1. The utility model provides a medical thermal printer system, its characterized in that, includes paper feed subassembly, printing subassembly, pressure head subassembly, determine module and main control board, the paper feed subassembly is used for driving the film to the paper feed end of paper feed subassembly, the paper feed subassembly is used for transmitting the film to the play paper end from the paper feed end, the pressure head subassembly is used for control the print end of print subassembly with the play paper end cooperation of paper feed subassembly or break away from, determine module is used for detecting the piece end of advancing and the play piece end of paper feed subassembly the piece end of advancing and the play paper end of paper feed subassembly print the print end of subassembly, the main control board is used for acquireing determine module's testing result to control respectively according to the testing result paper feed subassembly the paper feed subassembly with print the subassembly.

2. The medical thermal printer system according to claim 1, wherein the feeding assembly comprises a feeding bracket, a suction cup and a stepping motor, the feeding end is provided with a film cassette for storing a plurality of films, the feeding bracket is disposed between the feeding end and the discharging end, the suction cup is slidably disposed on the feeding bracket along a direction from the feeding end to the discharging end, the suction cup is provided with a suction cup air pump, and the stepping motor is configured to drive the suction cup to slide; the stepping motor and the sucker air pump are respectively connected with the main control board.

3. The medical thermal printer system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the paper feeding assembly comprises a conveyor belt set, a first sheet feeding roller set, a second sheet feeding roller set, a conveyor motor for driving the conveyor belt set, a first sheet feeding motor for driving the first sheet feeding roller set, and a second sheet feeding motor for driving the second sheet feeding roller set, wherein the first sheet feeding motor and the second sheet feeding motor are respectively connected to the main control board, the paper feeding end is arranged at the input end of the first sheet feeding roller set, the paper discharging end is arranged at the output end of the second sheet feeding roller set, and the conveyor belt set is arranged along the direction from the first sheet feeding roller set to the second sheet feeding roller set; the conveying motor, the first film feeding motor and the second film feeding motor are respectively connected with the main control board.

4. The medical thermal printer system according to claim 3, wherein the printing assembly comprises a printing support, a printing head, an electronic heating element, an exposure mechanism, and a head motor, the printing head is slidably connected to the printing support toward the paper outlet end, the electronic heating element and the exposure mechanism are disposed at the printing end of the printing head, the head motor is connected to the printing head, and the printing head, the electronic heating element, the exposure mechanism, and the head motor are respectively connected to the main control board.

5. The medical thermal printer system as claimed in claim 4, wherein said detection assembly comprises a ram reset detection eye mounted in the sliding path of said printhead and located away from the printing end.

6. The medical thermal printer system according to claim 4, wherein the exposure mechanism comprises an exposure lamp and an exposure motor, the exposure lamp is slidably connected to the print head toward the paper output end, the exposure motor is configured to drive the exposure lamp to slide, and the exposure lamp and the exposure motor are respectively connected to the main control board.

7. The medical thermal printer system as claimed in claim 6, wherein said detecting means comprises a ready position detecting electric eye for detecting said exposure motor at a printing end.

8. A method of using a medical thermal printer system according to claim 1, comprising the steps of: detecting whether a sucker of the paper feeding assembly is positioned at a sheet inlet end, and starting a sucker air pump of the sucker when the sucker is positioned at the sheet inlet end to drive the paper feeding assembly to move forwards; detecting whether a sucking disc of the paper feeding assembly is positioned at a sheet outlet end, driving the paper feeding assembly to move forwards when the sucking disc is not positioned at the sheet outlet end, and closing an air pump of the sucking disc and driving the paper feeding assembly to move backwards when the sucking disc is positioned at the sheet outlet end; whether the paper feeding assembly is located at a printing end or not is detected, when the paper feeding assembly is not located at the printing end, the paper feeding assembly is controlled to move forwards, and when the paper feeding assembly is located at the printing end, the paper feeding assembly is driven to move backwards.

9. The method of claim 8, comprising the steps of: driving the paper feeding assembly and the exposure mechanism to move forwards, detecting whether the paper feeding assembly and the exposure mechanism are both located at a preparation position, and driving the paper feeding assembly and the exposure mechanism to move forwards when any one of the paper feeding assembly and the exposure mechanism is not located at the preparation position; when the paper feeding assembly and the exposure mechanism are both located at the preparation position, whether the printing assembly is located at the printing end or not is detected, when the printing assembly is not located at the printing end, the printing assembly is driven to move forwards to the printing end, and the paper feeding assembly and the exposure mechanism are driven to simultaneously reciprocate for multiple times between the preparation position and the printing end.

10. The method of claim 9, comprising the steps of: preheating a printing head of a printing assembly for a period of time, starting a temperature control thread to enable the temperature to be within a specified range, detecting whether the printing head of the printing assembly is located at a preparation position, driving the printing assembly to move forwards when the printing head is not located at the preparation position, detecting whether a paper feeding assembly is located at a printing end when the paper feeding assembly is located at the preparation position, and driving the printing assembly to move forwards when the paper feeding assembly is not located at the printing end.

Background

The principle of the medical thermal printer is that a printing unit mounted on a printing head is in contact with a medical film, and the printing unit mounted on the printing head is heated by an electronic heating element. Under the condition of applying a certain pressure, the photosensitive development imaging of the coating film of the medical film is initiated. Although the principle of image formation is different from that of a paper printer, it is required to go through the processes of paper feeding, printing, and paper discharging. The difference of the electromechanical systems of the printer is large due to different printing media and different developing principles. Due to the technical conditions, technical advantages and cost of each manufacturer, the electromechanical structure and control software of the medical film printer are designed. A good control software can not only be adapted to the electromechanical control system, but also is a determinant factor of the reliability and maintainability of the whole system.

At present, a software control system and a software control method for a medical thermal printer need to be designed, which can detect a printing process, avoid and compensate the design deficiency of a hardware system, and meet the normal use requirement of the medical thermal printer.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention aims to provide a medical thermal printer system which can detect a printing process, avoid and compensate the deficiency of hardware system design and meet the normal use of a medical thermal printer.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a method for detecting a printing process, which can avoid and compensate for a deficiency in hardware system design, and satisfy normal use of a medical thermal printer.

The embodiment of the invention is realized by the following steps:

in a first aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a medical thermal printer system, including a paper feeding assembly, a printing assembly, a pressure head assembly, a detecting assembly, and a main control board, where the paper feeding assembly is configured to drive a film to a paper feeding end of the paper feeding assembly, the paper feeding assembly is configured to transmit the film from the paper feeding end to a paper discharging end, the pressure head assembly is configured to control a printing end of the printing assembly to be engaged with or disengaged from the paper discharging end of the paper feeding assembly, the detecting assembly is configured to detect a paper feeding end and a paper discharging end of the paper feeding assembly, and a printing end of the printing assembly, and the main control board is configured to obtain a detection result of the detecting assembly and respectively control the paper feeding assembly, and the printing assembly according to the detection result.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the paper feeding assembly includes a paper feeding bracket, a suction cup and a stepping motor, the paper feeding bracket is disposed between the paper feeding end and the paper discharging end, the suction cup is slidably disposed on the paper feeding bracket along a direction from the paper feeding end to the paper discharging end, the suction cup is provided with a suction cup air pump, and the stepping motor is configured to drive the suction cup to slide; the stepping motor and the sucker air pump are respectively connected with the main control board.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the paper feeding assembly includes a conveyor belt group, a first sheet feeding roller set, a second sheet feeding roller set, a conveyor motor for driving the conveyor belt group, a first sheet feeding motor for driving the first sheet feeding roller set, and a second sheet feeding motor for driving the second sheet feeding roller set, the first sheet feeding motor and the second sheet feeding motor are respectively connected to the main control board, the paper feeding end is disposed at an input end of the first sheet feeding roller set, the paper discharging end is disposed at an output end of the second sheet feeding roller set, and the conveyor belt group is disposed along a direction from the first sheet feeding roller set to the second sheet feeding roller set; the conveying motor, the first sheet conveying motor and the second sheet conveying motor are respectively connected with the main control board.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the printing assembly includes a printing support, a printing head, an electronic heating element, an exposure mechanism, and a head motor, the printing head is slidably connected to the printing support toward the paper output end, the electronic heating element and the exposure mechanism are disposed at the printing end of the printing head, the head motor is connected to the printing head, and the printing head, the electronic heating element, the exposure mechanism, and the head motor are respectively connected to the main control board.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the detecting component includes a ram reset detecting electric eye, and the ram reset detecting electric eye is installed on the sliding path of the printing head and is far away from the printing end.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the exposure mechanism includes an exposure lamp and an exposure motor, the exposure lamp is slidably connected to the print head toward the paper output end, the exposure motor is configured to drive the exposure lamp to slide, and the exposure lamp and the exposure motor are respectively connected to the main control board.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the detecting unit includes a ready position detecting electric eye for detecting the exposure motor at the printing end.

In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a method for a medical thermal printer, which includes detecting whether a suction cup of a paper feeding assembly is located at a sheet feeding end, and starting a suction cup air pump of the suction cup when the suction cup is located at the sheet feeding end to drive the paper feeding assembly to move forward; detecting whether a sucking disc of the paper feeding assembly is positioned at a sheet outlet end, driving the paper feeding assembly to move forwards when the sucking disc is not positioned at the sheet outlet end, and closing an air pump of the sucking disc and driving the paper feeding assembly to move backwards when the sucking disc is positioned at the sheet outlet end; detecting whether a paper feeding assembly is positioned at a printing end, controlling the paper feeding assembly to move forwards when the paper feeding assembly is not positioned at the printing end, and driving the paper feeding assembly to move backwards when the paper feeding assembly is positioned at the printing end.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the method for printing a medical thermal printer includes the following steps: driving the paper feeding assembly and the exposure mechanism to move forward, detecting whether the paper feeding assembly and the exposure mechanism are both positioned at a preparation position, and driving the paper feeding assembly and the exposure mechanism to move forward when any one of the paper feeding assembly and the exposure mechanism is not positioned at the preparation position; when the paper feeding assembly and the exposure mechanism are both located at the preparation position, whether the printing assembly is located at the printing end or not is detected, when the printing assembly is not located at the printing end, the printing assembly is driven to move forwards to the printing end, and the paper feeding assembly and the exposure mechanism are driven to simultaneously reciprocate for multiple times between the preparation position and the printing end.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the method for printing a medical thermal printer includes the following steps: preheating a printing head of a printing assembly for a period of time, starting a temperature control thread to enable the temperature to be within a specified range, detecting whether the printing head of the printing assembly is located at a preparation position, driving the printing assembly to move forwards when the printing head is not located at the preparation position, detecting whether the paper feeding assembly is located at the printing end when the paper feeding assembly is located at the preparation position, and driving the printing assembly to move forwards when the paper feeding assembly is not located at the printing end.

Compared with the prior art, the embodiment of the invention has at least the following advantages or beneficial effects:

in a first aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a medical thermal printer system, including a paper feeding assembly, a printing assembly, a pressure head assembly, a detecting assembly, and a main control board, where the paper feeding assembly is configured to drive a film to a paper feeding end of the paper feeding assembly, the paper feeding assembly is configured to transmit the film from the paper feeding end to a paper discharging end, the pressure head assembly is configured to control a printing end of the printing assembly to be engaged with or disengaged from the paper discharging end of the paper feeding assembly, the detecting assembly is configured to detect a paper feeding end and a paper discharging end of the paper feeding assembly, and a printing end of the printing assembly, and the main control board is configured to obtain a detection result of the detecting assembly and respectively control the paper feeding assembly, and the printing assembly according to the detection result.

With respect to the first aspect: according to the embodiment of the application, the film is brought into the paper inlet end of the paper feeding assembly through the paper feeding assembly, the film is transmitted through the paper feeding assembly, and the printing end of the printing assembly is driven by the pressure head assembly to be matched with the paper outlet end of the paper feeding assembly, so that printing is realized; the film inlet end and the film outlet end of the paper inlet assembly are detected through the detection assembly, so that the processes of grabbing and entering printing of the film are detected; detecting the paper inlet end and the paper outlet end of the paper feeding assembly through the detection assembly, so as to detect the proceeding process of the film in printing; detecting the printing end of the printing assembly through the detection assembly, so as to judge whether the printing end of the printing assembly is matched with the film output by the paper feeding assembly or not and obtain a result of whether the film is printed or not; all detection results of the detection assembly are obtained through the main control board, and the paper feeding assembly, the pressure head assembly and the printing assembly are controlled according to the printed film grabbing, transmitting and printing processes to complete printing, so that the defects of the design of a printer hardware system are avoided and compensated conveniently, and the normal use of the medical thermal printer is met.

In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a method for manufacturing a medical thermal printer, including the following steps: detecting whether a sucker of a paper feeding assembly is positioned at a sheet inlet end, and starting a sucker air pump of the sucker when the sucker is positioned at the sheet inlet end to drive the paper feeding assembly to move forwards; detecting whether a sucking disc of the paper feeding assembly is positioned at a sheet outlet end, driving the paper feeding assembly to move forwards when the sucking disc is not positioned at the sheet outlet end, and closing an air pump of the sucking disc and driving the paper feeding assembly to move backwards when the sucking disc is positioned at the sheet outlet end; detecting whether a paper feeding assembly is positioned at a printing end, controlling the paper feeding assembly to move forwards when the paper feeding assembly is not positioned at the printing end, and driving the paper feeding assembly to move backwards when the paper feeding assembly is positioned at the printing end.

According to the embodiment of the application, whether the sucking disc of the paper feeding assembly is positioned at the film outlet end is detected, and when the sucking disc is positioned at the film inlet end, the sucking disc is started to absorb a film, so that the film is conveyed by driving the paper feeding assembly; the method comprises the steps that whether a sucking disc of a paper feeding assembly is located at a film outlet end or not is detected, the paper feeding assembly is driven to move forwards when the sucking disc is not located at the film outlet end, and when the sucking disc is located at the film outlet end, an air pump of the sucking disc is closed, so that a film is placed at the film outlet end; whether the paper feeding assembly is located at the printing end or not is detected, so that the paper feeding assembly is controlled to move forwards when the paper feeding assembly is not located at the printing end, the film to be printed is transmitted along the printing direction, and the paper feeding assembly is driven to move backwards when the paper feeding assembly is located at the printing end, so that the next film to be printed leaves the printing position. By detecting the printing process, the defects of the hardware system design are avoided and compensated, and the normal use of the medical thermal printer is met.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention, the drawings needed to be used in the embodiments will be briefly described below, it should be understood that the following drawings only illustrate some embodiments of the present invention and therefore should not be considered as limiting the scope, and for those skilled in the art, other related drawings can be obtained according to the drawings without inventive efforts.

Fig. 1 is a schematic view of a medical thermal printer system according to embodiment 1 of the present invention;

fig. 2 is a first schematic printing flow chart of a medical thermal printer system according to embodiment 1 of the present invention;

fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of a printing flow of the medical thermal printer system according to embodiment 1 of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a first flowchart of a method of a medical thermal printer according to embodiment 2 of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a second flowchart of a method of a medical thermal printer according to embodiment 2 of the present invention;

fig. 6 is a third schematic flow chart of a medical thermal printer method according to embodiment 2 of the present invention.

Icon: 1-a paper feeding bracket, 2-a paper feeding component, 3-a first sliding rail, 4-a sucker, 5-a first roller, 6-a second roller, 7-a first transmission wheel, 8-a transmission belt, 9-a second transmission wheel, 10-a third roller, 11-a fourth roller, 12-a printing bracket, 13-a second sliding rail, 14-a printing component, 15-an exposure lamp and 16-a printing head.

Detailed Description

In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present application clearer, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are some embodiments of the present application, but not all embodiments. The components of the embodiments of the present application, generally described and illustrated in the figures herein, can be arranged and designed in a wide variety of different configurations.

Thus, the following detailed description of the embodiments of the present application, presented in the accompanying drawings, is not intended to limit the scope of the claimed application, but is merely representative of selected embodiments of the application. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present application.

In the description of the present application, it is also to be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "disposed" and "connected" are to be interpreted broadly, e.g., as being either fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally connected; can be mechanically or electrically connected; they may be connected directly or indirectly through intervening media, or they may be interconnected between two elements. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present application can be understood in a specific case by those of ordinary skill in the art.

Some embodiments of the present application will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The embodiments described below and the individual features of the embodiments can be combined with one another without conflict.

Example 1

Referring to fig. 1 to 3, a medical thermal printer system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a paper feeding assembly 2, a paper feeding assembly, a printing assembly 14, a pressing head assembly, a detecting assembly and a main control board, where the paper feeding assembly 2 is configured to drive a film to a paper feeding end of the paper feeding assembly, the paper feeding assembly is configured to transmit the film from the paper feeding end to a paper discharging end, the pressing head assembly is configured to control a printing end of the printing assembly 14 to be engaged with or disengaged from the paper discharging end of the paper feeding assembly, the detecting assembly is configured to detect a paper feeding end and a paper discharging end of the paper feeding assembly 2, a paper feeding end and a paper discharging end of the paper feeding assembly, and a printing end of the printing assembly 14, and the main control board is configured to obtain a detection result of the detecting assembly and respectively control the paper feeding assembly 2, the paper feeding assembly and the printing assembly 14 according to the detection result.

In detail, in the embodiment of the present application, the paper feeding assembly 2 drives the film to the paper feeding end of the paper feeding assembly, so that the film is transmitted from the paper feeding end to the paper discharging end through the paper feeding assembly, and the printing end of the printing assembly 14 is matched with the paper discharging end of the paper feeding assembly to print the film. The printing assembly 14 is controlled to move by the pressing head assembly, so that the printing end of the printing assembly 14 is matched with or separated from the paper outlet end of the paper feeding assembly. Optionally, the pressure head assembly is configured to drive the print head 16 of the printing assembly 14 to move up or down, and the print head abuts against the paper output end when the print head is pressed down, so as to print the film. In detail, the detecting assembly includes a plurality of sets of sensors, and each set of sensors is respectively installed at the sheet feeding end of the sheet feeding assembly 2, the sheet discharging end of the sheet feeding assembly 2, the sheet feeding end of the sheet feeding assembly, the sheet discharging end of the sheet feeding assembly, and the printing end of the printing assembly 14. Alternatively, the feeding assembly 2 can grasp the film below by means of a mechanical arm, a suction cup 4, or the like. Optionally, the detecting component may detect whether the paper feeding component 2 is located at the film feeding end or the film discharging end, and then the main control board may determine whether the film is captured through the suction cup 4, so as to control the movement of the paper feeding component 2 and the actions of capturing and releasing the film. The main control board controls the paper feeding process of the next paper feeding assembly through the paper feeding process of the paper feeding assembly 2, and also controls the printing of the printing assembly 14 through the paper feeding process. And the previous printing step can also be corrected in reverse by the respective flows of the next step. Optionally, the main control board may obtain the detection result of each detection assembly through being electrically connected with the detection assembly. The structures of the paper feeding assembly 2, the paper feeding assembly, the printing assembly 14, the pressing head assembly, and the detecting assembly can be realized by using the prior art, and will not be described in detail herein.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the paper feeding assembly 2 includes a paper feeding bracket 1, a suction cup 4 and a stepping motor, the paper feeding end is provided with a film cassette for storing a plurality of films, the paper feeding bracket 1 is disposed between the paper feeding end and the paper discharging end, the suction cup 4 is slidably disposed on the paper feeding bracket 1 along a direction from the paper feeding end to the paper discharging end, the suction cup 4 is provided with a suction cup 4 air pump, and the stepping motor is configured to drive the suction cup 4 to slide; the stepping motor and the air pump of the sucker 4 are respectively connected with the main control board.

In detail, the film feeding end of the paper feeding assembly 2 is provided with a film box with an open upper end, the main control board controls the paper feeding assembly 2 to move to the upper part of the film box along the paper feeding support 1 through a stepping motor, a suction disc 4 is started, an air pump is arranged to absorb the film through a suction disc 4 extending downwards, the suction force is enhanced through the air pump, the film is transmitted to the film discharging end through the stepping motor, and the air pump 4 is closed to put down the film. Wherein, the paper feeding component 2 can be driven by the motor to move up and down along the paper feeding bracket 1, thereby facilitating the absorption and the placement of the film by the suction cup 4. Wherein, the paper feeding support 1 can be provided with a sucker 4 and a stepping motor through a first slide rail 3. The paper feeding bracket 1 can be Jiong-shaped, and two movable ends extend towards the lower part, so that the paper feeding assembly 2 can drive the sucking disc 4 to move up and down conveniently. The air pump and the stepping motor of the sucker 4 are respectively driven by the main control board, so that the main control board can control the operation of the paper feeding assembly 2 according to the detection result and logical operation.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the paper feeding assembly includes a group of conveyor belts 8, a first sheet feeding roller set, a second sheet feeding roller set, a conveyor motor for driving the group of conveyor belts 8, a first sheet feeding motor for driving the first sheet feeding roller set, and a second sheet feeding motor for driving the second sheet feeding roller set, the first sheet feeding motor and the second sheet feeding motor are respectively connected to the main control board, the paper feeding end is disposed at an input end of the first sheet feeding roller set, the paper discharging end is disposed at an output end of the second sheet feeding roller set, and the group of conveyor belts 8 is disposed along a direction from the first sheet feeding roller set to the second sheet feeding roller set; the conveying motor, the first sheet conveying motor and the second sheet conveying motor are respectively connected with the main control board.

In detail, the set of conveyor belts 8 is arranged along the conveying direction from the first sheet feeding roller set to the second sheet feeding roller set. The first sheet feeding roller set comprises a first roller 5 and a second roller 6, and the second sheet feeding roller set comprises a third roller 10 and a fourth roller 11. The first roller 5 and the second roller 6 are arranged up and down, and the third roller 10 and the fourth roller 11 are arranged up and down, so that a channel for transmitting a film is formed between the first roller 5 and the second roller 6 and between the third roller 10 and the fourth roller 11 respectively, and the first film feeding roller set and the second film feeding roller set are transmitted through the conveying belt 8. 8 groups of conveyer belts include along first conveying piece running roller group to the second conveying piece running roller group direction first conveying wheel 7 and the second transfer gear 9 of laying in proper order, set up conveyer belt between first conveying wheel 7 and the second transfer gear 9 to conveying motor is installed to first conveying wheel 7 or second transfer gear 9, through the positive and negative rotation of main control board control conveying motor, thereby drives 8 groups of conveyer belts along first conveying piece running roller group to second conveying piece running roller group direction reciprocating transmission. Similarly, the first roller 5/the second roller 6 are connected with a first film feeding motor, and the third roller 10/the fourth roller 11 are connected with a second film feeding motor, so that the main control board controls the transmission of the films through the first film feeding motor and the second film feeding motor.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the printing assembly 14 includes a printing frame 12, a printing head 16, an electronic heating element, an exposure mechanism, and a head motor, the printing head 16 is slidably connected to the printing frame 12 toward the paper output end, the electronic heating element and the exposure mechanism are disposed at the printing end of the printing head 16, the head motor is connected to the printing head 16, and the printing head 16, the electronic heating element, the exposure mechanism, and the head motor are respectively connected to the main control board.

The print head 16 is slidably connected to the print head 16 through the second slide rail 13 toward the paper output end, wherein the print head 16 can slide up and down, and the print end of the print head 16 is pressed against the film by the press head motor, so as to print the film. The activation and deactivation of the print head 16, the electric heating element, the head motor, and the exposure mechanism are controlled by the main control board. The electrical heating element provided in the print head 16, the exposure mechanism provided in the print head 16, and the movement of the print head 16 by the head motor can be implemented by the prior art, and need not be described in detail herein. The main control board can detect the printing head 16 through the printing end and debug the position of the exposure lamp 15 according to the printing effect, thereby further debugging the printing hardware.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the detection assembly includes a ram reset detection eye mounted in the sliding path of the printhead 16 and located away from the printing end.

In detail, the pressure head reset detection electric eye can be a correlation electric eye or a reflection electric eye. The pressure head resetting detection electric eye is installed through the printing support 12 and used for detecting the position of the printing head 16, and the pressure head resetting detection electric eye is connected with the main control board. When the signal detected by the pressure head reset detection electric eye is in a low level, the current state is not detected, and when the signal is in a high level, the current position is detected, so that the main control panel can obtain the operation condition of each component.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the exposure mechanism includes an exposure lamp 15 and an exposure motor, the exposure lamp 15 is slidably connected to the print head 16 toward the paper output end, the exposure motor is configured to drive the exposure lamp 15 to slide, and the exposure lamp 15 and the exposure motor are respectively connected to the main control board.

In detail, the exposure lamp 15 is driven by the exposure motor, and the main control panel respectively controls the start of the exposure lamp 15 and the exposure motor, so that the exposure lamp 15 is moved to the printing end to be started when the control is performed. Among them, the exposure lamp 15 is a prior art, and an explanation thereof is not necessary.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the detecting unit includes a ready position detecting electric eye for detecting the exposure motor at the printing end.

In detail, the position detection electric eye is prepared for detecting whether the exposure motor moves to the printing end or not, so that the detection result is uploaded to the main control board, and the main control board controls the exposure lamp 15 to be started according to the detection result. Optionally, after the electronic heating element heats the printing head 16, when the film is transmitted to the printing end, the control pressure head motor drives the printing head 16 to print, and the exposure motor drives the exposure lamp 15 to expose the film.

Example 2

Referring to fig. 4 to 6, an embodiment of the present application provides a method for a medical thermal printer, including the following steps: detecting whether the sucking disc 4 of the paper feeding assembly 2 is positioned at the sheet inlet end, and starting an air pump of the sucking disc 4 when the sucking disc 4 is positioned at the sheet inlet end to drive the paper feeding assembly 2 to move forwards; detecting whether a sucking disc 4 of the paper feeding assembly 2 is positioned at a sheet outlet end, driving the paper feeding assembly 2 to move forwards when the sucking disc 4 is not positioned at the sheet outlet end, and turning off an air pump of the sucking disc 4 and driving the paper feeding assembly 2 to move backwards when the sucking disc 4 is positioned at the sheet outlet end; detecting whether a paper feeding assembly is positioned at a printing end, controlling the paper feeding assembly to move forwards when the paper feeding assembly is not positioned at the printing end, and driving the paper feeding assembly to move backwards when the paper feeding assembly is positioned at the printing end.

In detail, whether the suction cup 4 of the paper feeding assembly 2 is located at the film feeding end is detected, and when the suction cup 4 is located at the film feeding end, the air pump of the suction cup 4 is started to suck the film and drive the paper feeding assembly 2 to move forward. Whether the sucking disc 4 of the paper feeding component 2 is positioned at the sheet outlet end is detected, when the sucking disc 4 is not positioned at the sheet outlet end, the paper feeding component 2 is driven to move forwards, and the position of the paper feeding component 2 is corrected, so that the completeness and the accuracy of printing are improved. When the detection sucker 4 is positioned at the film outlet end, the air pump of the sucker 4 is closed, so that the film is placed into the paper inlet end of the paper feeding assembly through the film outlet end. When the sucking disc 4 is positioned at the film outlet end, the paper feeding assembly 2 is driven to move backwards, so that the film to be printed can be conveniently conveyed next time. Whether the paper feeding assembly is located at the printing end or not is detected, when the paper feeding assembly is not located at the printing end, the paper feeding assembly is controlled to move forwards to transmit a film being printed, and when the paper feeding assembly is located at the printing end, the paper feeding assembly is driven to move backwards to transmit a next film to be printed. The film is acquired through the paper feeding assembly 2, the film is transmitted by the paper feeding assembly to be printed, and all parts are controlled by detecting the transmission process of the paper feeding assembly 2 and the paper feeding assembly, so that the defect of the design of a hardware system of the printer can be overcome. Optionally, the film inlet end of the printing assembly 14 is used for detecting the position of the sucking disc 4 sucking the film, and the film outlet end of the printing assembly 14 is used for detecting the position of the sucking disc 4 dropping the film, so as to judge whether the sucking disc 4 successfully sucks the film, drops the film, and resets after sucking/dropping the film in the printing process, thereby further correcting the defects of the original control system of the printer. The paper outlet end of the paper feeding assembly can be any position of the film in the paper outlet process.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the method for printing a medical thermal printer includes the following steps: driving the paper feeding assembly and the exposure mechanism to move forward, detecting whether the paper feeding assembly and the exposure mechanism are both positioned at a preparation position, and driving the paper feeding assembly and the exposure mechanism to move forward when any one of the paper feeding assembly and the exposure mechanism is not positioned at the preparation position; when the paper feeding assembly and the exposure mechanism are both located at the preparation position, whether the printing assembly 14 is located at the printing end is detected, when the printing assembly is not located at the printing end, the printing assembly 14 is driven to move forwards to the printing end, and the paper feeding assembly and the exposure mechanism are driven to simultaneously reciprocate for multiple times between the preparation position and the printing end.

In detail, the paper feeding assembly and the exposure mechanism are driven to move forward, whether the paper feeding assembly and the exposure mechanism are located at the preparation position is detected, and when one of the paper feeding assembly and the exposure mechanism is not located at the preparation position, the paper feeding assembly and the exposure mechanism are driven to move forward until the paper feeding assembly and the exposure mechanism are detected to be located at the preparation position. Detecting whether the printing assembly 14 is positioned at the printing end, and when not positioned at the printing end, driving the printing assembly 14 to move forward until the printing assembly 14 is detected, and simultaneously driving the paper feeding assembly and the exposure mechanism to move back and forth for a plurality of times along the preparation position to the printing end, thereby realizing printing. The preparation positions of the paper feeding assembly and the exposure mechanism can be different, the main control board controls the paper feeding assembly to move forwards according to a certain distance from the preparation position of the paper feeding assembly to the paper outlet end to finish the printing of the film, and controls the exposure mechanism to move forwards according to a certain distance from the preparation position of the exposure mechanism to the printing end to finish the exposure of the film printing process. The prior art of the printer is how the paper feeding assembly 2, the paper feeding assembly, the printing assembly 14 and the exposure mechanism implement transmission, printing, exposure and the like, and need not be described in detail herein.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the method for printing a medical thermal printer includes the following steps: preheating a printing head 16 of a printing assembly 14 for a period of time, starting a temperature control thread to enable the temperature to be within a specified range, detecting whether the printing head 16 of the printing assembly 14 is located at a preparation position, driving the printing assembly 14 to move forward when the printing head is not located at the preparation position, detecting whether the paper feeding assembly is located at the printing end when the paper feeding assembly is located at the preparation position, and driving the printing assembly 14 to move forward when the paper feeding assembly is not located at the printing end.

In detail, the print head 16 of the printing assembly 14 is preheated, the print head 16 is regulated and controlled at a constant temperature through a temperature control thread, whether the print head 16 of the printing assembly 14 is located at a preparation position or not is detected, and when the print head 16 is not located at the preparation position, the printing assembly 14 is driven to move forward, and the position of the print head 16 is adjusted. When the print head 16 is in the ready position, it is detected whether the feed assembly is at the printing end, and when not at the printing end, the printing assembly 14 is driven forward until it is detected that the printing assembly 14 or the print head 16 is at the printing end, thereby completing printing of the film. Wherein the ready position of the print head 16 is detected by the electric eye and uploaded to the main control board. Wherein, the printing component 14 controls the forward distance according to the preset distance between the preparation position and the printing end to complete the printing.

In the embodiments provided in the present application, it should be understood that the disclosed apparatus and method may be implemented in other ways. The apparatus embodiments described above are merely illustrative, and for example, the flowchart and block diagrams in the figures illustrate the architecture, functionality, and operation of possible implementations of apparatus, methods and computer program products according to various embodiments of the present application. In this regard, each block in the flowchart or block diagrams may represent a module, segment, or portion of code, which comprises one or more executable instructions for implementing the specified logical function(s). It should also be noted that, in some alternative implementations, the functions noted in the block may occur out of the order noted in the figures. For example, two blocks shown in succession may, in fact, be executed substantially concurrently, or the blocks may sometimes be executed in the reverse order, depending upon the functionality involved. It will also be noted that each block of the block diagrams and/or flowchart illustration, and combinations of blocks in the block diagrams and/or flowchart illustration, can be implemented by special purpose hardware-based systems which perform the specified functions or acts, or combinations of special purpose hardware and computer instructions.

In addition, functional modules in the embodiments of the present application may be integrated together to form an independent part, or each module may exist separately, or two or more modules may be integrated to form an independent part.

The above-described functions, if implemented in the form of software functional modules and sold or used as a separate product, may be stored in a computer-readable storage medium. Based on such understanding, the technical solution of the present application or portions thereof that substantially contribute to the prior art may be embodied in the form of a software product stored in a storage medium and including instructions for causing a computer device (which may be a personal computer, a server, or a network device) to execute all or part of the steps of the above-described method according to the embodiments of the present application. And the aforementioned storage medium includes: a U-disk, a removable hard disk, a Read-Only Memory (ROM), a Random Access Memory (RAM), a magnetic disk or an optical disk, and other various media capable of storing program codes.

In summary, the embodiments of the present application provide a system and a method for a medical thermal printer:

in the application embodiment, the film is brought into the paper inlet end of the paper feeding assembly through the paper feeding assembly 2, the film is transmitted through the paper feeding assembly, and the printing end of the printing assembly 14 is driven by the pressure head assembly to be matched with the paper outlet end of the paper feeding assembly, so that printing is realized; the film inlet end and the film outlet end of the paper inlet component 2 are detected through the detection component, so that the processes of grabbing and entering printing of the film are detected; detecting the paper inlet end and the paper outlet end of the paper feeding assembly through the detection assembly, so as to detect the proceeding process of the film in printing; detecting the printing end of the printing assembly 14 through the detection assembly, so as to judge whether the printing end of the printing assembly 14 is matched with the film output by the paper feeding assembly and obtain whether the film is printed; all detection results of the detection assembly are obtained through the main control board, and the paper feeding assembly 2, the paper feeding assembly, the pressure head assembly and the printing assembly 14 are controlled to complete printing according to the printed film grabbing, transmitting and printing processes, so that the defects of the design of a printer hardware system can be avoided and compensated conveniently, and the normal use of the medical thermal printer is met.

According to the embodiment of the application, whether the sucking disc 4 of the paper feeding assembly 2 is positioned at the film outlet end is detected, and when the sucking disc 4 is positioned at the film inlet end, the sucking disc 4 is started to absorb the film, so that the film is conveyed by driving the paper feeding assembly 2; the method comprises the steps that whether a sucking disc 4 of a paper feeding assembly 2 is located at a film outlet end or not is detected, the paper feeding assembly 2 is driven to move forwards when the sucking disc 4 is not located at the film outlet end, and an air pump of the sucking disc 4 is turned off when the sucking disc 4 is located at the film outlet end, so that a film is placed at the film outlet end; whether the paper feeding assembly is located at the printing end or not is detected, so that the paper feeding assembly is controlled to move forwards when the paper feeding assembly is not located at the printing end, the film to be printed is transmitted along the printing direction, and the paper feeding assembly is driven to move backwards when the paper feeding assembly is located at the printing end, so that the next film to be printed leaves the printing position. By detecting the printing process, the defects of the hardware system design are avoided and compensated, and the normal use of the medical thermal printer is met.

The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present application and is not intended to limit the present application, and various modifications and changes may be made by those skilled in the art. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement and the like made within the spirit and principle of the present application shall be included in the protection scope of the present application.

It will be evident to those skilled in the art that the present application is not limited to the details of the foregoing illustrative embodiments, and that the present application may be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential attributes thereof. The present embodiments are therefore to be considered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive, the scope of the application being indicated by the appended claims rather than by the foregoing description, and all changes which come within the meaning and range of equivalency of the claims are therefore intended to be embraced therein. Any reference sign in a claim should not be construed as limiting the claim concerned.