WO2010070865A1 - インクジェットプリンタ - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to an ink jet printer that performs desired printing on a print medium by ejecting ink while moving a head unit relative to the print medium.
- ink jet printer As described above, a plurality of ink jet heads corresponding to the respective colors are installed in the head unit, and ink droplets ejected from a large number of nozzles formed on the ink jet head are adhered to the print medium in layers. Thus, desired characters, figures, patterns, photographs, etc. are printed on the print medium.
- the ink droplets follow the desired ink droplets ejected by the ink ejection control, and the liquid droplets rather than the ink droplets.
- Ink droplets called satellites having small droplet sizes hereinafter referred to as satellite ink droplets may occur.
- this satellite ink droplet Since this satellite ink droplet has a smaller mass than the desired ink droplet, it is easily affected by air resistance at the droplet velocity, and more susceptible to airflow due to the operation of the head unit in the droplet trajectory. Therefore, among the generated satellite ink droplets, the droplet velocity rapidly decreases due to the effect of air resistance, and further, the droplet trajectory deviates from the desired trajectory due to the influence of the air flow caused by the head operation, so that the surface of the print medium is removed.
- Some ink droplets hereinafter referred to as ink mist that cannot be adhered and that float in the printer (between the head unit and the print medium) are called mist.
- the ink mist generated in this manner causes adhesion such as adhesion to the nozzle surface of the ink jet head and defective discharge or contamination on other components of the printer.
- Such a failure caused by ink mist is caused when, for example, printing is performed with a relatively large gap between the nozzle surface of the inkjet head (the surface on which a large number of nozzles are formed) and the print medium, for example, on the surface of the print medium having irregularities.
- a suction fan provided separately from the head unit, and a mist suction path provided integrally with the head unit and connected via the suction fan and the intake tube are generated during printing.
- Inkjet printers having an ink mist suction unit that sucks the ink mist together with air from a suction port of the mist suction path by a suction fan and captures it by a filter built in the mist suction path are known (for example, (See Patent Document 1).
- the air that has passed through the filter is not exhausted to the outside from the exhaust port of the suction fan, but is led to a blowout path provided in the head unit via an air supply tube attached to the exhaust port.
- an ink drying unit that dries ink by being heated by a heater built in the path and then sprayed from the outlet of the outlet path onto the already printed portion of the print medium.
- the suction port for sucking the ink mist is opened facing the print medium, and the air between the head unit and the print medium is substantially perpendicular to the print medium. Since the head unit sucks the air while moving relative to the print medium, the air between the head unit and the print medium is sucked from the suction port. The ink could not be sucked smoothly and the ink mist could not be removed efficiently.
- a method of increasing the suction force of the suction port by increasing the number of rotations of the suction fan can be considered.
- this method requires a special suction fan with a high suction force or requires an increase in the number of suction fans, which increases the cost and noise especially when applied to a large inkjet printer. There was a problem of getting bigger.
- the present invention has been made in view of such problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an ink jet printer capable of efficiently removing ink mist by suction.
- the present invention is installed in the head unit while moving the head unit (for example, the carriage 22 and the inkjet head 30 in the embodiment) relative to the print medium supported by the media support unit.
- An ink jet printer that discharges ink from an ink jet head to perform desired printing on the print medium, from a suction port that is provided on the head unit so as to face the print medium and moves relative to the ink jet head.
- An air suction mechanism that sucks air and generates an air flow from the space between the head unit and the print medium toward the suction port (for example, the suction side duct 51, the air feed pump 53, and the air suction tube 54 in the embodiment).
- An air blowing mechanism that blows out air from a blowout port that is provided so as to face and moves together with the inkjet head, and generates an airflow from the blowout port toward a space between the head unit and the print medium (
- a blowout side duct 52, an air feed pump 53, and an air supply tube 55) in the embodiment are provided, and a space between the head unit and the print medium from the blowout port by the air suction mechanism and the air blowout mechanism. It is configured to generate an air flow that passes through to the inlet.
- the suction port is disposed on both sides of the ink jet head in the moving direction of the head unit and on one side of the ink jet head in a direction orthogonal to the moving direction of the head unit.
- the air outlet is preferably installed on one side of the inkjet head in the orthogonal direction on the opposite side of the air inlet.
- the air suction mechanism and the air blowing mechanism are configured to generate respective airflows by a single air blowing means (for example, the air feed pump 53 in the embodiment). .
- air suction mechanism and an air blowing mechanism that is provided in the head unit and blows air from a blowout port that moves relative to the inkjet head and generates an air flow from the blowout port to a space between the head unit and the print medium. Is provided. Therefore, the air suction mechanism and the air blowing mechanism can generate an air flow from the outlet through the space between the head unit and the printing medium to the suction opening.
- the suction ports are disposed on both sides of the ink jet head in the moving direction of the head unit and on one side of the ink jet head in the orthogonal direction orthogonal to the moving direction of the head unit, and the air outlet is the ink jet in the orthogonal direction. It is preferable to be installed on the side opposite to the suction port on one side of the head, and in this case, the moving direction of the head unit occurs because the vector difference between the ejected ink and the ink mist generated at that time is most likely to appear.
- Ink mist can be reliably removed by suction ports provided on both sides of the ink jet head in the head moving direction, and further, from the air outlet installed on one side of the ink jet head in the orthogonal direction to each suction port.
- Direction air flow, and this air flow Nkumisuto can be efficiently removed by suction.
- the air suction mechanism and the air blowing mechanism are preferably configured so as to generate respective air flows by a single air blowing means, and this configuration simplifies the structure of the air suction mechanism and the air blowing mechanism. In addition, it is possible to reduce the size, and it is not necessary to perform start / stop control of the blowing means for each mechanism, thereby reducing the control burden.
- FIG. 3 is a bottom view of the carriage showing an arrangement configuration of an inkjet head, a suction side duct, and a blowout side duct arranged in the carriage.
- (a) to (c) are bottom views of the carriage showing other arrangements of the suction side duct and the blowout side duct arranged in the carriage.
- FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the inkjet printer P as viewed obliquely from the front
- FIG. 3 shows a schematic mechanism configuration of the inkjet printer P.
- the ink jet printer P is roughly provided in a medium moving mechanism 10 that moves the print medium M supported on the upper surface in the front-rear direction, and a housing 1 that extends left and right across the upper side of the medium moving mechanism 10. And a head moving mechanism 20 that moves the ink jet head 30 attached to the carriage 22 to the left and right.
- the print medium M that is intermittently moved back and forth by the medium moving mechanism 10 is reciprocated to the left and right. Ink is ejected from the nozzles of the inkjet head 30 to form an image on the print medium M.
- the medium moving mechanism 10 has a first roller 11 and a second roller 12 provided on the front and rear sides of the housing 1 and a belt width larger than the width in the left-right direction of the print medium M.
- the endless belt-shaped transport belt 13 wound around the second roller 12 and at least one of the first roller 11 and the second roller 12 (the second roller 12 in the configuration shown in FIG. 3) are rotationally driven. Accordingly, the medium driving motor 14 or the like that rotates the conveyance belt 13 is used, and by controlling the rotation of the medium driving motor 14, the print medium M is moved in the front-rear direction.
- a support plate 16 that supports the lower surface of the conveyor belt 13 is provided between the first roller 11 and the second roller 12, and a horizontal media support portion 15 is formed on the upper surface of the conveyor belt 13.
- the medium moving mechanism 10 is configured as a wide belt conveyor, and is disposed so as to protrude forward and rearward of the housing 1.
- the outer peripheral surface of the conveyor belt 13 is subjected to adhesive processing, and the media moving mechanism 10 has a scooping mechanism for removing wrinkles of the printing medium M sent from the feeding mechanism.
- a roller and a pressure roller that presses and adheres the printing medium M from which wrinkles are removed to the conveyance belt 13 are provided.
- a separation roller for peeling the printing medium M adhered to the conveying belt 13 from the conveying belt 13 and a winding mechanism for winding the printing medium M are provided in front of the medium moving mechanism 10. For this reason, the printing medium M introduced from the rear of the medium moving mechanism 10 is conveyed to the front without being displaced or swollen upward while being adhered to the conveying belt 13 and finished drawing. M is wound up in front of the media moving mechanism 10.
- the head moving mechanism 20 is provided inside the cover 3 of the housing 1 that straddles the media moving mechanism 10.
- the head moving mechanism 20 is fixed to the front side of the frame 2 that forms the structural base in the housing 1 and extends left and right.
- a drive belt 23 wound around a pulley and a driven pulley and having an intermediate portion fixed to the carriage 22 and a carriage drive motor 24 that rotates the drive pulley are mainly configured to control the rotation of the carriage drive motor 24.
- the carriage 22 fixed to the drive belt 23 is reciprocated in the left-right direction.
- the carriage 22 is provided with a plurality of inkjet heads 30 each having a large number of nozzles for discharging fine ink droplets, and a nozzle surface 31 (a surface on which a large number of nozzles is formed) at the lower end of the head is a media support unit. 15 and a predetermined gap.
- inkjet head 30 There are various arrangements for the arrangement of the inkjet head 30, and an appropriate arrangement can be used.
- a large number of nozzles are linearly aligned in the front-rear direction.
- FIG. 5 illustrates a head configuration in which a total of eight nozzle rows are arranged by arranging four inkjet heads 30 arranged in parallel in two rows on the left and right sides (for example, YMCK inkjet head, which is a basic color). reference).
- An ink station 35 having a cartridge type ink tank for each color is provided on the upper left side of the housing 1, and the ink tank and the inkjet head 30 are connected to each color via an ink tube (not shown). Ink is appropriately supplied from the ink tank to the inkjet head 30.
- a head lifting mechanism that moves the carriage 22 up and down in the vertical direction is provided in the housing 1, and the gap between the nozzle surface 31 of the inkjet head 30 and the media support portion 15 is printed by this head lifting mechanism. It can be adjusted according to the print medium M.
- a maintenance mechanism 36 is provided inside the housing 1 (a position on the right side of the media support portion 15), and the carriage 22 is placed on the left end side of the guide rail 21a with the nozzle surface 31 of the inkjet head 30 and the maintenance mechanism.
- the inkjet head 30 is cleaned such as by moving it to a position (hereinafter referred to as a home position) opposite to the nozzle 36 (hereinafter referred to as a home position) and sucking and removing residual ink in the nozzle or excess ink adhering to the periphery of the nozzle. It is like that.
- the lower surface side of the frame 2 in the housing 1 is configured symmetrically with respect to the center line in the left-right direction of the media moving mechanism 10, and extends in the longitudinal direction of the belt plate-shaped media presser 41.
- a media press support structure (not shown) provided to suspend and support the media presser 41 so as to be movable up and down and left and right, and left and right edges of the print medium M supported by the media support unit 15 and moved back and forth.
- a media presser mechanism 40 is provided to hold down from above.
- the print medium M supported by the media support unit 15 is positioned by intermittently feeding forward by controlling the rotation of the media drive motor 14 of the media movement mechanism 10, and the carriage drive in the head movement mechanism 20.
- the rotation of the motor 24 and the ink ejection from the nozzles of the inkjet heads 30 By horizontally controlling the rotation of the motor 24 and the ink ejection from the nozzles of the inkjet heads 30, a horizontally long belt-like print region is formed on the print medium M.
- intermittent feeding of the print medium M forward by the medium moving mechanism 10, reciprocating movement of the ink jet head 30 in the horizontal direction by the head moving mechanism 20, and ink ejection from the nozzles of each ink jet head 30 synchronized therewith are controlled. By doing so, images such as characters and figures corresponding to the printing program are formed on the printing medium M.
- satellite ink droplets having a smaller droplet size than the ink droplets may be generated from the nozzles of the inkjet head 30 following the desired ink droplets ejected by the ink ejection control. Since the satellite ink droplet has a smaller mass than the desired ink droplet, the satellite ink droplet is easily affected by the air resistance at the droplet velocity, and further, the influence of the airflow caused by the operation of the carriage 22 by the head moving mechanism 20 in the droplet trajectory. It is easy to receive.
- the droplet velocity rapidly decreases due to the influence of air resistance, and the droplet trajectory deviates from the desired trajectory due to the influence of the airflow caused by the carriage operation, and the surface of the print medium M
- the ink mist floats inside the housing 1, specifically, in the space between the nozzle surface 31 of the inkjet head 30 and the print medium M (the space above the print medium M).
- the ink jet printer P having the outline as described above is provided with an ink mist suction / removal mechanism 50 for efficiently removing the generated ink mist.
- 1 and FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 shows a bottom view of the carriage 22 in the interior of the housing 1, and the ink mist suction / removal mechanism will be described below with reference to these drawings. 50 will be described.
- the gap between the nozzle surface 31 of the inkjet head 30 and the print medium M is shown larger than usual in order to clearly show the air flow generated by the ink mist suction / removal mechanism 50.
- the granular ink droplets ejected from the nozzles of the inkjet head 30 are schematically indicated by black dots.
- the ink mist suction / removal mechanism 50 includes a plurality of suction side ducts 51 (here, five on the left and right sides and four on the front side) disposed on the left and right sides and the front side of each inkjet head 30 in the carriage 22, the carriage 22, a plurality (four in this case) of blowout side ducts 52 disposed on the rear side of each inkjet head 30 and an air pump 53 disposed in a base that supports the casing 1 (see FIG. 2) And an air suction tube 54 connecting the suction port of the air feed pump 53 and each suction side duct 51, and an air supply tube 55 connecting the discharge port of the air feed pump 53 and each blowout side duct 52.
- the suction side ducts 51 here, five on the left and right sides and four on the front side
- blowout side ducts 52 disposed on the rear side of each inkjet head 30 and an air pump 53 disposed in a base that supports the casing 1 (see FIG. 2)
- an air suction tube 54 connecting the su
- the suction side duct 51 has an air flow path inside, a tube attachment port to which an air suction tube 54 is connected is formed at the upper end, a suction port 51 a is formed at the lower end, and each inkjet head 30 in the carriage 22. Are arranged on both the left and right sides (both sides in the carriage movement direction) and the front side.
- the air flow path in the suction side duct 51 is provided with a filter 56 for capturing ink mist sucked together with air from the suction port 51a.
- the filter 56 has a roughness that combines a roughness that does not hinder the flow of air in the air flow path and a fineness that can capture the ink mist.
- the suction side ducts 51 disposed on the left and right sides of the head are alternately arranged in the carriage moving direction with the inkjet head 30, and the suction port 51 a has substantially the same front-rear width as the nozzle surface 31 in the front-rear direction. In the same manner as the nozzle surface 31, it is arranged in the vicinity of the nozzle surface 31 so as to face the media support portion 15.
- the suction port 51 a of the suction-side duct 51 disposed on the front side of the head is formed in a rectangular shape extending in the left-right direction with respect to the left-right width of the nozzle surface 31, and is opposed to the media support unit 15 like the nozzle surface 31. It is arranged in the vicinity of the nozzle surface 31.
- the internal gas flow path (front and rear walls) is inclined forward, and the main component in the suction direction of the air sucked into the suction port 51a is ahead of the vertical upper side. (See the arrow shown in FIG. 1).
- the blowout side duct 52 has an air flow path therein, a tube attachment port to which the air supply tube 55 is connected is formed at the upper end, and a blowout port 52a is formed at the lower end.
- the carriage 22 is disposed on the rear side of each inkjet head 30.
- the air outlet 52a is formed in a rectangular shape extending in the left-right direction with respect to the left-right width of the nozzle surface 31 like the suction port 51a on the front side of the head, and is disposed in the vicinity of the nozzle surface 31 so as to face the media support portion 15. ing.
- an internal gas flow path front and rear walls
- the main component in the blowout direction of the air blown out from the blowout port 52a is on the front side from the vertically lower side. It is inclined slightly (see the arrow shown in FIG. 1).
- the air feed pump 53 sucks air from the suction port 51 a of the suction side duct 51 through the air suction tube 54, sends the sucked air into the air supply tube 55, and blows it out from the blow outlet 52 a of the blow side duct 52. And an air flow (hereinafter referred to as a suction side air flow) from the media support portion 15 side toward the suction port 51a and an air flow (hereinafter referred to as a blow side) from the outlet 52a toward the media support portion 15 (Referred to as airflow).
- a suction side air flow an air flow from the media support portion 15 side toward the suction port 51a
- an air flow hereinafter referred to as a blow side
- One end side of the air suction tube 54 is connected to the suction port of the air feed pump 53, and the other end side is branched into a plurality (here, the same nine as the suction side duct 51) and connected to the tube mounting port of each suction side duct 51.
- the air pump 53 sucks air from the suction ports 51a of the suction ducts 51 almost evenly.
- One end side of the air supply tube 55 is connected to the discharge port of the air feed pump 53, and the other end side is branched into a plurality (here, the same four as the blowout side ducts 52) and connected to the tube attachment ports of the blowout side ducts 52.
- the air sent out from the air feed pump 53 is distributed almost evenly and supplied to each outlet duct 52.
- the air suction tube 54 and the air supply tube 55 are supported together with the ink tube and the like by a flexible guide (not shown) provided by connecting the carriage 22 and the frame 2.
- the air feed pump 53 sucks air from the suction side ducts 51 and supplies the air to the blowout side ducts 52 smoothly in conjunction with the reciprocation of the carriage 22. .
- the ink mist suction / removal mechanism 50 operates before the ink discharge from the nozzles of each inkjet head 30 is started (or at the same time as the ink discharge is started), and is supplied by the air feed pump 53 via the air suction tube 54. Air is sucked from the suction port 51a of the suction-side duct 51, and an air flow (hereinafter referred to as suction-side air flow) from the print medium M (or the media support unit 15) supported by the media support unit 15 toward the suction port 51a. ).
- blowout side airflow the air flow from the blowout port 52a toward the print medium M (media support unit 15) (hereinafter referred to as blowout side airflow).
- the flow rates of the suction-side air flow and the blow-out air flow are adjusted by the air feed pump 53 to such an extent that they do not affect the ejection direction of desired ink droplets ejected from the inkjet head 30.
- the ink mist generated along with the desired ink droplets ejected from the inkjet head 30 is immediately sucked into the suction side duct 51 from the suction port 51a without floating in the upper space of the print medium M by this circulating air flow. And captured by the filter 56.
- the ink mist suction / removal mechanism 50 causes the ink jet head 30 of the ink jet head 30 to pass through the vicinity of the surface of the print medium M from the air outlet 52a disposed on the rear side of the ink jet head 30.
- a circulating air flow can be generated that reaches both the left and right sides (both sides in the carriage movement direction) and the suction port 51a disposed on the front side, and the air between the carriage 22 and the print medium M is sucked into the suction port by this circulation air flow. Since the ink is smoothly sucked into 51a, ink mist generated during printing can be sucked and removed efficiently.
- the ink mist suction / removal mechanism 50 is configured to generate the suction-side air flow and the blow-out side air flow by the single air feed pump 53, the mechanism configuration of the ink mist suction / removal mechanism 50 is simplified and reduced in size. In addition, it is not necessary to perform start / stop control of the blowing means and the suction side blowing means, respectively, and the control burden can be reduced.
- the suction side duct 51 is disposed on both the left and right sides and the front side of the inkjet head 30, and the blowout side duct 52 is disposed on the rear side of the inkjet head 30, but is not limited to this arrangement configuration.
- the suction side duct 151 may be disposed on both the left and right sides and the rear side of the head 30, and the blowout side duct 152 may be disposed on the front side of the head 30, or FIG. As shown in FIG.
- the suction side duct 151 may be arranged on both the left and right sides of the head 30, and the blowout side duct 152 may be arranged on the front side and the rear side of the head 30, or as shown in FIG. Further, the suction side duct 151 is arranged on the right side (or left side), the front side and the rear side of the head 30, and the blowout side duct 152 is arranged on the left side (or right side) of the head 30. May be, the arrangement of the thus suction duct and blowing duct can be appropriately changed.
- the suction-side ducts disposed on the left and right sides and the front side (or the rear side) of the ink jet head may be integrated into a U shape surrounding the left and right sides and the front side (or the rear side) of the head.
- the ink mist suction / removal mechanism is configured by installing the air feed pump in the base (inside the ink jet printer) that supports the housing, but the air feed pump is provided separately from the ink jet printer. It may be configured, or a small pneumatic pump may be installed on the carriage together with the inkjet head or the like.
- produces a blowing side air flow and a suction side air flow was illustrated with one air pump (blower), the air blower and suction side air which generate a blowing side air flow are illustrated. It is good also as a structure which provides two apparatuses with the air blower which generates a flow.
- the ink jet printer is shown for textile use in which printing is performed on a belt-like cloth that is wide on the left and right and long on the front and back.
- the present invention can also be applied to various ink jet printers that perform printing.
- textile inkjet printers that need to avoid fluffing of fabrics and inkjet printers that use UV ink
- printing is often performed with a relatively large gap between the nozzle surface of the inkjet head and the print medium surface. Therefore, since ink mist is likely to be generated, the above effect can be obtained more greatly by applying the present invention to such an ink jet printer.
- M Print medium P Inkjet printer 15 Media support 22 Carriage (head unit) 30 Inkjet head (head unit) 50 Ink Mist Suction Removal Mechanism 51 Suction Side Duct (Air Suction Mechanism) 51a Suction port 52 Outlet side duct (air blowing mechanism) 52a Air outlet 53 Pneumatic pump (air suction mechanism, air blowing mechanism, air blowing means) 54 Air suction tube (Air suction mechanism) 55 Air supply tube (air blowing mechanism)
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P インクジェットプリンタ
15 メディア支持部
22 キャリッジ(ヘッドユニット)
30 インクジェットヘッド(ヘッドユニット)
50 インクミスト吸引除去機構
51 吸込み側ダクト(空気吸込み機構)
51a 吸込口
52 吹出し側ダクト(空気吹出し機構)
52a 吹出口
53 気送ポンプ(空気吸込み機構、空気吹出し機構、送風手段)
54 空気吸入チューブ(空気吸込み機構)
55 空気供給チューブ(空気吹出し機構)
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- メディア支持部に支持された印刷媒体に対してヘッドユニットを相対移動させながら前記ヘッドユニットに設置されたインクジェットヘッドからインクを吐出して前記印刷媒体に所望の印刷を行うインクジェットプリンタにおいて、
前記ヘッドユニットに前記印刷媒体と対向するように設けられ、前記ヘッドユニットと前記印刷媒体との間の空間を通って流れる空気流を作り出すとともに前記空気流を外部に排出して前記インクジェットヘッドからのインク吐出により発生するインクミストを除去するインクミスト除去機構を備えることを特徴とするインクジェットプリンタ。 - 前記インクミスト除去機構が、
前記ヘッドユニットに前記印刷媒体と対向するように設けられ、前記インクジェットヘッドと一緒に相対移動する吸込口から空気を吸い込み、前記ヘッドユニットと前記印刷媒体との間の空間から前記吸込口へ向かう空気流を発生させる空気吸込み機構と、
前記ヘッドユニットに前記印刷媒体と対向するように設けられ、前記インクジェットヘッドと一緒に相対移動する吹出口から空気を吹き出し、前記吹出口から前記ヘッドユニットと前記印刷媒体との間の空間に向かう空気流を発生させる空気吹出し機構とを備え、
前記空気吸込み機構および前記空気吹出し機構により前記吹出口から前記ヘッドユニットと前記印刷媒体との間の空間を通って前記吸込口に至る空気流を発生させることを特徴とする請求項1に記載のインクジェットプリンタ。 - 前記吸込口は、前記ヘッドユニットの移動方向における前記インクジェットヘッドの両側、および前記ヘッドユニットの移動方向と直交する直交方向における前記インクジェットヘッドの片側に配設され、
前記吹出口は、前記直交方向における前記インクジェットヘッドの片側で前記吸込口と反対側に設置されたことを特徴とする請求項1もしくは2に記載のインクジェットプリンタ。 - 前記空気吸込み機構および前記空気吹出し機構は、一つの送風手段によりそれぞれの空気流を作り出すように構成されたことを特徴とする請求項1~3のいずれかに記載のインクジェットプリンタ。
- 前記空気吸い込み機構の空気流路内にインクミストを補足するためのフィルタが設けられていることを特徴とする請求項1~4のいずれかに記載のインクジェットプリンタ。
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