US4411191A
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Centrally mechanically controlled printing machine
Assignee: Societe dExploitation des Machines Dubuit SA
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Filing: 1981-07-22
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Granted: 1983-10-25
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Expires: 2001-07-22
Abstract
Abstract A centrally mechanically controlled printing machine is disclosed comprising a conveyor equipped with spaced-apart article carriers for accommodating articles to be printed, a plurality of work stations comprising a singeing station, a prepositioning station, a printing station and a drying station disposed along the conveyor, each of the work stations being equipped with a mandrel transfer unit for selectively picking up an article from a said article carrier and dropping it off. A single cam controlling the operation of the mandrel transfer units of at least two of the work stations synchronously with the advance of the conveyor, a cam follower cooperable with the single cam, an arm fixed for rotation with a central control shaft common to the at least two work stations and carrying the cam follower, and an actuating lever for controlling each of the mandrel transfer units being fixed for rotation with the central control shaft.
Inventors
- 👤 Guy Combeau
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 01:28
CPC Classifications
B; B41; B41F; B41F15/00; B41F15/08; B41F15/0872
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
150 words
A centrally mechanically controlled printing machine, comprising a conveyor equipped with spaced-apart article carriers for accommodating articles to be printed, a plurality of work stations disposed along said conveyor, each of said work stations being equipped with a separate mandrel transfer unit for selectively picking up an article from one of said article carriers and dropping said article off, the operation of said mandrel transfer units being synchronously controlled by cam means responsive to the advancement of said conveyor, said cam means being at least a single cam which is provided for at least two of said work stations, a cam follower cooperable with said single cam, a central control shaft common to said two work stations, said cam follower being fixed for rotation with said central control shaft, and an actuating lever for controlling each of said mandrel transfer units being fixed for rotation with said central control shaft.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
150 words
A centrally mechanically controlled printing machine, comprising a conveyor equipped with spaced-apart article carriers for accommodating articles to be printed, a plurality of work stations disposed along said conveyor, each of said work stations being equipped with a separate mandrel transfer unit for selectively picking up an article from one of said article carriers and dropping said article off, the operation of said mandrel transfer units being synchronously controlled by cam means responsive to the advancement of said conveyor, said cam means being at least a single cam which is provided for at least two of said work stations, a cam follower cooperable with said single cam, a central control shaft common to said two work stations, said cam follower being fixed for rotation with said central control shaft, and an actuating lever for controlling each of said mandrel transfer units being fixed for rotation with said central control shaft.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
The printing machine of claim 1, wherein said cam follower is carried by an arm fixed for rotation with said central control shaft.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
18 words
The printing machine of claim 1, wherein said cam follower is carried by one of said actuating levers.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
18 words
The printing machine of claim 1, wherein said single cam is associated with all of said work stations.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
51 words
The printing machine of claim 1, wherein each of said mandrel transfer units is carried by a bar, one end of said bar being pivotally connected to said actuating lever associated with said mandrel transfer unit and the other end of said bar being slidably and rockably mounted in a guide.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
25 words
The printing machine of claim 1, wherein said work stations comprise a flame treatment station, a prepositioning station, a printing station and a drying station.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
39 words
The printing machine of claim 1, wherein one of said work stations comprises a flame treatment station including a burner, means swivelly mounting said burner and means connecting said central control shaft to said burner for imparting movement thereto.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
54 words
The printing machine of claim 7, wherein said means swivelly mounting said burner comprises a spindle and said means connecting said central control shaft to said burner comprises an eccentric fixed for rotation with said spindle and a control rod connecting said eccentric to a crank fixed for rotation with said central control shaft.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
42 words
The printing machine of claim 8, wherein one of said work station comprises a feed station including selectively operable release fingers controlled by another eccentric, and another connecting rod connecting said other eccentric to said first mentioned eccentric for controlling the latter.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
27 words
The printing machine of claim 1, wherein one of said work stations comprises a feed station including selectively operable release fingers controlled by said central control shaft.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
27 words
The printing machine of claim 1, wherein said single cam controls said mandrel transfer units of a flame treatment station, a prepositioning station, and a printing station.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
22 words
The printing machine of claim 1, wherein one of said work stations comprises a feed station controlled by said central control shaft.
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