EP1740388A2 - A digital printing apparatus - Google Patents
A digital printing apparatusInfo
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- EP1740388A2 EP1740388A2 EP05703208A EP05703208A EP1740388A2 EP 1740388 A2 EP1740388 A2 EP 1740388A2 EP 05703208 A EP05703208 A EP 05703208A EP 05703208 A EP05703208 A EP 05703208A EP 1740388 A2 EP1740388 A2 EP 1740388A2
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Definitions
- the present invention relates to printing and, more particularly, but not exclusively to digital printing.
- Common printing methods employ liquid ink made of a pigment and an adhesive in a liquid, volatile, solvent.
- the liquid ink is applied to the printed substrate using a brush, pipe, stylus, rolling ball or cylinder, by sprinkling droplets such as an ink jet printer, by means of a printing pad or an offset stencil, by forcing the ink through a mesh stencil such as used with screen printing, etc.
- Printing using liquid ink requires that the ink remains at the point it is applied to the printed substrate until the solvent evaporates.
- Garment printing is performed today by screen printing press systems that are complex, inflexible, and require a specific set-up for each different print and color.
- an image file undergoes a mechanical spot-color separation process (each color is printed in black and white on a separate sheet of paper or film). Then, the image is "developed" in a- long optical process, into a fine mesh (screen), which is pressed during the printing process against the media. Before printing, each screen has to be set in the propel?
- the apparatus is essentially a conventional inkjet printer, and is capable of creating the indicia through ink jet ink depositing upon flat or rigid substrates as a result of controlled platen movement beneath the ink jet printer head and controlled ink jet printer head movement an ink flow control by a programmed CPU.
- the flexible printing substrate of the patented invention is larger than the platen and portions of the substrate are draped downwardly over edges of the platen and tucked under the platen.
- a digital printing mach e including a rigid frame, a first linear motion X axis stage mounted on the frame, a second linear motion X axis stage mounted on the frame parallel to the first axis stage, and arranged for operation independently of the first axis stage, a printing table assembly movable on each linear X axis stage, a linear motion Y axis stage mounted on the frame perpendicular to the linear X axis stages, above the printing table assemblies, and an array of inkjet nozzles mounted on the linear Y axis stage for linear motion perpendicular to the X axis stage.
- each printing table assembly includes a media-holding plate and an openable cover pivotally coupled to the media- holding plate for holding the media firmly against the plate.
- the printing machine further includes a curing unit located above each printing table assembly and arranged to cure ink on media on the printing table assembly.
- the printing machine further includes an ironing unit located above each printing table assembly and arranged to iron media on the printing table assembly before printing thereon.
- a printing machine including a rigid frame, a linear motion X axis stage mounted on the frame, a printing table assembl movable on the linear X axis stage, a linear motion Y axis stage mounted on the frame perpendicular to the linear X axis stage, above the printing table assembly,: ah array of inkjet nozzles mounted on the linear Y axis stage for linear motion perpendicular to the X axis stage, a curing unit located above the printing table assembly and arranged to cure ink on media on the printing assembly, and an ironing unit located above the printing table assembly and arranged to iron media on the printing assembly before printing thereon.
- the curing unit is an infrared system.
- the curing unit is a hot air blowing unit.
- a printing machine including a rigid frame, a linear motion X axis stage base mounted on the frame, a first printing table assembly movable on the linear X axis stage base, a second printing table assembly movable on the linear X axis stage base independently of the first printing table assembly, a linear motion Y axis stage mounted on the frame perpendicular to the linear X axis stages, above the printing table assemblies, and an array of inkjet nozzles mounted on the linear Y axis stage for linear motion perpendicular to the X axis stage.
- a printing system for printing on a surface for use with a printing head controllably mounted for printing onto selected locations of the surface and a controllable wetting mounted for wetting the selected locations prior to printing.
- a printing system for printing on a surface for use with at least one printing apparatus comprising at least one ink applicator operative to print an image over at least a part of the surface, and at least one wetting apparatus comprising at least one liquid applicator operative to apply a wetting composition over at least a portion of the part of the surface prior to printing, using a wetting composition that is capable of interfering with the engagement of a liquid ink composition with at least one binding site of the surface.
- the printed image is a photograph.
- printing system further comprising at least one controller operative to control the at least one liquid applicator to apply the wetting composition onto selected parts of the surface.
- a printing system for use with a liquid applicator that includes least one of a spraying nozzle,. a dripping nozzle, a droplet injector, a drop-on-demand piezoelectric inkjet nozzle, a continuous piezoelectric inkjet nozzle, a roller pad, an offset prmting stencil and a screen printing stencil.
- a printing system for use with at least one ink applicator that includes at least one of a spraying nozzle, a dripping nozzle, a droplet injector, a drop- on-demand piezoelectric inkjet nozzle, a continuous piezoelectric inkjet nozzle, a roller pad, an offset printing stencil and a screen printing stencil.
- a printing system including at least one retractable bath carrying a thinner liquid, the thinner liquid operative to prevent the wetting composition from drying within the liquid applicator, the retractable bath positioned beneath the liquid applicator and operative to be retracted on demand to expose the liquid applicator to apply the wettin composition onto the surface.
- the thinner liquid is based on the wetting composition.
- the thinner liquid is aqueous.
- the printing system also includes a curing unit located above each the printing table assembly and arranged to cure at least one of the wetting composition and the ink deposited on the printable medium mounted on the printing table assembly.
- the curing unit is an infrared system.
- the curing unit is a hot air blowing unit.
- the printing system also includes an ironing unit located above each the printing table assembly and arranged to iron media on the printing table assembly.
- the surface 5 to be printed by. the printing system is made of fibrous material, porous material, or a material that has a high surface tension with the liquid ink.
- the fibrous material is a textile fabric.
- the fabric consists of wool, silk, cotton, linen, hemp, ramie, jute, acetate, acrylic, lastex, nylon, polyester, rayon, viscose, spandex, metallic composite, carbon or carbonized composite, or any combination thereof.
- the textile fabric comprises a garment.
- the printing system constructed of a rigid frame, at least one linear motion X-axis mounted on the .frame, at least one table assembly operative to bear a printable medium and movable on each linear X-axis, a bridge mounted on the frame perpendicular to the linear X-axis and above the table assembly, at least one liquid applicator mounted on the bridge and operative to apply a wetting composition onto the printable medium mounted on the table assemblies, a linear motion Y-axis stage mounted on the frame perpendicular to the linear X-axis and Y-axis stages and above the printing table assembly, and at least one ink applicator mounted on the linear Y- axis stage for linear motion perpendicular to the X-axis stage.
- each printing table assembly includes a media-holding plate and an openable cover pivotally coupled to the media-holding plate for holding the media firmly against the plate.
- at least a part of each the printing table assembly is a vacuum table.
- the .media-holding plate includes a raised portion
- the cover includes a window of the same shape and slightly larger than the raised portion.
- the linear motion X-axis stage is a linear motor driven stage.
- the linear motion Y-axis stage is a linear motor driven stage.
- all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning: as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs.
- the materials, methods, and examples provided herein are illustrative only: and not intended to be limiting.
- Implementation of the method and system of the present invention involves performing or completing certain selected tasks or steps manually, automatically, or a combination thereof.
- several selected steps could be implemented by hardware or by software on any operating system of any firmware or a combination thereof.
- selected steps of the invention could be implemented as a chip or a circuit.
- selected steps . of, the invention could be implemented as a plurality of software instructions being executed by a computer using any suitable operating system.
- selected steps of the method and system of the invention could be described as being performed by a data processor, such as a computing platform for executing a plurality of instructions.
- FIG. 1 is a simplified perspective drawing of a garment printing system constructed and operative in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention
- Fig. 2 A, Fig. 2B and Fig. 2C are respectively side, front and top simplified views of a garment printing system constructed and operative in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention
- Fig. 3 is a simplified side view drawing of a garment printing system constructed and operative in accordance with a further embodiment of the present invention
- Fig. 4 is a schematic illustration of a wetting system constructed and operative in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention
- Fig. 5 is a. perspective drawing of a wetting battery of solenoid valves and spraying nozzles- Fig.
- FIG. 6 is a,perspective drawing of two wetting batteries mounted over a bridge;
- Fig, 7. is a simplified perspective drawing of the printing system of Figs. 2A, 2B and 2C equipped with the wetting system of Fig. 4;
- Fig. 8, Fig. 9 A and Fig. 9B are simplified perspective drawings of a preferred embodiment of the battery of Fig. 5 equipped with a bath of thinner liquid;
- Fig. 10 is simplified perspective drawings of a preferred embodiment of a garment mounting assembly;
- Fig. 11 and Fig. 12 are simplified perspective drawings of the garment mounting assembly of Fig. 10 with a mounted garment in an open and a close position;
- Fig. 13 is a simplified schematic drawing of an inkjet printing head assembly;
- Fig. 14A, Fig. 14B, Fig. 14C, and Fig. 14D, taken together, are simplified schematic illustrations of several stages of the printing process, according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;
- Fig. 15 is a, simplified flow chart
- a preferred embodiment of the present invention is useful for printing over materials that usually cause the ink to smear over the material, such as fibrous materials, porous materials and other ink absorbing materials, and materials having high surface tension with the ink liquid.
- a preferred embodiment of the present invention is thus provided for the garment industry in general, and for T-shirt printing industry in particular.
- a preferred embodiment of the present invention comprises A pre-printing assembly for wetting the substrate prior to printing. This wetting sub-system typically comprises an array of spraying nozzles operative to apply a wetting composition over, the printed material.
- This wetting composition interferes with the engagement of the ink with the printed material so as to limit the spread of the ink over, or within, the material; • A printing assembly comprising at least one printing head operative to apply ink on the printed material; • A garment handling assembly; • Optionally, at least one curing assembly, operative to cure the wetting composition, or the ink liquid, or both; • Optionally, at least one ironing assembly, operative to iron the garment prior to printing or wetting; and • A controller unit for controlling the operation of the above assemblies, typically comprising a computer, preferably comprising a microcontroller, or a programmable logic controller (PLC), or a personal computer (PC) or any combination thereof.
- PLC programmable logic controller
- the abovementioned wetting assembly and printing assembly preferably comprises of one or more units capable of applying liquid over selected areas of the material to be printed. Such units are known in the art as spraying nozzles, dripping nozzles, droplet injectors, drop-on-demand piezoelectric inkjet nozzles, continuous piezoelectric iijkjet nozzles, roller pads, stamping pads, offset printing stencil and a screen printing stencil, etc.
- the abovementioned garment handling assembly preferably comprises an accurate X,. Y, Z. motion system and a printing table. Since the printing system is particularly suited to printing on a garment, it has been described herein with respect to garment printing, by way of example only. However, it will be appreciated that any other suitable substrate can alternatively be utilized.
- a preferred embodiment of a digital printing system typically comprises electronically controlled wetting and printing units such as spraying nozzles, dripping nozzles, droplet injectors, drop-on-demand piezoelectric inkjet nozzles ⁇ continuous piezoelectric inkjet nozzles, etc. that are capable of creating image pixels in a controllable manner.
- a preferred embodiment of the present invention shown and described below comprises the combination of wetting by spraying technology and printing by inkjet technology. It is appreciated that the present invention pertains to every possible combination of wetting technology and printing technology.
- the digital printing system has the following advantages over conventional screen-printing devices: • The image file is received in conventional format without the need for spot color separation process. • No. screen or stencil development is needed.
- Fig. 1 is a simplified perspective drawing of a garment printin system 10 constructed and operative in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention.
- the garment printing system 10 comprises a rigid frame 11 in which .
- an accurate linear motion X-axis stage 12 is installed.
- the X-axis stage 12 is a linear motor driven stage, and can be a conventional linear stage.
- the X-axis stage 12 can be any other type of linear stage, like a belt-driven stage, or ball screw driven stage.
- a printing table assembly 13 is connected to the X-axis stage 12, which preferably provides high acceleration and scanning speed.
- an accurate linear motion Y-axis stage 14 is installed above the printing table assembly 13, preferably on a bridge 15.
- the X- axis 12 and the.Y-axis 14 stages are known in the art as linear stages, such as linear rails, like rails marketed by THK Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan, a linear encoder like that sold by RSF Elektronik Ges.m.b.H., Tarsdorf, Austria, and a moving plate supported on the rails.
- the X-axis stage 12 is a linear motor driven stage, capable of high acceleration rate and stiffness, for example, Anorad brand model LW10 of Rockwell Automation, Shirley, New York, USA. Closed loop control is responsible for the high accuracy and motion smoothness.
- the position of the printing table 13 along the rails of the X-axis stage 12 is measured by a linear encoder, and is used also to determine the firing timing of the inkjet nozzles and the wetting nozzles.
- the Y-axis stage 14 is preferably a linear motor stage similar to the X-axis stage 12.
- a printing head 16, preferably comprising a plurality of inkjet nozzles, is connected to a vertical Z-axis system 17, which is preferably a ball screw driven stage.
- the Z-axis stage 17 is supported on an Y-axis moving plate 18, to allow motion perpendicular to the direction of movement of the printing table 13.
- the gap between the printing heads array 16 and the printed surface on the printing table assembly 13 is an important parameter for high quality printing.
- the Z stage 17 enables movement of the printing heads array 16 in the vertical direction for calibration for different media heights.
- any other ink applying apparatus can be used for the printing head 16, such as a dripping nozzle, a droplet injector, a drop-on-demand piezoelectric inkjet nozzle, a continuous piezoelectric inkjet nozzle, a roller pad, an offset printing stencil and a screen printing stencil.
- the system is particularly suited for printing on a finished garment, other media can alternatively be employed. The present invention will be described with regard to a finished garment, for ease of description by way of example.
- the printing system 10 optionally comprises an ironing unit 19 and also optionally comprises a curing unit 20.
- the ironing unit 19 is preferably supported on the frame 11 above the X-axis stage 12, preferably on a bridge, such that the printing table assembly 13 can move underneath.
- the ironing unit 19 prepares the media for printing, as will be further explained in detail below.
- the curing unit 20 is preferably supported on the bridge 15 over the rigid frame 11. Alternatively, the curing unit 20 can be mounted .over a separate bridge in a similar manner to the oning unit 19.
- the curing unit 20 is an infrared heating unit that evaporates the ink carrier as printing is accomplished or during print passes.
- the curing unit 20. is a hot air blower.
- a main computer 21 preferably a microprocessor, controls the entire system, and is coupled to each of the various units for coordination, synchronization, and activation, in accordance with a pre-programmed printing process.
- Main computer 21 coordinates a large number . of functions. It receives images from an image file, processes the images to be printed, activates the curing unit, and controls the motion systems, the ironing unit, and more.
- movement of the X-axis and the Y- axis stages is coordinated by the microprocessor with the nozzles firing command by a print heads controller, so that precise printing of a desired object or symbol can be performed.
- Fig. 2A, Fig. 2B, and Fig. 2C are respectively side, front and top simplified views of a garment printing system 22 constructed and operative in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention.
- the printing system 22 comprises a frame 23 that is wider than frame 11 shown in Fig. 1, and two independent linear X-axis stages 13 are installed instead of one X-axis stage,. as in the embodiment described in Fig. 1.
- Y-axis stage 14 described in Figs. 2 A, 2B and. 2C is substantially the same as Y-axis stage 14 in Fig. 1.
- the printing system 22 also comprises two curing units 20, two ironing units 19 and two printing table assemblies .13.. It is a particular feature of the present embodiment that the two X-axis stages 12 operate independently from one another. Thus, the process of loading and unloading can be carried out on one printing assembly at the same time that printing is being carried out on the second printing assembly. As a result, the printing heads array is working substantially continuously, dramatically improving throughput of the system. Each table can be accessed from the same edge of the system, thereby permitting, a. single worker to operate two printing assemblies. Main computer 21 controls both X-axis stages for independent operation. Reference is now. ade to Fig. 3, which is a side view of a printing system 24 according to a yet another embodiment of the present invention.
- the printing system 24 comprises a frame 11, which is the same as frame 11 shown in Fig. 1 and two independently movable printing table assemblies 13 mounted on the same X-axis stage 12.
- the printing table assemblies 13 are capable of moving back and forth independently of one another. Printing is performed on one printing table 13 while at the same time garments are unloaded and loaded on the second printing table. Each printing table 13 is accessed from the opposite edge of the system, and is loaded and unloaded by a different operator.
- Main computer 21 controls both printing tables.
- Fig. 4 is a schematic illustration of a wetting system 25 constructed and operative in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention: ;
- the wetting system 25 can be added to a printing system, such as the printing systems 10, 22 and 24 described above.
- the wetting system 25 comprises a tank 26 containing the wetting composition 27, a pump 28, such as MGC4-MGC11DC available from Fluid-o-Tech of 23 via Morim ⁇ do, Milan, Italy, connected to the tank 26 through a pipe 29 and operative to pump the wetting composition 27 from the tank 26 to the spraying nozzle 19, such as 1101, available form Teejet, PO Box 7900, Wheaton, IL, USA, via pipe 30, pressure regulator 31, such as CM004R01, available form Camozzi, S.p.A. Via Eritrea 20/1, 25126 Brescia - Italy, pipe 32, manifold 33, pipe 34 and solenoid valve 35.
- a pump 28 such as MGC4-MGC11DC available from Fluid-o-Tech of 23 via Morim ⁇ do, Milan, Italy
- the spraying nozzle 19 such as 1101, available form Teejet, PO Box 7900, Wheaton, IL, USA
- pressure regulator 31 such as CM004R01, available form Camozzi, S.p.A
- Overflow needle valve 36 such as GS0462216, available from Serto A.G., 25 Schutzenstr, CH-8355 Aadorf, Switzerland, is operative to carry excess wetting composition back t ⁇ the tank 26 via pipes 37 and 38.
- Pipe 39 is also operative to carry overflow wetting .composition from the solenoid valve 35 to the tank 26.
- a plurality of solenoid valves 35 and spraying nozzles 19 are constructed to form a battery of spraying nozzles as will be described below.
- PLC programmable logic controller
- the role of the PLC is to translate the commands effected by the computer 21 into electrical activation to the relevant components.
- a detailed description of the computer 21 procedure to operate the wetting system 25 is further shown and described below with reference to Fig 15. It is appreciated that the wetting the garment prior to printing limits the penetration of the ink into the garment so that a larger amount of ink remains on the external, visual, layers of the fabric, and that the printing head is thereafter capable of creating smaller dots of ink. Therefore the printed image has a higher quality, through higher resolution and stronger colors.
- the method and the apparatus for wetting the garment can be alternatively used to coat any other surface that is capable of absorbing the ink, or that has a relatively high surface tension with the ink liquid, so as to limit the smearing of the ink through, or over, the surface.
- the spraying nozzle 19 can be replaced by other means for applying liquid onto a surface, such as a dripping nozzle, a droplet injector, a drop-on-demand piezoelectric inkjet nozzle, a continuous piezoelectric inkjet nozzle, a roller pad, an offset printing stencil and a screen printing stencil.
- the printing head 16 can be replaced by other means for applying ink onto a surface, such as a dripping nozzle, a droplet injector, a drop-on-demand piezoelectric inkjet nozzle, a continuous piezoelectric inkjet nozzle, a roller pad, an offset printing stencil and a screen printing stencil, in any possible combination of wetting technology and printing technology.
- Such possible combinations include, but are not limited to: Wetting using dripping and printing using drop-on-demand piezoelectric inkjet nozzle; Wetting using roller pad and printing using continuous piezoelectric inkjet nozzle; Wetting using. spraying and printing using screen printing stencil; and Wetting using droplet injector and printing using inkjet nozzle.
- FIG. 5 is a perspective drawing of a battery 41 of solenoid valves 35 and spraying nozzles 19, constructed and operative in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention.
- the solenoid valves 35 are each connected via the pipe 34, the manifold 33 and the pipe 32 to the pressure regulator 31 (not shown in this figure).
- Fig. 6 which is a perspective drawing of two batteries 41, mounted over a bridge 42 constructed and operative in accordance with one embodiment, of the present invention. It is appreciated that alternatively the batteries 41 can be mounted on bridge 15 of Fig. 1 and Figs. 2A, 2B and 2C, preferably at the opposite side of the printing head 16.
- Fig. 6 is a perspective drawing of two batteries 41, mounted over a bridge 42 constructed and operative in accordance with one embodiment, of the present invention. It is appreciated that alternatively the batteries 41 can be mounted on bridge 15 of Fig. 1 and Figs. 2A, 2B and 2C, preferably at the opposite side of the printing head 16.
- FIG. 7 is a simplified perspective drawing of a printing system 43 constructed and operative in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention.
- the printing system 43 is an improvement of the printing systems 10, 22 and 24 as shown and described in accordance with Figs. 1, 2A, 2B, 2C and 3 by adding the pre-printing wetting assembly 25.
- printing system 43 is shown and described as an improvement of the twin axis printing system 22 shown and described in accordance with Figs. 2A, 2B, 2C.
- Fig. 7 shows the two batteries 41 mounted over the bridge 15, each battery over its respective X-axis 12. Each battery 41 is operative, separately and independently, to spray a wetting composition over the garment prior to printing, as will be described below.
- the operator instructs the computer 21 to start the printing process.
- the computer 21, with the aid of the PLC 40 moves the printing table 13, under the battery 41, until one edge of the area to be printed is placed directly below the battery 41: Then the computer 21 and the PLC 40 operate the adequate spraying nozzles 19, while moving the printing table 13 beneath, until at least apart of the area to be printed is wetted. Preferably all and only the area to be printed is wetted. Preferably the spraying nozzles are operated intermittently to apply adequate amount of wetting composition to the wetted area. At this stage the garment is ready for printing and the printing table.13 is moved under the printing head 16 to commence printing as will be described below.
- Fig. 8, Fig. 9A and Fig. 9B are all simplified perspective drawings of a preferred embodiment of the battery 41 equipped with a bath 44, constructed and operative in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention.
- the bath 44 is contains a thinner liquid, and is operative to dip the tips of the spraying nozzles 19 in this thinner liquid when the spraying nozzles are not spraying, as can be seen in Fig. 8.
- the computer 21 activates the solenoid 45, also from Camozzi, to move the bath 44 and expose the tips of the spraying nozzles 19, as can be seen in Figs. 9A and 9B.
- Fig. 10 is simplified perspective drawings of a preferred embodiment of a garment mounting assembly 46, which is a part of the printing table 13, constructed and operative in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention.
- the garment mounting assembly 46 comprises a media-holding plate 47 and an openable cover 48.
- the media-holding plate 47 includes a raised portion 49 of the same size as the image to be printed, and the cover 48 includes a window 50 of the same shape as raised portion 49.
- the window 50 is slightly larger in size, preferably a few millimeters, than raised portion 49.
- the cover 48 is hel iii an open position by two gas cylinders 51, as known in the industry.
- at least part of the printing table assembly, for example the raised portion 40 is a vacuum table, to allow holding of non-porous media such as paper, boards, plastic etc.
- FIG. 12 which are simplified perspective drawings of the garment mounting assembly 46, with a mounted garment, in an opened and a closed positions, constructed and operative in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention.
- Fig. 11 shows a garment 52 loaded onto the garment mounting assembly 46.
- Garment 53 is loaded manually onto the media- holding plate, as the plate's chamfers 53 center the garment on the plate.
- the cover 48 is closed against the media-holding plate, while gas cylinders 51 urge the cover to the closed orientation.
- the edges of the garment are stretched slightly by the cover surface that touches, the table's lower surface around the raised portion.
- the garment mounting assembly is a simple, flattened plate, made of aluminum or wood on which a textile piece or a garment is positioned. Flattened plates are well known by those who are familiar with the garment printing industry.
- Fig. 13 is a simplified schematic drawing of an inkjet printing head assembly 54, constructed and operative in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention.
- Printing head assembly 54 comprises an array of printing heads 55, arranged for printing directly on a finished garment, a textile piece or other flexible or rigid medium.
- Each printing head 55 comprises at least one inkjet nozzle 56.
- Printing head 55 can be any conventional printing head, such as those marketed by Spectra, Inc., New Hampshire, USA and others known in the industry.
- printing heads assembly 54 is a massive array of conventional piezoelectric drop-on-demand or continuous inkjet . heads, which perform the high-speed printing. It is a particular feature of the present invention that at least a 500, and preferably several thousands (i.e., 2,000) nozzles are provided for simultaneous printing, resulting in a very quick and accurate process.
- Each, printing head 55 consists of dozens of nozzles 56 that are controlled independently by main computer 21, optionally via PLC 40. Reference is now made to Fig. 14A, Fig.
- FIGS. 14A, 14B,14C and l4D which, taken together, are simplified schematic illustration of several stages of the printing process, according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
- Figs. 14A, 14B,14C and l4D show four consecutive passes of a part of a garment, such as garment 53 shown in Fig. 12, under a single print head, such as the print head 56 of Fig. 13.
- the distances between nozzles and between printing heads are bigger than the printing resolution, hence several print passes are needed. to complete the image.
- the printing head 55 moves incrementally in the Y ⁇ axis to prepare for the next pass.
- the computer 21 is programmed to control the relative motion of the printing heads and the printing table assembly so as to obtain this accurate and complete coverage.
- the printing pfpcess is performed while relative motion occurs between the printing heads array 55 and the printing table assembly.
- At least two axes of motion are needed for this multi-color printing: X-axis motion that is in the printing direction; and Y-axis motion that is perpendicular to the printing direction.
- the distances between nozzles and between printing heads are bigger than the printing resolution, hence several print passes are needed to complete the image. This is accomplished by moving the printing table assembly back and forth along the X-axis while moving the heads array perpendicular to the line of printing.
- the X-axis is the printing line and theN-axis is the line on which the printing heads array moves after each pass to fill the gaps between printed lines in the next pass.
- Multi-color printing is performed as the table surface passes below the drop-on-demand inkjet nozzles array.
- the Y-axis is the fast-moving axis, while the X-axis moves incrementally to permit filling in of the gaps between printed lines.
- a printing command is sent, by the printing heads driver (not shown) to each nozzle at the exact time and location for ink firing.
- the printing command is actually an electronic pulse, with exact width, voltage level, rise time and decay time.
- Printing heads drivers are commercial systems known in the industry, such as Inca drivers, of IncaDigital Printers, Cambridge, England.
- the printing table is moved to a. loading position.
- the printed garment is unloaded and a new garment is loaded onto the printing table.
- Fig. 15 is a simplified flow chart of the process of wetting, the. garment prior to printing, preferably executed by the computer 21.
- the process. of wetting the garment starts with element 57 by loading the image file from the computer's storage.
- element 58 to determine the edges of the image on the garment, which are also the edges of the area to be wetted.
- the process continues to element 59 to activate the X-axis 12, which moves the printing table.13.
- the process advances to element 60 to receive from the encoder the position data, of me printing table 13. The process proceeds to element to determine which nozzles to open (element 61) or close (element 62) and sends the appropriate commands (elements 63 and 64) to the nozzle solenoids 35, preferably via the PLC 40. When the other edge of the image is reached (element 65) the process is stopped (element 66).
- the printing system of the embodiments described above incorporates three processes, one after the, other: 1. Loading and unloading garments. 2. Wetting at least apart of the area of the garment to be printed. 3. Printing an image on the mounted over at least a part of the wetted area.
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