WO2006122451A1

WO2006122451A1 - A finger gripper, an ink jet apparatus and a dual purpose ink jet type human body colored drawing and nail beautify device including the same

Info

Publication number: WO2006122451A1
Application number: PCT/CN2005/000702
Authority: WO
Inventors: Chunhui Luo
Original assignee: Chunhui Luo
Priority date: 2005-05-20
Filing date: 2005-05-20
Publication date: 2006-11-23
Also published as: CN101180189A; CN101180189B

Abstract

A dual purpose ink jet type human body colored drawing and nail beautify device comprises an ink jet apparatus a finger gripper which is removably connected with a part of said device and adapted to fix the finger and adjust relative position between the finger and the ink jet apparatus in about horizontal direction in case of beautifying the finger a moving device for moving the ink jet apparatus up and down at least in about vertical direction, the ink jet apparatus being aligned with human body in different height by the movement of said moving device a rotating device for rotating the ink jet apparatus in the vertical plan, the angle conversion of the ink jet apparatus being achieved between horizontal position and vertical position by rotating movement of the rotating device, then the operation of nail beauty being carried out in about vertical position and the operation of human body colored drawing being carried out in the other position, thereby realizing the conversion of the ink jet apparatus between the operation position of human body colored drawing and the operation position of nail beauty and a control device for controlling the ink jet to carry out human body colored drawing and nail beauty. Said device has functions of human body colored drawing and nail beauty. The invention also relates to an ink jet apparatus and a finger gripper applied to said device.

Description

Clipper, inkjet device, and

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention This invention relates to an ink jet type body painting and enamel device for applying one or more patterns to an approximate vertical state by an ink jet method. A device on a portion or portions of a human body surface that is in a straight orientation and on a substantially horizontally oriented finger surface.

For beauty clients who want to perform body painting and nail art, it is more convenient to use standing or sitting position. When the beauty client is in a standing or sitting position, most of the human body surface that requires body painting is in a substantially vertical orientation, and the hands and feet usually need to be laid flat when the nail is applied. At present, there are many patents on inkjet beauty machine and inkjet body painting machine, but as mentioned above, the orientation of the human body surface is usually different because of the orientation of the human body surface that needs to be painted by the human body. The ink jet type nail machine or body painting machine disclosed in the prior patent can only perform ink ejection in one direction, so they cannot be used for both body painting and beauty. In addition, the various types of body painting machines and ink jet apparatuses used in the beauty machine can not achieve the desired effect when the bending table is performed, because they are all used for two-dimensional inkjet printing. Furthermore, the use of the finger gripper in the existing beauty machine is not very convenient, and the result is complicated and costly.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide an ink jet apparatus capable of realizing body painting and beauty on a single device.

According to an aspect of the present invention, an inkjet body painting and merging apparatus is provided, the apparatus comprising an inkjet device; a clipper detachably coupled to a portion of the apparatus, the clipper being adapted Fixing the finger in a substantially horizontal direction and adjusting the relative position of the nail and the ink jet device when performing the enamel; the moving device for causing the ink jet device to move up and down at least in a substantially vertical direction, the moving device is sprayed by the lifting movement thereof The ink device is aligned with a human body portion of different heights; a rotating device for causing the ink jet device to perform a rotational movement at least in a vertical plane, the rotating device enabling the ink jet device to be between a horizontal orientation and a vertical orientation by its rotational motion Angle change, performing manicure operation on the finger fixed by the finger gripper in a substantially vertical direction, and performing body painting operation in other directions to realize the change of the ink jet device between the body painting operation position and the beautiful operation position; A control device for controlling the inkjet device for body painting and nail manipulation.

The inkjet body painting and merging device of the present invention is capable of achieving a lifting motion at least in a substantially vertical direction and a rotational movement at least in a vertical plane, such that if body painting is to be performed, the inkjet device is rotated to a horizontal orientation , and in the vertical direction to the appropriate height, you can inkjet body painting, if you want to make a nail, rotate the inkjet device down to the vertical Straight position, set at the appropriate height above the clipper for beautiful operation, so it can easily realize body painting and beautiful operation on one device.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is also provided a clipper for fixing a finger and adjusting a relative position of a finger and an ink jet device during an operation, the finger grip comprising a finger sleeve and at least one wedge shape The finger sleeve has a bottom plate and a side plate on one side of the bottom plate, the wedge block being located on the bottom plate, wherein the wedge block has an inclined upper surface for adjusting a distance between the finger and the bottom plate.

Each of the finger grippers according to the present invention is self-contained, having a finger sleeve that is open on one side, the height of the finger sleeves are all the same, and the upper surface of the finger can be flush with the finger end by using the wedge block in the clip finger, and The exposed nail holder is flat. A wedge can also be provided on the platform for supporting the hand or the foot on the device. Since the height of the finger sleeve is the same, the surfaces of all the fingers are fixed at the same height to The ink jet device which facilitates two-dimensional ejection is used to inject the fingerprint, and the finger gripper according to the present invention is more convenient to use than the finger gripper of the known beauty machine.

According to still another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an ink jet apparatus comprising: a distance measuring device for determining a distance between an ink jet head and a surface to be painted; and a driving surface for driving the ink jet head and the surface to be painted a vertical direction driving the vertical movement mechanism of the inkjet head, and a control device for controlling the inkjet head and the surface to be painted by a vertical motion mechanism according to the distance between the inkjet head determined by the distance measuring device and the surface to be painted The distance between the two, while controlling the lateral and longitudinal movement of the inkjet head by controlling the lateral and longitudinal motion components, is used to image the curved surface. The ink jet apparatus enables the ink jet head to perform three-dimensional transport to print a curved surface.

Several embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which

Figure 1 is a schematic view of a device according to the present invention when performing body painting,

Figure 2 is a schematic view of the device according to the present invention when the nail is performed on the opponent's nail.

Figure 3 is a schematic view of the apparatus according to the present invention when the toes are beautifully finished,

Figure 4 is a schematic view of a finger gripper according to a first embodiment of the present invention,

Figure 5 is a schematic view of an apparatus for realizing six-dimensional motion in an apparatus according to the present invention, and Figure 6 is a schematic view of an ink jet head for controlling an ink jet distance structure,

Figure 7 is a side elevational view showing the structure of an ink jet apparatus using the ink jet head shown in Figure 6,

Figure 8 is a front elevational view showing the structure of an ink jet apparatus using the ink jet head shown in Figure 6,

Figure 9 is a schematic view of a finger gripper according to a second embodiment of the present invention,

Figure 10 is a detachable partition for maintaining the inkjet distance for body painting. Set,

Figure 11 is a schematic view of the operation of the apparatus according to the present invention when performing a nail.

Figure 12 is a schematic illustration of a finger gripper in accordance with a third embodiment of the present invention,

Figure 13 is a schematic view of a finger gripper according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention,

14 (A) and FIG. 14 (B) show an ink jet apparatus for realizing 3-dimensional movement of the ink jet head, and FIG. 15 shows a control board 20 for controlling longitudinal movement of the ink jet apparatus shown in FIG. Figure 16 shows a body painting machine employing the ink jet device described in connection with Figures 14-15 and 17,

Figure 17 shows the vertical movement and ink jet assembly 17 for the ink jet device of Figure 14.

1, 2, and 3 show the basic working principle of the ink jet type body painting and enamel apparatus of the present invention, and the same reference numerals are used to denote the same parts in the three figures. The ink jet type body painting and nailing apparatus according to the present invention comprises an ink jet device 1, a rotating device 2 for realizing the pitching rotation of the ink jet device, and a vertical moving member 3 for realizing the lifting movement of the ink jet device , vertical bracket 4, tray bracket 5, tray 6 , stand 7 , base 8 , spacer 9 for maintaining a proper ink jet distance between the stand and the ink jet device, a spacer 10 for maintaining a proper ink ejection distance between the tray and the ink jet device, a clipper (not shown) for fixing the finger and the toe in a horizontal orientation, and for controlling the ink jet device to perform the human body Control device for painting and nail manipulation (not shown).

The inkjet device 1 includes an inkjet head, a lateral rail, a longitudinal rail, a driving device that drives lateral and longitudinal movement of the inkjet head along the lateral rail and the longitudinal rail, and controls the inkjet head to perform lateral and longitudinal movement and inkjet operation. Control device. The ink jet device 1 can be any ink jet printer that can be purchased on the market, which can reduce the cost of the device. Ink jet devices are known in the art and no specific details are described herein.

As shown, the vertical bracket 4 is vertically fixed to the base 8, which may be a slide rail, a rack, or the like. The vertical moving element 3 is engaged with the vertical bracket 4 and can be moved up and down along the vertical bracket. The vertical movement element 3 can, for example, be a sleeve that fits over the slide rail as described above, and the vertical movement element can also comprise a gear that cooperates with the rack. The vertical moving element 3 can be provided with a locking mechanism. For example, the vertical moving element can be provided with a threaded through hole, and the through hole is provided with a matching locking bolt, and the operator can tighten the locking bolt to move vertically. The component is attached to any position on the vertical bracket. There may also be no locking means between the vertical moving element 3 and the vertical support 4, for example, when they are respectively a slide rail and a sleeve, they can be self-locked at any position by having a suitable frictional coefficient on the surfaces in contact with each other, When the vertical moving element 3 and the vertical bracket 4 are respectively packaged When the gear and the tooth are included, the self-locking can also be achieved by setting the internal resistance of the mechanism to an appropriate value. One end of the rotating device 2 is connected to the vertical moving member 3, and the other end is connected to the ink jet device 1. The rotating device 3 includes, for example, a hinge to enable the ink jet device 1 to be rotated in a vertical plane. The rotating device 3 may comprise a locking device or a structure thereof that enables self-locking so that the rotating device can be fixed at any corner. For the sake of brevity, the structure of the locking device will not be described, and those skilled in the art will be able to devise various ways of achieving locking. The above rotating device and the vertical moving element may comprise a stepping motor connected to the control device and controlled by the control device to automatically perform a rotary motion and a lifting motion, the control device and the control inkjet The control device for the body painting and the beauty operation of the device may be the same device or may be a separate device.

The table support 5 can, for example, include a shaft that is vertically fixed to the base and a sleeve that fits over the shaft so that the table 6 can be pivoted in the horizontal direction. Preferably, the sleeve is further movable up and down along the rotating shaft to adjust the height of the tray according to the height of different people. The footrest 7 is disposed on the base and is in a substantially horizontal orientation. The holder 6 and the stand 7 are respectively provided with a spacer 10 for maintaining an appropriate ejection distance between the tray and the ink jet device, and for maintaining proper spacing between the stand and the ink jet device. Spacer 9 of the ink jet distance. The spacers 9 and 10 are, for example, a plurality of projections extending upward from the handle table and the stand table, and the projections have the same height. Each time the nail operation is performed, the ink jet device is lowered into contact with the projections, so that the distance between the ink jet device and the support table or the stand is equal to the height of the projection each time the operation is performed. The height of the protrusion is set such that when the finger grip is placed on the holder or the stand and the ink jet device is lowered into contact with the projection, the distance between the upper surface of the clip and the ink jet device is equal to The optimum jet distance for the inkjet head.

1 is a schematic view of the apparatus when performing body painting, in which a person who performs body painting or sitting in front of the inkjet device 1 rotates the rotating device 2 to rotate the inkjet device 1 to a horizontal orientation (the inkjet device is horizontal) The direction of the ink jet direction is such that the ink jet direction of the ink jet device 1 is perpendicular to the surface of the human body, and the moving device 3 is adjusted along the vertical bracket 4 so that the ink jet device 1 reaches a proper working height, and is made by the support bracket 5 The handlebar is pivoted to a position where it does not interfere with the person who is painting or standing, so that any part of the human body can be inkjet.

Referring to FIG. 2, when the beauty of the fingernail is performed, the rotating device 2 is rotated to rotate the inkjet device 1 to the vertical orientation (the direction in which the inkjet device ejects ink in the vertical direction), and the tray holder 5 is held by the tray holder 5. The hand table 6 is pivoted directly under the ink jet device 1, and the vertical moving member 3 is moved along the vertical bracket 4, causing the ink jet device 1 to fall onto the spacer 10. At this time, the finger is fixed to the holder by the finger gripper. On the hand table 6, then start the inkjet operation of the opponent's nails.

3 is a schematic view of the apparatus for performing a nail of a toenail, rotating the rotating device 2 such that the inkjet device 1 is in a vertical orientation, pivoting the tray 6 to the inkjet device by the tray bracket 6 1 moving position, moving the vertical moving element 3 along the vertical bracket 4, causing the inkjet device 1 to fall onto the spacer 9, at which time, the toe is fixed to the stand 7 by the clipper, and the movement begins. Inkjet operation of the toenails. The above-mentioned table can also be fixed. For example, the table can be made into two separate and wide parts for respectively placing left and right hands, the two parts being fixedly connected to the main body of the device in a horizontal orientation. Upper, and the projection of the two portions in the vertical direction does not coincide with the stand table, and therefore, the handle table does not hinder the ejecting device from moving up and down in the vertical direction.

Figures 4, 9, 12 and 13 respectively show the clips required for performing the two-dimensional movement of the ink jet apparatus and their use.

Fig. 4 shows a finger gripper according to a first embodiment of the present invention, the pinch finger of this embodiment comprising a wedge block 41, a magnet 42 mounted in the wedge block 41, and a finger sleeve 43. Reference numeral 44 in the figure denotes a finger, and reference numeral 45 denotes a finger. The finger cuff 43 includes a bottom plate and a side plate on one side of the bottom plate and substantially perpendicular to the bottom plate, and a top plate connected to the upper end of the side plate, the top plate being parallel to the bottom plate and facing each other. The wedge block 41 is located on the bottom plate and is slidable on the bottom plate, the upper surface of which is inclined with respect to the bottom plate. The inclined upper surface is capable of adjusting the height of the nail 45 of the finger 44 placed on the inclined surface by sliding the wedge block 41 on the bottom plate. Moving the wedge block 41 toward the finger placed in the finger cuff, the finger can be lifted up until the upper surface of the finger is pressed against the top plate. The length of the top plate allows the finger to be exposed such that the finger surface is at substantially the same height as the top plate. The wedge block 41 can be made of a material having a certain elasticity and a good hand feeling, and the inclined upper surface is made to have a shape that is well combined with the shape of the finger. To accommodate different human fingers, the wedge blocks can be made in different sizes and shapes. The finger sleeves 43 should be made of a material that is as rigid as possible and can be made of different widths, but at the same height. The side plate of the finger sleeve provides support for the finger on one side and no side plate on the opposite side, so when the plurality of fingers are fixed, the fingers can be as close as possible, so that the direction of each finger is as equal as possible, Convenient for the operation of the nail art software.

9 shows a finger gripper according to a second embodiment of the present invention. The clip finger of this embodiment includes a slide block 93, a wedge block 94, a finger sleeve 96, and a magnet disposed within the wedge block 94. In the figure, reference numeral 95 denotes a finger, and 97 denotes a nail. The finger sleeve 96 includes a bottom plate and a side plate on one side of the bottom plate and substantially perpendicular to the bottom plate, and a top plate connected to the upper end of the side plate, the top plate being parallel to the bottom plate and facing the bottom plate. The wedge block is fixed to the bottom plate of the finger cuff. The sliding bracket 93 is also A wedge shape which is superposed on the inclined upper surface of the wedge block 94 and slidable on the inclined upper surface. When the slider block 93 is stacked on the inclined upper surface of the wedge block 94, its upper surface is substantially parallel to the bottom plate. The sliding bracket 93 can also include a locking device disposed at an outer end thereof. Figure 9 shows an example of a locking device comprising a lug 91 with a threaded through hole projecting from the end of the sliding bracket 93 and a locking bolt 92 passing through a threaded hole in the lug. In operation, when the slide block 93 is moved upward along the wedge block 94 so that the finger rests against the top plate, the lock bolt 92 is rotated until it comes into contact with the bottom plate of the finger cuff, and the friction exerted on the bottom plate by the lock bolt 92 causes the sliding The block 93 is stable. Alternatively, the threaded through hole may be formed directly at one end of the sliding block, thereby eliminating the lug and simplifying the structure. Of course, it is also possible not to provide a separate locking device, but to achieve self-locking by having a suitable friction coefficient between the surfaces of the sliding block and the wedge block that are in contact with each other. The finger sleeve 96 is substantially identical to the finger sleeve 43 of FIG. 4 as compared to the finger grip of FIG. When using the finger gripper of the present invention to perform the enamel, the finger is first inserted into the finger cot, and then the sliding block 93 is pushed up along the block 94, and the finger is horizontally pulled up by the top surface of the sliding block until the pressure is applied. Relying on the top plate, in the embodiment shown in Figure 4, the finger is lifted up by an oblique face, and the finger gripper in this embodiment is more advantageous for maintaining the finger in a horizontal position. The sliding bracket in this embodiment can also be provided with a nail holder 99 which can slide on the top surface thereof. The height of the finger holder can be adjusted, and the fingertip can be slid along the 93 to complete the precise fixing of the nail.

Fig. 12 shows a finger gripper according to a third embodiment of the present invention. As shown in Figure 12, the finger grip includes a finger cuff 1202, a rotating block 1205, and a wedge block 1204. In Fig. 12, reference numeral 1201 is used to indicate a finger. The finger cuff 1202 is similar to the finger cuffs shown in Figures 4 and 9, and includes a bottom plate, a side plate on one side of the bottom plate and perpendicular to the bottom plate, and a top plate connected to the upper end of the side plate, the top plate being parallel to the bottom plate and facing each other . The wedge block 1204 is disposed on the bottom plate and is slidable on the bottom plate. One end of the rotating bracket has an inclined surface, and when the inclined surface of the rotating bracket 1205 is engaged with the inclined upper surface of the wedge block, the rotating bracket is substantially in a horizontal orientation. The rotating bracket 1205 is pivotally coupled to the finger cuff at one end having an inclined surface by a rotating shaft 1203. In use, the finger or toe is first inserted into the finger cuff, and by moving the wedge block 1204 toward the rotating block, the rotating block 1205 lifts up the finger or toe until the upper surface of the finger or toe is pressed against the finger cuff. On the top plate. A curved surface conforming to the shape of a human finger or toe is formed on the upper surface of the rotating block 1205. The wedge block 1204 can also include a magnet 1206 for attracting the clipper by magnetic attraction to the pallet or the toe rest when the clip is placed on the pallet or the stand.

Figure 13 shows a simple finger gripper in accordance with a fourth embodiment of the present invention, wherein Figure 13A is a front view and Figure 13B is a side view. The finger grip according to this embodiment includes a finger sleeve and a wedge block, The sleeve includes a bottom plate, a side plate on one side of the bottom plate and perpendicular to the bottom plate, but does not have the top plate described in the preceding three embodiments, and the wedge block is fixed to the bottom plate. As shown in FIG. 13, the wedge block is formed integrally with the bottom plate, and the magnet 1302 may be further included in the wedge block. In Fig. 13, reference numeral 1301 denotes a finger. The purpose of the finger gripper in this embodiment is to cooperate with the aforementioned three types of finger grippers for lifting a plurality of relatively shaped fingers, such as large and small finger tips. Changing the height of the finger by moving the finger relative to the finger back and forth, so that the meat around the finger and the finger is not higher than the top surface of the side plate of the finger grip, and preferably as close as possible to the top surface of the side plate .

The above four types of clippers can be used to fix the fingers and toes. When using, the clips are fixed to the fingers outside the device and then placed on the table or the stand. The handle table and the support table include ferromagnetic material. Due to the magnetic attraction of the magnet to the ferromagnetic material, all the clippers can be flatly fixed on the support table or the stand table, and their upper surfaces remain the same. The height, after the completion of the inkjet, remove the finger gripper from the table or the footrest, and then remove it from the finger. The wedge blocks described above are described in the four embodiments above, and thus the pallet and the toe rest are required to contain ferromagnetic material or magnets. Conversely, the clipper may not include the body, but the magnet is placed in the holder or the stand, which requires the ferromagnetic material to be included in the clip. In addition, the clipper can also be detachably fixed to the apparatus of the present invention by a mechanical structure, for example, by fixing a projection provided at an end thereof with a groove on a part of the apparatus, the structure is It is known to those skilled in the art and therefore will not be described.

Fig. 11 shows the operation of the apparatus according to the present invention when performing nail art, Fig. 1U is a plan view, and Fig. 11B is a side view. As shown, a portion of the apparatus according to the present invention includes: a vertical bracket 1101, a vertical moving element 1102, a tray bracket 1103, a camera 1104 for observing the position of the nail, a spacer 1105, a handle table 1106, and a spray The ink head 1107, the finger gripper 1109, and the ink jet head rail 1111. As shown in FIG. 11, the handle table 1106 is further provided with a slide rail 1108 and a pallet 1110 movable on the slide rail 1108. The pallet 1110 includes a ferromagnetic material, but in other embodiments, the handle is provided. The slide rails and pallets may also be absent from the table, and the clippers may be directly attached to the pallets including ferromagnetic materials. First, the above various types of clippers are fixed to the finger and then placed on the movable pallet 1110. Under the action of the magnet, the clipper 1109 is lightly attracted to the pallet 1110, and then along The slide rail 118 pushes the pallet 1110 to the lower side of the camera 1104, observes the positioning, determines the pattern to be printed, and then the inkjet head 1107 performs two-dimensional movement in the lateral direction and the longitudinal direction along the guide rail 1111, and sprays the nail, and after completing the inkjet printing, moves the pallet 1110 leaves the inkjet area, lifts the clipper off the pallet, and removes the clipper one by one from the finger to complete the operation. If the tray bracket in Figure 11 is omitted, and the pallet is replaced with a footrest, other components and operations All remain the same, then the beauty operation described above is also used for nail manipulation of the toenails.

Figure 5 is a schematic illustration of an apparatus for achieving six-dimensional motion in a device in accordance with the present invention for body painting of a curved portion of a human body surface. The device includes a longitudinal sliding guide

51. A bracket 52 slidable longitudinally on the longitudinal slide rail 51, a lateral rail 53 mounted on the bracket 52, a drive 54 movable laterally along the slide rail 53, and an upper and lower drive unit 56 mounted on the drive unit 54. a guide rod 55 that can be driven up and down by the upper and lower driving device 56, a driving device 57 connected to the guiding rod 55 and capable of rotating movement in the first plane, connected to the driving device 57 and perpendicular to the first plane A drive unit 58 for rotational movement in a second plane, a drive unit 59 coupled to the drive unit 58 and rotatably movable in a third plane perpendicular to said first and second planes. The longitudinal slide rails 51 are attached to other portions of the apparatus of the present invention, such as the rotating device or vertical drive member shown in Figures 1-3. The ink jet head 510 is fixed to the driving device 59. The driving means for realizing the three-dimensional rotational motion and the three-dimensional linear motion in the above structure may be a stepping motor which can be automatically controlled by the control means. With the above structure, the ink jet head can perform six-dimensional motion. The apparatus of the present invention may further comprise a distance measuring device 511 for use with the above structure. The distance measuring device may use a known ultrasonic or other non-contact ranging method, so that in operation, the distance measuring device 511 firstly faces the human body. The surface is measured, and the three-dimensional coordinates of each point in the range to be painted are obtained (the number of points taken in each unit size is determined according to the design precision and the accuracy of the distance measuring device), and then the mathematical calculation is used to calculate the inkjet After the pattern is superimposed on the surface, the pattern is deformed to the smallest shape, and then the movement trajectories of the nozzles of the respective colors are sequentially calculated when the inkjet head performs multicolor superposition. With the above-mentioned apparatus for realizing six-dimensional motion, it is possible to realize the printing of an arbitrary curved surface, but in actual production, a mechanism for realizing movement in a certain dimensional direction can be omitted as needed. When the operation is performed, the mechanism for realizing the six-dimensional motion described in this embodiment can perform only two-dimensional plane motion, so as to cooperate with the above-mentioned clipper, the support table, the support table, the spacer, and the like.曱Operation.

Figure 6, Figure 7, and Figure 8 show a simple mechanical structure for printing the surface of a human body with a small curvature to maintain an appropriate ink-jet distance between the ink-jet head and the human body surface. The same reference numerals are used in the drawings. In Fig. 6, in the present embodiment, the universal ball 61 is mounted on the surface of the ink jet head 62 at a height equal to the optimum ink ejection distance of the nozzle 63. Figure 7 is a side view of the structure according to the present embodiment, the ink jet device base 74 is fixed to a rotating device, and the ink jet device is fixed to the ink jet device base 74 by an elastic body 73, the ink jet device including a lateral guide 71, Longitudinal guide rail 72. The ink jet head 62 provided with the above-described universal ball 61 is movable by the lateral rails and the longitudinal rails. Fig. 8 is a plan view corresponding to Fig. 7. When performing body painting, people should stand or sit in front of the inkjet device and spray The painted human body surface portion is in contact with the universal ball 61, and the elastic body 73 presses the ink jet device against the human body with an appropriate pressure. When ink jetting is performed, the ink jet head 62 performs two-dimensional movement in the direction of the guide rails "71 and 72. Due to the action of the elastic body 73, the universal ball 61 is always kept in contact with the human body surface, and the ink jet head is guided along with the surface of the human body. Since the universal ball 61 is very close to the nozzle 63 and moves synchronously with the ink jet head 62, it is ensured that the nozzle 63 and the human body are always kept at a certain distance, and the distance is preferably set as the optimum spray of the ink jet head. The ink distance is not separated from the human body, so that some curved surfaces with a small curvature on the human body surface can be inked. When the fingerprint is printed, it is only necessary to replace the inkjet head with a common inkjet head. The apparatus shown in Figures 1-3 operates in the same manner. The means for guiding the ink jet head to slide over the surface of the human body and maintaining the ink jet head at a proper ejection distance from the surface of the human body is not limited to the above-described universal ball, for example Instead of a bump having a smooth surface, the structure can be simplified.

Figure 10 shows a detachable spacer device for maintaining the ink ejection distance for body painting, the device being detachably vertically disposed in front of the ink jet device by a suitable supporting device (not shown) . The partition 101 according to this embodiment has a wellhead 102 in which the opening 102 is small since the plane area on which the two-dimensional ink jet device can eject ink is generally small. When performing body painting with a two-dimensional inkjet device, the spacer 101 is mounted in front of the inkjet device, and the person is placed against one side of the spacer, so that the inkjet device is placed on the other side of the spacer, and the thickness of the spacer is selected. The distance between the ink jet head on one side of the spacer and the surface of the human body on the other side is within the effective ejection range of the ink jet head. The spacer may further include a magnetic spacer 103 that can be adsorbed thereon, so that the spacer needs to contain a ferromagnetic material, and the magnetic spacer can be used to finely adjust the distance between the surface of the human body to be inkjet and the inkjet head. The optimal ink ejection distance between the surface of the human body and the inkjet head. When fingerprinting is done, the partition can be removed and the operation described in the manner described above.

Referring to Fig. 14 (A) and Fig. 14 (B), the present invention provides an ink jet apparatus for realizing three-dimensional movement of an ink jet head. The ink jet apparatus can be modified by an ink jet printer currently available on the market to change the paper feeding operation to the moving operation of the lateral rail. The ink jet device includes a housing 13, a longitudinal rail 15, a lateral rail 16 and a vertical movement and ink jet assembly 17.

The transverse rails 16 are driven to reciprocate along the longitudinal rails 15 by longitudinally moving belts 18 under the control of the control unit. The vertical movement and ink jet assembly 17 is driven along the transverse rails 16 by laterally moving belts (not shown) under the control of the control unit. Reciprocating. The above-mentioned mechanism for performing the lateral movement and the longitudinal movement is described in detail in the applicant's application PCT/CN2004/000618. See also the other patents of the present applicant and the prior art relating to the printer, and therefore Detailed explanation. The photographing head 19 is for determining the visibility and accuracy of the printing position, and it is set to the vertical movement and the lower side of the ink jet unit 17 to facilitate the operation of selecting a pattern or the like.

Fig. 15 shows a control board 20 for controlling the longitudinal movement of the ink jet apparatus of Fig. 14. The longitudinal motion control panel 20 includes sensors 20-1, 20-2, and 20-3. During the start of the inkjet device operation, after the start-up reset, the longitudinal motion control panel first cooperates with the transmission device to avoid the paper ejection movement when the printer is turned on, and then starts to detect the working state of the printer in a timely manner. When the printer starts to work, as the inkjet head enters the print area (from sensor 20-2 to sensor 20-3), a printable signal is given, and after the end of printing, the print head end signal is given, and the print head returns to the initial position. (Position 20-2 position). Sensor 20-1 protects the printer from various interferences and erroneous conditions, preventing it from entering an invalid position and improving machine reliability. The vertical movement for the ink jet apparatus shown in Fig. 14 and the ink jet unit 17, as shown in Fig. 17, will be described in detail below. When the surface to be painted (for example, the skin surface) is a curved surface, the assembly can longitudinally move the inkjet head 17-2 along the curved surface during printing (i.e., in a direction perpendicular to both the lateral rail and the longitudinal rail) ), the distance between the nozzle of the inkjet head and the surface is always controlled within a certain appropriate range, so that timely tracking printing can be realized.

Referring to Fig. 17, the ink jet head 17-2 is fixed to the moving member 17-8, the motor 17-5 is fixed to the frame 17-6, and the frame 17-6 is attached to the above-mentioned lateral guide rail, and it is possible to: laterally move the belt drive , for lateral reciprocating motion. The probe 17-1 is movably coupled to the moving member 17-8. The up and down movement of the ink jet head 17-2 is performed by the motor 17-5 rotating the screw 17-9 to move the moving member 17-8 in the A direction and the B direction to realize the printing distance adjustment.

The probe 17-1 is urged in the B direction by a pushing means (for example, a spring, not shown) provided on the moving member 17-8, and the bottom end of the probe is pushed when the probe is pushed to the lowest position by the pushing means. The distance L from the bottom end of the ink jet head 17-2 is 5 legs, and the other stopper 17-12 is fixed to the upper end of the probe 17-1 and protrudes laterally. The first sensor 17-3 and the second sensor 17-11 are also fixed to the moving member 17-8, and their positions are determined in such a manner that the probe is pressed in the A direction against the thrust of the pressing means such that the above distance L = 4. When 5mm, the blocking piece 17-12 just blocks the second sensor 17-11; after pressing the probe along the A direction, so that the above distance L = 1.5 legs, the blocking piece 17-12 just blocks the first sensor 17 -3.

The third component 17-4 and the fourth sensor 17-10 are further disposed on the moving component 17-8, and the baffle 17-7 working with the third sensor and the fourth sensor is fixed on the frame 17-6. The baffles 17-7 extend from the frame 17-6 laterally toward the moving elements 17-8. Position of the fourth sensor 17-10 It is determined in the following manner: When the motor 17-5 is rotated to drive the screw 17-9 such that the moving member 17-8 rises to a distance of 2 mm from the frame 17-6 (ie, the starting position), the shutter 17-7 just blocks The fourth sensor 17-10 sensor. The position of the third sensor 17-4 is determined in the following manner: When the motor 17-5 is rotated to drive the screw 17-9 such that the moving member 17-8 is lowered to the above-described starting position distance 20 ,, the shutter 17-7 is just The third sensor 17-4 sensor is blocked.

The printing process is described as follows: (See Figure 1-3)

Move the part to be printed close to the window, and after adjusting the position, issue a command to print. At the beginning of printing, the motor 17-5 starts to rotate forward, and the drive screw 17-9 rotates, so that the moving member 17-8 moves rapidly in the B direction. The following situations will occur in order to operate accordingly:

(1) When the moving element 17-8 reaches the maximum stroke of 20 mm, if the probe Π-1 has not touched the skin, the motor 17-5 will stop rotating and continue to eject the ink;

(2) If the probe 17-1 touches the skin, it starts to retract. When the lens is 11.5 mm, the flap 17-12 covers the first sensor 17-3, at which time the motor 17-5 is reversed, so that the ink is ejected. The head 17-2 moves rapidly in the A direction; when the shutter 17-12 does not cover the first sensor 17-3, the motor 17-5 stops moving.

(2) When 1^ > 4. 5mm, the blocking piece 17-12 covers the second sensor 17-11, the motor 17-5 rotates forward, causing the inkjet head 17-2 to move rapidly in the B direction; when the blocking piece 17 When the -12 does not cover the 17-11 sensor 2, the 17-5 motor stops moving.

During the entire printing process, the displacement of the moving member 17-8 does not exceed its maximum stroke of 20 mm, that is, the shutter 17-7 is always controlled to be in the third sensor 17-4 and the fourth sensor 17-10. between. After printing is completed, the motor 17-5 is reversed to move the moving member 17-8 to the starting position in the A direction.

The sensor used in this embodiment is a photoelectric sensor that emits a signal when occluded, but it should be understood that various other types of sensors may be employed.

As can be seen from the above description, in the present embodiment, when the bottom end of the probe is in contact with the surface to be painted, the distance of 1.5 surface < 1^ 4. 5 mm is set as the ink jet head and the surface to be painted. The appropriate distance between. However, those skilled in the art will recognize that a variety of different types of ink jet heads can be used, and therefore the distance should be set accordingly with the use of an ink jet head.

Figure 16 shows a body painting machine employing the ink jet apparatus described in connection with Figures 14-15 and 17.

As shown in FIG. 16, a moving wheel 1602 is disposed under the base 1614 of the body painting machine for convenient movement. An adjustable fixing support 1601 is further disposed under the base 1614 to ensure the stability of the whole machine. The column 1603 is fixed to the base 1614. The column 1603 is fixed on the base 1614, and the column 1603 A locking sleeve 1604 is slidable up and down, and the cantilever 1605 is fixed to the locking sleeve 1604 and extends laterally. The locking sleeve 1604 can also be rotated about the column to achieve a linear degree of freedom and a degree of freedom of rotation. When the position of the boom 1605 is determined, the cantilever mechanism can be locked by the locking sleeve 1604. The distal end of the cantilever 1605 is coupled to a worm gear mechanism for effecting other rotational movements, the worm gear mechanism including two worm gear shafts 1606, 11608 and wheelboxes 1607, 1609. The worm gear mechanism is used to transmit one-way motion and reverse self-locking characteristics by using a worm gear mechanism to reduce the locking mechanism.

The worm gear shaft 1606 is fixed to the distal end of the boom 1605, the worm gear box 1607 is rotatable about the worm gear shaft 1606, the worm gear shaft 1018 is fixed to the worm gear box 1607, and the worm gear box 1609 is rotatable about the worm gear shaft 1608. The two sets of worm gear mechanisms achieve rotational freedom in both directions. The worm gear mechanisms 1608 and 1609 repeatedly implement the rotational freedom of the cantilever mechanism as a fine adjustment device.

An assembly consisting of a locking handle 1610, a screw 1611 and a connector 1612 is secured to a worm gear box 1609 that is rotatable about a worm 1608 for connecting the inkjet devices illustrated in Figures 14-15 and . The locking handle 1610 locks the positioned housing to the worm gear box 1609. This component achieves rotational freedom in one direction. Easy to adjust the print orientation. The body painting machine can also be used as a nail machine.

The ink jet apparatus described in connection with Figs. 14-15 and 17 is also used in other ink jet body painting or enamel apparatus, which can also be used as a separate ink jet printer for realizing 3-dimensional motion. In the above description of the ink-jet apparatus, the vertical direction means a direction which is perpendicular to the surface to be painted, and the horizontal and vertical fingers are in a plane parallel to the surface to be painted, and are perpendicular to each other.

In the present application, unless specifically distinguished, "nail" can mean both a finger lick and a toe lick; a "finger sleeve" can both indicate a finger cot and a toe sleeve; a "finger" can represent a finger. The toe head can also be referred to; the term "clamp finger" generally refers to a fixture for securing a finger and a toe. The above-described clip finger can be used for various nail machines without being limited to the type described in the present invention, and the above-described ink jet apparatus can be used alone as a three-dimensional inkjet printer for printing curved surfaces, and can also be used for various other human bodies. The color plotter and the beauty machine are not limited to the embodiments described in the present invention.

While the present invention has been described in connection with the specific embodiments thereof, these embodiments are not intended to limit the invention, and many other variations and modifications are possible within the scope of the appended claims. The scope of the invention is defined by the appended claims.

Claims

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What is claimed is: 1. An ink jet body painting and merging device, the device comprising an ink jet device; a clipper detachably coupled to a portion of the device, the clip finger being adapted to perform Fixing the finger in a substantially horizontal direction and adjusting the relative position of the nail to the inkjet device; a moving device for causing the inkjet device to move up and down at least in a substantially vertical direction, the moving device aligning the inkjet device to different heights by its lifting movement a body part; a rotating device for causing the ink jet device to perform a rotational movement at least in a vertical plane, the rotating device causing the ink jet device to perform an angular transformation between a horizontal orientation and a vertical orientation by its rotational movement, substantially vertical Performing a nail manipulation on the finger held by the clipper in a straight direction, performing a body painting operation in other directions to realize a change between the body painting operation position and the nail operation position of the ink jet device; and controlling the ink jet device Control device for body painting and beauty operation.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said ink jet device comprises an ink jet head, a lateral rail, a longitudinal rail, a driving device for driving the ink jet head to perform lateral and longitudinal movement along the lateral rail and the longitudinal rail, said control The device controls the lateral and longitudinal movement of the inkjet head as well as the inkjet operation.

3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the moving device comprises a base, a vertical bracket fixed to the base, and a vertical movement of the vertical bracket for engaging with the vertical bracket for lifting movement and relative to the a vertically movable member fixed by a vertical bracket, one end of the rotating device is connected to the vertical moving device, the other end is connected to the ink jet device, and can be fixed at different angles with respect to the vertical bracket, so that the ink jet device is at different angles Perform inkjet.

4. Apparatus according to claim 2 or claim 3, further comprising a substantially horizontally arranged support table and a standrest for supporting the gripper, the stand rest being located at a lower portion of the apparatus, the handle table being located at the apparatus In the middle, the table and the stand are adapted to cooperate with the finger grip to secure the finger during nail art.

The apparatus according to claim 4, wherein said holder and the stand are provided to maintain an appropriate relationship between the ink jet device and the upper surface of the clip provided on the holder or the stand The spacing of the inkjet distance.

6. Apparatus according to claim 4 wherein the handle table is removed or removed such that the ink jet device can be accessed unobstructedly to the footrest for manicure operation of the toenail.

7. The apparatus according to claim 4, comprising a tray holder, the tray being pivotally connected to the tray holder, and when the finger is operated, the tray is pivoted Turning to a position aligned with the ink jet device and the toe table in the vertical direction, when the foot is stopped, the handle is pivoted to a position that does not prevent the ink jet device from approaching the stand.

The apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the ink jet device is coupled to the rotating device by an elastically stretchable member, the surface of the ink jet head being provided with a guide protruding toward the ink jet direction, the elastic stretch member being used for spraying The ink head is kept pressed against the surface of the human body, and the ink jet head contacts the surface of the human body through the guide member to maintain a proper ink ejection distance between the ink jet head and the surface of the human body.

9. The apparatus according to claim 3, further comprising a partition provided with an opening vertically provided in front of the ink jet device for separating the surface of the human body and the head of the ink jet when performing body painting In between, the inkjet device and the human body surface are maintained at an appropriate ink ejection distance.

10. The apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the spacer comprises a magnetic material, the spacer further having a magnetic spacer affixed thereto, the magnetic spacer for finely adjusting a surface of the human body and an inkjet head Between the huge ii.

11. The apparatus of claim 1, the moving device being configured to be linearly movable in three mutually perpendicular directions, the rotating device being configured to be rotatable in three mutually perpendicular planes, respectively The movement enables the ink jet device to achieve six-dimensional motion for body painting of a curved human body surface, the control device being adapted to control the mobile device and the rotating device to effect the six-dimensional motion.

12. A finger gripper comprising a finger sleeve and at least one wedge block, the finger sleeve having a bottom plate and a side plate on one side of the bottom plate, the wedge block being located on the bottom plate, wherein the wedge shape The block has an inclined upper surface for adjusting the distance between the finger and the bottom plate.

13. The finger grip of claim 12, wherein the wedge block is secured to the bottom plate.

14. The finger grip of claim 13, further comprising a wedge-shaped sliding block superposed on the inclined upper surface of the wedge block and slidable on the inclined upper surface, the upper surface of the sliding block In parallel with the bottom plate, the finger sleeve further includes a top plate connected to an upper end of the side plate, the top plate being parallel to the bottom plate and facing the bottom plate, and sliding the sliding block upward along the inclined upper surface of the wedge block, The upper surface of the sliding block can be lifted up to the finger inserted between the upper surface of the sliding block and the top plate until it is pressed against the top plate.

15. The finger grip of claim 14, wherein the sliding bracket further comprises a locking device capable of being pressed against the bottom plate to bias the sliding block relative to the bottom plate by friction with the bottom plate fixed.

16. The finger grip of claim 12, wherein the finger sleeve further comprises a top plate connected to an upper end of the side panel, the top plate being parallel to the bottom plate and facing the bottom plate, the wedge block being opposite to the bottom plate slide.

17. The finger grip of claim 16, further comprising one end pivotally secured to the top plate and a rotating bracket between the bottom plates, wherein the one end of the rotating block has an inclined surface substantially the same as the angle of the wedge block, the inclined surface is superposed on the inclined upper surface of the wedge block, and the rotating bracket is inserted in the finger When the block is between the top plate and the top plate, the movement of the wedge block toward the rotating block allows the upper surface of the rotating block to be lifted up and inserted into the finger between the rotating block and the top plate until the upper surface of the top plate is pressed.

18. The finger grip of claim 17, wherein the slanting mask of the rotating block has a curvature and the upper surface of the rotating block has a contour conforming to the shape of the finger.

19. The finger grip of claims 12-17, wherein a magnet is disposed within the wedge block.

20. An inkjet device comprising, and a longitudinally moving component,

a distance measuring device for determining the distance between the inkjet head and the surface to be painted,

a vertical moving mechanism for driving the ink jet head to drive the ink jet head in a direction perpendicular to the surface to be painted, and

Control device,

The control device controls the distance between the inkjet head and the surface to be painted by the vertical motion mechanism according to the distance between the inkjet head determined by the distance measuring device and the surface to be painted, while controlling the inkjet head by controlling the lateral and longitudinal motion components Lateral and longitudinal movements to paint the curved surface.

21. The inkjet device of claim 20, wherein the lateral and longitudinal motion components comprise a lateral rail, a longitudinal rail, a lateral drive, a longitudinal drive,

The vertical motion mechanism is fixed to the lateral and longitudinal motion assemblies and includes a motor, a screw coupled to the motor output shaft, a moving member that moves along the screw in cooperation with the screw, and an inkjet head that is fixed to the moving member ,

The distance measuring device includes a probe movably coupled to the moving member and protruding out of the inkjet head in the inkjet direction of the inkjet head, and a pressing device for elastically biasing the probe toward the inkjet direction, The first and second sensors of the movement path of the needle,

Wherein the first and second sensors are used to measure the vertical movement of the probe, the positions of which are set to correspond to the upper and lower limits of the appropriate ink ejection distance of the inkjet head, respectively, and the end of the probe is in contact with the surface to be painted to make the probe The needle moves in a vertical direction, and the probe triggers the sensor to signal the control device when the distance of the inkjet head from the surface to be painted is outside the upper and lower limits.

22. The inkjet device according to claim 21, wherein said first and second sensors are photosensors, and said probe has a laterally projecting flap, said sensor being blocked when said barrier blocks said sensor It will be triggered to signal the control unit.

The ink-jet apparatus according to claim 21, wherein the moving member is further provided with third and fourth sensors, and they respectively correspond to a start point and an end point of the longitudinal movement stroke of the moving member, and said lateral and longitudinal movements The mechanism is provided with a marking element that cooperates with the third and fourth sensors, and when the longitudinal movement of the inkjet head causes the third or fourth sensor to reach the position of the marking element, the third or fourth sensor is triggered, The control unit sends a signal.

24. The inkjet device of claim 23, wherein the third and fourth sensors are photo-electric sensors, and the marking element is a baffle that signals a control device when the sensor is covered by the baffle.

The ink-jet apparatus according to claim 21, wherein the control means controls the movement of the vertical movement mechanism based on the signals received from the first and second sensors to maintain the ink-jet head at a proper ink-jet distance from the surface to be painted. Between the upper and lower limits.