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US 10,131,143 B2Granted
Printing machines for seamless textiles
AssigneeKornit Digital Ltd.
InventorsOhad Snir, Ofer Ben-Zur
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Abstract
A printing machine and method for using the same, for printing seamless fabrics provided in tube form, the printing machine comprising a drum on which a tube of the fabric is fitted; and a print head placed in proximity to said drum to print onto the tube fabric as it rotates on the drum. The print head moves axially on the drum to advance the printing.
Claims22
A printing machine for printing seamless fabric in tube form, the printing machine comprising:
- a drum on which a tube of said seamless fabric is fittable;
- and
- a print head placed in proximity to said drum to print onto said tube, said tube being fitted onto said drum.
A method of printing a seamless fabric comprising:
- fitting said seamless fabric over a drum;
- rotating said drum over a plurality of rotations;
- and
- carrying out printing using a print head located in proximity to said drum.
1 more element
A method of controlling a printer to print on a non-flat surface, comprising:
- providing a virtual image defining pixels to be printed;
- wrapping said virtual image onto a virtual 3D representation of said non-flat surface;
- and
- using said wrapped virtual image to control a print head to print said pixels.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.