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CN109843593A - Droplet ejection apparatus - Google Patents
CN109843593A
CN109843593A CN201780064152.XA CN201780064152A CN109843593A CN 109843593 A CN109843593 A CN 109843593A CN 201780064152 A CN201780064152 A CN 201780064152A CN 109843593 A CN109843593 A CN 109843593A
CN201780064152.XA
麻本克哉
2016-10-21 Priority to JP2016-206616 priority Critical
2016-10-21 Priority to JP2016206616 priority
2017-10-06 Application filed by 精工爱普生株式会社 filed Critical 精工爱普生株式会社
2017-10-06 Priority to PCT/JP2017/036435 priority patent/WO2018074258A1/en
2019-06-04 Publication of CN109843593A publication Critical patent/CN109843593A/en
The present invention provides a kind of droplet ejection apparatus that can effectively implement the operation being attached by cable to droplet jetting head and head drive circuit.Droplet ejection apparatus has: droplet jetting head (32)；Head drive circuit (34) drives droplet jetting head (32)；Balladeur train (31) is supported and is moved to droplet jetting head (32) and head drive circuit (34)；Cable (47), its circuit connector (45) for capableing of head connector (46) and head drive circuit (34) to droplet jetting head (32) is electrically connected, and is connected in the manner of easily disassemble respectively relative to head connector (46) and circuit connector (45).Droplet jetting head (32) and head drive circuit (34) are configured as follows, i.e., head connector (46) and head drive circuit (34) are not overlapped from the direction that head connector (46) extract cable (47), and circuit connector (45) and droplet jetting head (32) are not overlapped from the direction that circuit connector (45) extract cable (47).
The present invention relates to a kind of droplet ejection apparatus such as ink-jet printer.
In general, as one kind of droplet ejection apparatus and likewise known has ink-jet printer (for example, referring to patent Document 1).This printer is had the head (droplet jetting head) for spraying ink and is being scanned with the state supported to this The balladeur train moved on direction, and this printer while moved in a scanning direction by making balladeur train from the beginning towards being situated between Matter sprays ink, to implement to print.Also, in this printer, there are one kind to be carried out on balladeur train equipped with enemy The printer of the head drive integrated circult (head drive circuit) of driving (for example, referring to patent document 1).
Patent document 1: Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication 2013-120861 bulletin
But in this printer as described above, the configuration of head and head drive integrated circult on balladeur train is not There is the operation for considering that head and head drive integrated circult are electrically connected by cable.Therefore, effectively implementing to pass through Cable and still there are rooms for improvement in terms of operation that droplet jetting head and head drive circuit link together.
In addition, this problem is not limited to ink-jet printer, in the droplet jetting head for spraying drop and the drop is driven The head drive circuit of ejecting head is supported by balladeur train and droplet jetting head and head drive circuit pass through the connected structure of cable Droplet ejection apparatus in, this problem become substantially common problem.
The present invention is the invention for being conceived to this problems of in the prior art point and completing.It is intended that mentioning It can effectively implement to spray by drop of the cable to the operation that droplet jetting head and head drive circuit are attached for one kind Device out.
The method used for solving the problem
Hereinafter, to for solving the above subject method and its function and effect record.
The droplet ejection apparatus for solving the above subject has: droplet jetting head sprays drop；Head drive circuit, it is right The droplet jetting head is driven；Balladeur train, to support the state of the droplet jetting head and the head drive circuit It is moved in a scanning direction；Cable is capable of head connector to the droplet jetting head and the head drive circuit Circuit connector is electrically connected, and the cable relative to the head connector and the circuit connector and respectively with The mode of disassembly ease is connected, and the droplet jetting head and the head drive circuit are configured as follows, that is, institute It states head connector and the head drive circuit be not overlapped from the direction that the head connector extracts the cable, and described Circuit connector and the droplet jetting head be not overlapped from the direction that the circuit connector extracts the cable.
According to this structure, relative to head connector and when plug cable, head drive circuit does not become obstruction, relative to Circuit connector and when plug cable, droplet jetting head does not become obstruction.Therefore, can effectively implement through cable to liquid The operation that droplet ejection head and head drive circuit are attached.
Preferably, above-mentioned droplet ejection apparatus has: the multiple droplet jetting heads being arranged；The multiple institutes being arranged Head drive circuit is stated, the orientation of multiple droplet jetting heads is identical with the orientation of multiple head drive circuits.
According to this structure, it can easily change through the connected droplet jetting head of cable and head drive circuit Combination.
Preferably, above-mentioned droplet ejection apparatus has guide member, and the guide member is supported to the balladeur train While guided on the scanning direction, the balladeur train is supported by the side of the guide member, head driving Circuit is configured at the upside of the guide member.
According to this structure, with by head drive circuit configuration with the side of the identical guide member of balladeur train the case where compared with, It can be improved the weight balancing of balladeur train.Therefore, balladeur train can be made steadily to be moved in a scanning direction.
Preferably, above-mentioned droplet ejection apparatus has air-flow generating unit, and the air-flow generating unit is to the head drive circuit It is cooled down.
According to this structure, suitably head drive circuit can be carried out and the air-flow as caused by air-flow generating unit cold But.
Preferably, in above-mentioned droplet ejection apparatus, the air-flow generating unit is set along the moving area of the balladeur train It is equipped with multiple.
According to this structure, even if can also be suitably cooled by air-flow generating unit in the case where keeping balladeur train mobile Head drive circuit.
Preferably, above-mentioned droplet ejection apparatus has temperature detecting part, and the temperature detecting part is supported by the balladeur train, The droplet ejection apparatus is according to the detection temperature as detected by the temperature detecting part and to from the air-flow generating unit The generation of air-flow controlled.
According to this structure, for example, by enhancing in the higher situation of detection temperature as detected by temperature detecting part On the other hand air-flow from air-flow generating unit subtracts in the lower situation of detection temperature as detected by temperature detecting part The weak air-flow from air-flow generating unit, so as to effectively be cooled down to head drive circuit by air-flow generating unit.
Fig. 1 is the schematic side view of the printing equipment of an embodiment.
Fig. 2 is the schematic side view for indicating the peripheral structure of Printing Department of printing equipment.
Fig. 3 is the schematic front view for indicating the peripheral structure of Printing Department of printing equipment.
Fig. 4 is the schematic isometric indicated in balladeur train.
Fig. 5 is the block diagram for indicating the electrical structure of printing equipment.
Hereinafter, being illustrated while referring to attached drawing to an embodiment of droplet ejection apparatus.In addition, this reality The droplet ejection apparatus for applying mode is, by spraying an exemplary ink as drop to the medium M of paper etc. to shape At text or the ink jet type printing equipment of image.
As shown in Figure 1, an exemplary printing equipment 11 as droplet ejection apparatus has: portion 12 is unreeled, to Jie Matter M is unreeled；Supporting part 13 supports medium M；Delivery section 14 conveys medium M；Printing Department 15, Implement to print to medium M；Air supplying part 16 blows gas towards Printing Department 15；Control unit 17 controls these structures System.
In addition, in the following description, the width direction of printing equipment 11 is set as " scanning direction X ", by printing equipment 11 longitudinal direction is set as " front-rear direction Y ", and the short transverse of printing equipment 11 is set as " vertical direction Z ", and medium M is defeated The direction sent is set as " conveying direction F ".Scanning direction X, front-rear direction Y and vertical direction Z are the side of (orthogonal) of intersecting To conveying direction F is the direction for intersecting (orthogonal) with scanning direction X.
Portion 12 is unreeled with holding member 18, the holding member 18 has the volume of medium M to wound in a rotatable way Cylinder R is kept.The different volume of size on diverse medium M or scanning direction X is maintained on holding member 18 Cylinder R.Also, in the portion that unreels 12, by rotating spool body R to a direction (for counterclockwise in Fig. 1), To unreel from spool body R towards supporting part 13 by the medium M of uncoiling.
Supporting part 13, which has, constitutes the first of the transport path of medium M from conveying direction upstream towards conveying direction downstream Supporting part 19, the second supporting part 20 and third supporting part 21.The medium M court that first supporting part 19 will be unreeled from the portion that unreels 12 It is guided to the second supporting part 20, the second supporting part 20 supports the medium M for being carried out printing, and third supporting part 21 will The medium M finished printing is guided towards conveying direction downstream.
It is in the first supporting part 19, the second supporting part 20 and third supporting part 21, with the transport path side of medium M At opposite side, it is provided with the heating part heated to the first supporting part 19, the second supporting part 20 and third supporting part 21 22.Heating part 22 is by heating the first supporting part 19, the second supporting part 20 and third supporting part 21, thus indirectly It first to the medium M that third supporting part 19~21 is supported is heated to by these.Heating part 22 is for example by heating wire (heating Line) etc. constitute.
Delivery section 14 has: conveying roller 23, applies conveying capacity to medium M；Driven voller 24, by medium M to conveying roller 23 are pressed；Rotating mechanism 25 drives conveying roller 23.Conveying roller 23 and driven voller 24 are, with scanning direction X For axial roller.
Conveying roller 23 is configured at the vertical lower section of the transport path of medium M, and driven voller 24 is configured in the defeated of medium M It send at the vertical top in path.Rotating mechanism 25 is constituted such as by motor and retarder.Also, in delivery section 14, In the state of having clamped medium M using conveying roller 23 and driven voller 24, rotated by making conveying roller 23, thus defeated Send pumped (conveying) medium M on the F of direction.
As shown in FIG. 2 and 3, Printing Department 15 has: guide member 30 extends along scanning direction X；Balladeur train 31, guided member 30 supports in a manner of it can move along scanning direction X；Multiple (is in the present embodiment five It is a) droplet jetting head 32, it is supported by balladeur train 31, and spray ink to medium M；Mobile mechanism 33 is sweeping balladeur train 31 It retouches and is moved on the X of direction.
Moreover, Printing Department 15 has: multiple (being in the present embodiment five) head drive circuits 34, by balladeur train 31 It holds, and multiple droplet jetting heads 32 is driven respectively；Radiating shell 35 stores each head drive circuit 34； Temperature detecting part 36 detects the temperature in radiating shell 35；Maintenance department 37 implements the dimension of each droplet jetting head 32 Shield.
Section when balladeur train 31 has from the X of scanning direction is in the carriage main body 38 of L-shaped and relative to carriage main body 38 and in the manner of easily disassemble be mounted and with carriage main body 38 formed enclosure space cover member 39.Under in balladeur train 31 At portion, multiple droplet jetting heads 32 are supported with state arranged at equal interval on the X of scanning direction, and each droplet jetting head 32 The lower surface of lower end from balladeur train 31 is protruding to the outside.On the lower surface of each droplet jetting head 32, multiple sprays of ink are sprayed Status openings of the mouth 40 to be arranged on front-rear direction Y.
Each droplet jetting head 32 is to have for each nozzle 40 in order to spray ink and driven piezoelectric element Deng the so-called ink gun of actuator 41 make the opening court of each nozzle 40 and in the state of being supported on balladeur train 31 To the second supporting part 20.Mobile mechanism 33 is to have motor and retarder and the rotary force of the motor is converted to balladeur train 31 Scanning direction X on mobile power mechanism.Therefore, in the present embodiment, by driving mobile mechanism 33, to make balladeur train 31 are back and forth moved on the X of scanning direction in the state of supporting multiple droplet jetting heads 32 and multiple head drive circuits 34 It is dynamic.
As shown in Fig. 2 and Fig. 4, upper end at the rear portion of balladeur train 31, be fixed with stored with contact condition it is each The front end of head drive circuit 34, rectangular-shape radiating shell 35.Therefore, each head drive circuit 34 is via radiating shell 35 and supported by balladeur train 31.Each head drive circuit 34 is supported in heat dissipation with state arranged at equal interval on the X of scanning direction In shell 35.Therefore, the orientation of each head drive circuit 34 is identical with the orientation of each droplet jetting head 32.Each Heat sink 42 is attached on a head drive circuit 34, the heat sink 42 will the generated heat release in each head drive circuit 34 It goes out.
Here, since radiating shell 35 is for the heat generated in each head drive circuit 34 to radiate to outside Structure, therefore preferably, it is constituted with such as following manner.That is, in order to increase the heat output from each head drive circuit 34, preferably For radiating shell 35 increases the contact area between each head drive circuit 34.In addition, for ease of being driven from each head The interior outer conductive heat laterally contacted with extraneous gas that circuit 34 contacts, preferably, radiating shell 35 are passed by the heat of aluminium etc. The higher metal material of conductance is formed.Moreover, preferably, radiating shell 35 is outside in order to increase the heat dissipation capacity to extraneous gas Cooling fin is arranged in side, to increase the area contacted with extraneous gas.
As shown in Fig. 2 and Fig. 4, each head drive circuit 34 is electrically connected via control cable 43 with control unit 17.By In control cable 43 be each head drive circuit 34 that the balladeur train 31 for being to move back and forth on the X of scanning direction is supported, The component being electrically connected with the control unit 17 in the basket 44 for being fixed on printing equipment 11, it is therefore preferable that being, by following The reciprocating movement of balladeur train 31 and the FFC (Flexible Flat Cable: flexible flat cable) that deforms is constituted.
Each head drive circuit 34 its front end have circuit connector 45, and each circuit connector 45 from dissipate The front surface of hot shell 35 is exposed into balladeur train 31.Each droplet jetting head 32 has head connector 46 at surface on it.? On circuit connector 45, it is connected in a manner of disassembly ease (plug is freely) by such as FFC (Flexible Flat Cable) Etc. the one end of the cable 47 of compositions be connected with cable 47 in a manner of disassembly ease (plug is freely) on head connector 46 The other end.That is, each head drive circuit 34 and each droplet jetting head 32 are electrically connected via cable 47.
In this case, each circuit connector 45 is towards front, and each head connector 46 is upward.Namely Say, each droplet jetting head 32 and each head drive circuit 34 are configured as, head connector 46 and head drive circuit 34 from It is not overlapped on the direction (being in the present embodiment upper direction) of the extraction cable 47 of head connector 46, and 45 He of circuit connector Droplet jetting head 32 is not overlapped from the direction (being in the present embodiment front direction) that circuit connector 45 extracts cable 47. In other words, the direction of cable 47 is plugged relative to the head connector 46 of each droplet jetting head 32 and is driven relative to each head The direction moved the circuit connector 45 of circuit 34 and plug cable 47 is different.
In addition, the head connector 46 of circuit connector 45 and each droplet jetting head 32 for each head drive circuit 34 For, it is connected, can also be changed as appropriate logical using cable 47 each other it is not absolutely required to corresponding on front-rear direction Y Cross cable 47 and the combination between connected circuit connector 45 and head connector 46.In this case, there may also be Circuit connector 45 and head connector 46 of a part without connecting cable 47.
As shown in Fig. 2 and Fig. 4, guide member 30 has the guide rail extended to scanning direction X at its front surface lower part Portion 48.Balladeur train 31 is at the balladeur train supporting part 49 being arranged at surface lower portions thereafter, can be moved on the X of scanning direction Dynamic mode is supported by rail portion 48.That is, balladeur train supporting part 49 is relative to rail portion 48 and with can be enterprising in scanning direction X The mode of row sliding is concatenated.That is, balladeur train 31 passes through the driving of mobile mechanism 33, and in quilt on balladeur train supporting part 49 While the rail portion 48 of guide member 30 guides, moved back and forth along scanning direction X.
In this case, balladeur train 31 is located on the side of the front side of guide member 30, to each head drive circuit 34 into The radiating shell 35 of row storage is located at the upside of guide member 30.It therefore, is the balladeur train 31 of fulcrum with balladeur train supporting part 49 Torque is suppressed smaller, and the length of cable 47 is also suppressed shorter.Therefore, the weight balancing of balladeur train 31 is stablized, and And the signal exported from each head drive circuit 34 to each droplet jetting head 32 is relatively stable.
By the way, if configuring each head driving electricity at the upside of each droplet jetting head 32 in balladeur train 31 Road 34 configures balladeur train 31 and radiating shell 35 in the side of the front side of guide member 30, although the then length of cable 47 It is suppressed shorter, but the torque that will lead to balladeur train supporting part 49 for the balladeur train 31 of fulcrum becomes larger.
On the other hand, if behind the side of the opposite side across guide member 30 of balladeur train 31, i.e. guide member 30 Radiating shell 35 is configured on the side of side, although can will then press down with balladeur train supporting part 49 for the rotating torque of the balladeur train 31 of fulcrum It is made smaller, but the length of cable 47 can be made.In addition, defeated via cable 47 from each head drive circuit 34 in order to make The length of cable 47 is preferably set in 150mm to 300mm or so to the signal stabilization of each droplet jetting head 32 out.
As shown in figure 3, maintenance department 37 is set in adjacent with the second supporting part 20 mode on the X of scanning direction.Maintenance Portion 37 has lid 50, and the lid 50 is used for by contacting with droplet jetting head 32, to implement opening having each nozzle 40 Space is set as the gland of enclosure space.Gland be in order to inhibit the drying of the ink in each nozzle 40 of droplet jetting head 32 and It is carried out, and is an example of the maintenance in present embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 2 and 3, air supplying part 16, which has, makes the inside and outside pipeline 51 being connected to of basket 44 and is arranged on pipeline Air Blast fan 52 in 51.Pipeline 51 has the air outlet 53 that the moving area A towards balladeur train 31 is open.The air outlet of pipeline 51 53 are configured in a manner of Chong Die with the radiating shell 35 being configured on balladeur train 31 on vertical direction Z.
Air supplying part 16 is arranged with moving along region A (scanning direction X) at the vertical top of the moving area A of balladeur train 31 Multiple modes is shown to be set.Therefore, air supplying part 16 can blow gas towards the whole region of the moving area A of balladeur train 31 (air).That is, air supplying part 16 is configured along the movement routine of balladeur train 31, and by blowing towards radiating shell 35 It supplies gas body, to be sent out as cooling air-flow generating unit is carried out to each head drive circuit 34 in radiating shell 35 indirectly Wave function.
Also, when air supplying part 16 blows gas, region in the moving area A of balladeur train 31, balladeur train 31 is not in In, the air-flow generated and by air supplying part 16, thus by the fragment (example of the ink smog or medium M that float in this region Such as, paper powder) etc. be discharged from outlet 54 (referring to Fig.1) to outside basket 44.Therefore, the broken of ink smog or medium M can be reduced Piece is attached to the situation on the balladeur train 31 moved in moving area A, for example, can reduce because adhering near each nozzle 40 There is the undesirable generation of ejection of the ink caused by the fragment of ink smog or medium M, from each nozzle 40.
On the other hand, in the moving area A of balladeur train 31, in region at balladeur train 31, by making from air supplying part 16 gases being blown from are blown on the radiating shell 35 supported by balladeur train 31, thus in radiating shell 35 and radiating shell 35 Each head drive circuit 34 cooled down.That is, by from air supplying part 16 towards the air-flow of radiating shell 35, thus right Each head drive circuit 34 in radiating shell 35 and radiating shell 35 is cooled down.
Next, being illustrated for the electrical structure of printing equipment 11.
As shown in figure 5, the input side interface in control unit 17 is powered on to be connected with and is examined to the temperature of head drive circuit 34 The temperature detecting part 36 of survey.On the other hand, rotating mechanism 25, movement have been electrically connected on the output side interface of control unit 17 Mechanism 33, head drive circuit 34, Air Blast fan 52 and maintenance department 37.
Also, control unit 17 passes through the driving to each structure when being entered print job from terminal (not shown) It is controlled, to implement printing on medium M.That is, control unit 17 is by making following conveying act and spray dynamic Make alternately, to implement printing on medium M, the conveying movement is to make delivery section 14 on conveying direction F by medium M conveys the movement of unit conveying capacity, and the spray action is, make balladeur train 31 while being moved on the X of scanning direction, from Each nozzle 40 of each droplet jetting head 32 sprays the movement of ink.In addition, control unit 17 is in the feelings for implementing printing to medium M Under condition, air supplying part 16 is driven, to blow gas to the moving area A of balladeur train 31.
In addition, control unit 17 sprays drop when making Printing Department 15 carry out printing movement, via head drive circuit 34 First 32 spray ink.That is, the shape for the drive waveforms that the output of control unit 17 exports head drive circuit 34 and defeated The control waveform that the timing etc. of drive waveforms is controlled out.
Also, head drive circuit 34 by the input of actuator 41 with control the corresponding drive waveforms of waveform, thus from The corresponding nozzle 40 of actuator 41 sprays ink.For example, head drive circuit 34 is being intended to spray biggish ink drop from nozzle 40 In the case where, to the biggish drive waveforms of 41 input amplitude of actuator, it is being intended to the case where lesser ink drop is sprayed from nozzle 40 Under, to the lesser drive waveforms of 41 input amplitude of actuator.
In addition, the printing equipment 11 supported in the head drive circuit 34 driven to droplet jetting head 32 by balladeur train 31 In, increase the temperature of head drive circuit 34 and droplet jetting head 32.Therefore, Although considering that on balladeur train 31 configuration is blown towards head drive circuit 34 to carry out cooling to head drive circuit 34 Air Blast fan, but if in this way, if be possible to drop because of the vibration of the balladeur train 31 of the driving along with Air Blast fan The ejection precision of the low ink from droplet jetting head 32.
Therefore, in the present embodiment, in the following way, that is, be arranged on balladeur train 31 for head drive circuit 34 Cooling radiating shell 35 is carried out, to be used in the airflow collision of discharge ink smog or the fragment of medium M to radiating shell 35.As a result, since gas can be blowed towards radiating shell 35 under conditions of or not setting air supplying part 16 on balladeur train 31, because This can carry out head drive circuit 34 cold while inhibiting to transmit to droplet jetting head 32 from the vibration of air supplying part 16 But.
Next, for being driven by each cable 47 to the head connector 46 of each droplet jetting head 32 and each head The effect when circuit connector 45 of circuit 34 is attached is illustrated.
And say, in the feelings being attached by each cable 47 to each head connector 46 and each circuit connector 45 Under condition, firstly, being inserted into the one end of each cable 47 to each circuit connector 45.At this point, due to connecting relative to each circuit It connects device 45 and inserts the one end of each cable 47 from front side, therefore each droplet jetting head 32 will not interfere operation.
Next, one end to be inserted into the other end of each cable 47 of the state in each circuit connector 45 It is inserted into each head connector 46.At this point, due to being inserted into the another of each cable 47 from upside relative to each head connector 46 One end, therefore each head drive circuit 34 will not interfere operation.Therefore, can effectively implement through each cable 47 to each The operation that the head connector 46 of a droplet jetting head 32 and the circuit connector 45 of each head drive circuit 34 are attached.
Orientation and each head drive circuit 34 in addition, in this case, due to each droplet jetting head 32 Orientation is identical, therefore can also easily change the droplet jetting head 32 and head drive circuit 34 connected by cable 47 Between combination.
Next, being illustrated to the effect of printing equipment 11.
And say, when having print job from terminal (not shown) input, control unit 17 will be by acting following conveying Alternately with spray action, to implement printing on medium M, conveying movement is to make delivery section 14 by medium M to defeated The direction F movement of conveying unit conveying capacity is sent, the spray action is that balladeur train 31 is made to carry out movement on the X of scanning direction Meanwhile the movement of ink is sprayed from each nozzle 40 of each droplet jetting head 32.
Moreover, control unit 17 carries out driving to each air supplying part 16 thus to cunning in the case where implementing to print to medium M The moving area A of frame 31 blows gas.Therefore, because in the printing process of medium M, always from each air supplying part 16 to being slided The radiating shell 35 that frame 31 supports is blown, therefore each head drive circuit 34 in radiating shell 35 is properly cooled.
At this point, control unit 17 obtains the detection temperature as detected by the temperature detecting part 36 being arranged in radiating shell 35 It spends (environment temperature in radiating shell 35), and the detection temperature and the normal temperature being stored in control unit 17 is carried out Compare.Also, control unit 17 is implemented with normal mode from each air supplying part in the case where detecting temperature and being lower than normal temperature 16 air-supplies carried out, in the case where detecting temperature is normal temperature or more, with high wind mode stronger compared with normal mode To implement the air-supply carried out from each air supplying part 16.
That is, control unit 17 is according to the inspection as detected by the temperature detecting part 36 being arranged in radiating shell 35 Testing temperature and the ventilation state (generation of the air-flow from air-flow generating unit) blown from each air supplying part 16 is controlled System.Therefore, each head drive circuit 34 in radiating shell 35 is cooled efficiently.In addition, normal temperature is, to being with usual Mode still with high wind mode come implement from each air supplying part 16 carry out air-supply judged when judgment value.
More than, according to the embodiment described in detail, effect below can be obtained.
(1) in printing equipment 11, each droplet jetting head 32 and each head drive circuit 34 configure as follows, That is, head connector 46 and head drive circuit 34 are not overlapped from the direction that head connector 46 extracts cable 47, and circuit connects Device 45 and droplet jetting head 32 is connect not to be overlapped from the direction that circuit connector 45 extracts cable 47.Therefore, relative to head Connector 46 and when plugging cable 47, head drive circuit 34, which will not become, to be hindered, and is plugged relative to circuit connector 45 When cable 47, droplet jetting head 32, which will not become, to be hindered.Therefore, can effectively implement through cable 47 to droplet jetting head 32 and the operation that is attached of head drive circuit 34.
(2) in printing equipment 11, the orientation of each droplet jetting head 32 and the arrangement of each head drive circuit 34 Direction is identical.Therefore, can easily change by cable 47 connect droplet jetting head 32 and head drive circuit 34 it Between combination.
(3) in printing equipment 11, balladeur train 31 is supported on the side of guide member 30, and to each head drive circuit 34 The radiating shell 35 stored is configured at the upside of guide member 30.Therefore, with will to each head drive circuit 34 into In the side of guide member 30 identical with balladeur train 31, (each drop in balladeur train 31 sprays for the configuration of radiating shell 35 of row storage First 32 surface) the case where compare, can be improved the weight balancing of balladeur train 31.Therefore, balladeur train 31 can be made along scanning side It is steadily moved to X.Moreover, because sky can be formed in the surface of each droplet jetting head 32 in balladeur train 31 Between, therefore the upkeep operation of each droplet jetting head 32 can be easily carried out.By the way, if in balladeur train 31 The surface of each droplet jetting head 32 configure the radiating shell 35 stored to each head drive circuit 34, then due to When implementing the upkeep operation of each droplet jetting head 32, it is necessary to first disassemble radiating shell 35 from balladeur train 31, therefore meeting Making the efficiency of the upkeep operation of each droplet jetting head 32 reduces.
(4) in printing equipment 11, to each head drive circuit 34 dry and carry out cooling each air supplying part 16 along The moving area A of balladeur train 31 and be provided with multiple.Therefore, even if being carried out in balladeur train 31 in mobile printing process, can also begin Suitably each head drive circuit 34 is cooled down eventually.
(5) in printing equipment 11, control unit 17 is in the detection temperature obtained from temperature detecting part 36 (in radiating shell 35 Environment temperature) lower than in the case where normal temperature, the air-supply carried out from each air supplying part 16 is implemented with normal mode, is being examined In the case that testing temperature is normal temperature or more, implemented with high wind mode stronger compared with normal mode from each air supplying part 16 air blast carried out.Therefore, it can be cooled effectively each head drive circuit 34 in radiating shell 35 and radiating shell 35.
In addition, above embodiment can also change in the following manner.
Relative to each droplet jetting head 32 head connector 46 and plug the direction of cable 47 and relative to each head The circuit connector 45 of driving circuit 34 and the direction for plugging cable 47 can also be identical.It as an example, can also be in cunning In frame 31 by droplet jetting head 32 and head drive circuit 34 with respective head connector 46 and circuit connector 45 towards upper The mode of side, i.e. horizontally disposed way are configured.
As long as each air supplying part 16 can blow to radiating shell 35, configuration can be arbitrarily changed.In this feelings Under condition, the air supply direction blown to radiating shell 35 can be suitably changed according to the configuration of each air supplying part 16.That is, It can be in the following way, that is, each air supplying part 16 for example blow or under from side relative to radiating shell 35 Fang Jinhang air-supply.
It can also be in the following way, that is, each 16 dual-purpose of air supplying part is, for the medium M to attachment after printing On the air supplying part that is dried of ink.
It can also be in the following way, that is, air supplying part 16 is equipped on balladeur train 31, thus from air supplying part 16 towards head Driving circuit 34 and directly dry.
Air supplying part 16, can also be using the various structures that can generate air-flow other than Air Blast fan 52. For example, it is also possible to using following structure, that is, from the external supply for bearing pressed gas etc. of printing equipment 11 and from air supplying part 16 feed gas into printing equipment 11, thus generate the structure of air-flow.In this case, following knot can also be used Structure, that is, setting can be to the opening/closing portion etc. that the runner of gas is opened and closed, so as to send to gas in air supplying part 16 Enter, the stopping that gas is sent into and the flow of gas etc. are controlled.In addition, air supplying part 16 can also be by aspirating gas The suction section of suction pump etc. constitute.For example, it is also possible to using following structure, that is, be arranged at outlet 54 from basket 44 Internal suction gas suction section, and produced by the driving of suction section towards the radiating shell that is supported by balladeur train 31 35 air-flow.In this case, suction section is functioned as air-flow generating unit.
As long as temperature detecting part 36 is arranged on balladeur train 31, it is not absolutely required to be arranged on radiating shell 35 It is interior.That is, the region that temperature rising occurs because of the fever of head drive circuit 34 is arranged in temperature detecting part 36, and It is not necessarily required to be arranged on balladeur train 31.
It is not absolutely required to according to the detection temperature (in radiating shell 35 obtained from temperature detecting part 36 for control unit 17 Environment temperature) and the blast intensity for radiating shell 35 of each air supplying part 16 is changed.That is, for example, It can be in the following way, that is, no matter control unit 17 is with the detection temperature that obtains from temperature detecting part 36 (in radiating shell 35 Air themperature) how to make the mode for becoming fixing intensity always from the air-supply for radiating shell 35 of the progress of air supplying part 16, The driving of air supplying part 16 (Air Blast fan 52) is controlled.
Air supplying part 16 is provided with multiple it is not absolutely required to the moving area A along balladeur train 31.That is, air-supply Portion 16 can be one, and even if air supplying part 16 has multiple, also set it is not absolutely required to the moving area A along balladeur train 31 It sets.
Also it can be omitted air supplying part 16.
The radiating shell 35 stored to each head drive circuit 34 both can be only fitted to each liquid in balladeur train 31 At the upside of droplet ejection head 32 (configuration at the side of the front side of guide member 30), also can be only fitted to balladeur train 31 across drawing Lead the side of the opposite side of component 30, i.e. the rear side of guide member 30 side at.
The orientation of each droplet jetting head 32 and the orientation of each head drive circuit 34 it is not absolutely required to It is identical.
Other than paper, medium M can also be fiber, leather, plastics, timber and ceramics etc..
Other than the medium M from spool body R uncoiling, medium M both can be the medium M of single page shape, or only It is the medium M of strip.
In the above-described embodiment, droplet ejection apparatus may be other liquid other than injection or ejection ink Liquid injection apparatus.In addition, as the liquid being ejected in a manner of the drop for becoming small quantity from liquid injection apparatus State, and be set as pulling out the state of the drop of tail comprising granular, tear shape, after filiform.In addition, liquid mentioned here is only It need to be the material that can be sprayed from liquid injection apparatus.For example, the substance of state when substance is liquid phase, and And it is set as comprising sticky higher or lower liquid body, colloidal sol, gel water, other inorganic solvents, organic solvent, solution, liquid Shape resin, liquid metal (metal melts liquid) are such to flow shape body.In addition, being also set as not only includes a kind of state as substance Liquid, but also the functional material including will be made of the solids of pigment or metallic etc. particle dissolution, dispersion or Substance obtained from mixing in a solvent etc..As the representative example of liquid, institute in the above-described embodiment can be enumerated The various liquid of water class ink, non-aqueous class ink, oil-based ink, gel-ink image, hot melt ink as explanation etc. form Object or liquid crystal etc..As the specific example of liquid injection apparatus, for example, liquid crystal display, EL (electroluminescent) display, Surface light-emitting display, colour filter manufacture etc. used in, in the form dispersing or dissolve include electrode material or face The liquid injection apparatus that the liquid of the material of color material etc. is sprayed.In addition it is also possible to be to be made in biochip manufacture The liquid injection apparatus for the injection organism organic matter used comes using as accurate pipette and sprays the liquid for becoming sample Liquid injection apparatus, dyeing and printing device or microsplitter etc..Furthermore, it is also possible to be accurately to spray lubricating oil to clock Or it is liquid injection apparatus on the precision equipment of camera etc., saturating in order to form the small hemisphere being used on optical communication device etc. Mirror (optical lens) etc., so that the transparent resin liquid of ultraviolet curable resin etc. is injected in the liquid injection apparatus on substrate. In addition it is also possible to be the liquid injection apparatus for spraying the etching solution of acid or alkali etc. in order to be etched to substrate etc..
11 ... printing equipments (droplet ejection apparatus)；12 ... unreel portion；13 ... supporting parts；14 ... delivery sections；15 ... printings Portion；16 ... air supplying parts (air-flow generating unit)；17 ... control units；18 ... holding members；19 ... first supporting parts；20 ... second bearings Portion；21 ... third supporting parts；22 ... heating parts；23 ... conveying rollers；24 ... driven vollers；25 ... rotating mechanisms；30 ... guide members； 31 ... balladeur trains；32 ... droplet jetting heads；33 ... mobile mechanisms；34 ... head drive circuits；35 ... radiating shells；36 ... temperature detections Portion；37 ... maintenance departments；38 ... carriage main bodies；39 ... cover members；40 ... nozzles；41 ... actuators；42 ... heat sinks；43 ... controls Cable；44 ... baskets；45 ... circuit connectors；46 ... head connectors；47 ... cables；48 ... rail portions；49 ... balladeur train supporting parts； 50 ... lids；51 ... pipelines；52 ... Air Blast fans；53 ... air outlets；54 ... outlets；A ... moving area；F ... conveying direction； M ... medium；R ... spool body；The scanning direction X ...；Y ... front-rear direction；Z ... vertical direction.
1. a kind of droplet ejection apparatus, which is characterized in that have:
Droplet jetting head sprays drop；
Head drive circuit drives the droplet jetting head；
Balladeur train is moved in a scanning direction with supporting the state of the droplet jetting head and the head drive circuit It is dynamic；
Cable, the circuit connector for capableing of head connector and the head drive circuit to the droplet jetting head are electrically connected It connects, and the cable is connected in the manner of easily disassemble respectively relative to the head connector and the circuit connector It connects,
The droplet jetting head and the head drive circuit are configured as follows, that is, the head connector and the head Driving circuit be not overlapped from the direction that the head connector extracts the cable, and the circuit connector and the liquid Droplet ejection head be not overlapped from the direction that the circuit connector extracts the cable.
2. droplet ejection apparatus as described in claim 1, which is characterized in that have:
The multiple droplet jetting heads being arranged；
The multiple head drive circuits being arranged,
The orientation of multiple droplet jetting heads is identical with the orientation of multiple head drive circuits.
3. the droplet ejection apparatus as described in claim 1 or claim 2, which is characterized in that
Has guide member, the guide member draws on the scanning direction while supporting to the balladeur train It leads,
The balladeur train is supported by the side of the guide member,
The head drive circuit is configured at the upside of the guide member.
4. the droplet ejection apparatus as described in any one of claim 1 to claim 3, which is characterized in that
Has air-flow generating unit, the air-flow generating unit cools down the head drive circuit.
5. droplet ejection apparatus as claimed in claim 4, which is characterized in that
The air-flow generating unit is provided with multiple along the moving area of the balladeur train.
6. the droplet ejection apparatus as described in claim 4 or claim 5, which is characterized in that
Having temperature detecting part, the temperature detecting part is supported by the balladeur train,
The droplet ejection apparatus is produced according to the detection temperature as detected by the temperature detecting part to from the air-flow The generation of the air-flow in life portion is controlled.
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