Patents Assigned to Wiztec Co., Ltd.
  • Patent number: 8528717
    Abstract: A printing apparatus including a pallet configured to receive a print substrate, a conveyer system configured to convey the pallet, and a plurality of work mechanisms arranged along a pallet conveying direction of the conveyer system. The work mechanisms are configured to conduct processing operations to the print substrate. The conveyer system includes an upper conveyer mechanism configured to sequentially convey the pallet to respective working positions of the work mechanisms, and a lower conveyer mechanism arranged below and along the upper conveyer mechanism. The lower conveyer mechanism is configured to convey the pallet in a direction opposite to the pallet conveying direction of the upper conveyer mechanism so that the conveyer system is structured to have an upper stage and a lower stage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignees: Mimaki Engineering Co., Ltd., Wiztec Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yukio Ando, Masahiro Hayashi
  • Patent number: 8205736
    Abstract: A printing apparatus including a pallet configured to receive a print substrate, a conveyer mechanism configured to convey the pallet, and a working device configured to conduct a processing operation for printing on the print substrate on the pallet. The printing apparatus further includes a locating mechanism configured to stop the pallet at a first holding position and a first holding mechanism configured to hold the pallet, stopped at the first holding position by the first locating mechanism, to be spaced apart from the conveying mechanism. After the pallet being conveyed by the conveying mechanism is stopped by the first locating mechanism, the pallet is held to be spaced apart from the conveying mechanism by the first holding mechanism and the processing operation is conducted by the working device relative to the print substrate on the pallet thus held.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignees: Mimaki Engineering Co., Ltd., Wiztec Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yukio Ando, Masahiro Hayashi
  • Patent number: 8047646
    Abstract: A printing apparatus including a conveyer system configured to convey a pallet having a print substrate thereon, anteroposterior moving mechanisms, fitting members disposed on the moving mechanisms, a guide bar member that extends in a lateral direction mounted on the fitting members, and a head device that is movably disposed along the guide bar member and has a plurality of inkjet nozzles. The printing apparatus is adapted to conduct printing by ejecting ink droplets from the inkjet nozzles to the print substrate on the pallet which is secured above an upper conveying passage and which is conveyed by the conveyer system while moving the head device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignees: Mimaki Engineering Co., Ltd., Wiztec Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yukio Ando, Masahiro Hayashi
  • Publication number: 20090056569
    Abstract: A printing apparatus including a pallet configured to receive a print substrate, a conveyer mechanism configured to convey the pallet, and a working device configured to conduct a processing operation for printing on the print substrate on the pallet. The printing apparatus further includes a locating mechanism configured to stop the pallet at a first holding position and a first holding mechanism configured to hold the pallet, stopped at the first holding position by the first locating mechanism, to be spaced apart from the conveying mechanism. After the pallet being conveyed by the conveying mechanism is stopped by the first locating mechanism, the pallet is held to be spaced apart from the conveying mechanism by the first holding mechanism and the processing operation is conducted by the working device relative to the print substrate on the pallet thus held.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2008
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Applicants: MIMAKI ENGINEERING CO., LTD., WIZTEC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yukio ANDO, Masahiro HAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20090056567
    Abstract: A printing apparatus for printing on a print substrate by sequentially conducting a plurality of processing operations. The printing apparatus includes a pallet configured to receive the print substrate, and work station units each comprising a conveyer mechanism configured to convey the pallet and a work mechanism configured to conduct a predetermined processing operation to the print substrate on the pallet. A plurality of the work station units are aligned adjacent to each other, and the work station units are configured to be replaceable or rearrangeable to change the sequence of the plurality of processing operations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2008
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Applicants: MIMAKI ENGINEERING CO., LTD., WIZTEC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yukio Ando, Masahiro Hayashi
  • Publication number: 20090058972
    Abstract: A printing apparatus including a conveyer system configured to convey a pallet having a print substrate thereon, anteroposterior moving mechanisms, fitting members disposed on the moving mechanisms, a guide bar member that extends in a lateral direction mounted on the fitting members, and a head device that is movably disposed along the guide bar member and has a plurality of inkjet nozzles. The printing apparatus is adapted to conduct printing by ejecting ink droplets from the inkjet nozzles to the print substrate on the pallet which is secured above an upper conveying passage and which is conveyed by the conveyer system while moving the head device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2008
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Applicants: MIMAKI ENGINEERING CO., LTD., WIZTEC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yukio Ando, Masahiro Hayashi
  • Publication number: 20090060696
    Abstract: A printing apparatus including a pallet configured to receive a print substrate, a conveyer system configured to convey the pallet, and a plurality of work mechanisms arranged along a pallet conveying direction of the conveyer system. The work mechanisms are configured to conduct processing operations to the print substrate. The conveyer system includes an upper conveyer mechanism configured to sequentially convey the pallet to respective working positions of the work mechanisms, and a lower conveyer mechanism arranged below and along the upper conveyer mechanism. The lower conveyer mechanism is configured to convey the pallet in a direction opposite to the pallet conveying direction of the upper conveyer mechanism so that the conveyer system is structured to have an upper stage and a lower stage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2008
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Applicants: MIMAKI ENGINEERING CO., LTD., WIZTEC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yukio ANDO, Masahiro Hayashi