repaired and replaced.

[0105] Specifically, in this embodiment, the optical drive 21 is a slot-type optical drive.

[0106] Specifically, see Figure 3 In this embodiment, the optical disc barrel assembly 3 includes at least two optical disc barrels 33 coaxially stacked up and down, each optical disc barrel 33 is provided with a accommodating cavity, and all the accommodating cavities constitute a optical disc accommodating cavity 31.

[0107] Specifically, a connection hole is provided at one end of the side wall of the optical disc barrel 33, and a connection shaft is provided at the other end of the side wall of the optical disc barrel 33. In the two optical disc barrels 33 stacked up and down, the connection shaft of one optical disc barrel 33 is matched and connected with the connection hole of the other optical disc barrel 33, so that the two optical disc barrels 33 are stacked.

[0108] Specifically, the operator can select the number of optical disc barrels 33 according to needs to expand or reduce the capacity of the optical disc barrel assembly 3.

[0109] Specifically, a disc outlet is provided at the lower opening of the disc accommodating cavity 31, and the disc outlet can only allow one disc to be output along the axis direction perpendicular to the disc accommodating cavity 31, and the automatic disc separation and conveying mechanism 32 can output the discs in the disc accommodating cavity 31 from the disc outlet to the conveying member one by one. Specifically, in this embodiment, the automatic disc separation and conveying mechanism 32 can output the discs in the disc accommodating cavity 31 from the disc outlet to the rolling shaft 42 one by one.

[0110] Preferably, in this embodiment, the structure of each optical disc barrel 33 is the same. A cylindrical cavity running through the optical disc barrel 33 is provided, and a disc outlet is provided at the lower opening of the cylindrical cavity.

[0111] Specifically, the disc outlet is located at the side of the lower opening of the disc barrel 33. Along the axial direction of the disc barrel 33, the size of the disc outlet is larger than the thickness of one disc but smaller than the thickness of two discs, thereby ensuring that only one disc can pass through the disc outlet.

[0112] Specifically, see Figure 4-Figure 6 The automatic tray conveying mechanism 32 includes a mounting frame 321 and a conveying shaft 322 .

[0113] The mounting frame 321 is disposed on the mounting chassis 1 .

[0114] Both ends of the transmission shaft 322 are rotatably disposed on the mounting frame 321 and are located at the lower end of the optical disc accommodating cavity 31 . The transmission shaft 322 can rotate around its own axis to output the optical discs in the optical disc accommodating cavity 31 one by one.

[0115] Specifically, when the optical disc in the optical disc accommodating cavity 31 needs to be output, all the optical discs in the optical disc accommodating cavity 31 are stacked and carried on the transmission shaft 322, and the transmission shaft 322 rotates around its own axis to output the optical disc at the bottom from the disc outlet.

[0116] Preferably, in this embodiment, two transmission shafts 322 are provided on the mounting frame 321. Preferably, a silicone layer is provided on the transmission shaft 322 to protect the optical disc.

[0117] Furthermore, the automatic tray-separating conveying mechanism 32 further includes a conveying shaft driving mechanism to drive the two conveying shafts 322 to rotate in the same direction.

[0118] Specifically, see Figure 4 In this embodiment, the transmission shaft driving mechanism includes a first driving motor 3221, a first synchronous wheel 3222, a second synchronous wheel 3223 and a third synchronous wheel 3224. The first driving motor 3221 is arranged on the mounting chassis 1, the first synchronous wheel 3222 is rotatably arranged on the mounting chassis 1, the second synchronous wheel 3223 is coaxially arranged on one transmission shaft 322, and the third synchronous wheel 3224 is coaxially arranged on the other transmission shaft 322. A first synchronous belt is connected between the output shaft of the first driving motor 3221 and the first synchronous wheel 3222, a second synchronous belt is connected between the first synchronous wheel 3222 and the second synchronous wheel 3223, and a third synchronous belt is connected between the second synchronous wheel 3223 and the third synchronous wheel 3224, so as to realize the synchronous rotation of the two transmission shafts 322.

[0119] See also Figure 7Preferably, in this embodiment, a clamping roller assembly 411 is respectively provided at both ends of the liftable platform 41 along a set horizontal direction, and each clamping roller assembly 411 includes two clamping rollers 4111 arranged opposite to each other along a vertical direction, and a CD conveying gap is formed between the two clamping rollers 4111 of the clamping roller assembly 411.

[0120] Specifically, one of the two clamping roller assemblies 411 can be raised and lowered with the liftable platform 41 to be opposite to the inlet and outlet of the optical drive assembly 2, so as to ensure that the rolling shaft 42 can stably transport the optical disc to the optical drive 21 of the optical drive assembly 2. The other one can be raised and lowered with the liftable platform 41 to be opposite to the optical disc inlet and outlet provided on the housing, so as to ensure that the rolling shaft 42 can stably output the optical disc to the outside of the housing through the optical disc inlet and outlet provided on the housing.

[0121] Illustratively, all rolling shafts 42 rotate forward simultaneously, transporting the blank optical disc on the rolling shaft 42 to the optical disc transport slit of the clamping roller assembly 411 opposite to the inlet and outlet of the optical drive assembly 2, and the two clamping rollers 4111 of the clamping roller assembly 411 rotate simultaneously to transport the optical disc into the optical drive 21.

[0122] Exemplarily, all rolling shafts 42 rotate in opposite directions at the same time, transporting the burned optical disc ejected by the optical drive 21 to the clamping roller assembly 411 opposite to the optical disc inlet and outlet provided on the outer shell, and the two clamping rollers 4111 of the clamping roller assembly 411 rotate in opposite directions at the same time, transporting the optical disc to the disc receiving box 6 outside the outer shell.

[0123] Before the recorded optical disc is transported to the disc receiving box 6 via the clamping roller assembly 411 opposite to the optical disc inlet and outlet provided on the housing, the recorded optical disc needs to stay at the disc surface printing station, and the printer assembly 5 performs disc surface printing on the recorded optical disc at the disc surface printing station. In order to ensure that the rolling shaft 42 can stop rotating when the recorded optical disc is at the disc surface printing station, two first sensors are provided on the lifting platform 41. When the optical disc is at the disc surface printing station, the first sensor detects the optical disc, and at this time, the rolling shaft 42 is controlled to stop rotating, and the printer assembly 5 performs disc surface printing on the optical disc at the disc surface printing station.

[0124] Preferably, in order to ensure that the rolling shaft 42 can stably transport the optical disc into the optical disc transport slit, the highest point of the lower one of the two rollers 4111 of the roller assembly 411 is at the same height as the highest point of the transport member.

[0125] Specifically, in this embodiment, the highest point of the lower one of the two rollers 4111 of the roller assembly 411 is at the same height as the highest point of the rolling shaft 42. That is, the axis of the lower one of the two rollers 4111 of the roller assembly 411 is at the same height as the axis of the rolling shaft 42.

[0126] Of course, in other embodiments, if the conveying member includes a conveyor belt and the optical disc is conveyed by the conveyor belt, the highest point of the lower one of the two rollers 4111 of the roller assembly 411 is at the same height as the upper surface of the conveyor belt.

[0127] Furthermore, in order to realize the lifting and lowering of the liftable platform 41, the optical disc burning printer also includes a liftable platform lifting driving mechanism. Specifically, the liftable platform lifting driving mechanism is a lead screw nut type driving mechanism, and a lead screw 431 extending in the vertical direction is provided on the mounting chassis 1. The lead screw 431 can rotate around its own axis under the drive of the lead screw driving member, and a nut member is threadedly connected to the lead screw 431, and the nut member is fixedly connected to the liftable platform 41. When the lead screw 431 rotates around its own axis, it can drive the nut member and the liftable platform 41 to rise and fall.

[0128] Furthermore, four lifting guide columns are provided on the mounting chassis 1, and the four corners of the liftable platform 41 slide through the four lifting guide columns respectively, so as to ensure that the liftable platform 41 is lifted and lowered in the vertical direction without being deflected.

[0129] Furthermore, a plurality of second sensors arranged in the vertical direction are provided on the optical drive assembly 2 . The second sensors are provided one-to-one with the optical drives 21 . The second sensors can detect the height position of the liftable platform 41 to ensure that the liftable platform 41 is lifted to correspond to the vacant optical drive 21 .

[0130] Specifically, in order to realize the rotation of the rolling shaft 42 and the clamping roller 4111 , in this embodiment, the optical disc transport assembly 4 further includes a linkage driving mechanism 7 , and the linkage driving mechanism 7 can control the rotation of the rolling shaft 42 and the clamping roller 4111 .

[0131] Specifically, see Figure 7 A linkage driving mechanism 7 is respectively provided on both sides of the liftable platform 41.

[0132] In this embodiment, the number of the rolling axes 42 is four; for the convenience of description, the four rolling axes 42 are referred to as a first rolling axis 421 , a second rolling axis 422 , a third rolling axis 423 and a fourth rolling axis 424 , respectively.

[0133] The linkage drive mechanism 7 located on the first side of the liftable platform 41 includes a second drive motor 71, which is fixedly installed on the liftable platform 41. The first end of the second rolling shaft 422 is coaxially provided with a first drive wheel and a second drive wheel, and the second drive motor 71 is connected to the first drive wheel through a transmission belt transmission. The first end of the third rolling shaft 423 is provided with a third drive wheel and a fourth drive wheel, and the second drive wheel is connected to the third drive wheel through a transmission belt transmission. The first end of the fourth rolling shaft 424 is provided with a fifth drive wheel and a sixth drive wheel, and the fourth drive wheel is connected to the fifth drive wheel through a transmission belt transmission. A seventh drive wheel is provided on a clamping roller 4111 of the clamping roller assembly 411 close to the fourth rolling shaft 424, and the sixth drive wheel is connected to the seventh drive wheel through a transmission belt transmission.

[0134] The linkage drive mechanism 7 located at the second side of the liftable platform 41 includes a third drive motor 72, which is fixedly mounted on the liftable platform 41, an eighth drive wheel and a ninth drive wheel are arranged on the second end of the third rolling shaft 423, and the third drive motor 72 and the eighth drive wheel are connected by a transmission belt transmission, a tenth drive wheel and an eleventh drive wheel are arranged on the second end of the second rolling shaft 422, and the ninth drive wheel and the tenth drive wheel are connected by a transmission belt transmission, a twelfth drive wheel and a thirteenth drive wheel are arranged on the second end of the first rolling shaft 421, and the eleventh drive wheel and the twelfth drive wheel are connected by a transmission belt transmission, a fourteenth drive wheel is arranged on a clamping roller 4111 of a clamping roller assembly 411 close to the first rolling shaft 421, and the thirteenth drive wheel and the fourteenth drive wheel are connected by a transmission belt transmission. By controlling the second drive motor 71 and the third drive motor 72, the rotation of the rolling shaft 42 and the clamping roller 4111 can be controlled.

[0135] It is understandable that, in the clamping roller assembly 411, only one clamping roller 4111 is driven to rotate by the transmission belt, and under the friction between the optical disk and the clamping roller 4111, the other clamping roller 4111 can also rotate around its own axis.

[0136] In this embodiment, the CD barrel assembly 3, the CD conveying assembly 4 and the disc receiving box 6 are distributed in sequence along the second horizontal direction, the printer assembly 5 is located above the CD conveying assembly 4, and the optical drive assembly 2 is located below the CD barrel assembly 3. This arrangement makes the structure of the CD burning printer compact.

[0137] Furthermore, the optical disc burning printer further comprises a control unit 8, which is mounted on the mounting chassis 1. The control unit 8 controls and coordinates the work of various components of the optical disc burning printer to complete automatic burning and full disc printing of the optical disc.

[0138] In the optical disc burning printer provided in this embodiment, the automatic disc conveying mechanism 32 conveys the blank optical discs in the optical disc barrel assembly 3 to the optical disc conveying assembly 4 one by one, and the optical disc conveying assembly 4 conveys the blank optical discs to the optical drive 21 one by one for burning. After the optical disc burning is completed, the optical disc conveying assembly 4 conveys the burned optical disc to the disc surface printing station, and the printer assembly 5 performs full disc surface printing. After the printing is completed, the optical disc conveying assembly 4 continues to convey the burned optical disc to the disc receiving box 6 for storage, realizing full process automation, without the need for personnel on duty, and ensuring work efficiency.

[0139] For example, in this embodiment, the complete process of the control method of the optical disc burning printer is as follows:

[0140] 1. The conveyor position detection device detects the current position of the conveyor (that is, detects the height of the rolling shaft 42), and determines whether the current position of the conveyor is at the blank optical disc receiving position; if yes, the next step is executed; if not, the lifting and lowering driving mechanism of the lifting and lowering platform 41 lifts the lifting and lowering platform 41 to the height of the blank optical disc receiving position, and the rolling shaft 42 is at the blank optical disc receiving position;

[0141] 2. The optical disc barrel assembly 3 performs the disc ejection action: the automatic disc separation and conveying mechanism 32 rubs out a blank optical disc at the bottom of the optical disc accommodating cavity 31 from the disc ejection port, and the rubbed blank optical disc falls onto the rolling shaft 42 on the liftable platform 41; specifically, in this step, a disc ejection detection sensor is installed on the liftable platform 41 of the optical disc conveying assembly 4, and the disc ejection detection sensor determines whether the automatic disc separation and conveying mechanism 32 ejects the disc successfully. If yes, the next step is executed; if not, the optical disc barrel assembly 3 executes the disc ejection action again;

[0142] 3. After the rolling shaft 42 successfully receives the disc, the control unit 8 pre-sets the task scheduling rules and selects the idle optical drive 21 to perform the burning task; in this step, the conveying member position detection device detects whether the conveying member is in the burning receiving position (that is, the same height as the entrance of the idle optical drive to be executed for the burning task, and the idle optical drive to be executed for the burning task is the target optical drive), if yes, the next step is executed; if not, the lifting and lowering driving mechanism of the lifting platform lifts the lifting and lowering platform 41 to the burning receiving position, and after the first conveying member in place detection member installed at the target optical drive detects that the lifting and lowering platform 41 has been lifted to the burning receiving position, the lifting and lowering driving mechanism of the lifting and lowering platform stops working;

[0143] 4. After the lifting platform 41 is lifted to the recording receiving position, the rolling shaft 42 rolls, so that the blank optical disc on the rolling shaft 42 passes through the optical drive roller assembly of the optical drive 21 and enters the slot-type optical drive. The optical disc in place detection sensor at the optical drive detects whether the optical disc has successfully entered the optical drive 21. If yes, proceed to the next step; if not, the rolling shaft 42 continues to roll so that the optical disc enters the optical drive 21;

[0144] 5. The optical disc enters the optical drive successfully and the burning task begins to be executed; specifically, in this step, the control unit 8 can calculate the time required to complete the burning task, set it to 1 minute before the burning task is completed, the position of the print head 54 is determined by the third sensor, the conveyor position detection device detects the height of the rolling shaft 42, controls the liftable platform 41 to drop to the lowest position, controls the print head 54 to move from the print head protection cover 541 to the printing start position, and detects whether the print head 54 moves to the printing start position through the print head position detection device installed on the printing component mounting frame 51. If yes, execute the next step, if not, control the print head 54 to move to the printing start position again;

[0145] 6. After the burning task is completed, the liftable platform 41 is controlled to move up and down to the burning receiving position, and the second sensor installed at the target optical drive detects whether the liftable platform 41 has moved into position. After the liftable platform 41 has moved into position, the next step is executed;

[0146] 7. The liftable platform 41 moves to its position, the target optical drive ejects the completed optical disc, and transports the completed optical disc to the rolling shaft 42 of the liftable platform 41. The position of the optical disc on the rolling shaft 42 is determined by the first sensor. When the optical disc moves to the disc surface printing station, the rolling shaft 42 stops moving, and the next step is executed.

[0147] 8. The optical disc is moved to the disc surface printing station, the liftable platform 41 is raised to the printing position, and the next step is executed; specifically, in this step, the printer assembly 5 includes a printing position detection device to ensure that the liftable platform 41 is accurately located at the printing position;

[0148] 9. After the liftable platform 41 is raised to the printing position, the optical disc is in the printing position, and the second slider drives the print head 54 to move, printing the set print content in the designated area; after printing is completed, the liftable platform 41 is raised and lowered to the optical disc inlet and outlet of the housing, and a detection sensor is installed at the optical disc inlet and outlet to detect whether the optical disc has reached the optical disc inlet and outlet. After detecting that the optical disc has reached the optical disc inlet and outlet, the next step is executed; at the same time, in this step, after printing is completed, the print head 54 is controlled to move into the print head protective cover 541; further, the detection device arranged at the print head protective cover 541 can be used to detect whether the print head protective cover 541 is successfully covered, so as to prevent the problem of ink drying and clogging the print head 54 when there is no printing task for a long time, thereby effectively protecting the print head 54 and extending the service life of the print head 54.

[0149] 10. After the CD arrives at the CD inlet and outlet, the clamping roller assembly 411 transports the CD on the rolling shaft 42 to the CD receiving box 6, and detects whether the CD is ejected successfully through the detection sensor installed at the CD inlet and outlet. If the CD is ejected successfully, the control unit 8 is fed back that the current burning and printing task is successful.

[0150] It should be noted that the control unit 8 is provided with an automatic cleaning action for the print head, that is, when there is no printing task for a certain period of time, the print head 54 is automatically cleaned, so as to keep the print head 54 moist and prevent clogging. By automatically cleaning the print head and the print head protection cover 541, the risk of clogging of the print head 54 is effectively reduced, the probability of personnel maintenance is reduced, and the service life of the equipment is increased.

[0151] The above embodiments are only to illustrate the basic principles and characteristics of the present invention. The present invention is not limited by the above embodiments. Without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention, the present invention may be subject to various changes and modifications, which are within the scope of the present invention. The scope of protection of the present invention is defined by the attached claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A control method for a CD-ROM burning printer, characterized in that: A disc burning printer is used to burn and print a disc. The disc burning printer comprises a blank disc storage station, a burning station, a disc surface printing station and a disc conveying assembly (4). The burning station is located directly below the blank disc storage station. The disc surface printing station and the burning station are arranged at intervals along a set direction. The disc conveying assembly (4) comprises a liftable platform (41) and a conveying member arranged on the liftable platform (41). The conveying member can convey the disc along a set horizontal direction. The control method of the disc burning printer comprises the following steps: S1, detecting the current position of the conveying member, and determining whether the current position is at a blank optical disc receiving position; if yes, executing step S2; if not, controlling the liftable platform (41) to drive the conveying member to rise and fall to the blank optical disc receiving position, and then executing step S2; S2, controlling a blank optical disc at the blank optical disc storage station to move to the conveying member; S3, controlling the liftable platform (41) to descend, so as to drive the conveying member to move to the recording receiving position of the recording station, and the conveying member horizontally conveys the blank optical disc thereon to the recording station; S4, controlling the burning station to complete the burning of the blank optical disc; S5, judging whether the conveying member is located at the recording receiving tray position, if yes, executing step S6; if no, controlling the conveying member to move to the recording receiving tray position and then executing step S6; S6, controlling the burning station to transport the burned optical disc to the transport member; S7, controlling the liftable platform (41) to rise and fall to a disk surface printing height, and controlling the conveying member to move horizontally until the optical disk on the conveying member moves to a disk surface printing position, and controlling the disk surface printing station to complete disk surface printing on the optical disk.

2. The control method of the optical disc burning printer according to claim 1, characterized in that: The blank optical disc storage station comprises an optical disc barrel assembly (3), wherein an optical disc accommodating cavity (31) is arranged in the optical disc barrel assembly (3), and an automatic disc separation and conveying mechanism (32) is arranged at the bottom of the optical disc barrel assembly (3). In the step S2, the automatic disc separation and conveying mechanism (32) conveys one of the blank optical discs in the optical disc accommodating cavity (31) to the conveying member.

3. The control method of the optical disc burning printer according to claim 1, characterized in that: The burning station comprises an optical drive assembly (2), the optical drive assembly (2) comprises a plurality of optical drives (21), the plurality of optical drives (21) are arranged in sequence along a vertical direction, and the burning receiving disc position is a selected one of the optical drives (21).

4. The control method of the optical disc burning printer according to claim 3, characterized in that: Each optical drive (21) position is equipped with a first conveying member in place detection member. In step S3, the first conveying member in place detection member determines whether the conveying member is located at the recording disc receiving position.

5. The control method of the optical disc burning printer according to claim 3, characterized in that: Each optical drive (21) is provided with an optical disc in-position detection sensor. In step S4, after the optical disc in-position detection sensor detects that a blank optical disc has successfully entered the optical disc drive (21) corresponding to the burn receiving position, the optical drive (21) completes the burning of the blank optical disc.

6. The control method of the optical disc burning printer according to claim 1, characterized in that: The disk surface printing station comprises a printer component (5), and the printer component (5) comprises a printing head (54). The printing head (54) can complete the disk surface printing operation.

7. The control method of the optical disc burning printer according to claim 6, characterized in that: The step S4 also includes: The burning station controls the printing head (54) to move to the printing start position at a set time before the burning of the blank optical disc is completed.

8. The control method of the optical disc burning printer according to claim 6, characterized in that: The printer assembly (5) comprises: A first screw rod and slider member (52) comprises a first movable screw rod extending along a first horizontal direction, and a first slider is slidably arranged on the first movable screw rod; A second screw rod slider member (53) comprises a second movable screw rod extending along a second horizontal direction, the second movable screw rod is arranged on the first slider, a second slider is slidably arranged on the second movable screw rod, and the printing nozzle (54) is arranged on the second slider; In the step S7, the second slider is controlled to move along a set track, driving the print head (54) to complete the disk printing operation.

9. The control method of the optical disc burning printer according to any one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that: The optical disc burning printer further comprises a disc receiving box (6). After step S7, step S8 needs to be performed: The optical disc on which the disc surface printing is completed is controlled to move into the disc receiving box (6).

10. The control method of the optical disc burning printer according to claim 9, characterized in that: The step S8 also includes: detecting whether the disc receiving box (6) successfully receives the optical disc with the disc surface printed, and if so, determining that the current burning and printing task is successful.

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