The present invention relates to a cantilever type screen-printing machine with double platforms, more particularly to a screen-printing machine which possess a gear reducer motor with a hollow shaft to rotate a screw of a threaded screw unit and further drive a threaded rod to move upward and downward without rotation inside the hollow shaft thus make a transverse sliding assembly move vertically and synchronously with the threaded rod. Moreover, by a rectangular frame and two sets of horizontal micro adjustable chase clamping mechanism transversely fixed on the rectangular frame, the relative position between the chase and the print materials is adjusted directly. The upper and the lower platforms are driven and powered by two gear reducer motors and a homocentric coaxial-type driving mechanism respectively. By the simplified driving mechanism, the printing efficiency and productivity are enhanced.
According to description of prior arts, double-platform screen-printing machine already exists in the categories of cantilever type screen-printing. Each platform has its own gear mechanism so that both platforms can print and process top and bottom print matters reciprocally. Furthermore, double platforms has the function of printing and managing print materials simultaneously so as to reduce the idle time of changing printing materials. Therefore concerning printing speed and productivity, it is far more better than the printing machine with a single platform, but the designation can not be too complicated in order not to increase the machine cost and space occupation. Moreover, a conventional cantilever type double-platform screen-printing machine is less efficient than a single-platform screen-printing machine in precision control of the elevating mechanism of transverse sliding assembly's vertical shifting, or the relative position (such as x, y axis pair position or z axis's horizontal degree) between the chase and the printing materials.
It is therefore a primary object of the present invention to provide a cantilever type screen-printing machine with double platforms, powered by a gear reducer motor with hollow shaft which rotates the screw of a precision threaded screw unit and drives the threaded rod to move upward and downward vertically without rotation in the hollow shaft. Then the drive transverse sliding assembly is driven synchronously with the vertical movement of the threaded rod and thus the effect of digitalized, speedy, and precise control on multiple vertical movements of the transverse sliding assembly is achieved.
It is a further object of the present invention to provide a cantilever type of double platform screen-printing machine, between the right and left cantilever arms of transverse sliding mechanism fixes a horizontal micro adjustable chase clamping mechanism which is combined from a rectangular frame with two cantilever arms, furthermore two sets of chase clamping device fix transversely on top of rectangular frame to process horizontal adjustment at right and left hand side so that the relative position (Z axis horizontal degree) between chase and print mateials can process horizontal micro adjustment.
It is a further object of the present invention to provide a cantilever type screen-printing machine with double platforms by using the power supply of two gear reducer motor, and a gear mechanism formed from the unitary coaxial inner and outer shaft to drive the upper and the lower platform to progress the reciprocal activity or single upper platform forward and backward activity of double platforms so as to minimize the gear mechanism and designed space and maximize the printing speed and the efficiency of printing productivity.
It is a further object of the present invention to provide a cantilever type screen-printing machine with double platforms, further set up X axis and Y axis platform micro adjuster on the upper an the lower platforms to make print materials on different platform matching related chase clamping by chase clamping mechanism has the function of unitary X axis or Y axis micro adjustment, or dual directions micro adjustment of X-Y axis, or ⊖ degree of circumvention adjustment for the upper and the lower platforms.
It is a further object of the present invention to provide a cantilever type screen-printing machine with double platforms, further arrange platform aspirator on the upper and the lower platforms to suck the print materials on the correct position and to avoid shifting in progress of printing.
It is a further object of the present invention to provide a cantilever type of double platform screen-printing machine, on the chase bottom arrange a scrap ink scraper device on the back edge side of the upper platform, then after chase elevating with chase clamping mechanism simutaneously the scrap ink scraper device rise scraper groove to align against the chase bottom and clear the scrap ink during the period of the upper platform perform the printing process, furthermore the scrape groove has the functionality of microadjust to precisely control the alignment of scrape groove and the surface of chase bottom.
It is a further object of the present invention to provide a cantilever type of double platform screen-printing machine, magnetic buffer is set up right behind left and right runner track respectively which combines from magnetic iron and buffer, and arrange magnetic iron and buffer opposite to each end of right and left hand side of the upper and the lower platforms respectively, so that the rapid movement of the upper and the lower platforms can be halted on printing stop position by the assistance of magnetic buffer disperse quick stop momentum by sucking, and therefore efficiently control the instant stop quake. By the way magnetic iron stop platforms use its suction force to make sure that platforms stop at the right position for each printing movement.
The structure and the technical means adopted by the present invention to achieve the above and other objects can be best understood by referring to the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments and the accompanying drawings, wherein
Refer to Fig. a cantilever type screen-printing machine with double platforms is mainly composed of a base 10, an elevating mechanism 20, a transverse sliding assembly 30, a chase clamping mechanism 40, a main printing mechanism 50, and a double-platform mechanism 60. The transverse sliding assembly 30 is vertically lifted by the elevating mechanism 20. And on right and left cantilever arms of the transverse sliding assembly 30 connected the chase clamping mechanism 40 which vertically moves with the transverse sliding assembly 30 synchronously. The main printing mechanism 50 that slides rightward and leftward to process printing is fitted on the transverse sliding assembly 30.
Under the main printing mechanism 50 is a double-platform mechanism 60 having an upper platform and a lower platform which are loaded with print materials and slides under the main printing mechanism 50 respectively for processing printing.
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Fastening units 415 are fitted on the outer side of the forward and the backward piece 407–408 for fixing the chase clamping device 40a on the rectangular frame 400. Moreover, a horizontal adjusting bolt 411 and a washer 410 are arranged in the inner surface side of the forward and the backward piece 407–408 and are fixed on top of the fixed lever 404 through a hole in the forward and the backward piece 407–408. In addition, the washer 410 screwed on the horizontal adjusting bolt 411 to cover on the hole prevents the screwed horizontal adjusting bolt 411 from loosening off. The horizontal adjusting bolt 411 (can be hexagonal bolt) can not be shifted thus causes the fixed lever 404 to shift vertically and attain the vertical micro-adjustment function on the distance between the fixed lever 404 and the rectangular frame 400 so that make the micro-adjust effect between the chase and printing matters.
The assembling screws 413 and the anti-loose assembling nuts 414 can connected closely, but can be shifted without hamper the vertical movement of the fixed lever 404 while adjusting the horizontal adjusting bolt 411.
Referring to FIGS. 5–6–6A–6B–6C, the double-platform mechanism 60 mainly includes a right and a left runner tracks 601–602, an upper and a lower platforms 604–608, a homocentric coaxial shaft 61, and two gear reducer motors 620 wherein the right and the left runner tracks 601–602 fixed on the right and the left sides of the base 10 where a supporting sliding track 626 and a gear sliding belt 627 with different altitude are accommodated therein while the right and the left sides of the upper and the lower platforms 604–608 are connected with the gear sliding belts 627 by the sliding connection bars 605–606 and slide forward and backward along the supporting sliding track 626. Moreover, the homocentric coaxial shaft 61 having an inner shaft 611 fitted in an outer shaft 610 is arranged transversely on the rear portion of the right and the left runner track 601–602. Outer and inner bearings 613–614 are fixed at both ends of the outer shaft 610 and the inner shaft 611 for supporting. Furthermore, on two sides of the outer shaft 610 and far beyond the inner shaft 611, two passive belt pulleys 617–618 powered and driven by the respective gear reducer motor 620 are set there respectively. The outer shaft 610 and the inner shaft 611 rotate respectively. In addition, the two gear reducer motors 620 are fixed with a coder 622 respectively in order to control the inner and the outer shafts 610–611 and attain the effect of PLC control accordingly. Thereafter, the gear reducer motor 620 could be replaced by a normal motor, a stepping motor, a servo motor, etc. in combination with other control mechanisms so as to have the same function as the gear reducer motor 620. And the above-mentioned belt pulleys such as active belt pulleys 621, passive belt pulleys 617–618, can also be replaced by other equivalent products such as geared belt pulleys, general belt pulleys or chain pulleys.
At run, the double-platform mechanism 60 uses the two gear reducer motors 620 to drive outer and inner shafts 610–611 respectively so that the inner and the outer shafts can rotate in various modes such as both shafts runs simultaneously in the reverse rotate direction, or in the same rotate direction, or different rotate speed for the inner and outer shafts respectively, or only one shaft rotates, etc. Thus makes the upper and the lower platforms 604–608 shift back and forth reciprocally, or simultaneously, or single platform shifting, etc. so as to apply the two platforms 604–608 for different requirements by adjusting different shifting types. For example, while in large volume printing process, the two platforms 604–608 are adjusted into reciprocal shift printing type so as to print at the same time and spend no idle time for preparing printing materials thus increase the sliding speed and print productivity. If only a small amount of printing is processing, an upper platform 604 is used for shifting and printing.
The double-platform mechanism 60 further having a magnetic buffer 63, an X axis micro adjuster 65, a Y axis platform micro adjuster 66, an ink scraper 67, or a platform aspirator 68 so as to achieve more accurate printing effect. Or optionally add a safety lever 64 for safety sake.
Referring to FIGS. 1–5–6, the magnetic buffer 63 is set on the rear end of the right and the left runner tracks 601–602. The magnetic buffer 63 includes a fixed block 631 with a magnetic iron 632 and an oil hydraulic buffer 633 thereon while the positions of the magnetic iron 632 and the oil hydraulic buffer 633 correspond to the left and right sides of the upper and the lower platforms 604–608 respectively. Thus the rapid movement of the upper and the lower platforms 604–608 can be halted when approaching the stop position of the printing by the assistance of the oil hydraulic buffer 633 taking in momentum of quick stop and efficient control the shaking phenomenon of instant stop as well as the function of the magnetic iron 632 for assuring that the platforms 604–608 can precisely go back and stop at the right position for each movement. The type of oil hydraulic buffer 633 can be changed into a pneumatic cylinder buffer, or other devices with same function as shaking absorbing effect. In addition, the magnetic buffer 63 can fix either at the rear side as shown by the figure, or at the front end for material feeding.
Referring to FIGS. 7–7A–7B, the X axis micro adjuster 65 and the two Y axis micro adjuster 66 are fixed under the upper and the lower platforms 604–608, between the platform surface 604(608) and a bottom plate 603(607), wherein the X axis micro adjuster 65 arranged in the center of the front end of the platform 604(608) is primary combined from a knob 651, a bevel gear set (right angle gear set) 650, and a gear block 656 which is mounted on the bottom plate 603(607). When process micro adjustment, roll the knob 651 to drive the bevel wheel 653 of the bevel gear set 650 through the knob fixed part 652. Then the passive bevel wheel 654 of X axis is rotated and thus driving the gear block 656 moving in X axis direction (rightward and leftward) by the threaded rod and a block fixed part 655 so as to have the X axial relative shift between the platform 604(608) and the bottom plate 603(607) as well as attain the effect of X axial adjustment. The two Y axis platform micro adjusters 66 are fitted on left and right sides of the X axis micro adjuster 65 and each having a knob 651, a knob fixed part 652, a micro adjust threaded bar 662, a block fixed device 663, and a gear block 656 mounted on the bottom plate 603(607). When process micro adjustment, roll the knob 651 to drive the micro adjust threaded bar 662 through the knob fixed part 652 and then drive the block fixed device 663 and the gear block 656 to progress in Y axis direction (forward and backward) thus have Y-axial relative shift between the platform 604(608) and he bottom plate 603(607) and achieve the effect of Y axial adjustment. By use of the dual adjustment of the X axis micro adjuster 65 in the platform center and two Y axis platform micro adjuster 66 on both sides of the platform, the results of unitary X axis or Y axis micro adjustment, or dual directions micro adjustment of X-Y axis(two points or multiple points of X-Y axis on a 90° plane angle), or ⊖ degree of circumvention adjustment are achieved.
Refer to FIGS. 5–6–6B–6C, After finished printing process, the chase left by the cantilever arms 40, then the ink scraper 67 rise a scraper groove 678 to the chase bottom and scrape away redundant ink on the chase bottom. The ink scraper 67 are fixed on right and left sides of the rear portion of the upper platform 604 by the two cylinder fixed plates 671, each with a cylinder 673. By a fixed clench bar 670, the cylinder 673 is connected with the gear block 672. Thus the two gear blocks 672 are stretched by two cylinders 673 to make the fixed clench bar 670 stretched up and down by the control of cylinder 673. In addition, the scrape groove 678 screwed firmly by two manual bolts 675 on both ends of the fixed clench bar 670 can be assembled and disassembled conveniently for cleaning the ink therein. Moreover, a micro adjust bolt 674 is set up between the fixed clench bar 670 and the two gear blocks 672 at both end respectively for vertical adjustment of the fixed clench bar 670 as well as precise control of the contact between the scrape groove 678 and the chase bottom. Furthermore, the cylinder 673 can be other type of vertical adjustment mechanism, whatever can perform the scrape groove's action will be accepted.
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Referring to FIGS. 1–5–6, within the sliding range and in front of the two platforms 604–608 are fixed with two safety lever 64 which consists of a right lever and a left lever. Once one of the levers 64 is swing open as shown in
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