Inkjet printing system, inkjet printing method, device, controller and medium

Abstract

The present invention discloses an inkjet printing system, inkjet printing method, device, controller and medium. The inkjet printing system includes a printing workbench assembly and a printing controller. The printing workbench assembly includes three printing workbench and two inkjet printing carriages. The printing controller is used to determine at least one workbench to be printed from the three printing workbench. After the material to be printed is transported to the corresponding workbench to be printed, the printing controller sends a data printing instruction to at least one inkjet printing carriage. If the printing controller sends a data printing instruction to two inkjet printing carriages, the two inkjet printing carriages are used to perform synchronous printing on different workbench to be printed according to the data printing instruction. If the printing controller sends a data printing instruction to one inkjet printing carriage, the inkjet printing carriage is used to print on at least one workbench to be printed according to the data printing instruction. The technical solution of the embodiment of the present invention can improve the production efficiency of inkjet printing equipment.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the field of inkjet printing technology, and in particular to an inkjet printing system, an inkjet printing method, an inkjet printing device, a controller and a medium. Background Art

[0002] With the development of the times, technological progress, and the urgent need for energy conservation and emission reduction, industrial automated inkjet equipment has been born to replace traditional manual screen printing equipment. Automated inkjet equipment generally uses inkjet printing to achieve automatic printing.

[0003] The rapid development of inkjet printing equipment in recent years has led to the emergence of contactless, pressure-free, and plateless inkjet printing technology for printed circuit boards. However, production speed and print quality have reached bottlenecks. Currently, most inkjet printing equipment in the printed circuit board industry is small, single-station workstation, resulting in low production efficiency. A single print pass often fails to cover the entire print material, requiring multiple passes for scanning and printing, which often leads to print quality issues such as poor seams.

[0004] Therefore, how to improve the production speed and printing quality of inkjet printing equipment and further improve the efficiency of the equipment is becoming more and more urgent and has become a problem that needs to be solved urgently in this field. Summary of the Invention

[0005] The present invention provides an inkjet printing system, an inkjet printing method, an inkjet printing device, a controller and a medium to solve the problem of low production efficiency of existing inkjet printing equipment.

[0006] According to one aspect of the present invention, an inkjet printing system is provided, comprising a printing table assembly and a printing controller, wherein:

[0007] The printing table assembly is in communication with the printing controller, and the printing table assembly includes three printing tables and two inkjet printing carriages;

[0008] The printing controller is used to determine at least one workstation to be printed from the three printing workstations; after the material to be printed is transported to the corresponding workstation to be printed, send a data printing instruction to at least one inkjet printing vehicle;

[0009] If the printing controller sends a data printing instruction to the two inkjet printing carriages, the two inkjet printing carriages are used to perform synchronous printing on different workstations to be printed according to the data printing instruction;

[0010] If the printing controller sends a data printing instruction to an inkjet printing carriage, the inkjet printing carriage is used to print on at least one workbench to be printed according to the data printing instruction.

[0011] According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an inkjet printing method, which is applied to a printing controller and includes:

[0012] Determine at least one workstation to be printed from the three printing workstations;

[0013] After the material to be printed is transported to the corresponding workbench to be printed, a data printing instruction is sent to at least one inkjet printing vehicle;

[0014] If the printing controller sends a data printing instruction to the two inkjet printing carriages, the two inkjet printing carriages are used to perform synchronous printing on different workstations to be printed according to the data printing instruction;

[0015] If the printing controller sends a data printing instruction to an inkjet printing carriage, the inkjet printing carriage is used to print on at least one workbench to be printed according to the data printing instruction.

[0016] According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an inkjet printing device, configured in a printing controller, comprising:

[0017] A module for determining a workstation to be printed, configured to determine at least one workstation to be printed from three printing workstations;

[0018] A data printing instruction sending module is used to send a data printing instruction to at least one inkjet printing vehicle after the material to be printed is transported to the corresponding workbench to be printed;

[0019] If the printing controller sends a data printing instruction to the two inkjet printing carriages, the two inkjet printing carriages are used to perform synchronous printing on different workstations to be printed according to the data printing instruction;

[0020] If the printing controller sends a data printing instruction to an inkjet printing carriage, the inkjet printing carriage is used to print on at least one workbench to be printed according to the data printing instruction.

[0021] According to another aspect of the present invention, a printing controller is provided, comprising:

[0022] at least one processor; and

[0023] a memory communicatively connected to the at least one processor; wherein,

[0024] The memory stores a computer program executable by the at least one processor. The computer program is executed by the at least one processor so that the at least one processor can execute the inkjet printing method according to any embodiment of the present invention.

[0025] According to another aspect of the present invention, a computer-readable storage medium is provided, wherein the computer-readable storage medium stores computer instructions, and the computer instructions are used to enable a processor to implement the inkjet printing method according to any embodiment of the present invention when executed.

[0026] The technical solution of the embodiment of the present invention is to form an inkjet printing system by using a printing workbench assembly and a printing controller. The printing controller determines at least one workbench to be printed from the three printing workbench of the printing workbench assembly. After the material to be printed is transported to the corresponding workbench to be printed, the printing controller sends a data printing instruction to at least one inkjet printing carriage of the printing workbench assembly. If the printing controller sends a data printing instruction to two inkjet printing carriages, the two inkjet printing carriages will perform synchronous printing at different workbench to be printed according to the data printing instruction. If the printing controller sends a data printing instruction to one inkjet printing carriage, the inkjet printing carriage will perform printing at at least one workbench to be printed according to the data printing instruction. In this solution, the printing workbench assembly is composed of three printing workbench and two inkjet printing carriages. This assembly can minimize the footprint of the entire line and simplify the automated motion logic. The two inkjet printing carriages can be flexibly combined to complete various types of printing tasks, solving the problem of low production efficiency of existing inkjet printing equipment and improving the production efficiency of inkjet printing equipment.

[0027] It should be understood that the content described in this section is not intended to identify the key or important features of the embodiments of the present invention, nor is it intended to limit the scope of the present invention. Other features of the present invention will become readily understood through the following description. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0028] 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. 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 these drawings without creative work.

[0029] Figure 1 An inkjet printing system provided in embodiment 1 of the present invention;

[0030] Figure 2 A schematic diagram of a printing cabinet table provided in the second embodiment of the present invention;

[0031] Figure 3 A schematic diagram of a printing workbench assembly provided in a second embodiment of the present invention;

[0032] Figure 4 A schematic diagram of a loading and unloading temporary storage assembly provided in the second embodiment of the present invention;

[0033] Figure 5 A schematic diagram of a loading and unloading handling assembly provided in the second embodiment of the present invention;

[0034] Figure 6 A flowchart of an inkjet printing method provided in Example 3 of the present invention;

[0035] Figure 7 A schematic structural diagram of an inkjet printing device provided in a fourth embodiment of the present invention;

[0036] Figure 8 A schematic structural diagram of a print controller that can be used to implement an embodiment of the present invention is shown. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0037] In order to enable those skilled in the art to better understand the solutions of the present invention, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the embodiments described are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without making creative efforts should fall within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0038] It should be noted that the terms "including" and "having" and any variations thereof in the specification and claims of the present invention and the above-mentioned drawings are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusions. For example, a process, method, system, product or apparatus comprising a series of steps or units is not necessarily limited to those steps or units clearly listed, but may include other steps or units that are not clearly listed or are inherent to these processes, methods, products or apparatuses.

[0039] Example 1

[0040] Figure 1 An inkjet printing system provided in Example 1 of the present invention may include a printing workbench assembly 101 and a printing controller 102, wherein the printing workbench assembly 101 is communicatively connected to the printing controller 102, and the printing workbench assembly 101 may include three printing workbenches and two inkjet printing carriages; the printing controller 102 may be used to determine at least one workbench to be printed from the three printing workbenches; after the material to be printed is transported to the corresponding workbench to be printed, a data printing instruction is sent to at least one inkjet printing carriage.

[0041] If the printing controller 102 sends a data printing instruction to two inkjet printing carriages, the two inkjet printing carriages are used to perform synchronous printing on different workstations to be printed according to the data printing instruction; if the printing controller 102 sends a data printing instruction to one inkjet printing carriage, the inkjet printing carriage is used to print on at least one workstation to be printed according to the data printing instruction.

[0042] The printing workbench assembly 101 may be a collection of printing workbenches. The printing workbench assembly 101 may include three printing workbenches and two inkjet printing carriages. The printing controller 102 may be a control system for controlling the inkjet printing carriage to perform printing. The material to be printed may be a carrier of the content printed by the printing carriage. For example, the material to be printed may include but is not limited to paper, cloth, and PCB (Printed Circuit Board). The workbench to be printed may be the workbench among the three printing workbenches that currently needs to carry the material to be printed. The data printing instruction may be an instruction sent by the printing controller 102 to the inkjet printing carriage to control the inkjet printing carriage to complete the printing task.

[0043] In this embodiment of the present invention, an inkjet printing system is comprised of a print station assembly 101 and a print controller 102, which are in communication with each other. Based on a print task script uploaded by the user, the print controller 102 in the inkjet printing system first identifies at least one station to be printed from among the three print stations. Once the material to be printed has been transported to the corresponding station, the print controller 102 sends a data print instruction to the inkjet printing vehicle to be activated.

[0044] If the print controller 102 sends the data print command to two inkjet printing carriages, the two inkjet printing carriages will simultaneously print the materials to be printed at different workstations according to their respective data print commands. If the print controller 102 sends the data print command to only one inkjet printing carriage, the inkjet printing carriage that receives the data print command will print the materials to be printed at at least one workstation according to the data print command.

[0045] The technical solution of the embodiment of the present invention is to form an inkjet printing system by using a printing workbench assembly and a printing controller. The printing controller determines at least one workbench to be printed from the three printing workbench of the printing workbench assembly. After the material to be printed is transported to the corresponding workbench to be printed, the printing controller sends a data printing instruction to at least one inkjet printing carriage of the printing workbench assembly. If the printing controller sends a data printing instruction to two inkjet printing carriages, the two inkjet printing carriages will perform synchronous printing at different workbench to be printed according to the data printing instruction. If the printing controller sends a data printing instruction to one inkjet printing carriage, the inkjet printing carriage will perform printing at at least one workbench to be printed according to the data printing instruction. In this solution, the printing workbench assembly is composed of three printing workbench and two inkjet printing carriages. This assembly can minimize the footprint of the entire line and simplify the automated motion logic. The two inkjet printing carriages can be flexibly combined to complete various types of printing tasks, solving the problem of low production efficiency of existing inkjet printing equipment and improving the production efficiency of inkjet printing equipment.

[0046] Example 2

[0047] An optional embodiment of the inkjet printing system is given in the second embodiment of the invention, and its specific implementation can be found in the following embodiments. Technical terms that are the same as or corresponding to the above embodiments are not repeated here.

[0048] In an optional embodiment of the present invention, the inkjet printing carriage can be used to simultaneously print two materials to be printed on a workbench to be printed, or to print one material to be printed on a workbench to be printed according to a data printing instruction.

[0049] In an embodiment of the present invention, the printing controller can send data printing instructions to the inkjet printing carriage according to the actual printing task, so as to control the inkjet printing carriage to print two materials to be printed on a workbench to be printed at the same time based on the printing controller through the data printing instructions, or control the inkjet printing carriage to print one material to be printed on a workbench to be printed through the data printing instructions.

[0050] In an optional embodiment of the present invention, the inkjet printing system may further include a loading and handling assembly and a loading and temporary storage assembly; wherein the loading and handling assembly is used to grab the material to be printed to the loading and temporary storage assembly; the printing controller is used to generate a loading and handling instruction according to the working position of at least one workbench to be printed; and send the loading and handling instruction to the loading and temporary storage assembly; the loading and temporary storage assembly is used to grab the material to be printed to the corresponding workbench to be printed according to the loading and handling instruction.

[0051] The loading and handling assembly can be a collection of components that grab materials that need to be handled. The loading and handling assembly can be a temporary storage system for materials that need to be handled. The loading and handling instructions can be used to instruct the loading and handling assembly to move the materials to be printed to the workbench to be printed.

[0052] In an embodiment of the present invention, the inkjet printing system may further include a loading and handling assembly and a loading and temporary storage assembly. The print controller may generate a loading and handling instruction based on the working position of the workstation to be printed, and transmit the loading and handling instruction to the loading and temporary storage assembly. After the loading and temporary storage assembly receives the loading and handling instruction, the loading and handling assembly may grab the material to be printed to the loading and temporary storage assembly. When the loading and temporary storage assembly detects the material to be printed, the loading and handling instruction may be used to grab the material to be printed to the corresponding workstation to be printed.

[0053] In an optional embodiment of the present invention, the printing workbench assembly may further include a CCD component, which is installed between two inkjet printing carriages and two inkjet printing carriage beams; the CCD component is used to collect target image data of the material to be printed on the corresponding workbench to be printed after the loading temporary storage assembly grabs the material to be printed to the corresponding workbench to be printed; and send the target image data to the printing controller; the printing controller is used to generate inkjet carriage displacement data based on the target image data; the inkjet carriage displacement data is used to control the inkjet printing carriage to move to the printing starting position.

[0054] The target image data may be an image of the material to be printed captured by the CCD component. The inkjet carriage displacement data may be used to characterize the displacement of the inkjet printing carriage when it reaches the initial printing position.

[0055] In an embodiment of the present invention, the inkjet printing system may further include a CCD component, which may be specifically installed between two inkjet printing carriages and two inkjet printing carriage crossbeams. After the loading temporary storage assembly grabs the material to be printed onto the corresponding workbench to be printed, the CCD component takes a photo of the material to be printed on the workbench to be printed when it reaches the photo-taking position, obtains target image data, and sends the target image data to the print controller. The print controller may parse the acquired target image data to determine the position of the material to be printed, and then generate inkjet carriage displacement data based on the position of the material to be printed and the position of the inkjet printing carriage, and further send the inkjet carriage displacement data to the inkjet printing carriage so that the inkjet printing carriage moves to the printing start position according to the inkjet carriage displacement data.

[0056] In an optional embodiment of the present invention, the inkjet printing system may further include a material unloading and handling assembly and a material unloading and temporary storage assembly; wherein, the printing controller is used to generate a material unloading and handling instruction after detecting that the inkjet printing carriage completes the printing task, and send the material unloading and handling instruction to the material unloading and handling assembly; the material unloading and handling assembly is used to receive the material unloading and handling instruction sent by the printing controller, and transport the printed material to the material unloading and temporary storage assembly according to the material unloading and handling instruction; the material unloading and temporary storage assembly is used to transport the printed material to the material unloading flap area.

[0057] The material handling assembly may be a collection of components that grabs and processes materials. The material storage assembly may be a temporary storage system for materials that have been processed. The material handling instruction may be an instruction that instructs the material handling assembly to grab printed materials. The material flap area may be the area at the discharge port where the flap is flipped.

[0058] In an embodiment of the present invention, the inkjet printing system may further include a material unloading and handling assembly and a material unloading and temporary storage assembly. When the print controller detects that the inkjet printing carriage has completed a print task according to the data printing instruction, it generates a material unloading and handling instruction and transmits the material unloading and handling instruction to the material unloading and handling assembly. The material unloading and handling assembly transports the printed material to the material unloading and temporary storage assembly according to the material unloading and handling instruction. After the material unloading and temporary storage assembly detects that all printed material has arrived at the temporary storage location, it transports the printed material to the unloading flap area.

[0059] In an optional embodiment of the present invention, the inkjet printing system may further include a nozzle cleaning assembly; the nozzle cleaning assembly is used to clean the inkjet printing carriage according to a preset cleaning cycle.

[0060] The nozzle cleaning assembly may be a system for cleaning the nozzle of the inkjet printing carriage. The preset cleaning cycle may be a set time period.

[0061] In an embodiment of the invention, if the inkjet printing system further includes a nozzle cleaning assembly, the nozzle cleaning assembly cleans the nozzle of the inkjet printing carriage according to a preset cleaning cycle.

[0062] In a specific example, an inkjet printing system includes a printing table assembly, a nozzle cleaning assembly, a loading and unloading temporary storage assembly, and a printing controller. The printing table assembly includes three printing tables, two inkjet printing carriages, a CCD assembly, and an ink supply system. The three printing tables are installed vertically in a horizontal plane, and the CCD assembly is installed between the two inkjet printing carriage crossbeams and the two inkjet printing carriages. The CCD assembly includes at least two CCD lenses. The two inkjet printing carriages are mounted above the crossbeams of the inkjet printing carriages; two sets of nozzle cleaning assemblies are respectively mounted below the corresponding inkjet printing carriage crossbeams. The ink supply system is installed at the rear of the entire inkjet printing system. The signal input end of the ink supply system is connected to the printing controller, and the signal output end of the ink supply system is connected to the inkjet printing carriage and the nozzle cleaning device.

[0063] like Figure 2 The printing box table of the three printing workbenches in the printing workbench assembly shown specifically includes a table base 201, a double-piece middle clapper assembly 202, a small printing box table 203, a table clamp mushroom head 204, and a table vacuum assembly 205.

[0064] like Figure 3 As shown, the printing workbench assembly includes a CCD component 301, a nozzle 302, a UV curing lamp 303 and an ink supply system 304.

[0065] The loading and unloading temporary storage assembly and the unloading temporary storage assembly can be collectively referred to as the loading and unloading temporary storage assembly, including the temporary storage Z axis component 401, the temporary storage support component 402 and the sensing photoelectric component 403. Figure 4 The loading and unloading handling assembly and the unloading and unloading handling assembly are collectively referred to as the loading and unloading handling assembly, which includes the transverse X-axis assembly 501, the transfer bracket 502, and the product pressing cylinder assembly 503. Figure 5 .

[0066] Optionally, the inkjet printing system may further include an electric control box, a Y-axis marble precision height adjustment component, a Y-axis marble precision left and right adjustment component, a marble base plate and a marble gantry, which together with the printing controller constitute a machine assembly.

[0067] For example, a printing box table and two sets of nozzle cleaning assemblies are respectively provided on the marble substrate. The two sets of nozzle cleaning assemblies are arranged on the side of the printing box table, symmetrically arranged, and can be rotated 90 degrees for operation. The printing box table is provided on the sides of the two back-to-back crossbeams of the marble gantry, and the nozzle cleaning assembly is located on one side of the printing workbench assembly. Specifically, the nozzle cleaning assembly is installed on the left and right ends of the front side of the marble gantry and arranged symmetrically. During the printing process, every once in a while, as needed, the crossbeam carries the printing workbench assembly to the top of the nozzle cleaning assembly, and then the nozzle cleaning assembly rotates vertically 90 degrees close to the nozzle area of ​​the inkjet printing trolley. The nozzle area of ​​the inkjet printing trolley descends to suck and clean the residual ink on the nozzle, thereby ensuring the quality and accuracy of the pixel points printed on the PCB panel. At the same time, the whole machine is equipped with a loading and unloading temporary storage assembly and a loading and unloading conveying assembly for fast loading and unloading.

[0068] This solution simplifies the automation logic. Extreme speed, simplicity, and reliability are implemented in every design step. To efficiently and rationally meet the production needs of PCB circuit boards, a revolutionary structural design is implemented for the four major workstations: board placement (temporary storage), alignment, printing, and board collection. This design fully utilizes the interconnectedness and working principles of each workstation to minimize waiting times for each process, effectively improving the working time and quality of each process. The overall system dimensions, especially the width, are more scientific and reasonable in terms of factory space requirements.

[0069] Example 3

[0070] Figure 6 This is a flow chart of an inkjet printing method provided in Example 3 of the present invention. Figure 6 As shown, the method includes:

[0071] Step 610: Determine at least one workstation to be printed from the three printing workstations.

[0072] In the embodiment of the present invention, the printing controller first determines at least one to-be-printed workstation from the three printing workstations based on the actual printing task.

[0073] Step 620: After the material to be printed is transported to the corresponding workbench to be printed, a data printing instruction is sent to at least one inkjet printing vehicle.

[0074] Correspondingly, after the material to be printed is transported to the corresponding workbench to be printed, the printing controller sends a data printing instruction to at least one inkjet printing carriage.

[0075] Step 630: If the print controller sends a data print instruction to two inkjet print carriages, the two inkjet print carriages are used to perform synchronous printing on different workstations to be printed according to the data print instruction; if the print controller sends a data print instruction to one inkjet print carriage, the inkjet print carriage is used to print on at least one workstation to be printed according to the data print instruction.

[0076] In an optional embodiment of the present invention, the inkjet printing method further includes: generating a loading and handling instruction based on the working position of at least one of the workstations to be printed; sending the loading and handling instruction to the loading and handling assembly, so that the loading and handling assembly can grab the material to be printed to the corresponding workstation to be printed according to the loading and handling instruction.

[0077] In an optional embodiment of the present invention, the inkjet printing method further includes: generating inkjet carriage displacement data based on the target image data; wherein the inkjet carriage displacement data is used to control the inkjet printing carriage to move to a printing start position.

[0078] In an optional embodiment of the present invention, the inkjet printing method further includes: after detecting that the inkjet printing carriage completes the printing task, generating a material unloading and handling instruction, and sending the material unloading and handling instruction to the material unloading and handling assembly, so that the material unloading and handling instruction sent by the printing controller is received through the material unloading and handling assembly, and the printed material is transported to the material unloading temporary storage assembly according to the material unloading and handling instruction; the material unloading temporary storage assembly is used to transport the printed material to the material unloading flap area.

[0079] In an optional embodiment of the present invention, the inkjet printing method further includes: controlling the nozzle cleaning assembly to clean the inkjet printing carriage according to a preset cleaning cycle.

[0080] According to the technical solution of an embodiment of the present invention, the print controller determines at least one workstation to be printed from three print workstations, and then sends a data print instruction to at least one inkjet printing carriage after the material to be printed is transported to the corresponding workstation to be printed. If the print controller sends a data print instruction to two inkjet printing carriages, the two inkjet printing carriages will perform synchronous printing at different workstations to be printed according to the data print instruction. If the print controller sends a data print instruction to one inkjet printing carriage, the inkjet printing carriage will perform printing at at least one workstation to be printed according to the data print instruction. In this solution, the two inkjet printing carriages can work simultaneously, or the printing tasks can be flexibly configured separately, making full use of the inkjet printing carriages, solving the problem of low production efficiency of existing inkjet printing equipment, and improving the production efficiency of inkjet printing equipment.

[0081] Example 4

[0082] Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of an inkjet printing device provided in the fourth embodiment of the present invention. Figure 7 As shown, the device includes: a workstation determination module 710 to be printed and a data printing instruction sending module 720,

[0083] A workstation to be printed determining module 710 is configured to determine at least one workstation to be printed from the three printing workstations;

[0084] The data printing instruction sending module 720 is used to send a data printing instruction to at least one inkjet printing vehicle after the material to be printed is transported to the corresponding workbench to be printed;

[0085] If the printing controller sends a data printing instruction to the two inkjet printing carriages, the two inkjet printing carriages are used to perform synchronous printing on different workstations to be printed according to the data printing instruction;

[0086] If the printing controller sends a data printing instruction to an inkjet printing carriage, the inkjet printing carriage is used to print on at least one workbench to be printed according to the data printing instruction.

[0087] According to the technical solution of an embodiment of the present invention, the print controller determines at least one workstation to be printed from three print workstations, and then sends a data print instruction to at least one inkjet printing carriage after the material to be printed is transported to the corresponding workstation to be printed. If the print controller sends a data print instruction to two inkjet printing carriages, the two inkjet printing carriages will perform synchronous printing at different workstations to be printed according to the data print instruction. If the print controller sends a data print instruction to one inkjet printing carriage, the inkjet printing carriage will perform printing at at least one workstation to be printed according to the data print instruction. In this solution, the two inkjet printing carriages can work simultaneously, or the printing tasks can be flexibly configured separately, making full use of the inkjet printing carriages, solving the problem of low production efficiency of existing inkjet printing equipment, and improving the production efficiency of inkjet printing equipment.

[0088] Optionally, the inkjet printing device also includes a material loading and handling instruction generation and sending module, which is used to generate a material loading and handling instruction based on the working position of at least one of the workbenches to be printed; and send the material loading and handling instruction to the material loading temporary storage assembly, so that the material to be printed can be grabbed to the corresponding workbench to be printed through the material loading and handling instruction.

[0089] Optionally, the inkjet printing device further includes an inkjet carriage displacement data generation module for generating inkjet carriage displacement data based on the target image data; wherein the inkjet carriage displacement data is used to control the inkjet printing carriage to move to a printing starting position.

[0090] Optionally, the inkjet printing device also includes a material unloading and handling instruction generation and sending module, which is used to generate a material unloading and handling instruction after detecting that the inkjet printing carriage completes the printing task, and send the material unloading and handling instruction to the material unloading and handling assembly, so that the material unloading and handling instruction sent by the printing controller is received through the material unloading and handling assembly, and the printed material is transported to the material unloading temporary storage assembly according to the material unloading and handling instruction; the material unloading temporary storage assembly is used to transport the printed material to the material unloading flap area.

[0091] Optionally, the inkjet printing device further includes a nozzle cleaning control module, which is used to control the nozzle cleaning assembly to clean the inkjet printing carriage according to a preset cleaning cycle.

[0092] The inkjet printing device provided by the embodiment of the present invention can execute the inkjet printing method provided by any embodiment of the present invention, and has the corresponding functional modules and beneficial effects of the execution method.

[0093] Example 5

[0094] Figure 8 A schematic diagram of a print controller that can be used to implement an embodiment of the present invention is shown. The print controller is intended to represent various forms of digital computers, such as laptop computers, desktop computers, workstations, personal digital assistants, servers, blade servers, mainframe computers, and other suitable computers. The print controller can also represent various forms of mobile devices, such as personal digital assistants, cellular phones, smartphones, wearable devices (such as helmets, glasses, watches, etc.) and other similar computing devices. The components shown herein, their connections and relationships, and their functions are merely examples and are not intended to limit the implementation of the present invention described and / or claimed herein.

[0095] like Figure 8 As shown, the print controller 10 includes at least one processor 11 and a memory, such as a read-only memory (ROM) 12, a random access memory (RAM) 13, etc., which is communicatively connected to the at least one processor 11. The memory stores a computer program that can be executed by the at least one processor, and the processor 11 can perform various appropriate actions and processes according to the computer program stored in the read-only memory (ROM) 12 or the computer program loaded from the storage unit 18 into the random access memory (RAM) 13. Various programs and data required for the operation of the print controller 10 can also be stored in the RAM 13. The processor 11, ROM 12, and RAM 13 are connected to each other via a bus 14. An input / output (I / O) interface 15 is also connected to the bus 14.

[0096] Several components in the print controller 10 are connected to an I / O interface 15, including an input unit 16, such as a keyboard and mouse; an output unit 17, such as various types of displays and speakers; a storage unit 18, such as a magnetic disk and optical disk; and a communication unit 19, such as a network card, a modem, a wireless communication transceiver, etc. The communication unit 19 allows the print controller 10 to exchange information / data with other devices via a computer network such as the Internet and / or various telecommunication networks.

[0097] The processor 11 can be any general-purpose and / or specialized processing component with processing and computing capabilities. Some examples of the processor 11 include, but are not limited to, a central processing unit (CPU), a graphics processing unit (GPU), various specialized artificial intelligence (AI) computing chips, various processors that run machine learning model algorithms, a digital signal processor (DSP), and any suitable processor, controller, microcontroller, etc. The processor 11 executes the various methods and processes described above, such as the inkjet printing method.

[0098] In some embodiments, the inkjet printing method can be implemented as a computer program that is tangibly contained in a computer-readable storage medium, such as storage unit 18. In some embodiments, part or all of the computer program can be loaded and / or installed on the print controller 10 via ROM 12 and / or communication unit 19. When the computer program is loaded into RAM 13 and executed by processor 11, one or more steps of the inkjet printing method described above can be performed. Alternatively, in other embodiments, processor 11 can be configured to perform the inkjet printing method in any other suitable manner (e.g., by means of firmware).

[0099] Various embodiments of the systems and techniques described herein can be implemented in digital electronic circuit systems, integrated circuit systems, field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), application specific standard products (ASSPs), system-on-chip systems (SOCs), programmable logic devices (CPLDs), computer hardware, firmware, software, and / or combinations thereof. These various embodiments can include being implemented in one or more computer programs that are executable and / or interpreted on a programmable system that includes at least one programmable processor, which can be a special purpose or general purpose programmable processor that can receive data and instructions from a storage system, at least one input device, and at least one output device, and transmit data and instructions to the storage system, the at least one input device, and the at least one output device.

[0100] Computer programs for implementing the methods of the present invention may be written in any combination of one or more programming languages. These computer programs may be provided to a processor of a general-purpose computer, a special-purpose computer, or other programmable data processing device, such that when the computer program is executed by the processor, the functions / operations specified in the flowcharts and / or block diagrams are implemented. The computer program may be executed entirely on the machine, partially on the machine, as a stand-alone software package, partially on the machine and partially on a remote machine, or entirely on a remote machine or server.

[0101] In the context of the present invention, computer-readable storage media can be tangible media that can contain or store a computer program for use with an instruction execution system, device or equipment or used in combination with an instruction execution system, device or equipment. Computer-readable storage media can include but are not limited to electronic, magnetic, optical, electromagnetic, infrared or semiconductor systems, devices or equipment, or any suitable combination of the foregoing. Alternatively, computer-readable storage media can be machine-readable signal media. More specific examples of machine-readable storage media can include electrical connections based on one or more lines, portable computer disks, hard disks, random access memories (RAM), read-only memories (ROM), erasable programmable read-only memories (EPROM or flash memory), optical fibers, portable compact disk read-only memories (CD-ROM), optical storage devices, magnetic storage devices, or any suitable combination of the foregoing.

[0102] To provide interaction with a user, the systems and techniques described herein can be implemented on a print controller having: a display device (e.g., a CRT (cathode ray tube) or LCD (liquid crystal display) monitor) for displaying information to the user; and a keyboard and pointing device (e.g., a mouse or trackball) through which the user can provide input to the print controller. Other types of devices can also be used to provide interaction with the user; for example, the feedback provided to the user can be any form of sensory feedback (e.g., visual feedback, auditory feedback, or tactile feedback); and input from the user can be received in any form (including acoustic input, voice input, or tactile input).

[0103] The systems and techniques described herein can be implemented in a computing system that includes back-end components (e.g., as a data server), or a computing system that includes middleware components (e.g., an application server), or a computing system that includes front-end components (e.g., a user computer with a graphical user interface or web browser through which a user can interact with implementations of the systems and techniques described herein), or a computing system that includes any combination of such back-end components, middleware components, or front-end components. The components of the system can be interconnected by any form or medium of digital data communication (e.g., a communication network). Examples of communication networks include: a local area network (LAN), a wide area network (WAN), a blockchain network, and the Internet.

[0104] A computing system may include clients and servers. The clients and servers are typically remote from each other and typically interact via a communication network. This client-server relationship arises through computer programs running on the respective computers, creating a client-server relationship. The server may be a cloud server, also known as a cloud computing server or cloud host. This server is a hosting product within the cloud computing service ecosystem that addresses the management difficulties and limited scalability of traditional physical hosting and VPS services.

[0105] It should be understood that the various forms of the processes shown above can be used to reorder, add, or delete steps. For example, the steps described in the present invention can be performed in parallel, sequentially, or in a different order, as long as the desired results of the technical solution of the present invention can be achieved. This is not limited herein.

[0106] The above specific embodiments do not limit the scope of protection of the present invention. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that various modifications, combinations, sub-combinations, and substitutions may be made based on design requirements and other factors. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, and improvements made within the spirit and principles of the present invention are intended to be included within the scope of protection of the present invention.

Claims

1. An inkjet printing method, characterized in that: Applied to inkjet printing system, the inkjet printing system includes: a printing table assembly and a printing controller, wherein, The printing workbench assembly is in communication with the printing controller, and the printing workbench assembly includes three printing workbenches and two inkjet printing carriages; The printing controller is configured to determine at least one workstation to be printed from the three printing workstations; after the material to be printed is transported to the corresponding workstation to be printed, send a data printing instruction to at least one of the inkjet printing vehicles; If the printing controller sends the data printing instruction to the two inkjet printing carriages, the two inkjet printing carriages are used to perform synchronous printing on different workstations to be printed according to the data printing instruction; If the printing controller sends the data printing instruction to one of the inkjet printing carriages, the inkjet printing carriage is configured to print on at least one of the workstations to be printed according to the data printing instruction; The inkjet printing method comprises: Determine at least one workstation to be printed from the three printing workstations; After the material to be printed is transported to the corresponding workbench to be printed, a data printing instruction is sent to at least one inkjet printing vehicle; If the printing controller sends the data printing instruction to the two inkjet printing carriages, the two inkjet printing carriages are used to perform synchronous printing on different workstations to be printed according to the data printing instruction; If the printing controller sends the data printing instruction to one of the inkjet printing carriages, the inkjet printing carriage is used to print on at least one of the workstations to be printed according to the data printing instruction.

2. The inkjet printing method according to claim 1, wherein: The inkjet printing carriage is used to simultaneously print two materials to be printed on one of the workstations to be printed, or to print one material to be printed on one of the workstations to be printed, according to the data printing instruction.

3. The inkjet printing method according to claim 2, wherein: The inkjet printing system further includes: a material loading and transporting assembly and a material loading and temporary storage assembly; wherein, The material loading and transporting assembly is used to grab the material to be printed and put it into the material loading temporary storage assembly; The printing controller is used to generate a material loading and handling instruction according to the working position of at least one of the workstations to be printed; and send the material loading and handling instruction to the material loading temporary storage assembly; The material loading and temporary storage assembly is used to grab the material to be printed to the corresponding workbench to be printed according to the material loading and handling instruction.

4. The inkjet printing method according to claim 3, wherein: The printing workbench assembly further includes: a charge coupled device (CCD) component, wherein the CCD component is installed between the two inkjet printing carriages and the two inkjet printing carriage crossbeams; The CCD component is used to collect target image data of the material to be printed on the corresponding workbench to be printed after the material loading temporary storage assembly grabs the material to be printed to the corresponding workbench to be printed; and send the target image data to the printing controller; The printing controller is used to generate inkjet carriage displacement data according to the target image data; The inkjet carriage displacement data is used to control the inkjet printing carriage to move to the printing starting position.

5. The inkjet printing method according to claim 2, wherein: The inkjet printing system further includes: the printing controller, configured to generate a material unloading and handling instruction after detecting that the inkjet printing vehicle completes a printing task, and send the material unloading and handling instruction to the material unloading and handling assembly; The material unloading and transporting assembly is used to receive the material unloading and transporting instructions sent by the printing controller, and transport the printed materials to the material unloading temporary storage assembly according to the material unloading and transporting instructions; The material unloading temporary storage assembly is used to transport the printed materials to the material unloading flap area.

6. The inkjet printing method according to claim 1, wherein: The inkjet printing system further includes: a nozzle cleaning assembly; The nozzle cleaning assembly is used to clean the inkjet printing carriage according to a preset cleaning cycle.

7. An inkjet printing device, characterized in that: Configured in an inkjet printing system, the inkjet printing system includes: a printing table assembly and a printing controller, wherein, The printing workbench assembly is in communication with the printing controller, and the printing workbench assembly includes three printing workbenches and two inkjet printing carriages; The printing controller is configured to determine at least one workstation to be printed from the three printing workstations; after the material to be printed is transported to the corresponding workstation to be printed, send a data printing instruction to at least one of the inkjet printing vehicles; If the printing controller sends the data printing instruction to the two inkjet printing carriages, the two inkjet printing carriages are used to perform synchronous printing on different workstations to be printed according to the data printing instruction; If the printing controller sends the data printing instruction to one of the inkjet printing carriages, the inkjet printing carriage is configured to print on at least one of the workstations to be printed according to the data printing instruction; The inkjet printing device comprises: A module for determining a workstation to be printed, configured to determine at least one workstation to be printed from three printing workstations; A data printing instruction sending module, configured to send a data printing instruction to at least one inkjet printing vehicle after the material to be printed is transported to the corresponding workbench to be printed; If the printing controller sends a data printing instruction to the two inkjet printing carriages, the two inkjet printing carriages are used to perform synchronous printing at different workstations to be printed according to the data printing instruction; If the printing controller sends a data printing instruction to one of the inkjet printing carriages, the inkjet printing carriage is used to print on at least one of the workstations to be printed according to the data printing instruction.

8. A printing controller, characterized in that: The printing controller includes: at least one processor; and a memory communicatively connected to the at least one processor; wherein, The memory stores a computer program executable by the at least one processor, and the computer program is executed by the at least one processor to enable the at least one processor to perform the inkjet printing method according to any one of claims 1 to 6.

9. A computer-readable storage medium, characterized in that The computer-readable storage medium stores computer instructions, and the computer instructions are used to enable a processor to implement the inkjet printing method according to any one of claims 1 to 6 when executed.

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