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US 5,207,153 AGranted
Apparatus for applying printed matter to objects
OwnerHarry Thomasoninventor
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Apparatus for applying printed matter onto objects (10) has a conveyor (11) on which objects (36) are carried under one or more printing heads (16). The conveyor (11) is formed by multiple rotatable conveyor bodies (12) and is driven by a drive roller (18). The printing head (16) is also connected to the drive roller (18) by way of a linkage (14) which permits driving of the printing heads in a reciprocating manner. An accelerator device (13) is also drivably connected to the drive roller (18) and acts to rotate the conveyor bodies (12) which form the conveyor. In use, objects (36) on the conveyor (11) are rotated by the rotation of the conveyor bodies (12) under the action of the accelerator device (13), the rate of this rotation being matched to the rate of reciprocation of the printing heads (16) whereby a stationary surface on the object (36) is presented for printing.
Apparatus for applying printed matter onto objects, said apparatus comprising conveying means on which objects to be printed are carried, object drive means operable to cause movement of said objects relative to said conveying means and printing means to apply printed matter to the objects, said object drive means and said printing means being operatively linked to said conveying means by a linkage whereby movement of said conveying means causes movement of said printing means and said objects relative to said conveying means, the rate of movement of the conveying means, and movement of the objects and printing means relative to the conveying means being matched whereby printed matter can be applied to the surface of the objects.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.