Abstract: A vacuum preservation machine capable of printing date codes includes an upper cover and a lower cover connected together and capable of opening and closing, the upper cover and the lower cover are respectively provided with an upper sealing foam and a lower sealing foam at corresponding positions, an upper side of the lower cover is provided with a preservation bag and the opening of the preservation bag is located on the inner side of the lower sealing foam, when the upper cover is closed, the upper sealing foam and lower sealing foam can be fit together to formed a sealing chamber to vacuum the preservation bag, the upper cover is provided with a printing wheel at the position of the inner side of the upper sealing foam; the lower cover is provided with a block at the position of the inner side of the lower sealing foam.

Abstract: A modified ink cup for plate printing is presented, where the ink cup is separated internally into two domains, a storage area and a print area, by a baffle system. The baffling allows only a limited amount of exposure of the ink in the ink cup to the outside air, reducing evaporation of the ink solvent and extending the life of the ink supply in the cup. This system greatly reduces the number of times an ink cup has to be re-filled to perform plate printing and limits the evaporation of possibly toxic solvents to the air.

Abstract: Embodiments of a system are described. In one embodiment, the system includes an ink template platform having a surface for engaging an ink template. The ink template may have a recess or engraving for receiving ink. Supports are configured to slideably position the ink template platform between a first and second position. The first position is a position for receiving ink, and the second position for delivering ink. The system also includes an ink capsule biased on a surface of the ink template. The ink capsule is slidably positionable on the ink template to deliver ink to the recess in response to the platform being positioned in the ink receiving position. An ink capsule biasing member applies a pressure to the ink capsule that is sufficient to remove excess ink from the ink template. Other embodiments of the system are also described.

Abstract: An ink container 1 has an open bottom surrounded by a closed sidewall 3 whose lower edge 3a bears against the upper surface of a flat printing plate 15. Ink 31 in the container is applied to the plate as the latter is reciprocated horizontally. An apertured baffle disk 10 is disposed within the container just above its open bottom, and prevents the ink from being frictionally drawn to one side by the moving plate. This assures a more uniform inking of the plate, and enables a lower ink level to be tolerated before the container has to be refilled.

Abstract: The drive system for a mailing flat bed postage printing apparatus includes a postage meter cartridge having an indicia plate mounted in the base of the printing apparatus. An inking system is included for inking the indicia plate. The inking system includes a drive motor mounted to the base in driving communication with a first shaft rotatively mounted in the base. A cam is mounted to the first shaft having a cam surfaces. An ink tray is positionable by a linkage system wherein the linkage system includes cam followers in communication with the cam surface to position the ink tray in response to the rotational position of the cam. A platen is reciprocally positionable between a first and print position in the base. The cam is rotated in a first range wherein the cam surface positions the linkage system and a second range of rotation wherein the linkage system is in a dwell mode.

Abstract: A marking device and method using a plate holder with a printing plate attached, an X-Y-Z driver which moves the plate holder in the X, Y and Z directions, a camera installed downstream of the printing position on a work piece feeding line so that the camera photographs the character width and position of the character printed on the work piece, and a computer which calculates the difference between the width of the printed character and predetermined standard character width and/or the discrepancy in the printed character position. The computer further alters, for the next work piece, the amount of imprinting movement of the printing plate into the work piece and/or the printed character position by controlling the X-Y-Z driver based upon the data representing the difference in the printed character width and/or the data representing the discrepancy in the printed character position.

Abstract: An angularly orientated print head is displaced by a reciprocating power actuator from contact with a wet inking surface along a fixed travel path having acceleration and deceleration portion. A shock absorbing guide roller stabilizes the orientation of the print head as it approaches its marking position along the deceleration portion of the travel path. A drive mechanism between the actuator and the print head renders movement thereof to and from the marking position continuous for imprinting continuously moving target material.

Abstract: A label marker for a confined area, such as between a stack of labels to be imprinted, and ink pad, and a closely disposed conveyor for articles to which the labels are to be affixed, has a print head which reciprocates between and ink pad and the exposed label in the stack of labels. The print head is mounted at the end of a shaft, above which is disposed a combination rotator and reciprocator for causing the shaft and the print head to execute a combined rotary and reciprocating motion between the ink pad and the label stack. In a sequence beginning with the print head disposed against the ink pad, the combination reciprocator and rotator causes the ink pad to move linearly away from the ink pad, execute a rotation of 180.degree., and again execute a linear motion toward the exposed label for imprinting thereon. After imprinting, a print head moves linearly away from the now-imprinted label, executes a 180.degree. rotation in the opposite direction, and again moves linearly toward the ink pad for re-inking.

Abstract: There is disclosed an ink pad having an elongated one-piece body of molded plastic construction and an ink receptive pad supported by the body. The body has a bottom wall with projections adapted to engage in corresponding holes in a carrier support. The invention also relates to an ink cartridge having an elongated body of plastics material. An ink-receptive pad supported by the body, a projection extending upwardly from a top wall of the body, a resilient retainer disposed above the projection and secured to the body, the retainer having a portion extending laterally from the projection and adapted to releasably engage a support plate.

Abstract: A heat-sensitive printing machine is disclosed. The printing machine includes a platen upon which a heat-sensitive printing medium may be placed. A printing head has raised portions defining the indicia to be printed. A heater is provided for heating the printing head. A reciprocator moves the printing head between a first position remote from the platen and a printing position wherein the raised portions contact a heat-sensitive printing medium located on the platen. The printing head is connected to the reciprocator by a pair of leaf springs whose cross-section is sufficiently small that no more than about 20% of the heat in the printing head is conducted to the reciprocator through the leaf springs.

Abstract: A device for aiding in preparing a die member of a platen press to have recesses in registry with tools of a punch member characterized by a pressing station having an upper and lower bolster for receiving a pressure-forming device and a stack including at least one backup member, a die member and the punch member so that as the pressure device acts on the stack at least the outline of the tools of the punch member is transferred to a surface of the die member. The pressure device utilizes a hydraulic plate having a recess covered by a membrane which membrane is engaged by flexible support blades or members on its outer edge which are held there by an outer frame formed of blade guides. The device also includes a transport arrangement for moving the stack between the pressure station and an unloading station.

Abstract: An automatic contact ink stamping apparatus for printing predetermined indicia particularly adapted for marking assembly lines parts or other objects which is characterized by a dual acting piston stroke assembly which is operatively attached to a stamp platen to move the platen between an inking position adjacent to an ink supply and a stamping position adjacent to the work piece. The stamp platen is mounted to a horizontal slide assembly which includes an opening having a pair of inclined walls. A vertically extending stem connected to the stamp platen is provided with bearing surfaces which cooperate with the inclined walls of the slide assembly and a cooperating carriage member to transfer a terminal portion of the horizontal stroke length of the piston into vertical displacement of the stamp platen at the respective ink supply and ink stamping stations.

Abstract: The invention relates to an address printing machine having a flat printing pad, a printing anvil, and two driving systems. The printing anvil serves as a support for a data carrier with raised characters and for a printing assembly having at least one sheet of paper and an interspaced ink transferring ribbon (carbon paper). One of the driving systems serves to move the printing pad or printing anvil into the operating position, with a minimum of power and the other driving system subsequently causes an electromagnetic impulse printing device to exert a very short impression impulse to achieve the ink transfer with a minimum of movement.

Abstract: A high speed unit printer comprising an intermittently rotating ink disc having a substantially horizontal surface on which a supply of ink is deposited. A collecting blade continuously directs the ink into a narrow stream near the periphery of the disc. An adjustable metering blade continuously spreads the ink stream from the collecting blade into a band of uniform thickness. An inking pad and a transfer pad are mounted on a common slide assembly which reciprocates to transfer ink from the disc to an adjacent plate or type, and an image from the plate or type to the article to be printed. The slide assembly is mounted on a pivotally mounted slide arm assembly which is raised during reciprocating movement of the slide assembly by a rotating cam.

Abstract: This invention relates to a relatively small printing device for printing onto a printing assembly of the kind having at least one form and an ink transferring ribbon associated with it. The printing device is top loading and includes a flat printing pad and a printing anvil serving as a support for a printing plate, such as a credit card, and for the printing assembly. Also included is an electromagnetic impulse device which has at least one electromagnet and an armature plate connected to the printing anvil and by means of which a short impression impulse is exerted after the distance between the printing pad and the printing anvil has manually been reduced to virtually the distance corresponding to the thickness of the plate and the printing assembly.