In the present invention, a resin substrate (111) that has formed thereon paste patterns (112) of a metallic paste is secured on a securing plate (101) configured from a metal that has a thermal capacity per unit volume of 3000 [kJ/m3·K] or greater and a thermal conductance of 45 [W/m·K] or greater, and electroconductive patterns are formed on the resin substrate (111) by irradiating the paste patterns (112) that are formed on the resin substrate (111) secured to the securing plate (101) with near-infrared radiation emitted from a light source (102) to bake the paste patterns (112). The irradiating near-infrared radiation has a peak wavelength region of 0.8-1.7 μm.
H05K 3/12 - Apparatus or processes for manufacturing printed circuits in which conductive material is applied to the insulating support in such a manner as to form the desired conductive pattern using printing techniques to apply the conductive material
This color patch has a plurality of white portions (102) arranged within a color patch region (101) constituted of a designated color to be reproduced on a printed work. A plurality of color portions (103) are arranged on the color patch region (101) having the plurality of white portions (102). The white portions (102) are arranged between adjacent color portions (103) among a plurality of arranged color portions (103).
This ball mounting method is for mounting a conductive ball on a prescribed electrode of a wafer (substrate). A flux printing process (steps S1-S4) is included which is for printing flux on the electrode by means of gravure-offset printing. A ball mounting process (steps S5-S8) is included which is for mounting a ball on the flux. It is possible to provide a ball mounting method that enables highly precise ball mounting.
H01L 21/60 - Attaching leads or other conductive members, to be used for carrying current to or from the device in operation
H05K 3/34 - Assembling printed circuits with electric components, e.g. with resistor electrically connecting electric components or wires to printed circuits by soldering
This gravure printing device is provided with: a substrate stage (11) to which a substrate (2) is fixed; an intaglio plate (21) that supports an electrically conductive paste; and a control device (7) that controls a series of printing operations including a feeding operation of feeding the electrically conductive paste (3) to a printing pattern on the intaglio plate (21) and a transfer operation of transferring the electrically conductive paste (3) to the substrate (2). The control device (7) carries out the series of printing operations repeatedly a plurality of times with respect to an identical printing position on the substrate (2). A printing pattern laminate composed of the electrically conductive paste overlaid on the substrate (2) in a shape of the printing pattern is formed. It is possible to form lines and bumps on a substrate composed of a low-thermally resistant base material, while preventing alteration of the substrate composed of the low-thermally resistant base material.
B41F 3/20 - Cylinder presses, i.e. presses essentially comprising at least one cylinder co-operating with at least one flat type-bed of special construction or for particular purposes with fixed type-beds and travelling impression cylinders
B41F 17/14 - Printing apparatus or machines of special types or for particular purposes, not otherwise provided for for printing on filamentary or elongated articles or material, or on articles with cylindrical surfaces on articles of finite length
B41F 33/00 - Indicating, counting, warning, control or safety devices
H05K 3/12 - Apparatus or processes for manufacturing printed circuits in which conductive material is applied to the insulating support in such a manner as to form the desired conductive pattern using printing techniques to apply the conductive material
A lighting device (23) projects light onto a conveyed web and is provided with: a light source (43); and a projection port (61), which is open, at an end part opposite to the web, linearly in the width direction of the web. The projection port (61) is formed between first and second parallel sections (62b, 63b) where a first plate-like part (62) and a second plate-like part (63) face each other in parallel. A line of light is projected onto the conveyed web. This lighting device, which is capable of projecting light only onto a sheet or a web inspection area, can be provided.
Provided is a processing device that applies processing to a sheet (3) on which printing has been performed, the processing device including: an embossing device (5) that applies embossing treatment on the sheet (3); and a final processing device that applies final treatment processing on the surface of the sheet (3). The final processing device includes at least one of: a number printing device (6) that prints a number on the sheet (3); and a varnishing device that applies varnish to the sheet (3). In the processing device, embossing treatment is performed at an appropriate stage in a printing process, which makes it possible to perform embossing treatment without causing problems in feeding sheets when performing a final process of printing.
A printed object management apparatus (10) is provided with: a line sensor (11); a spectrophotometer (12); an area camera (13); a print quality-inspecting unit (10A) for inspecting the quality of the overall pattern of a printed object (9) on the basis of data input from the line sensor (11); a print density controlling unit (10B) for controlling, on the basis of data input from the spectrophotometer (12), the amount of ink supplied so that the ink density equals the reference density; and an inter-color registering unit (10C) for detecting register marks printed on the printed object (9) on the basis of data input from the area camera (13) and aligning the patterns between the various colors. The apparatus is configured so as to support the line sensor (11), the spectrophotometer (12) and the area camera (13) on a single scanning head (10b).
The present invention is a method for measuring the varnish film thickness of a printed article by obtaining the film thickness of varnish on a sheet (1) on which a pattern is printed on a base thereof with ink and the pattern is coated with the varnish, wherein a metal foil (1c) having a smooth surface is attached to the base of the sheet (1), and the film thickness of the varnish coated directly over the metal foil (1c) is detected with a spectral interference-type film thickness meter (81) so as to determine whether the film thickness of the varnish is acceptable or not on the basis of the results detected by the spectral interference-type film thickness meter (81).
The present invention relates to a print quality inspection apparatus comprising: an illuminator (35 or 35A-35C) for irradiating light onto a printout (1) provided with a motion thread (1b); a camera (34 or 34A) for capturing an image of the printout; and a print quality inspection unit (10) for inspecting the print quality of the printout (1) on the basis of image data captured by the camera (34 or 34A). The camera (34) captures images of printouts (1) for each RGB color, and the print quality inspection unit (10) performs a print quality inspection having a scope that includes the motion thread (1b) on the basis of image data of a color of the same hue as the color of the motion thread (1b), or the illuminator (35A-35C) emits a color of the same hue as the color of the motion thread (1b), and the monochrome camera (34A) captures a monochrome image.
A print quality examination device is provided in a printing machine (1) provided with a printing unit (3) that performs printing on a mirror-reflection member (5a) of a sheet (5) to which the mirror-reflection member (5a) is added. The print quality examination device of the printing machine is provided with an examination camera (18a) that images a picture printed on the sheet (5), a light source (18h) that irradiates the sheet (5) with light, and a print quality examination unit (18g) that examines the quality of the picture printed by the printing unit (3) based on image data imaged by the examination camera (18a). The examination camera (18a) or the light source (18h) is configured to be movably supported on an arc about a detection point (P) imaged by the examination camera (18a) for the sheet (5).
An apparatus for inspecting the characters/numbers of a negotiable instrument, the apparatus being provided with: cameras (124) for imaging the character/number sequence (1b) printed on each design on large-size printed matter (1) on which a plurality of designs of the negotiable instrument are printed; and a character/number inspection device (10) for determining the suitability of the characters/numbers printed on each negotiable instrument on the basis of the image data imaged by the cameras (124), wherein the character/number inspection device (10) determines the suitability of the character/number sequence (1b) in a cut segment (1a) on the basis of a plurality of determination standards set in accordance with the position of the cut segment (1a) on the large-size printed matter (1).
B41F 33/00 - Indicating, counting, warning, control or safety devices
B41F 11/02 - Rotary presses or machines having forme cylinders carrying a plurality of printing surfaces, or for performing letterpress, lithographic, or intaglio processes selectively or in combination for securities
This printer is provided with a printing cylinder (14) which is capable of continuously conveying sheets (4) one by one while holding the sheets (4), first to fourth ink jet heads (41 to 44), and a feeder (2). The printer is also provided with a speed reducer (72) for switching the speed of the feeder (2) for one-sided printing and for duplex printing. During one-sided printing, the feeder (2) is driven at a first feed rate to continuously feed the sheets (4) one by one to the printing cylinder (14), and the printing cylinder (14) is driven at a conveyance speed to convey continuously one by one the sheets (4) fed from the feeder (2). During duplex printing, while the printing cylinder (14) is driven at the above-mentioned conveyance speed, the feeder (2) is driven at a second feed rate which is half the first feed rate. Thus, it is possible to provide a printer which stably operates during both one-sided printing and duplex printing.
A double-sided burnisher (1) is provided with a burnishing section (6) for applying varnish on both surfaces of a sheet (4), and an additional processing section (5) for performing an additional processing on the sheet (4) on the upstream side of the burnishing section (6) in the sheet conveyance direction. The additional processing section (5) is provided with a first embossing unit (33) and a special unit (32) located on the upstream side of the first embossing unit (33) in the sheet conveyance direction. The special unit (32) is an offset printing unit (32A), a flexographic printing unit (32B), or a second embossing unit (32C). Said units (32A-32C) are interchangeable. As a result, it is possible to impart additional value to the sheet (4), which has a polymer as the raw material.
B41F 23/08 - Print-finishing devices, e.g. for glossing prints
B41F 11/00 - Rotary presses or machines having forme cylinders carrying a plurality of printing surfaces, or for performing letterpress, lithographic, or intaglio processes selectively or in combination
B41F 19/02 - Apparatus or machines for carrying out printing operations combined with other operations with embossing
B41F 23/04 - Devices for treating the surfaces of sheets, webs or other articles in connection with printing by heat drying, by cooling, by applying powders
A printer (1) is provided with a front printing unit (12) for printing on the front surface of a sheet (3), a back printing unit (13) for printing on the back surface of the sheet (3), and an upstream-side front inspection unit (41) for irradiating the front surface of the sheet (3) with visible light to perform an inspection with the reflected light, and performing a different inspection from the inspection that uses visible light. Multiple types of inspections can thereby be carried out without using a specialized inspection device other than the printer (1).
B41F 33/00 - Indicating, counting, warning, control or safety devices
B41F 7/02 - Rotary lithographic machines for offset printing
B41F 11/02 - Rotary presses or machines having forme cylinders carrying a plurality of printing surfaces, or for performing letterpress, lithographic, or intaglio processes selectively or in combination for securities
A sheet conveyance device (1) disposed in a sheet-fed printing press (2) provided with a printing unit (11). The printing unit (11) comprises a pressure cylinder (13) for holding and conveying a sheet (4), and a printing device (14) for printing on the sheet (4) held by the pressure cylinder (13). The sheet conveyance device (1) is provided with a transfer cylinder (28) for transferring the sheet (4) to the pressure cylinder (13) of the printing unit (11), and a pressing cylinder (29) for pressing the sheet (4) held by the transfer cylinder (28) against the peripheral surface of the transfer cylinder (28). The pressing of the sheet (4) against the transfer cylinder (28) by the pressing cylinder (29) enables the sheet (4) to be sufficiently stretched.
B41F 25/00 - Devices for pressing sheets or webs against cylinders, e.g. for smoothing purposes
B41F 7/02 - Rotary lithographic machines for offset printing
B41F 7/06 - Rotary lithographic machines for offset printing using printing units incorporating one forme cylinder, one transfer cylinder, and one impression cylinder, e.g. for printing on webs for printing on sheets
This printing device provided with: a printing drum (17) which holds and transports a sheet (4); a supply-side transfer drum (16 (sheet supply unit)) which supplies the sheet (4) to the printing drum (17) at a supply position (P1); first to fourth ink jet heads (27-30); and a transport mechanism (18) which receives at a reception position (P2) the sheet (4) that has been printed, and which transports the sheet (4) to either a discharge route (43) or an inverting route (42). The inverting route (42) is configured to return the inverted sheet (4) to the printing drum (17) at a return position (P3) which is on the downstream side, in the transport direction of the sheet (4), of the reception position (P2), and which is on the upstream side, in the transport direction of the sheet (4), of the supply position (P1). A cooling means (45) for cooling a transport surface (24 (outer peripheral surface)) of the printing drum (17) is provided between the reception position (P2) and the return position (P3). The invention provides a printing device in which a temperature increase of the transport surface of the printing drum can be restricted, thereby making it possible for an appropriate sheet temperature to be obtained at all times.
The purpose of the present invention is to provide an inkjet recording device with which the occurrence of defects in recorded images, caused by an abnormal temperature distribution on the conveying surface resulting from the heat of the ink, can be minimized; as well as a method for controlling an inkjet recording device. Provided is an inkjet recording device equipped with: a conveying means for conveying a recording medium which is carried on a conveying surface; a recording means for ejecting ink onto recording media being conveyed by the conveying means, to record images thereon; a temperature measurement means for measuring the medium temperature at a plurality of locations of the recording medium on the conveying surface; an assessment means for assessing whether the medium temperatures at a plurality of locations measured by the temperature measurement means satisfy a predetermined first temperature condition; and a recording control means that, in the event of an assessment by the assessment means that the plurality of medium temperatures do not satisfy the first temperature condition, halts recording of images by the recording means.
In order to provide a number printing apparatus capable of reducing the amount of generated waste paper as much as possible, the number printing apparatus is provided with: a first number inspection camera (124B) that is arranged downstream, in the rotation direction of an impression drum (112) of a first number printing unit (111), of the opposing/contacting position between the impression drum (112) and a first numbering drum (113), and that captures an image of a first number printed on a paper (W) held by the impression drum (112); a second number inspection camera (124C) that is arranged downstream, in the rotation direction of an impression drum (117) of a second number printing unit (116), of the opposing/contacting position between the impression drum (117) and a second numbering drum (118), and that captures an image of a second number printed on the paper (W) held by the impression drum (117); and a printer control device (10) that controls first and second numbering drum attachment/detachment devices (38, 39) such that the first numbering drum (113) and the second numbering drum (118) move apart on the basis of signals from the first and second number inspection cameras (124B, 124C).
A pair of register marks are added to a printable material (circuit from first printing) 4 comprising a stretchable substrate at positions separated from one another in the vertical direction during a pre-treatment step. By moving a camera (210) in the vertical direction, the present invention images a region containing one register mark at a first marking position (PM1), and images a region containing the other register mark at the second marking position (PM2). The present invention detects the positions of the one register mark and the other register mark on the basis of the captured images, obtains the distance between the pair of register marks on the basis of these positions, and adjusts the rotation speed of a rubber cylinder (2) during printing of a circuit (circuit from second printing) onto the printable material (4) according to this distance. As a result, it is possible to accurately align the positions of the circuit from the first printing and the circuit from the second printing, regardless of the degree of stretch in the substrate.
B41F 33/14 - Automatic control of tripping devices by feelers, photoelectric devices, pneumatic devices, or other detectors
B41F 3/20 - Cylinder presses, i.e. presses essentially comprising at least one cylinder co-operating with at least one flat type-bed of special construction or for particular purposes with fixed type-beds and travelling impression cylinders
B41F 17/14 - Printing apparatus or machines of special types or for particular purposes, not otherwise provided for for printing on filamentary or elongated articles or material, or on articles with cylindrical surfaces on articles of finite length
B41F 33/08 - Tripping devices or stop-motions for starting or stopping operation of cylinders
A circuit (printable material) is printed on a film (4) comprising an easily stretchable substrate during a pre-treatment step. The printable material has a register mark (RM2) added thereto. Before printing an electronic circuit onto the printable material at the contact point (I) between a rubber cylinder (2) and an impression cylinder (3), the present invention images a region containing the register mark (RM2) by using an FF camera (305), and detects the position of the register mark (RM2) on the basis of the captured image. On the basis of the position of two register marks (RM2) added to two consecutive printable materials, the present invention obtains the distance between the register marks (RM2), and adjusts the rotation speed of the rubber cylinder (2) according to the distance. As a result, it is possible to accurately align the positions of the circuit from the first printing and the circuit from the second printing, regardless of the degree of stretch in the substrate.
The present invention is provided with: an organic compound treatment system (33) having a gas chamber (34); a cover (3) for covering a printing unit (2) of a printer; and a gas transport device (4) for taking in the gas of a volatile organic compound produced by the printing unit (2) from inside the cover (3), and transporting this gas to the gas chamber (34). Thus, it is possible to provide a printer gas recovery device capable of preventing a work environment in which a printer is installed from worsening due to the gas from the volatile organic compound.
A printer cleaning device is equipped with: a solvent-supplying nozzle (34) for supplying a solvent obtained from a surfactant to an ink roller group (21) comprising multiple ink rollers for receiving ink from an ink fountain (18a) and delivering same to a plate cylinder (17); first and second cleaning liquid-supplying nozzles (35, 36) for supplying a first or second cleaning liquid obtained from a volatile organic solvent to the ink roller group (21); and a doctor blade (33), which is configured so that the leading edge can oppose and contact and can retract from the ink rollers and, when the leading edge is in the ink roller-opposing and -contacting position, is for scraping and collecting ink, solvent and first or second cleaning liquid from the ink roller group (21). The present invention provides a printer cleaning device that is capable of shortening cleaning time without increasing the volume of cleaning solvent supplied and of improving work efficiency by efficient cleaning.
A rotary screen printer is provided with: a screen cylinder-mounting/dismounting motor encoder (231) for detecting the position of a screen cylinder (201); a squeegee-mounting/dismounting motor encoder (232) for detecting the position of a squeegee (221); and a control unit (300) for controlling a screen cylinder-mounting/dismounting motor (209) and a squeegee-mounting/dismounting motor (224) on the basis of the position of the screen cylinder (201) detected by the screen cylinder-mounting/dismounting motor encoder (231) and the position of the squeegee (221) detected by the squeegee-mounting/dismounting motor encoder (232) so as to keep the squeegee (221) from contacting a screen plate (201A) except when the screen plate (201A) is in contact with an impression cylinder (100).
The present invention comprises: a printing cylinder which conveys sheets; a drive device (41) which drives the printing cylinder; an encoder (44) which detects the phase of the printing cylinder; and first to fourth inkjet heads (23-26) which print onto the sheets. The present invention comprises: a floating sensor (22) which opposes the printing cylinder and senses abnormalities in the sheets; a display (8); and a control device (28) which controls the operation of the drive device (41). The control device (28) has a function for stopping the drive device (41) when the floating sensor (22) has sensed a floating part. On the basis of the phase of the printing cylinder when the floating sensor (22) has sensed a floating part and on the basis of the phase of the printing cylinder when the drive device (41) has stopped after floating sensing, the control device (28) calculates information with which the positions of locations where abnormalities have occurred can be specified. The control device (28) has a function for displaying this information on the display (8). Provided is a digital printer which is capable of quickly specifying locations where sensed abnormalities have occurred during printing.
B41J 29/38 - Drives, motors, controls, or automatic cut-off devices for the entire printing mechanism
B41J 29/42 - Scales and indicators, e.g. for determining side margins
B65H 7/06 - Controlling article feeding, separating, pile-advancing, or associated apparatus, to take account of incorrect feeding, absence of articles, or presence of faulty articles by feelers or detectors responsive to presence of faulty articles or incorrect separation or feed
The present invention comprises: a printing cylinder which conveys sheets; a drive device (41) which drives the printing cylinder; an encoder (44) which detects the phase of the printing cylinder; and first to fourth inkjet nozzle heads (23-26) which print onto the sheets. The present invention comprises: a floating sensor (22) which opposes the printing cylinder and senses abnormalities in the sheets; and a control device (28) which controls the operation of the drive device (41). The control device (28) has a function for stopping the drive device (41) when the floating sensor (22) has sensed a floating part. The control device (28) causes the drive device (41) to operate on the basis of: the phase of the printing cylinder when the floating sensor (22) has sensed the floating part; and the phase of the printing cylinder when the drive device (41) has stopped after floating sensing. The control device (28) has a function for moving the floating part sensed by the floating sensor (22) to a predetermined confirmation position. Provided is a digital printer which is capable of quickly specifying locations where sensed abnormalities have occurred during printing.
B41J 29/38 - Drives, motors, controls, or automatic cut-off devices for the entire printing mechanism
B65H 7/06 - Controlling article feeding, separating, pile-advancing, or associated apparatus, to take account of incorrect feeding, absence of articles, or presence of faulty articles by feelers or detectors responsive to presence of faulty articles or incorrect separation or feed
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METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ADJUSTING CONTACT PRESSURE OF INTAGLIO PRINTER WIPING ROLLER
Provided is a method for automatically adjusting the contact pressure between an intaglio cylinder and a wiping roller that further limits the amount of defective prints generated. The method adjusts said contact pressure by changing the position of the wiping roller shaft center with respect to the intaglio cylinder shaft center using a contact pressure adjustment motor. At least the position of the wiping roller shaft center at low speed and the position of the wiping roller shaft center during printing operation for which the contact pressures have been optimized during a previous printing are stored. Before starting the current printing operation, the wiping roller is moved to the stored low speed position. Then when the current printing operation is started, the wiping roller is moved to the stored printing operation position.
Static electricity removing devices (31, 33) are provided with a soft-X-ray irradiation unit (31a) that irradiates a sheet (8) with a soft X-ray (32). The static electricity removing devices (31, 33) are disposed such that the devices are facing a transfer path (7) in which the sheet (8) is transferred in a digital printing machine (1). At the time when the sheet (8) passes a vicinity of the soft-X-ray irradiation unit (31a) while being transferred in the transfer path (7), the sheet (8) is irradiated with the soft X-ray (32), and static electricity is removed from the sheet (8). Consequently, the static electricity is reliably removed, and troubles due to the static electricity generated in the digital printing machine (1) is eliminated.
Provided is a cylinder device for a printing press, which is simple in configuration, and with which the printing pressure in at least three cylinders can be adjusted in a highly accurate manner. The device is provided with: a collecting plate cylinder (22) supported so as to be capable of moving towards or away from a collecting blanket cylinder (21) and a blanket cylinder (19); an eccentric inner metal (42) that rotatably supports the collecting plate cylinder (22), and that by rotating moves the collecting plate cylinder (22) towards or away from the collecting blanket cylinder (21); a hydraulic cylinder (45) that rotates the eccentric inner metal (42); an eccentric outer metal (43) that axially supports the eccentric inner metal (42), and that by rotating moves the collecting plate cylinder (22) towards or away from the blanket cylinder (19); a drive device (46) for rotating the eccentric outer metal (43); a stopper (49) provided to a main machine frame (44); and an adjustment bolt (47) provided to the eccentric inner metal (42), for abutting the stopper (49) when the collecting plate cylinder (22) moves towards the collecting blanket cylinder (21).
B41F 13/28 - Bearings mounted eccentrically of the cylinder axis
B41F 11/02 - Rotary presses or machines having forme cylinders carrying a plurality of printing surfaces, or for performing letterpress, lithographic, or intaglio processes selectively or in combination for securities
In order to provide a deep-etch plate printing machine in which a doctor blade for supplying ink to a flat deep-etch plate is automatically cleaned, thereby reducing the burden on the operator and allowing the efficiency of printing machine operation to be increased, a deep-etch plate printing machine (100) for forming a functional pattern on the base material (1) is provided with: a deep-etch plate (101); a base material table (112) for holding a base material (1); and a doctor blade (119) that is held in a manner that allows a leading end to approach or move away from a printing surface of the deep-etch plate (101) and is held so as to be capable of moving from one end of the deep-etch plate (101) in the direction of linking to the other end, the doctor blade supplying ink to the printing plate of the deep-etch plate (101). A cleaning device (135) for cleaning the doctor blade (119) is provided to the deep-etch plate printing machine (100) further to the outside than the one end of the deep-etch plate (101) or further to the outside than the other end of the deep-etch plate (101).
B41F 3/20 - Cylinder presses, i.e. presses essentially comprising at least one cylinder co-operating with at least one flat type-bed of special construction or for particular purposes with fixed type-beds and travelling impression cylinders
In order to improve printing precision for a pattern of differing line widths, the present invention provides an offset printing machine for transferring and forming a pattern from a first intaglio (101) and a second intaglio (102) on a substrate (1) on a substrate table (115) via a single blanket cylinder (121).
B41F 3/20 - Cylinder presses, i.e. presses essentially comprising at least one cylinder co-operating with at least one flat type-bed of special construction or for particular purposes with fixed type-beds and travelling impression cylinders
B41F 3/22 - Cylinder presses, i.e. presses essentially comprising at least one cylinder co-operating with at least one flat type-bed of special construction or for particular purposes with fixed type-beds and travelling impression cylinders with more than one type-bed
H05K 3/12 - Apparatus or processes for manufacturing printed circuits in which conductive material is applied to the insulating support in such a manner as to form the desired conductive pattern using printing techniques to apply the conductive material
An inspection device (40) is configured to be provided with: white LED illuminators (41a1, 41a2, 41b1, 41b2); IR-LED illuminators (43a, 43b); visible range color cameras (42A, 42B); an IR monochrome camera (44) which is provided at a position outside the fields of view of the cameras (42A, 42B); support frames (49a, 49b) which support the illuminators (41a1, 41a2, 41b1, 41b2, 43a, 43b); an IR filter (45) which causes only infrared rays to be incident on the camera (44); and a control unit (46) which, according to visible light incident on the cameras (42A, 42B), determines whether a pattern portion printed on paper (W) by ordinary ink is appropriate or not, and according to the infrared rays incident on the camera (44), determines whether a portion in which a "security thread" is processed and a portion in which an "OVD" is processed of the paper (W) are appropriate or not.
G01N 21/892 - Investigating the presence of flaws, defects or contamination in moving material, e.g. paper, textiles characterised by the flaw, defect or object feature examined
B41F 33/14 - Automatic control of tripping devices by feelers, photoelectric devices, pneumatic devices, or other detectors
Subsequent to the completion of a prior printing job, a printing apparatus is stopped and an inking roller (6-1 to 6-4) of an ink roller group (6) is removed. Subsequently, a printing plate (7) is exchanged for a printing plate (7') of the next printing job, and a blanket (91) attached to a rubber cylinder (9) is washed. An opening value for an ink fountain key (4-1 to 4-n) corresponding to the pattern of the printing plate (7') of the next printing job is obtained, and the obtained opening value for the ink fountain key (4-1 to 4-n) is corrected, with consideration to the effect of washing the blanket (91), by an opening value correction value for the ink fountain key (4-1 to 4-n), to obtain a corrected opening value. In a state such that the opening value for the ink fountain key (4-1 to 4-n) is set to the corrected opening value, a corrected ink film thickness distribution which corresponds to the pattern of the printing plate (7') of the next printing job is formed in the ink roller group (6).
A correction amount (Δθ1-Δθn), which accords to a pattern area rate of a printing plate for a prior printing job and is within a range corresponding to an ink fountain key (4-1 to 4-n), is acquired, and an opening amount (θ1b-θnb), which is for the ink fountain key (4-1 to 4-n) and corresponds to a pattern on a printing plate (7') for a subsequent printing job, is corrected by the correction amount (Δθ1-Δθn) to obtain a corrected opening amount (θ1b'-θnb'). In a state such that the ink within an ink roller group (6) is decreased due to removal using an ink scraping plate (15), and the opening amount of the ink fountain key (4-1 to 4-n) is set to the corrected opening amount (θ1b'-θnb'), an ink film thickness dispersion that accords to the pattern of the printing plate for the subsequent printing job is formed in the ink roller group (6).
An intaglio printing machine provided with a plate cylinder (14), a wiping roller (19), an impression cylinder (13), and ink devices (17) for directly or indirectly supplying ink (I) from ink fountain devices (25) to the plate cylinder (14), and in which the ink devices (17) are provided with an ink fountain device (25) equipped with: a fountain roller (26); a fountain roller-driving motor (42); an ink fountain (30) for storing ink (I); a fountain key (33), which is supported on the front end of the ink fountain (30) so as to move freely and is for adjusting the gap (G) between the ink fountain (30) and the fountain roller (26); and a fountain key-adjusting motor (43) for adjusting amount of movement of the fountain key (33). The intaglio printing machine is provided with a control device (40) for controlling the fountain key-adjusting motor (43) and fountain roller-driving motor (42) so that prior to printing on a sheet (W), the fountain key (33) is closed and the fountain roller (26) is rotated.
The purpose of the present invention is to provide an ink-feeding roller capable of making the thickness of the supplied ink film to be uniform and thin, and a manufacturing method therefor. For this purpose, the present invention is an ink-feeding roller (13), which is supported between an ink fountain roller (12) and an ink roller (14) so as to be capable of reciprocating movement and which supplies ink from the ink fountain roller (12) to a plate cylinder (21) via the ink roller (14) by bringing the ink-feeding roller alternately in contact with the ink fountain roller (12) and the ink roller (14). A helical groove (13a) is provided on the outer circumference thereof according to the pattern position and pattern area on the printing plate of the plate cylinder (21).
A coater (100), which is capable of spot coating a layer thick enough to be palpable onto a transfer object, is provided with a first coating unit (120) and a second coating unit (130). The first coating unit (120) is provided with a first impression cylinder (121) and a rotary screen cylinder (122) for transferring a first varnish on one surface of a sheet (1). The second coating unit (130) is provided with a second impression cylinder (131) and a cylinder (132) for transferring a second varnish on the first varnish that has been transferred onto the one surface of the sheet. Palpable protrusions formed by transfer of the first varnish in the first coating unit (120) are covered by the second varnish in the second coating unit (130) while maintaining the shapes thereof.
B41F 23/08 - Print-finishing devices, e.g. for glossing prints
B05C 1/08 - Apparatus in which liquid or other fluent material is applied to the surface of the work by contact with a member carrying the liquid or other fluent material, e.g. a porous member loaded with a liquid to be applied as a coating for applying liquid or other fluent material to work of indefinite length using a roller
B05C 9/06 - Apparatus or plant for applying liquid or other fluent material to surfaces by means not covered by groups , or in which the means of applying the liquid or other fluent material is not important for applying two different liquids or other fluent materials, or the same liquid or other fluent material twice, to the same side of the work
A combination printer (100) is provided with: first and second number-printing units (111, 116) provided with impression cylinders (112, 117) which hold and convey paper (W), number cylinders (113, 118) which are disposed facing and in contact with lower parts of the impression cylinders (112, 117), and which perform number printing on paper held on the impression cylinders (112, 117), and ink devices (114, 119) which supply ink to the number cylinders (113, 118); a one-surface coating unit (135) for coating one surface of paper from the second number printing unit (116); an other-surface coating unit (126) for coating another surface of paper from the second number printing unit (116); and a waste paper device (140) provided with a plurality of loading platforms (143a-143c) upon which paper from the one-surface coating unit (135) is loaded. The combination printer (100) is configured such that only conveyance cylinders (120, 122) form a link between the second number printing unit (116) and the other-surface coating unit (126).
B41F 11/00 - Rotary presses or machines having forme cylinders carrying a plurality of printing surfaces, or for performing letterpress, lithographic, or intaglio processes selectively or in combination
B41F 5/02 - Rotary letterpress machines for printing on sheets
B41F 5/06 - Rotary letterpress machines for printing on webs with several printing units in sequential arrangement
B41F 23/08 - Print-finishing devices, e.g. for glossing prints
The present invention is a printer (100) provided with: first and second plate cylinders (112, 122); first and second blanket cylinders (116, 126); delivery operation means (117, 118, 127, 128) for operating the plate cylinders (112, 122) and the blanket cylinders (116, 126) so that ink (2) is delivered from the plate cylinders (112, 122) to the blanket cylinders (116, 126); transfer operation means (119, 129) for moving the blanket cylinders (116, 126) so that ink (2) on the blanket cylinders (116, 126) is transferred to a web-like base material (1); and a control device (130) for controlling the operation of the operation means (117, 118, 119, 127, 128, 129) so that the transfer of ink (2) from the first blanket cylinder (116) to the base material (1) and the delivery of ink (2) from the second plate cylinder (122) to the second blanket cylinder (126) are performed side by side.
B41F 17/10 - Printing apparatus or machines of special types or for particular purposes, not otherwise provided for for printing on filamentary or elongated articles or material, or on articles with cylindrical surfaces on articles or material of indefinite length, e.g. wires, hoses, tubes or yarns
B41F 3/20 - Cylinder presses, i.e. presses essentially comprising at least one cylinder co-operating with at least one flat type-bed of special construction or for particular purposes with fixed type-beds and travelling impression cylinders
B41F 3/44 - Cylinder presses, i.e. presses essentially comprising at least one cylinder co-operating with at least one flat type-bed of special construction or for particular purposes for monocolour or multicolour printing on one side of webs, or for perfecting webs, i.e. monocolour or multicolour printing on both sides of webs
H05K 3/12 - Apparatus or processes for manufacturing printed circuits in which conductive material is applied to the insulating support in such a manner as to form the desired conductive pattern using printing techniques to apply the conductive material
In order to efficiently heat an image formation drum in an image formation device for performing both-surface image formation, an image formation device is characterized by being provided with: an image formation drum (50) for rotationally conveying a recording medium while holding the recording medium; a recording medium supply means (22) for supplying the recording medium (P) to the image formation drum; a recording head (71) for forming an image on the recording medium on the image formation drum; and a conveyance mechanism (80) for receiving the recording medium from the image formation drum at a reception position (m2) on the downstream side in a conveyance direction from the recoding head and distributing the recording medium to a paper discharge path or an inversion path, and in that the conveyance mechanism returns the recording medium to the image formation drum at a return position (m9) on the downstream side in the conveyance direction from the reception position (m2) after the front and back surfaces thereof are inverted, and a drum heating means (94) for heating the surface of the image formation drum is provided between the reception position and the return position.
In the present invention, the following steps are carried out: a plate drum transfer step (S1) in which a rubber drum (B), a plate drum (P), and an impression drum (I) are caused to separate, and in a state where the impression drum (I), the plate drum (P), and the rubber drum (B) are caused to rotate, ink is transferred to the plate drum (P) from an ink application roller (R) and the ink from the ink application roller (R) is transferred so as to be further layered onto the ink transferred onto the plate drum (P); a blanket drum transfer step (S2) in which when the rubber drum (B) and the plate drum (P) are opposingly brought into contact with each other and ink from the plate drum (P) is transferred to the rubber drum (B), the transfer of ink is begun from the transferred ink that was layered onto the plate drum (P), and ink from the plate drum (P) is transferred so as to be further layered onto the ink transferred onto the rubber drum (B); and a sheet transfer step (S3) in which when the rubber drum (B) and the impression drum (I) are opposingly brought into contact with each other and ink from the rubber drum (B) is transferred to a sheet of the impression drum (I), the transfer of ink is begun from the transferred ink that was layered onto the rubber drum (B) to the sheet of the impression drum (I).
B41F 33/08 - Tripping devices or stop-motions for starting or stopping operation of cylinders
B41F 7/04 - Rotary lithographic machines for offset printing using printing units incorporating one forme cylinder, one transfer cylinder, and one impression cylinder, e.g. for printing on webs
The purpose of the present invention is to provide a combination printer that makes it possible to perform both offset printing and Orlof printing on a single printer, and for offset printing, allows the selection of either double-sided or single-sided printing. An Orlof printing section (2) is provided with an Orlof printing unit that has the following: partial plate cylinders (11), a collecting blanket cylinder (12), a collecting plate cylinder (13), a blanket cylinder (9), an impression cylinder (10), and a moving inker (25). An offset printing section (3) is provided with front-side and back-side offset printing units (3a-3d, 3e-3h) that each have an ink-supply device (18), a plate cylinder (19), a blanket cylinder (15), and an impression cylinder (16). The respective impression cylinders of the front-side offset printing unit and the back-side offset printing unit are placed up against each other such that said printing units receive and output sheets between said impression cylinders. The offset printing section (3) is also provided with a front-side inspection camera (23) and a back-side inspection camera (24). The Orlof printing section and the offset printing section are connected by transfer cylinders (14).
B41F 11/00 - Rotary presses or machines having forme cylinders carrying a plurality of printing surfaces, or for performing letterpress, lithographic, or intaglio processes selectively or in combination
B41F 7/02 - Rotary lithographic machines for offset printing
B41F 9/02 - Rotary intaglio printing presses for multicolour printing
B41F 11/02 - Rotary presses or machines having forme cylinders carrying a plurality of printing surfaces, or for performing letterpress, lithographic, or intaglio processes selectively or in combination for securities
The purpose of the present invention is to provide a sheet ejection device enabled to operate continuously by automatically disabling an intrusion detector while effectively ensuring safety and also provide a sheet ejection method. The sheet ejection device comprises: a paper ejection chain (22b) for conveying paper (W); a first pile (26) or a second pile (26b) having loading plates (27a or 27b) arranged in a multistage manner and used for loading the paper ejected from the paper ejection chain; a first beam sensor (62a or 62b), a second beam sensor (63a or 63b), and a third beam sensor (64a or 64b) for detecting an intrusion into the first pile or the second pile. The sheet ejection device further comprises: a plate upper-limit position detection sensor (58a or 58b) for detecting that the loading plate has been positioned at a plate upper-limit position (L2); and a control device (50) for, based on the detection signal of the plate upper-limit position detection sensor, neglecting (disabling) a command for stopping a driving device (printing machine), the command is issued by the first to third beam sensors.
B65H 43/06 - Use of control, checking, or safety devices, e.g. automatic devices comprising an element for sensing a variable detecting, or responding to, completion of pile
A printer is provided with: offset printing units (120 to 150) comprising impression cylinders (121a to 151a, 121b to 151b) for holding and transferring a sheet (101), blanket cylinders (122a to 152a, 122b to 152b) facing the impression cylinders (121a to 151a, 121b to 151b), plate cylinders (123a to 153a, 123b to 153b) facing the blanket cylinders (122a to 152a, 122b to 152b), and ink devices (124a to 154a, 124b to 154b) for supplying ink to the plate cylinders (123a to 153a, 123b to 153b); and an intaglio printing unit (180) comprising an impression cylinder (181) which receives the sheet (101) subjected to offset printing in the offset printing unit (150) and holds and transfers the sheet (101), an intaglio plate cylinder (182) facing the impression cylinder (181), ink supply means (183 to 185) for supplying ink to the intaglio plate cylinder (182), and the like.
B41F 11/02 - Rotary presses or machines having forme cylinders carrying a plurality of printing surfaces, or for performing letterpress, lithographic, or intaglio processes selectively or in combination for securities
B41F 7/06 - Rotary lithographic machines for offset printing using printing units incorporating one forme cylinder, one transfer cylinder, and one impression cylinder, e.g. for printing on webs for printing on sheets
The present invention comprises: one-surface impression cylinders (121a-161a) for holding and transporting a sheet; one-surface rubber cylinders (122a-162a) for printing on a sheet in one direction, the rubber cylinders being in contact with the impression cylinders (121a-161a); one-surface plate cylinders (123a-163a) in contact with the rubber cylinders (122a-162a); one-surface ink devices (124a-164a) for supplying ink to the plate cylinders (123a-163a); other-surface impression cylinders (121b-161b) for receiving, holding, and conveying the sheet from the impression cylinders (121a-161a) in contact with the impression cylinders (121a-161a); other-surface rubber cylinders (122b-162b) for printing on the sheet in the other direction, the other-surface rubber cylinders being in contact with the impression cylinders (121b-161b); other-surface plate cylinders (123b-163b) in contact with the rubber cylinders (122b-162b); and other-surface ink devices (124b-164b) for supplying ink to the plate cylinders (123b-163b).
B41F 7/06 - Rotary lithographic machines for offset printing using printing units incorporating one forme cylinder, one transfer cylinder, and one impression cylinder, e.g. for printing on webs for printing on sheets
B41F 11/02 - Rotary presses or machines having forme cylinders carrying a plurality of printing surfaces, or for performing letterpress, lithographic, or intaglio processes selectively or in combination for securities
B41F 27/12 - Devices for attaching printing elements or formes to supports for attaching flexible printing formes
B41F 31/02 - Ducts, containers, supply or metering devices
Disclosed is an inspection apparatus which avoids a defective item from being mixed with good items, even when a marking device does not work appropriately and a mark for identifying a good item and a defective item cannot be applied. For this purpose, the apparatus is provided with a quality inspection device (6) for determining whether a print portion (3) of a work to be printed (1) whereon a plurality of print portions (3) are printed is a good item (3a) or a defective item (3b), and an inkjet printer (9) as a marking device for printing a mark (13) on the print portion (3) which is identified as a good item (3a) by the quality inspection device (6).
B65H 7/14 - Controlling article feeding, separating, pile-advancing, or associated apparatus, to take account of incorrect feeding, absence of articles, or presence of faulty articles by feelers or detectors by photoelectric feelers or detectors
B65H 29/60 - Article switches or diverters diverting the stream into alternative paths
G01N 21/892 - Investigating the presence of flaws, defects or contamination in moving material, e.g. paper, textiles characterised by the flaw, defect or object feature examined
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METHOD FOR ADJUSTING COLOR TONES OF PRINTED MATTER
A method for adjusting the color tone of a printed matter which comprises a display process for displaying the image of the printed matter on a display (119) using plate data to be used when printing a picture to a plate to be used when printing by a printer and an adjustment process in which an operator adjusts the color tone of the printed matter while watching the printed matter displayed on the display (119). The method comprises a reference image display process for performing reference display of the image of the printed matter obtained when adjusting the supply of ink to be used for printing. In the adjustment process, the operator adjusts the color tone of the printed matter according to the supply of the ink by the printer while watching the image of the printed matter displayed in the reference image display process, thereby easily adjusting the color tone of the printed matter.
Provided is a sheet-fed printing press including: a printing unit (20) for printing on a sheet of paper (1); and a laminate unit (40) arranged at the convey downstream direction side of the sheet of paper (1) of the printing unit (20) and performing lamination on the sheet of paper (1) printed by the printing unit (20).
An overlaying section (100) includes an overlaying drum (110) having an outer peripheral surface that makes contact with a paper sheet (1) and also having a gripper device for holding the paper sheet (1), upper and lower in-feed rollers (181, 183, ...) for receiving the paper sheet (1) from the overlaying drum (110) and conveying the received paper sheet (1) to a laminating section (40), and an out-feed wheel (121) placed opposite the overlaying drum (110) and conveying the paper sheet (1) to between the upper and lower in-feed rollers (181, 183) while holding the paper sheet (1) in cooperation with the overlaying drum (100). In the overlaying section (100), the out-feed wheel (121) holds the paper sheet (1) in cooperation with the overlaying drum (110) before the gripper device of the overlaying drum (110) releases the paper sheet (1).
An overlaying section (100) has an overlaying drum (110) that holds and conveys a paper sheet (1) after receiving it from a delivery drum (101) and rotates at a peripheral velocity not higher than that of the delivery drum (101). The overlaying section (100) further has upper and lower in-feed rollers (181, 183, ...) that receive the paper sheet (1) from the overlaying drum (110) and convey the received paper sheet (1) to a laminating section (40).
An overlaying section (100) has a overlaying drum (110) and out-feed wheels (121, ...) that convey a paper sheet (1); upper and lower in-feed rollers (181, 183, ...) that receive the paper sheet (1) from the overlaying drum (110) and out-feed wheels (121, ...) and convey the received paper sheet (1) to a laminating section (40); a lift-up section (113a) of a gripper holder (113) of the overlaying drum (110), the lift-up section (113a) moving the rear end, relative to the conveyance direction, of a preceding paper sheet (1) that is being conveyed by the upper and lower in-feed rollers (181, 183), the rear end of the preceding paper sheet (1) being moved so that it is separated from a following paper sheet (1) toward the direction perpendicular to the conveyance direction; an ejection table (116); and suction guides (131, ...).
An ultraviolet drying device (37) and a photoelectric sensor (70) for detecting a circumference of a carrying trunk (36) are provided at a position close to the circumference of the carrying trunk (36) set on a downstream side of a carrying direction of a sheet-like article of a rear surface printing unit (11) for posterior printing. When the ultraviolet drying device (37) is turned on and the photoelectric sensor (70) detects that no fouling prevention member is attached to the circumference of the carrying trunk (36), the driving of a printing machine stops. Further, when an IR lamp (46) of an infrared drying device (47) is turned on andthe photoelectric sensor (70) detects that no fouling prevention member is attached to the circumference of the carrying trunk (36), the driving of the printing machine stops. This prevents the fouling prevention member attached to protect the trunk from being deformed in a liquid crystal transcription device.
B41F 13/42 - Guards or covers, e.g. for preventing ingress or egress of foreign matter
B41F 23/04 - Devices for treating the surfaces of sheets, webs or other articles in connection with printing by heat drying, by cooling, by applying powders
B41F 30/02 - Devices for attaching coverings or make-ready devices; Guiding devices for coverings attaching to impression cylinders
B41F 33/14 - Automatic control of tripping devices by feelers, photoelectric devices, pneumatic devices, or other detectors
In order to enhance the productivity and the life cycle of consumables while reducing the running cost, the work load of an operator and the equipment investment expense, a carrier for sheetlike articles is provided with a folding drum (11) for carrying sheetlike articles sheet by sheet or by stacking a plurality of sheets of articles; a biting drum (12) and a deceleration drum (13) for carrying the sheetlike articles by holding them by every other holding means in the case of carrying a plurality of sheetlike articles by stacking them; an upper transient drum (14) facing the biting drum or the deceleration drum; a lower transient drum (15) opposing the biting drum or the deceleration drum; and a switching means for carrying the sheetlike articles by separating the sheetlike articles from the biting drum or the deceleration drum to the upper transient drum and the lower transient drum in the case of carrying a plurality of sheetlike articles by stacking them.
A register adjusting device of a rotary body capable of easily performing register adjustment while enabling the driving of motors by an inexpensive machine structure. The register adjusting device comprises a pair of inner metals (4) and (6) rotatably supporting both end parts of a plate cylinder (7) and installed at positions eccentric by a same amount from the axis of the plate cylinder, cylinders (11A) and (11B) rotating the inner metals, an outer metal (3) supporting the inner metal (4) of the pair of inner metals and eccentric from the center of the inner metal, the motor (15) rotating the outer metal, the motor (70) installed at the shaft end (7B) of the plate cylinder on the other inner meal (6) side and rotatingly driving the plate cylinder, and a pin (73) fitted to the inner metal (6) and engaged with the elongated hole (72) of the motor. The elongated hole allows the plate cylinder to move by the driving of the motor (15).
A liquid feeding device for feeding liquid from a liquid feeding drum to a sheet-like object held by a pressing drum, the liquid feeding device being capable of achieving the liquid feeding at low cost in an excellent manner even at high speed. The liquid feeding device has a pressing drum (40) rotatably supported and having a cutout section (40a) formed in its outer peripheral surface; a gripping claw device (41) provided in the cutout section in the pressing drum and holding a sheet-like object (1); and a rotary screen device (27) having a hollow drum (50) and a squeegee (51), the hollow drum (50) being rotatably supported and supporting a screen (55) having holes formed in its circumferential section, the squeegee (51) being positioned in the hollow drum so as to be in sliding contact with the inner peripheral surface of the screen and feeding, through the holes in the screen, special ink etc. contained inside the screen to the sheet-like object held by the gripping claw device. The rotary screen device further has a squeegee guide (52) supported in the hollow drum such that curved surfaces formed at at least both end sections of the squeegee guide individually communicating with the inner peripheral surface of a plate material.
A parallel-folding device for a folding machine capable of automatically performing the position control of a brush guide according to folding specifications under the operation of the machine. A first gripper cylinder (26), an upper second gripper cylinder (27), and a lower second gripper cylinder (28) are arranged with their peripheral surfaces oppositely brought into contact with each other, a signature is parallel-double folded by the upper second gripper cylinder or the gripper claws (36a to 36d, 38b, 38d) of the upper second gripper cylinder and the lower second gripper cylinder in association with the knife of the first gripper cylinder, and brush guides (41) are attached onto the peripheral surface of the first gripper cylinder at positions on the upstream side of opposed contact points between the first gripper cylinder and the upper second gripper cylinder and between the first gripper cylinder and the lower second gripper cylinder in the rotating direction. The brush guides are installed so as to be moved close to and apart from the peripheral surface of the first gripper cylinder by a pair of right and left drive parts (44b, 44a) formed of screw shafts (51a, 51b) and brackets (58a, 58b) driven by motors (47a, 47b) with rotary encoders (55a, 55b).
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