WO2020036642A2 - Imprimante numérique à cylindre ultra rapide - Google Patents

Imprimante numérique à cylindre ultra rapide Download PDF

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WO2020036642A2
WO2020036642A2 PCT/US2019/029046 US2019029046W WO2020036642A2 WO 2020036642 A2 WO2020036642 A2 WO 2020036642A2 US 2019029046 W US2019029046 W US 2019029046W WO 2020036642 A2 WO2020036642 A2 WO 2020036642A2
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James M. JETER
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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
    • B41J3/00—Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed
    • B41J3/407—Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed for marking on special material
    • B41J3/4073—Printing on three-dimensional objects not being in sheet or web form, e.g. spherical or cubic objects
    • 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
    • B41F17/002—Supports of workpieces in machines for printing on hollow articles
    • 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
    • B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
    • 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
    • B41J2/0057—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 where an intermediate transfer member receives the ink before transferring it on the printing material
    • 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
    • B41J3/407—Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed for marking on special material
    • 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
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03G—ELECTROGRAPHY; ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY; MAGNETOGRAPHY
    • G03G15/00—Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern
    • G03G15/65—Apparatus which relate to the handling of copy material
    • G03G15/6582—Special processing for irreversibly adding or changing the sheet copy material characteristics or its appearance, e.g. stamping, annotation printing, punching
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03G—ELECTROGRAPHY; ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY; MAGNETOGRAPHY
    • G03G15/00—Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern
    • G03G15/65—Apparatus which relate to the handling of copy material
    • G03G15/6588—Apparatus which relate to the handling of copy material characterised by the copy material, e.g. postcards, large copies, multi-layered materials, coloured sheet material
    • G03G15/6591—Apparatus which relate to the handling of copy material characterised by the copy material, e.g. postcards, large copies, multi-layered materials, coloured sheet material characterised by the recording material, e.g. plastic material, OHP, ceramics, tiles, textiles
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03G—ELECTROGRAPHY; ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY; MAGNETOGRAPHY
    • G03G15/00—Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern
    • G03G15/14—Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern for transferring a pattern to a second base
    • G03G15/16—Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern for transferring a pattern to a second base of a toner pattern, e.g. a powder pattern, e.g. magnetic transfer
    • G03G15/1625—Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern for transferring a pattern to a second base of a toner pattern, e.g. a powder pattern, e.g. magnetic transfer on a base other than paper

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  • This invention relates to printing systems for aluminum cans and more particularly a digital cylinder printing system that eliminates the use of printing plates and specially mixed inks.
  • the primary object of the present invention is to provide a digital printing system that will eliminate the use of printing plates and specially mixed inks, thereby eliminating the lost production time while plates are changed and inking systems are cleaned and resupplied.
  • An additional object of the present invention is to provide a digital printing system that eliminates the use of custom mixed ink to a nearly infinite color gamut using the
  • An additional object of the present invention is to provide a digital printing system that can be used to produce smaller production runs without incurring the conventional costs associated with changing over plates and inks for new production runs.
  • An additional object of the present invention is to provide a digital printing system that solves the following problems faced with when using conventional digital packaging printing:
  • the present invention fulfills the above and other objects by providing a digital cylinder printing system that uses a continuous motion container handler to move each cylinder through an individual color station, which includes (WCMYK, Spot, Clear, etc.), where it is printed with variable data produced from a color separated image from each label.
  • FIG. 1 is a side view of a servo motor controlled rotary support mandrel of the present invention
  • FIG. 2. is a front view of a servo motor controlled rotary support mandrel of the present invention
  • FIG. 3 is a sectional side view along lines A-A of FIG. 2 of a servo motor controlled rotary support mandrel of the present invention
  • FIG. 4 is a side view of a rail guide mounting assembly supported by a common disc assembly mounted to a main shaft assembly;
  • FIG. 5 is a magnified view along lines B-B of FIG. 4 of a guide rail mounting system of the present invention
  • FIG. 6 is a front view of a radial array of mandrel supports of the present invention.
  • the digital cylinder printing system 1 of the present invention comprises a continuous motion container handler to move each cylindrically-shaped container having an image printed thereon through a series of color stations 5, as illustrated in FIG. 6, comprising a white color station 6, a cyan color station 7, a magenta color station 8, a yellow color station 9, a black color station 10, a spot station 11, a clear station 12 and so forth.
  • Each cylinder is moved through the color station 5 on a mandrel 3 supported by a rail guide mounting assembly 2, as illustrated in FIGS. 1-3, wherein at least one image is printed on each cylindrically-shaped container using variable data produced from a color separated image from each label.
  • FIG. 1-3 a side view, front view and sectional side view along lines A- A of FIG. 2, respectively, of a rail guide mounting assembly 2 supporting a rotary mandrel 3 controlled by a mandrel servo motor 4 is illustrated. Cylindrical containers are loaded onto the mandrel 3, which is rotated by the servo motor 4 as the rail guide mounting assembly 2 is moved through the series of color stations 5.
  • the mandrel 3 is rotated in synchronized motion as it is rolled around a controlled blanket roller containing an inked image that is transferred onto a container on the mandrel 3.
  • This synchronized motion is preferably accomplished using at least one electronic gearing component located in a programmable logic controller (PLC) in communication with the mandrel servo motor 4.
  • PLC programmable logic controller
  • the mandrel 3 is supported by a mandrel support block 13 containing a mandrel trip mechanism 14, as illustrated in FIG. 3.
  • Each mandrel support block 13 is guided by a linear bearing rail guide mounting assembly 2, as illustrated in FIGS. 4 and 5.
  • FIGS. 4 and 5 a side view of a rail guide mounting assembly 2 is supported by a common disc assembly 15 mounted to a main shaft assembly 16 and a magnified view along lines B-B of FIG. 4 of a guide rail mounting system 2 of the present invention, respectively, are illustrated.
  • Each rail guide mounting assembly 2 is supported by a common disc assembly 15 mounted to a main shaft assembly 16.
  • the common disc assembly 15 rotates about the main support shaft assembly 16 which is driven by a support shaft servo motor 17 that is in communication with each mandrel 3 and any corresponding blanket roller motor.
  • each rail guide mounting assembly 2 comprises a front cam follower 18 and a rear cam follower 19 which engage a front grooved cam track 20 and a rear grooved cam track 21, respectively.
  • the front cam follower 18 and the rear cam follower 19 are positioned on rigid supports frame 22 which provide precise phase timing, registration, and concentric positioning, relative to the main support shaft 17.
  • the front cam follower 18 and the rear cam follower 19 are designed with a series of curved profiles 23, which correspond to each of the different color stations 5.
  • the front cam follower 18 and the rear cam follower 19 will follow the curved profiles 23 to cause the mandrels 3 to move reciprocally relative to the main shaft assembly 16 and the resultant motion will cause each mandrel 3 to“track” around each blanket roller 23.
  • Each can mandrel 3 is individually controlled to maintain precise registration to each of the different color station 5 blanket rollers 23 using specially derived computer programming and communication protocol.
  • Electrophotography the printing technology adapted to this machine is derived from the electro photographic process or xerography.
  • Each color station applies a single color only, replicating the four process color procedure, with the addition of White and pantones. Therefore, the color stations 5 comprise Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black, and finally a Clear overprint varnish plus additional specific colors if desired.
  • each color station applies a single color only, replicating the four process color procedure, with the addition of White and pantones. Therefore, the color stations 5 comprise Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black, and finally a Clear overprint varnish plus additional specific colors if desired.
  • each color station comprises Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black, and finally a Clear overprint varnish plus additional specific colors if desired.
  • Liquid toner or ink is supplied and circulated to each color station 5 ink fountain from a common ink management system.
  • Each color station 5 may further comprise a photoreceptor roller and an LED array called a write head, an electrostatic charge head, or corotron, a cleaning station and toner recovery system.
  • a liquid carrier in the ink is preferably an Isopar variant and is evaporated from a pigment in or after each color station 5 so a particular image is dry before reaching a subsequent color station 5.
  • the mandrels 3 are charged either negative or positive, depending on the charge selected for the transfer roller 24 and pigment, to aid in the attraction of the pigmented image to a cylinder surface.
  • the cylinder surface may or may not come into contact with the blanket roller 23 to facilitate the transfer of the image.

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L'invention concerne un système d'impression numérique (1) qui, en supprimant l'utilisation de plaques d'impression et d'encres spécialement mélangées, supprime le temps de production perdu induit par la nécessité de changer de plaques, et le nettoyage et la réalimentation de systèmes d'encrage, sur les systèmes classiques.
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