Rotary silk screen printing machine
OwnerAlexander Lintnerinventor
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Abstract
A rotary silk screen printing machine or press with a modular design of the individual printing mechanisms and fully integrated control modules within a digital network system of the printing machine is set forth. As a result of the logical, modular design of the individual printing mechanisms, on a given printing machine base with a continuous conveyor belt fixed between two main rollers and which is driven by a main drive motor, it is possible to insert, replace and reprogram individual printing mechanisms. Both during the installation of a new printing system and when reequipping existing systems, considerable technical and economic advantages arise.
Claims14
Rotary screen printing machine for a printing process comprising:
- a base having two main rollers mounted in a spaced relationship to one another, a conveyor belt fixed between said main rollers for conveying a substrate to be printed, and a main drive motor for one of the main rollers;
- a plurality of printing stations successively arranged along said conveyor belt, each of said printing stations having a printing mechanism including a printing cylinder and a printing cylinder drive, each of said printing stations being a mechanically and electronically autarchic printing module with each having an individual control module,
- a printing process control for controlling the printing process with said individual control modules of each of said printing modules alone controlling the printing process;
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- a network data bus connected to which each printing module for data exchange between said individual control modules;
- wherein control of the printing process is a distributed control, which is formed by the control modules of the printing modules and the printing process is exclusively controlled by the control modules of the printing modules.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.