Printing pads and print pad machines
US11904597B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 31, 2023 |
| Grant date | Feb 20, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 31, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41M1/40
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A printing pad machine that can print a 360 degree image on a cylindrical object. That objective is achieved by modifying a conventional printing pad machine. The modifications include using a single angled print pad having a contact wall having a first height, a lower wall having a second height that is less than the first height, an angled surface interconnecting the contact wall's distal end and the lower wall's distal end, and a base wall interconnecting the contact wall's proximal end and the lower wall's proximal end and connectable to a base. Another modification includes a flexion-extension hinge positioned between the support member and the base or the support member and the overhead gantry and controlled by the adjustable and moveable actuator system and power source. That objective can be accomplished with the conventional printing pad machine using the single angled print pad.
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