Printing platform and thermal transfer printer

Abstract

The utility model discloses a printing platform and a thermal transfer printer, the printing platform comprises a printing platform body and a flexible pad, the printing platform body is horizontally arranged, the flexible pad is horizontally attached to the upper end of the printing platform body, a magnet body is embedded in the upper end of the printing platform body, and the flexible pad is attached to the lower end of the printing platform body. The flexible pad comprises a horizontally-arranged bottom plate layer and a flexible layer arranged at the upper end of the bottom plate layer, the bottom plate layer is a magnetic material piece, and the bottom plate layer is magnetically attracted to the printing platform body so that the flexible pad can be arranged at the upper end of the printing platform body. According to the printing platform, the bottom plate layer made of the magnetic material is arranged at the bottom end of the flexible pad, and the embedded magnet body is additionally arranged at the upper end of the printing platform body, so that the flexible pad can be directly mounted on the printing platform body in a magnetic attraction manner, and the flexible pad is convenient to replace.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model belongs to the technical field of thermal transfer, and in particular relates to a printing platform and a thermal transfer printer. Background Art

[0002] In existing thermal transfer printers, a foam pad is attached to the top surface of the print platform. During thermal transfer, the substrate rests on the pad, and the printhead applies pressure and temperature to transfer the pattern to the substrate. During this process, the foam pad is subjected to the effects of temperature and pressure, which can cause aging and deterioration over time, necessitating regular replacement. Currently, most foam pads are glued directly to the print platform surface. Removing the adhesive layer during replacement requires tools, which consumes significant time and effort and can damage the print platform's precision. Furthermore, due to varying operator skill levels, the foam pad can easily become misaligned or create bubbles, impacting subsequent printing results. Utility Model Content

[0003] In order to solve the above technical problems, the purpose of the present invention is to provide a printing platform with a simple structure and convenient replacement of the flexible cushion layer.

[0004] In order to achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the technical solution of the present invention is as follows: a printing platform, including a printing platform body and a flexible pad, the printing platform body is horizontally arranged, the flexible pad is horizontally attached to the upper end of the printing platform body, the upper end of the printing platform body is embedded with a magnet, the flexible pad includes a horizontally arranged bottom plate layer and a flexible layer arranged at the upper end of the bottom plate layer, the bottom plate layer is a magnetic material, and the bottom plate layer is magnetically attracted to the printing platform body to set the flexible pad on the upper end of the printing platform body.

[0005] The beneficial effect of the above technical solution is that by setting a bottom layer of magnetic material at the bottom end of the flexible pad and adding an embedded magnet at the upper end of the printing platform body, the flexible pad can be directly installed on the printing platform body by magnetic attraction, which makes it easy to replace the flexible pad.

[0006] In the above technical solution, a plurality of magnets are evenly spaced on the upper end of the printing platform body.

[0007] The beneficial effect of the above technical solution is that it makes the adsorption stability of the flexible pad on the upper end of the printing platform body better.

[0008] The bottom plate layer in the above technical solution is an aluminum-zinc plate.

[0009] The beneficial effects of the above technical solution are: it has good corrosion resistance and can be well attracted by magnets.

[0010] In the above technical solution, the flexible layer is adhered to the upper end of the bottom plate layer.

[0011] The beneficial effects of the above technical solution are: its structure is simple, and the flexible layer is not easy to get loose on the upper end of the bottom plate layer.

[0012] In the above technical solution, the upper end of the printing platform body is concavely provided with multiple positioning grooves, and the lower end of the bottom plate layer is convexly provided with multiple positioning protrusions, and the multiple positioning protrusions correspond to the multiple positioning grooves one by one, and the multiple positioning protrusions respectively extend into the corresponding positioning grooves.

[0013] The beneficial effect of the above technical solution is that: in this way, the flexible pad can be magnetically attracted to the upper end of the printing platform body, and can also be inserted into the corresponding positioning groove by the positioning protrusion to limit the position.

[0014] In the above technical solution, two positioning protrusions and two positioning grooves are provided, and the two positioning grooves are spaced apart along the length direction of the printing platform body.

[0015] The beneficial effects of the above technical solution are: its structure is simple, and better positioning can be achieved when the two positioning protrusions and the two positioning grooves cooperate.

[0016] In the above technical solution, the thickness of the flexible layer is greater than the thickness of the bottom plate layer.

[0017] The beneficial effects of the above technical solution are: its structure is simple and the buffering effect of the flexible layer is better.

[0018] The bottom plate layer in the above technical solution is a hollow plate.

[0019] The beneficial effect of the above technical solution is that the entire flexible pad is made lighter.

[0020] The flexible layer in the above technical solution is made of foam material.

[0021] The beneficial effect of the above technical solution is that it has good durability.

[0022] A second object of the present invention is to provide a thermal transfer printer with a simple structure and the ability to easily replace the flexible pad on the printing platform.

[0023] In order to achieve the above-mentioned purpose, another technical solution of the present invention is as follows: A thermal transfer printer includes the printing platform as described above.

[0024] The beneficial effects of the above technical solution are: its structure is simple, and the flexible pad on the printing platform body is more convenient to replace. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0025] Figure 1 This is a side view of the printing platform described in Example 1 of the present utility model;

[0026] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the separation of the flexible pad and the printing platform body in Example 1 of the present utility model;

[0027] Figure 3 This is an exploded schematic diagram of the flexible layer, the bottom plate layer and the printing platform body in Example 1 of the present utility model;

[0028] Figure 4 This is a vertical view of the printing platform body described in Example 2 of the present utility model;

[0029] Figure 5 This is a cross-sectional view of the printing platform body and the flexible pad in a separated state as described in Example 2 of the present invention.

[0030] In the figure: 1, printing platform body; 11, magnet body; 12, positioning groove; 2, flexible pad; 21, bottom plate layer; 211, positioning protrusion; 22, flexible layer. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0031] The principles and features of the present invention are described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The examples given are only used to explain the present invention and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. The following paragraphs describe the present invention in more detail by way of example with reference to the accompanying drawings. The advantages and features of the present invention will be more clearly described according to the following description and claims. It should be noted that the drawings are all in a very simplified form and are not in exact proportions. They are only used to facilitate and clearly illustrate the purpose of the embodiments of the present invention.

[0032] Example 1

[0033] like Figure 1-Figure 3 As shown, this embodiment provides a printing platform, including a printing platform body 1 and a flexible pad 2, the printing platform body 1 is horizontally arranged, the flexible pad 2 is horizontally attached to the upper end of the printing platform body 1, the upper end of the printing platform body 1 is embedded with a magnet 11, the flexible pad 2 includes a horizontally arranged bottom plate layer 21 and a flexible layer 22 arranged at the upper end of the bottom plate layer 21, the bottom plate layer 21 is a magnetic material, the bottom plate layer 21 is magnetically attracted to the printing platform body 1, so that the flexible pad 2 is arranged at the upper end of the printing platform body 1, by arranging a bottom plate layer of magnetic material at the bottom end of the flexible pad, and adding an embedded magnet at the upper end of the printing platform body, the flexible pad can be directly installed on the printing platform body by magnetic attraction, which makes it easy to replace the flexible pad.

[0034] In the above technical solution, a plurality of magnets 11 are evenly spaced on the upper end of the printing platform body 1, so that the stability of the flexible pad adsorbed on the upper end of the printing platform body is better.

[0035] The bottom plate layer 21 in the above technical solution is an aluminum-zinc plate, which has good corrosion resistance and can be well attracted by the magnet.

[0036] In the above technical solution, the flexible layer 22 is adhered to the upper end of the bottom plate layer 21 , which has a simple structure and prevents the flexible layer from being easily loosened on the upper end of the bottom plate layer.

[0037] In the above technical solution, the thickness of the flexible layer 22 is greater than the thickness of the bottom plate layer 21 , which has a simple structure and makes the buffering effect of the flexible layer better.

[0038] The bottom plate layer 21 in the above technical solution is a hollow plate (it can be a hollow plate with evenly distributed holes, and the diameter of the holes can be 0.5 cm, so that even if the opening rate is high, it will not affect the flatness of the flexible pad layer on the upper end of the bottom plate layer), which makes the entire flexible pad lighter.

[0039] The flexible layer 22 in the above technical solution is made of foam material, which has good durability.

[0040] The bottom plate layer and the flexible layer in this embodiment are both consumables. When the flexible layer reaches the replacement standard, the entire flexible pad can be directly replaced.

[0041] In this embodiment, when the magnet body is embedded in the upper end of the printing platform body, the upper end surface of the printing platform body can still be made flat (of course, the embedding point of the magnet body can also be partially concave so as not to affect the stable installation of the flexible pad on the upper end of the printing platform body).

[0042] Example 2

[0043] Same as Example 1, except that Figure 4 and Figure 5 As shown, in this embodiment, the upper end of the printing platform body 1 is concavely provided with a plurality of positioning grooves 12, and the lower end of the bottom plate layer 21 is convexly provided with a plurality of positioning protrusions 211, and the plurality of positioning protrusions 211 and the plurality of positioning grooves 12 correspond one to one, and the plurality of positioning protrusions 211 are respectively extended into the corresponding positioning grooves 12, so that the flexible pad can be magnetically attracted to the upper end of the printing platform body while being inserted into the corresponding positioning groove by the positioning protrusion for limiting the position; specifically, the above technical solution provides two positioning protrusions 211 and two positioning grooves 12, and the two positioning grooves 12 are spaced apart along the length direction of the printing platform body 1, and its structure is simple, and better positioning can be achieved when the two positioning protrusions and the two positioning grooves cooperate.

[0044] In this embodiment, the positioning protrusion can be formed by directly punching downwards from the upper end of the bottom plate layer.

[0045] In this embodiment, positioning grooves are added to the printing platform body and positioning protrusions are provided on the bottom plate layer. This makes it difficult for the flexible pad to shift horizontally when installed on the printing platform body, and the number of magnets can be reduced.

[0046] Example 3

[0047] This embodiment provides a thermal transfer printer, including the printing platform as described in Example 1 or Example 2. The structure is simple, and the flexible pad on the printing platform body is more convenient to replace.

[0048] The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention and does not constitute any form of limitation to the present invention. Any ordinary technician in this industry can smoothly implement the present invention as shown in the drawings and described above. However, any equivalent changes, modifications and evolutions made by technicians familiar with this profession without departing from the scope of the technical solution of the present invention using the technical content disclosed above are all equivalent embodiments of the present invention. At the same time, any equivalent changes, modifications and evolutions made to the above embodiments based on the essential technology of the present invention are still within the scope of protection of the technical solution of the present invention.

Claims

1. A printing platform, characterized in that: The invention comprises a printing platform body (1) and a flexible pad (2), wherein the printing platform body (1) is arranged horizontally, and the flexible pad (2) is horizontally attached to the upper end of the printing platform body (1), and the upper end of the printing platform body (1) is embedded with a magnet (11), and the flexible pad (2) comprises a horizontally arranged bottom plate layer (21) and a flexible layer (22) arranged at the upper end of the bottom plate layer (21), wherein the bottom plate layer (21) is a magnetic material, and the bottom plate layer (21) is magnetically attracted to the printing platform body (1) so as to arrange the flexible pad (2) at the upper end of the printing platform body (1).

2. The printing platform according to claim 1, characterized in that: A plurality of magnets (11) are evenly spaced apart on the upper end of the printing platform body (1).

3. The printing platform according to claim 1, characterized in that: The bottom plate layer (21) is an aluminum-zinc plate.

4. The printing platform according to claim 1, characterized in that: The flexible layer (22) is adhered to the upper end of the bottom plate layer (21).

5. The printing platform according to claim 1, characterized in that: The upper end of the printing platform body (1) is concavely provided with a plurality of positioning grooves (12), and the lower end of the bottom plate layer (21) is convexly provided with a plurality of positioning protrusions (211), and the plurality of positioning protrusions (211) correspond to the plurality of positioning grooves (12) one by one, and the plurality of positioning protrusions (211) respectively extend into the corresponding positioning grooves (12).

6. The printing platform according to claim 5, characterized in that: Two of the positioning protrusions (211) and two of the positioning grooves (12) are provided, and the two positioning grooves (12) are spaced apart along the length direction of the printing platform body (1).

7. The printing platform according to claim 1, characterized in that: The thickness of the flexible layer (22) is greater than the thickness of the bottom plate layer (21).

8. The printing platform according to claim 1, characterized in that: The bottom plate layer (21) is a hollow plate.

9. The printing platform according to claim 1, characterized in that: The flexible layer (22) is made of foam material.

10. A thermal transfer printer, characterized in that: Comprising a printing platform as described in any one of claims 1-9.

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