Continuous-motion decorating machine of the screen and squeegee type
US4263846A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 9, 1979 |
| Grant date | Apr 28, 1981 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 9, 1999 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65G2201/02
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A continuous-motion decorating machine of the screen and squeegee type which receives the ware, such as glassware, from a delivery conveyor for decorating it usually with several colors. The ware, for example tapered tumblers, is delivered in upright vertical position to a loader and unloader unit of the machine which lifts it so that the ware is successively engaged by the article carrier of the machine, which consists of a spindle-carrying endless horizontal chain conveyor arranged around sprockets to provide one straight side or run with which the loader and unloader unit is associated and three other straight sides or runs with which the screen and squeegee printing units are associated. Each of the printing units consists of an upper squeegee carrier, embodying an endless squeegee-carrying vertical moving chain support, and a lower ware support assembly which also embodies a roller-carrying vertical moving chain support, along with a screen support located at a level between the lower run of the squeegee support chain arrangement and the upper run of the ware support chain arrangement.
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