Garment printing pallet
AssigneeKornit Digital Ltd.
InventorsAmit Baharal, Hasan Shriem, Gerald David
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Abstract
A pallet for holding garments during printing comprises a base and a frame pivotally attached to the base, to hold a garment in a space between the base and the frame, the frame being locked onto the base over the garment to define the space. The pallet comprises a primary locking mechanism to lock the frame into a first position defining a relatively small space for a thin garment and a secondary locking mechanism for locking the frame into a second position defining a relatively large space for thicker garments, thereby providing a single pallet that can accommodate garments of a larger range of thicknesses, for example t-shirts and sweaters or hoodies.
Claims11
A pallet for holding garments during printing, the pallet comprising a base and a frame pivotally attached to said base, to hold a garment in a space between said base and said frame, said frame being locked onto said base over said garment to define said space, the pallet comprising a first locking mechanism to lock the frame into a first position defining a first sizing of said space and a secondary locking mechanism for locking the frame into a second position defining a second sizing of said space, thereby allowing for accommodation of garments of different thicknesses, the pallet further comprising a fail-safe locking sensor for detecting whether said pallet is locked to prevent an unlocked pallet from entering a printing area, the fail-safe locking sensor having a first sensing mechanism for sensing a state of said first locking mechanism and a second sensing mechanism for sensing a state of said secondary locking mechanism, and an OR gate for allowing said entering a printing area when either one of said first and secondary locking mechanisms is engaged.
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