EP3055137B1 - Machine d'impression à fonctionnement synchronisé - Google Patents

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EP3055137B1
EP3055137B1 EP14783595.3A EP14783595A EP3055137B1 EP 3055137 B1 EP3055137 B1 EP 3055137B1 EP 14783595 A EP14783595 A EP 14783595A EP 3055137 B1 EP3055137 B1 EP 3055137B1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
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    • B41J2/005—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
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    • B41J3/4073—Printing on three-dimensional objects not being in sheet or web form, e.g. spherical or cubic objects
    • B41J3/40733—Printing on cylindrical or rotationally symmetrical objects, e. g. on bottles
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J3/00—Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed
    • B41J3/54—Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed with two or more sets of type or printing elements
    • B41J3/543—Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed with two or more sets of type or printing elements with multiple inkjet print heads

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  • the invention relates to a cyclically operating printing machine for printing three-dimensional objects by means of inkjet printing in at least one printing station with a transport system on which at least one drivable receptacle for holding a three-dimensional object is arranged.
  • the transport system of the printing press can preferably be designed as a clock wheel, which is cyclically rotated.
  • the invention can be realized in its basic idea but also in connection with a linear drive transport system.
  • the printing machine has at least one fixed, i. with the transport system not moving, printhead for the particular designed as a digital printing ink jet printing in the or each printing station on. Furthermore, a controller is provided, which is set up to position the recording or optionally several images in the printing station or possibly the plurality of printing stations by means of the transport system such that a three-dimensional object held in the receptacle is held in front of the print head. and to rotate a three-dimensional object held in front of the print head for printing by means of the preferably rotational drive recording in front of the print head about an axis of rotation. During this rotation of the three-dimensional object, the pressure, which is triggered by control in a known manner, then takes place through the print head or the print heads.
  • the controller can have a computing unit which is configured in a basically known manner by program code means (software) to implement the control steps provided according to the invention, which will be explained below, in the controller.
  • program code means software
  • the three-dimensional objects to be printed are, in particular, bodies with a three-dimensional shape which enclose an internal volume.
  • These include in particular containers such as bottles made of plastic or glass or cans.
  • the object can preferably be a body which is rotationally symmetrical about an axis, at least in the outer contour (for example US Pat. No. 6,769,357 B1 and DE 10 2013 208065 A1 ).
  • the invention Under an object held for printing in front of the print head, the invention means an object arranged at a suitable distance for inkjet printing. The distance covers a range of 1mm up to preferably 5mm, but at most up to a maximum of 20mm. This is especially true for the invention particularly preferred case in which the three-dimensional objects are bottles or cans.
  • Such printing machines for direct printing on three-dimensional objects such as e.g. Bottles or cans are known which print the surfaces of three-dimensional objects by means of a drop-on-demand technique.
  • This type of printing machine also includes the present invention.
  • FIG. 1 which shows a printing machine 201 with a timing wheel 202, on the peripheral edge of which the three-dimensional objects 203 are held horizontally by means of a receptacle, not shown, so that the three-dimensional objects 203 can rotate under stationary printheads 204.
  • These print heads 204 each form a printing station 205 of the printing press 201.
  • the timing wheel 202 is controlled such that in a clock position of the timing wheel 202, the objects 203 are respectively arranged in the printing stations 205.
  • the images, not shown, and the print heads 204 are arranged in a mutually corresponding pitch. This principle also applies in principle to the printing machines according to the present invention.
  • the print image to be printed (in the direction of the axis of rotation of the objects) being wider than the printing width of an inkjet head (defined by the linear arrangement of the printing nozzles in the printhead),
  • the objects to be printed and the print head must be moved relative to each other in order to achieve larger print widths.
  • the print heads In principle, it would also be conceivable to arrange the print heads offset from each other in a printing station, as is done in a planographic printing.
  • the offset print heads must be aligned with the center of the rotation axis of the object in order to achieve a clean print image.
  • print heads must be arranged either above a transport path or below a transport path, because the print head must be very close to the surface to be printed.
  • transport movement of the three-dimensional objects in such a way that they do not only take place in one plane, but the object is lifted after the clock step and brought to the print heads, or lowered again before the further cycle. This not only results in a loss of time for raising and lowering, but also a much more complex mechanics and the risk of not finding the exact point when moving in two planes that is printed drop by drop for a pixel of the printed image. The result is blurred, not high-quality print images.
  • Object of the present invention is therefore to propose a printing machine of the type mentioned, which allows for wider print images and / or multicolor printing a high quality print image.
  • wider print images are understood in particular to be printed images which can not be produced with a print head in the case of an object rotating in front of the print head in one printing step.
  • a printing machine with the features of claim 1.
  • the two or more printheads of a printing station of the printing press are not arranged in the printing direction among each other in the vertical direction defined by the gravitation, i. the print nozzles of one printhead do not point vertically down toward another printhead of, in particular, the same, print station, so that no debris falls directly from an upper printhead into the nozzle area of a lower printhead. Dirt emanating from a printhead by gravity is especially falling debris and atomized ink residue.
  • the at least one further printhead is arranged to simultaneously scan the three-dimensional object together with the other printhead or the other printheads of the printing station can print.
  • the at least one further printhead is thus arranged such that the three-dimensional object is held at a printing distance in front of the other printhead during printing in front of the other printhead for printing in front of the further printhead or the several further printheads, so that the plurality of printheads (at least two) during the rotation can print simultaneously.
  • the transport system which can be basically designed as a clock wheel, but also as a linear system, the three-dimensional object immediately after printing and possibly hardening or pinning, if this is directly possible in the printing station, move in the transport direction without it due From interfering contours comes to collisions or the object and / or one or more printheads must be moved out of a Störkontur.
  • the described type of arrangement of the printheads applies separately to each of the multiple printing stations.
  • such an arrangement particularly preferably apply to printheads of different printing stations.
  • (possibly at least partially) can be dispensed with structural shielding between different printing stations. Within a printing station such shields for space reasons are usually not possible.
  • the rotary drive may preferably not have an axial adjustment of the receptacle in the direction of the axis of rotation in order to position the three-dimensional object at different heights from the print head or to move it from a transport position to a print position in front of the print head.
  • An axial adjustment possibility of the recording is not meant.
  • the axis of rotation preferably corresponds to the axis of symmetry of the rotationally symmetrical, three-dimensional object.
  • a particularly preferred embodiment of the proposed cyclically operating printing press can provide that the print heads are arranged opposite one another along the transport path.
  • the transport direction in each case, two print heads are arranged opposite each other on the left and on the right, relative to the transport direction, in order to reliably lie outside the interference contour.
  • the printing nozzles of the print heads are preferably aligned with one another in their printing direction, preferably such that a common pressure plane is defined by the alignment of the printing nozzles of both print heads. It is particularly advantageous according to the invention that an axis defined by the center between the printing nozzles in the printing plane coincides with the axis of rotation of the three-dimensional object during printing.
  • the printing plane is perpendicular to a tangent of the direction of movement, i. in a linear direction of movement to the direction of movement, aligned.
  • a minimum distance between the opposing printheads is achieved without these printheads engage in the interference contour of the moving recording with the object held.
  • the distance between the print heads or the print nozzles of the print heads preferably corresponds exactly to the diameter of the object to be printed plus the distance required for printing by means of inkjet printing to each of the two print heads, as already defined at the outset. The total distance is thus calculated from the diameter of the object plus twice the decency between a print head and the object for printing.
  • the print heads can also be arranged in pairs within the scope of the feature described above, such that different print head pairs are arranged at a distance from each other in the transport direction.
  • the printheads of a printhead pair are each arranged opposite one another in the manner described. These pairs of printheads can be arranged in a printing station or in several printing stations of the printing press along the transport direction.
  • the oppositely arranged printheads by means of an adjusting mechanism in Radial direction relative to the rotational axis of the rotary drive designed to be displaceable.
  • the arrangement of the print heads can be easily adapted to different diameters of the three-dimensional objects.
  • the adjusting mechanism can be designed such that both opposite printheads are adjusted synchronously at the same time in their distance from the axis of rotation, for example.
  • a preferred, concrete embodiment provides that the print heads are arranged on the left and right with respect to the transport direction of the three-dimensional objects stationary next to the transport system. This is structurally particularly simple to implement and achieves the advantages already described above.
  • print heads of a print station can be arranged in particular to the left and right of the transport direction such that a print image can be generated on the three-dimensional object in one print station whose width is the width (or height). of a printhead exceeds.
  • the opposing printheads of the printing station are arranged offset in the direction of the axis of rotation of the rotary drive. Through the two print heads together thereby the pressure level is increased in the direction of the axis of rotation.
  • the opposing printheads are offset in this case such that their defined by the pressure nozzles pressure areas overlap.
  • An adjustment of the print heads is preferably carried out in that lying in the overlap region printing nozzles of the opposing printheads are each arranged at the same height relative to the axial direction of the axis of rotation. This leads to a homogeneous Printed image whose height lying in the axial direction of the axis of rotation is greater than the height of the print nozzles of a print head.
  • a plurality of colors can be printed or printed simultaneously in one printing station.
  • the different print heads of a printing station preferably have different printing inks. If the print height in the axial direction of the rotation axis by a print head is sufficient, the opposite print heads may be mounted (and preferably adjusted) at the same axial height that the corresponding print nozzles of the print heads are arranged at the same height. Then, each printhead can print a color by ink jet printing.
  • two print heads may be arranged one below the other in the axial direction of the rotation axis.
  • the oppositely arranged printheads are then arranged offset in height so that each opposite a pair of printheads of a color is formed, the pressure region overlaps in the manner described.
  • a print image with two colors can be produced by printheads arranged in each case on the right and left (with respect to the transport direction).
  • the receptacle according to the invention is designed so that it does not exceed the diameter of the three-dimensional object in the radial direction with respect to the axis of rotation. This height adjustment of the recording in front of the printheads is possible without the through the height adjustment generated interference contour collides with the printheads of the printing station in the different printing positions. However, printing takes longer.
  • each printing station of the transport system in particular a timing wheel described in more detail later, in the transport direction more than just a shot for the three-dimensional objects.
  • multiple, preferably each opposite each other, arranged printheads in each printing station.
  • printing heads corresponding to the respective multiple shots for the three-dimensional objects are thus respectively arranged and mounted on the right and left with respect to the transport direction.
  • the number of shots for three-dimensional objects at each printing position is therefore increased in this embodiment to increase the performance of the cyclically operating printing press.
  • not one image is positioned in front of a set or pair of opposing printheads, but several, preferably three to four, images each form a printing station in which the correspondingly equal number of printhead arrangements are intermittently positioned to the left and right of the three-dimensional object to be imprinted become.
  • This is possible both in linear transport systems and in transport systems formed by clock wheels.
  • the latter can have a horizontal axis (wave) with a vertical clock wheel or a vertical axis (shaft) with a horizontal clock wheel and object receivers standing thereon.
  • the receptacle for the three-dimensional objects may have a holder designed as a turntable (motor) for rotation about the rotation axis and the holder opposite a centering element, the three-dimensional objects being supported and held on both sides by the holder and the centering element .
  • the centering element can be designed so that it is within a moving contour of the transport system, for example. The clock wheel, and the rotation of the three-dimensional object.
  • the centering element for axially engaging and holding can be held rotatably on a bracket which is also referred to as an adjusting mechanism, which keeps the centering element axially adjustable, this bracket (adjusting mechanism) being arranged in front of or behind the three-dimensional object in the transporting direction.
  • this bracket adjusting mechanism
  • the bow guiding the centering element is arranged within the interference contour formed by the receptacle with the object during a movement in the transport direction.
  • a particularly preferred embodiment of the invention relates to a cyclically operating printing press, in which the transport system is called a clock wheel, which is cyclically rotated and at which the at least a shot is set for the three-dimensional object.
  • a timing wheel is a particularly preferred embodiment which achieves a high rate of objects to be printed when space is limited.
  • a first embodiment with timing wheel provides that the axis of the timing wheel is carried out substantially vertically.
  • the clock wheel is thus aligned horizontally (with respect to gravity).
  • the receptacle is arranged with the axis of rotation in the axial direction to the axis of the timing wheel.
  • the opposing printheads can then be aligned according to the invention so that the printing direction of the printheads are formed perpendicular to the transport direction and horizontally based on gravity. This arrangement reduces contamination on the other printhead or the other printheads.
  • the receptacles are for three-dimensional objects, such as e.g. Containers, bottles or cans, so arranged vertically on the timing wheel.
  • the printheads are stationary, so not moving, both outside the interference contour of the three-dimensional objects, such as. Containers, bottles or cans, as well as within the interference contour.
  • the interference contour forms a circular ring in which the print heads are not arranged.
  • a pair of printheads arranged opposite each other then have a printhead within the annulus ("within the self-contained interfering contour") and a printhead outside the annulus ("outside the self-contained interfering contour").
  • the receptacles are themselves equipped with a motor as a rotary drive, preferably a servo drive and encoder, and can rotate the three-dimensional objects during the standstill of the timing wheel in front of the printheads for printing.
  • New and according to the invention is to arrange the printheads both internally and externally based on the self-contained interference contour, in such a way that they each have the same distance from the surface to be printed, and they are preferably also offset in height to each other, that full, simultaneous, pixel-accurate printing without open spaces can be done over a height equal to the sum of the print width (printing height) of a single printhead.
  • all printheads are intended to move toward the center of the timing wheel, i. radially with respect to the timing wheel to be movably arranged so that they can be adjusted according to the respective diameter of the three-dimensional object to be printed.
  • the printheads are no longer moved when printing on several objects of the same diameter, and the objects, without the printheads form a disturbing contour for the movement of the object, can be moved by the timing wheel.
  • the other, preferred variant provides that the axis of the timing wheel is carried out substantially horizontally.
  • a particularly preferred arrangement is achieved in which the clock wheel is vertical and which is particularly space-saving, because the space for the timing wheel does not require the entire diameter of the timing wheel, which expands in the height direction of the room.
  • recordings and three-dimensional objects in which the axis of rotation of the recordings are arranged in the radial direction of the timing wheel, describe the recordings with the three-dimensional objects so a circular ring about the axis of the transport system.
  • the opposing printheads are then aligned according to the invention so that the printing direction of the printheads formed perpendicular to the transport direction and horizontally based on gravity are. This arrangement is structurally easy to handle and reduces contamination on the printheads.
  • the receptacles (object holder) for three-dimensional objects can thus be designed preferably radially on the timing wheel.
  • the recordings (object holders) for the three-dimensional objects are arranged radially on the disc-shaped timing wheel, that is to say in the form of spokes, to the outside.
  • the recordings should be rotatable about their own axis and preferably driven by a servo motor and be preferably provided with an encoder indicating the trigger signal for triggering a pressure point or pressure signal. This can be carried out according to the invention proposed control according to each described embodiment.
  • the result for the arrangement of print heads is an interference contour to the left and to the right of the one-dimensional movement of the object to be printed. Both printheads, left and right of the interference contour, are not affected by falling dirt particles.
  • the first time it is possible for the first time to arrange a plurality of print heads on the left and / or right, which simultaneously print the object with several colors overlapping or produce a self-contained print image in a printing station in a staggered arrangement so that it is wider than the print width of one print station single printhead is without the disadvantages of different bleeding of the printing ink due to pressure on different printing stations or different surface tensions due to intermediate hardenings. Also, printing errors due to contamination settling on the printheads by gravity can not occur.
  • This vertical arrangement of the timing wheel can be easily adapted to the different diameters of a 3D cylindrical object to be imprinted, e.g. Bottles or cans, because all printheads of all printing stations are arranged left and right.
  • all printheads on the left should preferably be mounted on a common disk, which is preferably mounted on the horizontal axis of the timing wheel and designed to be displaceable in the axial direction.
  • All printheads lying on the right should be mounted accordingly on a preferably mirror-inverted common disc and also be displaceable in the axial direction. If now three-dimensional objects are printed with larger diameters, so by moving the left pane to the left and moving the right pane to the right very easily all printheads can be set simultaneously on the object to be printed or its object diameter.
  • the object can furthermore be centered and durable by means of a centering element which fulfills the function of a counter-holder and which is constructed exclusively within the interference contour and thus can not come into collision with the print heads arranged next to the interference contour.
  • each shot of the three-dimensional object on the timing wheel can be rotatably held about an axis which is parallel to the axis of the timing wheel.
  • the axis of rotation of the recording for each rotational position of the timing wheel can be aligned the same.
  • the axle bearing of the receiver may be damped on the timing wheel to avoid swinging about the axle.
  • Achslagerung a driven by the control axle storage, for example.
  • a motor drive By means of a motor drive, be provided, which is adapted to compensate for each clocked rotation of the timing wheel by an opposite rotation. Since the clocked rotation of the timing wheel is known, this can be done by a controlled rotation of the axle bearing.
  • sensors such as rotary position sensors, gravitational sensors or the like can also be used to control or regulate the rotation of the axle bearings.
  • recordings (object holders) for the three-dimensional objects are regularly arranged on the cycle wheel, for example on the peripheral edge of the clock wheel.
  • the clock wheel intermittently clocks the pitch of the recordings about its axis.
  • Each receptacle for a three-dimensional object can, as already described in connection with the other embodiments, rotate or rotate about its own axis.
  • the drive (motor) for this rotational movement about the axis of rotation can be done according to the invention either for all shots together via a toothing or the like. Or alternatively by a suitable drive (motor) on each recording separately.
  • Each drive (motor), and thus alternatively the common, an encoder associated with each position during the rotation of the three-dimensional object is absolutely known and which serves to trigger a print start signal.
  • the receptacles are attached to the timing wheel so that they are rotated in opposite directions during the rotation of the timing wheel itself so that the three-dimensional objects are always in the same axis orientation, e.g. all always horizontal or all always vertical, to each other (paternoster principle).
  • the axis of the three-dimensional objects and a plate containing the printing nozzles or a printhead are oriented in principle perpendicular or horizontal to the axis of the timing wheel and in principle parallel to the timing wheel.
  • the clock wheel stationary print heads are arranged, and the clock wheel clocks from printing station to printing station. It remains at the printing station for the duration of the respective treatment time, which corresponds in principle to the rotation time of the three-dimensional object in front of the print head (s).
  • the print heads are aligned in such a way that they do not emit the drops vertically downwards (in the direction of gravity) but preferably horizontally (print direction).
  • a plurality of printheads per printing station according to the invention are arranged so that they are not in the range of movement of the clocked rotated Traktrads with the recordings and the objects held therein (interference contour).
  • a simple input and / or output of three-dimensional objects to be printed in the timing wheel or from the timing wheel can take place according to the invention via an input star or output star which is substantially perpendicular to the timing wheel. This represents a constructive and from the point of view simple input and output of objects to be printed in or out of the printing press.
  • the output of three-dimensional objects from the timing wheel by opening the recording and dropping the three-dimensional objects done by gravity.
  • the printed objects can then be collected in a collecting container and possibly transported from there.
  • Such an edition requires no significant design effort and is particularly easy to handle.
  • Prior art printing machine 201 shows a cyclically operating printing press 1 according to FIG Fig. 2 for printing three-dimensional objects 2, which as a transport system 3 for the three-dimensional objects 2 has a timing wheel 4, which is rotatable about an axis 5 rising vertically on the ground. Accordingly, this embodiment is a printing machine 1 having a substantially vertically executed axis 5 of the timing wheel 4.
  • the receptacle 6 has a holder. 7 on, which is formed in the form of a turntable which is drivable about its axis of rotation 8 by a motor 9 (in the sense of a rotary drive). On the holder 7 (plate), the three-dimensional object 2 can be placed.
  • the receptacle 6 On the holder 7 (plate) opposite side, the receptacle 6 has a centering 9, which is also rotatably mounted about the axis of rotation 8 and the three-dimensional object 2 in the receptacle 6 centering holds by the three-dimensional object 2 against the holder suppressed.
  • the three-dimensional object 2 rotates together with the centering element 9 about the axis of rotation.
  • the printing machine 1 also has fixed, i. with the transport system 3 not moving printheads 10 for inkjet printing on.
  • the print heads 10 form a printing station 11, in which a held on the receptacle 6 and rotating in front of the printhead 10 object is printed.
  • FIG. 2 In the illustration according to Fig. 2 two such printing stations 11 are shown. Further arranged around the peripheral edge of the timing wheel 4 printing stations 11 are in Fig. 2 for the sake of clarity not shown. Whose arrangement according to a preferred embodiment can Fig. 3 be removed.
  • the printing press 1 has a control, not shown, which is adapted to position the receptacles 6 by means of the transport system 7 in the printing stations 11 such that an object 2 held in the receptacle 6 is held in front of the print heads 10.
  • the controller is further configured to rotate the receptacles 6 by the motor M about the axis of rotation 8, so that the held before the printheads for printing three-dimensional object 2 in front of the print head rotates about the rotation axis.
  • the printheads 10 print ink on the surface of the object 2 corresponding to the rotational position of the object 2 in front of the printheads 10 to form the image.
  • the printheads 10 of a printing station 11 may have different colors to produce a multicolor print on the three-dimensional object 2.
  • a corresponding function of the control is provided in all described embodiments.
  • the two print heads 10 of a printing station 11 are arranged opposite each other in the radial direction of the timing wheel 4, wherein the printing direction of the two print heads 10 is aligned with each other. This is in Fig. 2 indicated by the horizontal lines between the print heads 10 and the three-dimensional object 2.
  • the first of the two print heads 10 is located in a radial area between the axis 5 of the timing wheel 4 and the object 2.
  • the other of the two print heads of the printing station 11 is located in the radial direction outside the area between the axis 5 of the timing wheel and the three-dimensional object.
  • each of the two print heads 10 is disposed at a different position relative to the rotation axis 8 of the three-dimensional object 2 such that no dirt emanating from a print head 10, for example in the form of ink dried at the print nozzle, is gravitationally focused the other printhead 10 of the printing station 11 may fall.
  • each printhead 10 is arranged so that both printheads 10 can simultaneously print on the three-dimensional object 2, ie together with the other printhead 10 of the printing station 11 because the ink ejected by the one printhead 10 is due to the object disposed between the two printheads 10 2 does not come directly to the other printhead 10 and this dirty.
  • the print heads 10 are arranged so that none of the print heads 10 is arranged in the interference contour formed by the movement of the receptacle 6 with the three-dimensional object 2 held in the receptacle 6 by means of the timing wheel 4 of the transport device 3. In the illustration according to Fig. 2 moves one of the two objects 2 from the Image plane while the other of the two displayed objects 2 moves into the image plane.
  • the interference contour formed by the receptacle 6 with the objects 2 thus corresponds to a hollow cylinder or circular ring about the axis of rotation 5.
  • This is in Fig. 3 schematically represented by the outer peripheral edge of the timing wheel 4 and the dashed circle 12. Between the dashed circle 12 and the outer circumference of the timing wheel 4 is thus the annular interference contour 13.
  • the print heads 10 of each of the printing stations 11 are arranged outside of this interference contour 13. Based on the direction of movement of the three-dimensional objects 2 tangentially along the center of the interference contour 13, the print heads 10 of the printing stations 11 are thus right and left relative to the direction of movement of the objects 2. This direction is also referred to as the transport direction.
  • the transport system 3 can be further rotated with the timing wheel 4 without the printheads 10 of the printing stations must be moved to avoid the recording 6 and / or the object 2 held therein.
  • the printheads 10 movable in the radial direction of the timing wheel 4 so that the printing distance of the printheads 10 can be adjusted to the three-dimensional objects 2 and the spacing of the printheads 10 in objects 2 of larger diameter can be adjusted accordingly. This is indicated by the double arrows in the Fig. 2 and 3 indicated.
  • Fig. 3 It can be seen that the receptacles 6 are arranged equidistantly, ie with the same radian measure, distributed around the peripheral edge of the timing wheel 4. Except for two recordings 6, a print station 11 with two print heads 10 is provided for each receptacle 6. In the eight shots 6 shown in total, six three-dimensional objects 2 can be printed simultaneously in each stroke position. The two not provided with printheads 10 shots 6 represent the positions for the input or output of the three-dimensional objects 2 on the timing wheel 4 and the recording 6 of the printing press 1.
  • a second embodiment of a printing machine 51 according to the invention for printing two-dimensional objects 52 is shown, which is basically constructed similar to the previously described printing machine 1 and is also designed as a cyclically operating printing press.
  • the printing press 51 has as a transport system 53 a timing wheel 54 which can be rotated about a horizontally mounted shaft 55.
  • a receptacle 56 for holding the three-dimensional object 52 is provided which has a holder 57 formed as a plate, which can be rotated via a rotation axis 58 by means of an electric motor M.
  • the holder 57 (plate) On the holder 57 (plate), the three-dimensional object 52 is received and fixed relative to the holder 57 via a centering element 59 on the holder 57.
  • the structure and operation of the receptacle 56 thus corresponds to that of the receptacle 6 (see. Fig. 2 and 3 ), which has already been described in detail, so that can be omitted at this point on a further description.
  • the orientation of the receptacle 56 differs from the orientation of the receptacle 6.
  • the receptacle 56 is fixed to the timing wheel 54 that the rotation axis 58 of the receptacle 56 extends radially to the timing gear 54 and perpendicular to the horizontally oriented axis 55 of the timing gear 54th stands, wherein the receptacle 56 projects with the holder 57 and the centering element 59 radially beyond the outer circumference of the timing wheel 54.
  • Printheads 60 are arranged so around the peripheral edge of the rotatable in the receptacle 56, three-dimensional object 52 that the at the print heads 60th rotating surface of the three-dimensional object 52 can be printed when the timing wheel 54 is in a printing position in which the recorded in the receptacle 56 object 52 is positioned at the desired printing distance in front of the printheads 60 and rotates in front of them.
  • the fixed print heads 60 of the printing press 51 each form the printing stations 61 of the printing press 51.
  • the print heads 60 are arranged opposite each other with respect to the direction of movement of the three-dimensional objects 52 in the receptacles 56 of the timing wheel 54 to the right and left of the direction of movement such that a located in the printing station 61 in front of the printheads 60 Object 52 can be printed simultaneously through all four print heads 60 of a printing station 61.
  • the printing direction of the print heads 60 is again aligned horizontally, so that by gravity no print head 60 is arranged in the printing direction below another print head 60 in a printing station 61. This prevents fouling of the print heads 60 by spray mist or ink deposits falling from the print nozzles of a print head 60.
  • the printing press 51 has a total of four print heads, two of which are arranged opposite each other, wherein the opposing print heads 60 are arranged with respect to the axial direction of the rotation axis 58 at different heights, so that overlap the print areas of the opposite print heads 60.
  • This makes it possible to print images on the three-dimensional object 52, which are greater in their printing height than the length of a print head 60 in the axial direction of the axis of rotation 58 by the two opposing print heads 60.
  • the images arranged in the axial direction Printheads 60 each one in the illustration according to Fig. 4 have horizontal printing direction with respect to the gravity, may have different colors.
  • the receptacle 56 according to FIG Fig. 4 be designed adjustable in height in the axial direction, so that successively both pressure levels can be printed.
  • the sketchy illustration in FIG Fig. 4 suggests, also be arranged such that all four printheads have a common overlapping region in which a two-color print at a height of the recording in the axial direction is possible.
  • the print heads 60 of each of the printing stations 61 are fixed to two opposing printhead holders 64, which are respectively arranged in the transport direction of the three-dimensional objects 52 right and left of the timing gear 54 with the receptacles 56, so that the print heads 60 each at the printing distance to those in the Recordings 56 recorded objects 52 are held.
  • These printhead holders 64 are formed as disks which are arranged parallel to the timing wheel 54 and are axially displaceable along the axis 55 of the timing wheel 54 to adjust the distance of the printheads 60 to the three-dimensional object 53 in the receptacle 56. By axially displacing the two printhead holders 64, the printing station can also be set to print three-dimensional objects 52 of different diameters.
  • the illustrated three-dimensional objects 52 move at a rotation of the timing wheel 54 about the axis 55 of the timing wheel 54 out of the image plane or into it.
  • This is also the Holder (adjustment mechanism) of the centering 59 is taken in the region of the interference contour of the three-dimensional object 52 that the centering 59 including the holder (adjustment mechanism) does not project beyond the interference contour of the holder 57 and the three-dimensional object 52.
  • the plates or holders 57 of the receptacle 56 are driven directly via an axial motor M as a rotary drive on the axis of rotation 58.
  • the centering element 59 are rotatably mounted in a linkage 62 which is held axially adjustable in the direction of the axis of rotation 58 on the timing gear 54 (adjusting mechanism or mounting of the centering element 59).
  • Fig. 6 1 schematically shows a variant as a printing press 71, which basically has the same structure as the printing press 51 described above.
  • the printing press 71 has three essentially parallel receptacles 76 for holding a three-dimensional object at each printing station 81, which basically have the same structure.
  • each printing station 81 for each receptacle 76 has oppositely disposed printheads, each of which can print an object 2 received in the printing station 81 as previously described with respect to the printing machine 51.
  • These printheads are in Fig. 6 but not shown.
  • Fig. 7 is another printing machine 91 according to a fourth embodiment of the invention shown schematically in the basic arrangement similar to the printing machine according to the 4 and 5 with a vertical Clock wheel 94 is formed.
  • the timing wheel 94 of the printing press 91 is in 8 and 9 shown.
  • the printhead holder 104 is shown, each having two printheads 100 opposite one another such that between the opposing printheads 100 on the printhead holder 104, the three-dimensional objects 92 as shown in FIG Fig. 9 can be seen, carried out or held for printing in the receptacle 96 rotating in front of the printheads 100.
  • a passage for storage on the axis 95 of the timing wheel 94 is provided.
  • the peculiarity of the printing press 91 lies in a recess 105 of the print head holder 104 in the region of the input 106 of the three-dimensional object 92 and the output 107 of the three-dimensional object 92.
  • This recess 105 as described below with reference to FIG 8 and 9 explains a simple input of three-dimensional objects in the printing press 91.
  • Fig. 8 shown in the side view, which the in Fig. 7 Not shown timing wheel 94 with a receptacle 96 for holding the three-dimensional object 92 in the region of the input 106 represents.
  • the recordings 96 are not shown for the sake of clarity.
  • the receptacle 96 is arranged on the timing wheel 94 comparable to the receptacle 56 on the timing wheel 54 according to the in the Fig. 5 and 6 illustrated embodiment.
  • This has in a comparable manner designed as a plate 97 Holder for the three-dimensional object 92, wherein the holder 97 can be rotated about a rotation axis 98 by a motor M (rotary drive) about the rotation axis 98.
  • a centering element 99 is provided which can be adjusted via a linkage in the direction of the axis of rotation 98.
  • an input star 109 designed as a rotating wheel is provided for inputting the three-dimensional objects 92, which star is aligned essentially perpendicular to the timing wheel 94.
  • the timing wheel 94 is perpendicular (with respect to the direction of gravity).
  • the rotation axis 98 is arranged horizontally.
  • the perpendicularly aligned input star 108 is aligned horizontally or horizontally (with respect to the direction of gravity) and has a vertical star axis 109 which carries the input starter 108 on the ground.
  • the height of the input tester 108 is set so that an object 92 held in an object support 110 of the input tester 108 is just at the height at which a receptacle 96 of the timing wheel 94 is in the position of the input 6, such that the three-dimensional object 92 is positionable by the input terminals 108 between the holder 97 formed as a plate and the centering element 99.
  • the centering element 99 may include the three-dimensional object 92 and press against the holder 97 (plate) of the receptacle 96 by an axial movement in the direction of the axis of rotation 98.
  • the three-dimensional object 92 is input to the timing wheel 94 of the printing press 91.
  • a plurality of object bearings 110 are arranged distributed over the peripheral edge of the input test 109, wherein the arrangement and Division of the object bearings 110 can be adapted by the skilled person according to the needs.
  • the task on the input tester 108 can be carried out, for example, by a linear conveyor 111 by means of a suitable, known per se feed device 112, which in FIG Fig. 8 for the sake of simplicity, is shown as an arrow.
  • Fig. 9 2 shows the printing machine 91 in a plan view from above with the linear transporter 111, the input tester 108, and two receptacles 96 for holding the three-dimensional object 92, wherein one of the receptacles 96 is arranged in the input 106 of the three-dimensional object 92 and the other receptacle 96 located in a printing station 101.
  • the timing wheel 94 with the receptacle 96 protrudes laterally in the direction of the input star 108, so that the input star 108 did not collide with the printhead holders 104.
  • the output 107 of the three-dimensional objects 92 can, in principle, be made via an output tester 108 of comparable design.
  • FIGS. 10 and 11 show a further embodiment of a printing press 151 according to the invention with a vertical clock wheel 154 as a transport system 153.
  • the axis 155 of the timing wheel 154 is therefore also arranged horizontally in this embodiment of the printing press 151.
  • equidistant receptacles 156 for holding a respective three-dimensional object 152 are formed, such as Fig. 10 illustrated.
  • Each receptacle 156 has a stirrup receptacle as a holder 157 for the three-dimensional object, which, for example, can be suspended in this stirrup mount (mount 157).
  • the bracket receptacle (bracket 157) with a motor M for driving the rotation axis 158 is connected.
  • centering be provided which engages at the opposite end relative to the bracket receptacle 157 on the object 152 and this centering holds.
  • the receptacle 156 may also be formed in a different embodiment, which is not shown, as well, as already described with respect to the receptacles 56, 76 and 96 of the previous embodiments.
  • an object 152 received in the receptacle 156 can rotate about the axis of rotation 158.
  • it is printed in a printing station 161, while the object 152 rotates in front of opposite print heads 160.
  • a UV lamp 168 may be provided for drying the print produced by the printheads 160 on the object 152.
  • the object is rotated in front of the UV lamp 168 in the receptacle 156, similar to prior to printhead 160 drying the ink.
  • the printheads 160 and the possibly existing UV lamp 168 are fixed in a stationary manner to a printhead holder 164, similar to the previous embodiments of the printing presses, ie they do not rotate with the timing wheel 154.
  • the print head holder 164 serves as a holder for the axis 155 of the timing wheel.
  • the opposite end of the axis 155 of the timing wheel 154 is held.
  • the receptacles 156 of the three-dimensional objects 152 at all printing stations 161 and the input 166 of the three-dimensional object 152 and the output 167 of the three-dimensional object 152 are always aligned in the same manner in their axis alignment of the axis of rotation 158.
  • the axis of rotation 158 is oriented in the direction of gravity so that the printheads 160 of the printing station 161 print on the three-dimensional object 152 from the side (horizontally). As a result, contamination of the other printheads 160 of a printing station in the manner described is avoided.
  • each receptacle 156 of the three-dimensional object 152 is held rotatably on the timing wheel 154 about an axis 169 which runs parallel to the axis 155 of the timing wheel 154.
  • the axis of rotation 158 of the receptacle 156 for each rotational position of the timing wheel 154 (in particular, each clocked position of the timing wheel 154) be aligned the same.
  • This also allows the input and output of the objects 152 by means of simple linear transporters 171.
  • the receptacles 156 are held on the timing wheel 154 via the axis 159 so that they are rotated in opposite directions during the rotation of the timing wheel 154 itself so that the axis of rotation 158 of the receptacles 156 always in the same orientation, in the example shown thus aligned perpendicular to each other are. This is also called paternoster principle.
  • a rotary drive 172 which rotates about a ring gear 173 and a gear 174, the axis 169 of the receptacles 156 in opposite directions to the timing of the timing wheel 154 with a rotation about the axis 155 of the timing wheel 154.
  • the ring gear 173 acts simultaneously on all gears 174 of the axes 169 (see. Fig. 10 ), so that by the one rotary drive 172 all recordings 156 can be aligned simultaneously with a rotation of the timing wheel 154.

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  1. Machine à imprimer à fonctionnement cadencé, pour l'impression d'objets tridimensionnels (2, 52, 92, 152) au moyen d'une impression à jet d'encre dans au moins une station d'impression (11, 61, 81, 101, 161) avec un système de transport (3, 53, 73, 93, 153), en particulier une roue de cadencement (4, 54, 74, 94, 154) que laquelle est disposé au moins un logement (6, 56, 76, 96, 156) actionnable pour le maintien d'un objet tridimensionnel (2, 52, 92, 152), avec au moins une tête d'impression (10, 60, 100, 160) fixe non entraînée conjointement, pour l'impression à jet d'encre dans la station d'impression (11, 61, 81, 101, 161), et avec une commande, la commande étant conçue pour positionner le logement (6, 56, 76, 96, 156) de telle façon dans la station d'impression (11, 61, 81, 101, 161) au moyen du système de transport (3, 53, 73, 93, 153), qu'un objet tridimensionnel (2, 52, 92, 152) maintenu dans le logement (6, 56, 76, 96, 156) est maintenu devant la tête d'impression (10, 60, 100, 160), et pour faire tourner l'objet tridimensionnel (2, 52, 92, 152) maintenu devant la tête d'impression (10, 60, 100, 160) au moyen du logement (6, 56, 76, 96, 156) pour l'impression autour d'un axe de rotation (8, 58, 78, 98, 158) devant la tête d'impression (10, 60, 100, 160), la machine à imprimer (1, 51, 71, 91, 151) présentant au moins une autre tête d'impression (10, 60, 100, 160) dans l'au moins une station d'impression (11, 61, 81, 101, 161), laquelle est disposée de telle façon à un autre endroit ou sur un autre côté par rapport à l'axe de rotation (8, 58, 78, 98, 158) de l'objet tridimensionnel (2, 52, 92, 152), qu'aucune saleté provenant de cette tête d'impression (10, 60, 100, 160) ne peut tomber sur une autre tête d'impression (10, 60, 100, 160) quelle qu'elle soit de la station d'impression (11, 61, 81, 101, 161) en raison de la gravité, que l'au moins une autre tête d'impression (10, 60, 100, 160) peut imprimer l'objet tridimensionnel (2, 52, 92, 152) simultanément avec l'autre tête d'impression (10, 60, 100, 160) de la station d'impression (11, 61, 81, 101, 161) et qu'aucune des têtes d'impression (10, 60, 100, 160) n'est disposée dans le contour gênant (13) formé par le déplacement du logement (6, 56, 76, 96, 156) avec un objet tridimensionnel (2, 52, 92, 152) maintenu dans le logement (6, 56, 76, 96, 156) au moyen du système de transport (3, 53, 73, 93, 153), caractérisée en ce que le système de transport (3, 53, 73, 93, 153) est une roue considérée comme roue de cadencement (4, 54, 74, 94, 154), laquelle tourne de façon cadencée et que laquelle est fixé l'au moins un logement (6, 56, 76, 96, 156) pour l'objet tridimensionnel (2, 52, 92, 152), l'axe (55, 75, 95, 155) de la roue de cadencement (4, 54, 74, 94, 154) étant conçu essentiellement horizontalement, et les logements (6, 56, 76, 96, 156) des objets tridimensionnels (2, 52, 92, 152) étant toujours orientées de la même manière quant à leur orientation axiale sur toutes les stations d'impression (11, 61, 81, 101, 161) et respectivement dans la direction de la gravité avec leur axe de rotation (8, 58, 78, 98, 158), de telle façon que les têtes d'impression (10, 60, 100, 160) impriment l'objet tridimensionnel (2, 52, 92, 152) par le côté.
  2. Machine à imprimer à fonctionnement cadencé pour l'impression d'objets tridimensionnels (2, 52, 92, 152) au moyen d'une impression à jet d'encre selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que les têtes d'impression (10, 60, 100, 160) sont disposées les unes en face des autres le long du trajet de transport.
  3. Machine à imprimer à fonctionnement cadencé pour l'impression d'objets tridimensionnels selon la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisée en ce que les têtes d'impression (10, 60, 100, 160) sont disposées à gauche et à droite par rapport à la direction de transport des objets tridimensionnels (2, 52, 92, 152), fixement à côté du système de transport (3, 53, 73, 93, 153).
  4. Machine à imprimer à fonctionnement cadencé pour l'impression d'objets tridimensionnels (2, 52, 92, 152) au moyen d'une impression à jet d'encre selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que les têtes d'impression (10, 60, 100, 160) d'une station d'impression (11, 61, 81, 101, 161) sont disposées de manière à pouvoir générer une image d'impression sur l'objet tridimensionnel (2, 52, 92, 152) dans une station d'impression (11, 61, 81, 101, 161), dont la largeur dépasse la largeur d'une tête d'impression (10, 60, 100, 160).
  5. Machine à imprimer à fonctionnement cadencé pour l'impression d'objet tridimensionnel (2, 52, 92, 152) au moyen d'une impression à jet d'encre selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que plusieurs couleurs peuvent être imprimées simultanément dans une station d'impression (11, 61, 81, 101, 161).
  6. Machine à imprimer à fonctionnement cadencé pour l'impression d'objets tridimensionnels (2, 52, 92, 152) au moyen d'une impression à jet d'encre selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que pour chaque station d'impression (81) sur le système de transport (73), en particulier la roue de cadencement (74), il est prévu plus d'un seul logement (76) pour les objets tridimensionnels (2, 52, 92, 152) et plusieurs têtes d'impression en fonction du nombre des logements (76) dans la station d'impression (81).
  7. Machine à imprimer à fonctionnement cadencé pour l'impression d'objets tridimensionnels (2, 52, 92, 152) au moyen d'une impression à jet d'encre selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que le logement (6, 56, 76, 96, 156) pour les objets tridimensionnels (2, 52, 92, 152) présente un support (7, 57, 77, 97, 157) avec un moteur (M) pour la rotation autour de l'axe de rotation (8, 58, 78, 98, 158) et un élément de centrage (9, 59, 99) opposé, les objets tridimensionnels (2, 52, 92, 152) étant supportés et maintenus de chaque côté par le support (7, 57, 77, 97, 157) et l'élément de centrage (9, 59, 99), et l'élément de centrage (9, 59, 99) étant conçu de telle façon qu'il se trouve à l'intérieur du contour gênant lors d'un déplacement du système de transport (3, 53, 73, 93, 153) et de l'objet tridimensionnel (2, 52, 92, 152).
  8. Machine à imprimer à fonctionnement cadencé pour l'impression d'objets tridimensionnels (2, 52, 92, 152) au moyen d'une impression à jet d'encre selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que chaque logement (156) de l'objet tridimensionnel (152) est maintenu de manière à tourner autour d'un axe (169) sur la roue de cadencement (154), celui-ci s'étendant parallèlement à l'axe (155) de la roue de cadencement (154).
  9. Machine à imprimer à fonctionnement cadencé pour l'impression d'objets tridimensionnels (92) au moyen d'une impression à jet d'encre selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que l'entrée (106) et/ou la sortie (107) d'objets tridimensionnels (92) à imprimer dans la roue de cadencement (94) ou hors de la roue de cadencement (94) est effectuée à l'aide d'une étoile d'entrée (108) et/ou d'une étoile de sortie montée(s) essentiellement perpendiculairement à la roue de cadencement (94).
  10. Machine à imprimer à fonctionnement cadencé pour l'impression d'objets tridimensionnels (92) au moyen d'une impression à jet d'encre selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que la sortie (107) d'objets tridimensionnels (92) hors de la roue de cadencement (94) est effectuée par l'ouverture du logement (96) et la chute de l'objet tridimensionnel (92) par gravité.
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