JPH10100364A - Stamp manufacturing equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [PROBLEMS] To provide a stamp manufacturing apparatus capable of reliably setting a stamp material at a predetermined position. SOLUTION: When a stamp base 4 is not at a predetermined position on a main body 2, a rib 3a abuts on a restricting portion 4c of the stamp base 4 to restrict the cover 3 from being completely closed, thereby calling attention of an operator. . The regulating portion 4c includes a guide surface 4d for guiding the stamp table 4 to a predetermined position by closing the cover 3,
Even if the stamp base 4 is not at the predetermined position, by closing the cover 3, the stamp base 4 is guided to the predetermined position due to the relationship between the rib 3a and the guide surface 4d of the regulating portion 4c.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

[0001] The present invention relates to an apparatus for manufacturing a stamp.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Heretofore, a stamping machine has been provided with a main body on which plate making is performed and a cover for covering the main body. In a state where an unprinted stamping material is attached to a stamp stand, it is set at a predetermined position on the main body. A stamp manufacturing apparatus for performing plate making by closing a cover is known.

In such an apparatus, when a thermal head is moved while being pressed against the surface of a printing material, the thermal head selectively heats and forms a printing surface.

[0004]

In such an apparatus, the position of the printing surface formed on the printing material is determined by the positional relationship between the printing material and the thermal head. It is desired that the printing material be set at a predetermined position in relation to the thermal head.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus for manufacturing a stamp capable of reliably setting a stamp material at a predetermined position.

[0006]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus for manufacturing a stamp, comprising a main body on which plate making is performed, and a cover for covering the main body. In a state where it is set in a predetermined position of the main body, in a stamp manufacturing apparatus for performing plate making by closing a cover, a rib provided on the cover, provided on the stamp base, the stamp base is And a restricting portion for restricting the cover from closing by contacting the rib when not in a predetermined position.

Therefore, when the stamp stand is not at a predetermined position on the main body, the rib abuts on the restricting portion of the stamp stand to restrict the closing of the cover, and the cover cannot be completely closed. The person's attention is called.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a stamp manufacturing apparatus provided with a guide surface provided on one of the rib or the restricting portion for guiding the stamp base to a predetermined position by closing the cover. Even if the base is not in the predetermined position, by closing the cover, the relationship between the rib and the regulating part,
The stamp stand is guided to a predetermined position.

Further, in the stamp manufacturing apparatus according to the third aspect, the stamp base includes a base on which a stamping material is attached;
A guide surface that guides the stamp table to a predetermined position without complicating the structure because the guide surface is formed at an end of the grip portion. Is formed.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the stamp manufacturing apparatus, the main body is gripped in a state in which the base of the stamp base is inserted, and the main body is formed on the inserted part and the base is inserted. A slit portion from which the portion projects, and a leaf spring portion provided near the insertion side end of the slit portion and having an engaging portion at the tip end, and the base of the stamp base is at a predetermined position. And a protruding portion which is detachably engaged with the engaging portion of the leaf spring portion. Therefore, when the stamp base is at a predetermined position, the protrusion of the base thereof is removably engaged with the engaging part of the leaf spring, so that the stamp base is locked at the predetermined position.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the stamp manufacturing apparatus, a thermal head for selectively heating and forming a printing surface when the main body is moved while being pressed against the surface of the stamp is provided on the main body. Is a position where the print surface can be formed by the thermal head. Therefore, when the printing surface is formed by the thermal head, the printing surface is always formed on the surface of the printing material under the same conditions.

[0012]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a stamp manufacturing apparatus. The stamp manufacturing apparatus 1 includes a main body 2 on which plate making is performed.
And a cover 3 pivotally attached to the main body 2 so as to be openable and closable. In a state where an unprinted rectangular sheet-shaped stamping material 5 is attached to a stamp table 4 (see FIG. 6), , And the plate is made by closing the cover 3. Then, plate making is performed to form a printing plate (not shown), and the stamp 11 is obtained.

The stamp base 4 of the stamp 11 includes a base 4a for holding the back side of the printing plate (printing material 5), and a base 4a.
A grip 4b is formed on the side opposite to the side holding the printing plate. The stamping material 5 is a porous sheet that can be impregnated with ink, such as a foamable resin sheet, as long as it can be made by the manufacturing apparatus 1, and its material is not particularly limited.

On the lower surface side of the cover 3, a rib 3a is provided so as to protrude downward. In addition, a regulation that abuts on the rib 3a to restrict the cover 3 from closing when the stamp table 4 is not at the predetermined position near the end of the stamp table 4, specifically, the grip portion 4b. Part 4c
Is provided. The regulating portion 4c is formed with a curved guide surface 4d (see FIG. 2) for guiding the stamp table 4 to the predetermined position by closing the cover 3.

On the other hand, the main body 2 has an inserted portion 2a into which the base portion 4a of the stamp base 4 is inserted, and a grip portion 4b formed on the inserted portion 2a with the base portion 4a inserted. And a slit portion 2b. 2 (a) to 2 (d) show the vicinity of the insertion side end of the slit 2b.
3 (a) to 3 (c), a leaf spring portion 2d having an engaging portion 2c at the tip is provided, while a base portion 4a of the stamp base 4 is at a predetermined position. To
A projection 4e is provided for engaging and disengaging with the engaging portion 2c of the leaf spring portion 2d. The projection 4e of the base 4a of the stamp base 4 is elastically engaged and disengaged.

In order to facilitate the insertion, engagement grooves 4f, 4f are formed on the left and right sides of the stamp base 4, and the engagement grooves 4f, 4f are located in the inserted portion 2a. The slidable engagement of the engaged convex portion 2d allows the stamp base 4 to be inserted into a predetermined position in the inserted portion 2a while being guided.

As shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, under the inserted portion 2a of the main body 2, the printing surface is selectively heated by being pressed against the surface of the stamping material 5 to move the printing surface. A thermal head 65 to be formed is provided, and the predetermined position is a position where a printing surface can be formed by the thermal head 65. Although not specifically shown, the thermal head 65 melts and solidifies the pores on the surface of the stamping material 5 disposed at the predetermined position, and melts and solidifies the pores on the surface. However, a printing surface area including a non-fused portion (image area) through which ink can pass is formed, and the printing plate is obtained.

In the printing plate manufactured in this manner, the ink impregnated therein oozes out only on the surface through the unmelted portion of the printing surface area. Therefore, when the printing surface of the printing plate is pressed against the recording paper, Characters, figures, and the like formed by the fusion zone are stamped.

Next, the internal structure of the device 1 will be described.
This will be specifically described.

First, as shown in FIG.
a frame 61 having a front wall 61c and a front wall 61c connecting the front and rear walls 61a, 61b.
3 and a guide rod 64
And a head switching rod 67 which guides the carriage 63 in cooperation with the head switching rod 67.

The head switching rod 67 has a function of operating an elliptical cam member 66 for raising and lowering the thermal head 65 mounted on the carriage 63. The cam member 66 is mounted on the head switching rod 67 so as to be non-rotatable and slidable in the axial direction. The head switching rod 67 is rotatably supported by bearings 73 provided on the left and right end walls 61a, 61b.

5 and 6, the stamp 11 to which the above-described stamping material 5 is attached is inserted into the main body 2 through the inserted portion 2a, so that the predetermined position above the carriage 63 passes therethrough. Further, as described above, the engagement is established by the engagement relationship between the engagement grooves 4d, 4d and the engagement protrusions 2c, 2c and the engagement relationship between the engagement portion 2c and the protrusion 4e. I have.

The carriage 63 is supported movably in the left-right direction (axial direction) with respect to the guide rod 64 and the head switching rod 67, and a rack 68 of an appropriate length extending left and right is integrally formed at the front end of the carriage 63. It is fixed via a target or an appropriate fixing means. A forward / reverse rotatable drive motor 69 is fixed to a front wall 61c of the frame 61, and a drive pinion 70 of the drive motor 69 is connected to a meshing gear 72 via a reduction gear group 71 disposed on the back side of the front wall 61c. Power is transmitted, and the meshing gear 72 is meshed with the rack 68 to move the carriage 63 left and right (FIG. 4).
5 (in the direction of arrow A and the direction of arrow B in FIG. 5).

The carriage 63 has a cam contact plate 74
A head radiator plate 75 located above the head radiator plate 75 is provided rotatably up and down via a support shaft 76 in a direction orthogonal to the head switching rod 67. A thermal head 65 is fixed on the upper surface of the head heat radiating plate 75 and on the side opposite to the side supported by the support shaft 76. Also, the cam contact plate 74
A spring 77 is interposed between the head heat radiating plate 75 and the head heat radiating plate 75, and the spring 77 constantly urges the head heat radiating plate 75 to rotate upward.

The cam member 66 is provided on the cam contact plate 7.
4 is provided so as to contact the lower surface of the cam member 66.
The attitude is changed by rotating the head switching rod 67 in the direction of arrow C or arrow D in FIG. That is, in the posture in which the cam member 66 is laid down in a horizontally long state, the head radiating plate 75 including the thermal head 65 is released downward, and when the cam member 66 is erected vertically, the cam abutting plate 74 and the spring 77 are interposed. The heat radiating plate 75 is rotated upward so that the thermal head 65 is pressed against the lower surface of the stamp material 12A of the stamp 11 whose position is fixed.

Specifically, a gear 78 is attached to the end of the head switching rod 67, and another gear 79 meshing with the gear 78 is supported by the right end wall 61b, and is integrally formed with the gear 79. The other end of the lever 80 movably engaged with the guide groove 3b (see FIG. 7) of the cover 3 is connected so that the cover 3 can rotate. When the lever 80 falls down or stands up, the head switching rod 67 is moved to the above-mentioned arrow C or arrow D.
, The posture of the cam member 66 is changed.

The thermal head 65 has the same structure as a thermal head in a conventionally known thermal printer. For example, a plurality of dot-like heating elements are arranged in a line in a direction perpendicular to the arrow A. The width H1 of the head radiating plate 75, which is equal to the row length of the dot heating elements, is set to be slightly longer than the width of the printing material 5 (FIG. 6).
reference).

Although a control system of a microcomputer type or the like in the manufacturing apparatus 1 is not specifically shown, a CPU,
A ROM, a RAM, an interface, and the like are provided to control the operation of the thermal head 65 and the drive motor 69.

Therefore, according to the above construction, the stamp material 5
The stamp base 4 to which is attached is inserted into the inserted portion 2a of the main body 2.
If the stamp 11 is not placed at a predetermined position in relation to the thermal head 65 when the cover 3 is closed for plate making, the regulating portion 4c of the stamp base 4 and the rib 3a In the engagement relationship with the tip, the cover 3
Cannot be completely closed, which draws the user's attention.

In this case, the stamp table 4 from a predetermined position
8A, the rib 3a abuts on the guide surface 4d as shown in FIG. 8A, so that the stamp base 4 is pushed in the direction of the predetermined position by the force for closing the cover 3, and as shown in FIG. As shown in b), the stamp base 4 moves to a predetermined position, and the cover 3 is completely closed.

When the cover 3 is completely closed in this way, the engaging portion 2c of the leaf spring portion 2d elastically and removably engages with the convex portion 4e of the base 4a of the stamp base 4. As a result, the stamp base 4 is locked so as not to shift from a predetermined position.

When the cover 3 is closed, the lever member 80 is rotated, so that the cam member 66 is erected as shown in FIG. 5, and the thermal head 65 is moved to the right end position on the surface (lower surface) of the printing material 5. , The drive motor 69 is driven, and the carriage 63 moves at a constant speed in the direction of arrow A.

At the time of this movement, at a predetermined position in the stamp area,
Based on the predetermined character data input in advance, the dot heating elements in the thermal head 65 are controlled so as not to generate heat according to the print dot pattern, and ink can be transmitted as an image portion formed in a mirror image shape of the predetermined character. A non-melted portion is formed, and only the other portion is a melt-solidified portion through which ink cannot pass, thereby forming a stamp surface area.

In the above embodiment, the guide surface has a curved shape, but the shape of the guide surface is not limited to that shape. As described above, the stamp base is placed at a predetermined position in relation to the ribs. Other shapes, such as an inclined surface, can be used as long as the shape is a guiding shape.

[0036]

The present invention is embodied in the form described above, and has the following effects.

According to the stamp manufacturing apparatus of the present invention, when the stamp base is not at a predetermined position on the main body and the cover is closed, the rib of the cover comes into contact with the regulating portion of the stamp base to close the cover. To prevent the cover from being completely closed, which draws the operator's attention and allows the operator to inadvertently insert the stamp when the stamp table is not in the predetermined position on the main unit. Manufacturing can be prevented.

According to the stamp manufacturing apparatus of the present invention, when the cover is closed, the stamp base is guided to a predetermined position by the guide surface provided on one of the rib and the restricting portion. Therefore, even if the stamp table is not at the predetermined position, by closing the cover, the stamp table can be guided to the predetermined position due to the relationship between the ribs and the restricting portion. According to the stamp manufacturing apparatus of the third aspect, since the guide surface is formed at the end of the holding portion of the stamp table, the stamp table can be placed at a predetermined position without complicating the structure. A guide surface for guiding can be formed.

Further, according to the stamp manufacturing apparatus of the present invention, when it comes to a predetermined position on the base of the stamp base, it is engaged with the engaging portion of the leaf spring portion in a detachable manner. Part, so the stamp base is locked in place,
Inadvertent movement during formation of the printing surface can be prevented.

Further, according to the stamp manufacturing apparatus of the present invention, since the predetermined position is a position where the printing surface can be formed by the thermal head, the same condition is always applied when the printing surface is formed by the thermal head. With this, the printing surface can form the surface of the printing material.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a stamp manufacturing apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory view of attaching a stamp according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory view of attaching a stamp according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the internal structure of the stamp manufacturing apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line VV of FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along line VI-VI of FIG.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of a relationship between a main body and a cover.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of a relationship between a rib of a cover and a regulating portion of a stamp base.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Stamp manufacturing apparatus 2 Main body 2a Insertion part 2b Slit part 2c Engagement part 2d Leaf spring part 3 Cover 3a Rib 4 Stamp base 4a Base 4b Grip part 4c Restriction part 4d Guide surface 4e Convex part 11 Stamp 65 Thermal head

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A printing apparatus comprising: a main body on which plate making is performed; and a cover for covering the main body. In a state where an unprinted printing material is attached to a stamp table, the stamp material is set at a predetermined position of the main body, and the cover is closed. In a stamp manufacturing apparatus for performing plate making by closing, a rib provided on the cover, a rib provided on the stamp base, and the cover is closed by contacting the rib when the stamp base is not at the predetermined position. A stamping device, comprising: a regulating unit that regulates the stamp. 2. The stamp manufacturing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: a guide surface provided on one of the rib or the regulating portion and guiding the stamp table to a predetermined position by closing the cover. 3. The stamp base has a base on which a stamping material is attached, and a gripper projecting upward from the base.
The stamp manufacturing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the guide surface is formed at an end of the grip. 4. The main body includes an inserted portion into which the base of the stamp table is inserted, a slit formed on the inserted portion, from which the gripping portion projects when the base is inserted, and A leaf spring portion provided near the insertion side end portion and having an engagement portion at the distal end portion, when the base of the stamp base is at a predetermined position,
The stamp manufacturing apparatus according to claim 3, further comprising a convex portion that is detachably engaged with the engaging portion of the leaf spring portion. 5. A thermal head which selectively heats and forms a printing surface when moving while being pressed against the surface of the printing material, and a predetermined position is set on the printing surface by the thermal head. Claim 1 which is a position which can be formed
5. The stamp manufacturing apparatus according to any one of 4.