Abstract: In a screen printing apparatus, a first printing table and a second printing table are alternately driven to move horizontally between a workpiece introducing section and a workpiece printing section by a table driving unit. The table driving unit is constituted so that the first printing table is vertically moved from a first level to a second level during the horizontal movement of the first printing table, and so that the second printing table is maintained at the first level during the horizontal movement of the second printing table, whereby the first printing table can pass by the second printing table without interference therebetween when these tables meet each other. In either of the workpiece introducing section and the workpiece printing section, each of the first and second printing tables is always located at the same first level, and thus an unprocessed workpiece (W) loaded onto each of the first and second tables can be subjected to a screen printing process in the same control manner.

Abstract: In a screen printing apparatus, a first printing table and a second printing table are alternately driven to move horizontally between a workpiece introducing section and a workpiece printing section by a table driving unit. The table driving unit is constituted so that the first printing table is vertically moved from a first level to a second level during the horizontal movement of the first printing table, and so that the second printing table is maintained at the first level during the horizontal movement of the second printing table, whereby the first printing table can pass by the second printing table without interference therebetween when these tables meet each other. In either of the workpiece introducing section and the workpiece printing section, each of the first and second printing tables is always located at the same first level, and thus an unprocessed workpiece (W) loaded onto each of the first and second tables can be subjected to a screen printing process in the same control manner.

Abstract: A dual-purpose apparatus for selectively applying an emulsion onto a mesh screen of a screen printing plate and attaching an emulsion layer-containing film to the screen, comprises a printing plate support for supporting the screen printing plate, a film feed device for feeding the emulsion layer-containing film, a film guiding-and-cutting mechanism for guiding the emulsion layer-containing film along the mesh screen of the screen printing plate, and a pressing-and-applying mechanism for pressing the emulsion layer-containing film and for applying the emulsion onto the mesh screen. The pressing-and-applying mechanism includes a support for replaceably supporting a pressure roller unit or an emulsion bucket.

Abstract: A screen printer comprising a squeegee for applying a printing material to a work face when the squeegee moves on an upper side face of a screen while being kept in contact therewith, a doctor for uniforming a thickness of the printing material left on the upper side face of the screen, and a cleaner including a scraping bucket which moves on the underside face of the screen while being kept in contact therewith so as to scrape the printing material attached to the underside face of the screen upon applying operation of the squeegee. The scraping bucket comprises a bucket body formed into a concave shape with an open top in profile, and a scraping strip formed on an end of one side wall of the bucket body, which is inclined toward an advance direction of the scraping bucket.

Abstract: An apparatus for applying an emulsion screen film of screen-printing is disclosed, which includes a support frame for vertically supporting a screen-printing plate and for holding a rolled emulsion screen film above the screen-printing plate, a film guiding- and cutting-mechanism for guiding and positioning the unrolled emulsion screen film in contact with a screen surface of the screen-printing plate from its upper portion and for cutting the film at a predetermined length, and a pressing- and applying-mechanism for pressing the emulsion screen film against the screen surface at its lower portion and for supplying an emulsion onto an opposite side of the screen surface relative to the contacted screen side while sliding upwardly in contact with the screen surface.

Abstract: An electronic gas lighter is provided with an electricity generating device having a movable electrode. A movable part carrying the movable electrode is moved downward to ignite fuel discharged from a nozzle disposed on a fuel tank. A partition is provided between the movable part and the nozzle.

Abstract: In an electronic gas lighter comprising a plastic body, a flame orifice cap having a flame orifice aligned with a fuel outlet nozzle, and an electronic ignition means, the flame orifice cap is provided with a vent opening and a heat dissipating plate. The heat dissipating plate integrally extends from the flame orifice cap along the flow of fuel gas discharged from the nozzle.

Abstract: A valve for a cigaret gas lighter is comprised of a flexible gas conduit extending between a nozzle and a gas tank. The flexible gas conduit is pinched or bent to close the conduit. An operating member pinches or bends the gas conduit to close the conduit by a spring. A manually operable lever is provided to open the conduit by removing the operating member overcoming the spring force. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the conduit is positively opened in addition to removal of the operating member when the gas lighter is to be ignited.

Abstract: In a cigaret gas lighter having a plastic gas tank and a burner mounted thereon, a heat collecting tube or rod is provided along the wick of the lighter hanging from the burner to the liquified fuel gas in the tank. The upper end of the heat collecting tube or rod is in direct contact with the lower surface of a pin disk located within the burner to effectively transmit heat to the pin disk that is disposed beneath the nozzle bottom in the burner.

Abstract: A fuel tank of a disposable cigarette gas lighter is constituted of a tubular tank body of uniform cross section having a plurality of borings, a bottom cap attached to the lower end of the tank body and a lighting means holder attached to the upper end of the tank body. A part of the wall between the borings of the tank body is removed at either end thereof to provide a communicating path between the borings. The tank body which shares the major portion of the fuel tank is produced by cutting a continuous pipe of uniform cross section having a plurality of borings made by extrusion molding.

Abstract: A disposable cigarette gas lighter has a snuffing cover on a plastic fuel reservoir. The snuffing cover is rotatably mounted on the lighter independently of a sparking wheel. When lighting the lighter, the snuffing cover is opened with the thumb which is used for rotating the sparking wheel so that the snuffing cover will be opened when the sparking wheel is rotated. When closing the snuffing cover, the snuffing cover is closed independently of the sparking wheel. Further, the snuffing cover can be opened without rotating the sparking wheel so that the sparking wheel is not rotated when the snuffing cover is accidentally opened.

Abstract: A disposable cigaret lighter has a snuffing cover which is closed when the flame is to be put out. The snuffing cover is provided on the top of the lighter independent of any of the operating members of the lighter such as a nozzle opening lever and a sparking wheel. The snuffing cover may be mounted on the windbreak wall of the lighter slidably or rotatably.

Abstract: A disposable cigarette gas lighter employing a plastic gas tank is provided on the face of the gas tank with a printed sheet carrying thereon publicity information. The gas tank is provided with a recess to receive the printed sheet and a plastic lens is attached thereover. Otherwise, the plastic lens is provided on the back surface thereof with a recess to receive the printed sheet. The plastic lens is formed as a cylindrical positive lens.