US3797386A
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Marking system with rotary print drums
Assignee: Dennison Manufacturing Co
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Filing: 1972-03-27
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Granted: 1974-03-19
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Expires: 1992-03-27
Abstract
Abstract A printing mechanism for applying a mark such as a character, geometric figure, etc., to an object such as a cardboard material ticket capable of receiving the mark, the printing mechanism including support means for supporting a plurality of rotatable means, each rotatable means comprising a plurality of marking means supported thereby, indexing means for positioning a selected one of the rotatable means in position to apply a mark to an object to be brought into proximity with said marking means, and control means for relatively moving said marking means and a plurality of objects into proximity to apply a mark thereto, the control means also rotating said rotatable member to periodically position another of the marking means into position to apply a mark to the object.
Inventors
- 👤 H Dean
- 👤 V Penna
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 13:40
CPC Classifications
B; B41; B41K; B41K3/00; B41K3/02; B41K3/12; B41K3/121; B41K3/123; G; G03; G03B; G03B17/00; G03B17/24
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
356 words
A marking system for applying a mark to an object or the like, said system comprising a frame, first rotatable support means supported by said frame, a plurality of second rotatable support means, said first rotatable support means supporting about its periphery each of said second rotatable support means each of said second rotatable means supporting a plurality of mark applying means, means supported by said frame for indexing the first support means to position a selected one of said second support means at a point at which a mark is to be applied to the object to be marked, means supported by said first rotatable support means for applying marking material to one of said mark applying means at a time, and means supported by the frame for automatically rotating one of said second rotatable support means to cause one of said mark applying means supported thereby to be positioned for applying a mark to the object, and at the same time also cause a different one of said mark applying means supported by said same second rotatable support means to engage the means for applying marking material in order to permit marking material to be applied thereto, in which the object is supported on a machine bed supported by said frame and in which there is provided actuating means supported by said frame for relatively moving the machine bed and said mark applying means while the object is supported on the machine bed under the mark applying means to cause a mark to be applied to the object, in which said actuating means includes first coupling means for rotating said selected one of said plurality of second rotatable support means, in which said first coupling means also rotates said marking material applying means adjacent said selected second support means to cause it to apply marking material to said selected second rotatable support means supported mark applying means, and in which said marking material applying means comprises a roll carrying said mark applying materials which is rotated with the rotation of said scond rotatable means to dispense mark applying material to said mark applying means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
356 words
A marking system for applying a mark to an object or the like, said system comprising a frame, first rotatable support means supported by said frame, a plurality of second rotatable support means, said first rotatable support means supporting about its periphery each of said second rotatable support means each of said second rotatable means supporting a plurality of mark applying means, means supported by said frame for indexing the first support means to position a selected one of said second support means at a point at which a mark is to be applied to the object to be marked, means supported by said first rotatable support means for applying marking material to one of said mark applying means at a time, and means supported by the frame for automatically rotating one of said second rotatable support means to cause one of said mark applying means supported thereby to be positioned for applying a mark to the object, and at the same time also cause a different one of said mark applying means supported by said same second rotatable support means to engage the means for applying marking material in order to permit marking material to be applied thereto, in which the object is supported on a machine bed supported by said frame and in which there is provided actuating means supported by said frame for relatively moving the machine bed and said mark applying means while the object is supported on the machine bed under the mark applying means to cause a mark to be applied to the object, in which said actuating means includes first coupling means for rotating said selected one of said plurality of second rotatable support means, in which said first coupling means also rotates said marking material applying means adjacent said selected second support means to cause it to apply marking material to said selected second rotatable support means supported mark applying means, and in which said marking material applying means comprises a roll carrying said mark applying materials which is rotated with the rotation of said scond rotatable means to dispense mark applying material to said mark applying means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
29 words
A marking system according to claim 1 in which said first coupling means comprises gear means coupled to said by mark applying means and said marking material applying means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
302 words
A marking system for applying a mark to an object, said system comprising frame means, a first rotatable support means supported by said frame means for rotation, a plurality of second rotatable support means supported about the periphery of said first rotatable support means for rotation, each of said second rotatable support means supporting a plurality of mark applying means about the periphery thereof, a plurality of rotatable marking material supply means carrying marking material and supported by said first rotatable support means for rotation, one of each of said marking material supply means positioned adjacent a different one of said second rotatable means to make one at a time contact with each of the plurality of mark applying means supported by each of said second rotatable means, means supported by said frame means for supporting the object to which a mark is to be applied, means supported by said frame means for rotating the first rotatable support means to position a selected one of said second support means at a print point at which a mark is to be applied to an object by said mark applying means carried by each of said second support means, first drive means supported by said frame means for relatively moving said object support means and said first rotatable support means to produce a mark on an object supported by said object support means, and second drive means coupled to intermittently rotate the second rotatable support means which is positioned at the print point in order to position one of said mark applying means supported thereby in position to apply a mark to the object and also cause mark applying material to be transferred from said marking material supply means to another of said mark applying means supported by the same second rotatable support means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
302 words
A marking system for applying a mark to an object, said system comprising frame means, a first rotatable support means supported by said frame means for rotation, a plurality of second rotatable support means supported about the periphery of said first rotatable support means for rotation, each of said second rotatable support means supporting a plurality of mark applying means about the periphery thereof, a plurality of rotatable marking material supply means carrying marking material and supported by said first rotatable support means for rotation, one of each of said marking material supply means positioned adjacent a different one of said second rotatable means to make one at a time contact with each of the plurality of mark applying means supported by each of said second rotatable means, means supported by said frame means for supporting the object to which a mark is to be applied, means supported by said frame means for rotating the first rotatable support means to position a selected one of said second support means at a print point at which a mark is to be applied to an object by said mark applying means carried by each of said second support means, first drive means supported by said frame means for relatively moving said object support means and said first rotatable support means to produce a mark on an object supported by said object support means, and second drive means coupled to intermittently rotate the second rotatable support means which is positioned at the print point in order to position one of said mark applying means supported thereby in position to apply a mark to the object and also cause mark applying material to be transferred from said marking material supply means to another of said mark applying means supported by the same second rotatable support means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
65 words
A marking system according to claim 3 in which first coupling means is provided which is coupled to said second drive means and is also coupled to the marking material supply means positioned adjacent the second rotatable support means which is positioned at the print point to simultaneously rotate said marking material supply means and said second rotatable support means located at the print point.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
35 words
A marking system according to claim 4 in which said first coupling means comprises first gear means supported by said second rotatable support means and second gear means supported by said marking material supply means.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
45 words
A marking system according to claim 3 each of said second rotatable support means is supported about said first rotatable support means so that in rotation of said first rotatable support means the second support means are coupled and uncoupled to said second drive means.
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