Printing Head Adjustment Device With Step-By-Step Switching Mechanism
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Solution Overview
Problem
The accurate adjustment of multiple printing heads in high-performance inkjet printing is time-consuming and costly due to the complexity and number of adjustment components and drives required.
Innovation Solution
A device with a step-by-step switching mechanism, an actuator, and a rotatably supported locking disk, featuring elongated holes with lateral recesses for guidance, allows for efficient and cost-effective adjustment of printing heads through incremental rotation and lateral compensatory movements, with a transmission that translates adjustment movements into corrective movements of the printing heads.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If multiple separate adjustment components and drives are used for each printing head, then adjustment precision can be maintained, but adjustment time and costs increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple adjustment functions into a single integrated adjustment device that can adjust multiple printing heads simultaneously. The adjustment device includes a common support structure with multiple adjustment mechanisms that share common components, allowing synchronized adjustment of multiple printing heads without requiring separate adjustment operations for each head.
Solution Approach 2:
The adjustment device is designed as a universal system that can adjust multiple printing heads with different requirements using a single device. The device includes adaptable adjustment mechanisms that can accommodate various printing head types and positions, providing multi-functional capability while maintaining precision for each individual head.
2Manufacturing precision
If multiple separate adjustment components and drives are used for each printing head, then adjustment precision can be maintained, but device complexity and costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple adjustment components into a single integrated device with shared support structures, actuators, and control mechanisms. This consolidation reduces the total number of components while maintaining the precision required for adjusting multiple printing heads, as the shared components work in coordination rather than isolation.
3Device complexity
If a simplified adjustment mechanism is used, then device complexity and costs are reduced, but adjustment precision may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The adjustment device employs universal adjustment mechanisms that can achieve precise positioning through coordinated movement of multiple printing heads. The device includes precision guides, calibrated adjustment scales, and synchronized actuation systems that maintain high adjustment precision despite the reduced number of individual components compared to separate adjustment systems.
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AI summary
A device for adjusting a printing head includes a step-by-step switching mechanism, an actuator for shifting the step-by-step switching mechanism, and a locking disk supported for rotation. A first shifting tongue is provided for incrementally rotating the locking disk in a first direction of rotation. The first shifting tongue has two elongated holes for guidance purposes, one of which has a lateral recess. It is thus possible to adjust printing heads with a high degree of accuracy while saving time and costs. The device is preferably implemented in industrial inkjet printing.