JPH11268238A - Transferring apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a transferring apparatus for improving productivity by upgrading operability. SOLUTION: Transfer units are respectively formed at outside bands 9a, 9b using flexible metal plates, elastic members 10a, 10b, heater pressing plates 11a 11b and right and left positions of a press plate 3 and a support base 8 via a photographic sheet (not shown). One ends of the bands 9a, 9b are detachably clamped at clamping parts 8a, 8b of the base 9, and the other ends are detachably clamped at mounts 3a, 3b of the plate 3 via screws or the like. A grip 5 is operated to move the plate 3 is a direction for approaching the base via a connecting rod 6 to bring the sheet into close contact with an outer peripheral surfaces of materials 12a, 12b to be transferred that are disposed in the units, and simultaneously transferred in a plurality of the units.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

[0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to a transfer device for thermally transferring an outer peripheral surface of an object to be transferred by a transfer unit.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A printing paper drawn with transfer ink is applied to a cylindrical outer surface of an object to be transferred such as a ceramic cup or the like, and a semi-cylindrical metal plate (transfer fitting) is provided on the outer surface with a buffer. 2. Description of the Related Art There has been known a transfer device which winds and fixes a paper, heats it, and transfers characters and figures drawn on photographic paper onto the outer surface of a transfer object.

FIG. 6 is a schematic perspective view showing an example of such a transfer device. In the figure, reference numeral 21 denotes a thickness of about 0.1.
A transfer metal fitting made of a flexible metal plate formed in a semi-cylindrical shape made of about 3 mm stainless steel or the like;
22 is a cushion formed in a sheet shape with silicon rubber or the like,
Reference numeral 23 denotes a metal band formed of a band-shaped metal plate made of stainless steel or the like having a thickness of about 0.5 mm.

[0004] The buffer 22 is attached to the inner surface of the semi-cylindrical transfer member 21, and the metallic band 23 is attached along the outer surface of the semi-cylindrical transfer member 21. 27
Reference numeral denotes a printing paper (including a film) printed with transfer ink by a sublimation printer or the like, and reference numeral 28 denotes a ceramic mug of an object to be transferred to which a handle 28a is attached.

The metal band 23 has a holding bracket 25 fixed to one end thereof, a worm gear 26 rotatably held by the holding bracket 25, and an appropriate distance from the edge in the longitudinal direction at the other end. A plurality of engagement holes 24 are formed as engagement means for meshing with the worm gear 26 across.

When the image is transferred by the transfer apparatus having the above-described configuration, the photographic paper 27 is applied to the buffer 22 on the inner surface of the transfer metal fitting 21, and the photographic paper 27 is applied to the ceramic mug cup 2.
Then, the transfer fitting 21 is applied to the outside surface of the ceramic mug 28. Then, the other end of the metal band 23 is inserted between the one end of the metal band 23 and the worm gear 26, and the worm gear 26 and the engaging hole 24 are engaged to rotate the worm gear 26. The transfer fitting 21 is fastened and fixed to the ceramic mug 28 by the metal band 22, and the printing paper 27 is brought into close contact with the outer surface of the side surface of the mug 28.

A mug 28 with the transfer fitting 21 fastened and fixed with the photographic paper 27 interposed therebetween is placed in a heating device and heated, and the heat of the transfer fitting 21 is evenly transmitted to the photographic paper 27 to be printed on the photographic paper 27. Characters and figures mug 2
Transfer to No. 8. When the transfer is completed, the worm gear 26
To loosen the tightening, or use the metal band 23
The other end and the one end are removed, and the transfer fitting 21 and the photographic paper 27 after the transfer are removed from the mug.

[0008]

In a conventional transfer apparatus, a worm gear meshes with an engaging hole formed in a metal band when transferring from a photographic paper to an object to be transferred, and the worm gear is rotated to perform the transfer. Since the bracket was tightened,
There was a problem that the transfer process was time-consuming and workability was poor. In addition, since transfer by the transfer fitting is limited to one transfer object at a time, there is a problem that productivity is poor.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and has as its object to provide a transfer device that can improve workability and can improve productivity.

[0010]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a transfer apparatus including a frame, a support fixed to the frame, and a moving member moving in a direction approaching or moving away from the support. A heating means, and a flexible metal plate having one end detachably fixed to the support base and the other end detachably fixed to the moving member, and an elastic member attached to the inner surface of the metal plate,
A plurality of transfer units formed by an elastic member and a printing paper interposed between the outer peripheral surface of the transfer object are provided, and the moving member is moved in a direction approaching the support table to move the transfer member into the transfer unit. This is achieved by bringing the photographic paper into close contact with the outer peripheral surface of the placed transfer object and performing a transfer process simultaneously in a plurality of transfer units.

According to a feature of the present invention, there is provided a transfer unit having a flexible metal plate detachably fixed to the support table and the moving member, and moving the moving member in a direction approaching the support table. By doing so, the transfer processing is performed on the transfer object, so that the transfer processing can be performed quickly and the workability is improved. Further, since a plurality of transfer units are provided, transfer processing can be simultaneously performed on a plurality of objects to be transferred, so that productivity can be improved.

[0012]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a transfer device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a front view of the transfer device of FIG. In the figure, 1 is a transfer device, 2 is a transfer device 1
Reference numeral 3 denotes a press plate, 4 denotes a connection plate, 5 denotes a gripper, 6 denotes a connection rod, 7 denotes a fixed frame, and 8 denotes a support base. The support 8 is fixed to the press frame 2. The grip 5 and the connecting rod 6 are connected by a fixture 5a and a link mechanism 5b. The press plate 3 and the connection plate 4 are connected to the connection rod 6. When the gripper 5 is moved up and down as described later, the connection rod 6 is passed through the through hole 7 a of the fixed frame 7 attached to the press frame 2. Goes up and down,
The press plate 3 also moves up and down in conjunction with it.

9a and 9b are outer bands using a metal plate,
10a and 10b are elastic members, 11a and 11b are heater press plates, 12a and 12b are cylindrical transfer objects similar to the transfer object 28 in FIG. 6, and 13a and 13b are handles thereof. Outer bands 9a, 9b, elastic members 10a, 10
b, The heater press plates 11a and 11b use a flexible material. And these members are handles 13a,
The portion 13b is opened to form a substantially cylindrical transfer unit along the outer diameter of the transfer objects 12a and 12b.

The outer band 9a, the elastic member 10a, and the heater press plate 11a can be integrated by bonding with an adhesive or the like. Similarly, the outer band 9b, the elastic member 10b, and the heater press plate 11b can also be configured integrally. One end of the outer bands 9a, 9b is
Are fixed detachably to the fixing portions 8a and 8b by screws and the like, and the other end is detachably fixed to the mounting portions 3a and 3b of the press plate 3 by screws and the like. Heater press plates 11a, 11
Although not shown, a printing paper similar to the printing paper 27 in FIG. 6 is disposed between the printing paper b and the transfer objects 12a and 12b.

As described above, in the present invention, the support base 8
The outer band 9a, the elastic member 10a, the heater press plate 11a, a transfer unit made of photographic paper (not shown), the outer band 9b, the elastic member 10
b, a heater press plate 11b, and a transfer unit made of photographic paper (not shown) are symmetrically arranged.

FIGS. 3 and 4 are enlarged side views showing a part of FIG. 3 shows a state in which the grip 5 is raised, and FIG. 4 shows a state in which the grip 5 in FIG. When the grip part 5 is raised as shown in FIG. 3, power is transmitted via the mounting fixture 5a, the link mechanism 5b, and the connecting rod 6, and the press plate 3 is also raised in conjunction with it.
It moves in a direction away from the position of the support base 8. When the grip 5 is lowered as shown in FIG. 4, power is transmitted via the fixture 5 a, the link mechanism 5 b, and the connecting rod 6, and the press plate 3 is also lowered in conjunction with the support 5. Move in the approaching direction.

Next, a description will be given of a transfer process to the transfer objects 12a and 12b by the transfer device 1 of the present invention. The outer band 9a, the elastic member 10a, the heater press plate 11a, and the printing paper are stacked, and one end of the outer band 9a is detachably fixed to the fixing portion 8a of the support base 8 with a screw or the like. Similarly, the outer band 9b, the elastic member 10b, the heater press plate 11b,
The printing paper is stacked, and one end of the outer band 9b is detachably fixed to the fixing portion 8b of the support base 8 with a screw or the like.

The press plate 3 is separated from the support base 8 at an appropriate position, and the other end of the outer band 9a is detachably fixed to the mounting portion 3a of the press plate 3 by screws or the like. The other end of the outer band 9b is also detachably fixed to the mounting portion 3b with a screw or the like. Subsequently, the gripper 5 is raised to further separate the position of the press plate 3 from the position of the support table 8 to increase the distance between the press plate 3 and the support table 8 and to transfer the transfer objects 12a and 12b to the respective transfer units. Place within.

After the objects to be transferred 12a and 12b are arranged in the respective transfer units, the gripper 5 is lowered, and the press plate 3 is moved closer to the support table 8 to reduce the distance between the two. The transfer objects 12a, 12b are formed by 9a, 9b.
b, the printing paper of the transfer unit is brought into close contact with the outer peripheral surfaces of the objects to be transferred 12a and 12b. At this time, the lowering position of the gripper 5 is appropriately adjusted in consideration of the pressing force of the transfer unit on the outer peripheral surfaces of the transferred objects 12a and 12b. The elastic members 10a and 10b act to reduce the impact on the transferred objects 12a and 12b when the pressing force is applied, and to act so that the pressing force is evenly applied to the outer peripheral surfaces of the transferred objects 12a and 12b.

In this state, the heater press plates 11a, 11b
To the heater press plate 1 by a control device (not shown).
By adjusting the generated power of 1a and 11b, a pattern is transferred from the photographic paper to the outer peripheral surfaces of the transfer objects 12a and 12b. In this manner, the transfer process is performed on a plurality of transfer objects at the same time. In the example of FIG. 1, the heater press plates 11a and 11b are used as heating means, but the heater press plates 11a and 11b are removed from the transfer unit,
It is also possible to adopt a configuration using other heating means such as blowing hot air.

As means for moving the press plate 3 in the direction of approaching or moving away from the support table 8, the gripper 5 is manually moved up and down. The press plate 3 can be moved up and down by using. Furthermore, by considering the design of photographic paper,
The same pattern can be simultaneously transferred to the object to be transferred by the left and right transfer units, or different patterns can be transferred by the left and right transfer units. Note that, in one transfer unit only, the photographic paper is brought into close contact with the object to be transferred, and in the other transfer unit, the object to be transferred is not disposed, or by placing a dummy object to be transferred and not bringing the photographic paper into close contact with the other transfer unit,
A mode of use in which the transfer treatment is performed only on one transfer object can be adopted.

The transfer unit changes the distance between the press plate 3 and the support table 8 when the photographic printing paper is brought into close contact with the outer surface of the object to be transferred, so that a certain range of the standard diameter of the object is obtained. It is possible to correspond to an object to be transferred having a diameter of
For example, a transfer unit that performs transfer processing on a transfer object having a standard outer diameter of 80 mm can perform transfer processing on a transfer object having an outer diameter of about 75 to 85 mm. The transfer object having a diameter larger or smaller than this is dealt with by removing the transfer unit and attaching another transfer unit. As described above, in the transfer device of the present invention, the transfer unit is detachably fixed to the press plate and the support base, so that transfer processing can be performed on various objects by replacing the transfer unit.

FIG. 5 is a schematic perspective view showing another embodiment of the transfer device of the present invention. The same portions or corresponding portions as those in the example of FIG. 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description will be omitted. In the example of FIG. 5, an intermediate movable table 14 fixed to the connecting rod 6 and moved up and down in conjunction with the connecting rod 6 is provided between the press plate 3 and the support table 8.

One end of the outer band 9a is detachably fixed to a fixing portion 14a on one surface of the intermediate movable table 14 by a screw or the like.
The other end of the outer band 9a is detachably fixed to the mounting portion 3a of the press plate 3 with a screw or the like. In addition, one end of the outer band 9c is detachably fixed to the fixing portion 14c on the other surface of the intermediate movable base 14 by a screw or the like, and the other end of the outer band 9c is detachably fixed to the fixing portion 8a of the support base 8 by a screw or the like. Fix it. Similarly, the outer bands 9b and 9d are also fixed to predetermined positions of the press plate 3, the intermediate moving table 14, and the supporting table 8, respectively.

When the connecting rod 6 is lowered by operating the gripping part 5, the fixed parts 14a and 14b on one surface of the intermediate moving table 14
It moves in the direction of ascending by the reaction force by the action of a spring member (not shown), narrows the interval with the press plate 3 that moves down, and moves the printing paper in the transfer unit to the transfer objects 12a, 12b.
In close contact with the outer peripheral surface of. In addition, when the connecting rod 6 is lowered by operating the gripping part 5, the intermediate moving table 14 is lowered to reduce the distance between the intermediate moving table 14 and the support table 8, and the photographic paper in the transfer unit is transferred to the transfer target 12c. It is brought into close contact with the outer peripheral surface of 12d.
In this manner, according to the transfer device having the configuration shown in FIG. 5, the transfer process can be performed on four transfer objects at the same time.

[0026]

As described in detail above, according to the present invention,
A transfer unit having a flexible metal plate detachably fixed to the support base and the moving member, and performing transfer processing on the transfer target by moving the moving member in a direction approaching the support base. As a result, the transfer process can be performed quickly and the workability is improved. Further, since a plurality of transfer units are provided, transfer processing can be simultaneously performed on a plurality of objects to be transferred, so that productivity can be improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a transfer device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the transfer device of FIG.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged side view showing a part of the transfer device of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged side view showing a part of the transfer device of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a transfer device according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a conventional transfer device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 transfer device 2 press frame 3 press plate 4 connecting plate 5 gripper 6 connecting rod 7 fixed frame 8 support base 9a, 9b outer band 10a, 10b elastic member 11a, 11b heater press plate 12a, 12b Transfer material 13a, 13b handle 14 Intermediate mobile platform

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A frame, a support fixed to the frame, a moving member moving in a direction approaching or moving away from the support, and a heating means, one end of which is detachably attached to the support. A flexible metal plate that is fixed and the other end of which is detachably fixed to the moving member, an elastic member attached to the inner surface of the metal plate, and an elastic member interposed between the elastic member and the outer peripheral surface of the transfer object; A plurality of transfer units formed of photographic paper, and the moving member is moved in a direction approaching the support table to bring the photographic paper into close contact with the outer peripheral surface of the object placed in the transfer unit. A transfer apparatus for simultaneously performing transfer processing in a plurality of transfer units.