Printer ribbon box manufacturing method, device, electronic device and storage medium

Abstract

The invention discloses a method, device, electronic device and storage medium for making a printer ribbon cassette, and relates to the technical field of printer ribbons. The method comprises: obtaining a ribbon cassette housing; placing the ribbon strip in a first chamber after loading the ribbon strip through a loading mechanism; placing a first gear at a first through hole; passing one end of the ribbon strip around a first tooth of the first gear and passing through a first notch; placing a second gear at a second through hole; passing the other end of the ribbon strip through a first channel, a second chamber and a second notch; placing a clamping plate near the second notch in the second chamber; obtaining a cover plate, and making the cover plate cover the accommodating cavity of the ribbon cassette housing to form a ribbon cassette, and inserting an adjusting member into a second adjusting hole; connecting the two ends of the ribbon strip through an assembly mechanism; the adjusting mechanism rotates a first guide column through the first adjusting hole to rotate the first gear and the second gear, and tightens the ribbon strip, thereby having higher assembly quality and assembly efficiency.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of printer ribbons, and in particular to a method, device, electronic equipment and storage medium for manufacturing a printer ribbon box. Background Art

[0002] Ribbon is a commonly used printing consumable. From the earliest mechanical impact printers to the later computer dot matrix printers, ribbons are used as printing consumables to produce printing effects on printing paper.

[0003] At present, when making a ribbon box, the ribbon is usually placed in the box by hand, and then the two ends of the ribbon are overlapped to form a ring belt, so as to complete the production of the entire ribbon box. The existing production method is easy to cause the ribbon to be too tight or too loose. If it is too tight, it will cause the ribbon to break easily, and if it is too loose, it will cause the ribbon to be unable to be used normally. In addition, the existing production method is inefficient and the product quality is inconsistent. Summary of the invention

[0004] The present invention aims to solve at least one of the technical problems existing in the prior art. To this end, the present invention provides a method, device, electronic device and storage medium for making a printer ribbon cartridge, which can improve the production efficiency and ensure the product quality.

[0005] In a first aspect, a method for manufacturing a printer ribbon cassette according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises the following steps:

[0006] Obtain a ribbon cassette housing; the ribbon cassette housing is provided with a accommodating cavity, a first through hole and a second through hole facing each other are provided at the bottom of one side of the accommodating cavity, a partition is provided at the other side of the accommodating cavity, the partition divides the accommodating cavity into a first chamber and a second chamber, and a first channel is formed between the partition and the inner wall of the accommodating cavity; a first notch is provided at a side of the ribbon cassette housing close to the first chamber, and a second notch is provided at a side of the ribbon cassette housing close to the second chamber;

[0007] After the ribbon strip is loaded by the loading mechanism, the ribbon strip is placed in the first chamber;

[0008] A first gear is placed at the first through hole; the first gear includes a first guide column and a plurality of first teeth arranged on the outer wall of the first guide column, the first guide column is passed through the first through hole, and a first adjustment hole is arranged at the bottom of the first guide column, and a second adjustment hole is arranged at the top of the first guide column;

[0009] Pass one end of the ribbon strip around the first tooth of the first gear and pass through the first notch;

[0010] A second gear is placed at the second through hole; the second gear includes a second guide post and a plurality of second teeth arranged on the outer wall of the second guide post, the second guide post is passed through the second through hole, and the first teeth are meshed with the second teeth to clamp the ribbon strip;

[0011] Pass the other end of the ribbon strip through the first passage, the second chamber and the second notch;

[0012] A clamp is placed in the second chamber near the second notch so that the clamp presses the ribbon strip at the second notch;

[0013] Obtain a cover plate, and place the cover plate on the accommodating cavity of the ribbon cassette housing to form a ribbon cassette, and insert an adjustment member into the second adjustment hole;

[0014] Connecting the two ends of the ribbon strip by an assembly mechanism;

[0015] The adjusting mechanism rotates the first guide column through the first adjusting hole to rotate the first gear and the second gear to tighten the ribbon strip.

[0016] According to some embodiments of the present invention, ears are provided on both sides of the ribbon cassette housing, and a guide groove is provided on the outward side of the ears, the guide groove of the ears close to the first chamber is communicated with the first notch, the guide groove of the ears close to the second chamber is communicated with the second notch, and a pressing block is provided on the top of the guide groove;

[0017] After the step of passing one end of the ribbon strip around the first tooth of the first gear and passing through the first notch, the method further includes: passing one end of the ribbon strip through the guide groove of the hanging ear close to the first chamber and the pressing block;

[0018] After the step of passing the other end of the ribbon strip through the first channel, the second chamber and the second notch, the method further includes passing the other end of the ribbon strip through the guide groove of the hanging ear close to the second chamber and the clamping block.

[0019] According to some embodiments of the present invention, the feeding mechanism comprises: a material discharging platform, a driven wheel column, a driving wheel column, a tensioning roller, a guide roller and a slide groove; the driven wheel column, the driving wheel column, the tensioning roller, the guide roller and the slide groove are all arranged on the material discharging platform, a limited position channel is arranged at the inlet end of the slide groove, a cutting knife is arranged in the limited position channel, and a slider is arranged in the slide groove;

[0020] The step of feeding the ribbon strips through the feeding mechanism specifically includes:

[0021] The ribbon reel is wound around the outer wall of the driven wheel column, and the outer end of the ribbon reel is made to pass through the tension roller, the driving wheel column, and the guide roller in sequence, and then enter the slide groove through the limiting channel; the ribbon reel is formed by winding the ribbon;

[0022] The driving wheel column rotates to rotate the ribbon disk, so that the ribbon of the ribbon disk moves toward the slide groove;

[0023] During the rotation of the driving wheel column, the slider gradually moves in a direction away from the entrance end of the slide slot;

[0024] When the driving wheel column rotates to a preset angle, the driving wheel column stops rotating, the sliding block stops moving, and the cutter cuts the ribbon of the ribbon disk to form a ribbon strip.

[0025] According to some embodiments of the present invention, the assembly mechanism includes: a mounting seat, a heat melter and a first driving device, the mounting seat includes a positioning groove and a heat melt groove, the positioning groove is arranged through the heat melt groove;

[0026] The step of connecting the two ends of the ribbon strip by an assembly mechanism comprises:

[0027] Placing one end and the other end of the ribbon strip in the positioning groove so as to partially overlap;

[0028] The first driving device drives the hot melter to descend into the hot melt tank to hot melt the two ends of the ribbon strip so as to connect the two ends of the ribbon strip;

[0029] The excess portion of the ribbon strip where one end overlaps the other end is removed.

[0030] According to some embodiments of the present invention, the adjustment mechanism includes a second drive device and a rotating rod;

[0031] The step of rotating the first guide post through the first adjusting hole to rotate the first gear and the second gear to tighten the ribbon strip includes:

[0032] Inserting the rotating rod into the first adjusting hole;

[0033] The second driving device drives the rotating rod to rotate a preset stroke, so that the first gear and the second gear rotate, and the ribbon strip is tightened.

[0034] According to some embodiments of the present invention, a plurality of positioning holes are provided on the top of the side wall of the accommodating cavity, and the cover plate is provided with positioning columns adapted to the positioning holes;

[0035] The step of obtaining a cover plate and making the cover plate cover the accommodating cavity of the ribbon box housing to form a ribbon box includes:

[0036] Inserting the positioning post of the cover plate into the positioning hole;

[0037] The cover plate and the ribbon box housing are pressed together by a pressing machine to form the ribbon box.

[0038] According to some embodiments of the present invention, after the ribbon strip is loaded by the loading mechanism and before the step of placing the ribbon strip in the first chamber, the step further includes:

[0039] The ribbon reel is sleeved on the unwinding roller, and the outer end of the ribbon reel is wound on the receiving roller after passing through the first coating device and the second coating device in sequence; the ribbon reel is formed by winding the ribbon;

[0040] The receiving roller rotates, driving the ribbon reel to rotate, so that the ribbon on the ribbon reel moves from the unwinding roller toward the receiving roller;

[0041] When the ribbon on the ribbon disk passes through the first color coating device, the first color coating device coats a portion of the ribbon with a first color pigment;

[0042] When the ribbon on the ribbon disk passes through the second color coating device, the second color coating device coats another portion of the ribbon with a second color of pigment.

[0043] In the second aspect, a device for making a printer ribbon cassette according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises at least one control processor and a memory for communicating with the at least one control processor; the memory stores instructions executable by the at least one control processor, and the instructions are executed by the at least one control processor so that the at least one control processor can execute the method for making a printer ribbon cassette described in the embodiment of the first aspect.

[0044] In a third aspect, an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes the device for making a printer ribbon cassette as described in the embodiment of the second aspect.

[0045] In a fourth aspect, according to a computer-readable storage medium according to an embodiment of the present invention, the storage medium stores computer-executable instructions, and the computer-executable instructions are used to enable a computer to execute the method for manufacturing a printer ribbon cassette described in the embodiment of the first aspect.

[0046] The manufacturing method, device, electronic device and storage medium of the printer ribbon cassette according to the embodiments of the present invention have at least the following beneficial effects: the ribbon strip can be better placed in the ribbon cassette housing, and the two ends of the ribbon strip can be passed through the ribbon cassette housing, and then the two ends of the ribbon strip can be connected by an assembly mechanism to form a ring-shaped ribbon strip; at the same time, in order to make the final tightness of the ribbon strip meet the requirements, the ribbon strip can be driven to move by the first gear and the second gear, the ribbon strip can be pressed by the clamping plate, and adjusted by the adjustment mechanism, thereby ensuring the final assembly efficiency and quality of the ribbon cassette.

[0047] Additional aspects and advantages of the present invention will be given in part in the following description and in part will be obvious from the following description, or will be learned through practice of the present invention. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0048] The above and / or additional aspects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent and easily understood from the description of the embodiments in conjunction with the following drawings, in which:

[0049] Figure 1 A flowchart of the steps of a method for manufacturing a printer ribbon cassette according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0050] Figure 2 A schematic structural diagram of a ribbon cassette according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0051] Figure 3 It is a schematic diagram of the exploded structure of the ribbon box according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0052] Figure 4 A schematic structural diagram of a ribbon cassette housing according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0053] Figure 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a first gear according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0054] Figure 6 It is a structural schematic diagram of a feeding mechanism according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0055] Figure 7 for Figure 6 An enlarged schematic diagram of part A is shown;

[0056] Figure 8 It is a structural schematic diagram of an assembly mechanism according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0057] Fig. 9 for Figure 8 An enlarged schematic diagram of part B is shown;

[0058] Fig.10 is a schematic structural diagram of an adjustment mechanism according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0059] Fig.11 It is a schematic structural diagram of a material unwinding roller, a first color coating device, a second color coating device and a material receiving roller according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0060] Reference numerals:

[0061] The ribbon cassette housing 100, the accommodating chamber 110, the first chamber 111, the second chamber 112, the first through hole 120, the second through hole 130, the partition 140, the first channel 150, the first notch 160, the second notch 170, the hanging ear 180, the guide groove 181, the pressing block 182, and the positioning hole 190;

[0062] Cover plate 200, positioning column 210, adjustment member 220;

[0063] Ribbon cassette 300;

[0064] A feeding mechanism 400, a discharging platform 410, a driven wheel column 420, a driving wheel column 430, a tensioning roller 440, a guide roller 450, a slide 460, a limiting channel 461, and a slider 462;

[0065] Color ribbon reel 500, color ribbon 510;

[0066] A first gear 600, a first guide column 610, a first tooth 620, a first adjustment hole 630, and a second adjustment hole 640;

[0067] A second gear 700, a second guide column 710, and a second tooth 720;

[0068] Splint 800;

[0069] Assembling mechanism 900, mounting seat 910, positioning groove 911, hot melt groove 912, hot melter 920, first driving device 930;

[0070] Adjusting mechanism 1000 , second driving device 1100 , rotating rod 1200 , unloading roller 1300 , first coloring device 1400 , second coloring device 1500 , and receiving roller 1600 . DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0071] Embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below, and examples of the embodiments are shown in the accompanying drawings, wherein the same or similar reference numerals throughout represent the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar functions. The embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings are exemplary and are only used to explain the present application, and are not to be construed as limitations on the present application. For the step numbers in the following embodiments, they are only provided for the convenience of explanation, and the order between the steps is not limited in any way, and the execution order of each step in the embodiment can be adaptively adjusted according to the understanding of those skilled in the art.

[0072] In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that descriptions involving orientations, such as up, down, front, back, left, right, etc., and orientations or positional relationships indicated are based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be understood as a limitation on the present invention.

[0073] The terms "first", "second", "third" and "fourth" etc. in the specification and claims of the present invention and the drawings are used to distinguish different objects, rather than to describe a specific order. In addition, the terms "including" and "having" and any variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusions. For example, a process, method, system, product or device that includes a series of steps or units is not limited to the listed steps or units, but may optionally include steps or units that are not listed, or may optionally include other steps or units that are inherent to these processes, methods, products or devices.

[0074] Reference to "embodiments" in the present invention means that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in conjunction with the embodiments may be included in at least one embodiment of the present invention. The appearance of the phrase in various places in the specification does not necessarily refer to the same embodiment, nor is it an independent or alternative embodiment that is mutually exclusive with other embodiments. It is explicitly and implicitly understood by those skilled in the art that the embodiments described herein may be combined with other embodiments.

[0075] Ribbon is a commonly used printing consumable. From the earliest mechanical impact printers to the later computer dot matrix printers, ribbons are used as printing consumables to produce printing effects on printing paper.

[0076] At present, when making a ribbon box, the ribbon is usually placed in the box body manually, and then the two ends of the ribbon are overlapped to form a ring belt, thereby completing the production of the entire ribbon box. This production method is prone to cause the ribbon to be too tight or too loose. If it is too tight, the ribbon will be easy to break, and if it is too loose, the ribbon will not be able to be used normally. Moreover, this production method is inefficient and the product quality is inconsistent.

[0077] To this end, the embodiments of the present invention provide a method, device, electronic device and storage medium for making a printer ribbon cassette, which can better place the ribbon strip in the ribbon cassette housing, and allow the two ends of the ribbon strip to pass through the ribbon cassette housing, and then connect the two ends of the ribbon strip through an assembly mechanism to form a ring-shaped ribbon strip; at the same time, in order to ensure that the final tightness of the ribbon strip meets the requirements, the ribbon strip can be driven to move by the first gear and the second gear, and the ribbon strip can be pressed by the clamping plate, and adjusted by the adjustment mechanism, thereby ensuring the final assembly efficiency and quality of the ribbon cassette.

[0078] The following describes in detail the method, device, electronic device and storage medium for manufacturing the printer ribbon cartridge according to the embodiments of the present invention in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

[0079] On the one hand, the embodiment of the present invention provides a method for manufacturing a printer ribbon cassette, such as Figure 1 As shown, the method comprises the following steps:

[0080] Step S100: obtaining a ribbon box housing 100;

[0081] Specifically, Figures 2 to 4 As shown, in this example, the ribbon box housing 100 is provided with a accommodating cavity 110, and a first through hole 120 and a second through hole 130 facing each other are arranged at the bottom of one side of the accommodating cavity 110, and a partition 140 is arranged on the other side of the accommodating cavity 110, and the partition 140 divides the accommodating cavity 110 into a first chamber 111 and a second chamber 112, and a first channel 150 is formed between the partition 140 and the inner wall of the accommodating cavity 110; a first notch 160 is arranged on the side of the ribbon box housing 100 close to the first chamber 111, and a second notch 170 is arranged on the side of the ribbon box housing 100 close to the second chamber 112.

[0082] Step S200: After the ribbon strip is loaded by the loading mechanism 400, the ribbon strip is placed in the first chamber 111;

[0083] Specifically, Figure 6 and Figure 7 As shown, in this example, the feeding mechanism 400 includes: a feeding platform 410, a driven wheel column 420, a driving wheel column 430, a tensioning roller 440, a guide roller 450 and a slide 460; the driven wheel column 420, the driving wheel column 430, the tensioning roller 440, the guide roller 450 and the slide 460 are all arranged on the feeding platform 410, and a limited position channel 461 is arranged at the entrance end of the slide 460, a cutter is arranged in the limited position channel 461, and a slider 462 is arranged in the slide 460. On this basis, when the feeding mechanism 400 feeds the ribbon strip, the following four steps are specifically included:

[0084] (1) The ribbon reel 500 is wound around the outer wall of the driven wheel column 420, and the outer end of the ribbon reel 500 is wound around the tension roller 440, the driving wheel column 430, and the guide roller 450 in sequence, and then enters the slide groove 460 through the limiting channel 461; the ribbon reel 500 is formed by winding the ribbon 510;

[0085] (2) The driving wheel column 430 rotates to rotate the ribbon reel 500, so that the ribbon 510 of the ribbon reel 500 moves toward the slide groove 460;

[0086] (3) During the rotation of the driving wheel column 430, the slider 462 gradually moves in a direction away from the entrance end of the slide groove 460;

[0087] (4) After the driving wheel column 430 rotates to a preset angle, the driving wheel column 430 stops rotating, the slider 462 stops moving, and the cutter cuts the ribbon 510 of the ribbon reel 500 to form a ribbon strip.

[0088] Specifically, first, multiple circles of ribbon 510 are wound around the outer wall of the driven wheel column 420 to form a ribbon reel 500, and then, one end of the ribbon 510 on the outermost circle of the ribbon reel 500 is stretched, and after winding around the tensioning roller 440, the driving wheel column 430, and the guide roller 450 in sequence, it enters the slide groove 460 through the limiting channel 461, wherein the tensioning roller 440 plays a role in tensioning the ribbon 510; the driving wheel column 430 plays a role in driving the ribbon 510 forward. When the driving wheel column 430 rotates, it will drive the driven wheel column 420 to rotate, thereby making the ribbon 510 of the ribbon reel 500 gradually move forward; the guide roller 450 plays a role in guiding the ribbon 510, so that the ribbon 510 gradually moves toward the direction of the slide groove 460. There can be one or more tensioning rollers 440 and guide rollers 450. When the ribbon 510 approaches the chute 460, it will enter the chute 460 through the limiting channel 461. The limiting channel 461 can be formed by the gap between two adjacent limiting blocks, which is used to allow the ribbon 510 to enter the chute 460 in a specific posture. At the same time, after the ribbon 510 enters the chute 460, the slider 462 will gradually move in the direction away from the entrance end of the chute 460 as the ribbon 510 advances, so that the ribbon 510 enters the chute 460 and is stacked in the chute 460, as shown in FIG. Figure 7 As shown; when the driving wheel column 430 rotates a preset angle, it indicates that the length of the ribbon 510 entering the chute 460 has met the requirement, at which time the driving wheel column 430 stops rotating, the slider 462 stops moving, and the cutter cuts the ribbon 510 of the ribbon disk 500, thereby forming a ribbon strip in the chute 460. Subsequently, the ribbon strip is placed in the first chamber 111 of the ribbon box housing 100; it should be noted that the ribbon strip is stacked, so that a longer ribbon strip of the ribbon 510 can be placed in the limited space of the first chamber 111.

[0089] Step S300: placing a first gear 600 at the first through hole 120;

[0090] Specifically, Figures 2 to 5As shown, the first gear 600 includes a first guide column 610 and a plurality of first teeth 620 disposed on the outer wall of the first guide column 610. The first guide column 610 is inserted into the first through hole 120, and a first adjustment hole 630 is disposed at the bottom of the first guide column 610, and a second adjustment hole 640 is disposed at the top of the first guide column 610. It should be noted that when the first gear 600 is placed at the first through hole 120, the bottom of the first guide column 610 is located in the first through hole 120, and the size of the first teeth 620 is larger than the size of the first through hole 120, and is placed at the upper end of the first through hole 120 and located in the first chamber 111.

[0091] Step S400: Pass one end of the ribbon strip around the first tooth 620 of the first gear 600 and pass through the first notch 160;

[0092] Step S500: placing the second gear 700 at the second through hole 130;

[0093] Specifically, Figure 3 As shown, the second gear 700 includes a second guide post 710 and a plurality of second teeth 720 disposed on the outer wall of the second guide post 710. The second guide post 710 is penetrated through the second through hole 130, and the first teeth 620 are engaged with the second teeth 720 to clamp the ribbon strip. It should be noted that when the second gear 700 is placed at the second through hole 130, the bottom of the second guide post 710 is located in the second through hole 130, and the size of the second teeth 720 is larger than the size of the second through hole 130, and is placed at the upper end of the second through hole 130 and is located in the first chamber 111.

[0094] Step S600: Pass the other end of the ribbon through the first channel 150, the second chamber 112 and the second notch 170;

[0095] Specifically, after the ribbon strip is placed in the first chamber 111, the first gear 600 is placed at the first through hole 120, and then one end of the ribbon strip is passed around the first tooth 620 of the first gear 600 and passed through the first notch 160, and then the second gear 700 is placed at the second through hole 130. At this time, the first gear 600 is meshed with the second gear 700, and the portion of the ribbon strip between the first gear 600 and the second gear 700 is clamped, so that when the first gear 600 and the second gear 700 rotate, the ribbon strip can be driven to move. At the same time, the other end of the ribbon strip is passed through the first channel 150, the second chamber 112 and the second notch 170 in sequence, so that the two ends of the ribbon strip pass through the ribbon cassette housing 100 from the first notch 160 and the second notch 170 respectively. By providing the partition 140, the first channel 150 and the second chamber 112, the other end of the ribbon strip can pass through the second notch 170 along a designated path, and a certain tensioning effect is exerted on the other end of the ribbon strip.

[0096] Further, in some embodiments of the present application, Figure 2 and Figure 3 As shown, ears 180 are provided on both sides of the ribbon box housing 100, and a guide groove 181 is provided on the outward side of the ear 180. The guide groove 181 of the ear 180 close to the first chamber 111 is connected to the first notch 160, and the guide groove 181 of the ear 180 close to the second chamber is connected to the second notch 170. A pressing block 182 is provided on the top of the guide groove 181; after one end of the ribbon strip is passed around the first tooth 620 of the first gear 600 and passes through the first notch 160, one end of the ribbon strip is passed along the threading The ribbon strip moves forward through the guide groove 181 of the ear 180 close to the first chamber 111, and passes through the clamping block 182 at the top of the guide groove 181, thereby achieving a preliminary limiting effect on one end of the ribbon strip; at the same time, after the other end of the ribbon strip passes through the first channel 150, the second chamber 112 and the second notch 170, the other end of the ribbon strip moves forward along the guide groove 181 of the ear 180 close to the second chamber 112, and passes through the clamping block 182 at the top of the guide groove 181, thereby achieving a preliminary limiting effect on one end of the ribbon strip.

[0097] Step S700: placing a clamping plate 800 in the second chamber 112 near the second notch 170 so that the clamping plate 800 presses the ribbon strip at the second notch 170;

[0098] Since the space of the second notch 170 is relatively large, when the other end of the ribbon strip passes through the second notch 170, the ribbon strip will be somewhat relaxed at the second notch 170. Therefore, by placing a splint 800 at the second notch 170 so that the splint 800 presses the ribbon strip at the second notch 170, the ribbon strip can be kept in a tensioned state.

[0099] Step S800: obtaining the cover plate 200, and making the cover plate 200 cover the accommodating cavity 110 of the ribbon cassette housing 100 to form the ribbon cassette 300, and inserting the adjusting member 220 into the second adjusting hole 640;

[0100] Specifically, Figure 2 and Figure 3 As shown, after the ribbon strip is placed in the ribbon box housing 100, the cover plate 200 is used to cover the accommodating cavity 110 of the ribbon box housing 100 to form a complete ribbon box 300, and then the adjusting member 220 is inserted into the second adjusting hole 640 of the first guide column 610 of the first gear 600, so that the user can rotate the adjusting member 220 to rotate the first guide column 610, thereby rotating the first gear 600 and the second gear 700, driving the ribbon strip to move, thereby adjusting the tightness of the ribbon strip.

[0101] like Figure 3 and Figure 4 As shown, a plurality of positioning holes 190 are provided on the top of the side wall of the accommodating cavity 110, and the cover plate 200 is provided with positioning posts 210 adapted to the positioning holes 190;

[0102] When assembling the cover plate 200 and the ribbon box housing 100, the positioning column 210 of the cover plate 200 is inserted into the positioning hole 190 to achieve the positioning of the cover plate 200 and the ribbon box housing 100. Then, the cover plate 200 and the ribbon box housing 100 are pressed together by a pressing machine to form the ribbon box 300.

[0103] Step S900: connecting the two ends of the ribbon strip by means of the assembly mechanism 900;

[0104] Specifically, since the two ends of the ribbon strip inside the ribbon cassette housing 100 pass through the ribbon cassette housing 100 from the first notch 160 and the second notch 170 respectively, it is also necessary to connect the two ends of the ribbon strip to form a complete annular ribbon strip. For this reason, in this example, an assembly mechanism 900 is used to connect the two ends of the ribbon strip.

[0105] like Figure 7 As shown, in this example, the assembly mechanism 900 includes: a mounting seat 910, a heat melter 920 and a first driving device 930, the mounting seat 910 includes a positioning groove 911 and a heat melt groove 912, and the positioning groove 911 is arranged through the heat melt groove 912;

[0106] The step of connecting the two ends of the ribbon strip by the assembly mechanism 900 specifically includes the following three steps:

[0107] (1) Placing one end of the ribbon strip and the other end of the ribbon strip in the positioning groove 911 so that they partially overlap;

[0108] (2) The first driving device 930 drives the heat fuser 920 to descend into the heat melting tank 912 to heat melt the two ends of the ribbon strip so as to connect the two ends of the ribbon strip;

[0109] (3) Subtract the excess portion where one end of the ribbon overlaps the other.

[0110] Since the two ends of the ribbon strip are partially overlapped and placed in the positioning groove 911, only a certain part of it is heat-melted during the hot-melting process, and the remaining overlapping part is redundant, so the redundant part needs to be removed. By hot-melting, the two ends of the ribbon strip are connected to form a complete annular ribbon strip. It should be noted that other common methods can also be used to connect the two ends of the ribbon strip.

[0111] Step S1000: The adjusting mechanism 1000 rotates the first guide post 610 through the first adjusting hole 630 to rotate the first gear 600 and the second gear 700 to tighten the ribbon strip.

[0112] It should be noted that, since the two ends of the ribbon strip are respectively passed through the ribbon box shell 100 from the two sides, it is still necessary to connect the two ends of the ribbon strip. Therefore, in order to facilitate the connection of the two ends of the ribbon strip, in the initial state, it is necessary to allow the two ends of the ribbon strip to have excess length passed through the ribbon box shell 100. After connecting the two ends of the ribbon strip, the ribbon strip is in a relaxed state as a whole. Therefore, it is necessary to adjust the ribbon strip through the adjustment mechanism 1000 to keep it in a tensioned state.

[0113] like Figure 8 As shown, in this example, the adjustment mechanism 1000 includes a second driving device 1100 and a rotating rod 1200. When adjusting the ribbon strip, the rotating rod 1200 is inserted into the first adjustment hole 630, and then the second driving device 1100 drives the rotating rod 1200 to rotate a preset stroke, so that the first gear 600 and the second gear 700 rotate to tighten the ribbon strip. When the rotating rod 1200 rotates, it drives the first guide column 610 to rotate together, thereby causing the first gear 600 to rotate, and then the first gear 600 drives the second gear 700 to rotate, thereby driving the ribbon strip to move, so that the ribbon strip changes from a relaxed state to a tensioned state, and finally completing the production of the printer ribbon cartridge.

[0114] Furthermore, during the printing process, the color of the ribbon determines the color of the print. Existing ribbons can usually only print one color. For some scenarios where two colors need to be printed on a bill, existing ribbons are difficult to achieve. To this end, the ribbon strip provided in the embodiment of the present invention can be either monochrome or dual-color. In order to achieve dual-color ribbon strips, such as Fig. 9 As shown, the method for manufacturing the printer ribbon cassette according to the embodiment of the present invention further includes the following steps:

[0115] The ribbon reel 500 is sleeved on the unwinding roller 1300, and the outer end of the ribbon reel 500 passes through the first coating device 1400 and the second coating device 1500 in sequence, and then is wound on the receiving roller 1600; the ribbon reel 500 is formed by winding the ribbon 510;

[0116] The receiving roller 1600 rotates, driving the ribbon reel 500 to rotate, so that the ribbon 510 on the ribbon reel 500 moves from the unwinding roller 1300 toward the receiving roller 1600;

[0117] When the ribbon 510 on the ribbon reel 500 passes through the first color coating device 1400, the first color coating device 1400 coats a portion of the ribbon 510 with a first color of paint;

[0118] When the ribbon 510 on the ribbon reel 500 passes through the second coloring device 1500 , the second coloring device 1500 applies a second color of paint to another portion of the ribbon 510 .

[0119] Specifically, a plurality of turns of ribbon 510 are wound around a discharge roller 1300 to form a ribbon reel 500, and then one end of the ribbon 510 at the outermost turn of the ribbon reel 500 is stretched so that it passes through the first coloring device 1400 and the second coloring device 1500 in sequence and is then wound around a receiving roller 1600. It should be noted that when the ribbon 510 passes through the first coloring device 1400, only a partial area (for example, the left half or the right half) contacts the coloring wheel of the first coloring device 1400, and is thereby painted with the first color of paint. Then, when the ribbon 510 passes through the second coloring device 1500, the area of ​​the ribbon 510 that is not painted with the first color contacts the coloring wheel of the second coloring device 1500, and is thereby painted with the second color of paint. The colored ribbon 510 is finally wound around the receiving roller 1600 , thereby transferring the ribbon reel 500 from the unwinding roller 1300 to the receiving roller 1600 , and completing the coloring of the ribbon 510 on the ribbon reel 500 .

[0120] According to the manufacturing method of the printer ribbon cassette of the embodiment of the present invention, the ribbon strip can be better placed in the ribbon cassette housing 100, and the two ends of the ribbon strip can be passed through the ribbon cassette housing 100, and then the two ends of the ribbon strip can be connected by the assembly mechanism 900, so as to form a ring-shaped ribbon strip; at the same time, in order to make the final tightness of the ribbon strip meet the requirements, the ribbon strip can be driven to move by the first gear 600 and the second gear 700, and the ribbon strip can be pressed by the clamping plate 800, and adjusted by the adjustment mechanism 1000, so as to ensure the assembly efficiency and quality of the final ribbon cassette 300. At the same time, a ribbon strip with two colors can be formed to meet the requirements of printing two colors at the same time.

[0121] On the other hand, an embodiment of the present invention also proposes a device for making a printer ribbon cartridge, comprising at least one control processor and a memory for communicating with the at least one control processor; the memory stores instructions that can be executed by the at least one control processor, and the instructions are executed by the at least one control processor so that the at least one control processor can execute the method for making a printer ribbon cartridge described in the above embodiment.

[0122] On the other hand, an embodiment of the present invention further provides an electronic device, including the device for making a printer ribbon cassette as described in the above embodiment.

[0123] On the other hand, an embodiment of the present invention further provides a storage medium, which is a computer-readable storage medium and stores a computer program. When the computer program is executed by a processor, the method for manufacturing a printer ribbon cassette is implemented.

[0124] As a non-transient computer-readable storage medium, the memory can be used to store non-transient software programs and non-transient computer executable programs. In addition, the memory may include a high-speed random access memory, and may also include a non-transient memory, such as at least one disk storage device, a flash memory device, or other non-transient solid-state storage devices. In some embodiments, the memory may optionally include a memory remotely arranged relative to the processor, and these remote memories may be connected to the processor via a network. Examples of the above-mentioned networks include, but are not limited to, the Internet, an intranet, a local area network, a mobile communication network, and a combination thereof. The device embodiments described above are merely schematic, wherein the units described as separate components may or may not be physically separated, and are implemented to be located in one place, or may also be distributed to multiple network units. Some or all of the modules may be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the present embodiment.

[0125] Although specific embodiments are described herein, those of ordinary skill in the art will recognize that many other modifications or alternative embodiments are also within the scope of the present disclosure. For example, any of the functions and / or processing capabilities described in conjunction with a particular device or component may be performed by any other device or component. In addition, although various exemplary implementations and architectures have been described according to embodiments of the present disclosure, those of ordinary skill in the art will recognize that many other modifications to the exemplary implementations and architectures described herein are also within the scope of the present disclosure.

[0126] Some aspects of the present disclosure are described above with reference to the block diagram and flow chart of the system, method, system and / or computer program product according to the exemplary embodiments.It should be understood that the combination of one or more blocks in the block diagram and the flow chart and the blocks in the block diagram and the flow chart can be realized by executing computer executable program instructions respectively.Equally, according to some embodiments, some blocks in the block diagram and the flow chart may not need to be executed in the order shown, or may not need to be executed in full.In addition, additional components and / or operations beyond those components and / or operations shown in the blocks in the block diagram and the flow chart may be present in certain embodiments.

[0127] Therefore, the blocks in the block diagrams and flow charts support the combination of devices for performing the specified functions, the combination of elements or steps for performing the specified functions, and the program instruction devices for performing the specified functions. It should also be understood that each block in the block diagrams and flow charts and the combination of blocks in the block diagrams and flow charts can be implemented by a special-purpose hardware computer system or a combination of special-purpose hardware and computer instructions that performs a specific function, element or step.

[0128] The program modules, applications, etc. described herein may include one or more software components, including, for example, software objects, methods, data structures, etc. Each such software component may include computer-executable instructions that, in response to execution, cause at least a portion of the functionality described herein (e.g., one or more operations of the illustrative methods described herein) to be performed.

[0129] Software components can be encoded with any of various programming languages. An exemplary programming language can be a low-level programming language, such as an assembly language associated with a specific hardware architecture and / or an operating system platform. The software component comprising assembly language instructions may need to be converted to executable machine code by an assembler before being executed by hardware architecture and / or platform. Another exemplary programming language can be a higher-level programming language, which can be transplanted across multiple architectures. The software component comprising a higher-level programming language may need to be converted to an intermediate representation by an interpreter or a compiler before execution. Other examples of programming languages ​​include but are not limited to macro languages, shells or command languages, job control languages, scripting languages, database queries or search languages ​​or report writing languages. In one or more exemplary embodiments, the software component comprising the instruction of one of the above-mentioned programming language examples can be directly executed by an operating system or other software components, without first being converted into another form.

[0130] Software components may be stored as files or other data storage structures. Software components of similar type or related functions may be stored together, such as in a specific directory, folder, or library. Software components may be static (e.g., preset or fixed) or dynamic (e.g., created or modified at execution time).

[0131] The embodiments of the present invention are described in detail above in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, but the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various changes can be made within the knowledge scope of ordinary technicians in the relevant technical field without departing from the purpose of the present invention.

Claims

1. A method for manufacturing a printer ribbon cassette, characterized in that: The following steps are involved: Obtain a ribbon cassette housing; the ribbon cassette housing is provided with a accommodating cavity, a first through hole and a second through hole facing each other are provided at the bottom of one side of the accommodating cavity, a partition is provided at the other side of the accommodating cavity, the partition divides the accommodating cavity into a first chamber and a second chamber, and a first channel is formed between the partition and the inner wall of the accommodating cavity; a first notch is provided at a side of the ribbon cassette housing close to the first chamber, and a second notch is provided at a side of the ribbon cassette housing close to the second chamber; After the ribbon strip is loaded by the loading mechanism, the ribbon strip is placed in the first chamber; A first gear is placed at the first through hole; the first gear includes a first guide column and a plurality of first teeth arranged on the outer wall of the first guide column, the first guide column is passed through the first through hole, and a first adjustment hole is arranged at the bottom of the first guide column, and a second adjustment hole is arranged at the top of the first guide column; Pass one end of the ribbon strip around the first tooth of the first gear and pass through the first notch; A second gear is placed at the second through hole; the second gear includes a second guide post and a plurality of second teeth arranged on the outer wall of the second guide post, the second guide post is passed through the second through hole, and the first teeth are meshed with the second teeth to clamp the ribbon strip; Pass the other end of the ribbon strip through the first passage, the second chamber and the second notch; A clamp is placed in the second chamber near the second notch so that the clamp presses the ribbon strip at the second notch; Obtain a cover plate, and place the cover plate on the accommodating cavity of the ribbon cassette housing to form a ribbon cassette, and insert an adjustment member into the second adjustment hole; Connecting the two ends of the ribbon strip by an assembly mechanism; The adjusting mechanism rotates the first guide column through the first adjusting hole to rotate the first gear and the second gear to tighten the ribbon strip; The feeding mechanism comprises: a material discharging platform, a driven wheel column, a driving wheel column, a tensioning roller, a guide roller and a slideway; the driven wheel column, the driving wheel column, the tensioning roller, the guide roller and the slideway are all arranged on the material discharging platform, a limited position channel is arranged at the inlet end of the slideway, a cutting knife is arranged in the limited position channel, and a slider is arranged in the slideway; The step of feeding the ribbon strips through the feeding mechanism specifically includes: The ribbon reel is wound around the outer wall of the driven wheel column, and the outer end of the ribbon reel is made to pass through the tension roller, the driving wheel column, and the guide roller in sequence, and then enter the slide groove through the limiting channel; the ribbon reel is formed by winding the ribbon; The driving wheel column rotates to rotate the ribbon disk, so that the ribbon of the ribbon disk moves toward the slide groove; During the rotation of the driving wheel column, the slider gradually moves in a direction away from the entrance end of the slide slot; When the driving wheel column rotates by a preset angle, the driving wheel column stops rotating, the slider stops moving, and the cutter cuts the ribbon on the ribbon disk to form a ribbon strip; The assembly mechanism comprises: a mounting seat, a heat melter and a first driving device, the mounting seat comprises a positioning groove and a heat melt groove, the positioning groove is penetrated by the heat melt groove; The step of connecting the two ends of the ribbon strip by an assembly mechanism comprises: Placing one end and the other end of the ribbon strip in the positioning groove so as to partially overlap; The first driving device drives the hot melter to descend into the hot melt tank to hot melt the two ends of the ribbon strip so as to connect the two ends of the ribbon strip; The excess portion of the ribbon strip where one end overlaps the other end is removed.

2. The method for making a printer ribbon cassette according to claim 1, characterized in that: The ribbon cassette housing is provided with hanging ears on both sides, and a guide groove is provided on the outward side of the hanging ears, the guide groove of the hanging ears close to the first chamber is communicated with the first notch, and the guide groove of the hanging ears close to the second chamber is communicated with the second notch, and a pressing block is provided on the top of the guide groove; After the step of passing one end of the ribbon strip around the first tooth of the first gear and passing through the first notch, the method further includes: passing one end of the ribbon strip through the guide groove of the hanging ear close to the first chamber and the pressing block; After the step of passing the other end of the ribbon strip through the first channel, the second chamber and the second notch, the method further includes passing the other end of the ribbon strip through the guide groove of the hanging ear close to the second chamber and the clamping block.

3. The method for making a printer ribbon cassette according to claim 1, characterized in that: The adjustment mechanism includes a second driving device and a rotating rod; The step of rotating the first guide post through the first adjusting hole to rotate the first gear and the second gear to tighten the ribbon strip includes: Inserting the rotating rod into the first adjusting hole; The second driving device drives the rotating rod to rotate a preset stroke, so that the first gear and the second gear rotate, and the ribbon strip is tightened.

4. The method for manufacturing a printer ribbon cassette according to claim 1, characterized in that: A plurality of positioning holes are provided on the top of the side wall of the accommodating cavity, and the cover plate is provided with positioning columns adapted to the positioning holes; The step of obtaining a cover plate and making the cover plate cover the accommodating cavity of the ribbon box housing to form a ribbon box includes: Inserting the positioning post of the cover plate into the positioning hole; The cover plate and the ribbon box housing are pressed together by a pressing machine to form the ribbon box.

5. The method for manufacturing a printer ribbon cassette according to claim 1, characterized in that: After the ribbon strip is loaded by the loading mechanism, before the step of placing the ribbon strip in the first chamber, the method further includes: The ribbon reel is sleeved on the unwinding roller, and the outer end of the ribbon reel is wound on the receiving roller after passing through the first coating device and the second coating device in sequence; the ribbon reel is formed by winding the ribbon; The receiving roller rotates, driving the ribbon reel to rotate, so that the ribbon on the ribbon reel moves from the unwinding roller toward the receiving roller; When the ribbon on the ribbon disk passes through the first color coating device, the first color coating device coats a portion of the ribbon with a first color pigment; When the ribbon on the ribbon disk passes through the second color coating device, the second color coating device coats another portion of the ribbon with a second color of pigment.

6. A device for making a printer ribbon cassette, characterized in that: It includes at least one control processor and a memory for communicating with the at least one control processor; the memory stores instructions that can be executed by the at least one control processor, and the instructions are executed by the at least one control processor so that the at least one control processor can execute the method for making a printer ribbon box as described in any one of claims 1 to 5.

7. An electronic device, characterized in that: A device for making a printer ribbon cassette comprising the device described in claim 6.

8. A computer-readable storage medium, characterized in that: The computer-readable storage medium stores computer-executable instructions, and the computer-executable instructions are used to enable a computer to execute the method for manufacturing a printer ribbon cassette as described in any one of claims 1 to 5.

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