Improved marking method and marking equipment

Abstract

The invention relates to an improved marking method and marking equipment, and the method comprises the steps: enabling the marking equipment to carry out the separation processing of conveyed to-be-marked marking strips, and detecting the attribute information of each marking strip conveyed to a marking station through the marking equipment; and the marking information corresponding to the attribute information of each marking strip is printed on the corresponding marking strip according to the attribute information of each marking strip, so that the marking equipment can adaptively adjust the corresponding marking information according to different marking strips to be marked so as to complete the marking operation. Certainly, by means of the marking method, the marking requirement of the marking device for batch marking strips can be met, and the marking efficiency and the accuracy of the marking information printed on each marking strip are improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the field of marking equipment, and in particular to an improved marking method and marking equipment. Background Art

[0002] With the development of the economy, every commodity in circulation needs to be affixed with a marking strip (or label), and the marking strip needs to indicate relevant marking information such as production date, shelf life and manufacturer, so as to track and manage the sales of the goods. Marking equipment (or marking machine equipment) is a machine that adds the marking strip with the above marking information to the goods. In the industrial field, common marking equipment includes laser marking machines, pneumatic marking machines, electro-erosion marking machines, high-frequency micro-impact marking machines, inkjet marking machines and electric spark marking machines. Among them, the laser marking machine is the most widely used in the market, and it is widely used in industrial processing.

[0003] Existing marking equipment usually includes a host device, a display screen, a feeding mechanism, a conveying mechanism, a printing mechanism and an output mechanism. The host device has a shell assembly. The feeding mechanism, the conveying mechanism, the printing mechanism and the output mechanism are located in the space formed by the shell assembly. The printing mechanism has a marking component that performs the marking task. The display screen and the host device are separated from each other and are located outside the shell assembly. The feeding mechanism includes a feed cover. The host device controls the feeding mechanism, the conveying mechanism, the printing mechanism and the output mechanism according to the external operation instructions received by the display screen. The marking component prints the inherent marking information stored in the host device onto each marking strip to be marked, and then the output mechanism outputs the marked marking strip to the outside of the marking device shell.

[0004] However, the marking method of the existing marking equipment has shortcomings: for the batch marking strips conveyed by the conveying mechanism, the specifications (such as size) of each marking strip are usually different, and the marking equipment cannot automatically adjust the marking information corresponding to the marking strips according to the rule differences of each marking strip, and thus cannot meet the requirements of adaptively adjusting the corresponding marking information according to different marking strips to be marked, which limits the function of the marking equipment and reduces the marking efficiency of batch marking strips. Summary of the invention

[0005] The first technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide an improved marking method for the above-mentioned prior art, which can adaptively adjust the corresponding marking information according to different marking strips to be marked to complete the marking operation.

[0006] The second technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a marking device for realizing the above-mentioned improved marking method.

[0007] The technical solution adopted by the present invention to solve the first technical problem is: an improved marking method, characterized in that it includes the following steps:

[0008] Step 1, the marking device receives a marking strip to be marked from the outside;

[0009] Step 2, the marking device performs material separation processing on the received marking strips;

[0010] Step 3, conveying the marking strip after the material separation process toward the marking station in the marking equipment;

[0011] Step 4, detecting the attribute information of each marking strip delivered to the marking station, and obtaining the marking strip attribute information of each marking strip; wherein the marking strip attribute information at least includes the specification of the marking strip;

[0012] Step 5, according to the detected marking strip attribute information of each marking strip, printing the marking information corresponding to the marking strip attribute information on each marking strip;

[0013] Step 6, counting the number of marking strips that have been marked;

[0014] Step 7, outputting the marking strip after the marking operation is completed to the outside of the discharge port of the marking device.

[0015] Improved, in the improved marking method, in step 7, the marking strip after the marking operation is completed is allowed to slide out to the outside of the discharge port under the action of its own gravity.

[0016] Furthermore, in the improved marking method, the marking information is any one or any combination of text, vector graphics and serial number.

[0017] As a further improvement, in the invention, the improved marking method further comprises: performing dust removal operations on smoke generated by the marking equipment during the marking process according to preset instruction information.

[0018] Improved, in the invention, the improved marking method further comprises:

[0019] Step a1, real-time detection of the temperature of the marking component of the marking equipment during the marking process;

[0020] Step a2: make a judgment based on the real-time detected temperature of the marking component:

[0021] When the temperature of the marked component exceeds the preset temperature threshold, a prompt is given that the temperature of the marked component is too high; otherwise, the process goes to step a1.

[0022] In order to meet the needs of external operators for adjusting and setting the marking information printed by the marking equipment, in this invention, the improved marking method also includes: receiving external setting operations for the marking information printed on the marking strip before actually performing the marking operation; and when actually performing the marking operation, printing the set marking information on the corresponding marking strip.

[0023] Preferably, in the improved marking method, the marking device is a laser marking device.

[0024] The technical solution adopted by the present invention to solve the second technical problem is: a marking device, characterized in that it implements any one of the improved marking methods described.

[0025] Compared with the prior art, the advantages of the present invention are as follows: the improved marking method of the present invention enables the marking device to detect the attribute information of each marking strip delivered to the marking station after separating the delivered marking strips to be marked, and print the corresponding marking information on the corresponding marking strip according to the attribute information of each marking strip, thereby realizing that the marking device adaptively adjusts the corresponding marking information according to different marking strips to be marked to complete the marking operation. Of course, such a setting of the marking method can also meet the marking needs of the marking device for batch marking strips, improve the marking efficiency and the accuracy of the marking information printed on each marking strip. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0026] Figure 1 Schematic diagram of the process of the improved marking method in the embodiment of the present invention;

[0027] Figure 2 It is a structural schematic diagram of a marking device in an embodiment of the present invention;

[0028] Figure 3 for Figure 2 A schematic diagram of the structure of the marking device shown in another perspective;

[0029] Figure 4 A schematic diagram showing the relationship between the main components of the marking device in an embodiment of the present invention;

[0030] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the state after the front panel is removed from the marking equipment;

[0031] Figure 6 Schematic diagram of the marking strip structure in an embodiment of the present invention;

[0032] Figure 7 A schematic diagram of the internal structure of a marking device in an embodiment of the present invention;

[0033] Figure 8 A schematic diagram of a conveying mechanism of a marking device in an embodiment of the present invention;

[0034] Fig. 9 Schematic diagram of the material dividing mechanism of the marking device in the embodiment of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0035] The present invention is further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0036] This embodiment provides an improved marking method, which is applicable to a marking device that performs a marking operation. For example, the marking device here can be set as a laser marking device as needed. Figure 1 As shown, the improved marking method of this embodiment includes the following steps 1 to 7:

[0037] Step 1, the marking device receives a marking strip to be marked from the outside; wherein, in this embodiment, the marking strip to be marked can be placed by a user through a marking strip input port of the marking device, and then transported by a transport mechanism;

[0038] Step 2, the marking device performs material separation processing on the received marking strips;

[0039] Step 3, conveying the marking strip after the material separation process toward the marking station in the marking equipment;

[0040] Step 4, detecting the attribute information of each marking strip delivered to the marking station, and obtaining the marking strip attribute information of each marking strip; wherein the marking strip attribute information at least includes the specification of the marking strip; for example, the specification of the marking strip is the size of the marking strip;

[0041] Step 5, according to the detected marking strip attribute information of each marking strip, printing the marking information corresponding to the marking strip attribute information on each marking strip; wherein, according to actual needs, the marking information here is any one or any combination of text, vector graphics and serial number;

[0042] Step 6, counting the number of marking strips that have been marked;

[0043] Step 7, outputting the marking strip after the marking operation is completed to the outside of the discharge port of the marking device.

[0044] It should be noted that in the improved marking method of this embodiment, after the marking device separates the delivered marking strips to be marked, the marking device will detect the attribute information of each marking strip delivered to the marking station, and print the corresponding marking information on the corresponding marking strip according to the attribute information of each marking strip, thereby realizing that the marking device adaptively adjusts the corresponding marking information according to different marking strips to be marked to complete the marking operation. Of course, such a setting of the marking method can also meet the marking needs of the marking device for batch marking strips, improve the marking efficiency and the accuracy of the marking information printed on each marking strip.

[0045] In order to reduce the probability of damage of the marking strip after the marking operation when it is output to the outside of the discharge port of the marking equipment, and to reduce the energy consumption of the marking equipment, when executing the above-mentioned step 7, the marking method of this embodiment also allows the marking strip after the marking operation to slide out to the outside of the discharge port under the action of its own gravity.

[0046] In order to avoid the adverse effects of smoke and dust on the marking device and / or the environment during the marking process, the improved marking method of this embodiment further includes: performing dust removal operations on the smoke and dust generated by the marking device during the marking process according to preset instruction information.

[0047] In order to prevent the marking device from being affected by the overly high temperature of the marking part of the marking device, the improved marking method of this embodiment further includes:

[0048] Step a1, real-time detection of the temperature of the marking component of the marking equipment during the marking process;

[0049] Step a2: make a judgment based on the real-time detected temperature of the marking component:

[0050] When the temperature of the marked component exceeds the preset temperature threshold, a prompt is given that the temperature of the marked component is too high; otherwise, the process goes to step a1.

[0051] In order to meet the user's needs for adjusting and setting the marking information to be printed by the marking device, in this embodiment, the marking method also includes: receiving an external setting operation for the marking information to be printed on the marking strip before actually performing the marking operation; and when actually performing the marking operation, printing the set marking information on the corresponding marking strip.

[0052] This embodiment also provides a marking device for implementing the above improved marking method, the marking device uses a laser marking device, and the laser used by the laser marking device belongs to Class 4 lasers. Specifically, see Figures 2 to 9As shown, the marking device of this embodiment includes a host device 1, a display screen 2, a feeding mechanism 3, a conveying mechanism 4, a printing mechanism 5, an output mechanism 6, a material dividing component 7 and a detection mechanism 8. The host device 1 has a housing component 1A and a controller C, and the housing component forms an assembly space; the display screen 2 is connected to the controller C of the host device 1. Among them:

[0053] The feeding mechanism 3 is located in the assembly space and connected to the controller, and is configured to receive the marking strip R to be marked;

[0054] The conveying mechanism 4 is located in the assembly space and connected to the controller, and is configured to convey the marking strip received by the feeding mechanism to the marking station; wherein the conveying mechanism 4 has a conveying belt and a driving component 41 for driving the conveying belt to move;

[0055] The printing mechanism 5 is located at the marking station in the assembly space and is connected to the controller, and is configured to print marking information on the marking strip delivered by the delivery mechanism; specifically, the printing mechanism 5 here includes a laser 51 and a laser source 52, and the laser 51 is a marking component that specifically performs the marking information printing work;

[0056] The output mechanism 6 is located in the assembly space and connected to the controller, and is configured to output the marking strip after the marking information printing operation is completed;

[0057] The material dividing component 7 is located at a station between the feeding mechanism 3 and the conveying mechanism 4, and is configured to connect to the controller to divide the marking strips to be marked received by the feeding mechanism, so that the conveying mechanism can convey the marking strips after the material dividing process;

[0058] The detection mechanism 8 is located at a workstation between the conveying mechanism 4 and the printing mechanism 5, and is configured to connect to the controller, detect the marking bar attribute information of the marking bar conveyed by the conveying mechanism, and send the marking bar attribute information to the controller; wherein the marking bar attribute information at least includes the specifications of the marking bar; for example, the specifications of the marking bar are the size of the marking bar.

[0059] As a specific form of the above-mentioned detection mechanism, the detection mechanism of this embodiment is composed of an optical scanner and a servo motor using a moving magnet and moving coil deflection working mode, and the servo motor drives the optical scanner to adjust the scanning angle of the marking strip to be marked.

[0060] In order to facilitate the user to use the host device and the display screen to adjust the relevant parameters of the marking device during operation, in this embodiment, the display screen 2 is rotatably arranged on the housing assembly 1A. For example, the display screen here can be arranged on the housing assembly in a 360-degree free rotation manner. As for the rotatable arrangement of the display screen on the housing assembly, the conventional rotation implementation method in the art can be adopted.

[0061] As a structural implementation method of the feeding mechanism, in the marking device of this embodiment, a feeding port 10 is formed on the shell assembly 1A; the feeding mechanism 3 has a loading bracket 31 extending in the up and down vertical directions, and the loading bracket 31 forms a storage cavity 310 with an upper end opening 31a, and the upper end opening 31a is arranged corresponding to the feeding port 10 of the shell assembly 1A, and a slide rail 310L is formed on the side wall of the storage cavity 310 to cooperate with the sliding down of the marking strip.

[0062] In order to reduce the probability of damage to the marking strip after the marking operation when it is output to the outside of the discharge port of the marking equipment, and to reduce the energy consumption of the marking equipment, in this embodiment, the output mechanism 6 is an inclined slide groove 6a that cooperates with the marking strip R to slide down to the outside of the shell assembly by its own gravity, and the shell assembly 1A has a discharge port that cooperates with the inclined slide groove 6a.

[0063] As the arrangement mode of the material distribution component, in this embodiment, see Figure 7 and Fig. 9 As shown, the material dividing assembly 7 is arranged on one side outside the conveying mechanism 4. More specifically, as a structural implementation of the material dividing assembly, the material dividing assembly 7 of this embodiment includes a driving member 71 and a material dividing plate 72, the driving member 71 is connected to the controller, and a material dividing claw 73 is arranged at the front end of the material dividing plate 72, and the material dividing plate 72 is configured to be driven by the driving member to generate a reciprocating motion; wherein, in the horizontal plane where the host device is located, the reciprocating motion direction is perpendicular to the conveying direction of the conveying mechanism for the marking strip.

[0064] See also Fig. 9 As shown, in this embodiment, the dividing plate 72 has a dividing plate body 720, a first side 721, a second side 722 and a third side 723, and the dividing plate body 720 is transmission-connected to the driving member 71; the first side 721 is located on the dividing plate body 720 and is arranged on one side of the reciprocating motion direction of the dividing plate; the second side 722 is located on the dividing plate body 720 and is located on the opposite side of the first side 721, and the end of the second side 722 is connected to the end of the first side 721; the two ends of the third side 723 are respectively connected to the first side 721 and the second side 722, so that the dividing plate as a whole has a triangular structure; wherein the connection point between the first side 721 and the second side 722 serves as the vertex of the triangular structure, and the vertex is arranged close to the dividing claw 73, and the third side 723 serves as the base of the triangular structure and a curved segment 723a is formed on the third side 723 that is concave toward the vertex.

[0065] In order to count the number of marking strips that have been marked, in this embodiment, the marking device further includes a counter 18 connected to the controller; wherein the counter 18 is configured to count the number of marking strips that have been marked.

[0066] In order to open the housing assembly to observe the internal conditions of the assembly space of the housing assembly, in the marking device of this embodiment, the housing assembly 1A has a front panel 11 and a side panel 12 that matches the front panel 11. The inner wall of the side panel 12 has a magnetic slide rail 121 that magnetically absorbs the front panel. The front panel 11 is configured to move along the magnetic slide rail 121 after being driven. In this way, the position of the front panel on the magnetic slide rail can be adjusted as needed, and the gap space between the front panel and the housing assembly 1A (the remaining housing part) is adjusted to facilitate observation or adjustment of the internal components of the housing assembly through the gap space.

[0067] According to actual needs, a maintenance window 13 may be provided on the side of the housing assembly of the marking device to facilitate maintenance or adjustment of the height of the laser.

[0068] In order to avoid the adverse effects of smoke and dust on the marking device and / or the environment during the marking process, the marking device of this embodiment further includes a dust collector 14 controlled by the controller.

[0069] The marking device of this embodiment is also provided with a buzzer 15, a knob switch 16 and an emergency stop switch 17. The buzzer here has a prompting function, the knob switch is configured to start or stop the marking device according to the rotation operation of the key, and the emergency stop switch is responsible for realizing the emergency braking function of the marking device in an emergency. For example:

[0070] When the key switch is rotated clockwise, the laser and the detection mechanism are powered (after the emergency stop switch is rotated clockwise); when the key switch is rotated counterclockwise, the laser and the detection mechanism are powered off.

[0071] When the emergency stop switch is rotated clockwise, the power supply of the drive component, the laser and the detection mechanism are powered (after the key switch is rotated clockwise); when the emergency stop switch is pressed down, the power supply of the drive component, the laser and the detection mechanism are all powered off.

[0072] Here, by setting up a "double insurance" switch design such as a knob switch and an emergency stop switch, the actual emergency needs of braking the marking equipment in abnormal situations can be ensured.

[0073] In order to avoid adverse effects on normal operation of the marking device due to excessive temperature, in this embodiment, the marking device is further provided with a heat dissipation structure, for example, the heat dissipation structure here is a radiator controlled by a controller.

[0074] Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention are described in detail above, it should be clearly understood that various modifications and variations are possible for those skilled in the art. Any modification, equivalent substitution, improvement, etc. made within the spirit and principle of the present invention shall be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. Improved marking method, characterized in that: The steps include: Step 1, the marking device receives a marking strip to be marked from the outside; Step 2, the marking device performs material separation processing on the received marking strips; Step 3, conveying the marking strip after the material separation process toward the marking station in the marking equipment; Step 4, detecting the attribute information of each marking strip delivered to the marking station, and obtaining the marking strip attribute information of each marking strip; wherein the marking strip attribute information at least includes the specification of the marking strip; Step 5, according to the detected marking strip attribute information of each marking strip, printing the marking information corresponding to the marking strip attribute information on each marking strip; Step 6, counting the number of marking strips that have been marked; Step 7, outputting the marking strip after the marking operation is completed to the outside of the discharge port of the marking device.

2. The improved marking method according to claim 1, characterized in that: In step 7, the marking strip after the marking operation is completed is allowed to slide out to the outside of the discharge port under the action of its own gravity.

3. The improved marking method according to claim 2, characterized in that: The marking information is any one or any combination of text, vector graphics and serial number.

4. The improved marking method according to claim 1, characterized in that: Also includes: According to the preset instruction information, the dust generated by the marking equipment during the marking process is subjected to dust removal operation.

5. The improved marking method according to claim 1, characterized in that: Also includes: Step a1, real-time detection of the temperature of the marking component of the marking equipment during the marking process; Step a2: make a judgment based on the real-time detected temperature of the marking component: When the temperature of the marked component exceeds the preset temperature threshold, a prompt is given that the temperature of the marked component is too high; otherwise, the process goes to step a1.

6. The improved marking method according to claim 1, characterized in that: Also includes: Before actually performing the marking operation, receiving the setting operation of the marking information printed on the marking strip from the outside; And, when the marking operation is actually performed, the set marking information is printed on the corresponding marking strip.

7. The improved marking method according to claim 1, characterized in that: Also includes: The marking device receives different marking information from the outside and assigns different printing priorities; wherein the marking information corresponds to the printing priority one by one; Furthermore, the marking device prints the marking information onto the corresponding marking strips to be marked according to the printing priorities of different marking information.

8. The improved marking method according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that: The marking device is a laser marking device.

9. Marking equipment, characterized in that, The improved marking method according to any one of claims 1 to 8 is realized.

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