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Method and apparatus for silk screen printing on conical or cylindrical containers

US4428283A · kind A · utility

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22Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJun 5, 1981
Grant dateJan 31, 1984
Priority date
Expiry dateJun 5, 2001

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB41M1/40
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Printing on a cylindrical or conical surface of a container is carried out by a method and apparatus wherein the container is supported against rotation about a support axis. A squeegee is positioned at one side of a decorating screen to establish line contact between the opposite side of the screen and the surface of a container. The decorating screen is rolled along a tangential path about the surface of the container and concurrently the squeegee is moved along an orbital path about the support axis to force printing medium through the screen onto the surface of the container at the line of contact therewith.

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