Marking system
US10279615B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 19, 2018 |
| Grant date | May 7, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 19, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41M5/0064
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A marking system comprises plural marking heads disposed side-by-side in a horizontal direction, each of the marking heads performing printing on a surface of a tire by thermal transfer with a thermal transfer tape when the each of the marking heads is in proximity to the surface of the tire, air cylinders provided with the respective marking heads and moving the respective marking heads in proximity to the surface of the tire to make the respective marking heads perform printing, a linear actuator moving the marking heads and the air cylinders in the horizontal direction, and a controller selecting at least one of the marking heads and controlling the linear actuator to move the selected at least one of the marking heads to a position opposite the tire, thereby making the selected at least one of the marking heads perform printing.
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