Printing press and irregular gantry assembly

By setting up irregularly shaped gantry groups in the printing press and adopting independent drive mechanisms, the problem of the inability to control printing independently in the existing technology has been solved, achieving efficient and accurate individual printing results.

CN224447149UActive Publication Date: 2026-07-03CHANGZHOU SC SMART EQUIP CO LTD

Patent Information

Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
CHANGZHOU SC SMART EQUIP CO LTD
Filing Date
2025-07-28
Publication Date
2026-07-03

AI Technical Summary

Technical Problem

In existing printing presses, the simultaneous lifting and lowering of the left and right screen frames can only achieve the simultaneous printing of two half-cells of solar cells, and cannot achieve individual control of printing, resulting in poor printing quality.

Method used

Design a printing press and an irregular gantry assembly. By setting up a pair of irregular gantry assemblies and using an independently controlled drive mechanism, the screen printing device can move independently to achieve individual printing work.

Benefits of technology

It enables individual control of printing, improves printing accuracy and quality, reduces structural complexity, and increases printing efficiency.

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Abstract

This utility model belongs to the technical field of screen printing equipment, specifically relating to a printing machine and a non-standard gantry assembly. The device includes: a pair of non-standard gantry assemblies; each non-standard gantry assembly includes a pair of second gantry frames and a first gantry frame, and a screen printing device is arranged between the second gantry frame and the first gantry frame; and a drive mechanism is provided on the inner side of both the second gantry frame and the first gantry frame, the two drive mechanisms being used to drive the screen printing device to move up and down; by setting up a pair of non-standard gantry assemblies, each non-standard gantry assembly is independently controlled, thereby controlling the corresponding screen printing device to move independently to achieve individual printing work.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model belongs to the technical field of screen printing equipment, specifically relating to printing machines and irregular gantry cranes. Background Technology

[0002] In existing printing structures, the X-axis (controlling left and right), Y-axis (controlling forward and backward), and T-axis (controlling rotation) are usually required to pair the screen with the silicon wafer. The excessive use of these structures leads to poor precision. In addition, the forward and backward movement of the printing kit is controlled by a motor and a lead screw, which is inefficient and affects the process. Furthermore, the existing dual-sheet printing structure uses an alternating forward and backward movement, and the asynchronous movement of the squeegee results in uneven pressure on the screen holder and poor printing quality.

[0003] To solve the above problems, the existing patent with publication number CN118700687A uses two sets of X-axis modules and one set of Y-axis modules to work together to handle the rotation on the T-axis (with independent left and right correction), which saves on structure. At the same time, it replaces the existing motor drive and directly uses linear modules to control the movement of the printing kit, thus improving efficiency.

[0004] However, in the aforementioned patent, the left and right frames are raised and lowered simultaneously, which can only achieve simultaneous printing of both half-cell batteries, but cannot achieve individual control of printing.

[0005] Therefore, a printing press and an irregularly shaped gantry assembly are designed to solve the technical problem that printing cannot be controlled independently in the existing technology.

[0006] It should be noted that the information disclosed in this background section is only for understanding the background technology of the present application concept, and therefore, the above description is not considered to constitute prior art information. Utility Model Content

[0007] This disclosure provides at least one printing press and an irregularly shaped gantry assembly.

[0008] In a first aspect, embodiments of this disclosure provide a printing press, comprising:

[0009] A pair of alien-shaped gantry groups;

[0010] Each irregularly shaped gantry assembly includes a paired second gantry frame and a first gantry frame, with a screen printing device installed between the second gantry frame and the first gantry frame; and

[0011] Both the second gantry and the first gantry are equipped with drive mechanisms on their inner sides. The two drive mechanisms are used to drive the screen printing device to move up and down.

[0012] The length of the first gantry is greater than that of the second gantry.

[0013] In one optional implementation, the length relationship between the first gantry and the second gantry is as follows:

[0014] The length of the first gantry frame is less than the length of the second gantry frame, and the length of the second gantry frame is less than the length of the first gantry frame.

[0015] In one optional implementation, the drive mechanism includes:

[0016] Drive motor; among which

[0017] The output end of each of the drive motors passes through the first gantry and the second gantry, and the output end of each of the drive motors is connected to a lead screw;

[0018] The first gantry and the second gantry are each slidably connected to a support platform on their opposite sides; and

[0019] Each of the aforementioned support platforms is threaded into the corresponding lead screw.

[0020] In one alternative embodiment, the screen printing apparatus includes:

[0021] A screen printing frame, with screen printing positions opened on its upper surface; wherein...

[0022] The lower end face of the screen printing frame abuts against the upper end face of the two support platforms on both sides; and

[0023] The screen printing mechanism is located on the upper surface of the screen printing frame and above the screen printing position.

[0024] In one alternative embodiment, a double-half-plate turntable is provided on one side of a pair of the irregularly shaped gantry groups; and

[0025] A rotary motor is provided on the lower end face of the double-half turntable; wherein

[0026] The rotary motor is adapted to control the rotation of the double-half-cell turntable to rotate the double-half-cell battery cells placed on the upper surface of the double-half-cell turntable to below the screen printing position.

[0027] Secondly, this disclosure also provides an irregularly shaped gantry assembly, comprising:

[0028] The second gantry and the first gantry are arranged in pairs, and a drive mechanism is provided on the inner side of both the second gantry and the first gantry.

[0029] In one optional embodiment, the driving mechanism includes: a drive motor; wherein

[0030] The output end of each of the drive motors passes through the first gantry and the second gantry, and the output end of each of the drive motors is connected to a lead screw;

[0031] Both the first gantry and the second gantry have a support platform slidably connected to one side; and

[0032] Each of the aforementioned support platforms is threaded into the corresponding lead screw.

[0033] The beneficial effect of this utility model is that this printing press sets up a pair of irregular gantry groups, each of which is independently controlled, thereby controlling the corresponding screen printing device to move independently to achieve individual printing work.

[0034] Other features and advantages of this invention will be set forth in the description which follows, and will be apparent in part from the description, or may be learned by practicing the invention. The objectives and other advantages of this invention are realized and obtained through the structures particularly pointed out in the description and the accompanying drawings.

[0035] To make the above-mentioned objectives, features and advantages of this utility model more apparent and understandable, preferred embodiments are described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Attached Figure Description

[0036] To more clearly illustrate the specific embodiments of this utility model or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the specific embodiments or the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are some embodiments of this utility model. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained from these drawings without creative effort.

[0037] Figure 1 An overall perspective view provided for an embodiment of this disclosure;

[0038] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the internal structure of the irregular gantry assembly provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0039] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the irregular gantry assembly provided in the embodiments of this disclosure.

[0040] In the picture:

[0041] 1. Irregularly shaped gantry assembly; 10. Drive mechanism; 100. Drive motor; 101. Lead screw; 11. First gantry frame; 12. Second gantry frame; 13. Support platform;

[0042] 2. Screen printing equipment; 20. Screen printing frame; 200. Screen printing position; 21. Screen printing mechanism;

[0043] 3. Double half-plate turntable; 30. Rotary motor;

[0044] 4. Dual half-cell battery cells. Detailed Implementation

[0045] To make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of the embodiments of this utility model clearer, the technical solutions of this utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of this utility model, not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of this utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative effort are within the protection scope of this utility model.

[0046] In this document, when it is mentioned that a first component is located on a second component, this can mean that the first component can be directly formed on the second component, or that a third component can be inserted between the first and second components. Furthermore, in the accompanying drawings, the thickness of components may be exaggerated or reduced for the purpose of effectively describing the technical content.

[0047] In this document, when an element or layer is referred to as “located,” “joined to,” “connected to,” “attached to,” or “coupled to” another element or layer, it may be directly located, joined, connected, attached to, or coupled to the other element or layer, or there may be intermediate elements or layers present. Conversely, when an element is referred to as “directly on another element or layer,” “directly joined to,” “directly connected to,” “directly attached to,” or “directly coupled to” another element or layer, there may be no intermediate elements or layers present. Other terms used to describe relationships between elements should be interpreted in a similar manner (e.g., “between” versus “directly between,” “adjacent” versus “directly adjacent,” etc.). As used herein, the term “and / or” includes any and all combinations of one or more of the related listed items.

[0048] In this document, exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. As used herein, expressions such as “at least one of…” modify the entire list of elements when following a list of elements, rather than individual elements in the list. For example, the expression “at least one of a, b, and c” should be understood to include only a, only b, only c, both a and b, both a and c, both b and c, or all of a, b, and c.

[0049] The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing specific exemplary configurations only and is not intended to be limiting. As used herein, the singular articles “a,” “an,” and “the” may also be intended to include plural forms unless otherwise clearly stated herein. The terms “comprising,” “including,” and “having” are inclusive and thus specify the presence of features, steps, operations, elements, and / or components, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, steps, operations, elements, components, and / or combinations thereof. The method steps, processes, and operations described herein should not be construed as requiring them to be performed in the specific order discussed or shown, unless specifically identified as such. Additional or alternative steps may be employed.

[0050] As used herein, the phrases “in one embodiment,” “according to one embodiment,” “in some embodiments,” etc., generally refer to the fact that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic following the phrase can be included in at least one embodiment of this disclosure. Therefore, a particular feature, structure, or characteristic can be included in more than one embodiment of this disclosure, such that these phrases do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment. As used herein, the terms “example,” “exemplary,” etc., are used to “serve as an example, instance, or illustration.” Any implementation, aspect, or design described herein as “example” or “exemplary” is not necessarily to be construed as preferred or superior to other implementations, aspects, or designs. Rather, the use of the terms “example,” “exemplary,” etc., is intended to present concepts in a specific manner.

[0051] Research has revealed that existing technology involves the simultaneous lifting and lowering of the left and right frames, which can only achieve simultaneous printing of both half-cells of a battery, but cannot achieve individual control of the printing process.

[0052] Based on the above research, this disclosure provides a printing press and a shaped gantry assembly. By setting up a pair of shaped gantry assemblies, each shaped gantry assembly is independently controlled, thereby controlling the corresponding screen printing device to move independently to achieve individual printing work.

[0053] The shortcomings of the above solutions are the result of the inventor's practical experience and careful research. Therefore, the discovery process of the above problems and the solutions proposed in this disclosure should be considered as the inventor's contribution to this disclosure.

[0054] It should be noted that similar labels and letters in the following figures indicate similar items. Therefore, once an item is defined in one figure, it does not need to be further defined and explained in subsequent figures.

[0055] The following detailed description, with reference to the accompanying drawings, describes some embodiments of the present invention. Unless otherwise specified, the following embodiments and features can be combined with each other.

[0056] In some embodiments, such as Figure 1 and Figure 2 As shown, when it is necessary to print on the double half-cell battery cell 4, the operator places several double half-cell battery cells 4 on the upper surface of the double half-cell turntable 3, starts the rotary motor 30, and rotates the double half-cell battery cell 4 to be processed to the bottom of the screen printing device 2.

[0057] After the double half-cell battery cell 4 is moved into place, the drive motor 100 located on the upper surface of the first gantry 11 and the second gantry 12 in each group of irregular gantry groups 1 is started. Its output end drives the corresponding lead screw 101 to rotate. The lead screw 101 drives the corresponding support platform 13 that is threaded to it to slide along the axis of the lead screw 101 on the corresponding gantry, thereby adjusting the height of the screen printing device 2.

[0058] By setting up a pair of irregular gantry groups 1, and each irregular gantry group 1 adopts an independent drive mechanism 10, the corresponding screen printing device 2 can be raised and lowered independently to achieve independent printing work. As shown in the figure, the pair of irregular gantry groups 1 are symmetrically arranged, with two second gantry frames 12 on the inner side and a first gantry frame 11 on the outer side, which is adapted to the size of the double half-plate turntable 3 without adjusting the size of the existing double half-plate turntable 3. If the inner and outer widths are the same, the double half-plate turntable 3 will inevitably have to be larger, and the entire structure will need to be adjusted. If the inner and outer widths are the same, the entire gantry group will tip over due to instability of the center of gravity.

[0059] In some embodiments, the length relationship between the first gantry 11 and the second gantry 12 is: 1 / 2 first gantry 11 < second gantry 12 < first gantry 11. The matching lengths of the first gantry 11 and the second gantry 12 make the overall printing press structure more reasonable and the center of gravity of the gantry assembly more stable.

[0060] In some embodiments, such as Figure 3 As shown in the figure, the screen printing mechanism 21 is not shown. When the support platform 13 in each group of irregular gantry groups 1 moves, it drives the screen printing frame 20 placed on the upper surface of the two support platforms 13 and the screen printing mechanism 21 set on the upper surface of the screen printing frame 20 to move, moving the screen printing mechanism 21 to the top of the double half battery 4 to be processed, so that the screen printing mechanism 21 passes through the screen printing position 200 to process the double half battery 4.

[0061] It should be noted that the above-mentioned screen printing mechanism 21 is existing technology, and its specific internal structure and working principle will not be described in detail here.

[0062] In the description of the embodiments of this utility model, unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, the terms "installation," "connection," and "linking" should be interpreted broadly. For example, they can refer to a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; they can refer to a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; they can refer to a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium; and they can refer to the internal connection of two components. Those skilled in the art can understand the specific meaning of the above terms in this utility model based on the specific circumstances.

[0063] 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 orientation or positional relationships, are based on the orientation or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings and are only for the convenience of describing this utility model and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be construed as a limitation of this utility model. Furthermore, terms such as "first," "second," and other numerical terms used herein do not imply order or sequence unless expressly indicated herein. Therefore, without departing from the teachings of the exemplary embodiments, the first element, component, region, layer, or segment discussed above may be referred to as the second element, component, region, layer, or segment.

[0064] Spatially relative terms, such as “inside,” “outside,” “below,” “below,” “down,” “above,” “up,” etc., may be used herein to describe the relationship between one element or feature illustrated in the figures and another element or feature. In addition to the orientations depicted in the figures, spatially relative terms may be intended to cover different orientations of the device in use or operation. For example, if the device in the figure is flipped, an element described as “below” or “below” other elements or features would be oriented as “above” other elements or features. Thus, the example term “below” can cover both above and below orientations. The device may be oriented in other ways (rotated 90 degrees or in other orientations), and the spatially relative descriptors used herein are interpreted accordingly.

[0065] In the above discussion, unless otherwise stated, when used to describe numerical values, the terms “about,” “approximately,” “basically,” etc., indicate a change of + / - 10% in that value.

[0066] Based on the above-described preferred embodiments of this utility model, and through the foregoing description, those skilled in the art can make various changes and modifications without departing from the technical concept of this utility model. The technical scope of this utility model is not limited to the contents of the specification, but must be determined according to the scope of the claims.

Claims

1. A printing press, characterized in that include: A pair of heteromorphic gantry groups (1); Each irregularly shaped gantry assembly (1) includes a pair of second gantry frames (12) and a first gantry frame (11), and a screen printing device (2) is provided between the second gantry frame (12) and the first gantry frame (11); and The inner sides of the second gantry (12) and the first gantry (11) are both provided with drive mechanisms (10), and the two drive mechanisms (10) are used to drive the screen printing device (2) to move up and down; The length of the first gantry (11) is greater than that of the second gantry (12).

2. The printing press as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The length relationship between the first gantry (11) and the second gantry (12) is as follows: The length of the first gantry (11) is less than the length of the second gantry (12), and the length of the second gantry (12) is less than the length of the first gantry (11).

3. The printing press as described in claim 2, characterized in that, The drive mechanism (10) includes: Drive motor (100); where The output end of each of the drive motors (100) passes through the first gantry (11) and the second gantry (12), and the output end of each of the drive motors (100) is connected to a lead screw (101). The first gantry (11) and the second gantry (12) are each slidably connected to a support platform (13) on opposite sides; and Each of the aforementioned support platforms (13) is threadedly engaged with the corresponding lead screw (101).

4. The printing press as described in claim 3, characterized in that, The screen printing apparatus (2) includes: A screen printing frame (20) has a screen printing position (200) on its upper surface; wherein The lower end face of the screen printing frame (20) abuts against the upper end face of the two support platforms (13) on both sides; and The screen printing mechanism (21) is located on the upper surface of the screen printing frame (20) and above the screen printing position (200).

5. The printing press as described in claim 4, characterized in that, A double half-piece turntable (3) is provided on one side of the pair of irregular gantry groups (1); and A rotary motor (30) is provided on the lower end face of the double-half turntable (3); wherein The rotary motor (30) is adapted to control the rotation of the double half-cell turntable (3) to rotate the double half-cell battery cell (4) placed on the upper surface of the double half-cell turntable (3) to below the screen printing position (200).

6. An irregularly shaped gantry assembly, characterized in that, include: The second gantry (12) and the first gantry (11) are arranged in pairs, and the inner side of the second gantry (12) and the first gantry (11) are provided with a drive mechanism (10).

7. The irregularly shaped gantry assembly as described in claim 6, characterized in that, The drive mechanism (10) includes: a drive motor (100); wherein The output end of each of the drive motors (100) passes through the first gantry (11) and the second gantry (12), and the output end of each of the drive motors (100) is connected to a lead screw (101). The first gantry (11) and the second gantry (12) are each slidably connected to a support platform (13) on opposite sides; and Each of the support tables (13) is in threaded engagement with a respective screw rod (101).