Method and system for pad printing with removable pre-filled ink cup
US8955433B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 29, 2012 |
| Grant date | Feb 17, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 25, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41F17/001
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A doctor assembly for a pad printing system includes a body and a doctor blade. The body has an outer surface and an opposite inner surface that defines a passageway through the body. The inner surface engages a removable pre-filled ink cup to secure the ink cup to the body. The inner surface directs ink from the ink cup through the passageway toward an ink-receiving surface of a cliché device. The doctor blade is coupled with the body and engages the cliché device. The doctor blade wipes the ink along the cliché device as the body laterally moves relative to the cliché device. The doctor blade is coupled with the body such that the doctor blade is laterally spaced apart from the inner surface of the body.
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