Processing system
11214076 · 2022-01-04
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Inventors
Cpc classification
B41J11/06
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
Y02P90/02
GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
B41J29/46
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
B41J3/4073
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
International classification
B41J3/28
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
B41J29/46
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
B41J3/407
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
Abstract
A processing system including an inkjet printer that performs printing on a workpiece according to print data associated with a jig ID that indicates the type of jig, and a jig having a jig ID indicating its type that supports the workpiece and is set in the inkjet printer acquires the jig ID from the jig (S61), and notifies incompatibility between the print data and the jig when the jig ID associated with the print data, and the jig ID acquired from the jig in S61 do not match (NO in S63) (S64).
Claims
1. A processing system comprising: a processing apparatus for performing processing on a workpiece according to processing data; a jig that supports the workpiece and is set in the processing apparatus; and a processor configured to notify an incompatibility between the processing data and the jig, wherein the jig includes a jig identification information that indicates a type of the jig itself, the processor is configured to acquire the jig identification information from the jig, the processing data is associated with the jig identification information, and the processor is configured to notify the incompatibility when the jig identification information associated with the processing data does not match the jig identification information acquired from the jig by the processor; wherein the processing data is associated with a final processing number as a final number of workpieces to be processed by the processing apparatus, the processing system includes: a jig database, indicating a maximum supporting number as a maximum number of workpieces supportable by the jig for each type of jig in association with the jig identification information, and the processor configured to notify the final processing number and the maximum supporting number, and in a case where the jig identification information is acquired from the jig by the processor, the processor notifies the final processing number associated with the processing data used by the processing apparatus for processing and the maximum supporting number indicated by the jig database in association with the jig identification information acquired from the jig by the processor, when the processing apparatus executes processing according to the processing data.
2. The processing system according to claim 1, further comprising: a storage device configured to accumulate a plurality of pieces of the processing data, wherein the processor notifies the incompatibility when, in a case where the jig identification information is acquired from the jig by the processor, the jig identification information associated with the processing data and the jig identification information acquired from the jig by the processor do not match with respect to all the processing data accumulated in the storage device.
3. The processing system according to claim 2, wherein in a case where the jig identification information is acquired from the jig by the processor, the processing apparatus executes processing according to the processing data to which the jig identification information acquired from the jig by the processor is associated of the processing data accumulated in the storage device, when the jig identification information associated with any processing data accumulated in the storage device and the jig identification information acquired from the jig by the processor match.
4. The processing system according to claim 1, further comprising: a storage device configured to accumulate a plurality of pieces of the processing data, wherein in a case where specification of any processing data accumulated in the storage device and acquisition of the jig identification information from the jig by the processor are executed, the processor notifies the incompatibility when the jig identification information associated with a specified processing data and the jig identification information acquired from the jig by the processor do not match.
5. The processing system according to claim 4, wherein in a case where specification of any processing data accumulated in the storage device and acquisition of the jig identification information from the jig by the processor are executed, the processing apparatus executes processing according to the specified processing data when the jig identification information associated with the specified processing data and the jig identification information acquired from the jig by the processor match.
6. The processing system according to claim 1, wherein the processor notifies the incompatibility by a device provided in the jig.
7. The processing system according to claim 2, wherein the processor notifies the incompatibility by a device provided in the jig.
8. The processing system according to claim 3, wherein the processor notifies the incompatibility by a device provided in the jig.
9. The processing system according to claim 4, wherein the processor notifies the incompatibility by a device provided in the jig.
10. The processing system according to claim 5, wherein the processor notifies the incompatibility by a device provided in the jig.
11. The processing system according to claim 1, wherein the processor acquires the jig identification information from the jig by wireless communication or wired communication.
12. The processing system according to claim 2, wherein the processor acquires the jig identification information from the jig by wireless communication or wired communication.
13. The processing system according to claim 3, wherein the processor acquires the jig identification information from the jig by wireless communication or wired communication.
14. The processing system according to claim 4, wherein the processor acquires the jig identification information from the jig by wireless communication or wired communication.
Description
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
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DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS
(13) Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present disclosure will be described with reference to the drawings.
First Embodiment
(14) First, the configuration of a processing system according to the present embodiment will be described.
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(17) The inkjet printer 20 and the print management system 40 are communicably connected directly in a wired or wireless manner through a network such as a local area network (LAN), the Internet, or the like or without the network.
(18) The print management system 40 may be configured by a single computer or may be configured by a plurality of computers.
(19) The processing system 10 includes a jig 50 that supports a workpiece and is set on the inkjet printer 20. In addition to the jig 50, the processing system 10 can include at least one jig having the same configuration as the jig 50.
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(22) The printing part 22 includes a guide rail 23 extending in a left-right direction (hereinafter referred to as “main scanning direction”) indicated by an arrow 20c orthogonal to both the perpendicular direction and the sub-scanning direction, a carriage 24 which movement in the main scanning direction is guided by the guide rail 23, a plurality of inkjet heads 25 that eject ink toward a workpiece 90 supported by a jig set on the flat bed 21, and a plurality of light irradiation devices 26 that irradiate light toward the ink attached to the workpiece 90 supported by the jig set on the flat bed 21.
(23) The inkjet head 25 and the light irradiation device 26 are mounted on the carriage 24.
(24) The ink ejected by the inkjet head 25 is an ink that cures by being irradiated with light by the light irradiation device 26, and is, for example, a UV curable ink.
(25) The light irradiation device 26 is, for example, a device that irradiates ultraviolet light with an LED (Light Emitting Diode).
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(28) The controller 34 includes, for example, a central processing unit (CPU), a read only memory (ROM) that stores programs and various data, and a random access memory (RAM) used as a work region of the CPU of the controller 34. The CPU of the controller 34 executes the program stored in the ROM of the controller 34 or the storage part 33.
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(31) The barcode reader 45 is, for example, a handy type.
(32) The storage part 46 stores a print management program 46a for managing printing by the inkjet printer 20. For example, the print management program 46a may be installed in the print management system 40 at the time of manufacturing of the print management system 40, may be additionally installed in the print management system 40 from an external storage medium such as a Universal Serial Bus (USB) memory, a Compact Disk (CD), or a Digital Versatile Disk (DVD), or may be additionally installed in the print management system 40 from the network.
(33) The storage part 46 stores a jig database 46b indicating jig information for each jig.
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(35) The jig database 46b shown in
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(38) According to the order status database 46c shown in
(39) The controller 47 shown in
(40) The controller 47 executes the print management program 46a to realize an information acquiring part 47a that acquires a jig ID from the jig, a print control part 47b that controls printing by the inkjet printer 20, an incompatibility notifying part 47c that notifies incompatibility between the print data and the jig, and a number notifying part 47d that notifies the final processing number and maximum supporting number.
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(43) Next, the operation of the processing system 10 will be described.
(44) First, the operation of the print management system 40 when registering jig information in the jig database 46b will be described.
(45) The user of the print management system 40 can instruct the print management system 40 to register the jig information in the jig database 46b through the operation part 41 of the print management system 40 or the communication part 44 of the print management system 40 via an external computer (not shown). When instructed to register jig information in the jig database 46b, the controller 47 of the print management system 40 registers the information instructed to be registered in the jig database 46b in the jig database 46b.
(46) Next, the operation of the print management system 40 when registering an order in the order status database 46c will be described.
(47) When order including information such as print data, jig ID, final processing number and the like is input through the communication part 44, the controller 47 of the print management system 40 registers the input order in the order status database 46c. Here, the order may be input from, for example, a customer of a worker who performs printing using the inkjet printer 20.
(48) Next, the operation of the processing system 10 when the barcode attached to the jig is read by the barcode reader 45 will be described.
(49) A worker who performs printing using the inkjet printer 20 positions and sets a jig on the flat bed 21. Here, when the processing system 10 includes a plurality of types of jigs, the worker positions and sets one jig selected from the plurality of types of jigs on the flat bed 21. After positioning and setting the jig on the flat bed 21, the worker causes the barcode reader 45 to read the barcode attached to the jig set on the flat bed 21.
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(51) When the barcode is read by the barcode reader 45, the controller 47 of the print management system 40 performs the operation shown in
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(53) Next, the print control part 47b acquires information associated with the jig ID acquired in S61 from the jig database 46b (S62).
(54) Next, the print control part 47b determines whether or not the order associated with the jig ID acquired in S61 is included in the order status database 46c (S63). In other words, the print control part 47b determines whether or not the jig ID associated with the print data and the jig ID acquired from the jig in S61 match for all the print data accumulated in the order status database 46c.
(55) When determining in S63 that the order associated with the jig ID acquired in S61 is not included in the order status database 46c, that is, that the jig ID associated with the print data and the jig ID acquired from the jig in S61 do not match for all the print data accumulated in the order status database 46c, the incompatibility notifying part 47c notifies, through display by the display part 42, the incompatibility between all the print data accumulated in the order status database 46c and the jig set on the flat bed 21 (S64), and terminates the operation shown in
(56) When determining in S63 that the order associated with the jig ID acquired in S61 is included in the order status database 46c, that is, that the jig ID associated with any print data accumulated in the order status database 46c and the jig ID acquired from the jig in S61 match, the print control part 47b starts printing according to the print data included in the order associated with the jig ID acquired in S61 of the orders included in the order status database 46c (S65).
(57) When receiving the print data from the print management system 40 through the communication part 32, the controller 34 of the inkjet printer 20 executes printing based on the print data received through the communication part 32 with respect to the workpiece supported by the jig set on the flat bed 21. That is, the controller 34 moves the carriage 24 in the main scanning direction by the carriage scanning device 28, ejects ink toward the workpiece by the inkjet head 25, and irradiates the ink attached to the workpiece with light from the light irradiation device 26 to execute printing on the workpiece in the main scanning direction. Furthermore, when printing on the workpiece in the main scanning direction is executed, the controller 34 transports the printing part 22 in the sub scanning direction by the printing part scanning device 27, as necessary, thereby changing the position of printing with respect to the workpiece in the sub scanning direction, and thereafter executing printing with respect to the workpiece in the main scanning direction again.
(58) After the process of S65, the number notifying part 47d notifies, through display by the display part 42, the final processing number included in the order status database 46c with respect to the order in which printing is currently being executed, and the maximum supporting number associated with the jig ID acquired in S61 in the jig database 46b (S66), and terminates the operation shown in
(59) As described above, when the jig ID associated with the print data and the jig ID acquired from the jig do not match (NO in S63), the processing system 10 notifies the incompatibility between the print data and the jig (S64), and thus can suppress the execution of printing in a state in which the print data and the jig are incompatible.
(60) In a case where the jig ID is acquired from the jig (S61), when the jig ID associated with the print data and the jig ID acquired from the jig do not match for all the print data accumulated in the order status database 46c (NO in S63), the processing system 10 notifies the incompatibility between the print data and the jig (S64), and thus the worker can easily recognize that the jig should be replaced when incompatibility between the print data and the jig is notified, thus enhancing convenience.
(61) The processing system 10 executes printing according to the print data associated with the jig ID acquired in S61 from the jig among the print data accumulated in the order status database 46c (S65), and thus the worker does not need to extract print data compatible with the jig from the print data accumulated in the order status database 46c, thus enhancing convenience.
(62) When acquiring the jig ID from the jig (S61), and the inkjet printer 20 executes printing according to the print data (S65), the processing system 10 notifies the final processing number associated with the print data used for printing by the inkjet printer 20 and the maximum supporting number indicated in the jig database 46b in association with the jig ID acquired from the jig (S66), and thus prediction of work by the worker can be facilitated. For example, if the final processing number is 200 and the maximum supporting number is 20, the worker can recognize that the printing on the workpiece of the final processing number is terminated by causing the inkjet printer 20 to execute printing ten times using the target jig and can recognize when the printed workpiece is moved to a place for the next work of the printing work. Therefore, the worker can efficiently execute the work.
(63) In the present embodiment, the processing system 10 executes the notification in S64 through display by the display part 42 of the print management system 40. However, in place of the display by the display part 42 or in addition to the display by the display part 42, the processing system 10 may execute the notification in S64 by at least one of the display by the display part 30 of the inkjet printer 20, the audio output by the speaker 31 of the inkjet printer 20, the audio output by the speaker 43 of the print management system 40, the display by the display device of the jig, and the audio output by the audio output device of the jig.
(64) In the present embodiment, in the processing system 10, the barcode attached to the jig set on the flat bed 21 is read with the barcode reader 45 by the worker. However, the processing system 10 may be configured to automatically read the barcode of the jig when the jig is set on the flat bed 21.
(65) In the processing system 10, in the present embodiment, the print management system 40 includes the barcode reader 45. However, in the processing system 10, the inkjet printer 20 may include a barcode reader that reads a barcode attached to a jig set on the flat bed 21.
(66) In the present embodiment, the processing system 10 acquires the jig ID from the jig set on the flat bed 21 by reading a barcode attached to the jig set on the flat bed 21. However, the processing system 10 may acquire the jig ID from the jig through methods other than the barcode. For example, in the processing system 10, the jig may include a transmitter that transmits the jig ID by wireless communication or wired communication, and the inkjet printer 20 or the print management system 40 may include a receiver that receives the jig ID transmitted from the transmitter of the jig by wireless communication or wired communication. When acquiring the jig ID from the jig by wireless communication or wired communication, the processing system 10 can facilitate the acquisition of the jig ID from the jig, and can enhance convenience.
(67) In the processing system 10, at least a part of the functions of the print management system 40 may be realized by the inkjet printer 20.
Second Embodiment
(68) First, a configuration of a processing system according to a second embodiment of the present disclosure will be described.
(69) Of the components of the processing system according to the present embodiment, the components similar to the components of the processing system 10 (see
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(74) The controller 47 realizes the information acquiring part 47a and the number notifying part 47d, the print control part 147b that controls printing by the inkjet printer 20, and the incompatibility notifying part 147c that notifies incompatibility between the print data and the jig by executing the print management program 146a.
(75) Next, the operation of the processing system 110 will be described.
(76) The operation of the processing system 110 is the same as the operation of the processing system 110 except that the operation shown in
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(78) A worker who performs printing using the inkjet printer 20 specifies any order accumulated in the order status database 46c via the operation part 41 or the communication part 44. Next, the worker positions and sets the jig on the flat bed 21. Here, when the processing system 10 includes a plurality of types of jigs, the worker positions and sets one jig selected from the plurality of types of jigs on the flat bed 21. Note that any of specification of order and setting of jig may be executed first. After executing the specification of the order and the setting of the jig, the worker causes the barcode reader 45 to read the barcode attached to the jig set on the flat bed 21.
(79) When the barcode is read by the barcode reader 45, the controller 47 of the print management system 140 executes the operation shown in
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(81) Next, the print control part 147b executes S162 similar to S62 (see
(82) Next, the print control part 147b determines whether or not the jig ID associated with the specified order in the order status database 46c matches the jig ID acquired in S161 (S163).
(83) When determining in S163 that the jig ID associated with the specified order in the order status database 46c does not match the jig ID acquired in S161, the incompatibility notifying part 147c notifies, through display by the display part 42, the incompatibility between the print data included in the specified order and the jig set on the flat bed 21 (S164), and terminates the operation shown in
(84) When determining in S163 that the jig ID associated with the specified order in the order status database 46c matches the jig ID acquired in S161, the print control part 147b starts printing according to the print data included in the specified order (S165).
(85) After the process of S165, the number notifying part 47d executes S166 similar to S66 (see
(86) As described above, when the jig ID associated with the print data and the jig ID acquired from the jig do not match (NO in S163), the processing system 110 notifies the incompatibility between the print data and the jig (S164), and thus the execution of printing in a state in which the print data and the jig are incompatible can be suppressed.
(87) When the jig ID associated with the specified print data of the print data accumulated in the order status database 46c and the jig ID acquired from the jig do not match (NO in S163), the processing system 110 notifies the incompatibility between the print data and the jig (S164), and thus printing using a jig that is not compatible with the print data that the worker desires to execute printing can be prevented.
(88) When the jig ID associated with the specified print data of the print data accumulated in the order status database 46c and the jig ID acquired from the jig match (YES in S163), the processing system 110 executes printing (S165), and thus printing using a jig that is compatible with the print data that the worker desires to execute printing can be executed.
(89) In the present embodiment, the processing system 110 executes, through display by the display part 42 of the print management system 140, the notification in S164. However, in place of the display by the display part 42 or in addition to the display by the display part 42, the processing system 110 may execute the notification in S164 by at least one of the display by the display part 30 of the inkjet printer 20, the audio output by the speaker 31 of the inkjet printer 20, the audio output by the speaker 43 of the print management system 140, the display by the display device of the jig, and the audio output by the audio output device of the jig.
(90) In the present embodiment, in the processing system 110, the barcode attached to the jig set on the flat bed 21 is read with the barcode reader 45 by the worker. However, the processing system 110 may be configured to automatically read the barcode of the jig when the jig is set on the flat bed 21.
(91) In the processing system 110, in the present embodiment, the print management system 140 includes the barcode reader 45. However, in the processing system 110, the inkjet printer 20 may include a barcode reader that reads a barcode attached to a jig set on the flat bed 21.
(92) In the present embodiment, the processing system 110 acquires the jig ID from the jig set on the flat bed 21 by reading a barcode attached to the jig set on the flat bed 21. However, the processing system 110 may acquire the jig ID from the jig by a method other than the barcode, similarly to the processing system 10 according to the first embodiment.
(93) In the processing system 110, at least a part of the functions of the print management system 140 may be realized by the inkjet printer 20.
(94) The processing of the present disclosure is inkjet printing using UV curable ink in each of the embodiment described above, but may be printing other than inkjet printing using UV curable ink, for example, processing other than printing such as cutting.