Full-automatic ink-jet machine tool for liquefied petroleum gas steel cylinder
By designing a fully automatic inkjet machine tool for liquefied petroleum gas cylinders, the existing screen printing technology has solved the problems of unstable printing quality, high production costs and high requirements for operators in cylinder marking printing, and efficient and automated inkjet printing is achieved, improving production efficiency and printing quality, while reducing costs and environmental pressure.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202422324941.2
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-09-24
- Publication Date
- 2025-07-01
- Estimated Expiration
- 2034-09-24
AI Technical Summary
The existing screen printing technology has problems such as unstable printing quality, high production costs, high requirements for operator skills and difficult to meet environmental protection requirements in the printing of liquefied petroleum gas cylinder markings.
A fully automatic inkjet machine tool for liquefied petroleum gas cylinders is designed, including cylinder conveying mechanism, cylinder roller mechanism and inkjet mechanism, which realizes efficient inkjet printing of cylinders through automated control.
It improves the efficiency of printing marks on the surface of the cylinder, increases the degree of automated operations, improves production efficiency and printing quality, reduces the dependence on operator skills and production costs, and improves the working environment.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] The utility model relates to the field of petroleum gas cylinder production equipment, in particular to a full-automatic inkjet machine tool for liquefied petroleum gas cylinders. Background Art
[0002] In the production process of liquefied petroleum gas cylinders, in order to ensure that each cylinder can be effectively tracked and managed, it is necessary to print the logo on the cylinder body. The current logo printing method mainly adopts screen printing technology, and the ink is transferred to the surface of the cylinder through the pattern on the screen by a screen printer. Although screen printing technology has met the needs of identification to a certain extent, this technology has the following shortcomings in practical applications: screen printing relies on the accuracy and stability of the screen. Once the screen is deformed or worn, the printing quality is difficult to guarantee, resulting in blurred logos or incomplete patterns; screen printing requires special screen production, and each time the pattern or color is changed, the screen needs to be remade, which increases production costs; screen printing requires skilled operators to perform precise control, and the skills required of operators are high, which increases human resource costs. In addition, the current screen printing screen production costs are high, and it is easy to be damaged and scrapped, the cost is high, and the operator must clean the screen after get off work every day, the labor cost is high, the working environment is poor, there is printing oil everywhere, and it is flammable, and the environmental protection requirements are high. Utility Model Content
[0003] The utility model provides a fully automatic inkjet machine tool for a liquefied petroleum gas cylinder, aiming to at least solve one of the technical problems existing in the prior art.
[0004] The technical solution of the utility model is a fully automatic inkjet machine tool for liquefied petroleum gas cylinders, which comprises: a cylinder conveying mechanism, a pair of opposite bottle rolling mechanisms arranged on both sides of the cylinder conveying mechanism, the bottle rolling mechanism comprises a frame, a roller wheel installed on the frame and a first driving component, the power end of the first driving component is connected with the roller wheel in a transmission manner to allow the first driving component to drive the roller wheel to translate and clamp or release the cylinder, wherein at least one side of the roller wheel is connected with the power end of a second driving component in a transmission manner to allow the second driving component to drive the roller wheel to rotate in linkage with the clamped cylinder, and an inkjet mechanism is arranged adjacent to the cylinder conveying mechanism, and the inkjet mechanism is arranged corresponding to the cylinder.
[0005] Furthermore, the bottle rolling mechanism includes a first mounting vertical plate, the first driving component is a first cylinder, the power end of the first cylinder is transmission-connected to the first mounting vertical plate, the first mounting vertical plate is rotationally connected to a side facing the cylinder and is provided with a plurality of vertically oriented rollers, wherein the power end of the cylinder drives the first mounting vertical plate and the rollers to translate.
[0006] Further, the second driving component is a first motor, and the power end of the first motor is drivingly connected to a plurality of the rollers through a belt.
[0007] Further, the inkjet mechanism is installed on one of the rolling bottle mechanisms. The inkjet mechanism includes a first linear driving assembly and an inkjet assembly. Among them, the first linear driving assembly is installed on the frame, the power end of the first linear driving assembly is drivingly connected to the inkjet assembly, and the nozzle of the inkjet assembly corresponds to the body of the steel cylinder, so as to allow the first direct driving assembly to drive the inkjet assembly to move up and down.
[0008] Further, the rolling bottle mechanism includes a guide post. One end of the guide post is fixedly connected to one side of the first vertical mounting plate, and the main body of the guide post is slidably connected to the frame.
[0009] Further, it further includes an intercepting mechanism. The intercepting mechanism includes an intercepting cylinder and an intercepting component. The intercepting cylinder is vertically arranged below the steel cylinder conveying mechanism, and the power end of the intercepting cylinder is connected to the intercepting component. The steel cylinder conveying mechanism includes a conveying frame and conveying rollers arranged on the conveying frame. There is a gap between the conveying rollers. Among them, the intercepting component moves up and down on the gap to allow the intercepting component to restrict or not restrict the movement of the steel cylinder on the conveying frame.
[0010] Further, a pair of the rollers are vertically and spaced apart on the frame, and a pair of the frames clamp or release the steel cylinder through the four rollers.
[0011] Further, the first linear driving assembly includes a lead screw, a lead screw motor drivingly connected to one end of the lead screw, and a guide rail member drivingly connected to the lead screw. The inkjet assembly is slidably connected to the guide rail member through a connecting member.
[0012] The beneficial effects of the present utility model include:
[0013] The fully automatic inkjet machine tool for liquefied petroleum gas cylinders conveys the steel cylinders through a conveying mechanism. The steel cylinders are conveyed to the rolling bottle mechanism for rolling, so that the inkjet component of the inkjet mechanism sprays and prints identifiers on the body of the steel cylinder at different rolling positions. After the spraying and printing operation, the steel cylinders are released by the rolling bottle mechanism, and then the conveying mechanism sends out the completed steel cylinders to complete the spraying and printing operation; this machine tool replaces the process of screen printing steel cylinders, improves the efficiency of printing identifiers on the surface of steel cylinders, increases the degree of automated operation. The fully automatic inkjet machine tool improves production efficiency and printing quality through automatic control, and at the same time reduces the dependence on the skills of operators and production costs; this automatic inkjet machine tool uses an electronic stencil for inkjet printing, which is convenient and fast to manufacture, has a good working environment, and can achieve fully automated operation.
[0014] In addition, some of the additional aspects and advantages of the present utility model will be given in the following description, some will become apparent from the following description, or be understood through the practice of the present utility model. Description of the Drawings
[0015] Figure 1 is a general schematic diagram of the first angle of a fully automatic inkjet machine for liquefied petroleum gas cylinders according to an embodiment of the present utility model.
[0016] Figure 2 is a general schematic diagram of the second angle of a fully automatic inkjet machine for liquefied petroleum gas cylinders according to an embodiment of the present utility model.
[0017] Figure 3 is a detailed schematic diagram of the first angle of a fully automatic inkjet machine for liquefied petroleum gas cylinders according to an embodiment of the present utility model.
[0018] Figure 4 is a detailed schematic diagram of the second angle of a fully automatic inkjet machine for liquefied petroleum gas cylinders according to an embodiment of the present utility model. Detailed Description of the Embodiment
[0019] The following will clearly and completely describe the concept, specific structure and technical effects of the present utility model in combination with the embodiments and the drawings, so as to fully understand the purpose, solution and effects of the present utility model. It should be noted that, without conflict, the embodiments in the present application and the features in the embodiments can be combined with each other.
[0020] It should be noted that, unless otherwise specified, when a certain feature is referred to as "fixed" or "connected" to another feature, it can be directly fixed or connected to the other feature, or indirectly fixed or connected to the other feature. In addition, the up, down, left, right, top, bottom, etc. descriptions used in the present utility model are only relative to the mutual positional relationship of the components of the present utility model in the drawings.
[0021] In addition, unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by those skilled in the technical field of the present application. The terms used in the description of this specification are only for the purpose of describing specific embodiments, and are not intended to limit the present utility model. The term "and / or" used herein includes any combination of one or more of the related listed items.
[0022] It should be understood that although the terms first, second, third, etc. may be used in this disclosure to describe various elements, these elements should not be limited to these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish elements of the same type from each other. For example, without departing from the scope of this disclosure, the first element may also be referred to as the second element, and similarly, the second element may also be referred to as the first element.
[0023] Reference Figures 1 to 4 As shown, in some embodiments, the utility model discloses a liquefied petroleum gas cylinder fully automatic inkjet machine tool, which includes:
[0024] Reference Figures 1 to 2 The cylinder conveying mechanism 100 shown in the figure can be used by an operator to place a liquefied petroleum gas cylinder to be ink-sprayed on a bottle body on the cylinder conveying mechanism 100. The cylinder conveying mechanism 100 includes a conveying frame 110 and a conveying roller 120 disposed on the conveying frame 110. The plurality of conveying rollers 120 can be driven by the output power of a motor so that the conveying rollers 120 can transport the liquefied petroleum gas cylinder to a suitable ink-spraying station to perform ink-spraying on the bottle body.
[0025] Continue to refer to Figures 1 to 4 As shown, a pair of opposite bottle rolling mechanisms 200 are arranged on both sides of the steel cylinder conveying mechanism 100. The function of the bottle rolling mechanism 200 is to clamp the steel cylinder and then drive the steel cylinder to rotate, so that the inkjet mechanism 300 can perform inkjet operation on multiple positions of the steel cylinder body.
[0026] Continue to refer to Figures 3 to 4 As shown, the bottle rolling mechanism 200 includes a frame 210, a roller 220 mounted on the frame 210, and a first driving component 230. A pair of rollers 220 are vertically spaced apart on the frame 210, and a pair of frames 210 clamp or release the cylinder through four rollers 220. The space between the pair of rollers 220 can contact and press the cylinder. The power end of the first driving component 230 is in transmission connection with the rollers 220. Figure 3 As shown, the rollers 220 on both sides are in transmission connection with the first driving component 230, so as to allow the first driving component 230 to drive the rollers 220 to translate and clamp or release the steel cylinder. At least one side of the rollers 220 is in transmission connection with the power end of a second driving component 240, so as to allow the second driving component 240 to drive the rollers 220 to rotate and link the clamped steel cylinder to rotate. Of course, the rollers 220 on both sides can also be in transmission connection with the power end of the second driving component 240, and then the PLC sets the second driving components 240 on both sides to rotate in the same direction to drive the rollers 220 to rotate, thereby increasing the torque to rotate the steel cylinder.
[0027] Reference Figure 1 As shown, an inkjet mechanism 300 is arranged adjacent to the steel cylinder conveying mechanism 100. The inkjet mechanism 300 is arranged corresponding to the steel cylinder. The inkjet component of the inkjet mechanism can adopt an inkjet machine currently on the market. The ink sprayed by the nozzle of the inkjet machine directly acts on the steel cylinder. For example, the JET3UPS model inkjet machine produced by Dongguan Leibinger Inkjet Co., Ltd., a mature product in the market, can be adopted.
[0028] The above-mentioned fully automatic inkjet machine for liquefied petroleum gas cylinders transports the cylinders through a conveying mechanism, and the cylinders are transported to a rolling bottle mechanism for rolling, so that the inkjet parts of the inkjet mechanism print the labels on the cylinder bodies at different positions corresponding to the rolling of the cylinders. After the printing operation, the cylinders are released by the rolling bottle mechanism, and then the conveying mechanism sends the finished cylinders out to complete the printing operation; the machine replaces the silk screen printing process for printing cylinders, improves the efficiency of printing labels on the surface of cylinders, and increases the degree of automation. The fully automatic inkjet machine improves production efficiency and printing quality through automated control, while reducing dependence on operator skills and production costs. In addition, the programming design of the equipment can quickly change the inkjet pattern, which improves production flexibility.
[0029] Continue to refer to Figures 3 to 4 As shown, the bottle rolling mechanism 200 includes a first mounting vertical plate 250, the first driving component 230 is a first cylinder, the power end of the first cylinder is connected to the first mounting vertical plate 250, and the first mounting vertical plate 250 is connected to a plurality of vertical rollers 220 for rotation toward the side of the steel cylinder 1000, wherein the power end of the cylinder drives the first mounting vertical plate 250 and the rollers 220 to translate. The second driving component 240 is a first motor, and the power end of the first motor is connected to the plurality of rollers 220 through a belt. The first mounting vertical plate 250, as a connecting piece between the power mechanism and the rollers, can stably transmit the cylinder pressure to the rollers, and the plurality of vertical rollers 220 can better adapt to the cylindrical steel bottle body for compaction.
[0030] Continue to refer to Figures 3 to 4 As shown, the inkjet mechanism 300 is installed on one of the bottle rolling mechanisms 200, and the inkjet mechanism 300 includes a first linear drive component 310 and an inkjet component 320, wherein the first linear drive component 310 is installed on the frame 210, the power end of the first linear drive component 310 is transmission-connected with the inkjet component 320, and the nozzle of the inkjet component 320 corresponds to the bottle body of the steel cylinder, so as to allow the first direct drive component to drive the inkjet component 320 to move up and down, so as to adjust the inkjet position and realize accurate inkjet on a large area of the bottle body of the steel cylinder.
[0031] Continue to refer to Figures 3 to 4 As shown, the bottle rolling mechanism 200 includes a guide column 260, one end of which is fixedly connected to one side of the first vertical mounting plate 250, and the main body of the guide column 260 is slidably connected to the frame 210. The setting of the guide column makes the linear movement of the first vertical mounting plate 250 driven by the cylinder more stable.
[0032] Continue to refer to Figures 2 to 4As shown, it also includes an intercepting mechanism 400, which includes an intercepting cylinder 410 and an intercepting component 420. The intercepting cylinder 410 is vertically arranged below the cylinder conveying mechanism 100, and the power end of the intercepting cylinder 410 is connected to the intercepting component 420. A gap is arranged between the conveying rollers 120, wherein the intercepting component 420 moves up and down in the gap to allow the intercepting component 420 to limit or not limit the movement of the cylinder on the conveying frame 210, so as to control the movement or stop of the cylinder on the conveying frame 210 and ensure the positioning accuracy of the cylinder during the inkjet process.
[0033] Continue to refer to Figure 4 As shown, the first linear drive component 310 includes a screw, a screw motor 311 transmission-connected to one end of the screw, and a guide rail member 312 transmission-connected to the screw. The inkjet component 320 is slidingly connected to the guide rail member 312 via a connecting member 321. The screw combined with the screw motor transmission is also prior art. The inkjet component 320 is slidingly connected to the guide rail member 312 via the connecting member 321 and moves up and down.
[0034] The above machine tool operation steps are as follows:
[0035] 1. The steel cylinder is conveyed to a predetermined position by the steel cylinder conveying mechanism 100, and the intercepting component 420 of the intercepting mechanism 400 rises to prevent the steel cylinder to be printed from moving forward.
[0036] 2. The first driving component 230 of the bottle rolling mechanism 200 drives the roller 220 to translate and clamp the steel bottle.
[0037] 3. The second driving component 240 drives the roller 220 to rotate, so that the cylinder rotates to prepare for inkjet printing.
[0038] 4. The first linear drive assembly 310 of the inkjet mechanism 300 drives the inkjet assembly 320 to move up and down to a proper position.
[0039] 5. The inkjet assembly 320 starts to spray ink and prints the logo on the rotating cylinder.
[0040] 6. After the inkjet printing is completed, the first driving component 230 of the bottle rolling mechanism 200 releases the roller 220 to release the cylinder.
[0041] 7. The interception component 420 of the interception mechanism 400 descends, allowing the printed cylinder to continue moving forward and allowing the subsequent cylinder to enter the printing position.
[0042] As described above, these are only the preferred embodiments of the present utility model. The present utility model is not limited to the above-mentioned implementation manners. As long as it achieves the technical effects of the present utility model by the same means, any modifications, equivalent replacements, improvements, etc. made within the spirit and principle of this disclosure shall be included within the scope of protection of this disclosure and shall fall within the scope of protection of the present utility model. Within the scope of protection of the present utility model, there can be various different modifications and variations to its technical solutions and / or implementation manners.
Claims
1. A fully automatic inkjet machine tool for liquefied petroleum gas cylinders, characterized in that: include: Steel cylinder conveying mechanism (100), A pair of oppositely disposed bottle rolling mechanisms (200) are arranged on both sides of the steel cylinder conveying mechanism (100), the bottle rolling mechanism (200) comprising a frame (210), a roller (220) mounted on the frame (210) and a first driving component (230), the power end of the first driving component (230) being in driving connection with the roller (220) so as to allow the first driving component (230) to drive the roller (220) to translate and clamp or release the steel cylinder, wherein at least one side of the roller (220) is in driving connection with the power end of a second driving component (240) so as to allow the second driving component (240) to drive the roller (220) to rotate and link the clamped steel cylinder to rotate, An inkjet mechanism (300) is arranged adjacent to the steel cylinder conveying mechanism (100), and the inkjet mechanism (300) is arranged corresponding to the steel cylinder.
2. The fully automatic inkjet machine tool for liquefied petroleum gas cylinders according to claim 1 is characterized in that: The bottle rolling mechanism (200) comprises a first mounting vertical plate (250), the first driving component (230) is a first cylinder, the power end of the first cylinder is drivingly connected to the first mounting vertical plate (250), and the first mounting vertical plate (250) is rotatably connected to a side facing the cylinder and has a plurality of vertically oriented rollers (220). Wherein, the power end of the cylinder drives the first mounting vertical plate (250) and the roller (220) to move in translation.
3. The fully automatic inkjet machine tool for liquefied petroleum gas cylinders according to claim 1 is characterized in that: The second driving component (240) is a first motor, and a power end of the first motor is drivingly connected to the plurality of rollers (220) via a belt.
4. The fully automatic inkjet machine tool for liquefied petroleum gas cylinders according to claim 1 is characterized in that: The inkjet mechanism (300) is installed on one of the bottle rolling mechanisms (200), and the inkjet mechanism (300) comprises a first linear drive component (310) and an inkjet component (320). The first linear drive component (310) is installed on the frame (210), the power end of the first linear drive component (310) is transmission-connected with the inkjet component (320), and the nozzle of the inkjet component (320) corresponds to the body of the steel cylinder, so as to allow the first direct drive component to drive the inkjet component (320) to move up and down.
5. The fully automatic inkjet machine tool for liquefied petroleum gas cylinders according to claim 2 is characterized in that: The bottle rolling mechanism (200) comprises a guide column (260), one end of which is fixedly connected to one side of the first vertical mounting plate (250), and the main body of the guide column (260) is slidably connected to the frame (210).
6. The fully automatic inkjet machine tool for liquefied petroleum gas cylinders according to claim 1 is characterized in that: Also includes: The interception mechanism (400) comprises an interception cylinder (410) and an interception component (420). The interception cylinder (410) is vertically arranged below the cylinder conveying mechanism (100). The power end of the interception cylinder (410) is connected to the interception component (420). The steel cylinder conveying mechanism (100) comprises a conveying frame (210) and conveying rollers (220) arranged on the conveying frame (210), wherein gaps are arranged between the conveying rollers (220). The intercepting component (420) moves up and down in the gap to allow the intercepting component (420) to restrict or not restrict the movement of the cylinder on the conveying rack (210).
7. The fully automatic inkjet machine tool for liquefied petroleum gas cylinders according to claim 1 is characterized in that: A pair of rollers (220) are vertically spaced apart on the frames (210), and the pair of frames (210) clamps or releases the steel cylinder via four rollers (220).
8. The fully automatic inkjet machine tool for liquefied petroleum gas cylinders according to claim 4 is characterized in that: The first linear drive assembly (310) comprises a screw, a screw motor (311) drivingly connected to one end of the screw, and a guide rail member (312) drivingly connected to the screw, and the inkjet assembly (320) is slidably connected to the guide rail member (312) via a connecting member (321).