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Apparatus and method for automatically adjusting the position of a screen frame in the print head of an indexing silk screen printing machine in the x-axis to maintain accurate registration of print from station to station

US5996486A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJul 18, 1997
Grant dateDec 7, 1999
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Expiry dateJul 18, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB41P2233/52
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A method and apparatus for automatically adjusting the location of a screen frame holder of a silk screen printing head in the x-axis to maintain accuracy in registration of color-to-color in a multi-color printing process due to the inaccuracies in indexing of an indexing transport member.

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