Ink stack base

Abstract

The utility model discloses an ink stack base which comprises an installation box and a guide rail. The mounting box is arranged on one side of the guide rail, an ink jet device is arranged on the guide rail, and the ink jet device is located above the mounting box and reciprocates in the arrangement direction of the guide rail; an adjusting device is arranged on one side of the mounting box, a scraping plate is arranged on one side of the adjusting device, the scraping plate is driven to ascend and descend by controlling the adjusting device, and residual ink at the moving ink jetting device is cleaned; through the designed ink stack base, the height of the ink stack is adjusted, meanwhile, the scraping plate on one side can be driven to move, and when the ink jetting device moves out of the ink stack to conduct printing and returns to the ink stack after printing is completed, the spraying head of the ink jetting device is cleaned through the scraping plate, and attached residual ink is removed.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of food printing, in particular to an ink stack base. Background Art

[0002] Food printing is to print patterns or decorations on the surface of food by using an edible ink through a printer. However, after printing by the printing nozzle of the existing printer, there will be a lot of ink in the form of foam or water droplets on the surface of the nozzle, forming residual ink. The existence of this residual ink on the surface of the nozzle will affect the normal operation of the nozzle. In the cleaning program of the printer, the nozzle is made to perform flash spraying (making all the nozzle holes work to eject ink). After flash spraying, ink droplets may accumulate on the surface of the nozzle, which will also form residual ink, causing pollution to the food to be printed. After the printing is completed, the residual ink dries and solidifies, causing blockage of the nozzle. Content of the Utility Model

[0003] The purpose of the utility model is to solve the deficiencies existing in the prior art, and to propose an ink stack base.

[0004] In order to achieve the above purpose, the utility model adopts the following technical scheme: An ink stack base, comprising:

[0005] An installation box and a guide rail;

[0006] The installation box is arranged on one side of the guide rail, and an inkjet device is arranged on the guide rail. The inkjet device is located above the installation box and reciprocates along the arrangement direction of the guide rail;

[0007] One side of the installation box is provided with an adjusting device, and one side of the adjusting device is provided with a scraper. By controlling the adjusting device to drive the scraper to lift, the residual ink at the inkjet device is cleaned.

[0008] As a further description of the above technical scheme: The adjusting device includes a bottom plate, and the bottom plate is fixed at the bottom of the installation box.

[0009] As a further description of the above technical scheme: A support adjusting plate is arranged on the bottom plate, an ink stack lifting plate is movably arranged outside the support adjusting plate, and an ink stack top plate is installed on the ink stack lifting plate. The support adjusting plate, the ink stack lifting plate and the ink stack top plate form a volume cavity.

[0010] As a further description of the above technical scheme: A motor is arranged on the bottom plate, the output end of the motor is connected with a lead screw through a coupling, and the lead screw drives a support slide to reciprocate through a lead screw nut.

[0011] As a further description of the above technical solution: Both sides of the support slide are bent upward to form a moving part and a bent part, and the bent part is adapted to the inner end face of the support adjusting plate.

[0012] As a further description of the above technical solution: The support adjusting plate is provided with a first chute in the horizontal direction and a second chute arranged in the vertical direction.

[0013] As a further description of the above technical solution: A first through hole is formed in the bent part, and the first through hole is matched with the first chute by bolts.

[0014] As a further description of the above technical solution: An inclined third chute is also formed in the bent part, a second through hole is formed in the ink stack lifting plate, and the second through hole is matched with the second chute and the third chute by bolts.

[0015] As a further description of the above technical solution: The squeegee is installed on one side of the ink stack top plate, and an ink stack is arranged on the upper end face of the ink stack top plate.

[0016] As a further description of the above technical solution: The inkjet device includes a housing and a mounting plate, a nozzle is arranged below the mounting plate, and the nozzle is located above the ink stack and corresponds to the position of the ink stack.

[0017] The above technical solution has the following advantages or beneficial effects:

[0018] Through the designed ink stack base, while adjusting the height of the ink stack, it can drive the squeegee on one side to move. When the inkjet device moves out of the ink stack for printing and returns to the ink stack after printing, the nozzle of the inkjet device is cleaned by the squeegee to remove the attached residual ink. Description of the Drawings

[0019] Figure 1 Is the three-dimensional view of the printer in the present invention;

[0020] Figure 2 Is the three-dimensional view of the inkjet device and the ink stack base in the present invention;

[0021] Figure 3 Is the side view of the inkjet device and the ink stack base in the present invention;

[0022] Figure 4 Is the three-dimensional view of the ink stack base proposed by the present invention;

[0023] Figure 5 Is the structural schematic of the ink stack base proposed by the present invention Figure 1 ;

[0024] Figure 6Structural schematic of the ink stack base proposed by the present utility model Figure 2 ;

[0025] Figure 7 Exploded view of the ink stack base proposed by the present utility model.

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[0027] 1. Installation box; 2. Guide rail; 3. Inkjet device; 31. Housing; 32. Mounting plate; 33. Nozzle; 4. Scraper; 5. Bottom plate; 6. Support adjustment plate; 61. First chute; 62. Second chute; 7. Ink stack lifting plate; 71. Second through hole; 8. Ink stack top plate; 9. Motor; 10. Coupling; 11. Lead screw; 12. Lead screw nut; 13. Support slide; 131. Moving part; 132. Bending part; 1321. First through hole; 1322. Third chute; 14. Ink stack. Specific implementation mode

[0028] Next, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present utility model will be clearly and completely described in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present utility model, rather than all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without making creative efforts shall fall within the protection scope of the present utility model.

[0029] Refer to Figures 1-7 , an embodiment provided by the present utility model: An ink stack base includes: an installation box 1 and a guide rail 2; the installation box 1 is arranged on one side of the guide rail 2, and an inkjet device 3 is arranged on the guide rail 2. The inkjet device 3 is located above the installation box 1 and reciprocates along the arrangement direction of the guide rail 2; an adjustment device is arranged on one side of the installation box 1, and a scraper 4 is arranged on one side of the adjustment device. By controlling the adjustment device to drive the scraper 4 to lift, the residual ink at the inkjet device 3 is cleaned.

[0030] In this embodiment, the installation box 1 is arranged on one side of the printer, below the guide rail 2. The inkjet device 3 moves to above the target along the arrangement direction of the guide rail and jets ink on the target. After the inkjet is completed, it returns to the ink stack 14 inside the installation box 1. The ink stack 14 moisturizes the nozzle 33 to prevent the nozzle 33 from drying and clogging. An adjustment device is arranged inside the installation box 1, and a scraper 4 is arranged on one side of the adjustment device. By driving the scraper 4 and the ink stack 14 to lift through the adjustment device, the relative position between the scraper 4 and the inkjet device 3 is adjusted, so that when the inkjet device 3 moves, the nozzle 33 is cleaned by the scraper 4 on one side to remove the residual ink.

[0031] The adjusting device includes a bottom plate 5, which is fixed to the bottom of the installation box 1; a support adjusting plate 6 is provided on the bottom plate 5, and an ink stack lifting plate 7 is movably arranged outside the support adjusting plate 6. An ink stack top plate 8 is installed on the ink stack lifting plate 7. The support adjusting plate 6, the ink stack lifting plate 7 and the ink stack top plate 8 form a volume cavity.

[0032] In this embodiment, the bottom plate 5 is fixed to the inner bottom of the installation box 1 by bolts. Support adjusting plates 6 are respectively arranged on both sides of the bottom plate 5. The support adjusting plates 6 are perpendicular to the base 5 and are installed by bolts. The ink stack lifting plate 7 is a rectangular frame and is sleeved outside the two support adjusting plates 6. The ink stack top plate 8 is installed above the ink stack lifting plate 7 by bolts, so that the ink stack top plate 8 contacts the upper end surface of the support adjusting plate 6, forming a volume cavity for placing the motor 9 of the adjusting device.

[0033] A motor 9 is provided on the bottom plate 5. The output end of the motor 9 is connected with a lead screw 11 through a coupling 10. The lead screw 11 drives a support slide 13 to move back and forth through a lead screw nut 12; both sides of the support slide 13 are bent upward to form a moving part 131 and a bending part 132, and the bending part 132 is adapted to the inner end surface of the support adjusting plate 6.

[0034] In this embodiment, the support slide 13 is connected with the lead screw 11 through the lead screw nut 12. The motor 9 drives the lead screw 11 to rotate. The moving part 131 is a plane in contact with the bottom plate 5, which is rotationally limited with the bottom plate 5, so that the support slide 13 can move back and forth along the setting direction of the lead screw 11.

[0035] On both sides of the moving part 131, bending parts 132 extending upward are provided, and the two bending parts 132 are in contact with the inner end surface of the support adjusting plate 6 and move horizontally relative to the support adjusting plate 6 during movement.

[0036] The support adjusting plate 6 is provided with a first chute 61 in the horizontal direction and a second chute 62 in the vertical direction; a first through hole 1321 is provided on the bending part 132, and the first through hole 1321 is matched with the first chute 61 through a bolt; an inclined third chute 1322 is also provided on the bending part 132, and a second through hole 71 is provided on the ink stack lifting plate 7. The second through hole 71 is matched with the second chute 62 and the third chute 1322 through bolts.

[0037] In this embodiment, a first through hole 1321 is formed in the bending portion 132. The first through hole 1321 is matched with the first chute 61 by bolts. During the reciprocating movement of the support slide 13, the bending portion 132 reciprocates inside the first chute 61 through the bolts on the first through hole 1321 to limit the movement range of the support slide 13. At the same time, the second chute 62 on the first support adjusting plate 6 corresponds to the position of the third chute 1322 on the bending portion 132. The bending portion 132 is connected to the second through hole 71 on the ink stack lifting plate 7 by bolts, and the bolts pass through the second through hole 71, the second chute 62, and the third chute 1322. When the support slide 13 moves, the bolts at the first chute 61 and the second chute 62 are limited in movement. Through the inclined third chute 1322, the ink stack lifting plate 7 moves along the arrangement direction of the second chute 62, and the lifting height is the opening length of the second chute 62.

[0038] In another embodiment, an adjustment knob may be further provided on one side of the lead screw 11. The lead screw 11 passes through the outside of the installation box 1, and the height can be manually adjusted through the adjustment knob.

[0039] The squeegee 4 is installed on one side of the ink stack top plate 8, and an ink stack 14 is provided on the upper end surface of the ink stack top plate 8.

[0040] In this embodiment, the squeegee 4 is arranged on one side in the inkjet device's inlet and outlet direction, and the height of the squeegee 4 is slightly higher than the height of the ink stack 14 by 1-2 mm. The squeegee 4 is made of elastic PVC material, and when the inkjet device 3 moves, it can remove residual ink.

[0041] The inkjet device 3 includes a housing 31 and a mounting plate 32. A nozzle 33 is provided below the mounting plate 32. The nozzle 33 is located above the ink stack 14 and corresponds to the position of the ink stack 14, so that the nozzle 33 moves above the ink stack 14.

[0042] In this embodiment, a volume cavity is formed by the housing 31 and the mounting plate 32, and an ink cartridge can be placed inside. It is connected to the nozzle 33 below the mounting plate 32 through a peristaltic pump for inkjet printing. After printing is completed, the inkjet device 3 moves above the ink stack 14, and the nozzle 33 corresponds to the position of the ink stack 14 to moisturize the nozzle 33.

[0043] Finally, it should be noted that the above are only the preferred embodiments of the present utility model and are not intended to limit the present utility model. Although the present utility model has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, those skilled in the art can still modify the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments, or perform equivalent replacements for some of the technical features. Any modifications, equivalent replacements, improvements, etc. made within the spirit and principle of the present utility model shall be included within the protection scope of the present utility model.

Claims

1. An ink stack base, characterized in that: include: Mounting box (1) and guide rail (2); The installation box (1) is arranged on one side of the guide rail (2); an inkjet device (3) is arranged on the guide rail (2); the inkjet device (3) is located above the installation box (1) and reciprocates along the setting direction of the guide rail (2); An adjusting device is provided on one side of the installation box (1), and a scraper (4) is provided on one side of the adjusting device. The scraper (4) is driven up and down by controlling the adjusting device to clean the residual ink at the inkjet device (3).

2. The ink stack base according to claim 1, characterized in that: The adjusting device comprises a bottom plate (5), and the bottom plate (5) is fixed on the bottom of the installation box (1).

3. The ink stack base according to claim 2, characterized in that: The bottom plate (5) is provided with a support adjustment plate (6), an ink stack lifting plate (7) is movably provided outside the support adjustment plate (6), an ink stack top plate (8) is installed on the ink stack lifting plate (7), and the support adjustment plate (6), the ink stack lifting plate (7) and the ink stack top plate (8) form a volume cavity.

4. The ink stack base according to claim 3, characterized in that: A motor (9) is arranged on the base plate (5), and an output end of the motor (9) is connected to a screw rod (11) via a coupling (10), and the screw rod (11) drives a support slide (13) to perform reciprocating motion via a screw rod nut (12).

5. The ink stack base according to claim 4, characterized in that: Both sides of the support slide (13) are bent upward to form a moving portion (131) and a bending portion (132), and the bending portion (132) is adapted to the inner end surface of the support adjustment plate (6).

6. The ink stack base according to claim 5, characterized in that: The support adjustment plate (6) is provided with a first sliding groove (61) in the horizontal direction and a second sliding groove (62) in the vertical direction.

7. The ink stack base according to claim 6, characterized in that: The bending portion (132) is provided with a first through hole (1321), and the first through hole (1321) is engaged with the first sliding groove (61) via bolts.

8. The ink stack base according to claim 6, characterized in that: The bending portion (132) is also provided with a third chute (1322) which is arranged obliquely, and the ink stack lifting plate (7) is provided with a second through hole (71), and the second through hole (71) is engaged with the second chute (62) and the third chute (1322) by means of bolts.

9. The ink stack base according to claim 3, characterized in that: The scraper (4) is installed on one side of the ink stack top plate (8), and an ink stack (14) is arranged on the upper end surface of the ink stack top plate (8).

10. The ink stack base according to claim 9, characterized in that: The inkjet device (3) comprises a shell (31) and a mounting plate (32), a nozzle (33) is arranged below the mounting plate (32), and the nozzle (33) is located above the ink stack (14) and corresponds to the position of the ink stack (14).

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