Printing machine ink fountain system with heating function

By introducing a heating module, including heat-conducting components and a heating belt, into the ink fountain system of a printing press, the ink temperature can be monitored and controlled in real time, solving the printing quality problem caused by low ink temperature and improving printing effect and system reliability.

CN223948835UActive Publication Date: 2026-02-27XUZHOU NEWSPAPER MEDIA CO LTD
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202520744982.9
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-04-19
Publication Date
2026-02-27
Estimated Expiration
2035-04-19

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Technical Problem

Printing inks are difficult to maintain within their applicable temperature range in low-temperature environments, leading to a decline in print quality.

Method used

A heating module is used, including a heat-conducting component, a heating belt, and a temperature sensor. The controller monitors the ink temperature in real time and controls the start and stop of the heating belt to ensure that the ink temperature is within the range of 20-30℃.

Benefits of technology

It achieves precise control of ink temperature, avoids white spots on printed materials, improves printing quality, and enhances heat transfer efficiency and system reliability through optimized structural design.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses a printing machine ink fountain system with a heating function, and belongs to the field of printing machines. The system comprising the ink fountain and the heating module is provided for solving the problems that when the ink temperature is lower than the application range, the performance of ink is reduced, and the viscosity is increased, so that white dots appear on printed matter. The heating module is composed of a heat conduction piece, a heating belt, a temperature sensor and a controller, a heating belt containing groove and a sensor containing groove are formed in the heat conduction piece, the heating belt is installed on a bottom plate of an ink storage cavity of the ink fountain, the heating belt is fixed in the containing groove through heat conduction glue, a wire penetrates through the bottom plate and is blocked by a sealing material, and the temperature sensor detects the temperature of ink. The controller controls the heating belt to start and stop according to the detection result. The system can monitor the printing ink temperature in real time, accurately control heating, maintain the printing ink in an applicable temperature range and prevent air temperature fluctuation from affecting the printing effect, and the side face, deviating from the bottom plate, of the heat conduction piece is subjected to smooth treatment, so that the stirring shovel is prevented from being scratched.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to the field of printing machine, especially printing machine ink fountain system with heating function. BACKGROUND

[0002] The ink fountain of the printing machine is the key component of its ink delivery system, which contains a cavity for storing and supplying ink.

[0003] The ink has a specific applicable temperature range, within which the performance of the ink is optimal; when the actual temperature of the ink is lower than this range, its ink uniformity will be affected, the viscosity increases, thereby causing more white spots in the printed matter. For example, the ink used by the applicant has an applicable temperature range of 20-30℃; while the temperature in the area where the applicant is located is between -10℃ and 30℃ all year round.

[0004] Therefore, the goal of the applicant is to explore how to heat the ink to its applicable temperature range when the temperature of the ink is low. SUMMARY

[0005] The utility model provides printing machine ink fountain system with heating function, and the technical problems to be solved are how to heat the ink to the applicable temperature range of the ink when the temperature of the ink is low.

[0006] In order to achieve the above-mentioned utility model purposes, the utility model adopts the technical scheme that:

[0007] The printing machine ink fountain system with heating function comprises an ink fountain and a heating module.

[0008] The heating module comprises a heat-conducting piece, a heating belt, a temperature sensor and a controller. The heating belt is arranged in the heat-conducting piece; the heat-conducting piece is installed on the bottom plate of the ink storage cavity of the ink fountain, and the temperature sensor is used for detecting the temperature in the ink storage cavity. The heating belt and the temperature sensor are electrically connected with the controller.

[0009] The controller receives the temperature of the ink through the temperature sensor in real time, and then controls the start and stop of the heating belt, thereby maintaining the temperature of the ink within the applicable temperature range.

[0010] Further, the heat-conducting piece comprises at least one heating belt placing groove and a sensor placing groove, and the opening of the heating belt placing groove of the heat-conducting piece faces the bottom plate of the ink fountain.

[0011] Further, the opening of the heating belt placing groove facing the bottom plate is provided with a limiting portion; the limiting portion is used for facilitating the insertion of the heating belt into the heating belt placing groove and preventing the heating belt from falling out of the heating belt placing groove.

[0012] Further, the heating band placement slot is filled with heat-conducting glue, which can bond the heating band in the heating band placement slot; the heat-conducting glue not only fixes the heating band, but also fills the gap between the heating band and the heating band placement slot, which is conducive to the heat transfer from the heating band to the heat-conducting member through the heat-conducting glue.

[0013] Further, the lead wire of the heating band in the heating band placement slot penetrates the bottom plate of the ink fountain, and the penetration position is sealed with sealing material. The lead wire extending out of the ink fountain is connected with the controller.

[0014] Further, the side of the heat-conducting member away from the bottom plate of the ink fountain is smooth, avoiding edges. During the stirring process of the ink by the stirring shovel, the edges are scraped by the stirring shovel.

[0015] The beneficial effects of the present application are as follows:

[0016] 1. Precise temperature control to ensure printing quality

[0017] Through the cooperative work of the temperature sensor, the controller and the heating band, the ink temperature is monitored in real time and the heating band is accurately controlled to start and stop, so that the ink is always maintained in the suitable temperature range of 20-30℃, avoiding the problems of increased ink viscosity and decreased ink uniformity caused by low temperature, thereby reducing the white spots of the printed matter and improving the printing quality.

[0018] 2. Efficient heat conduction and optimized structure design

[0019] The heating band placement slot and the sensor placement slot are arranged in the heat-conducting member, the heating band is fixed and the gap is filled by the heat-conducting glue, which effectively improves the heat transfer efficiency and makes the heating more uniform and stable; the lead wire penetrates the bottom plate of the ink fountain and is sealed with sealing material, which not only ensures the circuit connection, but also prevents the ink leakage and improves the system reliability.

[0020] 3. Safe and convenient operation

[0021] The side of the heat-conducting member away from the bottom plate of the ink fountain is smooth, avoiding the stirring shovel being scraped by the edges during the stirring of the ink, and improving the operation safety and convenience; the overall structure design is compact, and the combination with the bottom plate of the ink fountain is stable, without affecting the normal use of the original ink conveying system. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0022] Figure 1 is a structural schematic view of the heat-conducting member 10;

[0023] Figure 2 is Figure 1 is a sectional view at A-A;

[0024] Figure 3 is a schematic view of the cooperation of the temperature sensor, the heating band and the heat-conducting member 10;

[0025] Figure 4 Fixing diagram of heat conduction piece 10 and ink fountain bottom plate. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0026] The specific embodiments of the present application will be further described below with reference to the drawings. Identical parts are denoted by identical reference numerals.

[0027] It should be noted that the words "front", "back", "left", "right", "up" and "down" used in the following description refer to the directions in the drawings, and the words "inner" and "outer" refer to the directions towards or away from the geometric center of a particular component.

[0028] In order to make the content of the present application more easily understood, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be described clearly and completely below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application.

[0029] Referring to the drawings, the printing machine ink fountain system with heating function comprises an ink fountain (i.e. an ink fountain box) and a heating module.

[0030] The existing ink fountain has an ink storage cavity inside, which is used to store ink used by the printing machine.

[0031] The heating module comprises a heat conduction piece 10, a heating band 20, a temperature sensor 30 and a controller. The heating band 20 is arranged in the heat conduction piece 10; the heat conduction piece 10 is installed on the bottom plate in the ink storage cavity of the ink fountain, and the temperature sensor 30 is used to detect the temperature in the ink storage cavity. The heating band 20 and the temperature sensor 30 are electrically connected to the controller.

[0032] The controller receives the temperature of the ink in real time through the temperature sensor 30, and then controls the start and stop of the heating band 20 to maintain the temperature of the ink within the applicable temperature range.

[0033] In summary, through the cooperative work of the controller, the sensor and the heating band, the temperature of the ink can be monitored in real time, and the heating band can be accurately controlled to start and stop according to the detection results, so that the ink is maintained within the applicable temperature range, and the printing effect is avoided from being affected by temperature fluctuations.

[0034] Further, the heat conduction piece 10 comprises at least one heating band placing groove 11 and a sensor placing groove 12, and the opening of the heating band placing groove 11 of the heat conduction piece 10 faces the bottom plate of the ink fountain.

[0035] Further, the opening of the heating band placing groove 11 facing the bottom plate is provided with a limiting portion 121; it is used to facilitate the heating band 20 to be inserted into the heating band placing groove 11, and to prevent the heating band 20 from falling out of the heating band placing groove 11.

[0036] Further, the heating band placement groove 11 is filled with heat-conducting glue, which can bond the heating band 20 in the heating band placement groove 11; the heat-conducting glue can not only fix the heating band 20, but also fill the gap between the heating band 20 and the heating band placement groove 11, which is beneficial to the heat transfer from the heating band 20 to the heat-conducting member 10 through the heat-conducting glue.

[0037] Further, the wire of the heating band 20 in the heating band placement groove 11 penetrates the bottom plate of the ink fountain, and the penetration position is sealed with sealing material. The wire extending out of the ink fountain is connected with the controller.

[0038] In addition, the side of the heat-conducting member 10 away from the bottom plate of the ink fountain is smooth, avoiding edges. During the stirring process of the ink by the staff using the stirring spatula, the edges are more likely to scratch the ink.

[0039] The above only describes the preferred embodiments of the present application, and is not intended to limit the present application. 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 printing press ductor system with heating function, characterized in that, The ink fountain comprises: an ink fountain; a heating module comprising a heat-conducting member, a heating belt, a temperature sensor, and a controller; wherein the heating belt is arranged in the heat-conducting member; the heat-conducting member is installed on the bottom plate of the ink storage cavity of the ink fountain, and the temperature sensor is used to detect the temperature in the ink storage cavity; the heating belt and the temperature sensor are electrically connected to the controller; The controller receives the temperature of the ink in real time through the temperature sensor, and then controls the start and stop of the heating belt to maintain the temperature of the ink within the applicable temperature range.

2. The printing machine ink fountain system with a heating function according to claim 1, wherein The heat-conducting member comprises at least one heating belt placement slot and a sensor placement slot, and the opening of the heating belt placement slot of the heat-conducting member faces the bottom plate of the ink fountain.

3. The printing machine ink fountain system with a heating function according to claim 2, wherein The opening of the heating belt placement slot facing the bottom plate is provided with a limiting portion; the limiting portion facilitates the insertion of the heating belt into the heating belt placement slot and prevents the heating belt from falling out of the heating belt placement slot.

4. The printing machine ink fountain system with a heating function according to claim 2, wherein The heating belt placement slot is filled with heat-conducting glue, which can bond the heating belt in the heating belt placement slot; the heat-conducting glue not only fixes the heating belt, but also fills the gap between the heating belt and the heating belt placement slot, which is conducive to the transmission of heat from the heating belt to the heat-conducting member through the heat-conducting glue.

5. The printing machine ink fountain system with a heating function according to claim 2, wherein The wires of the heating belt in the heating belt placement slot penetrate the bottom plate of the ink fountain, and the penetration part is sealed with sealing material; the wires extending out of the ink fountain are connected to the controller.

6. The printing machine ink fountain system with a heating function according to claim 2, wherein The side of the heat-conducting member facing away from the bottom plate of the ink fountain is smooth to avoid edges; during the stirring process of the ink by the stirring shovel, the edges of the stirring shovel are less likely to scratch.