Coating module for coating a thin layer of ink on a ribbon

US12064982B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• ARMOR · FR

Inventors

• Klaus Peter Crone · Petershohn, DE
• Alain Saurer · Bôle, CH
• Niklaus Schneeberger · Yverdon-les-Bains, CH
• Manuel Thomet · Köniz, CH
• Marc Meienberger · Bern, CH
• Ferchaud Benjamin · Nantes, FR

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 13, 2021
• Grant date: Aug 20, 2024
• Expiry date: Dec 13, 2041

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B41J33/36
• WIPO field: Textile and paper machines
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A coating module for variable speed ribbon coating, the coating module including a ribbon including an inner face and an outer face; a conveyor system including a support element holding and transporting the ribbon on its inner face; a squeeze ink roller arranged in contact with the outer face of the ribbon; the squeeze ink roller including an outer layer made of elastic material; a reservoir assembly designed to hold ink thereon and to feed the squeeze ink roller with the ink, and a pressure controller including an active element for pressing the ribbon between the squeeze ink roller and the support roller along a coating zone.