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101407100WORK SUPPORTING MEMBERS49
20100116161HIGH RESOLUTION FLEXURAL STAGE FOR IN-PLANE POSITION AND OUT-OF-PLANE PITCH/ROLL ALIGNMENT - An adjustment structure used in conjunction with an imprinting structure is provided. The adjustment structure includes a sample mount for mounting a sample. An actuator mechanism is coupled to the sample mount, the actuator mechanism producing actuated forces on a X-Y plane to produce movements on a sample mount. A plurality of bladed flexures are positioned on the sample mount. The bladed flexures controls the movements of the sample mount produced by the actuator mechanism so as to allow adjustments in angular alignment about the pitch-roll (θ05-13-2010
20100005987Reversible printing table - A printing table for supporting a substrate opposite a print-head. The printing table comprises a plurality of substrate supports which are selectively presentable towards the print head.01-14-2010
20110297024PRINTED MATERIAL HOLDING DEVICE AND PRINTER WITH THE PRINTED MATERIAL HOLDING DEVICE - A printed material holding device includes a printed material tray for receiving printed material, an adjustable mechanism located above the printed material tray, a binding mechanism, and a transmission mechanism attached to the binding mechanism. The transmission mechanism includes a driving device, a first gear wheel driven by the driving device, a second gear wheel driven by the first gear wheel, and a belt. The driving device meshes with the first gear wheel, and the belt encircles the first gear wheel and the second gear wheel.12-08-2011
20100083857Printing Press - A printing press includes a roller having a first antifriction bearing and a second antifriction bearing. The first antifriction bearing has rolling bodies, a first ring and a second ring. One of the two rings forms an outer ring and the other of the two rings forms an inner ring. Roller sockets are configured as quick action changing devices for receiving the anti-friction bearings during insertion of the roller into the printing press. The first antifriction bearing is configured as an axial floating bearing with a considerable axial movement play of the rolling bodies between the latter and one of the rings. The second antifriction bearing is configured as an axial locating bearing without such a considerable axial movement play. A centering device centers one of the rings relative to the other.04-08-2010
20100089267PIVOTING PRINT UNITS - An apparatus and method print onto a portion of a medium with one or more print units in a printing orientation and pivot the one or more print units about one or more axes non-parallel to the portion from the printing orientation to a servicing orientation.04-15-2010
20120291646PRINTER - A printer includes a main body, a guiding plate secured within the main body, a cover rotatably connected to the main body and including at least one resisting block, and a shielding assembly arranged between the cover and the guiding plate. The printer includes a shielding plate rotatably connected to the main body and at least one elastic element secured to the shielding plate. The shielding plate is in an upright state when no external force is exerted on the shielding plate. When the cover is rotated to cover the main body, the resisting block resists the elastic element, causing the shielding plate to rotate from the upright state to a horizontal state, and causing a portion of the shielding plate to contact the guiding plate.11-22-2012
20090188404HAT PALLET FOR DIGITAL IMAGE PRINTING - A hat pallet for use in a printer which prints an image onto a hat of the type having a cap and a bill attached thereto includes a bottom plate and a top plate mountable in a closed position over the bottom plate. The bottom plate includes a printing plate and a bill support fixedly mounted thereon. The top plate has an opening exposing at least a portion of the printing plate when the top plate is in the closed position. The bill support is positioned relative to the printing plate such that when the hat is mounted in the pallet with the top plate in the closed position, a portion of the cap on which the image is to be printed is supported on the printing plate and exposed through the opening of the top plate and the underside of the bill of the hat is supported by the bill support.07-30-2009
20090000501MODULAR PRINTER ASSEMBLY WITH A LOADING MECHANISM - Provided is a modular printer assembly which includes a housing having upper and lower covers, a first side wall and a second, opposed side wall, as well as a loading mechanism which includes a drive assembly with a traversing mechanism engaged with the drive assembly, and a pair of endless belts and roller assemblies operatively engaged with the traversing mechanism, so that actuation of the drive assembly displaces the traversing mechanism to push, or pull, the belt and roller mechanisms farther apart, or closer together, respectively. The printer assembly also includes a print engine having two opposed arcuate printheads each with a radius of curvature which approximates a radius of inlet rollers with each roller at least partially received in said curvature of each respective printhead, the print engine configured to print ink followed by a fixative onto the media operatively fed between the printhead.01-01-2009
20100186613Printers - A printer assembly (07-29-2010
20100236435Drum-changeable device for a printer - A drum-changeable device for a printer comprises a plurality of drums and a switch device. The drums are disposed under the work surface of a printer. Each drum has a plurality of protrusions covered by the same kind of material and the protrusions of different drum are covered by different kinds of material for moving forward printing articles of different kinds of material. The switch device is connected with the drums for moving a suitable drum toward the work surface of the printer according to the kinds of material of the printing articles.09-23-2010
20100212523PRINTED ITEM CONTACT MEMBER AND MEMBER FOR PRINTING APPARATUS - A printed item contact member 08-26-2010
20100294152DIGITAL PRINTING MACHINE AND PLATEN ASSEMBLY FOR PRINTING ON MULTIPLE GARMENT PORTIONS - A digital printing machine and a platen assembly therefore for printing on multiple garment portions, the platen assembly comprising a base member configured for operation with a printing machine, and multiple garment support members that are attached to the base member. Each support member comprises a first portion attached to the base member and a second substantially horizontal portion extending outwardly from the base member. The garment support members are configured to support multiple garment portions, permitting printing on the multiple garment portions in a single printing operation.11-25-2010
20100313776POWERED CHUCK-BEARING GROUP FOR A PRINTING MACHINE - A motorized chuck-bearing group for a printing machine, powered by a brushless motor, comprises a casing housing a stator coil and a rotor, controlled both in velocity and activation times by a control circuit comprising an encoder device, in which a shaft supports permanent magnets in a peripheral arrangement, the shaft being coupled, internally of the casing, to the encoder device and extending outside the casing such as to support a chuck which rotates an object to be printed.12-16-2010
20110041716WORKPIECE PROCESSING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A workpiece processing system and method, the workpiece processing system comprising at least one workpiece processing module (02-24-2011
20110174177SHEET CHUCK, AND MICROCONTACT PRINTING PROCESS USING THE SAME - The objects of the invention are to provide a sheet chuck that enables a flexible sheet substrate to come in uniform contact with a stamp, and a microcontact printing process of using that sheet chuck to form a high-precision pattern. The sheet chuck of the invention comprises a base having a sheet substrate carrying surface defined by an upper surface thereof, a suck-in/suck-out port positioned on the carrying surface, and a holder positioned on the carrying surface in such a way as to surround the suck-in/suck-out port, and the suck-in/suck-out port is an area capable of sucking in or sucking out gas.07-21-2011
20110252991Printable automatic Paper Belt-Rolling reader (PB Reader) - The PB Reader solves the problem that the e-reader presents: the e-reader has a non-paper screen and printed documents need assembly, binding, and page turning via hands.10-20-2011
20110185931APPARATUS FOR FRONT/TOP LAY VERTICAL ADJUSTMENT AND SHEET-FED ROTARY PRINTING PRESS HAVING THE APPARATUS - An apparatus for the vertical adjustment of combined front/top lays in a sheet processing machine includes a front/top lay carrier shaft carrying the front/top lays jointly in such a way that it can be pivoted with respect to a front/top lay drive shaft, or thrust joints disposed in carriers or coupling links for the front/top lays in such a way that they effect a lengthening of the carriers or coupling links in order to adjust the front/top lays. A sheet-fed rotary printing press having the apparatus, is also provided.08-04-2011
20110185930TRANSPORT TABLE AND METHOD FOR THE USE THEREOF - A transport table, comprising a transport web; an unwinding roller for unwinding the transport web therefrom; a first return element; a second return element; a winding roller for winding thereon the unwound transport web; a first frame with which the first and the second return element are connected; and a second frame with which the unwinding roller and the winding roller are rotatably connected, wherein the unwinding roller, the winding roller and the return elements together are designed for stretching the transport web such that between the first and the second return element a surface of the transport web is available as transport surface, and wherein the second frame is movable along a path substantially parallel to said transport surface with respect to the first frame. The invention also discloses a method for the use of the transport table.08-04-2011
20080216693Credential Production Device Having a Unitary Frame - A credential production device includes a unitary frame formed of plastic, a first processing component and a second processing component. The unitary frame includes a rear wall, a pair of side walls extending from opposing sides of the rear wall, a top wall extending from a top side of the rear wall and coupled to the side walls, a bottom wall extending from a bottom side of the rear wall and coupled to the side walls, a first device registration member and a second device registration member. The rear wall, the side walls, the top wall and the bottom wall define an interior cavity and an opening to the interior cavity. The first processing component includes a first frame registration member that is configured to cooperate with the first device registration member to place the first processing component in a known position relative to the unitary frame and the second device registration member. The second processing component includes a second frame registration member configured to cooperate with the second device registration member to place the second processing component in a known position relative to the unitary frame, the first device registration member and the first processing component.09-11-2008
20110297025PRINTED MATERIAL HOLDING DEVICE AND PRINTER WITH THE PRINTED MATERIAL HOLDING DEVICE - A printed material holding device includes a printed material tray for receiving printed media, an adjustable mechanism and a transmission mechanism. The adjustable mechanism includes a driving device, a first gear assembly, a second gear assembly, a rotatable member, and a moving member engaged with the rotatable member. The moving member includes a roller engaged with the second gear assembly. The transmission mechanism includes a mounting plate and a stopper piece disposed on an edge of the mounting box. The first gear assembly meshes with the driving device and is engaged with the rotatable member, and the second gear assembly is engaged with the first gear assembly and secured to the moving member.12-08-2011
20120037024HAT PALLET FOR DIGITAL IMAGE PRINTING - A hat pallet for use in a printer which prints an image onto a hat of the type having a cap and a bill attached thereto includes a bottom plate and a top plate mountable in a closed position over the bottom plate. The bottom plate includes a printing plate and a bill support fixedly mounted thereon. The top plate has an opening exposing at least a portion of the printing plate when the top plate is in the closed position. The bill support is positioned relative to the printing plate such that when the hat is mounted in the pallet with the top plate in the closed position, a portion of the cap on which the image is to be printed is supported on the printing plate and exposed through the opening of the top plate and the underside of the bill of the hat is supported by the bill support.02-16-2012
20100242762MARKING OR LABELING MACHINE AND METHOD - This machine for marking or labeling circularly symmetrical workpieces comprises a marking or labeling member, means for moving the member and a workpiece relative to each other in a first direction, and a cradle suitable for holding a workpiece while it is being marked or while a label is being applied to it. Said cradle is provided with means for driving the workpiece in rotation around the axis of revolution thereof. A drive carriage makes it possible to drive the cradle in translation in a second direction that is perpendicular to the first direction. Means make it possible to drive the carriage in translation in a third direction that is perpendicular to the first and second directions. Other means make it possible to drive the cradle relative to the carriage in rotation about a first axis that is parallel to the first direction.09-30-2010
20100011979DEVICE FOR INSCRIBING IDENTIFICATION PLATES - The invention relates to a method for inscribing identification plates (01-21-2010
20080302261Device and Method For Removing the Jacket From Cliche Rollers in Printing Machines - Device for the substitution of a cliché-jacket from a cliché cylinder in a printing machine or the like wherein said cylinder (12-11-2008
101408000 Grippers 17
20090183646PRINTING PRESS - A printing press includes an assembly and a cam mechanism for moving at least one part of the assembly. A cam of the cam mechanism has a curvature course with points, in particular bends or jumps, which are not constantly differentiable within a movement region of the cam. The cam mechanism can include an actuator for the temporal displacement of jolts which are induced by the points that are not constantly differentiable to the at least one part of the assembly. An adaptation of the movement which is produced to the operating state of the printing press is possible, with the result that a considerable reduction can be achieved in vibrations for all printing speeds.07-23-2009
20080245250Gripper device in sheet-fed rotary printing press, and method of manufacturing the same - In a sheet-fed rotary printing press, a gripper device includes a gripper pad, a gripper, a plurality of projections, and a non-attaching layer. The gripper pad includes a first gripping surface. The gripper includes a second gripping surface and cooperates with the gripper pad to grip a sheet. The plurality of projections are formed at least on one of the first gripping surface and the second gripping surface. The non-attaching layer is formed at least on a region among the projections. A method of manufacturing the gripper device is also disclosed.10-09-2008
20080282918APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CLAMPING PRINTING PLATES ON A PLATE CYLINDER - An apparatus and method for clamping printing plates on a plate cylinder is disclosed. A clamping element is integrated into a lockup slot of a plate cylinder with an actuating element. The clamping element is transferred by the actuating element between a first position, where the clamping element clamps the leading end and/or the trailing end of the printing plate, and a second position, where the clamping element releases the leading end and/or the trailing end of the printing plate. The clamping element can be adjusted exclusively in the radial direction of the plate cylinder and the actuating element exclusively in the axial direction of the plate cylinder such that, depending upon the relative axial position of the actuating element with respect to the clamping element, the clamping element is displaced either radially outwardly for clamping the printing plate or is displaced radially inwardly for releasing the printing plate.11-20-2008
20090320707GRIPPING DEVICE, PLATE MEMBER, AND GRIPPING METHOD - A gripping device that grips a plate member provided with a long plate body, a first recess formed along a shorter length of the plate body, and a second recess formed at a position spaced apart from the first recess along a longer length of the plate body, the gripping device including: a first movable member entering the first recess; a second movable member entering the second recess; and opposing members opposed to the first and second movable members along the shorter length of the plate body and serving to grip the plate member in cooperation with the first and second movable members, wherein the gripping device grips the plate member by causing the second movable member to press against at least two positions of the second recess as well as the first movable member to press against a bottom of the first recess.12-31-2009
20100031837IMAGE TRANSFER MECHANISM - A mechanism includes, an impression member having an impression surface and impression media covering a portion of the impression surface. In one embodiment, the impression media includes one or more apertures. In one embodiment, the impression media is held by an impression media holding mechanism.02-11-2010
20080229951Device for the Transport of Sheets by Means of a Chain-driven Gripper Bar - In a device for the transport of sheets in a sheet-processing machine, preferably a printing press, provision is made to transport the sheets on chain-guided gripper bars. The gripper bars are fixed respectively to two chain links arranged indirectly beside each other. The forces acting on the gripper bars are more evenly distributed.09-25-2008
20110247513Printer and table structure for supporting and supplying groups of products in such a printer - A printer (10-13-2011
20110048262INTEGRAL SHEET HOLD-DOWN DEVICE FOR UV LED CURING LAMP - A device such as a row of wheels, a row of pressurized air blasts, or guide fingers is attached directly to a UV LED lamp that is mounted into a sheet-fed printing press for curing UV inks and coatings. The device will enable the UV LED lamp to be placed closer to the sheet than previously possible by preventing the trailing edge of the sheet from dragging across the UV LED lamp as the sheet passes by the lamp.03-03-2011
20120111213PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF DECORATED SOLID PARTS FROM A TRANSFER FILM AND A FIXTURE FOR FACILITATING THE PROCESS - A process for adhering a decorative pattern to a flat or multi-dimensional solid involves a heat transfer powder that is sprayed or brushed onto the surface to which the image is to be applied. A design in sublimate ink is placed on a transfer film. The ink particles convert directly to gas without passing through a liquid state. The gas converts directly to a solid upon cooling filling in the gaps or pores in the heat transfer polymer. A rigid fixture is provided which has a top, front and sides onto to which solid to be decorated are snugly fit by the fixture. A solid cap which may have a soft felt-type material on the inside, which is designed to push the film in tight and level contact with the solid surface to which the design is to be imprinted may be used.05-10-2012
101409000 Cylinders 8
20090095181Transfer Drum Between Printing Units of a Sheet-Fed Printing Press - A transfer drum for conveying a sheet in a printing press improves the accuracy of a sheet transfer. The transfer drum includes a drum body which is supported for rotation in a frame and a gripper system on the drum body for holding an edge of the sheet. The gripper system is formed of a row of spaced-apart gripper fingers jointly pivotable about an axis which is parallel to the axis of rotation of the drum body. A device for actuating the gripper fingers during a revolution of the drum body includes an actuating element which is displaceable in the direction of the axis and on which at least two drive elements of cam joints are formed. Each of the drive elements is in operative connection with a group of the gripper fingers.04-16-2009
20080276815Transfer Drum Between Printing Units of a Sheet-fed Printing Press - A transfer drum between printing units in a sheet-fed printing press includes gripper systems which can be switched to a desired mode of operation by simple measures and ensure stable and reliable transport of a sheet between printing units when in a respective operating position. A drum body has journals for supporting the drum body in side walls and two gripper systems provided on the drum body. The gripper systems are radially extendable into an operating position depending on a selected mode of operation for printing on only one side or for printing on both sides of the sheet. The gripper systems are disposed diametrically opposite each other relative to an axis of rotation of the drum body and are attached to a support disposed in the drum body to move in radial direction.11-13-2008
20100199870Method And A System For Reducing Torque Disturbances - A printing device for printing on a printable media. The printing device comprises a rotating component (08-12-2010
20100313777TRANSPORT CYLINDER GRIPPER PAD HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT DEVICE - A transport cylinder gripper pad height adjustment device includes a first notch formed in the outer peripheral portion of a transport cylinder in the cylinder axial direction, a gripper pad which is equipped in the first notch and grips a sheet in cooperation with a gripper, a gripper pad bar which has a bottom surface inclined with respect to the cylinder axial direction, has the gripper pad fixed on it, is supported to restrict in movement in the cylinder axial direction and to be movable in the cylinder radial direction, a first adjusting bar which has an inclined upper surface in contact with the bottom surface of the gripper pad bar, and is supported to be movable in the cylinder axial direction in the first notch, a biasing member which biases the bottom surface of the gripper pad bar against the upper surface of the first adjusting bar in the direction to bring them into press contact with each other, a drive shaft which is supported to be movable in the cylinder axial direction at the center of rotation of the transport cylinder, a driving unit which moves the drive shaft in the cylinder axial direction, and a first connecting portion which is interposed between the drive shaft and the first adjusting bar, and moves the first adjusting bar in the cylinder axial direction as the drive shaft moves.12-16-2010
20080282919Clamping Device - A printing cylinder, including: a cylinder body defining at least one tensing channel for tensing with at least one printing block; a tensing jaw arranged in the tensing channel; and a tensing counter jaw which is arranged next to the tensing jaw in the tensing channel and is tiltable about a rotational axis relative to the tensing jaw and the cylinder body, and comprises a tilting area on an outer circumferential area; wherein the tensing jaw and the tensing counter jaw define at least a portion of a gap, into which one end of the at least one printing block can be inserted; and wherein the tensing counter jaw is supported during a tilting movement via its tilting area on a supporting area formed in the tensing channel.11-20-2008
20100095861PRINTING PRESS FOR PRINTING ON BOTH SIDES OF SHEETS - A printing press for printing on both sides of sheets is developed with low expenditure on costs and material, makes it possible to print on both sides of sheets in one pass and which has a small overall size. The printing press for printing on both sides of sheets, has at least one printing unit, in which in each case at least one form cylinder and at least one sheet-guiding impression cylinder are provided. A feeder feeds sheets individually one after another to the printing unit. A delivery guides the sheets away from the printing unit, and grippers convey the sheets individually one after another along a path which runs back and forth, the paths crossing one another.04-22-2010
101410000 Shiftable 2
20110048263SHEET TRANSFER SYSTEM AND DUPLEX PRINTER USING SAME - A sheet transfer system includes a register roller working for transfer of a one-side printed print sheet and a non-printed print sheet, a pair of first guide plates working to guide the one-side printed print sheet to the register, and a pair of second guide plates working to guide the non-printed print sheet to the register. The first guide plates make an opening angle θ03-03-2011
20090139420Gripper for Conveying a Sheet Through a Printing Technology Machine - A gripper for conveying a sheet through a printing machine makes it possible to increase speed. The gripper includes gripper fingers with finger tips disposed at a rotary articulation or joint.06-04-2009
101474000 Work held on flat surface 7
20100064921LIMITING PLATE SHIFTING WITHIN A PLATE PALLET - An apparatus for limiting the movement of plates within a plate stack (03-18-2010
20120024176PRINTER PALLET FOR FLAT PRINTING OF MULTIPLE TARGET IMAGE AREAS ON 3-DIMENSIONAL OBJECT - Pallets for flat-printing multiple areas of a 3-dimensional object, especially in a single print job as received by the printing system, and methods for printing the same.02-02-2012
20080295721Printing apparatus, holding device, printing method and program - A printing apparatus for performing printing on printing base materials comprises a holding device for holding a plurality of printing base materials at the same time and an image forming part for forming an image on a plurality of printing base materials held by said holding device. The holding device comprises a base on which a plurality of printing base materials are placed at the same time and an arrangement reference part for positioning a plurality of printing base materials placed on the base in a direction orthogonal to a transfer direction of the printing base materials. The arrangement reference part has a plurality of reference members which come into contact with different ones out of the printing base materials.12-04-2008
20080289527Device and Method for Correcting Lateral Position of a Printing Substrate - A device for correcting the lateral position of a printing substrate, preferably a sheet of paper, held by a gripper bar and conveyed in a transporting direction has a linear drive that includes a first primary part and a first secondary part configured as a first carriage and associated with the first primary part, and a second secondary part configured as a second carriage. The first carriage and the second carriage are arranged on the same side of the printing substrate in the lateral direction and—to correct the position of the printing substrate in the lateral direction—are movable relative to each other in the direction of transport. Such a device may be used for transporting printing substrates and for correcting the register position of printing substrates in machines for processing printing substrates, preferably printing presses or machines for the further processing of printed products. The relative movement of the two carriages with respect to each other initiates a lateral movement of the gripper bar without influencing the advancement of the printing substrate.11-27-2008
20110239883PRINTING TABLE ARRANGEMENT - The invention relates to a printing-table arrangement in which a printing table is formed in such a way that a substrate that is to be printed on can be supplied by means of a supply device, the substrate can be adjusted in position relatively with respect to a printing copy, the printing copy and the substrate can be moved relatively towards each other in the mutually adjusted position, a printing medium can be brought onto the substrate with the aid of the printing roller, the printing copy and the substrate that has been printed on can be moved relatively away from each other again, if necessary the substrate that has been printed on can be tested, and the substrate that has been printed on can be discharged again, in which in particular in a common frame (10-06-2011
20120042799RECORDING DEVICE AND WORKPIECE-ADVANCING/RETRACTING METHOD FOR RECORDING DEVICE - A recording device includes a workpiece stage that holds by suction a recording region of an elongated workpiece fed in a first feed direction, a recording unit that carries out recording in the recording region, a workpiece-holding unit arranged on a downstream side of the workpiece stage in the feed direction, and immovably holds or releases a part of the workpiece, an advancing/retracting unit that causes the workpiece stage and the workpiece-holding unit to travel relatively apart in an extension direction of the workpiece, and a control unit that controls the individual configurations. The control unit performs a recording operation, a holding operation for immovably holding part of the workpiece, and an advancing/retracting operation for retracting from the workpiece stage the recording region where recording has been completed and advancing onto the workpiece stage the recording region where recording has yet to occur.02-23-2012
20100206194Printer Pallet Assembly for Use in Printing Multiple Articles of Manufacture - A pallet assembly for use in simultaneously printing multiple articles of manufacture. The assembly includes a pallet having a support surface, a carrier mountable onto the pallet and conforming with the pallet surface features (e.g., individual article of manufacture platforms) such that individual articles of manufacture may be place on the support surface(s) of the pallet yet the carrier substantially covers the remaining areas of the top surface of the pallet to protect the pallet from unintentional application of ink by the printer. The carrier also includes supports which allow a carrier loaded with articles of manufacture to be lifted off of the pallet and carried away for further processing. The assembly may also include a positioner which is mountable over the carrier on the pallet. The positioner operates as a jig for aligning each of the articles of manufacture in proper position on the support surface of the pallet.08-19-2010
101475000 Work in rolling contact with printing plate 1
20110265674PRINT ARRANGEMENT - Print arrangement, comprising a first roll, a transport surface, a nip between the first roll and the transport surface through which, at least during printing, a substrate is threaded, a drive system arranged to change a width of the nip, and a lateral stretch member arranged to engage a side of the substrate. The first roll comprises a two coaxially aligned roll segments of similar diameters for rolling over the substrate, with a distance in between.11-03-2011

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