Driving mechanism for ink jet head of printing equipment

By designing a dual drive mechanism in the printing equipment, and using the combination of slide rod and ball screw, the problem of degradation of printing accuracy when a single screw controls the inkjet head in the prior art is solved, and efficient printing of papers of different sizes is achieved.

CN222591032UActive Publication Date: 2025-03-11GAOYOU XINRUNLONG PRINTING TECH CO LTD
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202421439861.5
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-06-24
Publication Date
2025-03-11
Estimated Expiration
2034-06-24

AI Technical Summary

Technical Problem

When the existing drive mechanism for inkjet heads is used to process papers of different sizes, a single screw controls the inkjet head, resulting in a decrease in printing accuracy.

Method used

A driving mechanism for inkjet head of printing equipment is designed, and a driving box and a moving mechanism between two supporting plates is used to drive the inkjet cartridge through the first slide rod and the first ball screw, which is suitable for small-sized paper; a driving box through the second ball screw and the second motor is used to drive the driving box through the second ball screw and the second motor, which is suitable for large-sized paper.

Benefits of technology

Efficient printing of paper of various sizes is achieved, interference between driving mechanisms is avoided, printing accuracy and equipment use range is improved.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses a driving mechanism for an ink jet head of printing equipment, which comprises two supporting plates, a driving box is arranged between the two supporting plates, an ink jet box is connected in the driving box in a sliding manner, a driving mechanism is arranged in the driving box, a connecting seat is fixedly arranged at the bottom of the driving box, and the connecting seat is connected with the ink jet box in a sliding manner. A moving mechanism is arranged between the two supporting plates, and the moving mechanism is connected with the driving box through the connecting seat; when printing equipment is used, both the moving mechanism and the driving mechanism of the device can control the ink box to move, when small-size paper is printed, the ink box is driven by the driving mechanism to move, the small-size paper is printed, and when large-size paper is printed, the ink box is driven by the driving mechanism to move. And the driving box is driven by the moving mechanism to drive the ink-jet box to move, so that printing of paper of various sizes is realized, and the application range of the device is widened.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of printing equipment, in particular to a driving mechanism for an inkjet head of a printing equipment. Background Art

[0002] Inkjet printing technology, as a non-contact, pressure-free, plate-free printing method, has been widely used in daily printing, industrial printing and other fields. One of its core components is the inkjet head, and the driving mechanism of the inkjet head is the key to determining the quality and performance of inkjet.

[0003] The driving mechanism of the inkjet head directly determines the inkjet quality of the inkjet head, including the accuracy, speed, stability, etc. of the inkjet. Optimizing the design of the driving mechanism can reduce the manufacturing cost of the inkjet head and improve the cost performance of the equipment. An efficient driving mechanism can reduce the energy consumption of the equipment, which is in line with the development trend of green environmental protection.

[0004] In short, the drive mechanism for the inkjet head of printing equipment is one of the core components of inkjet printing technology, and its performance directly affects the quality and efficiency of inkjet printing. With the continuous development of technology, the future drive mechanism will pay more attention to high efficiency and energy saving, high-precision control and intelligent development.

[0005] The existing inkjet head driving mechanism drives the inkjet head to move through a screw rod, so that the inkjet head sprays ink at different positions of the paper. However, when the existing printing equipment prints papers with large size differences, using a single screw rod to control the inkjet head will cause the printing accuracy of the printing equipment to decrease. Utility Model Content

[0006] The object of the present invention is to provide a driving mechanism for an inkjet head of a printing device to solve the above-mentioned deficiencies in the prior art.

[0007] In order to achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the utility model adopts the following technical scheme: a driving mechanism for an inkjet head of a printing device, comprising two support plates, a driving box is arranged between the two support plates, an inkjet cartridge is slidably connected inside the driving box, a driving mechanism is arranged inside the driving box, a connecting seat is fixedly installed on the bottom of the driving box, a moving mechanism is arranged between the two support plates, and the moving mechanism is connected to the driving box through the connecting seat.

[0008] As a further description of the above technical solution: the driving mechanism includes a first sliding rod, which is rotatably connected between the two support plates, and blocks are fixedly installed on both sides of the first sliding rod. The inside of the driving box is rotatably connected with a first ball screw, and the inkjet cartridge is threadedly connected to the first ball screw. Connecting sleeves are rotatably installed on both side walls of the driving box, and the first sliding rod is slidably connected to the two connecting sleeves and the first ball screw. A first motor is fixedly installed on the side wall of the support plate, and the output end of the first motor passes through the support plate and is fixedly connected to the first sliding rod.

[0009] As a further description of the above technical solution: the moving mechanism includes a second ball screw, which is rotatably connected between the two support plates, a connecting seat is fixedly installed on the bottom of the drive box, and the connecting seat is threadedly connected to the second ball screw, and a second motor is fixedly installed on the side wall of the support plate, and the output end of the second motor passes through the side wall of the support plate and is fixedly connected to the second ball screw.

[0010] As a further description of the above technical solution: a connecting pipe is fixedly installed on the top of the inkjet cartridge.

[0011] As a further description of the above technical solution: a second sliding rod is fixedly connected between the two support plates, a connecting block is fixedly connected to the bottom of the inkjet cartridge, the connecting block is slidably connected to the second sliding rod, and a damping ring is fixedly installed at the connection between the connecting block and the second sliding rod.

[0012] As a further description of the above technical solution: cleaning blocks are fixedly installed on the side walls of the two support plates, and wiping cloths are fixedly installed on the tops of the two cleaning blocks.

[0013] As a further description of the above technical solution: the bottoms of the two support plates are fixedly connected with a base, and the four corners of the base are provided with fixing bolts.

[0014] The utility model provides a driving mechanism for an inkjet head of a printing device. The utility model has the following beneficial effects: when the printing device is used, the moving mechanism and the driving mechanism of the device can both control the ink cartridge to move. When printing on small-sized paper, the driving mechanism drives the inkjet cartridge to move, so as to achieve printing on small-sized paper. When printing on large-sized paper, the moving mechanism drives the driving box to drive the inkjet cartridge to move, so as to print on large-sized paper. In the device, the driving mechanism and the moving mechanism will not interfere with each other in driving the inkjet cartridge, so as to achieve printing on various sizes of paper, thereby improving the use range of the device.

[0015] It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory only and are not restrictive of the disclosure.

[0016] This application document provides an overview of various implementations or examples of the technology described in the present disclosure, and is not a comprehensive disclosure of the entire scope or all features of the disclosed technology. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0017] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of a driving mechanism for an inkjet head of a printing device proposed by the utility model;

[0018] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the main structure of the utility model;

[0019] Figure 3 It is a schematic diagram of the top view structure of the utility model;

[0020] Figure 4 It is a three-dimensional structural schematic diagram of the drive box of the utility model;

[0021] Figure 5 It is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional explosion structure of the drive box of the utility model.

[0022] Legend:

[0023] 1. Support plate; 2. Drive box; 3. First ball screw; 4. Inkjet cartridge; 5. Connecting sleeve; 6. First slide bar; 7. Block; 8. First motor; 9. Second motor; 10. Second ball screw; 11. Connecting seat; 12. Second slide bar; 13. Connecting block; 14. Damping ring; 15. Base; 16. Fixing bolt; 17. Cleaning block; 18. Wiping cloth; 19. Connecting pipe. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0024] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be described clearly and completely below in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, rather than all of the embodiments.

[0025] Reference Figure 1-5, a driving mechanism for an inkjet head of a printing device, comprising two supporting plates 1, a driving box 2 is arranged between the two supporting plates 1, an inkjet cartridge 4 is slidably connected inside the driving box 2, a driving mechanism is arranged inside the driving box 2, a connecting seat 11 is fixedly installed at the bottom of the driving box 2, a moving mechanism is arranged between the two supporting plates 1, and the moving mechanism is connected to the driving box 2 through the connecting seat 11; when the printing device is used, the moving mechanism and the driving mechanism of the device can both control the movement of the ink cartridge, when printing on small-sized paper, the inkjet cartridge 4 is driven to move by the driving mechanism to realize the printing of small-sized paper, when printing on large-sized paper, the driving box 2 is driven to move by the moving mechanism to print on large-sized paper, the driving mechanism and the moving mechanism in the device will not interfere with each other in driving the inkjet cartridge 4, so that printing on papers of different sizes can be realized, thereby improving the scope of use of the device.

[0026] As a preferred technical solution of this embodiment, the driving mechanism includes a first slide bar 6, which is rotatably connected between the two support plates 1, and blocks 7 are fixedly installed on both sides of the first slide bar 6. The first ball screw 3 is rotatably connected inside the driving box 2, and the inkjet box 4 is threadedly connected to the first ball screw 3. Connecting sleeves 5 are rotatably installed on both side walls of the driving box 2, and the first slide bar 6 is slidably connected to the two connecting sleeves 5 and the first ball screw 3. A first motor 8 is fixedly installed on the side wall of the support plate 1, and the output end of the first motor 8 passes through the support plate 1 and is fixedly connected to the first slide bar 6; When the moving mechanism drives the driving box 2 to move, since the connecting sleeve 5 and the first ball screw 3 are slidably connected with the first slide bar 6, the movement of the driving box 2 will not be affected by the first slide bar 6, and the first ball screw 3 will not rotate during the movement of the driving box 2. When it is necessary to print small-size paper, the driving box 2 is moved to the middle position, the first motor 8 is turned on, and the first slide bar 6 is driven to rotate by the output end of the first motor 8. The two blocks 7 fixed on the first slide bar 6 make the connecting sleeve 5 and the first ball screw 3 and the first slide bar 6 rotate together. Through the rotation of the first ball screw 3, the inkjet cartridge 4 moves inside the driving box 2 to print small-size paper.

[0027] As a preferred technical solution of this embodiment, the moving mechanism includes a second ball screw 10, which is rotatably connected between the two support plates 1, and a connecting seat 11 is fixedly installed at the bottom of the drive box 2, and the connecting seat 11 is threadedly connected to the second ball screw 10. A second motor 9 is fixedly installed on the side wall of the support plate 1, and the output end of the second motor 9 passes through the side wall of the support plate 1 and is fixedly connected to the second ball screw 10; when printing large-size paper, the second motor 9 is turned on, and the output end of the second motor 9 drives the second ball screw 10 to rotate, so that the connecting seat 11 moves along the second ball screw 10 with the drive box 2 and the inkjet cartridge 4.

[0028] As a preferred technical solution of this embodiment, a connecting pipe 19 is fixedly installed on the top of the inkjet cartridge 4; the inkjet cartridge 4 and the ink pool of the printing device are connected through the connecting pipe 19, so that ink continuously enters the inkjet cartridge 4.

[0029] As a preferred technical solution of this embodiment, a second sliding bar 12 is fixedly connected between the two support plates 1, a connecting block 13 is fixedly connected to the bottom of the inkjet cartridge 4, the connecting block 13 is slidably connected to the second sliding bar 12, and a damping ring 14 is fixedly installed at the connection between the connecting block 13 and the second sliding bar 12; the inkjet cartridge 4 is supported by the second sliding bar 12 and the connecting block 13 to assist the movement of the inkjet cartridge 4, and the stability of the inkjet cartridge 4 during the movement is increased by the damping ring 14.

[0030] As a preferred technical solution of this embodiment, cleaning blocks 17 are fixedly installed on the side walls of the two support plates 1, and wiping cloths 18 are fixedly installed on the tops of the two cleaning blocks 17; the nozzles of the inkjet cartridge 4 after inkjet are cleaned by the cleaning blocks 17 and wiping cloths 18 arranged at both ends to avoid clogging of the nozzles of the inkjet cartridge 4 after long-term use.

[0031] As a preferred technical solution of this embodiment, the bottoms of the two support plates 1 are fixedly connected with a base 15 , and fixing bolts 16 are provided at the four corners of the base 15 ; the device is connected to the printing equipment through the base 15 and the fixing bolts 16 .

[0032] In the description of this specification, the description with reference to the terms "one embodiment", "example", "specific example", etc. means that the specific features, structures, materials or characteristics described in conjunction with the embodiment or example are included in at least one embodiment or example of the present invention. In this specification, the schematic representation of the above terms does not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Moreover, the specific features, structures, materials or characteristics described can be combined in any one or more embodiments or examples in a suitable manner.

[0033] The above description is only a preferred specific implementation manner of the present invention, but the protection scope of the present invention is not limited thereto. Any technician familiar with the technical field can make equivalent replacements or changes within the technical scope disclosed by the present invention according to the technical scheme and the utility model concept of the present invention, which should be covered by the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A driving mechanism for an inkjet head of a printing device, comprising two support plates (1), characterized in that: A driving box (2) is arranged between the two support plates (1), an inkjet box (4) is slidably connected inside the driving box (2), a driving mechanism is arranged inside the driving box (2), a connecting seat (11) is fixedly installed at the bottom of the driving box (2), a moving mechanism is arranged between the two support plates (1), and the moving mechanism is connected to the driving box (2) via the connecting seat (11).

2. A driving mechanism for an inkjet head of a printing device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The driving mechanism comprises a first slide bar (6), the first slide bar (6) is rotatably connected between the two support plates (1), blocks (7) are fixedly installed on both sides of the first slide bar (6), a first ball screw (3) is rotatably connected inside the driving box (2), the inkjet box (4) is threadedly connected to the first ball screw (3), connecting sleeves (5) are rotatably installed on both side walls of the driving box (2), the first slide bar (6) is slidably connected to the two connecting sleeves (5) and the first ball screw (3), a first motor (8) is fixedly installed on the side wall of the support plate (1), and an output end of the first motor (8) passes through the support plate (1) and is fixedly connected to the first slide bar (6).

3. A driving mechanism for an inkjet head of a printing device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The moving mechanism comprises a second ball screw (10), the second ball screw (10) is rotatably connected between the two support plates (1), a connecting seat (11) is fixedly mounted on the bottom of the driving box (2), the connecting seat (11) is threadedly connected to the second ball screw (10), a second motor (9) is fixedly mounted on the side wall of the support plate (1), and an output end of the second motor (9) passes through the side wall of the support plate (1) and is fixedly connected to the second ball screw (10).

4. A driving mechanism for an inkjet head of a printing device according to claim 2, characterized in that: A connecting pipe (19) is fixedly mounted on the top of the inkjet cartridge (4).

5. A driving mechanism for an inkjet head of a printing device according to claim 4, characterized in that: A second sliding bar (12) is fixedly connected between the two support plates (1), a connecting block (13) is fixedly connected to the bottom of the inkjet cartridge (4), the connecting block (13) is slidably connected to the second sliding bar (12), and a damping ring (14) is fixedly installed at the connection between the connecting block (13) and the second sliding bar (12).

6. A driving mechanism for an inkjet head of a printing device according to claim 4, characterized in that: A cleaning block (17) is fixedly mounted on the side walls of the two support plates (1), and a wiping cloth (18) is fixedly mounted on the tops of the two cleaning blocks (17).

7. A driving mechanism for an inkjet head of a printing device according to claim 4, characterized in that: The bottoms of the two support plates (1) are fixedly connected to a base (15), and four corners of the base (15) are provided with fixing bolts (16).