Thermally controlled pad print ink transfer arrangement
US10549521B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 28, 2017 |
| Grant date | Feb 4, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 20, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41F17/38
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A pad printing machine is arranged for enabling the transfer and application of multiple layers of ink from an ink source both into and onto an ink receiving member. The pad printing machine comprises a depth enhanced ink well (about 0.0015 to about 0.0035 inches deep) for peripherally enclosing an absorbable pattern of ink, a vertically and horizontally displaceable temperature controlled ink transfer print pad, and a temperature controlled printable item support print fixture for supporting an ink receiving printable item member, to enable multiple layers of ink to be simultaneously transferred after pickup by the print pad as one layer, and inversely and simultaneously applied as multiple layers into and onto the ink receiving printable item member on the support print fixture.
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