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US 10,611,181 B1Granted
Method for single pass printing a multi-colored image at multiple locations on a golf ball
AssigneeCallaway Golf Company
InventorMaeve Moylan
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Abstract
A method and system for printing multiple-color at multiple positions on a golf ball is disclosed herein. A printing station of the system and method is capable of printing as many as twenty different colors in a single cycle. The printing station preferably has a four stamping stations, four curing stations and four reorientation stations.
Claims7
A method for printing multiple colors on a golf ball, the method comprising:
- loading a golf ball onto a printing machine;
- placing the golf ball into a fixture;
- transferring the golf ball to a first stamping station, wherein the first stamping station has a pad carousel with five stamping pads for stamping the golf ball;
- stamping the golf ball at the first stamping station to create a first stamped golf ball;
- transferring the first stamped golf ball to a first curing station;
- curing the first stamped golf ball at the first curing station to create a first cured golf ball;
- transferring the first cured golf ball to a first reorienting station;
- reorienting the first cured golf ball at the reorienting station into a second orientation;
- transferring the first cured golf ball in the second orientation to a second stamping station, wherein the second stamping station has a pad carousel with five stamping pads for stamping the first cured golf ball in the second orientation;
- stamping the first cured golf ball in the second orientation at the second stamping station to create a second stamped golf ball;
- transferring the second stamped golf ball to a second curing station;
- curing the second stamped golf ball at the second curing station to create a second cured golf ball;
- transferring the second cured golf ball to a second reorienting station;
- reorienting the second cured golf ball at the reorienting station into a third orientation;
- transferring the second cured golf ball in the third orientation to a third stamping station, wherein the third stamping station has a pad carousel with five stamping pads for stamping the second cured golf ball in the third orientation;
- stamping the second cured golf ball in the third orientation at the third stamping station to create a third stamped golf ball;
- transferring the third stamped golf ball to a third curing station;
- curing the third stamped golf ball at the third curing station to create a third cured golf ball;
- transferring the third cured golf ball to a third reorienting station;
- reorienting the third cured golf ball at the reorienting station into a fourth orientation;
- transferring the third cured golf ball in the fourth orientation to a fourth stamping station, wherein the fourth stamping station has a pad carousel with five stamping pads for stamping the third cured golf ball in the fourth orientation;
- stamping the third cured golf ball in the fourth orientation at the fourth stamping station to create a fourth stamped golf ball;
- transferring the fourth stamped golf ball to a fourth curing station;
- curing the fourth stamped golf ball at the fourth curing station to create a fourth cured golf ball;
- and
- unloading the fourth cured golf ball from the printing station.
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A method for printing multiple colors on a golf ball, the method comprising:
- loading a golf ball onto a printing machine;
- placing the golf ball into a fixture;
- transferring the golf ball to a first stamping station, wherein the first stamping station has a pad carousel with five stamping pads for stamping the golf ball;
- stamping the golf ball at the first stamping station to create a first stamped golf ball;
- transferring the first stamped golf ball to a first curing station;
- curing the first stamped golf ball at the first curing station to create a first cured golf ball;
- transferring the first cured golf ball to a first reorienting station;
- reorienting the first cured golf ball at the reorienting station into a second orientation;
- transferring the first cured golf ball in the second orientation to a second stamping station, wherein the second stamping station has a pad carousel with five stamping pads for stamping the first cured golf ball in the second orientation;
- stamping the first cured golf ball in the second orientation at the second stamping station to create a second stamped golf ball;
- transferring the second stamped golf ball to a second curing station;
- curing the second stamped golf ball at the second curing station to create a second cured golf ball;
- and
- unloading the second cured golf ball from the printing station.
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