Printing equipment with replaceable stations

Abstract

The printing equipment comprises a base, a feeding device, a discharging device, a guide rail, at least two stations and a temporary storage transposition structure, the base is provided with a workbench, the feeding device is arranged on one side of the base and used for feeding, the discharging device is arranged on the other side of the base and used for discharging, the guide rail is arranged on the workbench, and the temporary storage transposition structure is arranged on the workbench. The guide rail is arranged on the workbench, the at least two stations are arranged on the guide rail in a sliding mode, the two stations comprise the first station and the second station, the first station and the second station are arranged in a spaced mode, the temporary storage transposition structure is arranged on the workbench and matched with the guide rail, and the temporary storage transposition structure is used for temporary storage stations and replacement stations. The device has the advantages of being simple in structure, reasonable in design, capable of replacing stations and the like.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model belongs to the technical field of printing equipment, and in particular relates to a printing equipment with replaceable workstations. Background Art

[0002] Printing equipment is now widely used in daily life, and multifunctional printing devices are now available on the market. Multifunctional printing refers to printing equipment that can integrate multiple printing methods or functions. Such printing equipment can typically complete different types of printing tasks on a single machine, or integrate other related functions such as printing, cutting, and binding during the printing process. This breaks through the limitations of traditional single printing methods and provides users with more flexible and efficient printing solutions. For example, some advanced printing equipment can simultaneously perform inkjet and laser printing. Inkjet printing is suitable for printing color images and text, providing rich colors and high resolution, while laser printing offers advantages in speed and precision for printing black and white documents. Such equipment can be configured to use laser printing mode for black and white text materials and switch to inkjet printing mode for color brochures, posters, etc., depending on user needs. Alternatively, some multifunctional printing presses integrate lithography, letterpress printing, and even screen printing functions. You can first use lithography to print high-quality graphics, then use letterpress printing to add special textures or relief effects to certain parts, or use screen printing to achieve thick ink layers and special inks (such as fluorescent inks and metallic inks).

[0003] Multifunction printers often incorporate a cutting function. After printing, they automatically cut printed materials to pre-set dimensions, eliminating the need to transfer the printed materials to other equipment for cutting. For example, when printing business cards, the machine can cut the paper to the required size directly after printing, improving production efficiency.

[0004] Some multifunctional printing presses also offer laminating, hot stamping, and embossing capabilities. Laminating adds a protective film to the surface of printed materials, increasing their wear resistance and gloss. Hot stamping adds gold or other metallic patterns or text to printed materials. Creasing facilitates folding printed materials, such as in the production of greeting cards and leaflets.

[0005] There are also some printing equipment that may include multiple printing stations on one device, which can realize different functions in sequence, such as flexo printing, letterpress printing, gravure printing, PS printing, digital printing, screen printing and die-cutting, etc. However, one batch of products may be processed according to these processes, and the next batch of products may be processed according to different processes. At this time, the processing station needs to be adjusted, and the existing equipment does not have this function. Utility Model Content

[0006] In order to solve the deficiencies in the prior art, the utility model provides a printing device with replaceable workstations.

[0007] In order to solve the above technical problems, the present invention adopts the following technical solutions:

[0008] Printing equipment with replaceable workstations, including:

[0009] A base having a workbench;

[0010] A loading device is provided on one side of the base and is used for loading materials;

[0011] A material unloading device is provided on the other side of the base and is used for unloading materials;

[0012] A guide rail is provided on the workbench;

[0013] At least two workstations are slidably arranged on a guide rail, the two workstations are respectively a first workstation and a second workstation, and the first workstation and the second workstation are spaced apart;

[0014] And a temporary storage and replacement structure is arranged on the workbench and adapted to the guide rail. The temporary storage and replacement structure is used for temporarily storing workstations and replacing workstations.

[0015] Preferably, the temporary storage replacement structure includes a support frame, one side of the support frame is arranged on the workbench, the support frame is provided with a sliding rail and a temporary storage rail, a spacing area is provided in the guide rail, the sliding rail is arranged in the spacing area and is adapted to the guide rail, the sliding rail slides along the support frame, the temporary storage rail is used for temporary storage workstations, and the sliding rail is used to drive the workstation for replacement after sliding.

[0016] Preferably, the first station and the second station are any one of a die-cutting station, a flexographic printing station, an embossing station, a gravure printing station, a PS printing station, and a digital printing station.

[0017] By adopting the above technical solution, the utility model has the following beneficial effects:

[0018] The utility model is provided with a temporary storage and replacement structure. When in use, different workstations can be temporarily stored and replaced according to different printing processes and procedures, and the printing process and procedures can be adjusted. The structure is simple and the design is reasonable.

[0019] In summary, the utility model has the advantages of simple structure, reasonable design, and the ability to replace work stations. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0020] Figure 1 It is a structural diagram of the utility model;

[0021] Figure 2 It is a structural schematic diagram of the coordination between the temporary storage transposition structure and the guide rail of the present utility model. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0022] The technical solution of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, rather than all of the embodiments.

[0023] The components of the embodiments of the present invention generally described and shown in the drawings herein may be arranged and designed in a variety of different configurations. Therefore, the following detailed description of the embodiments of the present invention provided in the drawings is not intended to limit the scope of the claimed invention, but rather merely represents selected embodiments of the present invention.

[0024] Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without making any creative work shall fall within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0025] In the description of this utility model, it should be noted that the terms "center," "upper," "lower," "left," "right," "vertical," "horizontal," "inner," and "outer," etc., indicating orientations or positional relationships, are based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings and are intended solely to facilitate the description of this utility model and simplify the description. They do not indicate or imply that the devices or components referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed, or operate in a specific orientation. Therefore, they should not be construed as limitations on this utility model. Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," and "third" are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance.

[0026] In the description of this utility model, it should be noted that, unless otherwise expressly specified or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" should be understood in a broad sense. For example, they can refer to fixed connections, detachable connections, or integral connections; mechanical connections, electrical connections; direct connections, indirect connections through an intermediate medium, and internal communication between two components. Those skilled in the art will understand the specific meanings of the above terms in this utility model based on the specific circumstances.

[0027] Example 1

[0028] In this embodiment, a printing device with replaceable workstations is proposed, which can temporarily store and replace the workstations, thereby adjusting the order of printing workstations to meet the needs. In the prior art, one device may cover multiple printing stations, which can successively realize different functions, such as flexographic printing, embossing, gravure printing, PS printing, digital printing, screen printing and die-cutting, etc. However, the order between these workstations is fixed and cannot be changed. For different products, the production process is completely different, or in the specific production process, in order to achieve better product effects, the production process needs to be temporarily adjusted. However, the existing equipment has fixed workstations and cannot be changed.

[0029] like Figure 1 and Figure 2 As shown, in one embodiment of the present invention, the printing equipment with replaceable workstations of the present invention includes a base 1, a loading device 3, an unloading device 4, a guide rail 5, at least two workstations and a temporary storage and replacement structure, wherein a workbench 2 is provided on the base 1, and the workbench 2 is arranged in a horizontal direction. The loading device 3 is arranged on one side of the base 1 and is used for loading materials, and the unloading device 4 is arranged on the other side of the base 1 and is used for unloading materials. Both the loading device 3 and the unloading device 4 are existing mature technologies, which can realize the loading and unloading of printing materials, and can also realize functions such as guiding and recycling waste materials. The guide rail 5 is arranged on the workbench 2, and the guide rail 5 can be specifically arranged in a horizontal direction. The guide rail 5 is specifically located between the loading device 3 and the unloading device 4. The at least two workstations are slidably arranged on the guide rail 5, and the two The workstations are respectively the first workstation 6 and the second workstation 7, and the first workstation 6 and the second workstation 7 are spaced apart. It can be understood that in this embodiment, only two workstations are simply exemplified. However, in actual applications, two or more workstations can be selected according to different production processes and procedures. Regardless of whether it is two or more workstations, they are spaced apart from each other and are slidably arranged on the guide rail 5 and are located between the loading device 3 and the unloading device 4. The temporary storage and transposition structure is arranged on the workbench 2 and is adapted to the guide rail 5. The temporary storage and transposition structure is used for temporarily storing workstations and replacing workstations, that is, the temporary storage and transposition structure is used to adjust the order of the workstations. The first workstation 6 and the second workstation 7 are respectively any one of a die-cutting station, a flexographic printing station, an embossing station, a gravure printing station, a PS printing station, and a digital printing station. It is understood that the present invention is merely a simple example, and the first station 6 and the second station 7 or more stations include but are not limited to the above stations. Any station that can realize the printing and processing of products should be included in the scope of protection of the present invention, such as various stations used in printing methods such as letterpress printing, lithography, gravure printing, screen printing, digital printing, etc.;

[0030] Please continue to refer to Figure 2As shown, in the present invention, the temporary storage replacement structure includes a support frame 8, one side of the support frame 8 is arranged on the workbench 2, specifically the front side is connected to the workbench 2, and the other side of the support frame 8 is directly arranged on the ground of the work area where the printing equipment of the replaceable workstation of the utility model is placed, and a sliding rail 9 and a temporary storage rail 10 are provided on the support frame 8, and a spacing area is provided in the guide rail 5. The sliding rail 9 is arranged in the spacing area and is adapted to the guide rail 5, that is, the guide rail 5 can be understood as interrupted, and the sliding rail 9 is just adapted to the guide rail 5 at the same height after extending into the spacing area. The sliding rail 9 slides along the support frame 8, and the temporary storage rail 10 is used for temporarily storing the workstation. The sliding rail 9 is used to drive the workstation to be replaced after sliding. In the present invention, by setting such a structure, the temporary storage and adjustment sequence of the workstation can be realized.

[0031] It can be understood that the workstations can be set on the guide rail 5 and can also be set on the workbench 2, that is, the workstations can be set on the guide rail 5 alone or on the guide rail 5 and the workbench 2 at the same time. When the workstations are set on the workbench 2, several workstations can also be set, which can still be any one of a die-cutting station, a flexographic printing station, a letterpress printing station, a gravure printing station, a PS printing station, and a digital printing station, or specifically can be various workstations used in printing methods such as letterpress printing, lithographic printing, gravure printing, screen printing, digital printing, etc. When used, each workstation on the workbench 2 can be selected for processing or the workbench 2 and the workstations on the guide rail 5 can be selected for processing in coordination;

[0032] The utility model also discloses a method for using the printing device with replaceable workstations, which is characterized by comprising the following steps:

[0033] S1, loading device 3 loading;

[0034] The material on the loading device 3 in S2 and S1 arrives at the first station 6 for processing. The first station 6 can be any one of a die-cutting station, a flexographic printing station, an embossing station, a gravure printing station, a PS printing station, and a digital printing station. Different production processes and stations are selected according to different products during specific production.

[0035] After the materials are printed at the first station 6 in S3 and S2, they are sent to the second station 7 for processing. Similarly, the second station can be any one of a die-cutting station, a flexographic printing station, a embossing station, a gravure printing station, a PS printing station, and a digital printing station. Different production processes and stations are selected according to different products during specific production.

[0036] The materials printed at the second station 7 in S4 and S3 arrive at the unloading device 4 for unloading;

[0037] S5. When the printing order of the first station 6 and the second station 7 needs to be changed, the loading device 3, the unloading device 4, the first station 6 and the second station 7 are suspended;

[0038] S6. Slide the slide rail 9 to the spacer area so that the slide rail 9 fits with the guide rail 5, and then move the first station 6 along the guide rail 5 so that the first station 6 moves onto the slide rail 9;

[0039] S7, slide the slide rail 9 so that the slide rail 9 leaves the spacing area and approaches the temporary storage rail 10, and then move the first station 6 to the temporary storage rail 10;

[0040] S8, resetting the slide rail 9 so that the slide rail 9 slides to the spacer area, and then moving the second station 7 from one side of the spacer area to the other side;

[0041] S9, slide the slide rail 9 again, so that the slide rail 9 leaves the spacing area and approaches the temporary storage rail 10, and then move the first station 6 onto the slide rail 9;

[0042] S10, slide the slide rail 9 to move Huadong to the spacing area, and then move the first station 6 to the guide rail 5;

[0043] S11 , start the loading device 3 to continue loading and then transport the materials to the second station 7 , the first station 6 and the unloading device 4 in sequence.

[0044] It should be noted that the above is a specific step of replacing the workstation and performing processing by the two workstations when the guide rail 5 has two workstations. When the workstations have three or more and need to be adjusted, the specific steps of replacing the workstation or processing can be as needed. The workstation can be transferred to the temporary storage rail 10 through the sliding rail 9, and then other workstations can be replaced. The specific and detailed steps will not be repeated here.

[0045] In the present invention, since the volume and mass of each station are not large, in order to save costs and simplify the structure, the sliding rail 9 can be manually pushed. If the volume and mass of each station are too large, a mechanical structure such as a push rod can be installed on the lower side of the sliding rail 9 to realize automatic push-pull displacement. The die-cutting station, flexographic printing station, embossing station, gravure printing station, PS printing station, and digital printing station of the present invention are all existing mature technologies, and the specific detailed structure will not be repeated here.

[0046] This embodiment does not impose any formal restrictions on the shape, material, structure, etc. of the utility model. Any simple modifications, equivalent changes and modifications made to the above embodiments based on the technical essence of the utility model are within the scope of protection of the technical solution of the utility model.

Claims

1. Printing equipment with replaceable workstations, characterized in that: include: A base having a workbench; A loading device is provided on one side of the base and is used for loading materials; A material unloading device is provided on the other side of the base and is used for unloading materials; A guide rail is provided on the workbench; At least two workstations are slidably arranged on a guide rail, the two workstations are respectively a first workstation and a second workstation, and the first workstation and the second workstation are spaced apart; And a temporary storage and replacement structure is arranged on the workbench and adapted to the guide rail. The temporary storage and replacement structure is used for temporarily storing workstations and replacing workstations.

2. The printing device with replaceable workstations according to claim 1, characterized in that: The temporary storage replacement structure includes a support frame, one side of the support frame is set on the workbench, the support frame is provided with a sliding rail and a temporary storage rail, a spacing area is provided in the guide rail, the sliding rail is set in the spacing area and adapted to the guide rail, the sliding rail slides along the support frame, the temporary storage rail is used for temporarily storing the workstation, and the sliding rail is used to drive the workstation for replacement after sliding.

3. The printing device with replaceable workstations according to claim 1, characterized in that: The first station and the second station are respectively any one of a die-cutting station, a flexographic printing station, an embossing station, a gravure printing station, a PS printing station, and a digital printing station.

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