US 2022/0063316 A1 · SYSTEM FOR TRANSFERRING BY SUBLIMATION GRAPHICAL IMAGES ON OBJECTS WRAPPED BY TRANSFER SUPPORTS AND PROCESS FOR REALIZING THE SYSTEM

Abstract

A system arranged to transfer graphical images on objects (8) wrapped into transfer supports (2) by sublimation. The system comprises an oven (12) comprising an inlet mouth (21) and an outlet mouth (23), at least one suction unit (14) located along at least one side of the oven (12), a plurality of hooking/unhooking components (50) located along at least one side of the oven (12) and arranged to hook/unhook the objects (8) wrapped by the transfer supports (2), at least one catenary (18) located along at least one side of the oven (12) and arranged to transport the objects (8) wrapped into transfer supports (2) from the inlet mouth (21) to the outlet mouth (23) of the oven (12) by way of the hooking/unhooking components (50). The system further comprises at least one separation wall (71), configured to keep separate a hot zone, in which the oven (12) is active and the hooking/unhooking components (50) are provided, from a cold zone in which the oven (12) is not working and the at least one the catenary (18) and the at least one suction unit (14) are provided. Moreover, the system comprises a handling device (25) configured to move transversely to the inlet mouth (21) and to the outlet mouth (23) of the oven (12) the at least one suction unit (14), the at least one catenary (18) turd the plurality of hooking/unhooking components (50) so that the separation wall (71) keeps separate the hot zone from the cold zone according to the dimensions of objects (8) wrapped by the transfer supports (2). The invention also concerns a method for realizing the system.

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Dependent claims

A system configured to transfer by sublimation graphical images on objects wrapped by transfer supports, comprising

an horizontal oven comprising an inlet mouth and an outlet mouth and a belt for transporting said objects,
a suction unit located along at least one side of the oven,
a plurality of hooking/unhooking components located along the a side of the oven and configured to hook/unhook the objects wrapped by the transfer supports,
a catenary located along the side of the oven and configured to move said objects wrapped by the transfer supports from said inlet mouth to said outlet mouth by way of said hooking/unhooking components,
a separating wall configured to keep separate a “hot zone”, wherein the oven is working and the hooking/unhooking components are provided, from a “cold zone”, wherein the oven is not working and the at least one the catenary and the suction unit are provided,
wherein said system further comprises
a handling device configured to move said suction unit, said catenary and said plurality of hooking/unhooking components transversally to said inlet mouth, to said outlet mouth, and to said belt of the oven whereby said separating wall keeps the “hot zone” separate from the “cold zone” as a function of the size of the objects wrapped by the transfer supports, and
a movable sheet, in a lower area of the oven, connected to the handling device and configured to be moved by the handling device so as to dimension the “hot zone” as a function of the size of the objects wrapped by the transfer supports.

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A process for manufacturing a system configured to transfer by sublimation graphical images from transfer supports to objects, comprising the steps of

providing a horizontal oven comprising an inlet mouth, an outlet mouth and a belt for transporting said objects, said horizontal oven being configured to operate so as to carry out the transfer of the graphical images to the objects by sublimation,
providing suction unit located along side of the oven,
providing a plurality of hooking/unhooking components located along the of the oven and configured to hook/unhook the objects wrapped by the transfer supports,
providing catenary located along the side of the oven and configured to move, by way of said hooking/unhooking components and of said belt, the objects wrapped by the transfer supports from said inlet mouth to said outlet mouth of the oven,
providing a separating wall configured to keep separate a “hot zone” wherein the oven is working and the hooking/unhooking components are provided, from a “cold zone”, wherein the oven is not working and the catenary and the suction unit are provided,
providing a handling device arranged to move said suction unit, said catenary and said plurality of hooking/unhooking components transversally to said inlet mouth, to said outlet mouth and to said belt, and
providing movable sheet, in a lower area of the oven, connected to the handling device and arranged to be moved by the handling device so as to dimension the “hot zone” according to the size of the objects wrapped by the transfer supports.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

System for transferring by sublimation graphical images on objects wrapped by transfer supports and process for realizing the system

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System for transferring by sublimation graphical images on objects wrapped by transfer supports and process for realizing the system

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