EP3037271A1 - Printing unit for a printing apparatus and printing apparatus comprising said printing unit - Google Patents
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- the present invention concerns a modular printing unit for a printing apparatus.
- the present invention also extends to the printing apparatus provided with at least a modular unit.
- Printing apparatuses are known, of the laser or inkjet type for example, for printing on substrates such as paper, sheets or polymer panels, tiles, posters or suchlike and on different types of materials of the substrate, generally comprising one or more printing units installed sliding on a slider and a support plane, for example a belt, a plane or a mat, to correctly position the article to be printed in cooperation with the printing unit.
- a plurality of print heads are installed on the printing units, each of which is provided with delivery nozzles disposed reciprocally in a coordinated manner, in order to carry out the correct printing sequence with the pre-set materials and colors.
- the print head can also be provided, or cooperate, with a drying device, normally a UV lamp or other similar or comparable device, to dry the print material at the end of the corresponding cycle substantially instantaneously.
- a drying device normally a UV lamp or other similar or comparable device
- Each of the print heads allows to deliver a color, for example the primary colors (cyan, magenta and yellow), the neutral colors (black and white), as well as possible specific materials in order to confer, for example, shiny/opaque effects or to deposit additives such as glitter.
- a color for example the primary colors (cyan, magenta and yellow), the neutral colors (black and white), as well as possible specific materials in order to confer, for example, shiny/opaque effects or to deposit additives such as glitter.
- the printing unit can be moved vertically nearer/downward to the mat or belt to position the print heads at the correct distance from the support or from the article to carry out the printing.
- the slider which supports the printing unit, also moves transversely to the direction of feed of the article, to perform one or two successive printing cycles. As the printing passages increase, so does the definition of the printed image.
- the slider can be installed on a bridge structure that comprises a guide parallel to the support plane.
- the tanks containing the ink or the print material are separated from the print heads and are always located in a fixed position, for example below the support plane.
- Flexible tubes are provided to feed the ink from the tanks to the print heads.
- the flexible tubes can get damaged.
- Pumping devices to feed the ink
- devices to recirculate the ink are also associated to each print head, which in some known solutions are installed directly on the slider, or in other known solutions are installed in a fixed position, for example below the support plane.
- the slider with the print heads, the pumping devices and the recirculating devices form a group, predisposed as a function of the specific printing needs of the client.
- One purpose of the present invention is to supply a new printing unit and the corresponding printing apparatus, of the laser or inkjet type for example, in order to print on substrates such as paper, sheets or polymer panels, tiles, posters or suchlike and on different types of substrate materials which, unlike traditional printing units and apparatuses, allow to personalize, quickly and simply, the combination of inks and print materials, according to the needs of the user.
- Another purpose of the present invention is to obtain a printing unit, and the corresponding printing apparatus which comprises the printing unit, which is simple and easy to make.
- Another purpose of the present invention is to obtain a printing unit and the corresponding printing apparatus which reduces the maintenance interventions required.
- Another purpose of the present invention is to obtain a printing unit and the corresponding printing apparatus that can be personalized quickly and by non-specialized personnel.
- the Applicant has devised, tested and embodied the present invention to overcome the shortcomings of the state of the art and to obtain these and other purposes and advantages.
- a printing unit for a printing apparatus of the laser or inkjet type for example, according to the present invention is used for printing on substrates such as paper, sheets or polymer panels, tiles, posters or suchlike, of the type comprising at least a tank to contain at least a print material, a print head to deliver the print material onto the substrate and feed members to feed the ink or other print material connected between the tank and the print head.
- the printing unit comprises a support element on which the tank, the print head and the feed members are installed.
- the support plate is also selectively and releasably installable on a slider of the printing apparatus.
- a printing apparatus in accordance with the present invention is indicated in its entirety by the reference number 1 in fig. 1 , and can be the laser or inkjet type, for printing on substrates 18 such as paper, sheets or polymer panels, tiles, posters or suchlike and on different types of materials of the substrate.
- the printing apparatus 1 comprises a plurality of printing units 2, installed, in their turn, on a slider 3.
- the slider 3 is installed in a sliding manner, in a direction of movement X, above a support plane 4, for example a movement belt, a plane or a mat, in order to correctly position the substrate 18 to be printed in cooperation with the printing units 2.
- a support plane 4 for example a movement belt, a plane or a mat
- the support plane 4 can be provided with feed devices, not shown in the drawings, configured to allow to feed the substrate 18, during the printing process, in a transverse direction of feed Y, for example orthogonal to the direction of movement X.
- each printing unit 2 On each printing unit 2 a respective print head 5 is installed, provided with respective delivery nozzles in order to carry out the correct printing sequence with the pre-set materials and colors.
- Each print head 5 allows to deliver a color, for example the primary colors (cyan, magenta and yellow), the neutral colors (black and white), as well as possible specific materials to confer shiny/opaque effects or to deposit additives such as glitter.
- a color for example the primary colors (cyan, magenta and yellow), the neutral colors (black and white), as well as possible specific materials to confer shiny/opaque effects or to deposit additives such as glitter.
- the print heads 5 can cooperate with a drying device, normally a UV lamp or other similar or comparable device, not shown in the drawings, to dry the print material deposited on the substrate 18 substantially instantaneously.
- a drying device normally a UV lamp or other similar or comparable device, not shown in the drawings
- the slider 3 moves in the direction of movement X transverse to the direction of feed Y of the substrate 18 in order to carry out successive printing cycles. As the printing passages increase, so does the definition of the printed image.
- the slider 3 of fig. 1 is installed sliding on a bridge structure 6 located above the support plane 4 and extends parallel to the direction of movement X.
- the bridge structure 6 comprises a guide 7 installed parallel to the support plane 4 and to the direction of movement X.
- the slider 3 is installed in a sliding manner on the guide 7.
- Movement devices are associated with the slider 3, and are configured to allow the movement of the slider 3 in the direction of movement X.
- the printing units 2 can also be moveable nearer and downward, for example vertically, to the support plane 4 in order to position the respective print heads 5 at the correct distance from the substrate 18 to be printed.
- Each printing unit 2 in accordance with the present invention, comprises a support element 12, in the case shown here a support plate, on which at least a tank 8 containing the print material is installed, at least a print head 5 and feed members 19 configured at least to feed the print material contained in the tank 8 toward the print head 5.
- the support plate 12 is selectively installable in a releasable manner on the slider 3. In this way printing units 2 of the modular type are obtained and able to be selectively installed/replaced by the slider 3 in a rapid and simple way even by non-specialized operators.
- Flexible tubes 9 are provided to connect the tanks 8 to the respective print heads 5 and to allow to feed the print material to the latter.
- the feed members 19 can also comprise pumping devices 10 to pump the print material from the tank 8 toward the print head 5, and recirculating devices 11 of the print material configured to recirculate the print material in the print head 5 and prevent it from drying out.
- Removable attachment means 13, preferably of the rapid attachment type, are associated with the support plate 12 of each modular printing unit 2 and are configured to allow a selective connection of the support plate 12 to the respective support slider 3.
- the removable attachment means 13 can be chosen from a group comprising snap-in type means, bayonet means and suchlike.
- the removable attachment means 13 are also suitable to cooperate with corresponding rapid connection means 14, provided on the slider 3 and suitable to allow the installation, on the latter, of a plurality of modular printing units 2 as defined above.
- the rapid connection means 14 provided on the slider 3 comprise slots with differentiated diameters.
- the feed members 19 of the print material comprise the pumping device 10 and the recirculating device 11 in order to feed the ink to the print head 5.
- the pumping device 10 can possibly be integrated in the recirculating device 11.
- Each printing unit 2 can also comprise control boards 16, 17, installed on the support plate 12 and provided to control the functioning at least of the respective print head 5 and the feed members 19, and in particular the pumping devices 10 and the recirculating devices 11.
- the control boards 16, 17 can be connected to the electric power connector 15.
- the tank 8 of each printing unit 2 is located, during use, above the print head 5, so as to allow to feed by gravity of the print material toward the feed members 19 and the print head 5.
- the conformation and the disposition of the rapid attachment means 13 and 14 could be different, provided that their purpose of temporarily holding the printing units 2 anchored to the slider 3 is retained.
- the support plate 12 could also be any shape whatsoever, as long as it maintains its ability to support the functional parts of the printing units 2.
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- The present invention concerns a modular printing unit for a printing apparatus.
- The present invention also extends to the printing apparatus provided with at least a modular unit.
- Printing apparatuses are known, of the laser or inkjet type for example, for printing on substrates such as paper, sheets or polymer panels, tiles, posters or suchlike and on different types of materials of the substrate, generally comprising one or more printing units installed sliding on a slider and a support plane, for example a belt, a plane or a mat, to correctly position the article to be printed in cooperation with the printing unit.
- A plurality of print heads are installed on the printing units, each of which is provided with delivery nozzles disposed reciprocally in a coordinated manner, in order to carry out the correct printing sequence with the pre-set materials and colors.
- The print head can also be provided, or cooperate, with a drying device, normally a UV lamp or other similar or comparable device, to dry the print material at the end of the corresponding cycle substantially instantaneously.
- Each of the print heads allows to deliver a color, for example the primary colors (cyan, magenta and yellow), the neutral colors (black and white), as well as possible specific materials in order to confer, for example, shiny/opaque effects or to deposit additives such as glitter.
- The printing unit can be moved vertically nearer/downward to the mat or belt to position the print heads at the correct distance from the support or from the article to carry out the printing.
- The slider, which supports the printing unit, also moves transversely to the direction of feed of the article, to perform one or two successive printing cycles. As the printing passages increase, so does the definition of the printed image.
- The slider can be installed on a bridge structure that comprises a guide parallel to the support plane.
- In the known solutions, the tanks containing the ink or the print material are separated from the print heads and are always located in a fixed position, for example below the support plane. Flexible tubes are provided to feed the ink from the tanks to the print heads. However, during the movement of the slider the flexible tubes can get damaged.
- Pumping devices (to feed the ink) and devices to recirculate the ink (to prevent the ink drying in the print heads) are also associated to each print head, which in some known solutions are installed directly on the slider, or in other known solutions are installed in a fixed position, for example below the support plane.
- According to the state of the art, the slider with the print heads, the pumping devices and the recirculating devices form a group, predisposed as a function of the specific printing needs of the client.
- For this reason, in the case where it is necessary to replace one type of color with another, a drastic intervention on the printing apparatus is required, in order to replace the print heads, the flexible connection tubes, the pumping and recirculating devices.
- Therefore the user is unable to make personalizations in the combination of colors and/or finishings, unless radical changes are made on the overall structure of the combined slider-print heads-pumping devices-recirculating devices.
- This requires complex interventions carried out by qualified personnel, for example the assistant personnel of the printing apparatus, and long downtimes of the machine.
- One purpose of the present invention is to supply a new printing unit and the corresponding printing apparatus, of the laser or inkjet type for example, in order to print on substrates such as paper, sheets or polymer panels, tiles, posters or suchlike and on different types of substrate materials which, unlike traditional printing units and apparatuses, allow to personalize, quickly and simply, the combination of inks and print materials, according to the needs of the user.
- Another purpose of the present invention is to obtain a printing unit, and the corresponding printing apparatus which comprises the printing unit, which is simple and easy to make.
- Another purpose of the present invention is to obtain a printing unit and the corresponding printing apparatus which reduces the maintenance interventions required.
- Another purpose of the present invention is to obtain a printing unit and the corresponding printing apparatus that can be personalized quickly and by non-specialized personnel.
- The Applicant has devised, tested and embodied the present invention to overcome the shortcomings of the state of the art and to obtain these and other purposes and advantages.
- The present invention is set forth and characterized in the independent claims, while the dependent claims describe other characteristics of the invention or variants to the main inventive idea.
- In accordance with the above purposes, a printing unit for a printing apparatus of the laser or inkjet type for example, according to the present invention is used for printing on substrates such as paper, sheets or polymer panels, tiles, posters or suchlike, of the type comprising at least a tank to contain at least a print material, a print head to deliver the print material onto the substrate and feed members to feed the ink or other print material connected between the tank and the print head.
- In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, the printing unit comprises a support element on which the tank, the print head and the feed members are installed. The support plate is also selectively and releasably installable on a slider of the printing apparatus.
- In this way it is possible to make personalizations in the combination of colors and/or finishings, without the need for radical changes on the overall structure of the combined slider-print head-pumping devices-recirculating devices, but by means of simple and rapid interventions, which can be carried out directly by the user.
- These and other characteristics of the present invention will become apparent from the following description of forms of embodiment, given as a non-restrictive example with reference to the attached drawings wherein:
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fig. 1 shows an overall perspective view of the printing apparatus according to the present invention, -
figs. 2 and3 show the totality of the printing units, as assembled on the apparatus offig. 1 ; and -
figs. 4 and 5 show the printing unit according to the present invention, with a view to the internal components and respectively the rapid attachment means to the support slider. - To facilitate comprehension, the same reference numbers have been used, where possible, to identify identical common elements in the drawings. It is understood that elements and characteristics of one form of embodiment can conveniently be incorporated into other forms of embodiment without further clarifications.
- A printing apparatus in accordance with the present invention is indicated in its entirety by the
reference number 1 infig. 1 , and can be the laser or inkjet type, for printing onsubstrates 18 such as paper, sheets or polymer panels, tiles, posters or suchlike and on different types of materials of the substrate. - The
printing apparatus 1 comprises a plurality ofprinting units 2, installed, in their turn, on aslider 3. - The
slider 3 is installed in a sliding manner, in a direction of movement X, above asupport plane 4, for example a movement belt, a plane or a mat, in order to correctly position thesubstrate 18 to be printed in cooperation with theprinting units 2. - In accordance with possible embodiments of the present invention, the
support plane 4 can be provided with feed devices, not shown in the drawings, configured to allow to feed thesubstrate 18, during the printing process, in a transverse direction of feed Y, for example orthogonal to the direction of movement X. - On each printing unit 2 a
respective print head 5 is installed, provided with respective delivery nozzles in order to carry out the correct printing sequence with the pre-set materials and colors. - Each
print head 5 allows to deliver a color, for example the primary colors (cyan, magenta and yellow), the neutral colors (black and white), as well as possible specific materials to confer shiny/opaque effects or to deposit additives such as glitter. - In possible solutions, the
print heads 5 can cooperate with a drying device, normally a UV lamp or other similar or comparable device, not shown in the drawings, to dry the print material deposited on thesubstrate 18 substantially instantaneously. - As described above, the
slider 3, moves in the direction of movement X transverse to the direction of feed Y of thesubstrate 18 in order to carry out successive printing cycles. As the printing passages increase, so does the definition of the printed image. - In accordance with the embodiment shown in
figs. 1-5 , theslider 3 offig. 1 is installed sliding on abridge structure 6 located above thesupport plane 4 and extends parallel to the direction of movement X. - In accordance with the variant shown in
figs. 1-3 , thebridge structure 6 comprises aguide 7 installed parallel to thesupport plane 4 and to the direction of movement X. - The
slider 3 is installed in a sliding manner on theguide 7. - Movement devices, not shown in the drawings, are associated with the
slider 3, and are configured to allow the movement of theslider 3 in the direction of movement X. - In accordance with a possible solution, the
printing units 2 can also be moveable nearer and downward, for example vertically, to thesupport plane 4 in order to position therespective print heads 5 at the correct distance from thesubstrate 18 to be printed. - Each
printing unit 2, in accordance with the present invention, comprises asupport element 12, in the case shown here a support plate, on which at least atank 8 containing the print material is installed, at least aprint head 5 and feedmembers 19 configured at least to feed the print material contained in thetank 8 toward theprint head 5. - The
support plate 12 is selectively installable in a releasable manner on theslider 3. In thisway printing units 2 of the modular type are obtained and able to be selectively installed/replaced by theslider 3 in a rapid and simple way even by non-specialized operators. -
Flexible tubes 9 are provided to connect thetanks 8 to therespective print heads 5 and to allow to feed the print material to the latter. - In accordance with possible solutions of the present invention, the
feed members 19 can also comprisepumping devices 10 to pump the print material from thetank 8 toward theprint head 5, and recirculatingdevices 11 of the print material configured to recirculate the print material in theprint head 5 and prevent it from drying out. - Removable attachment means 13, preferably of the rapid attachment type, are associated with the
support plate 12 of eachmodular printing unit 2 and are configured to allow a selective connection of thesupport plate 12 to therespective support slider 3. - The removable attachment means 13 can be chosen from a group comprising snap-in type means, bayonet means and suchlike.
- The removable attachment means 13 are also suitable to cooperate with corresponding rapid connection means 14, provided on the
slider 3 and suitable to allow the installation, on the latter, of a plurality ofmodular printing units 2 as defined above. - In this way, by connecting only an
electric power connector 15 to eachprinting unit 2, it is possible to supply energy and command the functioning of therespective print head 5. Theelectric power connector 15 is installed on thesupport plate 12. All the other functional components to deliver the print material are installed on thesupport plate 12. Therefore, when the type of printing needs to be modified, it is sufficient to remove aspecific support plate 12 from theslider 3 and replace it with another. - In accordance with a possible formulation of the present invention, the rapid connection means 14 provided on the
slider 3 comprise slots with differentiated diameters. - As explained above, the
feed members 19 of the print material comprise thepumping device 10 and therecirculating device 11 in order to feed the ink to theprint head 5. Thepumping device 10 can possibly be integrated in therecirculating device 11. - Each
printing unit 2 can also comprisecontrol boards support plate 12 and provided to control the functioning at least of therespective print head 5 and thefeed members 19, and in particular thepumping devices 10 and therecirculating devices 11. - The
control boards electric power connector 15. - In accordance with a possible solution, the
tank 8 of eachprinting unit 2 is located, during use, above theprint head 5, so as to allow to feed by gravity of the print material toward thefeed members 19 and theprint head 5. - It is clear that modifications and/or additions of parts may be made to the
printing unit 2 for aprinting apparatus 1 and thecorresponding apparatus 1 as described heretofore, without departing from the field and scope of the present invention. - For example, the conformation and the disposition of the rapid attachment means 13 and 14 could be different, provided that their purpose of temporarily holding the
printing units 2 anchored to theslider 3 is retained. Thesupport plate 12 could also be any shape whatsoever, as long as it maintains its ability to support the functional parts of theprinting units 2. - It is also clear that, although the present invention has been described with reference to some specific examples, a person of skill in the art shall certainly be able to achieve many other equivalent forms of
printing unit 2 for aprinting apparatus 1, having the characteristics as set forth in the claims and hence all coming within the field of protection defined thereby.
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- Printing unit for a printing apparatus (1) to print at least one substrate (18), said printing unit comprising at least a containing tank (8) to contain at least a print material, a print head (5) to deliver said print material onto said substrate (18) and feed members (19) connected between said tank (8) and said print head (5) in order to feed said print material, characterized in that it comprises a support element (12) on which said tank (8), said print head (5) and said feed members (19) are installed, said support element (12) being selectively and releasably installable on a slider (3) of said printing apparatus (1) configured to move said printing unit with respect to said substrate (18).
- Unit as in claim 1, characterized in that said support element (12) is provided with removable attachment means (13) configured to allow a selective connection of said support element (12) to said slider (3).
- Unit as in claim 2, characterized in that said removable attachment means (13) are chosen from a group comprising snap-in or bayonet means or suchlike.
- Unit as in any claim hereinbefore, characterized in that said feed members (19) comprise a pumping device (10) to pump the print material from said tank (8) toward said print head (5), and print material recirculating devices (11), configured to recirculate the print material in the print head (5).
- Unit as in any claim hereinbefore, characterized in that it comprises control boards (16, 17) installed on said support element (12) and provided to control the functioning at least of the print head (5) and the feed members (19).
- Unit as in any claim hereinbefore, characterized in that it comprises an electric feed connector (15) installed on said support element (12).
- Unit as in any claim hereinbefore, characterized in that said tank (8) is located, during use, above said print head (5).
- Printing apparatus for printing on at least a substrate (18), characterized in that it comprises at least a slider (3), selectively movable with respect to said substrate (18), and on which a printing unit (2) as in any claim hereinbefore is installed in a selectively releasable manner.
- Printing apparatus as in claim 8, characterized in that said slider (3) is provided with rapid connection means (14) suitable to cooperate with removable attachment means (13) provided in said support element (12).
- Printing apparatus as in claim 8 or 9, characterized in that it comprises a plurality of said printing units (2), each releasably installed on said slider (3).
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