Package, printing apparatus, and printing system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11241899-B2
Application number	US-202016812881-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 9, 2020
Priority date	Mar 14, 2019
Publication date	Feb 8, 2022
Grant date	Feb 8, 2022

Abstract

A package includes a print target material on which printing is to be performed by a printing apparatus. The package includes a plate-like member, a positioning target portion, and an opening portion. The plate-like member configured to hold a portion on which printing is to be performed, of the print target material to cause the portion to be flat. The positioning target portion is arranged in the plate-like member and configured to engage with a positioning member configured to position the print target material with respect to a printing position in the printing apparatus. A portion of a printing region of the print target material is opened in the opening portion.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A package including a print target material on which printing is to be performed by a printing apparatus, the package comprising:
a plate-like member configured to hold a portion of the print target material on which printing is to be performed such that the portion of the print target material is flat;
a positioning target portion arranged in the plate-like member and configured to engage with a positioning member configured to position the print target material with respect to a printing position in the printing apparatus; and
a package bag in which the print target material held by the plate-like member and the plate-like member are contained,
wherein the package bag includes an opening portion in which a portion of a printing region of the print target material is opened at a printing side of the print target material.

2. The package according to claim 1 , wherein the positioning target portion comprises one or more leg portions.

3. The package according to claim 2 ,
wherein the package bag includes a leg exposing portion configured to expose the leg portion in a state where the plate-like member is contained.

4. The package according to claim 3 ,
wherein the package bag is formed in an envelope shape.

5. The package according to claim 1 , wherein the positioning target portion is configured to maintain a constant distance between a printing side of the print target material held by the plate-like member and a platen on which the print target material is placed in the printing apparatus.

6. The package according to claim 1 , wherein the package bag includes a peelable protecting member configured to cover an opening formed in the opening portion.

7. The package according to claim 6 , wherein the protecting member is attached using a re-peelable and re-stickable adhesive.

8. The package according to claim 1 , wherein a pre-treatment agent for ink used in the printing apparatus is applied to the print target material.

9. A printing apparatus comprising:
a platen on which the package according to claim 1 is placed, the package packing the print target material;
a positioning member arranged on the platen and configured to engage with the positioning target portion to position the package packing the print target material; and
a printing unit configured to perform printing on the package placed on the platen.

10. The printing apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein
the positioning member is formed to protrude from the platen, and
a height of the positioning target portion is higher than a height of the positioning member.

11. The printing apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein a pre-treatment agent for ink used in the printing unit is applied to the print target material.

12. A printing system comprising:
the package according to claim 1 , the package packing a print target material to be printed;
a platen on which the package is placed;
a positioning member arranged on the platen and configured to engage with the positioning target portion to position the package packing the print target material; and
a printing unit configured to perform printing on the package placed on the platen.

13. The printing system according to claim 12 , wherein
the positioning member is formed to protrude from the platen, and
a height of the positioning target portion is higher than a height of the positioning member.

14. The printing system according to claim 12 , wherein a pre-treatment agent for ink used in the printing unit is applied to the print target material.

15. The package according to claim 1 , wherein the package bag includes an insertion portion for inserting the print target material held by the plate-like member provided at one end of the package bag, and a sealing member for sealing the insertion portion after the print target material and the plate-like member are inserted into the package bag.

Assignees

• Ricoh Co Ltd

Inventors

• Morino Tetsu
• Hagiwara Genta

Classifications

• B41J3/4078

  Printing on textile · CPC title

• B41M5/0017 Primary

  Application of ink-fixing material, e.g. mordant, precipitating agent, on the substrate prior to printing, e.g. by ink-jet printing, coating or spraying · CPC title

• B41J11/06

  Flat page-size platens {or smaller flat platens having a greater size than line-size platens (B41J11/0085 takes precedence)} · CPC title

• B65D33/18

  using adhesive applied to integral parts, e.g. to flaps · CPC title

• B65D85/182

  Shirt packaging and display supports · CPC title