Multi-margin printing apparatus and multi-margin printing method

Abstract

The present application provides a kind of multi-book edge printing device and its multi-book edge printing method, wherein the multi-book edge printing device, comprising: printing component, with printing part;Rotary book clamp component, including the first clamping plate that can be relatively close or far away, second clamping plate, the first clamping plate can form clamping with the second clamping plate between the book, also include rotary drive part, for driving the first clamping plate and the second clamping plate synchronous rotation to make the different book edges of the book clamped between the two correspond with the printing part one by one.The present application can complete the full printing of each different book edge of book without multiple stacking, handling, printing book, effectively reduce the degree of waste of site and labor, eliminate the occurrence of smearing, damage phenomenon due to multiple stacking, handling book.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of printing device design, in particular to a multi-book edge printing device and a multi-book edge printing method thereof. BACKGROUND

[0002] Generally, when printing a book, the book edges of the book block are cut, and the cutouts are the original color of the paper. In order to further beautify the book edges, a full-surface coloring book edge such as a gilded edge has been developed. However, in order to print patterns and designs on the book edges, inkjet printing is usually used for single-side color printing of the book edges. However, this scheme has some disadvantages.

[0003] (1) Only one side can be printed each time, and three repeated printing operations are required to complete the printing of three sides of a book;

[0004] (2) In batch production, in order to improve efficiency, all the book edges are usually completed before the production is switched to the other side. The book edges need to be arranged and sorted each time, which causes waste of space and labor;

[0005] (3) When the production is switched to the other side manually, the book edges are repeatedly handled, which easily causes the book edges to be stained and damaged. SUMMARY

[0006] The multi-book edge printing device and the multi-book edge printing method thereof designed by the present application can solve the technical problems of the prior art, such as the need for repeated steps of arranging, printing, and handling the book edges, the waste of space and labor, and the easy staining and damage of the book edges.

[0007] The present application aims to provide a multi-book edge printing device, comprising:

[0008] A printing assembly having a printing portion;

[0009] A rotating book clamp assembly comprising a first clamp plate and a second clamp plate capable of being relatively close or far away, the first clamp plate and the second clamp plate being capable of clamping a book block therebetween, and further comprising a rotating drive component for driving the first clamp plate and the second clamp plate to rotate synchronously so that different book edges of the book block clamped therebetween correspond to the printing portion in turn.

[0010] In some embodiments, the rotating book clamp assembly further comprises a first support, the first support comprising two oppositely spaced support arms and a connecting plate connected to corresponding ends of the two support arms, the rotating drive component having two, the two rotating drive components being fixedly connected to each of the support arms, and the extending ends of the rotating shafts of each of the rotating drive components being drivingly connected to the first clamp plate and the second clamp plate, respectively.

[0011] In some embodiments, the distance between the first clamping plate and its corresponding supporting arm is fixed, and the second clamping plate is movable relative to its corresponding supporting arm to clamp or unclamp the book between the first clamping plate and the second clamping plate.

[0012] In some embodiments, the extending end of the rotation axis of the rotation driving component corresponding to the second clamping plate is connected with a supporting plate, and a telescopic component is assembled on the supporting plate, and the second clamping plate is connected to the end of the telescopic axis of the telescopic component to realize the driving connection between the rotation driving component and the second clamping plate.

[0013] In some embodiments, the printing assembly is arranged in the upper region of the multi-book-edge printing device, and the rotating book clamp assembly further comprises a second supporting frame, and a lifting driving component is assembled on the second supporting frame, and the lifting driving component can drive the first supporting frame to lift.

[0014] In some embodiments, the multi-book-edge printing device further comprises a base, and a linear reciprocating driving component is assembled on the top surface of the base, and the linear reciprocating driving component can drive the second supporting frame to move.

[0015] In some embodiments, a book supporting platform is further assembled on the top surface of the base, and one end of the book supporting platform has an upwardly extending positioning reference strip, and the first clamping plate and the second clamping plate can be located at both ends of the horizontal extension direction of the positioning reference strip.

[0016] The present application also provides a multi-book-edge printing method, which is performed by using the above multi-book-edge printing device and comprises the following steps:

[0017] After the books to be printed are neatly arranged, the books are clamped between the first clamping plate and the second clamping plate;

[0018] The rotating book clamp assembly is controlled to move to a printing position, and the rotating book clamp assembly is controlled to rotate to make the first book edge of the book face the printing assembly;

[0019] The printing assembly is operated to print the first book edge;

[0020] After the first book edge is printed, the rotating book clamp assembly is controlled to rotate by a preset angle, so that the second book edge of the book faces the printing assembly;

[0021] The printing assembly is operated to print the second book edge;

[0022] The rotating book clamp assembly is repeatedly controlled to rotate to complete the printing of all book edges of the book.

[0023] In some embodiments, when the multi-edge printing device comprises a book supporting platform, the clamping of the books to be printed between the first clamping plate and the second clamping plate after the books are aligned comprises:

[0024] controlling the rotating book clamping assembly to move to the book supporting platform so that the first clamping plate and the second clamping plate are respectively at both ends of the horizontal extension direction of the positioning reference strip of the book supporting platform;

[0025] placing the books on the book supporting platform, and making the adjacent two side edges of the books respectively abut against the positioning reference strip and the top surface of the book supporting platform;

[0026] controlling the second clamping plate to move close to the first clamping plate to clamp the books.

[0027] The multi-edge printing device and the multi-edge printing method thereof can clamp the books by the rotating book clamping assembly, and can drive the books clamped between the first clamping plate and the second clamping plate to rotate according to the printing needs, so that each different edge of the books is sequentially corresponding to the printing part and the different edges of the books are sequentially printed by the printing part. The whole printing of the different edges of the books can be completed without multiple alignment, transportation and printing of the books, which effectively reduces the waste of space and labor, and eliminates the smearing and damage caused by multiple alignment and transportation of the books. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0028] Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the multi-edge printing device of the present application.

[0029] Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of the state of the first clamping plate and the second clamping plate of the multi-edge printing device of the present application not clamping the books.

[0030] Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of the state of the first clamping plate and the second clamping plate of the multi-edge printing device of the present application clamping the books.

[0031] Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of the state of each step of the multi-edge printing device of the present application, wherein the curved arrow indicates the rotating direction, the up and down arrows indicate the lifting, and the left and right arrows indicate the translation.

[0032] In the figure: 1, printing assembly; 11, gantry support; 111, support rod; 112, photoelectric opposite sensor; 2, rotating book clamp assembly; 21, first clamp plate; 22, second clamp plate; 23, rotating driving part; 24, first support; 241, support arm; 242, connecting plate; 25, second support; 26, lifting driving part; 27, support plate; 271, telescopic part; 3, base; 31, linear reciprocating driving part; 4, book supporting platform; 41, positioning reference bar; 100, book. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0033] Example embodiments now will be described more fully hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings; however, the example embodiments can be implemented in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein; rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the concept of the example embodiments to those skilled in the art. In the drawings, the thicknesses of regions and layers are exaggerated for clarity. Like reference numerals in the drawings denote like elements, and thus their detailed descriptions will be omitted.

[0034] The described features, structures, or characteristics can be combined in any suitable manner in one or more embodiments. In the following description, numerous specific details are provided to give a thorough understanding of embodiments of the application. One skilled in the relevant art will recognize, however, that the

[0035] The embodiments described in the following examples are merely illustrative of the present application, and the present application is not limited to these embodiments. All other embodiments obtained by persons of ordinary skill in the art by combining multiple technical features of the present application without creative work are within the scope of the present application.

[0036] Please refer to Figures 1 to 4 According to the embodiments of the present application, a multi-book edge printing device is provided, comprising:

[0037] The printing assembly 1 has a printing part for inkjet printing to the target position of the book 100.

[0038] The rotating book clamp assembly 2 comprises a first clamp plate 21 and a second clamp plate 22 capable of approaching or moving away from each other, the first clamp plate 21 and the second clamp plate 22 can clamp a book 100 therebetween, and further comprises a rotating driving component 23 for driving the first clamp plate 21 and the second clamp plate 22 to rotate synchronously so that different book edges of the book 100 clamped therebetween are sequentially corresponding to the printing part. The above-mentioned corresponding may be, for example, that the target book edge is directly opposite the printing head of the printing part. Of course, according to actual needs, a certain angle can also be formed. In principle, it is beneficial to the printing of the printing part on the book edge.

[0039] In the technical solution, the rotating book clamp assembly 2 clamps the book 100 and can drive the book 100 clamped between the first clamp plate 21 and the second clamp plate 22 to rotate according to the printing needs, so that each different book edge of the book 100 is sequentially corresponding to the printing part and sequentially printed on the different book edges of the book 100 by the printing part. Without multiple stacking, transporting and printing books, the entire printing of each different book edge of the book 100 can be completed, effectively reducing the waste of space and labor, and eliminating the phenomenon of smearing and damage caused by multiple stacking and transporting of books.

[0040] For reference, Figures 1 to 3 As shown in the figure, the rotating book clamp assembly 2 further comprises a first support 24, the first support 24 comprises two oppositely spaced support arms 241 and a connecting plate 242 connected to one end of each of the support arms 241, and the rotating driving component 23 has two, each of the rotating driving components 23 is fixedly connected with each of the support arms 241, and the extending end of the rotating shaft of each of the rotating driving components 23 is drivingly connected with the first clamp plate 21 and the second clamp plate 22. The above-mentioned driving connection can be direct driving connection or indirect driving connection. In the technical solution, the two oppositely spaced support arms 241 form reliable assembly of the above-mentioned two rotating driving components 23. In specific application, the book is placed in the area between the two support arms 241, so that the structure of the rotating book clamp assembly 2 is simple. The rotating driving component 23 can be a stepping rotating motor. Generally, its rotation is controlled by 90° as a stepping angle, so that the rotating driving component 23 accurately controls the rotation of the book 100.

[0041] In a preferred embodiment, the distance between the first clamping plate 21 and the corresponding support arm 241 is fixed, and the second clamping plate 22 can move relative to the corresponding support arm 241 to achieve clamping or unclamping of the book 100 between the second clamping plate 22 and the first clamping plate 21. That is, in this technical solution, the first clamping plate 21 is a fixed clamping plate, and the second clamping plate 22 is a moving clamping plate, so that the clamping and unclamping of the book 100 can be achieved by the relative approach and departure between the two, which can simplify the structural design of the rotating book clamp assembly 2 and further simplify the control logic of the rotating book clamp assembly 2 (i.e., only one clamping plate needs to be controlled in the axial direction).

[0042] As a preferred implementation, the extending end of the rotating shaft of the rotating drive component 23 corresponding to the second clamping plate 22 is connected with a support plate 27, and the support plate 27 is assembled with telescopic components 271, and the second clamping plate 22 is connected to the end of the telescopic shaft of the telescopic component 271 to achieve the driving connection between the rotating drive component 23 and the second clamping plate 22. Specifically, four telescopic components 271 can be provided, each fixedly assembled at the four corners of the support plate 27, and the telescopic shaft of each telescopic component 271 is connected to the four corner positions of the second clamping plate 22, so that the telescopic stable control of the second clamping plate 22 can be achieved, and at this time the rotating drive component 23 drives the rotation of the second clamping plate 22 by directly driving the rotation of the support plate 27. The telescopic component 271 can be a pneumatic cylinder.

[0043] The printing assembly 1 can be an inkjet printing device, and the ink can be UV ink, water-based ink, solvent ink, etc. See Figure 1 The printing assembly 1 is arranged on the upper region of the multi-book edge printing device through the gantry support 11, and at this time the printing position of the printing head is below the printing assembly 1. The rotating book clamp assembly 2 further includes a second support 25, and the second support 25 is assembled with a lifting drive component 26, and the lifting drive component 26 can drive the first support 24 to lift. In this technical solution, the lifting drive component 26 can drive the lifting of the first support 24 to change the height position of the book 100, so that the book edge to be printed of the book 100 can maintain a consistent distance with the printing assembly 1 in height, thereby ensuring the printing effect and facilitating the consistency of the printing parameters and simplifying the printing process.

[0044] The multi-book edge printing device further comprises a base 3, the bottom of which is provided with corresponding adjustable supporting legs to make the top surface of the base 3 horizontal, and a linear reciprocating driving component 31 is assembled on the top surface of the base 3, which can drive the second support 25 to move. The relative position of the book 100 relative to the printing part is changed by driving the second support 25 to move through the linear reciprocating driving component 31, thereby ensuring the accuracy of the printing position of the printing part. Specifically, referring to Figure 1 As shown, the gantry support 11 comprises two oppositely spaced supporting rods 111, on which two groups of photoelectric opposite sensors 112 are arranged, the two photoelectric opposite sensors 112 are arranged in front of and behind along the linear moving direction of the linear reciprocating driving component 31, so as to Figure 1 As an example of the orientation shown, after the rotating book clamp assembly 2 clamps the book 100, the linear reciprocating driving component 31 and the lifting driving component 26 can be controlled to operate to lift the book 100 and drive the book 100 to move close to the printing assembly 1, when the highest point of the book 100 is between the right photoelectric opposite sensors 112, it indicates that the height of the book 100 reaches the target height (printing height), the lifting driving component 26 stops operating and remains in this state, at this time the linear reciprocating driving component 31 continues to drive the book 100 to move left, when the book 100 is between the left photoelectric opposite sensors 112, it indicates that the book 100 reaches the initial printing position of the printing assembly 1, at this time the printing assembly 1 can be controlled to operate to print the book edge at this printing position.

[0045] The aforementioned lifting driving component 26 and linear reciprocating driving component 31 can each be realized by a corresponding linear sliding module.

[0046] In some embodiments, a book supporting platform 4 is further assembled on the top surface of the base 3, one end of the book supporting platform 4 has an upwardly extending positioning reference strip 41 (see Figure 4 As shown, the first clamping plate 21 and the second clamping plate 22 can be located at both ends of the horizontal extension direction of the positioning reference strip 41. In this technical solution, the positioning reference strip 41 is arranged at one end of the book supporting platform 4 to make the book supporting platform 4 form an L-shaped table top, which together with the first clamping plate 21 and the second clamping plate 22 on both sides forms three positioning reference surfaces of the three fixed positions of the book 100, so that each book edge of the book 100 maintains a strict 90° turning angle, which is beneficial to subsequent accurate printing.

[0047] According to the embodiments of the present application, a multi-book edge printing method is also provided, which is performed by using the above-mentioned multi-book edge printing device, and comprises the following steps:

[0048] After the books 100 to be printed are neatly stacked, the books 100 are clamped between the first clamping plate 21 and the second clamping plate 22;

[0049] controlling the rotating book holder assembly 2 to move to a printing position and to rotate the book 100 to align a first edge of the book 100 with the printing assembly 1;

[0050] printing the first edge of the book 100 using the printing assembly 1;

[0051] controlling the rotating book holder assembly 2 to rotate a preset angle to align a second edge of the book 100 with the printing assembly 1 after the first edge of the book 100 is printed;

[0052] printing the second edge of the book 100 using the printing assembly 1;

[0053] repeating the step of controlling the rotating book holder assembly 2 to rotate to complete printing of all edges of the book 100;

[0054] after all edges of the book 100 are printed, controlling the rotating book holder assembly 2 to move to a book releasing position to release the book 100, wherein the book releasing position can be the book supporting platform 4 or another position not shown.

[0055] In the technical solution, the rotating book holder assembly 2 is used to hold the book 100 and can drive the book 100 held between the first clamping plate 21 and the second clamping plate 22 to rotate to align each edge of the book 100 with the printing assembly 1 in sequence and print each edge of the book 100 using the printing assembly 1 in sequence. Therefore, the book 100 can be printed on all edges without being placed and transported multiple times, and the waste of space and labor is reduced, and the phenomenon of smearing and damage caused by placing and transporting the book multiple times is avoided.

[0056] In some embodiments, when the multi-edge printing device includes the book supporting platform 4, the step of holding the book 100 to be printed between the first clamping plate 21 and the second clamping plate 22 after the book 100 is placed in order specifically includes:

[0057] controlling the rotating book holder assembly 2 to move to the book supporting platform 4 to align the first clamping plate 21 and the second clamping plate 22 with two ends of the horizontal extension direction of the positioning reference strip 41 of the book supporting platform 4;

[0058] placing the book 100 on the book supporting platform 4 and aligning two adjacent side edges of the book 100 with the positioning reference strip 41 and the top surface of the book supporting platform 4, respectively;

[0059] controlling the second clamping plate 22 to move close to the first clamping plate 21 to clamp the book 100.

[0060] The technical scheme, through the book supporting platform 4, the first clamping plate 21 and the second clamping plate 22, the book 100 is positioned and clamped, which is beneficial to subsequent accurate printing.

[0061] The following will be described in combination with Figure 4 The printing process of the present application is further described.

[0062] The book is clamped and moved to the printing position, such as Figure 4 (1) to (3) in FIG. 1 to FIG. 3:

[0063] (a) Place the book 100, and the book 100 is clamped (as shown in (1) of FIG. 1); Figure 4

[0064] (b) The rotating book clamp assembly 2 is raised to a certain height (to prevent interference with the book supporting platform 4, as shown in (2) of FIG. 2); Figure 4

[0065] (c) The rotating book clamp assembly 2 is moved close to the printing assembly 1 to the printing position (below the printing assembly 1, as shown in (3) of FIG. 3); Figure 4

[0066] (d) The rotating book clamp assembly 2 starts to rotate (as shown in (4) of FIG. 4); Figure 4

[0067] (e) The rotating book clamp assembly 2 rotates 90° to the position, with the A surface upward (as shown in (5) of FIG. 5). Figure 4

[0068] (f) Control the rotating book clamp assembly 2 to rise to the printing height and cooperate with the printing assembly 1 to complete the A surface printing.

[0069] The printing action logic of BCD surface is the same as that of the book A surface printing. The rotating book clamp assembly 2 is rotated 90° in turn, and the printing of BCD surface is completed.

[0070] The above is only a preferred embodiment of the present application and is not used to limit the present application. For those skilled in the art, the present application can have various changes and variations. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. made within the spirit and principle of the present application shall be included in the protection scope of the present application.​​​​​

Claims

1. A multi-margin printing apparatus, characterized in that, include: Printing component (1), having a printing section; The rotating book clip assembly (2) includes a first clip (21) and a second clip (22) that can move closer or further apart, the first clip (21) and the second clip (22) being able to clamp the book (100) between them, and also includes a rotation drive component (23) for driving the first clip (21) and the second clip (22) to rotate synchronously so that the different edges of the book (100) clamped between them sequentially correspond to the printing section. The rotating book clip assembly (2) further includes a first support (24), which includes two relatively spaced support arms (241) and a connecting plate (242) connected to one end of each of the two support arms (241). Two rotating drive components (23) are provided, each fixedly connected to one of the support arms (241), and the extended end of the rotating shaft of each rotating drive component (23) is drivenly connected to the first clamping plate (21) and the second clamping plate (22), respectively. A support plate (27) is connected to the extended end of the rotating shaft of the rotary drive component (23) corresponding to the second clamping plate (22). A telescopic component (271), which is a cylinder, is assembled on the support plate (27). The second clamping plate (22) is connected to the end of the telescopic shaft of the telescopic component (271) to realize the driving connection between the rotary drive component (23) and the second clamping plate (22). The printing assembly (1) is mounted on the upper part of the multi-edge printing device. The rotating book clip assembly (2) also includes a second bracket (25), on which a lifting drive component (26) is assembled. The lifting drive component (26) can drive the first bracket (24) to rise and fall. The multi-edge printing device also includes a base (3), on the top surface of which a linear reciprocating drive component (31) is assembled, which can drive the second support (25) to move. The multi-edge printing device also includes a gantry support (11), which further includes two support rods (111) arranged at relative intervals. Each support rod is provided with two photoelectric sensors (112), which are arranged at intervals along the linear movement direction of the linear reciprocating drive component (31).

2. The multi-edge printing apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that, The distance between the first clamping plate (21) and its corresponding support arm (241) is a fixed value. The second clamping plate (22) can move relative to its corresponding support arm (241) to achieve clamping or unclamping of the book (100) between the second clamping plate (22) and the first clamping plate (21).

3. The multi-edge printing apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that, A book-holding platform (4) is also assembled on the top surface of the base (3). One end of the book-holding platform (4) has an upwardly extending positioning reference strip (41). The first clamping plate (21) and the second clamping plate (22) can be located at both ends of the horizontal extension direction of the positioning reference strip (41).

4. The multi-edge printing apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that, Four telescopic components (271) are provided and are fixedly assembled at the four corners of the support plate (27). The telescopic shafts of each telescopic component (271) are connected to the four corners of the second clamping plate (22), thereby enabling smooth control of the telescopic movement of the second clamping plate (22). At this time, the rotation drive component (23) drives the rotation of the support plate (27) directly, thereby driving the rotation of the second clamping plate (22).

Images