EP2969569B1 - Insert de tasse jetable pour tampographie et décoration - Google Patents

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EP2969569B1
EP2969569B1 EP14706429.9A EP14706429A EP2969569B1 EP 2969569 B1 EP2969569 B1 EP 2969569B1 EP 14706429 A EP14706429 A EP 14706429A EP 2969569 B1 EP2969569 B1 EP 2969569B1
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Tracy Kucaba
Dana Pulvino
Robert Hitchcock
Sam Peterson
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41F—PRINTING MACHINES OR PRESSES
    • B41F17/00—Printing apparatus or machines of special types or for particular purposes, not otherwise provided for
    • B41F17/001—Pad printing apparatus or machines

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  • the present invention relates to liquid supply assemblies for printers. More particularly, the present invention relates to a disposable cup insert as a temporary reservoir designed to hold a liquid (e.g., a liquid mixture of ink and thinner) used in a pad printing and decorating process.
  • a liquid e.g., a liquid mixture of ink and thinner
  • Automated printing systems are in widespread use in a host of industries.
  • the number of types of printing systems is almost as great as the number of industries in which these systems are used.
  • pad printing system One type of printing system that operates in a fully automatic or near fully automatic mode is a pad printing system. These systems are used to apply high quality print (e.g., indicia) on flat as well as non-flat surfaces.
  • pad printing systems can be used to print logos on cellular telephone covers, game balls (e.g., golf balls). It will be appreciated that such printing must be carried out, not only on a spherical surface, but on a surface that is formed with dimples as well.
  • Conventional pad printing systems use a deformable pad which receives ink, transferred as an image, from a flat cliché plate.
  • the plate has an engraving or etching of the indicia formed therein.
  • Ink is transferred from a liquid supply assembly to the cliché plate, and fills into the etched areas.
  • the deformable pad is then pressed onto the plate and ink within the liquid is picked up by the pad.
  • the image is then transferred to the curved surface which is to be printed.
  • an inverted cup containing a quantity of printing ink is used to apply the ink to the cliché plate.
  • the cup and cliché plate are moved relative to each other following each ink transfer operation.
  • a doctor blade is fitted to the cup to traverse along the cliché plate and "wipe" excess ink from the cliché plate. This assures that ink is left behind in the etching but does not build up on the plate, inside or outside of the etched areas.
  • a cup insert according to the preamble of claim 1 is disclosed in document US 2007/0157833 A1 .
  • the present invention provides a new and unique liquid supply assembly and a method according to claims 1 and 7 employing a reusable cup including a reusable liquid reservoir, a disposable cup insert including a temporary liquid reservoir for holding a liquid within the reusable liquid reservoir, and a scraping element including a conduit in liquid communication with the temporary liquid reservoir of the disposable cup insert.
  • This liquid assembly is designed to be used by a printing system of the type in which the reusable cup is secured by the printer system whereby the liquid held by the temporary liquid reservoir of the disposable cup insert can be deposited by the conduit in a receiving region on a plate and any excess of the liquid in the receiving region can be scraped from the plate by the scraping element.
  • the disposable cup insert includes a hollow reservoir body having an open outlet and a closed base defining the temporary liquid reservoir.
  • the closed base has a flexible material composition to facilitate an expansion of the temporary liquid reservoir in response to an increase in a gas pressure exerted by the liquid on the temporary liquid reservoir.
  • the open outlet includes a seal enclosing the conduit of the scraping element.
  • the open outlet includes a hinge facilitating movement of the scraping element relative to the disposable cup insert.
  • FIG. 1 illustrates a portion of an exemplary pad printer 10 including a frame 11 having a reciprocating printing pad 12 mounted thereto.
  • Printing pad 12 is a deformable pad onto which ink is transferred, and from which the ink is further transferred to the object to be imprinted.
  • a typical printing pad 12 is formed from a resilient, low permeability material such as silicone rubber or the like.
  • a cliché plate 20 which has the artwork in the form of an engraving or etching
  • a liquid supply assembly 30 which is secured by a cup gripping mechanism ("CGM") 13 of pad printer 10 whereby cliché plate 20 and liquid supply assembly 30 can be reciprocated relative to one another to supply a liquid held by the liquid supply assembly 30 to cliché plate 20 (e.g., ink from an ink/thinner liquid mixture).
  • liquid supply assembly 30 includes a reusable cup 40, a disposable cup insert 50 inserted within reusable cup 40, and a scraping element in the form of a doctor ring 60.
  • cup gripping mechanism 13 secures reusable cup 40 as would be appreciated by those having ordinary skill in the art whereby, as the liquid supply assembly 30 and/or cliché plate 20 are being translated in a horizontal direction, liquid held by disposable cup insert 50 can be deposited in a receiving region on cliché plate 20 and any excess of the liquid can be scraped from cliché plate 20 by doctor ring 60 to thereby leave liquid in the receiving region only of cliché plate 20.
  • FIG. 2 illustrates an unassembled view of liquid supply assembly 30
  • FIG. 3 illustrates an assembled view of liquid supply assembly 30 as placed on cliché plate 20
  • reusable cup 40 includes a hollow reservoir body 41 having an open flanged outlet 42 and a closed base 43 defining a reusable liquid reservoir 44.
  • reusable liquid reservoir 44 has a size and shape for receiving disposable cup insert 50 therein.
  • disposable cup insert 50 includes a hollow reservoir body 51 having an open flanged outlet 52 and a closed base 53 defining a temporary liquid reservoir 54 for holding a liquid within reusable liquid reservoir 54 (e.g., an ink/thinner mixture), and doctor ring 60 includes a hollow conduit body 61 having an open inlet 62 and an open outlet 63 defining a conduit 64.
  • reservoir 54 and conduit 64 are sized and shaped to facilitate a flow of liquid held by liquid reservoir 54 through conduit 64 when disposable cup insert 50 and doctor ring 60 are physically aligned.
  • reusable cup 40, disposable cup insert 50 and doctor ring 60 can have any material composition suitable for holding and supplying liquid (e.g., ink) to cliché plate 20 as would be appreciated by those having ordinary skill in the art.
  • liquid e.g., ink
  • closed base 53 FIG.
  • disposable cup insert 50 has a flexible material composition (e.g., deformable plastic that is recyclable) that facilitates an expansion of liquid reservoir 54 as indicated by the dashed outline of disposable cup insert 50 in response to an increase in a gas pressure exerted by the liquid on liquid reservoir 54, such as, for example, an increase in the gas pressure by an ink/thinner liquid mixture on liquid reservoir 54 in view of an evaporation of the thinner from the ink/thinner liquid mixture held by liquid reservoir 54.
  • a gas pressure exerted by the liquid on liquid reservoir 54 such as, for example, an increase in the gas pressure by an ink/thinner liquid mixture on liquid reservoir 54 in view of an evaporation of the thinner from the ink/thinner liquid mixture held by liquid reservoir 54.
  • other portions of hollow reservoir body 51 such as open flanged outlet 52, can also have a flexible material composition.
  • a seal between the open flanged outlet 42 of reusable cup 40, open flanged outlet 52 of disposable cup insert 50, and/or doctor ring 60 may be provided to thereby prevent side leakage of the liquid held by temporary reservoir 54.
  • the present invention does not impose any limitations or any restrictions as to the structural configurations of open flanged outlet 42 of reusable cup 40 and open flanged outlet 52 of disposable cup insert 50 for purposing of facilitating such a seal.
  • a sealing configuration does not limit nor restrict the scope of structural configurations of open flanged outlet 42 of reusable cup 40 and open flanged outlet 52 of disposable cup insert 50 for purposing of facilitating a seal between the open flanged outlet 42 of reusable cup 40, open flanged outlet 52 of disposable cup insert 50, and doctor ring 60.
  • the flange of open outlet 42 is in the form of a seat 45 and the flange of open outlet 54 is in the form of a seat 55.
  • seat 45 supports seat 55, which in turn supports conduit body 61 to thereby physically align liquid reservoir 54 with conduit 64.
  • a seal between seat 45 and conduit body 61 is formed by a press-fit technique.
  • the flange of open outlet 42 is again in the form of seat 45 and the flange of open outlet 54 is again in the form of seat 55.
  • seat 45 supports seat 55, which in turn supports an O-ring 70 adjacent conduit 64 to thereby physically align liquid reservoir 54 with conduit 64.
  • O-ring 70 serves as the sole or primary seal.
  • the flange of open outlet 42 is again in the form of seat 45 and the flange of open outlet 54 is again in the form of seat 55.
  • seat 45 supports seat 55, which in turn supports an O-ring 71 adjacent an outer surface of conduit body 61 to thereby physically align liquid reservoir 54 with conduit 64.
  • O-ring 71 serves as the sole or primary seal.
  • the flange of open outlet 42 is again in the form of seat 45 and the flange of open outlet 54 is again in the form of seal 55.
  • seat 45 supports seat 55, which in turn supports an O-ring 73 adjacent conduit 64 and the outer surface of conduit body 61 to thereby physically align liquid reservoir 54 with conduit 64.
  • O-ring 73 serves as the sole or primary seal.
  • the flange of open outlet 42 is in the form of a channeled seat 46 and the flange of open outlet 54 is in the form of a seal 56.
  • channeled seat 46 supports seal 56, which in turn encloses conduit 64 of conduit body 61 to thereby physically align liquid reservoir 54 with conduit 64.
  • seal 56 serves as the sole or primary seal.
  • the flange of open outlet 42 is again in the form of channeled seat 46 and the flange of open outlet 54 is in the form of seal 56 and a hinge 57.
  • channeled seat 46 supports seal 56, which in turn encloses conduit 64 of conduit body 61 to thereby physically align liquid reservoir 54 with conduit 64.
  • Hinge 57 has a flexible material composition to facilitate an expansion of liquid reservoir 54 and more importantly, to facilitate a movement of conduit body 61 relative to disposable cup insert 50 due to imperfections in the surface contact between cliché plate 20 and conduit body 61 and to the pressurized environment within liquid reservoir 54.
  • seal 56 again serves as the sole or primary seal.
  • the flange of open outlet 42 is again in the form of channeled seat 46 and the flange of open outlet 54 is in the form of seal 56.
  • This sealing configuration includes an inner bottom portion 70 of seal 56 substantially collinear with an outer lower portion 71 of channeled seat 46. Additional stability is provided whereby seal 56 extends adjacent outer lower portion 71 of channeled seat 46.
  • channeled seat 46 supports seal 56, which in turn encloses conduit 64 of conduit body 61 to thereby physically align liquid reservoir 54 with conduit 64.
  • seal 56 serves as the sole or primary seal. An orientation of the elements in such a fashion allows ink to flow substantially unimpeded to the edge of a scraping element, and allows better ink coverage of the image.
  • the reservoir body 51 includes an inner bottom portion 70 and an outer lower portion 71 separated by a recessed portion, such that the recessed portion is configured to mate with a conduit body, and the inner bottom portion 70 and an outer lower portion 71 are substantially collinear.
  • the reservoir body 51 includes an inner bottom portion 70 and an outer lower portion 71 separated by a recessed portion, such that the recessed portion is configured to mate with a conduit body, and the inner bottom portion 70 and an outer lower portion 71 are not substantially collinear.
  • the channeled seat includes a recessed portion separating an inner portion and an outer portion such that a lower surface of the inner portion is not collinear with a lower surface of the outer portion and each of the inner portion, recessed portion, and outer portion is configured to mate with a reservoir body holding ink.
  • the flange of the open outlet 42 is again in the form of the channeled seat 46 of the disposable cup insert 50.
  • a sealing material 1200 is loaded into the channeled seat 46.
  • the disposable cup insert 50 extends between a closed base or end 1202 and an opposite first end 1204 having the open outlet 42 through which ink held in the reservoir of the disposable cup insert 50 is dispensed.
  • This sealing material 1200 can be loaded into the channeled seat 46 prior to placing the scraping element or doctor blade 60 into the channeled seat 46.
  • the scraping element 60 can be positioned into the channeled seat 46 and the sealing material 1200 can be loaded into the channeled seat 46 afterward (e.g., at least partially around the scraping element 60).
  • the sealing material 1200 is a fluid material or compound when the sealing material 1200 is placed into the channeled seat 46.
  • the sealing material 1200 may be a liquid or get material when loaded into the channeled seat 46.
  • the sealing material 1200 may be a fluid (e.g., uncured) silicone material, a caulk material, or another material that is capable of flowing at room temperature (e.g., 20 degrees Celsius).
  • the scraping element 60 may then be at least partially placed into the fluid sealing material 1200.
  • the fluid sealing material 1200 is then cured into a flexible material that forms a seal between the scraping element 60 and the disposable cup insert 50 in the channeled seat 46.
  • the fluid sealing material 1200 may cure into a rigid or semi-rigid material that forms a seal between the scraping element 60 and the disposable cup insert 50 in the channeled seat 46, as shown in FIG. 13 .
  • the disposable cup insert 50 may then be positioned in the reusable cup 40 with the sealing material 1200 and the scraping element 60 in the channeled seat 46 of the disposable cup insert 50.
  • the sealing material 1200 may extend between the scraping element 60 and the disposable cup insert 50 along all three sides 1202, 1204, 1206 of the disposable cup insert 50 in the channeled seat 46 (in the perspective of FIGS. 12 and 13 ).
  • the sealing material 1200 may extend between the scraping element 60 and the disposable cup insert 50 along fewer than all three sides of the disposable cup insert 50 within the channeled seat 46.
  • the sealing material 1200 may only be disposed beneath the scraping element 60, to the right of the scraping element 60, to the left of the scraping element 60, or a combination of two of these locations (e.g., beneath and to the left of the scraping element 60, beneath and to the right of the scraping element 60, or to the right and left of the scraping element 60).
  • the sealing material 1200 in the channeled seat 46 provides an improved seal between the scraping element 60 and the disposable cup insert 50.
  • the sealing material 1200 can physically and/or chemically bond with the disposable cup insert 50 and or the scraping element 60 to improve the seal therebetween.
  • use of a sealing material 1200 that is flexible after curing can prevent cracking of tearing of the disposable cup insert 50.
  • Extended use of the disposable cup insert 50 can result in the scraping element 60 tearing or cracking the disposable cup insert 50 in or near the channeled seat 46.
  • the flexible cured sealing material 1200 can prevent this tearing or cracking for an extended period of time relative to the scraping element 60 being placed into the channeled seat 46 without the sealing material 1200, thereby extending the time period over which the disposable cup insert 50 can be used.
  • the sealing material 1200 may be positioned between other components.
  • the sealing material 1200 may be positioned between two or more of the reusable hollow body, the disposable cup insert, and/or the scraping element described herein.
  • FIG. 14 is a flowchart of a method 1400 according to the invention for sealing a scraping element to a disposable cup insert.
  • the method 1400 is used to seal the scraping element 60 with the disposable cup insert 50.
  • a sealing material is placed into a channeled seat of the disposable cup insert.
  • the sealing material 1200 is placed into the channeled seat 46 of the disposable cup insert 50 while the sealing material 1200 is in a fluid state.
  • the scraping element is placed into the channeled seat of the disposable cup insert.
  • the scraping element 60 is placed into the channeled seat 46 of the disposable cup insert 50 and at least partially into the sealing material 1200. Alternatively, the scraping element 60 may be placed into contact with, but not into, the sealing material 1200.
  • the sealing material forms a seal between the scraping element and the disposable cup insert within the channeled seat of the disposable cup insert.
  • the sealing material 1200 may cure and bond (e.g., chemically and/or physically bond) with the disposable cup insert 30 and/or the scraping element 60 to form a flexible, semi-rigid, or rigid body that forms a seal between the scraping element 60 and the disposable cup insert 50 in the channeled seat 46 of the disposable cup insert 50.
  • disposable cup insert 50 can also have a flexible material composition to facilitate an expansion of liquid reservoir 54 as indicated by the dashed outline of reservoir body 51.
  • disposable cup insert 50 may be supported by reusable cup 40 by any other technique (e.g., friction and snaps).
  • the embodiments described herein provide many advantages of the liquid supply assembly including, but not limited to, a disposable cup insert nesting in a reusable cup to thereby hold liquid away from the reusable cup while permitting the normal use of the reusable cup by a pad printing system.
  • the result is a significant reduction in labor, material and costs associated with a cleaning of the reusable cup.
  • a suitable compressive engagement between cliché plate 20 and doctor blade 60 can be maintained over the circumference of doctor blade 60 irrespective of imperfections in the surface contact between cliché plate 20 and doctor blade 60 and irrespective of the pressurized environment within liquid reservoir 54.
  • FIG. 10 illustrates a further advantage of the present invention.
  • a black liquid supply assembly 30A includes a disposable cup insert 50A inserted into reusable liquid reservoir 44 of reusable cup 40 with its temporary liquid reservoir 54A holding a black ink/thinner liquid mixture 80 within reusable liquid reservoir 44.
  • black ink held by temporary liquid reservoir 54A can be deposited in a receiving region of cliché plate 20A and any excess of the black ink in the receiving region can be scraped from cliché plate 20A by doctor ring 60.
  • black ink/thinner liquid mixture 80 can be held by temporary liquid reservoir 54A within reusable liquid reservoir 44 for purposes of depositing more block ink in the receiving region of cliché plate 20A to thereby use the new batch of black ink in another printing process.
  • black liquid supply assembly 30A can be disassembled with a removal of disposable cup insert 50A from reusable liquid reservoir 44, and a red liquid supply assembly 30B can be assembled with a disposable cup insert 50B being inserted into reusable liquid reservoir 44 of reusable cup 40 with its temporary liquid reservoir 54B holding a red ink/thinner liquid mixture 81 within reusable liquid reservoir 44.
  • red ink held by temporary liquid reservoir 54B can be deposited in a receiving region of cliché plate 20B and any excess of the red ink in the receiving region can be scraped from cliché plate 20B by doctor ring 60.
  • red ink/thinner liquid mixture 81 can be held by temporary liquid reservoir 54B within reusable liquid reservoir 44 for purposes of depositing more red ink in the receiving region of cliché plate 20B to thereby use the new batch of red ink in another printing process.
  • red liquid supply assembly 30B can be disassembled with a removal of disposable cup insert 50B from reusable liquid reservoir 44, and another liquid supply assembly can be assembled with reusable cup 40 as taught herein.

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  1. Ensemble de fourniture de liquide (30) pour un système d'impression, l'ensemble de fourniture de liquide (30) comprenant:
    un insert de tasse jetable (50) qui définit un réservoir de liquide (51) pour contenir de l'encre, l'insert de tasse jetable (50) présentant une base fermée (53) et une sortie ouverte opposée (52) qui est positionnée à une première extrémité de l'insert de tasse jetable (50), la première extrémité de l'insert de tasse jetable (50) comprenant un siège canalisé (46) s'étendant autour de la sortie ouverte (52);
    un élément de raclage (60) configuré de manière à être positionné à l'intérieur du siège canalisé (46) de la première extrémité de l'insert de tasse jetable (50), l'élément de raclage (60) définit un conduit (61) à travers lequel l'encre s'écoule à partir du réservoir de liquide (51) de l'insert de tasse jetable (50) jusqu'à une plaque de cliché (20) afin d'appliquer l'encre sur un ou plusieurs objet(s) par l'intermédiaire de la plaque de cliché (20); et
    un matériau d'étanchéité (1200) lié à et positionné entre l'insert de tasse jetable (50) et l'élément de raclage (60),
    caractérisé en ce que le matériau d'étanchéité (1200) est un corps souple qui est lié à l'insert de tasse jetable (50) et à l'élément de raclage (60) lorsque l'élément de raclage (60) est au moins partiellement positionné dans le matériau d'étanchéité (1200) lorsque le matériau d'étanchéité (1200) se trouve dans un état fluide et que le matériau d'étanchéité (1200) durcit autour de l'élément de raclage (60), et
    en ce que le siège canalisé (46) de l'insert de tasse jetable (50) est défini par trois côtés (1202, 1204, 1206) de l'insert de tasse jetable (50) à la première extrémité de l'insert de tasse jetable (50), et le matériau d'étanchéité (1200) est disposé entre l'élément de raclage (60) et chacun des trois côtés de l'insert de tasse jetable (50).
  2. Ensemble de fourniture de liquide selon la revendication 1, dans lequel le matériau d'étanchéité (1200) forme un joint entre l'élément de raclage (60) et l'insert de tasse jetable (50) dans le siège canalisé (46) de l'insert de tasse jetable (50) qui empêche le passage de l'encre entre l'élément de raclage (60) et l'insert de tasse jetable (50) dans le siège canalisé (46).
  3. Ensemble de fourniture de liquide selon la revendication 1 ou 2, dans lequel le matériau d'étanchéité (1200) est constitué d'au moins soit du silicone, soit du mastic.
  4. Ensemble de fourniture de liquide selon l'une des revendications 1 à 3, dans lequel le matériau d'étanchéité (1200) est un matériau rigide.
  5. Ensemble de fourniture de liquide selon l'une des revendications précédentes, dans lequel le matériau d'étanchéité (1200) empêche la fuite de l'encre dans le réservoir de liquide (51) de l'insert de tasse jetable (50) à l'extérieur de l'élément de raclage (60).
  6. Ensemble de fourniture de liquide selon l'une des revendications précédentes, dans lequel l'insert de tasse jetable (50) est souple de manière à permettre à l'insert de tasse jetable (50) de s'expanser lorsque la pression augmente à l'intérieur du réservoir de liquide (51) de l'insert de tasse jetable (50).
  7. Procédé, comprenant les étapes suivantes:
    charger un matériau d'étanchéité fluide (1200) dans un siège canalisé (46) dans une première extrémité d'un insert de tasse jetable (50) d'un ensemble de fourniture de liquide (30) pour un système d'impression, l'insert de tasse jetable (50) définissant un réservoir de liquide (51) pour contenir de l'encre utilisée pour réaliser une impression à l'aide du système d'impression, l'insert de tasse jetable (50) présentant une base fermée (53) et une sortie ouverte opposée (52) qui est positionnée à la première extrémité de l'insert de tasse jetable (50);
    placer un élément de raclage (60) dans le siège canalisé (46) de l'insert de tasse jetable (50) et au moins partiellement dans le matériau d'étanchéité fluide (1200), l'élément de raclage (60) définissant un conduit (61) à travers lequel l'encre s'écoule à partir du réservoir de liquide (51) de l'insert de tasse jetable (50) jusqu'à une plaque de cliché (20) afin d'appliquer l'encre sur un ou plusieurs objet(s) par l'intermédiaire de la plaque de cliché (20); et
    lier le matériau d'étanchéité fluide (1200) à l'insert de tasse jetable (50) et à l'élément de raclage (60) à l'intérieur du siège canalisé (46) de l'insert de tasse jetable (50), le matériau d'étanchéité (1200) formant un joint entre l'élément de raclage (60) et l'insert de tasse jetable (50) dans le siège canalisé (46) de l'insert de tasse jetable (50) qui empêche le passage de l'encre entre l'élément de raclage (60) et l'insert de tasse jetable (50) dans le siège canalisé (46), dans lequel la liaison du matériau d'étanchéité fluide (1200) à l'insert de tasse jetable (50) et à l'élément de raclage (60) comprend le durcissement du matériau d'étanchéité (1200), et
    dans lequel le siège canalisé (46) de l'insert de tasse jetable (50) est défini par trois côtés (1202, 1204, 1206) de l'insert de tasse jetable (50) à la première extrémité de l'insert de tasse jetable (50), et l'élément de raclage (60) est placé dans le siège canalisé (46) de l'insert de tasse jetable (50) de telle sorte que le matériau d'étanchéité (1200) soit disposé entre l'élément de raclage (60) et chacun des trois côtés de l'insert de tasse jetable (50).
  8. Procédé selon la revendication 7, dans lequel le matériau d'étanchéité fluide (1200) durcit en un corps d'étanchéité souple.
  9. Procédé selon la revendication 7 ou 8, dans lequel le matériau d'étanchéité fluide (1200) durcit en un corps d'étanchéité rigide.
  10. Procédé selon l'une des revendications 7 à 9, dans lequel le matériau d'étanchéité (1200) est constitué d'au moins soit du silicone, soit du mastic.
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