EP0738612B1 - Dispositif pour la décoration de tasses et autres articles en céramique de forme irrégulière, par transfert à chaud de décalcomanies - Google Patents

Dispositif pour la décoration de tasses et autres articles en céramique de forme irrégulière, par transfert à chaud de décalcomanies Download PDF

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EP0738612B1
EP0738612B1 EP95830525A EP95830525A EP0738612B1 EP 0738612 B1 EP0738612 B1 EP 0738612B1 EP 95830525 A EP95830525 A EP 95830525A EP 95830525 A EP95830525 A EP 95830525A EP 0738612 B1 EP0738612 B1 EP 0738612B1
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decalcomania
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Roberto I.P.A. Industria Porcellane S.p.A. Sala
Riccardo I.P.A. Industria Porcellane S.p.A Sala
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65C—LABELLING OR TAGGING MACHINES, APPARATUS, OR PROCESSES
    • B65C9/00—Details of labelling machines or apparatus
    • B65C9/02—Devices for moving articles, e.g. containers, past labelling station
    • B65C9/04—Devices for moving articles, e.g. containers, past labelling station having means for rotating the articles
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B44—DECORATIVE ARTS
    • B44C—PRODUCING DECORATIVE EFFECTS; MOSAICS; TARSIA WORK; PAPERHANGING
    • B44C1/00—Processes, not specifically provided for elsewhere, for producing decorative surface effects
    • B44C1/16—Processes, not specifically provided for elsewhere, for producing decorative surface effects for applying transfer pictures or the like
    • B44C1/165—Processes, not specifically provided for elsewhere, for producing decorative surface effects for applying transfer pictures or the like for decalcomanias; sheet material therefor
    • B44C1/17—Dry transfer
    • B44C1/1712—Decalcomanias applied under heat and pressure, e.g. provided with a heat activable adhesive
    • B44C1/1716—Decalcomanias provided with a particular decorative layer, e.g. specially adapted to allow the formation of a metallic or dyestuff layer on a substrate unsuitable for direct deposition
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65C—LABELLING OR TAGGING MACHINES, APPARATUS, OR PROCESSES
    • B65C9/00—Details of labelling machines or apparatus
    • B65C9/08—Label feeding
    • B65C9/18—Label feeding from strips, e.g. from rolls
    • B65C9/1865—Label feeding from strips, e.g. from rolls the labels adhering on a backing strip
    • B65C9/1869—Label feeding from strips, e.g. from rolls the labels adhering on a backing strip and being transferred directly from the backing strip onto the article
    • B65C9/1873—Label feeding from strips, e.g. from rolls the labels adhering on a backing strip and being transferred directly from the backing strip onto the article the transfer involving heating means, e.g. for decals
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65C—LABELLING OR TAGGING MACHINES, APPARATUS, OR PROCESSES
    • B65C9/00—Details of labelling machines or apparatus
    • B65C9/20—Gluing the labels or articles
    • B65C9/24—Gluing the labels or articles by heat
    • B65C9/25—Gluing the labels or articles by heat by thermo-activating the glue

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  • the present invention relates to an apparatus for decorating cups and other ceramics articles of manufacture of complex shape, by hot transfer of decalcomanias.
  • Apparatus for decorating ceramics articles of manufacture by transferring decalcomanias are already known and commercially available, as for example illustrated in WO-A-9 405 515 or in US-A-4 806 197 or in US-A-5 147 495.
  • the aim of the present invention is to overcome the above mentioned drawbacks, by providing an apparatus for decorating ceramics cups and other articles of manufacture, having a complex shape, by hot transfer of decalcomanias, which apparatus is specifically designed to fully automatically operate so as to provide a perfect transfer and proper locating of decalcomanias on cups having, for example, a frustum of cone configuration.
  • a main object of the present invention is to provide such an apparatus affording the possibility of automatically carrying out the several decalcomania taking and transferring operations, while providing a perfect locating of the taken up decalcomanias under all of the operating conditions.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide such an apparatus, which, owing to the constructional features thereof, is very safe and reliable in operation.
  • Yet another object of the present invention is to provide such an apparatus which can be easily made by using easily available elements and materials and which, moreover, is very competitive from a mere economic standpoint.
  • an apparatus for decorating ceramics cups and other articles of manufacture, of complex shape, by hot transfer of decalcomanias characterized in that said apparatus comprises, on a supporting framework, a rotary plate associated with a decalcomania loader and cooperating with a conical pad for taking up a decalcomania, said pad operating so as to transfer a decalcomania on a cup which is idly rotatably supported on a supporting arm, driving means being moreover provided for timely turning said rotary plate and conical pad.
  • the apparatus for decorating ceramics cups and other articles of manufacture of complex shape, by hot transfer of decalcomanias which has been generally indicated by the reference number 1, comprises a supporting framework 2, on which is supported a rotary plate 3, which cooperates with a decalcomania loader assembly, indicated by the reference number 4.
  • the decalcomania loader assembly can be radially displaced, with respect to the rotary plate, and is provided with stroke adjustment means 5 in order to properly locate a decalcomania 6 on a suction portion 7 of the rotary plate 3.
  • a conical decalcomania taking up pad 10 which is advantageously made of a silicone rubber and has substantially a half of cone configuration, that is it presents the conical pad along a suitable angular extension.
  • the pad 10 is supported, as it will become more apparent hereinafter, so as to turn about an axis thereof and being arranged so that its side surface will interact with the decalcomania 6, for taking up it.
  • a heater 11 On a side of the pad 10 is arranged a heater 11 which, during the rotation of the pad 10, will contact the latter thereby properly heating it.
  • a supporting arm which is pivoted about a horizontal axis 21, to a carousel 22.
  • the supporting arm is swingably mounted by means of the operation of a piston 23, so as to bring a cup 24 to cooperate with the pad 10 or so as to remove the cup from said pad, depending on the provided operating steps.
  • the carousel is caused to turn step by step so as to transfer the cup from a loading station to a cup handle locating station, to a standby station, wherein the decalcomania is applied, and then to an unloading station.
  • a very important feature of the invention is that are provided driving means for timely turning the rotary plate 3 and conical pad 10.
  • These driving means comprise a driving motor 30, operating the shaft 31, rotatably driving the gear element 33, which, in turn, meshes with a side pinion 32.
  • the shaft 31 is connected, through a synchronization clutch 34, to a second side pinion 35, which meshes with a pinion 36 of the rotary plate, which has a tooth number substantially twice that of the pinion 35, so as to provide synchronized movements, as it will become more apparent hereinafter.
  • the pinions 32, 33, 35, 37 and 38 have all the same number of teeth, thereby synchronized rotary movements of the conical pad and rotary plate are obtained.
  • the provision of the synchronous clutch 34 provides a possibility of carrying a perfect timing between the rotation of the rotary plate on which is arranged the decalcomania and the rotation of the conical pad operating as a transfer element.
  • the starting operating step is performed by arranging at a suitable location the decalcomania 6, which is brought by the loader 4 on the suction plate 7, holding the decalcomania at a set location.
  • the cup 24 will be arranged in a standby position with the cup handle facing downwardly and removed from the silicone pad.
  • the rotary plate rotation is started so as to displace the rotary plate toward the pad, which is also provided with a synchronous rotation, to cause the decalcomania to contact the pad.
  • the starting portion of the pad which, as stated, has a frustum of cone shape, will coincide, owing to the set synchronism, with the starting portion of the decalcomania to be taken up.
  • the cup as on the top portion thereof there is no pad portion, will achieve its working position owing to the rotary movement of the arm 20, which will cause the cup to contact the pad.
  • the cup is removed from the pad, the decalcomania supporting paper is ejected as a waste, and the rotary plate is brought again to the starting position thereof, in order to identically repeat the above disclosed operating cycle.
  • a decorating apparatus which can perform in an automatic perfectly synchronized manner the transfer of decalcomanias on cups, having a complex configuration, thereby automatically and safely applying the provided decalcomania.
  • the used materials provided that they are compatible to the intended use, as well as the contingent size and shapes, can be any, depending on requirements.

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  1. Dispositif pour la décoration de tasses ou d'autres articles en céramique de forme irrégulière, par transfert à chaud de décalcomanies, caractérisé en ce que ledit dispositif (1) comporte, sur une charpente de support (2), un plateau tournant (3) associé à un chargeur de décalcomanies (4) et coopère avec un tampon conique (10) pour reprendre une décalcomanie, ledit tampon fonctionnant de manière à transférer la décalcomanie sur une tasse (24) qui est supportée en rotation sur un bras de support (20), des moyens d'entraínement (30-37) étant par ailleurs pourvus pour faire tourner de manière opportune ledit plateau tournant et le tampon conique.
  2. Dispositif selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que ledit chargeur de décalcomanies est radialement mobile par rapport audit plateau tournant et pivote au centre dudit plateau tournant.
  3. Dispositif selon les revendications 1 et 2, caractérisé en ce que ledit chargeur de décalcomanies est pourvu de moyens de réglage de course pour permettre de bien positionner ladite décalcomanie.
  4. Dispositif selon une ou plusieurs des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que sur ledit plateau tournant est pourvu un plateau d'aspiration qui est conçu pour tenir ladite décalcomanie dans une position fixe.
  5. Dispositif selon une ou plusieurs des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que ledit tampon présente une configuration sensiblement demi-conique et qu'il peut tourner autour de son axe.
  6. Dispositif selon une ou plusieurs des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que ledit dispositif comporte par ailleurs un dispositif de chauffage conique conçu pour réchauffer ledit tampon tournant.
  7. Dispositif selon une ou plusieurs des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que ledit support de tasse pivote vers un chariot à plateau tournant prévu pour amener ladite tasse successivement aux différentes étapes de son traitement.
  8. Dispositif selon une ou plusieurs des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que ledit bras de support est monté de manière oscillante autour d'un axe sensiblement horizontal et entraíné par un piston.
  9. Dispositif selon une ou plusieurs des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que lesdits moyens d'entraínement comportent un moteur d'entraínement entraínant un arbre qui entraíne en rotation un élément d'engrenage, engrené avec un pignon latéral couplé, à travers un embrayage de synchronisation, à un pignon dudit plateau tournant, ledit pignon centrai étant couplé à un arbre sur lequel est calé un engrènement de pignon supérieur avec un pignon dudit tampon.
  10. Dispositif selon une ou plusieurs des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que lesdits pignons ont tous le même nombre de dents, à l'exception du pignon du plateau tournant qui a deux fois le nombre de dents.
  11. Dispositif selon une ou plusieurs des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que ledit bras de support est entraíné vers et loin dudit tampon conique afin de mettre une tasse d'une zone distante dudit tampon en contact avec ledit tampon conique.
EP95830525A 1995-04-21 1995-12-19 Dispositif pour la décoration de tasses et autres articles en céramique de forme irrégulière, par transfert à chaud de décalcomanies Expired - Lifetime EP0738612B1 (fr)

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ITMI950830 1995-04-21
ITMI950830A IT1274381B (it) 1995-04-21 1995-04-21 Macchina per la decorazione di tazzine e di altri manufatti ceramici a conformazione complessa,mediante trasferimento a caldo di decalcomanie

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