Card printing equipment

Abstract

The present invention provides a card printing device, which includes a machine base, and a printing device and a conveying device arranged on the machine base; the conveying device includes a conveyor belt, the conveyor belt can be conveyed along a first horizontal direction, and the conveyor belt is provided with a printing area; the printing device includes a printing head, and the printing head is located above the printing area; the conveyor belt is provided with an identification area and a waste sorting area, the identification area and the waste sorting area are arranged along the conveying direction of the conveyor belt, and the identification area is located on the upstream side of the printing area; the card printing device also includes a sorting device and an identifier, the identifier is located at the identification area, the sorting device is located at the waste sorting area, and the sorting device can pick out defective products that cannot be identified by the identifier. The card printing device of the present invention can prevent the generation of defective products, and occupies a small space and saves resources.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of smart card printing, and in particular to a card printing device. Background Art

[0002] Smart cards can be used to store identity information related to the cardholder. Smart cards are increasingly used in the market and are applied to a variety of scenarios, such as driver's licenses and ID cards. Smart cards have identification information such as QR codes, time, date, text, numbers, logos, patterns, etc. Card printing equipment is usually used to print the above identification information on smart cards. Traditional printing processes include screen printing, inkjet printing, etc.

[0003] An existing printing device includes a controller, a loading area, a conveying device, a printing area and a positioning area, etc., which can realize the printing of products. However, the printing device cannot identify whether there are defective products, that is, the existence of unrecognized smart cards, which causes the defective products to flow into the next process. Inkjet printing and post-processing of the defective products will result in a waste of resources. Summary of the invention

[0004] In order to solve the problems existing in the above-mentioned prior art, the purpose of the present invention is to provide a card printing device which can identify and screen out defective products, occupies a small space and has a relatively simple structure.

[0005] In order to achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the card printing equipment provided by the present invention includes a machine base, and a printing device and a conveying device arranged on the machine base; the conveying device includes a conveyor belt, which can convey along a first horizontal direction, and the conveyor belt is provided with a printing area; the printing device includes a printing head, and the printing head is located above the printing area; the conveyor belt is provided with an identification area and a waste sorting area, and the identification area and the waste sorting area are arranged along the conveying direction of the conveyor belt, and the identification area is located on the upstream side of the printing area; the card printing equipment also includes a sorting device and an identifier, the identifier is located at the identification area, and the sorting device is located at the waste sorting area, and the sorting device can pick out defective products that cannot be identified by the identifier.

[0006] As can be seen from the above, the identifier identifies the cards to be processed on the conveying device. If the identifier fails to identify them, they are defective products. The sorting device moves the defective products on the conveying device to the waste box. Defective products can be effectively picked out and will not be printed, which can effectively save resources and greatly improve production yield.

[0007] A further solution is that the card printing equipment also includes a waste frame, which is located above the waste sorting area, and the bottom wall of the waste frame is arranged at intervals with the conveyor belt to form a good product channel. The sorting device moves the defective products to the waste frame, and the good products that can be identified by the identifier pass through the good product channel.

[0008] As can be seen from the above, the waste frame is located directly above the conveyor belt and forms a passage for good products to pass through between the conveyor belts, which effectively reduces the occupied space.

[0009] A further solution is that the sorting device includes a transmission mechanism and a lifting mechanism, the transmission mechanism is located above the lifting mechanism, a waste port is opened on the side of the waste frame close to the transmission mechanism, and the transmission mechanism transfers defective products ejected by the lifting mechanism to the waste frame through the waste port.

[0010] A further solution is that the transmission mechanism includes a transmission motor, an upper transmission assembly and a lower transmission assembly, a transmission channel is arranged between the upper transmission assembly and the lower transmission assembly, the transmission motor drives the upper transmission assembly and / or the lower transmission assembly to transmit toward the waste port; the transmission channel includes an upstream channel end and a downstream channel end, the jacking mechanism is arranged near the upstream channel end; the waste frame is near the downstream channel end, and the downstream channel end is arranged opposite to the waste port.

[0011] A further solution is that the transmission channel is inclined from bottom to top from the upstream channel end to the downstream channel end; the upper transmission assembly includes a transmission belt and two first transmission rollers, and the transmission belt is connected to the two first transmission rollers; the lower transmission assembly includes a second transmission roller, and the transmission motor drives the first transmission roller and / or the second transmission roller to rotate; the jacking mechanism includes a jacking drive member and an ejector member, the jacking drive member drives the ejector member to extend upward from the machine base, and the top end of the ejector member has an ejection surface, and the plane where the ejection surface is located is tangent to the second transmission roller.

[0012] As can be seen from the above, the defective products are lifted up by the ejection surface at the top of the ejector, and the defective products are contacted with the transmission belt and transmitted to the waste frame by the transmission belt and the second transmission roller. The transmission channel is inclined, and the upstream channel end is closer to the conveyor belt than the downstream channel end, which effectively increases the volume of the waste frame and accommodates more waste.

[0013] A further solution is that the printing device includes a flipping mechanism and two printing mechanisms, the flipping mechanism is located between the two printing mechanisms in the first horizontal direction, the flipping mechanism includes a flipping motor, a lifting assembly and a clamping assembly, the lifting assembly drives the flipping motor and the clamping assembly to move in the vertical direction, and the flipping motor drives the clamping assembly to flip.

[0014] As can be seen from the above, the flipping mechanism is provided so that both the front and back sides can be printed.

[0015] A further solution is that the printing mechanism further includes a curing mechanism, which is located downstream of the printing head in the conveying direction. The card printing device further includes an exhaust gas treatment device, and the exhaust port of the exhaust gas treatment device is arranged close to the curing mechanism or the printing head.

[0016] As can be seen from the above, the set curing mechanism can effectively and quickly finalize the logo of the relevant product to prevent the logo from being scratched during the production process. The set exhaust gas treatment device can effectively reduce the emission of toxic and harmful gases when the printing mechanism is printing.

[0017] A further solution is that the card printing equipment also includes a loading device and a feeding device, the loading device is arranged on the machine base, the loading device is located in the identification area, the feeding device is arranged at the feeding end of the conveyor belt, the loading device is arranged close to the feeding device, and the loading device moves between the feeding device and the conveyor belt; the feeding device includes a base and a feeding mechanism, and the feeding mechanism is arranged on the base.

[0018] It can be seen from the above that the feeding device and the loading device can automatically feed and load materials, effectively improving the level of automation and greatly saving manpower.

[0019] A further solution is that the number of feeding mechanisms is more than two, each feeding mechanism is arranged along the second horizontal direction, the feeding driving mechanism drives the feeding mechanism to move along the second horizontal direction on the base, and the first horizontal direction intersects with the second horizontal direction; each feeding mechanism includes a push plate driving member, a material storage frame, a material sensor and a push plate, the push plate is arranged in the material storage frame, the push plate driving member drives the push plate to move in the vertical direction, a sensing port is opened on the side wall of the material storage frame, and the sensing end of the material sensor is facing the sensing port.

[0020] As can be seen from the above, the feeding mechanism can automatically feed the material. When the material sensor does not detect the presence of material in the sensing port, the push plate driving member drives the push plate to move in the vertical direction until the material is detected by the material sensor. The feeding driving mechanism can drive the multi-feeding assembly to move in the second horizontal direction, so that more materials can be stored, which is convenient for production.

[0021] A further solution is that the feeding device includes a feeding drive mechanism and more than two feeding mechanisms, each feeding mechanism is arranged along a first horizontal direction, each feeding mechanism includes a suction cup drive mechanism and a suction cup, and the suction cup drive mechanism drives the suction cup to move in a vertical direction.

[0022] As can be seen from the above, by setting up multiple feeding mechanisms, materials can be grabbed from the storage frame in sequence and placed on the conveyor belt at the same time, which greatly improves work efficiency.

[0023] In summary, the card printing device provided by the present solution can pick out the unrecognizable smart cards, effectively saving resources while occupying a small space. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0024] Figure 1 It is a structural diagram of an embodiment of the card printing device of the present invention.

[0025] Figure 2This is a structural diagram of the card printing device embodiment of the present invention, in which the machine base and the material feeding device are omitted.

[0026] Figure 3 A first perspective view of a track platform, an identifier, a sorting device and a waste frame of an embodiment of a card printing device of the present invention.

[0027] Figure 4 This is a second perspective view of the track platform, identifier, sorting device and waste frame of the card printing device embodiment of the present invention.

[0028] Figure 5 This is a structural diagram of a sorting device, a track platform and a waste frame in an embodiment of a card printing device of the present invention.

[0029] Figure 6 It is a structural diagram of the printing mechanism of the card printing device embodiment of the present invention.

[0030] Figure 7 This is a structural diagram of the flipping mechanism of the card printing device embodiment of the present invention.

[0031] Figure 8 It is a structural diagram of the feeding device of the card printing equipment embodiment of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0032] See also Figures 1 to 5 The card printing device provided in this embodiment includes a base 1, a printing device 4, a conveying device 3, an exhaust gas treatment device 22, a feeding device 5, a sorting device 2, a waste frame 21, a feeding device 6 and five identifiers 20. The printing device 4, the conveying device 3, the feeding device 5, the sorting device 2 and the waste frame 21 are all arranged on the base 1. The conveying device 3 includes a conveying drive mechanism 11 and a conveyor belt 12. The conveying drive mechanism 11 drives the conveyor belt 12 to convey along a first horizontal direction. The conveyor belt 12 is provided with an identification area 120, a printing area 121 and a waste sorting area 122 arranged in sequence along the conveying direction of the conveyor belt 12. The conveying direction is parallel to the first horizontal direction. The five identifiers 20 are arranged along the first horizontal direction. The identifiers 20 are used to read the data on the smart card. If the data on the smart card can be read, it is a good product. If it cannot be read, it is a defective product.

[0033] Combination Figure 6 The printing device 4 includes a flip mechanism 14 and two printing mechanisms 15. The flip mechanism 14 is located between the two printing mechanisms 15 in the first horizontal direction. The printing mechanism 15 includes a printing head 150 and a curing mechanism 151. The printing head 150 and the curing mechanism 151 are both located above the printing area 121. The curing mechanism 151 is located at the downstream side of the printing head 150 in the conveying direction. The spraying material of the printing head 150 can be UV varnish, etc., and the curing mechanism 151 is a UV curing lamp, etc.

[0034] Combination Figure 7 The flipping mechanism 14 includes a lifting assembly 140, a flipping motor 141 and a clamping assembly 142. The lifting assembly 140 is a lifting cylinder. The lifting cylinder drives the flipping motor 141 and the clamping assembly 142 to move in the vertical direction. The flipping motor 141 drives the clamping assembly 142 to rotate to flip the product. The clamping assembly 142 includes a card clamp 143 and a clamping drive (not shown in the figure). The clamping drive drives the card clamp 143 to clamp and release the product.

[0035] The printing device 4 further includes an adjustment mechanism 13, which may be a turntable 130 and a screw (not shown in the figure), and the printing mechanism 15 is threadedly connected to the screw. After the turntable 130 is rotated, the screw rotates and drives the printing mechanism 15 to move closer to or away from the conveyor belt 12 in the vertical direction. Optionally, a motor may be used to drive the screw to rotate to achieve the purpose of automation.

[0036] Five identifiers 20 are located at the identification area 120, and the sorting device 2 includes a transmission mechanism 10 and a lifting mechanism 9. The transmission mechanism 10 and the waste frame 21 are both located above the waste sorting area 122, and the lifting mechanism 9 is located below the transmission mechanism 10. A waste opening 210 is provided on the side of the waste frame 21 close to the transmission mechanism 10, and the bottom wall of the waste frame 21 is spaced apart from the conveyor belt 12 to form a good product channel 211. The defective products are moved to the waste frame 21 by the sorting device 2, and the good products are conveyed through the good product channel 211.

[0037] View Details Figures 3 to 5 The lifting mechanism 9 includes a lifting driving member 90 and an ejector member 91. The ejector member 91 includes a first ejector arm 910 and a second ejector arm 911 extending in the vertical direction. The first ejector arm 910 and the second ejector arm 911 are opposite to each other in the width direction of the conveyor belt 12. The distance between the first ejector arm 910 and the second ejector arm 911 is greater than the width of the conveyor belt 12. The top ends of the first ejector arm 910 and the second ejector arm 911 both have an ejection surface 912.

[0038] The transmission mechanism 10 includes a transmission motor 100, an upper transmission assembly 101 and a lower transmission assembly 103. The upper transmission assembly 101 includes two first transmission rollers 104 and a transmission belt 105. The jacking drive member 90 drives the ejection member 91 to move in the vertical direction, so as to extend out of the machine base 1 to approach the transmission belt 105. The transmission belt 105 is connected to the two first transmission rollers 104. The position of the first transmission roller 104 close to the waste opening 210 is higher than the first transmission roller far from the waste opening 210. The lower transmission assembly 103 includes a second transmission roller 106. The plane where the ejection surface 912 is located is tangent to the second transmission roller 106. The plane where the ejection surface 912 is located, the second transmission roller 106 and the transmission belt 105 form a transmission channel 102. The transmission channel 102 includes an upstream channel end and a downstream channel end. The jacking mechanism 9 is arranged near the upstream channel end, and the waste frame 21 is arranged near the downstream channel end. The downstream channel end is arranged opposite to the waste opening 210. From the upstream channel end to the downstream channel end, the transmission channel 102 is inclined from bottom to top, and the upstream channel end is closer to the conveyor belt 12 than the downstream channel end. The transmission motor 100 drives the first transmission roller 104 to rotate so that the transmission belt 105 is transmitted toward the waste material outlet 210. Alternatively, the transmission motor 100 can drive the first transmission roller 104 and the second transmission roller 106 to rotate at the same time, and the first transmission roller 104 and the second transmission roller 106 rotate in opposite directions.

[0039] Optionally, the lower transmission assembly may also include two second transmission rollers, with a transmission belt connected between the two second transmission rollers.

[0040] When the defective products on the conveyor belt 12 that have been identified by the identifier 20 enter the waste sorting area 122 and pass directly above the jacking mechanism 9, the jacking drive 90 drives the ejection member 91 to move in the vertical direction to lift up the defective products so that the defective products come into contact with the transmission belt 105. After the defective products come into contact with the transmission belt 105, they are transported to the storage frame 191 by the transmission belt 105 and the second transmission roller 106.

[0041] The exhaust gas treatment device 22 includes an exhaust fan (not shown in the figure) and an air cylinder 220 connected to the exhaust fan. The air inlet of the air cylinder 220 is arranged close to the curing lamp or the printing head 150.

[0042] View Details Figure 1 and Figure 2 Combined with Figure 8The feeding device 5 is arranged on the machine base 1 and located at the identification area 120, the feeding device 6 is arranged at the feeding end of the conveyor belt 12, the feeding device 5 is arranged close to the feeding device 6, the feeding device 6 includes a base 18, a feeding drive mechanism (not shown in the figure) and two feeding mechanisms 19, each feeding mechanism 19 is arranged along the second horizontal direction, the two feeding mechanisms 19 are arranged on the base 18, the feeding drive mechanism drives the two feeding mechanisms 19 to move along the second horizontal direction on the guide rail (not shown in the figure) of the base 18, and the feeding drive mechanism can be an existing driving mechanism such as a motor and a screw driven by the motor. The first horizontal direction is perpendicular to the second horizontal direction. Each feeding mechanism 19 includes a push plate driving member 190, a material storage frame 191, a material sensor 192 and a push plate 193. The push plate 193 is arranged in the material storage frame 191. The push plate driving member 190 includes a push plate motor (not shown in the figure), a push plate transmission belt 194 and two push plate transmission rollers 195. The two push plate transmission rollers 195 are arranged in the vertical direction. The push plate transmission belt 194 is connected to the two push plate transmission rollers 195. The push plate 193 is fixedly connected to the push plate transmission belt 194. The push plate motor drives the push plate transmission roller 195 to rotate so that the push plate transmission belt 194 drives the push plate 193 to move in the vertical direction. A sensing port 196 is opened on the side wall of the material storage frame 191, and the sensing end of the material sensor 192 is arranged opposite to the sensing port 196. When the material sensor 192 does not detect the material in the sensing port 196 , the push plate driving member 190 drives the push plate 193 to move in the vertical direction until the material in the material storage frame 191 is detected by the material sensor 192 .

[0043] The feeding device 5 includes a feeding drive mechanism 16 and two feeding mechanisms 17. The two feeding mechanisms 17 are arranged along the first horizontal direction. The feeding drive mechanism 16 drives the two feeding mechanisms 17 to move along the first horizontal direction. The feeding drive mechanism 16 includes a feeding drive motor (not shown in the figure), two feeding transmission rollers 160 arranged along the first horizontal direction, and a feeding transmission belt 161 connected between the two feeding transmission rollers 160. The feeding drive motor drives the feeding transmission rollers 160 to rotate, so that the feeding transmission belt 161 is transmitted along the first horizontal direction. Each feeding mechanism 17 includes a suction cup driving mechanism 170 and a suction cup 171. The suction cup 171 is arranged at the driving end of the suction cup driving mechanism 170. The suction cup driving mechanism 170 includes a cylinder, and of course, it can also be an existing driving mechanism.

[0044] Optionally, the number of the feeding mechanisms is at least one, and the number of the feeding mechanisms is at least one.

[0045] When the material sensor 192 detects the material, the suction cup drive mechanism 170 drives the suction cup 171 to absorb the material in the storage frame 191, and the loading drive mechanism 16 moves the loading mechanism 17 to above the conveyor belt 12, and the suction cup drive mechanism 170 puts the material on the conveyor belt 12. The material enters the printing area 121 after being identified by the identifier 20. If the identifier 20 cannot identify it, it is determined to be a defective product and is not printed. The defective product is moved to the waste sorting area 122 and then transferred to the waste frame 21; if it is a good product, the printing mechanism 15 on the upstream side first prints and solidifies one surface of the good product, and the flipping mechanism 14 clamps the good product on the conveyor belt 12, rises to flip it, and then descends and puts it back on the conveyor belt 12, and then the printing mechanism 15 on the downstream side prints and solidifies the other surface of the good product, and finally it is transported through the conveyor belt 12 through the good product channel 211. Optionally, the waste sorting area 122 is located between the identification area 120 and the printing area 121 , and after the materials are identified by the identifier 20 , they are directly transferred to the waste frame 21 by the sorting device 2 .

[0046] In summary, the card printing device of the present invention can pick out the unrecognizable smart cards, prevent the generation of defective products, and effectively save resources. At the same time, it has a simple structure and occupies a small space.

[0047] It should be noted that the above are only preferred embodiments of the present invention, but the design concept of the invention is not limited thereto, and any non-substantial modifications made to the present invention using this concept also fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A card printing device, comprising a base, and a printing device and a conveying device arranged on the base; The conveying device comprises a conveying belt, the conveying belt can be conveyed along a first horizontal direction, and the conveying belt is provided with a printing area; The printing device includes a printing head, and the printing head is located above the printing area; Features: The conveyor belt is provided with an identification area and a waste sorting area, the identification area and the waste sorting area are arranged along the conveying direction of the conveyor belt, and the identification area is located at the upstream side of the printing area; The card printing device further comprises a sorting device and an identifier, wherein the identifier is located at the identification area, and the sorting device is located at the waste sorting area, and the sorting device can sort out defective products that cannot be identified by the identifier.

2. The card printing device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The card printing equipment also includes a waste frame, which is located above the waste sorting area. The bottom wall of the waste frame is spaced apart from the conveyor belt to form a good product channel. The sorting device moves the defective products to the waste frame, and the good products that can be identified by the identifier pass through the good product channel.

3. The card printing device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The sorting device includes a transmission mechanism and a lifting mechanism, wherein the transmission mechanism is located above the lifting mechanism, and a waste opening is provided on a side of the waste frame close to the transmission mechanism, and the transmission mechanism transfers defective products ejected by the lifting mechanism to the waste frame through the waste opening.

4. The card printing device according to claim 3, characterized in that: The transmission mechanism comprises a transmission motor, an upper transmission assembly and a lower transmission assembly, a transmission channel is provided between the upper transmission assembly and the lower transmission assembly, and the transmission motor drives the upper transmission assembly to transmit toward the waste material outlet; The conveying channel includes an upstream channel end and a downstream channel end, and the lifting mechanism is arranged near the upstream channel end; The waste frame is close to the downstream channel end, and the downstream channel end is arranged opposite to the waste opening.

5. The card printing device according to claim 4, characterized in that: From the upstream channel end to the downstream channel end, the transmission channel is arranged to be inclined from bottom to top; The upper transmission assembly comprises a transmission belt and two first transmission rollers, wherein the transmission belt is connected to the two first transmission rollers; The lower transmission assembly includes a second transmission roller, and the transmission motor drives the first transmission roller to rotate; The lifting mechanism comprises a lifting driving member and an ejector member, wherein the lifting driving member drives the ejector member to extend upward out of the machine base, and the top end of the ejector member has an ejector surface, and the plane where the ejector surface is located is tangent to the second transmission roller.

6. The card printing device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that: The printing device includes a flipping mechanism and two printing mechanisms. The flipping mechanism is located between the two printing mechanisms in the first horizontal direction. The flipping mechanism includes a flipping motor, a lifting assembly and a clamping assembly. The lifting assembly drives the flipping motor and the clamping assembly to move in a vertical direction, and the flipping motor drives the clamping assembly to flip.

7. The card printing device according to claim 6, characterized in that: The printing mechanism also includes a curing mechanism, which is located on the downstream side of the printing head in the conveying direction. The card printing equipment also includes an exhaust gas treatment device, and the exhaust port of the exhaust gas treatment device is arranged close to the curing mechanism or close to the printing head.

8. The card printing device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that: The card printing device further comprises a feeding device and a feeding device, wherein the feeding device is arranged on the machine base, the feeding device is located at the identification area, the feeding device is arranged at the feeding end of the conveyor belt, the feeding device is arranged close to the feeding device, and the feeding device moves between the feeding device and the conveyor belt; The feeding device comprises a base and a feeding mechanism, and the feeding mechanism is arranged on the base.

9. The card printing device according to claim 8, characterized in that: The feeding device also includes a feeding drive mechanism; The number of the feeding mechanisms is more than two, each of the feeding mechanisms is arranged along the second horizontal direction, the feeding driving mechanism drives the feeding mechanism to move along the second horizontal direction on the base, and the first horizontal direction intersects with the second horizontal direction; Each of the feeding mechanisms includes a push plate driving component, a material storage frame, a material sensor and a push plate. The push plate is arranged in the material storage frame. The push plate driving component drives the push plate to move in a vertical direction. A sensing port is opened on the side wall of the material storage frame, and the sensing end of the material sensor is opposite to the sensing port.

10. The card printing device according to claim 9, characterized in that: The feeding device comprises a feeding drive mechanism and two or more feeding mechanisms, each of the feeding mechanisms is arranged along the first horizontal direction, and each of the feeding mechanisms comprises a suction cup drive mechanism and a suction cup, and the suction cup drive mechanism drives the suction cup to move along the vertical direction.

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