Cover printer

Abstract

The utility model discloses a cover printer which comprises an object placing plate, a portal frame and a printing head. The width of the storage plate is larger than 130 mm, the portal frame is fixed to the storage plate, and the printing head is arranged on the portal frame in a sliding mode. When the printer is used, a whole book can be placed at the bottom of the portal frame and on the storage plate, the printing head works, the machine shell prints on the cover, the width of a common book is larger than 130 mm, and the printer can print on the covers of most books on the market.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to a printer technical field, concretely relates to a cover printer BACKGROUND

[0002] When carrying out the printing work of the book cover, the traditional operation process often needs to carefully remove the cover from the book first and then spread it flat. Subsequently, the cover will be put into the standard printer for printing operation. Once the printing process is completed, the next step is to stick the cover back with glue. However, this disassembly and re-bonding process has some problems. First of all, in the process of disassembling the cover, the cover is easy to have creases, which will damage the appearance of the cover. Secondly, it cannot be guaranteed that the cover will not be damaged during disassembly, which increases the risk of cover printing. Finally, although the cover can be stuck back with glue, this method often cannot guarantee that the binding effect of the cover reaches the best, and wrinkles or other uneven conditions are easy to occur, thereby affecting the overall aesthetics of the book. SUMMARY

[0003] In order to overcome the deficiencies of the prior art, the utility model provides a cover printer which does not need to disassemble and assemble the book and can print on the cover.

[0004] The utility model adopts the technical scheme that

[0005] A cover printer comprises a storage plate, a gantry and a print head.

[0006] The width of the storage plate is greater than 130mm, the gantry is fixed on the storage plate, and the print head is slidingly arranged on the gantry.

[0007] The cover printer as described above further comprises a shell, the shell is arranged outside the gantry and the print head, and is fixed on the storage plate, the rear side of the shell is provided with a rear through slot, and a book to be printed can pass through the rear through slot and be placed on the storage plate.

[0008] The cover printer as described above further comprises a moving positioning assembly.

[0009] The moving positioning assembly is slidingly arranged on the gantry.

[0010] When the print head moves to the moving positioning assembly, the print head performs printing operation.

[0011] The cover printer as described above, the gantry comprises a left support, a right support and a sliding rail.

[0012] The left support is arranged on the left side of the slide rail, and the right support is arranged on the right side of the slide rail.

[0013] The cover printer also comprises a horizontal movement driving element, which is in transmission connection with the printhead, and is used to drive the printhead to move horizontally on the slide rail.

[0014] The cover printer also comprises a lifting driving element, a fixed end of which is arranged to slide on the slide rail, and an output end of which is in transmission connection with the printhead, so that when the printhead moves to the movement positioning group, the lifting driving element drives the printhead to descend, and the printhead performs a printing operation.

[0015] The cover printer also comprises a horizontal support on the gantry.

[0016] The movement positioning group slides on the horizontal support.

[0017] The horizontal support is provided with a limiting column, and the movement positioning group comprises a position marker and a movement block.

[0018] The movement block is provided with a movement limiting groove, and the limiting column is located in the movement limiting groove.

[0019] The position marker is fixedly connected with the movement block, and is used to emit a light marker to a position to be printed.

[0020] The movement block is provided with a power-assisted element for assisting the movement of the movement block.

[0021] The cover printer is also provided with a light shielding element arranged on the movement block and a photoelectric sensor arranged on the printhead and matched with the light shielding element.

[0022] The cover printer has the following beneficial effects:

[0023] In use, the whole book can be placed on the gantry bottom and the placement plate, the printhead performs an operation, the casing prints on the cover, and the book width is greater than 130mm, and the printer can perform printing on most book covers on the market. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0024] The utility model is further described below in combination with the drawings and examples.

[0025] Fig. 1 is the stereoscopic structure schematic diagram of cover printer;

[0026] Fig. 2is a partial structure diagram of a cover printer;

[0027] Fig. 3 is a three-dimensional structure diagram of a cover printer omitting a shell;

[0028] The reference signs are as follows:

[0029] 1-put the board, 2-gantry, 21-left support, 22-right support, 23-slideway, 24-transverse support, 241-limit column, 3-printing head, 323-optoelectronic sensor, 4-casing, 41-back through slot, 5-moving positioning group, 51-position mark, 52-moving block, 522-assisting piece, 523-shading piece, 6-transverse driving piece, 7-lifting driving piece. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0030] The concept, specific structure and generated technical effects of the present application will be described clearly and completely in combination with the embodiments and drawings, so as to fully understand the purpose, features and effects of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present application, not all embodiments, based on the embodiments of the present application, other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative labor are within the scope of the present application. In addition, all the coupling / connection relations involved in the patent do not mean that the components are directly connected, but means that a better coupling structure can be composed by adding or reducing coupling auxiliary parts according to the specific implementation situation. The various technical features in the present application can be combined interactively without mutual contradiction and conflict.

[0031] Referring to Figs. 1 to 3 A cover printer comprises a placing board 1, a gantry 2 and a printing head 3.

[0032] The width of the placing board 1 is greater than 130 mm, the gantry 2 is fixed on the placing board 1, and the printing head 3 is slidably arranged on the gantry 2.

[0033] It can be known that the width of the common books on the market is about 130 mm to 210 mm, therefore, the width of the placing board 1 is greater than 130 mm, which can ensure that there is enough space for the books to be printed.

[0034] In use, the whole book can be placed on the gantry bottom and the placing board, the printing head works, and the casing prints on the cover.

[0035] More specifically, the length of the placing board is greater than 184 mm.

[0036] Specifically, the support points of the gantry 2 are fixed on both sides of the placing board 1, and the books to be printed are located at the bottom of the sliding part of the printing head 3.

[0037] In an embodiment, a housing 4 is further included, which covers the gantry 2 and the print head 3 and is fixed to the book placing plate 1, and a rear through slot 41 is arranged on the rear side of the housing 4, through which one end of the book to be printed can pass and be placed on the book placing plate 1.

[0038] During printing, the book to be printed is placed from the front side of the gantry 2, the front side of the book to be printed can pass through the rear through slot 41, and the part to be printed is adjusted below the gantry 2. The rear through slot 41 is arranged in this way to leave more space for adjusting the position of the book to be printed.

[0039] In an embodiment, a moving positioning group 5 is further included.

[0040] The moving positioning group 5 is slidingly arranged on the gantry 2.

[0041] When the print head 3 moves to the moving positioning group 5, the print head 3 performs the printing operation.

[0042] In use, the book to be printed is placed below the gantry 2, the position of the moving positioning group 5 is adjusted to position the part to be printed, the printer is started, and when the print head 3 moves to the moving positioning group 5, the print head 3 performs the printing operation. Therefore, the book cover or inner page can be directly printed without repeatedly disassembling the cover or inner page. Since the step of disassembling the cover or inner page is omitted, the structure of the book remains complete and does not wrinkle, eliminating the influence caused by disassembling the cover.

[0043] In an embodiment, the gantry 2 includes a left support 21, a right support 22, and a sliding rail 23.

[0044] The left support 21 is arranged on the left side of the sliding rail 23, the right support 22 is arranged on the right side of the sliding rail 23, and the print head 3 slides on the sliding rail 23.

[0045] The left support 21 and the right support 22 are used to elevate the sliding rail 23 and thereby lift the print head 3, and on the other hand, the left support 21 and the right support 22 can stably mount the sliding rail 23 to ensure that the print head 3 moves to any place of the sliding rail 23 without deviation of the sliding rail 23, keep the center of gravity of the print head 3 stable, and avoid affecting the movement of the print head 3 and the printing effect of the print head 3.

[0046] Specifically, the left support 21 and the right support 22 are arranged in parallel with each other, and the sliding rail 23 is parallel to the horizontal line.

[0047] In an embodiment, a horizontal movement driving member 6 is further included, which is in transmission connection with the printing head 3, and is used to drive the printing head 3 to move horizontally on the slide rail 23.

[0048] As an example, the horizontal movement driving member 6 is in transmission connection with the printing head 3 in any one of the following modes or a combination of multiple modes without contradiction: gear transmission, chain transmission, belt transmission, screw transmission.

[0049] The horizontal movement driving member 6 replaces the movement of workers, further improves the automation degree of the printer, reduces the human intervention, and improves the experience of users.

[0050] In an embodiment, a lifting driving member 7 is further included, a fixed end of the lifting driving member 7 is slidingly arranged on the slide rail 23, an output end of the lifting driving member 7 is in transmission connection with the printing head 3, when the printing head 3 moves to the movement positioning group 5, the lifting driving member 7 drives the printing head 3 to descend, and the printing head 3 performs a printing operation.

[0051] In an embodiment, the gantry 2 further includes a horizontal support member 24.

[0052] The movement positioning group 5 is slidingly arranged on the horizontal support member 24.

[0053] The horizontal support member 24, as a separate support component, can avoid the interference between the printing head 3 and the movement positioning group 5 during the movement.

[0054] In an embodiment, the horizontal support member 24 is provided with a limiting column 241, the movement positioning group 5 includes a position marking member 51 and a movement block 52.

[0055] The movement block 52 is provided with a movement limiting groove 521, and the limiting column 241 is located in the movement limiting groove 521.

[0056] The position marking member 51 is fixedly connected with the movement block 52, and the position marking member 51 is used to emit a light mark to a position to be printed.

[0057] During use, the movement block 52 is manually moved, so that the position marking member 51 is synchronously moved, the movement block 52 is moved relative to the limiting column 241, and is moved to a suitable position, and the movement of the movement block 52 is stopped.

[0058] It can be understood that the movement limiting groove 521 is a long slot, and the movement limiting column 241 abuts against the end of the long slot, so as to limit the movement block 52 and avoid the falling of the movement block 52 from the horizontal support member 24.

[0059] Specifically, the limiting posts 241 are two, the moving limiting grooves 521 are two, and the two moving limiting grooves 521 are respectively arranged on the two sides of the position marker 51, and one moving limiting groove 521 corresponds to one limiting post 241.

[0060] It can be understood that the position marker 51 can emit medium to the book to assist the user in judging the part to be printed. For example, the position marker 51 is an infrared light emitter, which can emit infrared marker light to the book. Of course, the light emitted by the position marker 51 can also be green, purple, blue or any other light that can form a sharp contrast with the part to be printed.

[0061] In an embodiment, the moving block 52 is provided with a power-assisted part 522 for assisting the movement of the moving block 52.

[0062] The power-assisted part 522 can drive the moving block 52 and the position marker 51 to move synchronously, so as to adjust the marking point of the position marker 51.

[0063] The shell 4 encloses the moving block 52, the position marker 51 and the slide rail 23. The shell 4 is provided to improve the appearance of the printer. The shell 4 is provided with a through groove 61, and the power-assisted part 522 passes through the through groove 61, so as to facilitate the user to move the power-assisted part 522 outside the shell 4.

[0064] In an embodiment, the light-shielding part 523 is arranged on the moving block 52, and the photosensor 323 is arranged on the print head 3 and matched with the light-shielding part 523.

[0065] When the print head 3 slides, the photosensor 323 moves to the light-shielding part 523, and the print head 3 performs a printing operation.

[0066] The photosensor 323 adopts optical signal transmission, has high sensitivity, is not easy to be disturbed by electromagnetic interference and stray light, has high anti-interference ability, and has high working stability. The photosensor 323 and the light-shielding part 523 have small volume, high space advantage and convenient installation.

[0067] The above is a specific description of the preferred embodiment of the present application, but the present application is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiment. Those skilled in the art can make various equivalent modifications or replacements without departing from the spirit of the present application. These equivalent modifications or replacements are all included in the scope defined by the claims of the present application.

Claims

1. A cover printer, characterized in that: Includes a shelf (1), a gantry (2), and a print head (3); The width of the shelf (1) is greater than 130mm, the gantry frame (2) is fixed on the shelf (1), and the print head (3) is slidably mounted on the gantry frame (2).

2. The cover printer as described in claim 1, characterized in that: It also includes a housing (4), which covers the gantry (2) and the print head (3) and is fixed to the shelf (1). The rear side of the housing (4) is provided with a rear through groove (41), and the book to be printed can pass through the rear through groove (41) at one end and be placed on the shelf (1).

3. The cover printer as described in claim 2, characterized in that: It also includes the mobile positioning group (5); The mobile positioning group (5) is slidably mounted on the gantry frame (2); When the print head (3) moves to the moving positioning group (5), the print head (3) performs a printing operation.

4. The cover printer as described in claim 3, characterized in that: The gantry frame (2) includes a left support member (21), a right support member (22), and a slide rail (23); The left support member (21) is located on the left side of the slide rail (23), the right support member (22) is located on the right side of the slide rail (23), and the print head (3) slides on the slide rail (23).

5. The cover printer as described in claim 4, characterized in that: It also includes a transverse drive (6), which is connected to the print head (3) for driving the print head (3) to move laterally on the slide rail (23).

6. The cover printer as described in claim 4, characterized in that: It also includes a lifting drive (7), the fixed end of which is slidably mounted on the slide rail (23), and the output end of which is connected to the print head (3) in a transmission connection. When the print head (3) moves to the moving positioning group (5), the lifting drive (7) drives the print head (3) to descend, and the print head (3) performs printing operations.

7. The cover printer as described in claim 4, characterized in that: The gantry frame (2) also includes a transverse support (24); The mobile positioning group (5) slides on the transverse support (24).

8. The cover printer as described in claim 7, characterized in that: The transverse support member (24) is provided with a limiting post (241), and the movable positioning group (5) includes a position marker (51) and a moving block (52); The movable block (52) is provided with a movable limiting groove (521), and the limiting post (241) is located in the movable limiting groove (521); The position marker (51) is fixedly connected to the moving block (52), and the position marker (51) is used to emit light to mark the position to be printed.

9. The cover printer as described in claim 8, characterized in that: The movable block (52) is provided with an assisting component (522) to assist in moving the movable block (52).

10. The cover printer as described in claim 8, characterized in that: It also includes a light shield (523) disposed on the movable block (52) and a photoelectric sensor (323) disposed on the print head (3) and matched with the light shield (523).

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