TH76274B - Lamination machine for deep groove printing plate - Google Patents

Abstract

The DC60 (10/10/57) was described as a plate coating system for engraving on solid materials (1), which comprises a vacuum chamber (3) with an inner cavity (30) optimized to receive at least one engraving plate (10) to be coated, a vacuum system (4) connected to the vacuum chamber (3) optimized to create a vacuum in the inner cavity (30) of the vacuum chamber (3), and a physical vapor deposition (PVD) system (5) optimized to perform the deposition of wear-resistant coatings under vacuum onto the engraved surface (10a) of the engraving plate (10), in which the physical vapor deposition system (5) includes at least one coating target (51,52) which comprises a source of wear-resistant coatings. As the coating is deposited on the coated surface (10a) of the plate for engraving onto solid materials (10a), a vacuum chamber (3) is arranged so that the coated plate for engraving onto solid materials (10) sits literally vertically in the inner cavity (30) of the vacuum chamber (3) with its engraved surface (10a) facing at least one coating target (51,52). The plate for engraving onto solid materials (1) is further incorporated with a movable conductor (6) that is positioned within the inner cavity (30) of the vacuum chamber (3) and is optimized to support and cyclically move the plate for engraving onto solid materials (1) forward and through at least one coating target (51,52). The plate for engraving onto solid materials (1) is described as incorporating a vacuum chamber (3) with an inner cavity (30) optimized to receive at least one The plate for engraving on solid materials (10) is coated, a vacuum system (4) is connected to a vacuum chamber (3) which is optimized to create a vacuum in the inner cavity (30) of the vacuum chamber (3), and a physical vapor deposition (PVD) system (5) is optimized to perform the deposition of wear-resistant coating material under vacuum onto the engraved surface (10a) of the plate for engraving on solid materials (10), in which the physical vapor deposition system (5) includes at least one coating target material (51,52) which consists of a source of wear-resistant coating material which is deposited onto the coated surface (10a) of the plate for engraving on solid materials (10a) facing at least one coating target material (51,52). The plate for engraving on solid materials coating unit (1) is further incorporated with a movable carrier (6) which is located within the inner cavity (30) of the vacuum chamber (3) and optimized to support and the plate moves in a cyclic manner for printing and engraving onto a hard material (1) forward and through at least one coated material target (51,52).

Claims (15)

1. A plate coating assembly for engraving on solid materials (1) which consists of - a vacuum chamber (3) with an inner cavity (30) optimized to receive at least one plate for engraving on solid materials (10) to be coated - a vacuum system (4) which is connected to the vacuum chamber (3) and optimized to create a vacuum in the inner cavity (30) of the vacuum chamber (3) and - a physical vapor deposition (PVD) system (5) which is optimized to perform the deposition of wear-resistant coating material under vacuum onto the engraved surface (10a) of the plate for engraving on solid materials (10), in which the physical vapor deposition system (5) includes at least one coating material target (51, 52). The assembly consists of a source of wear-resistant coating material. The coating (10a) of the etching plate (10) is deposited, where a vacuum chamber (3) is arranged so that the coated etching plate (10) sits literally vertically in the inner cavity (30) of the vacuum chamber (3) with its etched surface (10a) facing at least one of the coating targets (51, 52), and where the etching plate coating assembly (1) is assembled, followed by a movable conductor (6) positioned within the inner cavity (30) of the vacuum chamber (3) and optimized to support and cyclically move the etching plate (10) forward and through at least one of the coating targets (51, 52). 2. A plate coating system for engraving on solid materials (1), as defined in Reputation 1, whereby a physical vapor deposition system (5) is an aerosol deposition system comprising - at least one aerosol deposition target in the form of a magnetron acting as the deposition target (51, 52); - an aerosol deposition gas delivery (55) optimized for the delivery of the aerosol deposition gas to the inner cavity (30) of the vacuum chamber (3); and - a charge dissociation system optimized for the aerosol deposition of the wear-resistant deposition of at least one aerosol deposition target and the deposition of the aerosolized wear-resistant deposition onto the etched surface (10a) of the plate for engraving on solid materials (10). 3. Plate coating system for printing etching onto hard materials (1) as defined in Reputation 2, in which the metal atomization coating system consists of at least two coating targets, page 2 of page 4, metal atomization (51, 52), each target of which consists of a source of wear-resistant coating material that is metal atomized, in which the source of wear-resistant coating material that is metal atomized is preferred to be pure chromium. 4. A plate coating set for engraving printing on solid material (1) as defined in one of the preceding claims, in which a vacuum chamber (3) and a movable carrier (6) are arranged so that the coated plate for engraving printing on solid material (10) is tilted backward, and in which the angle of tilt between the engraved surface (10a) of the plate for engraving printing on solid material (10) and the vertical plane does not exceed 20 degrees. 5. A plate-coating unit for engraving printing onto solid materials (1), as defined in one of the preceding claims, in which a movable carrier (6) is adapted to transition the plate for engraving printing onto solid materials (10) back and forth within the inner cavity (30) of the vacuum chamber (3) and along the transition path (T) forward and through at least one of the coating material targets (51, 52). 6. The plate coating assembly for engraving printing onto solid materials (1), as defined in Requisition 5, where the vacuum chamber (3) is elongated in shape with first and second ends (I, II) at both ends of the transition path (T) of the movable carrier (6), and where the first sealing gate (31) is provided at the first end (I) of the vacuum chamber (3), which the first sealing gate (31) provides access (31a) to the inner cavity (30) of the vacuum chamber (3) to allow the loading of the plate for engraving printing onto solid materials (10) to be coated or the removal of the plate for engraving printing onto solid materials (10). 7. A plate coating unit for engraving printing onto solid materials (1) as defined in claim 6, where one end (I) of the vacuum chamber (3) is connected to a clean chamber (100) from which the loading or removal of plates for engraving printing onto solid materials (10) to or from the vacuum chamber (3) is performed. 8. A plate-coating unit for printing etching onto solid material (1), as defined in Rights 6 or 7, where a second sealing gate (32) is provided at the second end (II) of the vacuum chamber (3), to which the second sealing gate (32) provides further access (32a) to the inner cavity (30) of the vacuum chamber (3) for maintenance purposes. 9. A plate-coating unit for engraving printing onto rigid material (1), as defined in one of the preceding claims, where a removable protective panel (37) is provided on at least the rear inner wall (37a) of the vacuum chamber (3) behind the movable conductor (6). Page 3 of 4. 10. A plate-coating unit for engraving printing on rigid material (1), as defined in one of the preceding claims, in which a carrier (6) is adapted to receive the plate-support for engraving printing on rigid material (65), on which the plate-support for engraving printing on rigid material (10) is mounted, on which the plate-support for engraving printing on rigid material (65) can be removed from the movable carrier (6) together with the plate-support for engraving printing on rigid material (10). 11. A plate coating unit for engraving printing onto solid materials (1), as defined in one of the preceding claims, in which the vacuum chamber (3) is incorporated with a front opening (35a) in contact with the inner cavity (30) of the vacuum chamber (3) and supports a retractable sealing panel (35) on which at least one coating target (51, 52) is placed, in which the retractable sealing panel (35) can be moved between retracted positions (Figures 1 to 4, 8) during maintenance operations, thus providing access to the inner cavity (30) of the vacuum chamber (3) through the front opening (35a) and the working positions (Figures 5 to 7A-C) in which the front opening (35a) is closed in such a manner as to be sealed by the retractable sealing panel (35), thus bringing at least one coating target (51, 52) to the working position within the front opening (35a). 12. A plate coating unit for engraving printing onto a rigid material (1) as defined in Reservience 11, in which a retractable sealing panel (35) is rotated around an axis at one end onto a vacuum chamber (3), and in which, in the retracted position, the retractable sealing panel (35) is oriented literally horizontally toward the surface of at least one coating target material (51, 52) directed toward the top. 13. A plate coating unit for engraving printing onto rigid material (1) as defined in Rights 11 or 12, which is further incorporated with an opening and closing mechanism (36) optimized to create selective separation between the inner space (30) of the vacuum chamber (3) and at least one coating target material (51, 52) placed on a retractable sealing panel (35). 14. A plate coating unit for engraving printing on solid materials (1), as defined in any of the claims 11 through 13, where the physical vapor deposition system (5) is a metal aerosol coating system incorporating at least one metal aerosol coating target in the form of a magnetron acting as the coating target (51, 52), and where the plate coating unit for engraving printing on solid materials (1) is further incorporated with a path optimized to shape the magnetron's magnetic field, and where the path optimized to shape the magnetron's magnetic field is typically an electrical coil (53) enclosing the front opening (35a) and positioned in the front 4 of the 4 adjacent faces of at least one coating target (51, 52), when brought to the working position, in which the electrical coil (53) is energized during the metal aerosol coating operation. 15. A plate coating unit for engraving printing onto solid materials (1), as defined in one of the preceding claims, in which the vacuum system (4) is incorporated with the main pump system (41) and at least one turbomolecular vacuum pump (45), and in which the turbomolecular vacuum nodes (45) are commonly connected to the inner cavity (30) of the vacuum chamber (3) through a control gate valve (46).