Crystal label printer and control method thereof

Abstract

The application discloses a crystal label printer and a control method thereof, which comprises a printer main body and a release paper. The printer main body is provided with a printing area for the release paper to pass through, and a printing car assembly which moves on the printer main body and sprays a pattern layer to the release paper. The printing car assembly comprises a first spray head for spraying a self-adhesive glue layer on the release paper, a second spray head for spraying a white ink layer, a third spray head for spraying a color ink layer, and a fourth spray head for spraying a curing varnish layer and a gold stamping varnish layer. Two film covering assemblies are arranged at the output end of the printing area on the printer main body, and are used for pressing a gold film on the gold stamping varnish layer and covering a positioning film on the pattern of the release paper after the gold film is pressed. The gold film is pressed on the gold stamping varnish layer by the film covering assembly on the front side to realize the gold stamping effect of the pattern, and a secondary operation is not needed after the pattern is transferred to realize the gold stamping effect of the pattern. Meanwhile, the gold stamping area of the pattern can be accurately arranged on the pattern.

Description

[TECHNICAL FIELD]

[0001] The present application relates to the field of printing equipment, in particular to a crystal label printer and a control method thereof. [BACKGROUND]

[0002] At present, when printing patterns on products such as plastic, glass, iron cans, acrylic and paper boxes, the crystal label transfer is generally used to achieve the gold stamping effect after the pattern transfer, and the gold stamping operation needs to be performed on the transferred pattern, so the operation is complicated, and problems such as gold stamping position deviation are prone to occur. On the other hand, the existing crystal label is prone to have the problem that the printed pattern cannot be completely separated from the release paper along with the separated positioning film when the release paper and the positioning film are separated. [SUMMARY]

[0003] The present application overcomes the shortcomings of the prior art and provides a crystal label printer and a control method thereof.

[0004] To achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the following technical solutions are adopted in the present application:

[0005] A crystal label printer, characterized in that it comprises a printer main body and a release paper, the printer main body is provided with a printing area for the release paper to pass through, and a printing car assembly that moves on the printer main body and sprays a pattern layer to the release paper, the printing car assembly comprises a first spray head for spraying a self-adhesive glue layer on the release paper in sequence, a second spray head for spraying a white ink layer, a third spray head for spraying a colored ink layer, and a fourth spray head for spraying a curing varnish layer and a gold stamping varnish layer, and the printer main body is provided with two film covering assemblies at the output end of the printing area, which are arranged in sequence and used for pressing a gold film on the gold stamping varnish layer and covering a positioning film on the pattern of the release paper after pressing the gold film.

[0006] The crystal label printer as described above, characterized in that the curing varnish layer is a UV curing varnish layer, and the printing car assembly is provided with a UV curing lamp.

[0007] The crystal label printer as described above, characterized in that the film covering assembly comprises a driving shaft arranged on the printer main body, and a driven shaft that cooperates with the driving shaft for pressing.

[0008] The crystal label printer as described above, characterized in that the printer main body is provided with a pressure adjusting assembly for adjusting the pressure between the driven shaft and the driving shaft.

[0009] The crystal label printer has the characteristics that the pressure adjusting assembly comprises a sliding groove arranged on both sides of the printer body, a sliding block arranged in the sliding groove, a driven shaft arranged in the sliding block at both ends, a pressure block arranged in the sliding groove and connected with the sliding block and capable of moving with each other to drive the sliding block to move to make the driven shaft move away from or close to the driving shaft, and a pressure spring arranged in the sliding groove and located between the sliding block and the pressure block.

[0010] The crystal label printer has the characteristics that a connecting rod is arranged through the pressure blocks arranged on both sides, a supporting block is arranged on the pressure block at the position where the connecting rod extends, and a plurality of guide surfaces are arranged on the connecting rod and matched with the supporting blocks to drive the pressure blocks to move.

[0011] The crystal label printer has the characteristics that a round wrench is arranged at both ends of the connecting rod to drive the connecting rod to rotate and switch the guide surfaces.

[0012] The crystal label printer has the characteristics that a pressure nozzle is arranged between the pressure block and the pressure spring, and a bolt is arranged on the pressure block and connected with the pressure nozzle at the lower end to adjust the pressure of the pressure spring.

[0013] The crystal label printer has the characteristics that a release paper feeding shaft is arranged on the printer body at the input end of the printing area, a film tearing shaft is arranged between the release paper feeding shaft and the input end of the printing area to separate the protective film of the release paper, a release paper collecting shaft is arranged on the printer body at the output end of the film coating assembly on the rear side, a gold film paper feeding shaft and a gold film paper collecting shaft are arranged on the printer body at the input end and the output end of the film coating assembly on the front side respectively, and a positioning film feeding shaft is arranged on the printer body at the input end of the film coating assembly on the rear side.

[0014] A control method applied to the crystal label printer has the characteristics that

[0015] S1, preparing a pattern: a pattern is prepared in advance;

[0016] S2, printing a pattern layer: the release paper is sent into the printing area, the first, second, third and fourth nozzles of the printing car assembly are used to spray self-adhesive glue, white ink, color ink pattern layer, and curing varnish and gold plating varnish on the release paper respectively;

[0017] S3, pressing a gold film layer: the pattern layer of the release paper is combined with the gold film paper and sent into the front film coating assembly to be pressed, and the gold film paper is separated and recycled after the gold film is pressed;

[0018] S4, combining a positioning film: the gold plating pattern layer of the release paper is combined with the positioning film and sent into the rear film coating assembly to be pressed, and the positioning film is combined on the release paper.

[0019] The crystal label printer has the characteristics that the pressure adjusting assembly comprises a sliding groove arranged on both sides of the printer body, a sliding block arranged in the sliding groove, a driven shaft arranged in the sliding block at both ends, a pressure block arranged in the sliding groove and connected with the sliding block and capable of moving with each other to drive the sliding block to move to make the driven shaft move away from or close to the driving shaft, and a pressure spring arranged in the sliding groove and located between the sliding block and the pressure block.

[0020] The present application sprays self-adhesive glue layer, white ink layer, color ink layer, curing gloss oil layer and gold stamping gloss oil layer on release paper in sequence, and realizes pattern gold stamping effect by pressing gold film on the gold stamping gloss oil layer through the front side film covering assembly, without secondary operation after transferring pattern to realize pattern gold stamping effect, and the pattern gold stamping area can be accurately set on the pattern. On the other hand, the pressure between the driven shaft and the driving shaft of the film covering assembly can be adjusted through the pressure adjusting assembly, so that the gold film is better pressed on the gold stamping gloss oil layer, and the gold stamping pattern layer is better adhered to the positioning film, and the gold stamping pattern layer is better kept on the positioning film when the release paper and the positioning film are separated. [DETAILED DESCRIPTION]

[0021] Figure 1 It is one of the structural schematic diagrams of the present application;

[0022] Figure 2 It is the second structural schematic diagram of the present application;

[0023] Figure 3 It is the structural schematic diagram of the printing car assembly of the present application;

[0024] Figure 4 It is one of the film covering assembly and pressure adjusting assembly schematic diagrams of the present application;

[0025] Figure 5 It is the second film covering assembly and pressure adjusting assembly schematic diagram of the present application;

[0026] Figure 6 It is the third film covering assembly and pressure adjusting assembly schematic diagram of the present application;

[0027] Figure 7 It is the structural schematic diagram of the connecting rod of the present application. [DETAILED DESCRIPTION]

[0028] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be described clearly and completely below with reference to the drawings.

[0029] It should be noted that all directional indications, such as up, down, left, right, front, back, etc., in the embodiments of the present application are only used to explain the relative positional relationship, movement condition, etc. between components in a certain posture (as shown in the drawings), and if the certain posture changes, the directional indications also change accordingly. In addition, the descriptions involving “preferred”, “suboptimal” and the like in the present application are only for description purposes, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying the relative importance of the indicated technical features or implicitly indicating the number of the indicated technical features. Therefore, the features with “preferred”, “suboptimal” can be explicitly or implicitly included at least one of the features.

[0030] As Figures 1-7As shown, a crystal label printer is characterized by comprising a printer body 1 and a release paper, the printer body 1 is provided with a printing area 2 for the release paper to pass through, and a printing car assembly 3 moving on the printer body 1 and spraying pattern layers to the release paper, the printing car assembly 3 comprises a first spray head 31 for spraying a self-adhesive glue layer on the release paper, a second spray head 32 for spraying a white ink layer, a third spray head 33 for spraying a color ink layer, and a fourth spray head 34 for spraying a curing varnish layer and a gold foil varnish layer, and the printer body 1 is provided with two film covering assemblies 4 arranged in sequence at the output end of the printing area 2, respectively used for pressing a gold film on the gold foil varnish layer and covering a positioning film on the gold foil pattern of the release paper after pressing the gold film.

[0031] A control method of the above crystal label printer is characterized by comprising

[0032] S1, preparing a pattern: preparing a pattern in advance;

[0033] S2, printing a pattern layer: the release paper is sent into the printing area, and the first spray head 31, the second spray head 32, the third spray head 33 and the fourth spray head 34 of the printing car assembly 3 spray a self-adhesive glue layer, a white ink layer, a color ink pattern layer, and a curing varnish layer and a gold foil varnish layer on the release paper respectively;

[0034] S3, pressing a gold film layer: the pattern layer side of the release paper is adhered to the gold film paper and sent into the front film covering assembly 4 to press, and the gold film paper is separated and recycled after pressing the gold film;

[0035] S4, adhering a positioning film: the gold foil pattern layer side of the release paper is sent into the rear film covering assembly 4 to press and adhere the positioning film on the release paper.

[0036] Specifically, during the printing process, when the release paper passes through the printing area 2 of the printer body 1, the printing car assembly 3 moves and sprays a self-adhesive glue layer, a white ink layer, a color ink layer, and a curing varnish layer and a gold foil varnish layer on the release paper in sequence through the first spray head 31, the second spray head 32, the third spray head 33 and the fourth spray head 34. Among them, the white ink layer and the color ink layer constitute a color printing pattern. Subsequently, when the release paper after spraying the pattern passes through the front film covering assembly 4, the gold film of the gold film paper is pressed on the gold foil varnish layer to realize the gold foil effect of the transferred pattern; finally, the positioning film is adhered on the gold foil pattern through the rear film covering assembly 4.

[0037] When the crystal label pattern is transferred to the product, the release paper is torn off, then the positioning film is adhered on the transferred product together with the gold foil pattern, and the positioning film is torn off after pressing the gold foil pattern layer, so that the gold foil pattern is adhered on the transferred product, the transfer is convenient, no gold foil operation is needed for the pattern layer, and the pattern gold foil part will not deviate.

[0038] As shown in Figure 3 The solidified gloss layer is a UV solidified gloss layer, and the printing carriage assembly 3 is provided with a UV curing lamp 35. The UV solidified gloss layer is quickly solidified by irradiation of the UV curing lamp 35.

[0039] As shown in Figures 3-6 The film assembly 4 includes a driving shaft 41 arranged on the printer main body 1 and a driven shaft 42 cooperating with the driving shaft 41 to press the film. When the gold film paper is in contact with the gold gloss oil on the pattern layer of the release paper, the gold film paper and the release paper enter between the driving shaft 41 and the driven shaft 42 under the driving of the driving shaft 41. The gold film is pressed on the gold gloss oil layer to achieve the effect of gold transfer printing under the cooperation of the driving shaft 41 and the driven shaft 42. Similarly, when the positioning film is overlaid, the positioning film is overlaid on the gold patterned release paper, and the positioning film is pressed and overlaid on the pattern layer side of the release paper by the cooperation of the driving shaft 41 and the driven shaft 42.

[0040] As shown in Figures 3-7 The printer main body 1 is provided with a pressure adjusting assembly 5 for adjusting the pressure between the driven shaft 42 and the driving shaft 41. The pressure between the driven shaft 42 and the driving shaft 41 is adjusted by the pressure adjusting assembly 5, so that the gold film is better transferred from the gold film paper to the gold gloss oil on the release paper; similarly, the pattern layer of the release paper is better overlaid on the positioning film by the pressure adjusting assembly 5.

[0041] As shown in Figures 4-7As shown, the pressure adjusting assembly 5 comprises a sliding groove 51 arranged on both sides of the printer body 1, a sliding block 52 arranged in the sliding groove 51, the driven shaft 42 is arranged in the sliding block 52 at both ends, a pressure block 53 arranged in the sliding groove 51 and connected with the sliding block 52 and movable to drive the sliding block 52 to move to make the driven shaft 42 away from or close to the driving shaft 41, a pressure spring 54 arranged between the sliding block 52 and the pressure block 53 in the sliding groove 51, the pressure spring 54 applies pressure to the sliding block 52, thereby applying pressure to the driven shaft 42, thereby increasing the pressure between the driven shaft 42 and the driving shaft 41; a connecting rod 55 arranged through the pressure block 53 is arranged between the pressure blocks 53 on both sides, a supporting block 56 is arranged on the pressure block 53 at the position where the connecting rod 55 extends, and a plurality of guide surfaces 57 are arranged on the connecting rod 55 and arranged around the outer side and cooperate with the supporting block 56 to drive the pressure block 53 to move. In use, the connecting rod 55 is rotated to drive the guide surface 57 to rotate, and under the cooperation of the guide surface 57 and the supporting block 56, the pressure block 53 moves upward, thereby driving the sliding block 52 connected by the lower buckle to compress the pressure spring 54 to move upward, thereby driving the driven shaft 42 to move upward, so that a gap is generated between the driven shaft 42 and the driving shaft 41, at this time, it is convenient to load the gold film paper and the release paper, or it is convenient to load the positioning film and the release paper. Similarly, after the gold film paper and the release paper are loaded, or the positioning film and the release paper are loaded, the connecting rod 55 is reversely rotated, and under the cooperation of the guide surface 57 and the supporting block 56, the pressure block 53, the sliding block 52 and the driven shaft 42 move downward, so that the driven shaft 42 is tightly pressed on the driving shaft 41.

[0042] As shown in Figures 5-6 The pressure block 53 and the pressure spring 54 are provided with a pressure nozzle 59, and the pressure block 53 is provided with a bolt 510 connected with the lower end of the pressure nozzle 59 for adjusting the pressure of the pressure spring 54. The bolt 510 is rotated to drive the pressure nozzle 59 to move, thereby adjusting the pressure of the pressure spring 54 on the pressure block 53, so as to adjust the pressure between the driven shaft 42 and the driving shaft 41.

[0043] As shown in Figures 4-7 The connecting rod 55 is provided with a round wrench 58 at both ends for driving the connecting rod 55 to rotate to switch the guide surface 57. The round wrench 58 is rotated to drive the connecting rod 55 to rotate.

[0044] As shown in Figures 1-2As shown, the printer body 1 is provided with a release paper feeding shaft 6 at the input end of the printing area 2, and a film tearing shaft 7 for separating the protective film of the release paper between the release paper feeding shaft 6 and the input end of the printing area 2, and the printer body 1 is provided with a release paper collecting shaft 8 at the output end of the film laminating assembly 4 at the rear side; the printer body 1 is provided with a gold film paper feeding shaft 9 and a gold film paper collecting shaft 10 at the input end and the output end of the film laminating assembly 4 at the front side respectively; and the printer body 1 is provided with a positioning film feeding shaft 11 at the input end of the film laminating assembly 4 at the rear side. During the printing process, the release paper roll, the gold film paper roll and the positioning film roll are arranged on the release paper feeding shaft 6, the gold film paper feeding shaft 9 and the positioning film feeding shaft 11 respectively, the release paper is fed from the release paper feeding shaft 6, and the protective film of the release paper is torn off by the film tearing shaft 7 before entering the printing area 2, the release paper and the gold film paper are sent into the film laminating assembly 4 at the front side after printing the pattern, the gold film paper waste is collected by the gold film paper collecting shaft 10 after being pressed and laminated, and the release paper after being pressed and laminated is sent into the film laminating assembly 4 at the rear side together with the positioning film, and is wound on the release paper collecting shaft 8 after being pressed and laminated with the positioning film.

[0045] The above are only preferred embodiments of the present application, and do not limit the patent scope of the present application, and any equivalent structural transformation, direct or indirect application in other related technical fields under the inventive concept of the present application, and the contents of the specification and the drawings are included in the patent protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A crystal label printer, characterized in that: The printer includes a printer body (1) and release paper. The printer body (1) has a printing area (2) for the release paper to pass through, and a printing carriage assembly (3) that moves on the printer body (1) and sprays a pattern layer onto the release paper. The printing carriage assembly (3) includes a first nozzle (31) for sequentially spraying a self-adhesive layer onto the release paper, a second nozzle (32) for spraying a white ink layer, a third nozzle (33) for spraying a colored ink layer, and a fourth nozzle (34) for spraying a cured varnish layer and a hot stamping varnish layer. The printer body (1) has two laminating components (4) located at the output end of the printing area (2), which are respectively used to imprint gold film onto the hot stamping varnish layer and to cover the positioning film on the release paper pattern after imprinting gold film. The laminating components (4) include a drive shaft (41) set on the printer body (1) and a driven shaft (42) that cooperates with the drive shaft (41) to imprint. The printer body (1) is provided with a pressure regulating component (5) for adjusting the pressure between the driven shaft (42) and the drive shaft (41). The assembly (5) includes slide grooves (51) on both sides of the printer body (1), with sliders (52) inside the slide grooves (51). The driven shaft (42) has two ends respectively located inside the sliders (52) on both sides. A pressure block (53) is provided inside the slide grooves (51), one end of which is connected to the slider (52) and can move relative to it to drive the slider (52) to move so that the driven shaft (42) moves away from or closer to the drive shaft (41). A pressure spring (54) is provided inside the slide grooves (51) between the slider (52) and the pressure block (53). The two sides... A connecting rod (55) is provided between the pressure blocks (53) and passes through the pressure blocks (53). A support block (56) is provided on the pressure block (53) at the extension position of the connecting rod (55). A number of guide surfaces (57) are provided on the connecting rod (55) around the outer side and cooperate with the support block (56) to drive the pressure block (53) to move. A pressure nozzle (59) is provided between the pressure block (53) and the pressure spring (54). A bolt (510) is provided on the pressure block (53) with its lower end connected to the pressure nozzle (59) for adjusting the pressure of the pressure spring (54).

2. A crystal label printer according to claim 1, characterized in that: The curing varnish layer is a UV curing varnish layer, and a UV curing lamp (35) is provided on the printing car component (3).

3. A crystal label printer according to claim 1, characterized in that: Both ends of the connecting rod (55) are provided with round wrenches (58) for driving the connecting rod (55) to rotate and switch the guide surface (57).

4. A crystal label printer according to claim 1, characterized in that: The printer body (1) is provided with a release paper feeding shaft (6) at the input end of the printing area (2), and a film-tearing shaft (7) for separating the release paper protective film is provided between the release paper feeding shaft (6) and the input end of the printing area (2). The printer body (1) is provided with a release paper receiving shaft (8) at the output end of the laminating assembly (4) located on the rear side. The printer body (1) is provided with a gold film feeding shaft (9) and a gold film receiving shaft (10) at the input and output ends of the laminating assembly (4) located on the front side. The printer body (1) is provided with a positioning film feeding shaft (11) at the input end of the laminating assembly (4) located on the rear side.

5. A control method for a crystal label printer according to any one of claims 1-4, characterized in that: Including S1. Prepare the pattern: Prepare the pattern in advance; S2, Printing Pattern Layer: Release paper is fed into the printing area, and the first nozzle (31), second nozzle (32), third nozzle (33) and fourth nozzle (34) of the printing carriage assembly (3) respectively spray a self-adhesive layer, a white ink layer, a colored ink pattern layer, a sprayed curing varnish layer and a hot stamping varnish layer on the release paper. S3, Imprinting gold film layer: The pattern layer side of the release paper is bonded to the gold film paper and fed into the front coating assembly (4) for imprinting, and the gold film paper is separated and recycled after imprinting the gold film. S4. Applying the positioning film: The hot stamping pattern layer of the release paper is pressed against the positioning film by the laminating assembly (4) on the back side, and the positioning film is applied to the release paper.

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