Method and apparatus for pad printing cylindrical items
US5694839A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 18, 1996 |
| Grant date | Dec 9, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 18, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41F17/001
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for pad printing images around cylindrical items. The apparatus includes a gravure plate, image, a flexible ink transfer pad for receiving an ink image from the gravure plate and transferring the image onto a flat silicon ink transfer plate, and a flat silicon pressure plate for engaging a cylindrical item positioned on the ink transfer plate and rolling the cylindrical item across the ink transfer plate for applying the image about the outer periphery of the cylindrical item in a continuous one step operation.
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