Scrubbing type printer nozzle cleaning device
By designing a scrubbing printer nozzle cleaning device, and utilizing flexible scrubbing materials and an electric drive system, the problem of incomplete cleaning of ink residue on the printing parts of the printer nozzles has been solved, achieving comprehensive cleaning and a clean environment.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202520619884.2
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-04-03
- Publication Date
- 2026-01-16
- Estimated Expiration
- 2035-04-03
AI Technical Summary
Existing technologies are insufficient to effectively clean the ink residue that has dried and become firmly attached to the printhead of a printer, resulting in incomplete cleaning.
A scrubbing printer nozzle cleaning device has been designed, comprising a liquid collection frame, a scrubbing component, and a moving component. It utilizes a combination of flexible scrubbing material and cleaning fluid to achieve all-around cleaning through a flexible contact plate and an electric drive system, while collecting the cleaning fluid to prevent splashing.
It enables comprehensive cleaning of printheads, improves cleaning effectiveness, prevents cleaning fluid splashing, maintains a clean working environment, and adapts to the fixed requirements of printheads of different sizes.
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Abstract
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The utility model relates to printer nozzle cleaning technical field, especially relate to a kind of rubbing cleaning formula printer nozzle cleaning device. BACKGROUND
[0002] Digital printing machine is also called omnipotent flatbed printer or flatbed printer, breaks through the bottleneck of digital printing technology, realizes the real sense of a printing, no need to make a plate, full-color image is completed once, is the replacement product of traditional printing machine.
[0003] In the daily use of UV printer, its staff needs to clean nozzle regularly, so as to ensure normal use in later period, and the UV printer generally has the function of cleaning nozzle, and the nozzle is washed by high-speed spraying ink, which is convenient but not clean and wastes ink, and is not suitable for the current cleaning method;
[0004] The existing patent (announcement number: CN211493301U) a kind of UV printer nozzle automatic cleaning device, the frame of the utility model adopts square structure design, the inside top is equipped with the empty cylinder that can spray cleaning alcohol, and the bottom is equipped with the funnel that can place nozzle, the inside of nozzle is washed by the alcohol sprayed, and the liquid after washing is gathered and sent into collection box by funnel, and itself structure is simple, reaches the effect of facilitating use and being convenient for cleaning nozzle.
[0005] For the above problems, the existing patent provides a solution, which can clean the inside of the printing nozzle of the printing machine well, but in the use process of printing machine, the printing nozzle of printing machine will be dry due to ink residue, and form firm residue, and the existing ink attached and dry is difficult to clean, therefore, there is the problem of incomplete cleaning.
[0006] Therefore, a rubbing cleaning type printer nozzle cleaning device is provided. UTILITY MODEL CONTENTS
[0007] The utility model aims at providing a rubbing cleaning type printer nozzle cleaning device, which can solve the problem that the printing nozzle of the printing machine will be dry due to ink residue in the use process of the printing machine, and form firm residue, and the existing ink attached and dry is difficult to clean, therefore, there is the problem of incomplete cleaning.
[0008] In order to achieve the above object, the utility model provides the following technical scheme: a kind of scrubbing formula printer nozzle cleaning device, including liquid collecting frame, the top of the inside of the liquid collecting frame is bolted with orifice plate, and the top of the liquid collecting frame is bolted with support, the top of the inside of the support is bolted with fixed component, the bottom of the fixed component is provided with cleaning mechanism, and the cleaning mechanism includes scrubbing component and moving component, and moving component is connected with support by linear module sliding table;
[0009] The scrubbing component includes a conical liquid collecting cover, a soft tube is connected to the bottom of the conical liquid collecting cover, the bottom of the soft tube penetrates the moving component and is connected to the orifice plate, a hollow rod is bolted to the inside of the conical liquid collecting cover, a moving rod is slidably connected to the inside of the hollow rod, a support is fixedly connected to the top of the moving rod, and a flexible scrubbing material is arranged between the top of the support and the conforming seat.
[0010] Preferably, the fixed component includes a support plate, which is bolted to the top of the inside of the support, a fixed frame is bolted to the bottom of the support plate, and a fixed frame is slidably arranged on the front and rear sides of the inside of the fixed frame.
[0011] Preferably, the two fixed frames have flexible contact plates arranged in a stacked manner on opposite sides, a plurality of first springs are arranged on the side of the flexible contact plate close to the fixed frame, a telescopic rod is connected to the side of the first spring away from the flexible contact plate, and the telescopic rod is bolted to the side of the inner wall of the fixed frame close to the fixed frame.
[0012] Preferably, the first electric cylinder penetrates the front and rear sides of the inside of the fixed frame, and the first electric cylinder is bolted to the side of the fixed frame close to the fixed frame.
[0013] Preferably, the moving component includes a fixed seat, the fixed seat is connected to the inner wall of the support through the linear module sliding table, a fixed sleeve is arranged at the bottom of the conical liquid collecting cover, a screw block is arranged at the rear side of the fixed sleeve, a screw rod is threadedly penetrated into the inside of the screw block, and the two sides of the screw rod are connected to the inner wall of the fixed seat.
[0014] Preferably, a sliding block is arranged on the front side of the fixed sleeve, a guide column is penetrated into the inside of the sliding block, and the two sides of the guide column are connected to the inner wall of the fixed seat.
[0015] Preferably, a support seat is sleeved on the surface of the hollow rod, a second spring is annularly arranged at the top of the support seat, and the top of the second spring is connected to the conforming seat.
[0016] Preferably, connecting seats are bolted to the front and rear sides of the hollow rod and the moving rod, a second electric cylinder is bolted between the opposite sides of the two connecting seats at the top and the bottom, and the bottom connecting seat is connected to the support seat.
[0017] Compared with the prior art, the printer nozzle cleaning device has the beneficial effects that:
[0018] 1、The cleaning mechanism is provided, the scrubbing assembly in the cleaning mechanism can be attached to the printer nozzle, thereby deeply scrubbing the dried ink residue on the printing position of the printer nozzle, and effectively collecting the cleaning liquid during the scrubbing process, preventing the cleaning liquid from splashing everywhere, keeping the working environment clean, and cooperating with the moving assembly and the linear module sliding table to enable the scrubbing assembly to clean the printing position of the printer nozzle in all directions.
[0019] 2、The fixing assembly is provided, the fixing assembly can fix the printer nozzle, thereby assisting the cleaning mechanism to clean the printer nozzle, and when fixing the printer nozzle, the fixing assembly can adapt to the fixing requirements of the printer nozzle within a certain size, thereby greatly improving the universality of the device. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0020] Figure 1 It is a whole structure diagram of the scrubbing type printer nozzle cleaning device of the utility model.
[0021] Figure 2 It is a structure diagram of the scrubbing assembly of the utility model.
[0022] Figure 3 It is a diagram of the moving assembly of the utility model.
[0023] Figure 4 It is a diagram of the fixing assembly of the utility model.
[0024] Figure 5 It is a connection diagram of the liquid collecting frame and the hole plate of the utility model.
[0025] In the figure, 1, liquid collecting frame; 2, hole plate; 3, support; 4, fixing assembly; 41, support plate; 42, fixing frame; 43, fixed frame; 44, flexible contact plate; 45, first spring; 46, telescopic rod; 47, first electric cylinder; 5, cleaning mechanism; 6, scrubbing assembly; 61, conical liquid collecting cover; 62, hose; 63, hollow rod; 64, moving rod; 65, support; 66, attachment seat; 67, flexible scrubbing material; 7, moving assembly; 71, fixing seat; 72, fixing sleeve; 73, screw block; 74, screw rod; 75, sliding block; 76, guide column; 8, support seat; 9, second spring; 10, connecting seat; 11, second electric cylinder. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0026] Clearly and completely describe the technical scheme in the embodiments of the utility model with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the utility model, obviously, the described embodiment is only a part of the embodiment of the utility model, and is not all the embodiment. Based on the embodiment in the utility model, all other embodiments obtained by the ordinary skill in the art without creative labor belong to the scope of the utility model protection.
[0027] Please refer to Figures 1-5 The utility model provides technical scheme:
[0028] A kind of scouring formula printer nozzle cleaning device, including liquid collecting frame 1, the top of the inside of liquid collecting frame 1 is bolted with orifice plate 2, and the top of liquid collecting frame 1 is bolted with support 3, the top of the inside of support 3 is bolted with fixed assembly 4, the bottom of fixed assembly 4 is provided with cleaning mechanism 5, cleaning mechanism 5 includes scouring assembly 6 and moving assembly 7, and moving assembly 7 is connected with support 3 by linear module sliding table;
[0029] Scouring assembly 6 includes conical liquid collecting cover 61, the bottom of conical liquid collecting cover 61 is communicated with hose 62, the bottom of hose 62 penetrates moving assembly 7 and is connected with orifice plate 2, the inside of conical liquid collecting cover 61 is bolted with hollow rod 63, the inside of hollow rod 63 is slidably communicated with moving rod 64, the top of moving rod 64 is fixedly communicated with support 65, the surface of support 65 is annularly rotatably connected with fitting seat 66, and flexible scouring material 67 is arranged between the top of fitting seat 66 and support 65.
[0030] In the embodiment: by setting cleaning mechanism 5, by external liquid pump structure, cleaning fluid is pumped into hollow rod 63 and moving rod 64 by pipeline, and enters the inside of support 65, so that cleaning fluid infiltrates flexible scouring material 67, and by the rotary connection between fitting seat 66 and support 65, flexible scouring material 67 can be fitted to the surface of printer nozzle, the contact effect of printer nozzle can be improved, and cooperating with moving assembly 7 and linear module sliding table, scouring assembly 6 can clean printer nozzle printing place all-round, can solve the problem that such stubborn stains are difficult to remove in prior art, greatly improve the comprehensiveness and effect of cleaning, and by conical liquid collecting cover 61 and hose 62, cleaning fluid can be collected during scouring process, to prevent cleaning fluid from splashing everywhere, keep the working environment clean.
[0031] Specifically, as shown in Figure 4 Fixed assembly 4 includes support plate 41, support plate 41 is bolted to the top of the inside of support 3, the bottom of support plate 41 is bolted with fixing frame 42, and the front side and the rear side of the inside of fixing frame 42 are slidably provided with fixed frame 43.
[0032] Specifically, as shown in Figure 4As shown, the opposite sides of the two fixed frames 43 are provided with flexible contact plates 44 arranged in a stack, and the side of the flexible contact plate 44 close to the fixed frame 43 is provided with a plurality of first springs 45, and the side of the first spring 45 away from the flexible contact plate 44 is connected with a telescopic rod 46, and the side of the telescopic rod 46 close to the inner wall of the fixed frame 43 is bolted thereto.
[0033] Specifically, as shown in the figure, Figure 4 As shown, the front side and the rear side inside the fixed frame 42 are penetrated by a first electric cylinder 47, and the side of the first electric cylinder 47 close to the fixed frame 43 is bolted thereto.
[0034] In this embodiment: by setting the fixed assembly 4, the printing head printing part can be set downward and placed between the two fixed frames 43, and then the first electric cylinder 47 controlled by the PLC controller pushes the two fixed frames 43 to move relatively, so that the flexible contact plate 44 can be in contact with the side of the printing head, and cooperate with the first spring 45 and the telescopic rod 46, so that the flexible contact plate 44 can provide flexible buffering to avoid hard extrusion damage to the printing head, and ensure the stability and safety of the printing head during cleaning.
[0035] Specifically, as shown in the figure, Figure 3 As shown, the moving assembly 7 includes a fixed seat 71 connected with the inner wall of the support 3 through a linear module sliding table, the bottom of the conical liquid collecting cover 61 is provided with a fixed sleeve 72, and the rear side of the fixed sleeve 72 is provided with a screw block 73, the inner thread of the screw block 73 is penetrated by a screw rod 74, and the two sides of the screw rod 74 are connected with the inner wall of the fixed seat 71.
[0036] Specifically, as shown in the figure, Figure 3 As shown, the front side of the fixed sleeve 72 is provided with a sliding block 75, and the inner part of the sliding block 75 is penetrated by a guide column 76, and the two sides of the guide column 76 are connected with the inner wall of the fixed seat 71.
[0037] In this embodiment: by setting the moving assembly 7, the driving device connected outside, such as a reduction motor, can drive the screw rod 74 to rotate forward or reverse, and through the thread cooperation of the screw rod 74 and the screw block 73, the screw block 73 moves to the left side or the right side on the surface of the screw rod 74, thereby driving the fixed sleeve 72 and the sliding block 75 to move synchronously, and at the same time, cooperating with the linear module sliding table can flexibly adjust the position of the scrubbing assembly 6, and has the effect of cleaning the printing head all-round.
[0038] Specifically, as shown in the figure, Figure 2 As shown, the surface of the hollow rod 63 is sleeved with a support seat 8, and the top of the support seat 8 is annularly provided with a second spring 9, and the top of the second spring 9 is connected with the abutting seat 66.
[0039] Specifically, as shown in the figure, Figure 2As shown, the front side and the rear side of the hollow rod 63 and the moving rod 64 are bolted with the connecting seat 10, the opposite sides of the two connecting seats 10 at the top and the bottom are bolted with the second electric cylinder 11, and the bottom connecting seat 10 is connected with the supporting seat 8.
[0040] In the embodiment, by arranging the second spring 9, the fitting seat 66 can adapt to the shape change of the surface of the nozzle under the action of the second spring 9, and keep close contact with the nozzle, by arranging the second electric cylinder 11, the contact pressure between the flexible scrubbing material 67 and the nozzle can be finely adjusted, and the pressure sensor is connected outside to transmit the data to the display device connected outside, so that the scrubbing strength can be flexibly and accurately adjusted according to the actual situation of the nozzle, the cleaning effect is ensured, and the nozzle is prevented from being damaged.
[0041] Working principle: when the printer nozzle is scrubbed, the printing part of the printer nozzle is placed downward between the two fixed frames 43, then the first electric cylinder 47 is started through the PLC controller, the first electric cylinder 47 drives the two fixed frames 43 to move relatively, so that the flexible contact plate 44 on the fixed frame 43 is in contact with the side surface of the printer nozzle, the first spring 45 and the telescopic rod 46 provide flexible buffering to avoid hard extrusion of the nozzle, then the liquid pump connected outside pumps the cleaning liquid to the hollow rod 63 and the moving rod 64 through the pipeline, and then into the inside of the support 65, so that the cleaning liquid infiltrates the flexible scrubbing material 67, at this time, the fitting seat 66 is self-adapting to the shape of the surface of the nozzle under the action of the second spring 9, and is closely attached to the nozzle, during the cleaning process, on the one hand, the screw block 73 moves left and right on the screw rod 74, drives the fixed sleeve 72 and the sliding block 75 to move synchronously, so that the scrubbing assembly 6 moves in the horizontal direction, on the other hand, the linear module sliding table controlled by the PLC controller drives the whole moving assembly 7 to adjust the position flexibly, during the movement, the flexible scrubbing material 67 scrubs the printing part of the printer nozzle, at the same time, the second electric cylinder 11 finely adjusts the contact pressure between the flexible scrubbing material 67 and the nozzle according to the data fed back to the display device connected outside by the pressure sensor, and accurately controls the scrubbing strength; during the scrubbing process, the conical liquid collecting cover 61 collects the cleaning liquid, the cleaning liquid is guided into the hole plate 2 through the hose 62, and finally flows into the liquid collecting frame 1, a small part of the splashed cleaning liquid directly flows into the liquid collecting frame 1 through the hole plate 2, and finally the waste liquid can be discharged through the pipeline, so that the cleaning liquid can be prevented from splashing everywhere, and the working environment can be kept clean.
[0042] It should be noted that the linear module sliding table and the printer nozzle in the utility model are related to the specific structure, working principle and use mode, which are all prior art, so the specific structure, working principle and use mode are not described in detail.
[0043] The above merely describes the preferred embodiments of the present application, and is not intended to limit the present application, and any modification, equivalent replacement, and improvement within the spirit and principle of the present application shall be included in the protection scope of the present application.
Claims
1. A squeegee printer head cleaning device comprising a sump frame (1) characterised in that: The top of the liquid collecting frame (1) is bolted with a hole plate (2), and the top of the liquid collecting frame (1) is bolted with a support (3), the top of the inside of the support (3) is bolted with a fixed assembly (4), the bottom of the fixed assembly (4) is provided with a cleaning mechanism (5), the cleaning mechanism (5) comprises a scrubbing assembly (6) and a moving assembly (7), and the moving assembly (7) is connected with the support (3) through a linear module sliding table; The scrubbing assembly (6) comprises a conical liquid collecting cover (61), the bottom of the conical liquid collecting cover (61) is communicated with a hose (62), the bottom of the hose (62) penetrates through the moving assembly (7) and is connected with the hole plate (2), the inside of the conical liquid collecting cover (61) is bolted with a hollow rod (63), the inside of the hollow rod (63) is slidably communicated with a moving rod (64), the top of the moving rod (64) is fixedly communicated with a support (65), the surface of the support (65) is annularly rotatably connected with a fitting seat (66), and a flexible scrubbing material (67) is arranged between the top of the fitting seat (66) and the support (65).
2. A squeegee printer head cleaning device as claimed in claim 1, wherein: The fixed assembly (4) comprises a support plate (41) bolted to the top of the inside of the support (3), and the bottom of the support plate (41) is bolted with a fixed frame (42), and the front and rear sides of the inside of the fixed frame (42) are slidably provided with fixed frames (43).
3. A squeegee printer head cleaning device as claimed in claim 2, wherein: The opposite sides of the two fixed frames (43) are provided with flexible contact plates (44) in a stacked manner, the side close to the fixed frame (43) of the flexible contact plate (44) is provided with a plurality of first springs (45), and the side away from the flexible contact plate (44) of the first spring (45) is connected with a telescopic rod (46), and the side close to the inner wall of the fixed frame (43) of the telescopic rod (46) is bolted thereto.
4. A squeegee printer head cleaning device as claimed in claim 2, wherein: The front and rear sides of the inside of the fixed frame (42) are penetrated by first electric cylinders (47), and the side close to the fixed frame (43) of the first electric cylinder (47) is bolted thereto.
5. A squeegee printer head cleaning device as claimed in claim 1, wherein: The moving assembly (7) comprises a fixed seat (71) connected with the inner wall of the support (3) through a linear module sliding table, the bottom of the conical liquid collecting cover (61) is provided with a fixed sleeve (72), the rear side of the fixed sleeve (72) is provided with a screw block (73), the inside of the screw block (73) is threadedly penetrated by a screw rod (74), and the two sides of the screw rod (74) are connected with the inner wall of the fixed seat (71).
6. A squeegee printer head cleaning device as claimed in claim 5, wherein: The front side of the fixed sleeve (72) is provided with a sliding block (75), and the inside of the sliding block (75) is penetrated by a guide column (76), and the two sides of the guide column (76) are connected with the inner wall of the fixed seat (71).
7. A squeegee printer head cleaning device as claimed in claim 1, wherein: The surface of the hollow rod (63) is sleeved with a support seat (8), the top of the support seat (8) is annularly provided with a second spring (9), and the top of the second spring (9) is connected with the fitting seat (66).
8. A squeegee printer head cleaning device as claimed in claim 7, wherein: The front and rear sides of the hollow rod (63) and the moving rod (64) are bolted with connecting seats (10), the second electric cylinder (11) is bolted between the opposite sides of the two connecting seats (10) at the top and bottom, and the bottom connecting seat (10) is connected with the support seat (8).
Citation Information
Patent Citations
Automatic cleaning device for UV printer nozzle
CN211493301U