Multi-use pallet with torsion control for a printing machine
AssigneeM&R Printing Equipment, Inc.
InventorAndrew L. Oleson
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Abstract
A pallet (10) for use with a screen printing apparatus having arms (12) extending outwardly from the printing machine supports an article against a printing force supplied by the screen printing machine. A base portion (14) of the pallet (10) is attachable to the arm (12) of the printing machine and includes a support structure extending therefrom to stabilize and reduce deflection against the printing force.
Claims36
A pallet for use with an arm of a screen printing machine and for supporting an article thereon comprising:
- a base removably attachable at a first location to the arm and having an imaginary centerline collinear with the arm;
- and,
- force transferring means between the base and the arm at a second location spaced from the first location for transferring at least some of a printing force applied to the base by a printing head of a screen printing machine during a printing process to the second location and for suppressing at least some of a deflection of the base relative to the printing head.
A pallet for use with a screen printing machine and for supporting an article thereon, comprising:
- a base removably attachable to an arm of a printing machine;
- and,
- a support structure extending from the base to provide a stabilizing force against a printing force applied to the base by a printing head of the printing machine during a printing process to suppress deflection of the base relative to the arm.
A pallet for use with a screen printing machine, the pallet for supporting an article against a printing force supplied by the screen printing machine, the pallet comprising:
- a base portion comprising a proximal end, a distal end, and a plurality of pallet legs extending outwardly from the proximal end;
- and,
- a support structure, the support structure for a stabilizing force against a printing force supplied by the screen printing machine to suppress deflection of the pallet relative to the printing machine.
A pallet for use with a screen printing machine, the pallet for supporting an article against a printing force supplied by the screen printing machine, the pallet comprising:
- a base portion attachable to the printing machine, the base portion comprising a proximal end, a distal end, and a plurality of pallet legs integral with and extending outwardly from the proximal end, each pallet leg spaced from an adjacent pallet leg at the distal end of the base portion wherein each pallet leg has a fixed end at the proximal end of the base portion and a free end at the distal end of the base portion, each pallet leg further having a width that is not equal to a width of an adjacent pallet leg;
- and,
- a support structure for providing a stabilizing force against the printing force supplied by the screen printing machine to suppress deflection of the pallet relative to the printing machine, the support structure extending from the base portion, the support structure comprising a sub-pallet fixedly attached to a bottom surface of the base portion, the sub-pallet including a support beam extending downwardly from the bottom surface of the base portion, support structure further comprising a pair of elongated arms extending outwardly from the base portion, the pair of elongated arms being interconnected by a tie bar which is joined to the elongated arms by a pair of adjustable couplings, the tie bar having a contacting surface in communication with a portion of the printing machine for providing at least a portion of the stabilizing force portion wherein the adjustable couplings are adjustable to vary a distance between the contacting surface and the base portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.