Sheet cleaner in a multi-station printing machine
AssigneeBest Buy Enterprise Services, Inc.
InventorBryan Hed
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Abstract
In a rotary screen printing apparatus, a method and apparatus are disclosed for converting a printing station into a cleaning station. A cleaning attachment replaces either the squeegee or the flood bar, or both, in a conventional print station.
Claims7
A method for converting a printing station in a multi-station printing apparatus into a cleaning station, comprising the steps of:
- a) providing a printing station;
- b) providing a squeegee removably mounted to said printing station;
- c) providing a cleaning attachment;
- d) removing said squeegee;
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- e) connecting said cleaning attachment to said frame in place of said removed squeegee.
A method for converting a printing station in a multi-station printing apparatus into a cleaning station, comprising the steps of:
- a) providing a printing station;
- b) providing a flood bar removably mounted to said printing station;
- c) providing a cleaning attachment;
- d) removing said flood bar;
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- e) connecting said cleaning attachment to said printing station in place of said removed flood bar.
A method of cleaning a sheet in preparation for printing on a rotary printing apparatus having a hub with multiple printing stations extending in a radial direction therefrom, each said printing station including a squeegee, comprising the steps of:
- a) converting a printing station into a cleaning station by replacing said squeegee with a cleaning attachment;
- b) placing said sheet on said platen;
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- c) passing said cleaning attachment over said sheet on said platen in said radial direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.