JP2018188784A - Cloth holding member, printing device, image applying device, holding member for printing member, heating device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce a time loss in imparting an image to a cloth.SOLUTION: A cassette 200 comprises: a base member 201; a platen member 300 that holds a part of a cloth 400 on which printing is applied in a flat state; and an outer circumferential cover member 202 that holds the cloth 400 with the platen member 300. The entire cassette 200 can be put in and out from a heating apparatus 500 while holding the cloth 400 to which printing has been applied. A surface of a touchable part 202c to be held by hands of the outer circumferential cover member 202 is provided with a heat insulation member 211 having thermal conductivity lower than that of an outer circumferential cover member 302.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 10

Description

  The present invention relates to a fabric holding member, a printing apparatus, an image applying apparatus, a printing member holding member, and a heating apparatus.

  Conventionally, a pretreatment agent coating part for applying a pretreatment agent to a printing medium, a press part for compressing the printing medium coated with the pretreatment agent while heating, and a printing material compressed while being heated by the pressing part There is known a printing apparatus including a printing liquid discharge unit that discharges a printing liquid onto a medium and a heater that heats a printing medium on which the printing liquid has been discharged (Patent Document 1).

Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2015-183331

  However, as an apparatus for applying an image to a member to be printed such as a fabric, one apparatus as disclosed in Patent Document 1 includes a pretreatment agent application unit, a press unit, a printing liquid discharge unit, and a fixing unit. In the configuration including the heater, there is a problem that the apparatus becomes larger due to the need for more strict cooling, heat insulation, and the like as the required temperature and heating time increase.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and an object thereof is to improve workability when an image is applied to a member to be printed such as fabric.

In order to solve the above problems, the fabric holding member according to the present invention is:
A platen member that holds the portion of the fabric to be printed in a flat state;
An outer peripheral cover member having a frame portion that sandwiches the fabric with the platen member,
A fabric holding member that can be taken in and out of a heating device for heating the fabric,
A heat insulating member having a lower thermal conductivity than the outer peripheral cover member is provided on the surface of the outer peripheral cover member.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the workability | operativity at the time of providing an image to to-be-printed members, such as cloth, can be aimed at.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory perspective view when a cassette is mounted on the printing apparatus of the image applying apparatus (image applying system) according to the first embodiment of the present invention and printing is started. FIG. 6 is a perspective explanatory view when printing by the printing apparatus is completed and the front door of the heating apparatus is opened. It is a perspective explanatory view when removing a cassette from the printing device and inserting the cassette into the heating device. It is a perspective explanatory view when a cassette is similarly inserted in the same heating device. It is a perspective explanatory view when the front door of the heating device is also closed and heated. It is an external perspective view explanatory drawing when mounting | wearing with the cassette of the printing apparatus which concerns on this invention. FIG. 3 is an explanatory perspective view of the printing apparatus with an outer package removed. FIG. 4 is an explanatory plan view of a mechanism unit below the head in a state where the stage of the printing apparatus is in an attachment / detachment position. FIG. 4 is an explanatory plan view of a mechanism unit below the head in a state where the stage of the printing apparatus has moved to the innermost position. It is sectional explanatory drawing in alignment with the longitudinal direction of the same heating apparatus. It is sectional explanatory drawing along the transversal direction of the heating apparatus. It is an external appearance perspective view of the cassette which is a fabric holding member concerning a 1st embodiment of the present invention. It is a perspective explanatory view in the state where the outer periphery cover of the cassette was opened. It is a schematic sectional explanatory drawing along the transversal direction of the cassette. It is an isometric view explanatory drawing used for description of the procedure of setting the fabric to the cassette. FIG. 16 is a perspective explanatory view of a procedure following FIG. 15. FIG. 17 is a perspective explanatory view of a procedure following FIG. 16. It is a perspective explanatory view of the procedure following FIG. It is an external appearance perspective view of the cassette which is the fabric holding member which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is an external appearance perspective view of the cassette which is the fabric holding member which concerns on 3rd Embodiment of this invention. It is an isometric view explanatory drawing which shows an example of the usage condition of the image provision apparatus (image provision system) which concerns on 4th Embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective explanatory view showing other examples of the usage form of the image granting device. It is external appearance perspective explanatory drawing of the heating apparatus which concerns on 5th Embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective explanatory view in the state where the front cover (front door) of the heating device was opened. It is the perspective explanation which looked at the same heating device from the back side. It is an expansion perspective explanatory view of the handle part used for explanation of the exterior structure of the heating device. It is a cross-sectional explanatory drawing of a handle part. It is explanatory drawing similarly used for an effect | action description. It is an isometric view explanatory drawing used for description of the up-and-down moving mechanism of the heating apparatus. It is a perspective explanatory view of a cam mechanism portion of the same vertical movement mechanism. It is explanatory drawing of an example of the operation panel of the heating apparatus. It is side surface explanatory drawing of the image provision apparatus which concerns on 6th Embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective explanatory view of the state which separated the printing device and heating device of the image granting device up and down. It is side surface explanatory drawing in the heating apparatus single-piece | unit. It is a principal part perspective explanatory drawing of the heating apparatus with which it uses for description of the coupling structure of the printing apparatus and heating apparatus in the embodiment. It is a perspective explanatory view of the convex part attached to the heating device. It is an expansion side explanatory view of the portion which attached the convex part of the heating device. It is sectional explanatory drawing of the part which attached the convex part of the same heating apparatus. It is sectional explanatory drawing of the uneven | corrugated coupling | bond part in the state which accumulated the printing apparatus and the heating apparatus. It is an external appearance perspective explanatory drawing of the printing apparatus which concerns on 7th Embodiment of this invention.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. An image providing apparatus (image providing system) according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is an explanatory perspective view when a cassette is mounted on the printing apparatus of the image applying apparatus and printing is started. FIG. 2 is a perspective view when the front door of the heating apparatus is opened after printing by the printing apparatus is completed. It is explanatory drawing. 3 is an explanatory perspective view when the cassette is removed from the printing apparatus and the cassette is inserted into the heating apparatus, FIG. 4 is an explanatory perspective view when the cassette is inserted into the heating apparatus, and FIG. It is a perspective explanatory view when the front door of the device is closed and heated.

  The image applying apparatus (image applying system) 1000 includes a cassette 200, the printing apparatus 1, and a heating apparatus 500. The cassette 200 is a fabric holding member that holds a portion to be printed of the fabric 400 that is a member to be printed in a flat state, and is shared by both the printing apparatus 1 and the heating apparatus 500. The printing apparatus 1 is detachable from the cassette 200 and prints an image on the fabric 400 held by the cassette 200. The heating device 500 is detachable from the cassette 200, stores the printed fabric 400 together with the cassette 200, and heats the fabric 400 to fix the image.

  Here, the printing apparatus 1 is illustrated as being placed on the heating apparatus 500, but the printing apparatus 1 and the heating apparatus 500 are separate and may be arranged side by side or separated from each other. It can also be placed in position. The installation area can be made more efficient by stacking and installing the printing apparatus 1 and the heating apparatus 500.

  When an image is applied to the fabric 400 by the image applying apparatus 1000, as shown in FIG. 1, the cassette 200 holding the fabric 400 is set (mounted) on the stage 111 (see FIG. 3) of the printing apparatus 1, and the printing apparatus 1 prints an image on the fabric 400.

  When the printing of the image on the fabric 400 by the printing apparatus 1 is completed, as shown in FIG. 2, the front door (front cover, front door) 502 of the heating apparatus 500 is opened, and as shown in FIG. Then, the cassette 200 holding the fabric 400 is taken out, and the cassette 200 is inserted into the heating device 500 as it is. 4, after the cassette 200 is accommodated in the heating device 500, the front door 502 of the heating device 500 is closed as shown in FIG. 5, and the fabric 400 is heated together with the cassette 200 by the heating device 500. To do. The image printed on the fabric 400 is fixed on the fabric 400 by heating the fabric 400.

  Thus, the cassette 200 which is a fabric holding member can be shared by both the printing apparatus 1 and the heating apparatus 500. As a result, the printed fabric 400 can be held as it is printed and set in the heating device 500, and even if the fabric 400 is carried, wrinkles or partial overlap may cause the printing surface to be disturbed. No, the workability of applying images to the fabric 400 is improved.

  Next, an example of the printing apparatus will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 6 is a perspective explanatory view of the appearance when the cassette of the printing apparatus is mounted, and FIG. 7 is a perspective explanatory view of the state where the exterior of the printing apparatus is removed. FIG. 8 is an explanatory plan view of the mechanism part below the head in a state where the stage of the printing apparatus is at the attachment / detachment position, and FIG. It is a plane explanatory view of a mechanism part. 8 (a) and 9 (a) show the case where the cassette is not attached, and FIGS. 8 (b) and 9 (b) show the case where the cassette is attached. Also, the fabric held by the cassette is omitted.

  The printing apparatus 1 includes, in the apparatus main body 100, a stage 111 that is a receiving member that removably holds a cassette 200 that is a cloth holding member that holds a cloth 400 that is a member to be printed, and a stage 111 that is held by the stage 111. Printing means 112 for printing on the fabric 400 held in the cassette 200.

  Here, the fabric 400 is not only a single fabric such as a handkerchief or a towel, but also a part of a fabric such as a T-shirt or a trainer or a product such as a tote bag. Existing fabrics can also be used.

  The stage 111 is arranged to be movable in the arrow Y direction (feed direction) along the guide member 113. As the stage 111 moves, the cassette 200 detachably mounted on the stage 111 also moves in the Y direction.

  The printing unit 112 includes a carriage 121 that moves in the arrow X direction (main scanning direction) with respect to the stage 111, and the carriage 121 includes a liquid ejection head. That is, the printing apparatus 1 is an apparatus that forms an image by an ink jet recording method, but is not limited thereto.

  In the printing apparatus 1, the cassette 200 is mounted and held on the stage 111 in the apparatus main body 100 with the fabric 400 set on the platen member 300 of the cassette 200. Then, by repeating the movement of the stage 111 in the arrow Y direction and the reciprocating movement of the printing unit 112 (carriage 121) in the arrow X direction, a required image is printed on the fabric 400.

  Here, the stage 111 can be moved up and down in the Z direction, and the stage 111 is moved up and down in accordance with the thickness of the fabric 400, so that the gap between the fabric 400 and the head can be adjusted to a predetermined gap.

  In this case, the stage 111 on which the cassette 200 is mounted may be printed while being moved from the position shown in FIG. 8 to the position shown in FIG. 9, or once moved to the position shown in FIG. 9 and then returned to the position shown in FIG. You may print.

  Next, an example of the heating device will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional explanatory view along the longitudinal direction (cassette insertion / removal direction) of the heating device, and FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional explanatory view along the short direction (direction perpendicular to the cassette insertion / removal direction) of the heating device.

  The heating device 500 includes a receiving member 503 in which a cassette 200 that holds the fabric 400 is detachably mounted (meaning that it simply includes placement) inside the apparatus main body 501, and the fabric 400 that is held by the cassette 200. A heater 504, which is a heating means for heating, is disposed.

  The heater 504 faces the platen member 300 of the cassette 200 and heats the fabric 400 held on the platen member 300 in contact or non-contact.

  The heater 504 is provided with a planar member formed of a material having excellent thermal conductivity such as aluminum on the cassette 200 side, and is heated so that the surface temperature is substantially uniform due to heat generated by the heater 504. You can also. In this way, regardless of the heating position of the heater 504, heating can be performed at substantially the same temperature in the plane.

  Next, a cassette as a fabric holding member will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 12 is an external perspective view of the cassette.

  The cassette 200 includes a base member 201, a platen member 300 that holds a portion of the fabric 400 to be printed in a flat state, and an outer peripheral cover member 202 that sandwiches the fabric 400 between the platen member 300. .

  The outer peripheral cover member 202 is a frame portion 202b that forms an opening 202a through which the platen member 300 is exposed, and a portion that is held by hand when the cassette 200 is taken in and out (attached / detached) to / from the printing apparatus 1 or the heating apparatus 500. It has a touchable part 202c.

  The outer peripheral cover member 202 is provided with heat insulating members 211 having lower thermal conductivity than the outer peripheral cover member 202 at both ends in a direction orthogonal to the inserting / removing direction of the accessible portion 202c which is the front side in the inserting / removing direction. .

  As the heat insulating member 211, for example, a fiber member can be used. For example, nylon, polyester, rayon, cotton or the like can be used as the fiber member, and these fiber members are implanted on the surface of the outer peripheral cover member 202 by electrostatic flocking.

  Since it comprised in this way, when taking out cassette 200 from the heating apparatus 500 after heating with the heating apparatus 500 especially, it is possible to take out the cassette 200 immediately after heating by grasping and taking out the area | region of the heat insulation member 211. Thus, workability is improved.

  That is, as described above, after an image is printed on the fabric 400 by the printing apparatus 1, the cassette 200 and the cassette 200 are set in the heating device 500 while the fabric 400 is held, and heating is performed.

  Here, the heating device 500 dries and fixes the ink by heating the fabric 400 in a non-contact manner. When the fabric 400 is heated by the non-contact method, a region wider than the platen member 300 is heated as compared to the case where the heating member is pressed only in the region of the platen member 300 as in the contact method. Although heating for fixing is described, the same applies to the heating in the pretreatment for heating the fabric 400 to improve the flatness before printing.

  At this time, by heating the cloth 400 together with the cassette 200 for the time until the ink is dried at a high temperature, the portions other than the platen member 300 of the cassette 200 are also considerably heated immediately after the fixing is completed. In particular, when the material of the outer peripheral cover member 202 of the cassette 200 is metal or resin, the surface (the surface on the same side as the surface of the platen member 300) becomes considerably hot.

  Therefore, when the cassette 200 is taken out, it cannot be taken out from the heating device 500 until the temperature is lowered to some extent, and time loss occurs. Here, the case of post-processing for heating for fixing is described, but the same applies to the case of performing pre-processing for improving flatness by heating the fabric 400 before printing.

  Therefore, by providing the heat insulating member 211 at the handle portion (the portion held by the hand) of the cassette 200, the temperature at which the portion held by the hand when the cassette 200 is taken out can be increased. For example, if the metal is 55 ° C or higher and the plastic is 85 ° C or higher and feels hot, the fiber member (the heat insulating member 211) has a lower thermal conductivity than metal or plastic, so it feels hot to nearly 200 ° C. There are no parts.

  Thereby, when taking out the cassette 200, it can take out without waiting until the temperature of the whole cassette 200 becomes low, and a time loss becomes short.

  Next, details of the cassette 200 will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 13 is a perspective explanatory view of the cassette with the outer peripheral cover opened, and FIG. 14 is a schematic sectional explanatory view along the short direction of the cassette.

  The platen member 300 includes a platen structure 302 and a heat insulating member 301 that forms a surface that holds the fabric 400 in a flat state. The heat insulating member 301 has heat resistance against heating by the heating device 500.

  An outer peripheral cover member 202 is provided such that it can be opened and closed in the direction of the arrow in FIG. As shown in FIG. 14, the outer peripheral cover member 202 presses the fabric 400 while sandwiching it between the flange portion 300 a at the peripheral portion of the platen member 300.

  The platen member 300 is supported by the support member 311 with respect to the base member 201, and an accommodation space 312 that can accommodate the surplus portion 400 a of the fabric 400 is formed between the platen member 300 and the base member 201. For example, when printing is performed on the front surface of a T-shirt, the surplus portion 400a corresponds to both sleeves, a collar, a skirt, and the like.

  Here, the platen member 300 is detachable from the base member 201 and can be replaced. As a result, a plurality of platen members 300 can be prepared, and clothing can be wound around another platen member 300 during the printing operation, and the next fabric can be quickly replaced by simply replacing the platen member 300 after printing and fixing (heating). Printing can be started.

  In addition, the support portion 311 that supports the platen member 300 includes a hollow support portion 231 on the base member 201 side, a hollow support portion 331 on the platen member 300 movably fitted to the hollow support portion 231, and a hollow support portion 231. And a compression spring 332 arranged between the hollow support portion 331.

  Thereby, the platen member 300 is supported so as to be displaceable with respect to the base member 201. Therefore, when the thickness of the fabric 400 changes, the platen member 300 descends against the restoring force of the spring 332 and the distance from the base member 201 changes, so that it is possible to deal with the fabric 400 having different thicknesses.

  Next, the procedure for setting the fabric 400 in the cassette 200 will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 15 to FIG. 18 are perspective explanatory views for the same description.

  When the fabric 400 is set in the cassette 200, as shown in FIG. 15, the outer peripheral cover member 202 is opened, and the portion of the fabric 400 to be printed is placed on the platen member 300. Then, as shown in FIG. 16, the excess part (surplus part) 400a of the fabric 400 is pushed into the accommodation space 312 from the arrow direction, and the excess part 400a is accommodated in the accommodation space 312 as shown in FIG. Then, as shown in FIG. 18, the outer peripheral cover member 202 is closed.

  Accordingly, the printing portion of the fabric 400 is held in a flat state by the platen member 300, and the excess portion 400a is accommodated in the cassette 200 without protruding outside.

  Next, a cassette that is a fabric holding member according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 19 is an external perspective view of the cassette.

  In the cassette 200, a heat insulating member 212 is also provided on the surface of the frame portion 202 b of the outer peripheral cover member 202.

  In other words, as described above, when the fabric 400 is heated in a non-contact manner, the surface of the outer peripheral cover member 202 is also heated, and in particular, the frame portion 202b surrounding the outer periphery of the platen member 300 becomes hotter than the touchable portion 202c.

  Therefore, in the present embodiment, the heat insulating member 212 is also provided on the surface of the frame portion 202b so that the frame portion 202b is not heated even if it touches the portion of the frame portion 202b when the cassette 200 is taken out.

  The heat insulating member 212 may be the same member (for example, a fiber member) as the heat insulating member 211 or may be a different member. However, since the heat insulating member 212 is closer to the heating region by the heating device 500, it is preferable to use a member having higher heat resistance than the heat insulating member 211. In addition, it is preferable that the heat insulating member 212 and the heat insulating member 211 have different colors to indicate that the heat insulating member 211 is a handle portion.

  Next, a cassette which is a fabric holding member according to a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 20 is an external perspective view of the cassette.

  In this cassette 200, a portion (a portion corresponding to the heat insulating member 301 of the first embodiment) that holds the printing portion of the fabric 400 of the platen member 300 flat is provided with a heat insulating member 213 on the surface.

  Thereby, cost can be reduced rather than the case where the whole platen member 300 is used as a heat insulation member.

  Next, an image providing apparatus (image providing system) according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 21 is a perspective explanatory view showing an example of a usage pattern of the image giving device, and FIG. 22 is a perspective explanatory view showing another example of the usage style of the image giving device.

  Also here, the image applying apparatus (image applying system) 1000 includes a cassette 200, the printing apparatus 1, and a heating apparatus 500. The printing apparatus 1 is detachable from the cassette 200 and prints an image on the fabric 400 held by the cassette 200. The heating device 500 can accommodate the cassette 200, accommodates the cassette 200 holding the fabric 400, and heats the fabric 400. The heating device 500 includes heating means such as the heater 504 as described above. Moreover, the heating apparatus 500 uses the heating apparatus 500 of 5th Embodiment demonstrated below.

  21 has a configuration in which the printing apparatus 1 and the heating apparatus 500 are arranged side by side. Further, the image applying apparatus 1000 shown in FIG. 22 has a configuration in which the printing apparatus 1 and the heating apparatus 500 are stacked. In FIG. 21, the printing device 1 is stacked on the heating device 500, but the heating device 500 may be stacked on the printing device 1.

  Next, a heating device according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 23 is an external perspective view of the heating device, FIG. 24 is a perspective view of the heating device with the front cover (front door) opened, and FIG. 25 is a perspective view of the heating device as viewed from the back side. .

  This heating apparatus 500 has a front door 502 that can be opened and closed on the front surface of the apparatus main body 501, and heats the cloth in the apparatus main body 501, which is a receiving member on which the cassette 200 holding the fabric 400 is placed. Heating means (such as the heater 504 in FIG. 11).

  The front door 502 is provided with a handle portion 502a for opening and closing. Further, an operation panel 520 of the heating device 500 is disposed above the front door 502.

  Then, as described above, the cassette 200 holding the fabric 400 is accommodated in the apparatus main body 501 and the fabric 400 is heated. The cassette 200 can also be used for the printing apparatus 1 that prints on the fabric 400 while holding the fabric 400.

  Next, the exterior structure of the heating apparatus according to the fifth embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 26 is an enlarged perspective view of the handle portion of the heating device, and FIG. 27 is a cross-sectional view of the handle portion.

  Exhaust ports 511 communicating with the inside of the apparatus main body 501 are provided on both side surfaces (surfaces) of the exterior 510 constituting the apparatus main body 501 of the heating apparatus 500.

  And the hollow part 512a used as the handle part 512 used when carrying the heating apparatus 500 is provided in the surface in which the exhaust port 511 of the exterior 510 was provided. Further, a protrusion 513 along the recess 512a is provided on the upper side of the recess 512a (the handle 512). The protrusion 513 is formed integrally with the exterior 510, but a separate body may be attached.

  Since configured in this manner, for example, as shown in FIG. 28, even when the heating device 500 is installed close to the wall surface 900, between the exterior 510 and the wall surface 900, from the surface of the exterior 510 of the ridge 513. A gap 901 corresponding to the protruding amount is secured.

  Therefore, when the heating device 500 is installed, even if it is installed close to the wall surface 900, the gap 901 can be secured between the exhaust port 511 and the wall surface 900 and exhausted.

  And by providing the protrusion part 513, four fingers other than a thumb are put on the hollow part 512a which comprises the handle part 512, the thumb is put on the protrusion part 513, and the protrusion part 513 and the hollow part 512a The upper surface can be gripped and the apparatus can be transported stably.

  Next, the vertical movement mechanism of the heating apparatus according to the fifth embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 29 is a perspective explanatory view of a vertical movement mechanism of the heating device, and FIG. 30 is a perspective explanatory view of a cam mechanism portion of the same vertical movement mechanism.

  The table 553 is held on a table vertical movement mechanism 555.

  The table up-and-down mechanism 555 includes a holding table 556 (see FIG. 24, not shown in FIG. 29) that holds the table 553, and a cam mechanism portion 557 that moves the holding table 556 up and down.

  The cam mechanism portion 557 includes a mode switching lever 558 that is a vertical movement operation lever that is held on the bottom plate portion 551 of the apparatus main body 501 so as to be rotatable in the horizontal direction. The mode switching lever 558 includes a first inclined cam portion 561 and a second inclined cam portion 562 having different heights. It is assumed that the height of the uppermost surface of the first inclined cam portion 561 is lower than that of the second inclined cam portion 562.

  On the other hand, on the bottom surface of the holding table 556, roller holding members 567 and 568 that rotatably hold a first roller 563 that follows the first inclined cam portion 561 and a second roller 564 that follows the second inclined cam portion 562, respectively. Is fixed. The holding table 556 is held on the cam mechanism 557 via the first roller 563 and the second roller 564.

  Here, as shown in FIG. 29, with the position where the mode switching lever 558 is in the center as an initial position, the mode switching lever 558 is rotated in the direction of the arrow HA, whereby the first roller 563 is moved to the first inclined cam member 561. Since it is put on, the holding table 556 is raised to the height H1.

  Similarly, by rotating the mode switching lever 558 in the direction of the arrow HB from the initial position, the second roller 564 is placed on the second inclined cam member 562, so that the holding table 556 has a height H2 (H2> H1). To rise.

  In this way, the holding table 556 moves up and down by operating the mode switching lever 558, so that the height of the cassette 200 placed on the table 553 held by the holding table 556 changes, and the fabric, heating means, The gap or pressing force can be changed.

  Here, a wrinkle removing (pretreatment) mode in which the heating means is pressed against the fabric 400 held in the cassette 200 at the height of the holding table 556 when the mode switching lever 558 is operated in the direction of the arrow HB. Become. Further, at the height of the holding table 556 when the mode switching lever 558 is operated in the direction of the arrow HA, the cloth 400 held by the cassette 200 and the heating means are brought into a non-contact state, and the cloth 400 is heated (drying). Post-processing mode.

  Next, an example of the operation panel of the heating apparatus of the fifth embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 31 is an explanatory diagram of the operation panel.

  The operation panel 520 includes a start button (key) 521a for instructing the start of the heating operation, a stop button 521b for instructing to stop the heating operation, a power button 521c, a set temperature switching button 521d, a heating time setting button 521e, and an operation time A countdown display unit 521f is provided.

  In addition, the operation panel 520 is provided with a lock display unit 521g for displaying the locked state (in operation) of the front door 502 and an unlock display unit 521h for displaying the unlocked state (unlocked) of the front door 502. Yes.

  The operation panel 520 also displays a wrinkle removal mode display unit 521i that indicates that the wrinkle removal mode (pre-processing mode) is selected, and a drying mode that indicates that the drying mode (post-processing mode) is selected. A display portion 521j is provided.

  The operation panel 520 is provided with a temperature display unit 521k, a time display unit 521l, a power display unit 521m, a high temperature display unit 521n, and the like.

  Next, an image providing apparatus according to a sixth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 32 is an explanatory side view of the image applying apparatus, FIG. 33 is an explanatory perspective view of the printing apparatus and the heating apparatus separated vertically, and FIG. 34 is an explanatory side view of the heating apparatus alone.

  This image applying apparatus has a configuration in which the printing apparatus 1 is stacked and coupled on the heating apparatus 500.

  Here, the printing apparatus 1 is configured such that the length in the cassette loading / unloading direction is longer than the length of the heating apparatus 500. Here, feet 170 for installation are arranged at the four corners on the lower surface of the printing apparatus 1. Therefore, when the printing apparatus 1 is stacked on the heating apparatus 500, the foot 170 on the rear side of the printing apparatus 1 (the attachment / detachment side of the cassette 200 is the front side) is positioned away from the heating apparatus 500.

  In this case, it is also conceivable to arrange the foot 170 of the printing apparatus 1 so that the foot 170 of the printing apparatus 1 is placed on the top surface of the apparatus main body 501 of the heating device 500. However, in the case of the printing apparatus 1 alone, the four corners of the apparatus main body 100 are preferably installed on the installation surface. Further, providing the printing device 1 with a total of six feet 170 so that the four feet 170 are placed on the top surface of the apparatus main body 501 of the heating device 500 has a convex portion at the center of the printing device 1. It cannot be installed on the installation surface that comes.

  Therefore, in the present embodiment, the front foot 170 of the printing apparatus 1 is configured to be placed on the top surface of the apparatus main body 501 of the heating apparatus 500 as it is, and the central part of the printing apparatus 1 is the same as that of the apparatus main body 501 of the heating apparatus 500. A convex portion 590 is provided on the top surface, and the convex portion 590 is fitted into a concave portion 190 (see FIG. 39 described later) provided on the lower surface of the apparatus main body 100 of the printing apparatus 1.

  Next, a coupling structure between the printing apparatus and the heating apparatus in the sixth embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 35 is an explanatory perspective view of a main part of the heating device, and FIG. 36 is an explanatory perspective view of a convex portion attached to the heating device. 37 is an enlarged side view of the heating device with the convex portion attached, FIG. 38 is a sectional explanatory view of the heating device with the convex portion attached, and FIG. 39 is a state where the printing device and the heating device are stacked. It is sectional explanatory drawing of an uneven | corrugated coupling | bond part.

  Convex portions 590 are provided at two locations on the top surface of the apparatus main body 501 of the heating apparatus 500. The convex portion 590 has a fitting portion 590a to be inserted into the concave portion 190 provided in the bottom plate 191 of the apparatus main body 100 of the printing apparatus 1, and a larger diameter (the planar shape is not limited to a circle) than the fitting portion 590a. It has a two-stage structure with a receiving portion 590b that receives the bottom plate 191 of the apparatus main body 100.

  These convex portions 590 and concave portions 190 constitute a coupling means.

  Here, the convex portion 590 is fixed to the exterior 510 with a screw 595 as a separate member from the exterior 510 of the apparatus main body 501. Therefore, when the convex portion 590 is not required, the convex portion 590 can be removed as shown in FIG.

  Since it comprised in this way, when the printing apparatus 1 is stacked on the heating apparatus 500, the fitting part 590a of the convex part 590 of the heating apparatus 500 is fitted and fitted in the concave part 190 of the printing apparatus 1. Accordingly, the printing apparatus 1 can be stably placed on the heating apparatus 500, and the printing apparatus 1 is prevented from falling off the heating apparatus 500 due to the concave and convex fitting.

  In addition, the coupling structure between the printing apparatus and the heating apparatus is not limited to the concave and convex fitting as described above. For example, a guide portion such as a guide rail or a guide groove may be provided on one top surface, and an engaging portion may be provided so as to be movable by engaging the guide portion on the other.

  Next, image application to the fabric using the image applying apparatus according to the sixth embodiment will be described. Here, the image applying apparatus is configured by the printing apparatus 1 described in the first embodiment and the heating apparatus 500 described in the fifth embodiment.

  First, the fabric 400 is set in the cassette 200.

Next, pre-processing for removing wrinkles from the printed portion of the fabric 400 is performed. In pre-processing,
(1-1) The front door 502 of the heating apparatus 500 is opened, the cassette 200 is placed on the table 553, and the cassette 200 is accommodated in the apparatus main body 501.
(1-2) The mode switching lever 558 of the heating device 500 is operated (rotated in the direction of arrow HB in FIG. 29) to switch to the pretreatment mode. As a result, the table 553 rises to a position where the fabric 400 held in the cassette 200 contacts the heater 504 inside the heating device 500.
(1-3) The start button 521a is pressed while the power of the operation panel 520 is turned on to start heating.
(1-4) After heating, the front door 502 is opened and the cassette 200 is taken out.

  By this pretreatment, the printed portion of the fabric 400 is heated in contact with the heating means including the heater 504, so that wrinkles are removed and the printed region of the fabric 400 is flattened.

Next, a printing process for printing on the fabric 400 is performed. In the printing process,
(2-1) The cassette 200 that has been pre-processed is mounted on the stage 111 of the printing apparatus 1 as it is.
(2-2) Press the start button 151a on the operation panel 150 (see FIG. 33) of the printing apparatus 1 to start printing.
(2-3) After the printing is completed, the cassette 200 is taken out from the printing apparatus 1.

Next, post-processing for fixing the printing result on the fabric 400 is performed. In post-processing,
(3-1) The front door 502 of the heating device 500 is opened, and the cassette 200 holding the printed fabric 400 is placed on the table 553 and accommodated in the heating device 500.
(3-2) The mode switching lever 558 of the heating device 500 is operated (rotated in the direction of arrow HA in FIG. 29) to switch to the post-processing mode. As a result, the table 553 rises to a position where the fabric 400 held in the cassette 200 does not contact the heater 504 inside the heating device 500.
(3-3) With the power of the operation panel 520 turned on, the start button 521a is pressed to start heating.
(3-4) After heating, the front door 502 is opened and the cassette 200 is taken out.

  As described above, since the fabric 400 is heated in a non-contact state with a heating unit including the heater 504, the printing result can be fixed without the printing result being disturbed by the heater 504 or the like being in contact with the printing surface.

  Here, when the printing apparatus 1 and the heating apparatus 500 are stacked and installed, when the cassette 200 that has been pre-processed is taken out of the heating apparatus 500 and mounted on the stage 111 of the printing apparatus 1, the cassette 200 that has finished printing. Can be easily taken out from the printing apparatus 1 and set in the heating apparatus 500.

  In this case, it is preferable that the printing apparatus 1 and the heating apparatus 500 are stacked and installed so that the loading / unloading direction of the cassette 200 with respect to the printing apparatus 1 and the loading / unloading direction of the cassette 200 with respect to the heating apparatus 500 are the same.

  Thereby, the cassette 200 can be replaced with the printing apparatus 1 and the heating apparatus 500 only by moving the cassette 200 from the bottom to the top or from the top to the bottom, and the workability is further improved.

  Next, a printing apparatus according to a seventh embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 40 is an external perspective view illustrating the printing apparatus.

  In the printing apparatus 1, an exhaust port 104 is provided on the surface of an exterior 101 constituting the apparatus main body 100. The surface of the exterior 101 on which the exhaust port 104 is provided is provided with a recess 102a that serves as a handle 102 used when carrying the printing apparatus 1. Further, a protrusion 103 is provided on the upper side of the recess 102a (the handle 102) along the recess 102a. Although the protrusion 103 is formed integrally with the exterior 101, a separate body may be attached.

  Since it comprised in this way, when carrying the printing apparatus 1, it can grip with the finger | toe at the hollow part 102a and the protrusion part 103 of the handle part 102, and can be conveyed stably.

  In addition, although the said embodiment mainly demonstrated with the cloth, this invention is applicable similarly when the printing object and the heating object are used as a medium (medium). In this case, the “fabric” in the embodiment is the medium. In addition, the material to be printed includes fabrics and media.

  Moreover, if the structure which provides a handle part and a protrusion part is an apparatus which has portability, it can apply, without being specifically limited.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Printing apparatus 100 Apparatus main body of printing apparatus 101 Exterior 102 Handle part 103 Projection part 104 Exhaust port 111 Stage 112 Printing means 191 Concave part 200 Cassette (cloth holding member)
202 Peripheral cover member 300 Platen member 400 Cloth 500 Heating device 501 Heating device main body 510 Exterior 511 Exhaust port 512 Handle portion 513 Projection portion 590 Protruding portion 1000 Image providing device

Claims (18)

A platen member that holds the portion of the fabric to be printed in a flat state;
An outer peripheral cover member having a frame portion that sandwiches the fabric with the platen member,
A fabric holding member that can be taken in and out of a heating device for heating the fabric,
The fabric holding member, wherein a heat insulating member having a thermal conductivity lower than that of the outer peripheral cover member is provided on a surface of the outer peripheral cover member. The fabric holding member according to claim 1, wherein the heat insulating member is provided in a accessible portion on a front side of the outer peripheral cover member. The fabric holding member according to claim 2, wherein the heat insulating member is provided on a surface of a frame portion of the outer peripheral cover member. The fabric holding member according to claim 3, wherein the heat insulating member of the frame portion has higher heat resistance than the heat insulating member of the accessible portion. The cloth holding member according to claim 3 or 4, wherein the color of the heat insulating member of the frame portion is different from that of the heat insulating member of the accessible portion. 6. The fabric holding member according to claim 1, wherein the heat insulating member is a fiber member. A base member for holding the platen member;
The fabric holding member according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein a space for accommodating an excess portion of the fabric is provided between the base member and the platen member. A receiving member that detachably holds a fabric holding member that holds a fabric to which an image is applied;
A printing device comprising: printing means for printing on the fabric,
A printing apparatus, wherein the cloth holding member is the cloth holding member according to claim 1. An image applying apparatus comprising: a cloth holding member that holds a cloth; a printing apparatus that prints on the cloth; and a heating apparatus that heats the cloth,
The fabric holding member is the fabric holding member according to any one of claims 1 to 7,
An image applying apparatus that is shared by both the printing apparatus and the heating apparatus while holding the fabric. A platen member that holds a portion of the printing member to be printed in a flat state;
An outer peripheral cover member having a frame portion that sandwiches the printing member with the platen member,
A printed member holding member that can be taken in and out of a heating device that heats the printing member,
A printed member holding member, wherein a heat insulating member having a lower thermal conductivity than the outer cover member is provided on a surface of the outer cover member. An exhaust port is provided on the exterior surface,
The surface of the exterior provided with the exhaust port is provided with a recessed portion serving as a handle portion, and a ridge portion extending along the recessed portion above the recessed portion. The printing apparatus according to 8. The fabric holding member that holds the fabric can be accommodated,
A heating device comprising heating means for heating the fabric held by the fabric holding member,
The heating device, wherein the fabric holding member is the fabric holding member according to any one of claims 1 to 7. An exhaust port is provided on the exterior surface,
The surface of the exterior, on which the exhaust port is provided, is provided with a recessed portion serving as a handle portion and a ridge portion along the recessed portion above the recessed portion. Item 13. The heating device according to Item 12. The image applying apparatus according to claim 9, wherein one of the printing apparatus and the heating apparatus is stacked on the other. The image providing apparatus according to claim 14, wherein the direction of the cloth holding member with respect to the apparatus main body of the printing apparatus and the apparatus main body of the heating apparatus is the same. The image applying apparatus according to claim 14, further comprising a coupling unit that detachably couples the printing apparatus and the heating apparatus. The coupling means includes a convex portion provided on one of the upper surface of the heating device and the lower surface of the printing device, and a concave portion into which the convex portion provided on the other is fitted. The image applying apparatus according to claim 16. The image providing apparatus according to claim 17, wherein the convex part has a two-stage structure including a fitting part that fits into the concave part and a receiving part that receives a lower surface of the printing apparatus.

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