United States Patent
US Patent 6813998: Pad printing machine
US 6813998 · granted 2004-11-09
Abstract
A printing plate is supported on a table slideably mounted on a frame for forward and back horizontal movement. A table lever has a handle moving in a vertical plane to slide the table for inking an image on the plate with an inverted ink cup or for moving the inked image under a printing pad. A printing pad shaft is supported by a mast for vertical sliding movement of the printing pad down onto the inked image or onto a work piece supported by a work holder bracket adjustably attached to the table. A printing pad lever has a handle moving in a second vertical plane to move the printing pad shaft. A printing cycle includes a minimum number of sequential movements of the two handles in parallel vertical planes located side by side.
| Patent Number | 6813998 |
|---|---|
| Title | Pad printing machine |
| Filed | 2002-12-28 |
| Granted | 2004-11-09 |
| Inventor(s) | Roebuck; Malcolm J. |
| CPC Classification | B41F 17/00 |
| Number of Claims | 83 |
Abstract
A printing plate is supported on a table slideably mounted on a frame for forward and back horizontal movement. A table lever has a handle moving in a vertical plane to slide the table for inking an image on the plate with an inverted ink cup or for moving the inked image under a printing pad. A printing pad shaft is supported by a mast for vertical sliding movement of the printing pad down onto the inked image or onto a work piece supported by a work holder bracket adjustably attached to the table. A printing pad lever has a handle moving in a second vertical plane to move the printing pad shaft. A printing cycle includes a minimum number of sequential movements of the two handles in parallel vertical planes located side by side.
Claim 1
A pad printing machine comprising: a frame including a base having a front and rear extending in an X direction and spaced apart in a Y direction, said frame including amast extending upward from the base in a Z direction; a table mounted to said base for sliding movement, said table including a printing plate holder and a work holder; a printing pad shaft; a printing pad shaft support mounted upon said mast, saidshaft being supported in said shaft support for sliding motion in the Z direction; a pad linkage including at least one pivotal pad link connected between said frame and said pad shaft; said pad linkage including a pad lever connected to said pivotalpad link and mounted for pivoting motion relative to said frame for moving said shaft in response to movement of said pad lever; said pad lever including a free end portion including a pad handle spaced from said frame, said pad handle being movable ina first Y-Z plane; a table lever mounted for pivoting motion relative to said frame; a table linkage providing a mechanical advantage for moving said table with a table handle and including at least one pivotal table link coupled between said tablelever and said table for moving s
Claims
83 totalA pad printing machine comprising: a frame including a base having a front and rear extending in an X direction and spaced apart in a Y direction, said frame including amast extending upward from the base in a Z direction; a table mounted to said base for sliding movement, said table including a printing plate holder and a work holder; a printing pad shaft; a printing pad shaft support mounted upon said mast, saidshaft being supported in said shaft support for sliding motion in the Z direction; a pad linkage including at least one pivotal pad link connected between said frame and said pad shaft; said pad linkage including a pad lever connected to said pivotalpad link and mounted for pivoting motion relative to said frame for moving said shaft in response to movement of said pad lever; said pad lever including a free end portion including a pad handle spaced from said frame, said pad handle being movable ina first Y-Z plane; a table lever mounted for pivoting motion relative to said frame; a table linkage providing a mechanical advantage for moving said table with a table handle and including at least one pivotal table link coupled between said tablelever and said table for moving s