Multiple printing process pin registration method and apparatus
US6244183A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 3, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jun 12, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 3, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T3/02
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method for mounting a substrate having a first image printed thereon on a digital printer to be used to print a second image in a desired alignment with the first image, wherein the first image is printed on the substrate using a nondigital process. The first image is related to a second image to form a composite image. First, registration holes in a template are placed over registration pins on the digital printer, thereby mounting the template on the printer. The second image is printed on the template using the digital printer, and the template is then removed from the digital printer. Registration holes of substrate leaders and the registration holes of the template are placed over registration pins extending from a work surface. The substrate is then positioned with respect to the substrate leaders and the template at a desired location where the first image on the substrate aligns with the second image on the template. The substrate leader is then secured to the substrate at the desired location. The substrate leaders and the substrate secured thereto are removed from the registration pins extending from the work surface; and the registration holes in the substrate leaders …
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