Carousel-type printing system
AssigneeHeidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
InventorsMarkus Moehringer, Bernhard Buck, Alexander Weber
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Abstract
A carousel-type printing system includes a plurality of printing units for printing on objects and a revolver for conveying the objects from one of the printing units to another. The revolver has a plurality of spindles with retaining elements for holding the objects. A first shaft and a first motor are provided for rotating the revolver. A second shaft and a common second motor are provided for rotating the spindles. One of the two shafts is a hollow shaft and the other of the two shafts is an interior shaft in the hollow shaft. The first motor and the second motor are preferably coaxial with one another.
Claims9
A carousel-type printing system, comprising:
- a plurality of printing units for printing on objects;
- a revolver for conveying the objects from one of said printing units to another of said printing units, said revolver having a plurality of spindles with retaining elements for holding the objects;
- a first shaft and a first motor for rotating said revolver;
- a second shaft and a second motor for rotating said spindles in common;
- one of said two shafts being a hollow shaft and the other of said two shafts being an interior shaft in said hollow shaft;
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- said first motor and said second motor being controlled to both actively rotate at the same time when said revolver advances in a timed manner.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.