Hand-held industrial image-text ink jet control system based on IP network

Abstract

The utility model relates to a hand-held industrial image-text ink-jet control system based on an IP network. Comprising a handheld ink-jet printer used for network master control, a switch used for data distribution, a nozzle driving board used for processing ink-jet commands, a nozzle board used for executing ink-jet operation, a grating signal distribution board used for synchronizing grating signals of the nozzle driving board, and a power supply module used for providing voltage. The handheld ink-jet printer is connected to the switch through a network cable, the switch is connected with the plurality of nozzle driving plates through network cables, the plurality of nozzle driving plates are connected with the nozzle plates arranged on the nozzles through optical cables, and the grating signal distribution plate is connected with the nozzle driving plates through network cables. And the power supply module is connected with each module of the system through a connecting line. In the system, the network is used for data transmission, so that the operation of the jet printing system is simpler and more convenient, the code spraying efficiency is high, the system is stable and reliable, and the manufacturing cost is low.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the field of industrial digital inkjet printing, and more specifically, to a handheld industrial graphic inkjet control system based on an IP network. Background Art

[0002] In the prior art, industrial brush inkjet equipment usually uses a photoeye signal as a trigger signal to trigger printing, which can only be applied to a single PASS printing system and cannot support multi-PASS printing. In the prior art, since the driver board needs to be installed close to the nozzle, it is usually installed on a spray truck. Due to the fixed installation method, the system will also be more complicated, usually with complex installation and debugging processes, unable to quickly put into production, unable to adapt to small batches, multi-variety production environments, and meet personalized and customized production needs. In the prior art, the connection line between the UI interactive terminal and the driver board is complex, and the cost of use is also very high. Therefore, in this solution, an IP network-based handheld industrial graphic inkjet control system is provided to solve the above problems. Utility Model Content

[0003] The utility model aims to overcome at least one defect (shortcoming) of the above-mentioned prior art and provide a handheld industrial graphic inkjet control system based on IP network, which is used to solve the problems in the prior art such as complicated installation and debugging process, inability to quickly put into production, inability to adapt to small batch and multi-variety production environment, and inability to meet personalized and customized production needs.

[0004] The technical solution adopted by the utility model is a handheld industrial graphic inkjet control system based on an IP network, comprising: a handheld inkjet printer for overall network control, a switch for data distribution, a nozzle driver board for processing inkjet commands, a nozzle board for performing inkjet operations, a grating signal distribution board for synchronizing grating signals of the nozzle driver board, and a power supply module for providing voltage;

[0005] The handheld inkjet printer is connected to a switch using a network cable, the switch is connected to a plurality of nozzle driver boards using a network cable, the plurality of nozzle driver boards are connected to the nozzle boards arranged on the nozzles via optical cables, the grating signal distribution board is connected to each nozzle driver board via a network cable, and the power module is connected to each module of the system via a connecting line.

[0006] By using the network connection to connect the various parts of the system and using the network for data transmission, this method makes the operation of the printing system simpler and more convenient, with high coding efficiency, stability and reliability, and low cost.

[0007] Preferably, the handheld inkjet printer is a main control box with a touch screen display and is provided with a software module, wherein the software module is divided into an advanced setting unit and a nozzle unit, wherein:

[0008] The advanced setting unit is used to control the entire inkjet control system, specifically including hardware dot type setting, X-axis setting, Y-axis setting, Z-axis setting, key setting, language setting, parameter setting and IP setting;

[0009] The nozzle unit is used to control the nozzle status, specifically including the update status setting, the all ink shut-off setting, and the all ink output setting.

[0010] In this system, you only need to select a specific unit on the handheld inkjet printer and adjust the corresponding settings according to your needs to quickly realize industrial graphic printing, which makes the operation simpler and more convenient.

[0011] Further preferably, the nozzle unit uses group numbering to number each nozzle and specifically displays the usage status of each nozzle. By numbering each nozzle connected to the system in the nozzle unit and then displaying its status, if a nozzle status is abnormal, the staff can quickly find the location corresponding to the abnormal nozzle in the equipment and repair and replace it.

[0012] Preferably, the grating signal distribution board includes a plurality of 6-core wire interfaces, through which a plurality of grating conversion boards can be connected.

[0013] Preferably, the grating conversion board is a 1-to-8 conversion board, and the number of connected nozzle driving boards n≤8.

[0014] By setting up a grating signal distribution board to synchronize the grating signals of all the nozzle drive boards connected to the distribution board, all the nozzles can be controlled to start at the same time, ensuring the normal operation of the printing operation. In addition, the grating conversion board can be installed according to the needs of industrial printing, so that the number of nozzles can be set arbitrarily, adapting to the production environment of small batches and multiple varieties, and meeting the personalized and customized production needs.

[0015] Further preferably, the grating signal distribution board is also connected to a grating scale and a magnetic scale. The grating scale and the magnetic scale are both commonly used measuring instruments. When they are arranged in the grating signal distribution board, when the grating signal is synchronized with the nozzle drive board, the path of the nozzle moving during inkjet printing can also be accurately measured and limited, thereby improving the accuracy of the inkjet printing system.

[0016] More preferably, the nozzle board specifically includes a nozzle power board and a nozzle control board, wherein the nozzle control board is used to receive and process the inkjet instruction information of the nozzle driving board, and transmit the processed information to the nozzle power board to control the nozzle inkjet.

[0017] A nozzle board is provided on each nozzle, and a network transmission method is adopted between the nozzle power board and the nozzle control board, which improves the processing efficiency and ensures the flexibility and effectiveness of inkjet printing.

[0018] The nozzle plate is directly inserted into the nozzle. When the nozzle fails, it is only necessary to unplug the nozzle plate on the corresponding plug and repair or replace it. This design makes the structure of the inkjet control system simpler and the installation and repair process simpler and faster.

[0019] The system also includes an ink supply system, which is connected to a plurality of nozzles via a connecting line.

[0020] The ink supply system is also provided with an ink supply control board for controlling the ink path.

[0021] The ink supply system can deliver ink to each nozzle according to printing needs, ensuring accurate and fast inkjet printing.

[0022] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the utility model are:

[0023] 1. By dividing the printing system into two parts, a touch-operated handheld inkjet printer and a printing control module, the design of the inkjet system and the board installation and maintenance are simplified. In addition, data is transmitted through the network, making the entire system high-speed, stable and reliable, and the construction cost is low.

[0024] 2. It can flexibly build system applications from 1 nozzle to N nozzles. The hardware is easy to expand and the software design also allows flexible settings to adapt to different production environments such as small batches and multiple varieties.

[0025] 3. When a new nozzle system needs to be developed, the hardware only needs to modify the nozzle board on the nozzle, and other boards can be used universally, meeting the personalized and customized production needs.

[0026] 4. The installation and debugging process is simple and convenient, the coding efficiency is high, and it is safe and reliable. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0027] Figure 1 This is a system structure diagram of the utility model.

[0028] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of a handheld inkjet printer device of the present utility model.

[0029] Figure 3It is a schematic diagram of the UI interface of the advanced setting unit of the present utility model.

[0030] Figure 4 It is a schematic diagram of the UI interface of the nozzle unit of the present utility model.

[0031] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the grating signal distribution board of the utility model. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0032] The drawings of the present invention are only used for illustrative purposes and cannot be construed as limiting the present invention. In order to better illustrate the following embodiments, some parts of the drawings may be omitted, enlarged or reduced, and do not represent the size of the actual product; for those skilled in the art, it is understandable that some well-known structures and their descriptions in the drawings may be omitted.

[0033] Example 1

[0034] The present embodiment provides an IP network-based handheld industrial graphic inkjet control system, which is used to solve the problems in the prior art such as complicated installation and debugging process, inability to quickly put into production, inability to adapt to small batch, multi-variety production environments, and inability to meet personalized and customized production needs.

[0035] The technical solution adopted in this embodiment is a handheld industrial graphic inkjet control system based on IP network, such as Figure 1 As shown, the system includes: a handheld inkjet printer 1 for overall network control, a switch 2 for data distribution, a nozzle driver board 3 for processing inkjet commands, a nozzle board 4 for performing inkjet operations, a grating signal distribution board 5 for synchronizing grating signals of the nozzle driver board, and a power supply module 7 for providing voltage;

[0036] The handheld inkjet printer 1 is connected to the switch 2 using a network cable, and the switch 2 is connected to a plurality of nozzle driver boards 3 using a network cable, and is connected to the network port of the nozzle driver board 3. The plurality of nozzle driver boards 3 are connected to the nozzle board 4 arranged on the nozzle 6 through an optical cable, and the grating signal distribution board 5 is connected to each nozzle driver board 3 through a network cable, and the power module 7 is connected to each module of the system through a connecting line.

[0037] By using the network connection to connect the various parts of the system and using the network for data transmission, this method makes the operation of the printing system simpler and more convenient, with high coding efficiency, stability and reliability, and low cost.

[0038] Preferably, in this embodiment, if Figure 2 As shown, Figure 2 The handheld inkjet printer 1 is a schematic diagram of the handheld inkjet printer device of the utility model. The handheld inkjet printer 1 is a main control box with a touch screen. Figure 2 It can be seen that the main control box includes at least one network cable interface, and a software module is also provided on the main control box system, and the software module is divided into an advanced setting unit and a nozzle unit, wherein:

[0039] The advanced setting unit is used to control the entire inkjet control system, such as Figure 3 As shown, Figure 3 The figure is a schematic diagram of the UI interface of the advanced setting unit of the present utility model. It can be seen from the figure that the advanced setting unit specifically includes hardware point type setting, X-axis setting, Y-axis setting, Z-axis setting, key setting, language setting, parameter setting and IP setting;

[0040] In the specific use process, the staff can select the corresponding setting interface to set parameters according to the requirements of inkjet printing. For example, in the recommended dot type setting, the size of the print dot can be set, the number of nozzles, the number of channels, etc. can be selected, and the size of the nozzle can be adjusted according to the needs. In addition, in order to prevent others from arbitrarily modifying the parameters of the inkjet control system, it is necessary to enter a password to log in before setting, and the function of changing the password is also provided in this unit; secondly, different language settings are also provided for staff in different countries, and staff can select the required language as needed. Through the setting of the above-mentioned advanced setting unit, the inkjet control system described in this embodiment is more humane and standardized.

[0041] Furthermore, the nozzle unit is used to control the nozzle state, such as Figure 4 As shown, Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the UI interface of the nozzle unit of the utility model. Figure 4 It can be seen that the nozzle unit specifically includes functions such as update status setting, all ink shut-off setting, and all ink output setting. The staff can use the above settings to adjust the amount of ink used during the inkjet printing process.

[0042] More preferably, from Figure 4 It can also be seen that the nozzle unit uses group numbering to number each nozzle and specifically displays the use status of each nozzle 6. By numbering each nozzle 6 connected to the system in the nozzle unit and then displaying its status, if a nozzle 6 is abnormal, the staff can quickly find the corresponding position of the abnormal nozzle 6 in the equipment, so as to inspect and replace it, and the number of nozzles can be arbitrarily combined, allowing the number of color channels and the number of nozzles for each color to be set.

[0043] In this embodiment, the specific operation of inkjet printing can be achieved by selecting a specific unit on the handheld inkjet printer, adjusting the corresponding settings according to needs, and then transmitting them to various modules of the system through the IP network, and finally controlling the nozzle to perform inkjet printing, thereby realizing simple and convenient industrial graphic printing.

[0044] Preferably, if Figure 5 As shown, Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the grating signal distribution board of the utility model. Figure 5 It can be seen that the grating signal distribution board 5 includes a plurality of 6-core wire interfaces, through which a plurality of grating conversion boards can be connected.

[0045] Preferably, the grating conversion board is a 1-to-8 conversion board, and the number of connected nozzle driving boards n≤8.

[0046] By setting up a grating signal distribution board 5 to synchronize the grating signals of all the nozzle drive boards connected to the distribution board, all the nozzles 6 can be controlled to start at the same time, ensuring the normal operation of the printing operation. In addition, since multiple 6-core wire interfaces are set, multiple grating conversion boards can be installed and connected on the grating signal distribution board 5 according to the industrial printing needs, so that the number of connected nozzle drive boards 3 can be set arbitrarily. In this embodiment, the nozzle drive board 3 uses a 1024 drive board, and each nozzle drive board 3 connected is connected to a nozzle 6, that is, in this system, the number of nozzles 6 can also be set arbitrarily according to the needs, so that the system can adapt to different production environments such as small batches and multiple varieties, and meet personalized and customized production needs.

[0047] More preferably, if Figure 5 As shown, the grating signal distribution board 5 is also connected to a grating scale and a magnetic scale.

[0048] The grating ruler and magnetic ruler are both commonly used measuring instruments for measuring the length of an object. The grating ruler is a measuring instrument based on optoelectronic technology, usually composed of a grating, a photodetector and a signal processor. When the object moves, the light spot on the grating also moves. After passing through the photodetector, the signal processor converts the signal into a length measurement value. The grating ruler has the advantages of high precision, fast response speed, and strong anti-interference ability. The magnetic ruler is a measuring instrument based on magnetoelectronic technology, usually composed of a magnetic grating, a magnetoelectric detector and a signal processor. When the object moves, the magnetic field on the magnetic grating also changes. After passing through the magnetoelectric detector, the signal processor converts the signal into a length measurement value. The magnetic ruler has the advantages of high precision, wear resistance, and strong anti-interference ability. Although the principles of the grating ruler and the magnetic ruler are different, in actual applications, they can achieve the same measurement accuracy, which is equivalent to the "eyes" of a person. It is set in the grating signal distribution board. When the grating signal is synchronized with the nozzle drive board, the nozzle can also be "monitored" to monitor the path of the nozzle moving during inkjet printing, thereby ensuring the accuracy of the inkjet printing system.

[0049] More preferably, in this embodiment, the nozzle board 4 specifically includes a nozzle power board and a nozzle control board, wherein the nozzle control board is used to receive and process the inkjet command information of the nozzle driving board, and transmit the processed information to the nozzle power board to control the nozzle inkjet printing.

[0050] A nozzle board 4 is provided on each nozzle 6, and a network transmission method is adopted between the nozzle power board and the nozzle control board, which improves the processing efficiency and ensures the flexibility and effectiveness of inkjet printing.

[0051] Preferably, the nozzle plate 4 is directly inserted above the nozzle. When the nozzle fails, it is only necessary to directly unplug the nozzle plate 4 on the corresponding plug and repair or replace it. This design makes the structure of the inkjet control system simpler and the installation and maintenance process simpler and faster.

[0052] Preferably, the system further comprises an ink supply system 8, and the ink supply system 8 is connected to a plurality of nozzles 6 via connecting lines.

[0053] Further preferably, the ink supply system 8 is also provided with an ink supply control board for controlling the ink path, which can deliver ink to each nozzle according to printing needs, so that the ink sprayed by the corresponding nozzle during printing is the same as that set in the handheld inkjet printer, thereby ensuring the accuracy of inkjet printing.

[0054] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the utility model are:

[0055] 1. By dividing the printing system into two parts, a touch-operated handheld inkjet printer and a printing control module, the design of the inkjet system and the board installation and maintenance are simplified. In addition, data is transmitted through the network, making the entire system high-speed, stable and reliable, and the construction cost is low.

[0056] 2. It can flexibly build system applications from 1 nozzle to N nozzles. The hardware is easy to expand and the software design also allows flexible settings to adapt to different production environments such as small batches and multiple varieties.

[0057] 3. When a new nozzle system needs to be developed, the hardware only needs to modify the nozzle board on the nozzle, and other boards can be used universally, meeting the personalized and customized production needs.

[0058] 4. The installation and debugging process is simple and convenient, the coding efficiency is high, and it is safe and reliable.

[0059] Obviously, the above embodiments of the utility model are only examples for clearly explaining the technical solution of the utility model, and are not intended to limit the specific implementation methods of the utility model. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions and improvements made within the spirit and principles of the claims of the utility model shall be included in the protection scope of the claims of the utility model.

Claims

1. A handheld industrial graphic inkjet control system based on IP network, comprising: A handheld inkjet printer for overall network control, a nozzle driver board for processing inkjet commands, a switch for data distribution, a nozzle board for performing inkjet operations, a grating signal distribution board for synchronizing the grating signals of the nozzle driver board, and a power supply module for providing voltage; It is characterized in that the handheld inkjet printer is connected to a switch using a network cable, the switch is connected to a plurality of nozzle driver boards using a network cable, the plurality of nozzle driver boards are connected to the nozzle boards arranged on the nozzles through optical cables, the grating signal distribution board is connected to each nozzle driver board through a network cable, and the power module is connected to each module of the system through a connecting line.

2. According to claim 1, a handheld industrial graphic inkjet control system based on IP network is characterized in that: The handheld inkjet printer is a main control box with a touch screen and is provided with a software module, which is divided into an advanced setting unit and a nozzle unit, wherein: The advanced setting unit is used to control the entire inkjet control system, specifically including hardware dot type setting, X-axis setting, Y-axis setting, Z-axis setting, key setting, language setting, parameter setting and IP setting; The nozzle unit is used to control the nozzle status, specifically including the update status setting, the all ink shut-off setting, and the all ink output setting.

3. The IP network-based handheld industrial graphic inkjet control system according to claim 2 is characterized in that: The nozzle unit uses a group numbering method to number each nozzle and specifically displays the use status of each nozzle.

4. The IP network-based handheld industrial graphic inkjet control system according to claim 1 is characterized in that: The grating signal distribution board includes a plurality of 6-core wire interfaces, through which a plurality of grating conversion boards can be connected.

5. The IP network-based handheld industrial graphic inkjet control system according to claim 4 is characterized in that: The grating conversion board is a 1-to-8 conversion board, and the number of connected nozzle driving boards n≤8.

6. The IP network-based handheld industrial graphic inkjet control system according to claim 5 is characterized in that: The grating signal distribution board is also connected to a grating scale and a magnetic grating scale.

7. The IP network-based handheld industrial graphic inkjet control system according to claim 6 is characterized in that: The nozzle board specifically includes a nozzle power board and a nozzle control board, wherein the nozzle control board is used to receive and process the inkjet instruction information of the nozzle driving board, and transmit the information to the nozzle power board after processing to control the nozzle to spray ink.

8. The IP network-based handheld industrial graphic inkjet control system according to claim 7 is characterized in that: The nozzle plate is inserted above the nozzle by direct insertion.

9. The IP network-based handheld industrial graphic inkjet control system according to any one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that: The system also includes an ink supply system, which is connected to a plurality of nozzles via a connecting line.

10. The IP network-based handheld industrial graphic inkjet control system according to claim 9, characterized in that: The ink supply system is also provided with an ink supply control board for controlling the ink path.

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