Abstract: A blanket for transferring a paste image from an engraved plate to a substrate is provided. The blanket includes a foam, a PET layer on the foam, and a paste transfer layer on the PET layer. The foam has a Shore A hardness of 20 to 80 and a thickness of 0.5 mm to 1.5 mm, wherein the foam has a higher Shore A hardness corresponding to a greater thickness.

Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein describe systems and methods for a universal electric engine mount for vehicles, wherein the universal engine mount may be configured to be installed into at least any front wheel drive vehicle.

Abstract: A belt conveying device includes: a first roller, a second roller, a belt, a rotatable assembly, and a frame. The first roller has an axis extending in an axial direction. The first roller has a first end portion on a first side in the axial direction and a second end portion on a second side opposite to the first side in the axial direction. The belt is configured to be looped taut around the first roller and the second roller. The rotatable assembly has a first gear and is provided at the first end portion. The rotatable assembly is configured to provide a first position to engage with the first roller and to rotate and a second position to be disengaged from the first roller. The frame has a second gear arranged in a prescribed direction. The second gear engages with the first gear.

Abstract: Disclosed is a roll-to-roll printing apparatus, which includes n support rollers arranged in an n-gonal shape (where n is an integer equal to or greater than 3), a looped pattern mask having a plurality of pattern sections passing through inner and outer surfaces thereof and disposed so as to interconnect the support rollers, a driver that rotates the pattern mask, a transfer unit having an unwinder and a rewinder of a printing target and a backup roller that is disposed between two of the support rollers adjacent to each other and outside the pattern mask and that supports the printing target transferred from the unwinder to the rewinder, a printing unit disposed inside the pattern mask and discharging ink toward the printing target supported on the backup roller, and a tension adjusting unit adjusting tension of the pattern mask.

Abstract: A progressive stencil printing system and method for applying encapsulant onto an inkjet printhead body is described. The system relates to a continuous stencil printing apparatus that can print encapsulant on different types of inkjet printhead bodies and clean the stencil during production.

Abstract: A rotary press to print patterns on support strips includes a drive for driving the support strip lengthwise at a defined speed; a supply for strip material of the patterns to be applied to the strip located laterally to the lengthwise drive and direction of the support strip; a transfer device for transferring the patterns from the strip material to defined locations on the strip; another drive for driving the strip material through the transfer device intermittently with the defined speed of the support strip. Strip material reorientation elements are arranged along the path of the strip material to modify its direction from transverse to the support strip to the same direction thereof and to deliver the support strip material and the support strip to a transfer device where transfer occurs. Various length and speed controls associated with the strip material deliver the same to the transfer section at a selected speed.

Abstract: A tension is applied to a film-like printing body to be processed in each of steps such as a printing step, a parts mounting step and the like. Further the processed film-like printing body is automatically fed out by a predetermined stroke. A supply unit (1), a printing unit (2), parts mounting units (3, 4), a heating unit (5) and a take-up unit (6) are sequentially arranged. Tension apparatuses (7, 7) which apply a tension to the film-like printing body during a process and automatically feed out the processed film-like printing body are arranged between the respective units among the supply unit (1), the printing unit (2), the parts mounting units (3, 4) and the heating unit (5).

Abstract: An apparatus and method for decorating cylindrical articles using direct rotary screen printing of a UV radiation curable composition in various predetermined patterns and registrations. A rotary screen printing assembly is arranged in either a horizontal or vertical orientation to achieve production rates of about at least 250 articles per minute, and up to 1000 articles per minute. The UV radiation curable compositions are at least partially cured between a plurality of screen printing workstations using a UV radiation source.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for decorating cylindrical articles using direct rotary screen printing of a UV radiation curable composition in various predetermined patterns and registrations. A rotary screen printing assembly is arranged in either a horizontal or vertical orientation to achieve production rates of about at least 250 articles per minute, and up to 1000 articles per minute. The UV radiation curable compositions are at least partially cured between a plurality of screen printing workstations using a UV radiation source.

Abstract: A belt-shaped element for printing textiles. The belt is a sandwich structure shaped to conform around two textile printing machine cylinders, and operative to move fabric articles thereon past printing stations with minimal registration error. An exemplary belt has at least one outer elastomer layer, or "working layer," and an inner "cylinder" layer that is innermost against the printing machine cylinders. An exemplary cylinder layer comprises a sheet of fibers oriented longitudinally and having a rigidity of 10.sup.6 -10.sup.7 megapascals in the longitudinal direction. Other exemplary belts comprise an intermediate layer between the outer elastomer and inner fiber sheet layers. An exemplary intermediate layer comprises a layer of transverse fibers.

Abstract: A method for laying down a continuous, predetermined pattern of granular material upon a moving substrate includes moving the substrate past at least two stations, each station including a rotating drum with a drum wall defining a limited retention region under vacuum, and a plurality of through-apertures arranged in an element of the desired pattern. Granular material applied to the surface of the drum is held by vacuum in the desired pattern. After removal of excess granular material, the vacuum is discontinued causing the granular material to disengage from the drum surface and pass, by force of gravity, onto the surface of the substrate in the form of the predetermined element of the desired predetermined pattern. An apparatus for laying down a continuous, predetermined pattern of granular material upon a moving substrate is also described.

Abstract: A screen printing process and apparatus for automatic coating, exposing and developing of a continuous belt-type printing screen. A segment of the belt is coated with photoemulsion, then dried, selectively exposed, and developed. After drying again, the segment is wetted with ink and the developed image is transferred to paper or other medium. After transferring the image, the segment is conveyed to baths to loosen and remove both residual ink and the emulsion. The segment is then coated again, completing a cycle. The medium receiving the image is dried and then may be re-inserted to be de-inked and reused. This is accomplished by sublimation transfer. Exposure of the emulsion coating of the printing screen by a video display device such as liquid crystal, light emitting diodes or cathode ray tube is discussed.

Abstract: In each of the pressure transferring sections of the printing device, a pair of cylinders, a screen positioned to pass over the cylinders and an inking device for supplying ink to the original printing stencil on the screen are arranged. An original printing stencil supplying device and a used printing stencil collecting device are moved as an integral unit to the first pressure transferring section by means of a moving device. Then, the used printing stencil on the screen is collected by the used printing stencil collecting device and a new engraved original printing stencil is supplied from the original printing stencil supplying device and mounted on the screen. Ink for the first color is supplied to the original printing stencil by means of the inking device. Then, the original printing stencil supplying device and used printing stencil collecting device are moved to the second pressure transferring section, and the process is repeated.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for making printed elastic bands from elastic tubing. The tubing is conveyed, perforated for exhausting fluid therefrom, flattened, cleaned, dried, printed and cut into printed elastic bands.

Abstract: For use in a rotary printing machine comprising at least one rotary drum, an image carrier medium having an image area to be printed on an image supporting material, and a printing ink supply unit, an ink detecting device which comprises a plurality of sensor rolls rotatably supported in series on a single fixed shaft in frictional contact with the printing drum through a layer of printing ink interposed between said sensor rolls and said printing drum a first means for separately detecting rotational speed of each sensor rolls, a second means for detecting rotational speed of the printing drum, and a control means for comparing the rotational speed of each sensor roll, under the influence of the slip between the sensor rolls and the printing drum, and corresponding reference values respectively indicative of rotational speed of each sensor roll measured under such a condition that optimum quantity of printing ink is applied on the outer periphery of the printing drum, and accordingly controlling said ink sup

Abstract: A picture recording method and apparatus comprising a gravure roll disposed with on the surface thereof a plurality of micro recesses to keep an ink containing an evaporable coloring matter therein, a platen roll arranged parallel and adjacent to the gravure roll, a recording medium so partially wound on the platen roll as to be fed by the platen roll, discharge electrodes arranged parallel to the gravure roll between the gravure roll and platen roll to evaporate the ink kept within the micro recesses and to adhere it by making it fly to the recording medium and a high voltage generating unit to apply a high voltage on the discharge electrodes in correspondence to a picture signal, in order to enable to record a clear picture on the recording medium with high speed.

Abstract: A multi-cylinder stencil duplicator includes ink-applying means in the form of a coating member offering a fixed nip between the coating member and a cylinder of the duplicator, ink being applied to one side of that nip and being held back as a wedge at the nip during rotation of the duplicator cylinder. The dispensing of ink to the wedge is controlled in response to variations in the capacitance between the coating member and the cylinder, so that when the ink wedge drops below a given threshold value further ink is dispensed.

Abstract: An apparatus for applying a treating medium to a screen has a container above the screen and a pipe which discharges foamed treating medium into the container from where an outlet leads to the screen. A foam generator supplies the foam and the pressure at which the foam enters the container can be regulated.

Abstract: Apparatus for applying a foamed treating medium to the upper side of a substrate has a screen which confines a system of walls defining a chamber open at its underside adjacent to the screen and including a squeegee which serves to force the foamed medium from the interior of the chamber through the interstices of the screen and into the substrate. The chamber accommodates a reciprocable and/or rotary device for shifting the foamed medium therein so that the medium cannot age and change its color and/or other characteristics prior to application to the substrate.

Abstract: The disclosed rotary duplicating mimeograph machine comprises an endless belt type rotating screen, a clamping and a stencil raising element disposed on the screen adjacent to each other, and a rectangular bit of cut stencil paper with a head somewhat thicker than its main body disposed on the screen by having the head clamped by the clamping element and engaged by the raising element. After the printing, a cam actuates the two elements to release the head and then raise the head. Two takeup pawls disposed in spaced relationship with the screen outside its opposite edges are operated to engage the head and wrap the stencil bit about the head. A stencil discharging element located between the pawls is turned to discharge the wrapped bit disengaged from the pawls to a receptacle disposed below it.

Abstract: An automatic control mechanism for the thickness of an ink layer on a duplicator cylinder employs a sensing roller mounted for movement along a path which extends both peripherally and radially of the cylinder where the ink is to be measured and thus the drag on the ink pulls the cylinder to an equilibrium position where it just maintains sufficient contact with the layer of ink to be subject to that drag whereas any further movement will move it radially away from the ink layer to lose contact. The pivoting support for the sensing roller engages a switch when an extreme position is attained and this provides an "enough ink" signal.An adjustable biasing mechanism enables the position of the sensing roller to be additionally subject to a biasing selective manually by the operator to control ink layer thickness and another adjustment in response to the speed of rotation of the duplicator.

Abstract: A stencil duplicator includes stencil ejection apparatus including a mechanism to release the clamp for the stencil head, a guide to lead the head, as the duplicator rotates, to drive members which forward the used stencil into a container in which it is folded or creased so as to be foreshortened and stored with other stencils in a small space prior to disposal.

Abstract: This disclosure obtains printing and displaying of information stored as a pattern of orifices in a colored liquid film established on the interstices of a screen-mesh member. A laser beam is used to effect removal of the film at each selected interstice either by puncturing the film thereat or vaporizing a portion thereof so that reactive surface tension force displaces the remainder of the film. The screen is moved in coordination with the writing thereon of the information pattern so that the area upon which the information is established may be presented sequentially to a displaying station and to a printing station. At the displaying station, light is either transmitted through the orifices established in the colored liquid film or is reflected from the film left in the unwritten interstices onto a display screen as a pattern of information either as a positive or a negative image of the actual information content established in the screen-mesh.

Abstract: A facsimile transmitter and a facsimile receiver are combined into a common assembly having a single endless band which is driven at a constant velocity to scan an image of an advancing document and to sweep modulated columns of ink drops which deposit upon an advancing sheet of paper. In a preferred embodiment, the endless band has a plurality of uniformly spaced apertures which correspond to a plurality of elongated photodetectors and it also has a similar plurality of orifices which correspond to a plurality of charging electrodes.As the moving apertures scan an image of the document across the photodetectors, a signal is generated to control the charging electrodes and the endless band of a remote printer. When the facsimile transmitter and receiver operate as a copier, the signal is connected internally to control the charging electrodes.

Abstract: An endless printing screen of generally annular configuration is supported in end bearings. A tubular carrier extends through the space surrounded by the screen and defines with the screen an annular clearance which is subdivided into two or more axially successive chambers. An arrangement of tubes admits printing medium through the carrier into the chambers so that it can pass through the screen to print onto a web beneath the screen. Devices are provided for reciprocating the endless screen and the carrier.

Abstract: A screen printing machine has one or more printing stations. Each station has an endless printing screen of generally annular configuration and is supported in end bearings. A carrier extends through the space surrounded by the screen and defines a clearance with the screen. An arrangement of tubes admits printing medium through the carrier into this clearance. The clearance is subdivided into discrete chambers so that, when different-color printing media are admitted into the different chambers the printing station is capable of printing a multi-color pattern.

Abstract: A control device for controlling the level of a liquid in a container, a tank, a printing machine, or the like, which includes an elongated member in form of a tube or a cable, having a free end adjacent the desired maximum liquid level in the container and being adapted to feed a control medium, i.e., a gas, electric current, or light therethrough, which acts on a signalling device, or control means of a pump for feeding liquid in the container and which are actuated when the liquid reaches the free end of the elongated member. The elongated member being adjustably mounted for adjusting the position of the free end thereof in vertical direction.

Abstract: A screen printing machine includes a pair of transversely spaced first rollers mounted for rotation about axes located in a common substantially horizontal plane, and a second roller which is mounted for rotation about a second axis substantially paralleling the first axes and being located in a higher second plane. An endless printing screen is placed about the rollers to be entrained by the same; in the space between the first rollers it defines a printing run. First adjusting arrangements are provided by means of which the second roller can be raised and lowered with reference to the first rollers, and second adjustments are provided by means of which the second roller can be displaced in its horizontal plane transversely of its axis of rotation.

Abstract: For the purposes of removing a used stencil or an ink screen from the cylinder(s) of a duplicator, a rotatable core alongside the duplicator cylinder is driveable by a drive transmission from the main duplicator drive, by way of a freewheel clutch such that the core is driven only when the duplicator cylinder is rotated in the reverse direction as compared with the normal direction of rotation during printing, and also by way of a friction-slip connection arranged such that with no slip the peripheral speed of the core is higher than that of the duplicator cylinder along which it is mounted.

Abstract: A screen printing machine has an endless stencil which is trained about a plurality of supporting rollers. A squeegee roller defines with a portion of the inwardly directed stencil surface a trough into which printing medium can be fed to form a medium pool therein. Confining elements extend across the trough at locations spaced lengthwise of the same and have surface portions which sealingly and slidably engage the squeegee roller and the inwardly directed stencil surface, respectively, to prevent undesired escape of printing medium from the pool.

Abstract: An endless printing screen is trained about two or more guide rollers for traveling an endless path. Abutment members in form of longitudinally continuous or discontinuous elements are mounted on the respective lateral edge portions of the screen, extending from one of the screen surfaces. Tensioning units are mounted adjacent these edge portions and are provided with grooves through which the abutment members travel. Each tensioning unit at one of the lateral edge portions is connected with a tension unit at the opposite lateral edge portion by an arrangement which makes it possible to move the tensioning units apart from one another in direction transversely of the travel of the printing screen, thereby tensioning the printing screen. The thus-connected tensioning units can also be moved in toto in direction transversely of the travel of the printing screen.

Abstract: An apparatus for forming solid character charge patterns on a dielectric surface in a non-impact printing system. The apparatus comprises a corona source of ions and a rotatable stencil drum surrounding the corona source to shape the ions generated by the corona source and accelerated therefrom by electrostatic forces into solid patterns of charge. A coaxial stationary shield is provided surrounding the stencil drum to capture the solid patterns of charge. A series of grid covered openings are longitudinally disposed along the shield to form a print station. Means are provided to electrically bias the individual grids covering the openings in the shield at a potential which either blocks the passage or enhances the transmission of patterns of charge through the shield onto an adjacent dielectric surface.

Abstract: A screen printing machine wherein a cylindrical stencil is rotatable about a horizontal axis and the liquid-supplying header in the stencil supports a carrier for a horizontal pintle pivotably mounting an elongated holder for a blade-like or rod-like squeegee. A gas-filled deformable cushion between the carrier and the holder biases the squeegee against the internal surface of the stencil opposite the locus where the external surface of the stencil contacts the material to be printed. Several helical springs which are attached to the holder and to the header bias the holder upwardly with a force which compensates for the combined weight of the squeegee and holder so that the force with which the squeegee bears against the internal surface of the stencil depends exclusively on the regulatable pressure of gaseous fluid in the cushion.

Abstract: A stencil duplicator has a rotatable support which, in use, supports a stencil, and a feed path along which a stencil is advanced as it is loaded onto the support defined by a supporting roller spaced from the rotatable support and a smoothly arcuate guide surface extending over a considerable part of the feed path between the roller and the support. The arrangement is such that as a stencil, whose trailing part is supported by the supporting roller, is wound onto the rotatable support, it is drawn over the guide surface.

Abstract: A screen printing machine includes a pair of transversely spaced first rollers mounted for rotation about axes located in a common substantially horizontal plane, and a second roller which is mounted for rotation about a second axis substantially paralleling the first axes and being located in a higher second plane. An endless printing screen is placed about the rollers to be entrained by the same; in the space between the first rollers it defines a printing run. First adjusting arrangements are provided by means of which the second roller can be raised and lowered with reference to the first rollers, and second adjustments are provided by means of which the second roller can be displaced in its horizontal plane transversely of its axis of rotation.

Abstract: A silk screen printing machine wherein a hollow endless stencil surrounds a liquid applying roll and the latter is driven independently of the stencil by a detachable infinitely variable speed drive having a gear which is keyed to an extension at one end of the shaft for the liquid applying roll. The drive is mounted on a carriage so that it can be transported between several screen printing stations.

Abstract: Three rollers are mounted on a support for rotation about parallel axes which are respectively located at the corners of an imaginary triangle. A flexible printing screen is trained about the rollers to be frictionally entrained thereby. Mounting arrangements are provided at the opposite axial ends of the rollers, journalling the same for rotation, and intermediate these mounting arrangements there are provided supplementary mounting arrangements which engage each of the rollers intermediate the main mounting arrangements.