Digital printing and finishing method for fabrics and the like
AssigneeDover Europe SàRl
InventorLuigi Milini
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Abstract
A method of digital printing and finishing for fabrics is provided. The method includes a step of unwinding a fabric from a first reel. A step of compensating the speeds and of spreading the fabric for its positioning on a conveyor belt provided with supporting elements on which a digital printing step occurs is provided. A step of drying the fabric is provided. A step of winding the fabric onto a second reel is provided. These steps are being executed at corresponding stations arranged in sequence with respect to each other and the fabric passing through them continuously, transversely to the conveyor belt, there being a plurality of bars provided with printing heads which are controlled electronically and synchronized with the movement of the conveyor belt.
Claims19
A method of digitally printing a fabric, the method comprising:
- supplying a fabric to a continuously moving conveyor belt, while compensating a speed of the conveyor belt with a speed of the supplied fabric;
- adhering the supplied fabric to the conveyor belt;
- with the fabric adhered to the conveyor belt, digitally printing an ink onto the fabric using fixed ink-jet printing heads, while continuously moving the conveyor belt and electronically controlling the printing heads and synchronizing the printing heads with movement of the conveyor belt, thereby allowing continuous printing of the fabric;
- and then
- removing the printed fabric from the continuously moving conveyor belt.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.