Cleaning Attachments Patents (Class 101/425)
  • Patent number: 8695503
    Abstract: An assembly for actuating a stripper blade in an indirect printer has been developed. The system includes a blade mounted to an elongated member, a first cam, a second cam, and an actuator configured to rotate the first and second cams. The elongated member is fixed in the vertical direction by a channel, and the first cam is configured to limit the horizontal movement of the elongated member. The second cam pivots the elongated member in and out of engagement with an image receiving member when the horizontal movement of the elongated member is constrained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventor: Daniel Clark Park
  • Patent number: 8695502
    Abstract: A cleaning station includes a fluid input which introduces a passive flow of fluid into a trough and a slit which provides an outlet through which the fluid exits the trough. A wetting roller rotates in a cylindrical cavity to form a viscous fluid pump which draws the fluid through the slit to form a fluid film on an outer surface of the wetting roller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Moshe Peles, Michael Melnik, Dror Kella
  • Patent number: 8689686
    Abstract: A screen printing device is disclosed. The screen printing device includes a screen printer workstation having a work path. The work path has an input end, an output end, and a conveyor for transporting a workpiece between the input end and the output end. A stencil assembly is adapted to engage the workpiece as the workpiece is transported between the input end and the output end. The stencil assembly includes a stencil having an endless loop. A method of applying a substance to a workpiece using an endless loop stencil is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Inventor: Charles Moncavage
  • Patent number: 8687207
    Abstract: A method for determining the optimum procedure for a job change on a printing-material processing machine (10) with at least one control computer. The data of a first machine job is compared to the data of a subsequent machine job using a control computer, and the comparison is used to establish an order of the operations to be carried out during the job change. Also provided is a device for determining the optimum procedure for a job change on a printing-material processing machine (10) with at least one control computer. The control computer is intended to compare the data of a first machine job to the data of a subsequent machine job, and to use the comparison to establish an order of the operations to be carried out during the job change.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
    Inventors: Christopher Berti, Bernhard Buck, Holger Faulhammer, Michael Krueger, Juergen Maass, Sven Mader, Stefan Maier, Kai Oskar Mueller, Matthias Noell, Martin Riese, Bernhard Roskosch
  • Patent number: 8671506
    Abstract: A washing device has a washing cloth for removing contaminants, ink, etc. from a surface and an ultrasound device for assisting a cleaning operation. The washing device includes one or more ultrasound generators and one or more resonators each in the form of an oscillating flat metal body, from which sound energy is output onto a substantially linear region on the surface to be cleaned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
    Inventors: Helge Steckmann, Irina Karpel
  • Patent number: 8656836
    Abstract: Provided is an offset printer configured to increase or maximize productivity and yield. The offset printer includes a printing roller, a coating unit configured to apply a printing substance to the printing roller, a patterning unit configured to pattern the printing substance applied to the printing roller from the coating unit, a printing unit configured to transfer the patterned printing substance to a printing medium, and a cleaning unit configured to clean the printing substance remaining on the printing roller by a dry cleaning method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: Intellectual Discovery Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae Bon Koo, In-Kyu You, Minseok Kim, Taeyoub Kim
  • Patent number: 8651021
    Abstract: According to example embodiments, a roll printing apparatus includes a cleaning device in which a cleaning nozzle unit and a spray nozzle unit are integrated so that both a reverse offset process and a cliche cleaning process may be achieved in the roll printing apparatus. The roll printing apparatus may include a base plate, a blanket roll to transfer an ink material to a cliche and a substrate, a blanket roll supporter located on the base plate to support the blanket roll, a cliche table located on the base plate to fix and move the cliche, a substrate table located on the base plate to fix the substrate, and the cleaning device installed on the base plate to clean the cliche. The cleaning device may include a cleaning nozzle unit to spray a cleaning solution and a spray nozzle unit to spray DIW, which are integrated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jung Woo Cho, Dae Jung Kim, Dong Min Kim, Sin Kwon, Jung Woo Seo
  • Patent number: 8640616
    Abstract: The present invention provides a printing apparatus and a printing method capable of washing a printing plate with a high degree of cleanliness. The present invention is a printing apparatus and a printing method, wherein: the printing apparatus comprises a print roll, a coater that is placed below the print roll and forms ink on the print roll, a first base placed above the print roll, a first stage placed on the bottom face of the first base, a first printing plate placed on the bottom face of the first stage, a print object to which the ink formed on the print roll is transcribed, a first stage placed on the top or bottom face of the print object, and a washer for washing the first printing plate; the washer has a washing device; and a spray nozzle of the washing device is directed to the side where the first base exists.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventor: Katsuyuki Funahata
  • Patent number: 8635954
    Abstract: A film F in the form of a belt which is provided in a manner to be fed out and wound up is wound on a trap roller 11 which is provided opposite to a blanket 4 of a blanket wheel 3 via a contacting and withdrawing mechanism 12. The film F is caused to contact the blanket 4 to remove surplus ink or blurring ink. By this arrangement, ink trap can be made by contacting an always clean film and ink trap can also be made with a simple mechanism for contacting and withdrawing the trap roller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignee: Toyo Seikan Kaisha, Ltd.
    Inventors: Nozomu Takahashi, Takekatsu Kobayshi, Tadayoshi Imai
  • Publication number: 20140000468
    Abstract: A stencil printer includes a stencil having a top surface and a bottom surface, a material applicator to apply material on the top surface of the stencil, and a stencil wiper assembly to clean the bottom surface of the stencil in a y-axis direction. The stencil wiper assembly has a wiper blade assembly configured to engage the bottom surface of the stencil and wipe the bottom surface of the stencil when moving the stencil wiper blade assembly along a stencil wiper gantry. The stencil wiper assembly further includes a spot cleaner assembly movably secured to the stencil wiper assembly. The spot cleaner assembly is configured to move in an x-axis direction and to spot clean the bottom of the stencil. A method for spot cleaning a stencil is further disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2012
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Applicant: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph A. Perault, Robert Ciocca
  • Patent number: 8590449
    Abstract: A dry cleaner apparatus for cleaning at least one flexographic printing plate carried on a plate cylinder includes a frame for traveling along a path parallel to the axis of rotation of the plate cylinder, an unwind spindle rotatably attached to the frame, the unwind spindle holding a rolled web of dry cleaning material for turning to dispense new dry cleaning material, a rewind spindle for turning to roll up used dry cleaning material, a motor attached to the frame and coupled to one or both spindles to turn the spindles and thereby dispense new dry cleaning material and rewind used dry cleaning material, a pad assembly including a pad retainer, a pad base, and a dry pad, and a linear actuator attached to the frame and operating on the pad assembly to urge the dry pad toward the flexographic printing to remove ink and debris from the surface thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Inventor: Ronald G. Egan
  • Patent number: 8590450
    Abstract: A screen printing apparatus that prevents degradation of a printing tact and print quality is provided. There are included a cleaning unit 14 that cleans one surface 11c of a screen mask 11 opposing a workpiece 2, the screen mask 11 having a print pattern for printing a pattern on the workpiece 2, and a conveying means 15 that conveys the cleaning unit 14 over the surface 11c of the screen mask 11. The cleaning unit 14 includes cleaning paper 21 that contacts the surface 11c of the screen mask 11, a scraper 22 that brings the cleaning paper 21 into contact with the surface 11c of the screen mask 11, that slides on the surface 11c of the screen mask 11 with the cleaning paper 21 being disposed therebetween, and that has an uneven face portion 22b, and a scraper moving means 23 that moves the scraper 22 to the contact position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Eiichi Nishi, Muneyoshi Numao
  • Patent number: 8567314
    Abstract: It is an objective to provide a screen print system and a method for cleaning a mask of the screen print system that enable sufficient cleaning of the mask used for subjecting a cavity substrate to screen printing. A screen print system includes a first cleaning unit 16a and a second cleaning unit 16b. The first cleaning unit 16a sequentially brings a mask contact area R, which is formed by stretching a paper member 42 over an upper end of a nozzle part 41, into contact with lower surfaces of respective convex portions 13t of a first mask 13a, thereby removing paste Pst adhering to the respective lower surfaces of the respective convex portions 13t. The second cleaning unit 16b brings the mask contact area R, which is formed by stretching the paper member 42 over the upper end of the nozzle part 41, into contact with a lower surface of a second mask 13b, thereby removing the paste Pst adhering to the lower surface of the second mask 13b.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Tetsuya Tanaka, Kunihiko Tokita
  • Publication number: 20130276654
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for cleaning a continuous conveyor belt. The apparatus has a dispenser for dispensing cleaning fabric so that a length of it is positioned against a length of the belt. The length of belt is driven downstream direction and dispenser is operated to drive the length of cleaning fabric in an upstream direction and recharge it. Cleaning fluid is applied to the fabric at an upstream end region. The belt is rubbed and washed the upstream end region. The belt is dried at a downstream end region where it encounters dry cleaning.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2012
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Inventor: Jeffrey Belbeck
  • Patent number: 8550616
    Abstract: A process is implemented in a printer having a release agent application system that enables a controller in the printer to detect gel ink in the release agent application system exceeding a predetermined threshold. The process monitors a plurality of print characteristics with reference to print data and quantifies a risk of gel ink developing in the release agent application system. The print characteristics include a print area value identifying a total surface area of a print, an inked area value identifying an area of surface area covered with ink, and a print type indicating whether the print is a simplex print or a duplex print.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventor: Michael Cameron Gordon
  • Publication number: 20130255514
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a liquid pressure transferring technique for forming an appropriate transfer pattern on the surface of an object by pressing the object from the upper side of a transfer tank, in a liquid-leaving area in which the object is pulled up from the transfer liquid in the transfer tank, a design surface oppositely-separating flow that is separated away from a design surface of the object that is in the process of getting out of a liquid is formed by using the design surface cleaning device such as an overflow tank, and foam on a surface of the transfer liquid and foreign substances staying in the liquid are separated away from the design surface of the object that is in the process of getting out of the liquid and are discharged outside the transfer tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2011
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: TAICA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Youichiro Yoshii, Eiji Suzuki, Sakae Ushiwata, Katsumi Iyanagi
  • Patent number: 8534193
    Abstract: A cleaning apparatus for a printer, includes a bracket and a paper transmitting apparatus. The bracket includes a paper tray which is adapted to receive a paper located on. The paper tray defines a cutout. A brush is pivotably mounted below the cutout. The brush is covered by any paper in the paper tray, and is exposed through the cutout when there is no paper in the paper tray. The paper transmitting apparatus includes a carrier and a roller rotatablely mounted on the carrier The paper transmitting apparatus rotates the roller to move the paper in the paper tray. The roller can rotate against the brush when the paper tray is empty to be cleaned of any paper scraps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ping-Fang Tsai
  • Patent number: 8528476
    Abstract: A washing device for a cylinder in a printing press includes a washing cloth for removing contaminants and ink, etc. from the surface of the cylinder and an ultrasonic source directing sound energy onto the surface of the cylinder to assist a washing operation. A focusing device disposed in front of the ultrasonic source concentrates the sound energy on a substantially linear focus region on the surface of the cylinder, extending parallel to the axis of the cylinder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
    Inventors: Gerd Raasch, Ralf Denger
  • Publication number: 20130228087
    Abstract: A printing plate cleaning apparatus may include a cleaning chamber configured to receive a printing plate to be cleaned, a nozzle supporter in the cleaning chamber, and/or a unified nozzle unit that includes a cleaning nozzle unit and a rinsing nozzle unit unified as a body and attached to the nozzle supporter. The cleaning nozzle unit may include a cleaner nozzle configured to inject cleaner to the printing plate and/or a first suction nozzle suctioning waste. The rinsing nozzle unit may include a rinsing liquid nozzle configured to inject rinsing liquid to the printing plate and/or a second suction nozzle suctioning the waste. A printing plate cleaning apparatus may include the cleaning chamber, a cleaning nozzle unit in the cleaning chamber, and/or a rinsing nozzle unit in the cleaning chamber. The cleaning and rinsing nozzle units may be configured to move together with each other in the cleaning chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2012
    Publication date: September 5, 2013
    Inventors: Jung-Woo CHO, Sin KWON, Min-Uk KIM, Hyun-Seok KIM, Nam Hoon LEE, Sung Gun LEE, Sung Hee LEE, Jae Hyuk CHANG
  • Patent number: 8522711
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides for an apparatus for transferring fluid. The apparatus has a fluid transfer component, a fluid receiving component, a fluid supply, and a fluid motivating component. The fluid transfer component comprises first surface, a second surface, a non-random pattern of distinct pores each defining a pathway between the first and second surfaces, each pathway having a single entry point at the first surface and a single exit point at the second surface. The pores are disposed at preselected locations to provide a desired pattern of permeability. The fluid receiving component comprises a fluid receiving surface. The fluid supply is adapted to provide a fluid in contact with and at a constant fluid pressure with each of said pores. The fluid motivating component is adapted to facilitate transport of the fluid from the first surface through the pores to the second surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Kevin Benson McNeil, Kim Ellen Shore, Wayne Robert Fisher, Richard Matthew Giachetto
  • Patent number: 8516962
    Abstract: A printing cylinder cleaning cylinder in one embodiment includes a base and a module reversibly attaching to the module. The module includes a housing, a module engagement-disengagement assembly, a reciprocating wiper and brush assembly, a spray discharge assembly and a discharge assembly. The reciprocating brush and wiper assemblies produce a advantageous multi-dimensional scrubbing action. The module engagement-disengagement assembly may displace the module in to an operational position. The spray assembly may deliver cleaning fluid toward the cylinder being cleaned. The discharge assembly may convey cleaning fluid away from the module after the cleaning fluid. A control system allows for automatic or semiautomatic operation is some embodiments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Air Motion Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael L. Claeys
  • Patent number: 8516960
    Abstract: The system comprises a wiping tank (1), a wiping roller (2) rotatably supported in the wiping tank and having a circumferential surface and cleaning means for cleaning the surface of the wiping roller, said cleaning means comprising at least a first spray unit (4) for spraying clean wiping solution against the surface of the wiping roller and a drying blade (12) placed downstream of said first spray unit with respect to a direction of rotation of said wiping roller for removing wiping solution residues from the surface of the wiping roller. The cleaning means further comprise a cleaning assembly including at least one supporting plate (5; 25) with a series of holes (5?, 30, 31, 32, 33) and holding means (7, 8, 10, 11) for holding the supporting plate, said supporting plate being conformed to extend parallel to a part of the circumferential surface of the wiping roller without touching said wiping roller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: KBA-NotaSys SA
    Inventors: Gaetano Bollettin, Volkmar Schwitzky, Björn Kriege
  • Publication number: 20130192484
    Abstract: A screen cleaning apparatus (2) and method, wherein: a screen cleaning head (3) is operative to contact a surface of a printing screen (PS), the screen cleaning head (3) includes a screen contact element (17) over which a cleaning sheet (7) is in use disposed, the screen contact element (17) comprises a first section (17a), which is configured to support one of a dry section or a wet section of the cleaning sheet (7) thereabove, a second, vacuum section (17b), at which a vacuum is provided to draw a vacuum therethrough, and a third section (17c), which is configured to support the other of a wet section or a dry section of the cleaning sheet thereabove; and a support (11) to which the cleaning head (3) is supported and which is movable over the surface of the printing screen (PS) to provide for cleaning of the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2011
    Publication date: August 1, 2013
    Inventors: Rich Lieske, Rob Lela, Trevor Warren
  • Patent number: 8480321
    Abstract: A printer has a substantially linear transport path P1 in which a card C is transported, roller 41 provided on the transport path P1 to transport the card C, roller 42 spaced apart from the roller 41 on the transport path P1 to transport the card C to the opposite side to the roller 41, cleaning roller 31 that is disposed opposite to the roller 41 on the transport path P1 and that has an adhesive portion for cleaning the surface of the card C, and control section 95 for controlling the rotation velocity of the roller 31 to rotate the roller 31 at least at rotation velocity V1 and at rotation velocity V2 lower than the rotation velocity V1, where the control section 95 controls the rotation velocity of the roller 31 from the rotation velocity V1 to the rotation velocity V2 for a period during which the front end of the card C reaches the roller 41 from the cleaning roller 31.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: Nisca Corporation
    Inventors: Yuichi Aihara, Tsuyoshi Kubota
  • Patent number: 8474377
    Abstract: A combination stencil printer and dispenser includes a frame, a stencil coupled to the frame, a substrate support coupled to the frame to support a substrate in a print position, and a print head coupled to the frame to deposit and print viscous material over the stencil. In one embodiment, the combination stencil printer and dispenser further includes a cleaning assembly coupled to the frame to wipe excess viscous material from a bottom surface of the stencil. The combination stencil printer and dispenser further includes a dispenser mounted on the cleaning assembly to dispense viscous material on the substrate when the substrate is in the print position. In other embodiments, the dispenser can be mounted on a movable stencil or on an independent gantry provided within the combination stencil printer and dispenser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventor: Dennis G. Doyle
  • Patent number: 8454256
    Abstract: A card printing apparatus for sequentially printing a plurality of colors on a card has a card supply unit for supplying a card; a card conveyance path provided linearly from the card supply unit for conveying the card; a conveyance device provided on the card conveyance path for conveying the card; a printing unit provided on the card conveyance path; a card cleaning member disposed between the card supplying unit and the printing unit provided within the returning range of the card while printing the card conveyed in reverse; and a card cleaning member moving device for moving the card cleaning member to a retreated position separated from the card cleaning member and the card conveyance path, and an operating position. The card cleaning member is moved to the retreated position when the card is conveyed in reverse while printing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: Nisca Corporation
    Inventors: Daisuke Kaneoya, Toshiro Fujimoto
  • Publication number: 20130125770
    Abstract: Printers and duplexers are described herein. An example duplexer for a printer includes a waste ink roller movable between a concealed region and a receiving region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2013
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L. P.
    Inventor: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L. P.
  • Publication number: 20130126438
    Abstract: There is described an installation (01; 02) for recycling wiping solution of one or more intaglio printing presses (10) comprising a flocculation tank (12) for inducing flocculation of ink constituents contained in waste solution coming from the one or more intaglio printing presses (10), a processing tank (14) for pre-treating the waste solution for subsequent filtering, and a filtering unit (15), preferably a filter press unit, for filtering the waste solution coming from the processing tank (14) and producing recycled solution at an output of the filtering unit (15), which recycled solution is recycled to produce fresh wiping solution for use by the one or more intaglio printing presses (10). According to one embodiment, the installation (01) further comprises a centrifugation unit (13) for separating the waste solution coming from the flocculation tank (12) by centrifugation into precipitate and centrifuged supernatant, which centrifuged supernatant is fed to the processing tank (14).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2011
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Inventors: Giacomo Martini, Véronique Nery
  • Patent number: 8408128
    Abstract: A method for operating a cleaning apparatus, having a trough and a brush disposed in the trough, in a printing press, includes first, second and third steps. In the first step, a cylinder of the printing press is cleaned by the cleaning apparatus, with the brush bearing against the cylinder. In the second step, the brush is moved away from the cylinder, and a level of a liquid in the trough is changed, resulting in the liquid being brought into contact with the brush. In the third step, the brush is cleaned by the liquid in the trough. A printing press for carrying out the method is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
    Inventors: Stephan Balleis, Rainer Hofmann, Patrick Roth, Bernd Sitzmann, Markus Uihlein
  • Publication number: 20130068121
    Abstract: A printing cylinder cleaning cylinder in one embodiment includes a base and a module reversibly attaching to the module. The module includes a housing, a module engagement-disengagement assembly, a reciprocating wiper and brush assembly, a spray discharge assembly and a discharge assembly. The reciprocating brush and wiper assemblies produce a advantageous multi-dimensional scrubbing action. The module engagement-disengagement assembly may displace the module in to an operational position. The spray assembly may deliver cleaning fluid toward the cylinder being cleaned. The discharge assembly may convey cleaning fluid away from the module after the cleaning fluid. A control system allows for automatic or semiautomatic operation is some embodiments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2012
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Inventor: MICHAEL L. CLAEYS
  • Patent number: 8393272
    Abstract: Disclosed is a system for cleaning a print media sheet and, more particularly, for cleaning a specific portion of sheet that is less than the entire length of the sheet. A device moves a cleaning roller between standby, cleaning fluid receiving and cleaning positions. Timing of cleaning roller movement into the cleaning position is controlled to ensure proper positioning of the cleaning roller with respect to the sheet during cleaning. In the cleaning position, the cleaning roller rotates so as to clean only the specific portion. In the cleaning fluid receiving position, the cleaning roller rotates to receive, from a cleaning fluid dispenser, a predetermined amount of cleaning fluid. Optionally, a retractable shutter can be selectively retracted to expose an opening in a sheet transport path guard and, thereby allow the cleaning roller to move into the cleaning position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Brian C. Cyr, Jacob Eyngorn, Gerald R. Curry, Donald R. Fess, Aaron M. Moore
  • Patent number: 8375855
    Abstract: This is a paper web transporting component that is useful in a duplexing system that uses a paper web to be imaged. The unit has an IOWA roller (backup roll) with an image sensor above it and a cleaning web structure below it. Since excess toner or ink in duplexing systems can adhere to the transport roll, the sensor will pick up these impurities when scanning the surface of the paper web. Therefore, these impurities must be removed from the transport roll or scanning for proper image registration will be adversely affected. The movement of the paper web causes the transport roll to rotate so that the sensor can scan the entire surface of the transport roll.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Mark A Atwood, James J Spence
  • Publication number: 20130025487
    Abstract: A digital offset inking system includes an ink supply, a soft transfer roll, and a hard form roll. A cleaning blade cleaning ink and fountain solution from the surface of the hard form roll that is leftover after transferring ink to a digital imaging member. A fountain solution removal system processes the ink to remove the fountain solution from the ink. The processes ink is resupplied to the inking system for transfer to the digital imaging member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2011
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Applicant: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventor: Chu-heng LIU
  • Publication number: 20130014656
    Abstract: A doctor blade for scraping printing ink from a surface of a printing plate, comprising a flat and elongated main body having a working edge area formed in a longitudinal direction, the working edge area being coated with at least one first coating on the basis of a nickel-phosphorus alloy, and is characterized in that the first coating contains at least one additional component for improving the wear behavior of the doctor blade.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2010
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Applicant: DAETWYLER SWISSTEC AG
    Inventors: Hans Jörg Brudermann, Sibylle Stiltz, Andreas Hügli
  • Publication number: 20130000504
    Abstract: A method, at least partially implemented by means of processor-executable instructions, for exchanging colors within a color station of a printing press is disclosed. In one implementation of the method, a cleaning tank is operated within the color station, thereby cleaning the color station. Additionally, a new color of ink is built within the cleaned color station.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2006
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Inventors: Ronen Novak, Oren Wilde, Vadim Genkin
  • Publication number: 20120318155
    Abstract: A cleaning apparatus for cleaning printing machines rotary cylinders, characterized in that said cleaning apparatus comprises a delivery device providing a cleaning material to nozzle means for spraying said cleaning material on a cylinder to be cleaned, said cleaning apparatus further comprising suction means for sucking the used cleaning material and guide means allowing to displace said nozzle and suction means along a cylinder directrix line to perform a cleaning operation through the overall extension of said cylinder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2011
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Inventors: Christian Fappiano, Luigi Fappiano
  • Patent number: 8327763
    Abstract: A printing unit of a rotary printing press includes a forme cylinder. An inking unit interacts with the forme cylinder and has a plurality of inking rolls. A dampening unit also interacts with the forme cylinder and has a plurality of dampening rolls. A washing device interacts with at least one of the inking rolls and dampening rolls for washing the inking unit and/or the dampening unit. The inking unit includes a plurality of ink applicator rolls which can be placed directly onto the forme cylinder during printing operation. The dampening unit has at least one dampening rotation applicator roll that can also be placed directly onto the forme cylinder during printing operations. In a washing position, one of the plurality of ink application rolls and the dampening rotation applicator roll are brought directly into contact with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Koenig & Bauer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Christian Bünner, Bernd Kurt Masuch, Wolfgang Otto Reder
  • Patent number: 8303201
    Abstract: A card cleaning mechanism has a cleaning roller that cleans a surface of a card by contacting the conveyed card, and a roller-shaped cleaner that cleans a surface of the cleaning roller by contacting the cleaning roller. The cleaning roller is configured to move between a retreated position separated from a card conveyance path, and an operating position contacting a surface of the card being conveyed and the roller-shaped cleaner by advancing into the card conveyance path. Accordingly, the card cleaning mechanism can securely remove dust and dirt adhering to the card printing surface and does not reduce card printing quality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Nisca Corporation
    Inventors: Daisuke Kaneoya, Toshiro Fujimoto
  • Publication number: 20120272849
    Abstract: A cleaning apparatus for a printer, includes a bracket and a paper transmitting apparatus. The bracket includes a paper tray which is adapted to receive a paper located on. The paper tray defines a cutout. A brush is pivotably mounted below the cutout. The brush is covered by any paper in the paper tray, and is exposed through the cutout when there is no paper in the paper tray. The paper transmitting apparatus includes a carrier and a roller rotatablely mounted on the carrier The paper transmitting apparatus rotates the roller to move the paper in the paper tray. The roller can rotate against the brush when the paper tray is empty to be cleaned of any paper scraps.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2011
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: PING-FANG TSAI
  • Patent number: 8291822
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes is described in which a cleaning member is positioned on one side of a belt and a backup member positioned on a second side of the belt. The backup member is configured to move between a contact position and a non-contact position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Hirotaka Mori
  • Patent number: 8281735
    Abstract: A squeegee holder including a self-cleaning sliding mechanism, a squeegee blade, two end caps at each end of the squeegee blade. The end caps include a flange and a hole. Two actuating motors are attached to the flanges, the motors include drive shafts pointing downwards. A wiper blade is attached to a blade mount slidable along the squeegee blade and a drill rod is secured at each end with press fittings into the holes in the end caps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Transition Automation, Inc.
    Inventor: Mark Curtin
  • Patent number: 8281717
    Abstract: A printing cylinder cleaning cylinder in one embodiment includes a base and a module reversibly attaching to the module. The module includes a housing, a module engagement-disengagement assembly, a reciprocating wiper and brush assembly, a spray discharge assembly and a discharge assembly. The reciprocating brush and wiper assemblies produce a advantageous multi-dimensional scrubbing action. The module engagement-disengagement assembly may displace the module in to an operational position. The spray assembly may deliver cleaning fluid toward the cylinder being cleaned. The discharge assembly may convey cleaning fluid away from the module after the cleaning fluid. A control system allows for automatic or semiautomatic operation is some embodiments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Air Motion Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael L. Claeys
  • Publication number: 20120240800
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for the rapid cleaning of the central drum of flexographic printing machines includes a cleaning device with presser, cloth and fluid. The presser brings the cloth into contact with the rotating drum. The presser undergoes a suitable oscillating movement parallel to the axis of the rotating drum. At the ends of the cleaning device, the shoulders of the base of the flexographic machine are equipped with any suitable opposed openings of the correct width through which the cleaning device can oscillate. The cleaning device periodically can be inserted or withdrawn axially through at least one of the openings to allow replacement of the cloth without the need to cut the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2012
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Applicant: ELETTRA S.r.l.
    Inventors: RICCARDO FUMAGALLI, Marco Corti
  • Publication number: 20120240799
    Abstract: The present invention is an ink fountain liner and blade guard adapted for prolonging the life of an ink fountain blade and controlling the temperature of the ink by eliminating metal to metal friction and reducing cleaning time and cleaning materials. The liner covers the bottom surface of an ink fountain and includes a strip of double sided adhesive with a backing strip preserving the side of the adhesive not affixed to the liner. The front edge of the preferred embodiment is connected at a creased line to a flap that covers the ink fountain blade.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2011
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Inventor: Ronald E. Fuller
  • Publication number: 20120227602
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention may provide a device for cleaning a silk-screen net of a silk-screen printing device. The silk-screen printing device may comprise a first shaft, a second shaft and a strip supported by the first shaft and the second shaft. The first shaft and the second shaft determine a movement of rotation of the strip along a determinate path, which is under the net, to remove the excess printing paste from the net. The strip is made of a non-elastic fabric material. The device also comprises a pressure roller of the rotary type, around part of which the strip is supported. The pressure roller is positioned along the path of the strip between the first shaft and the second shaft. The device also comprises a movement unit to move the pressure roller toward the net, to selectively take the strip into contact with the net with a desired pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2010
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Applicant: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Christian Zorzi, Marco Gajotto
  • Publication number: 20120167791
    Abstract: It is an object is to improve the cleaning effect, to reduce the cleaning time, and to reduce the consumption of cleaning water during cleaning of an inside of an ink chamber of a flexographic printing machine. For cleaning an ink chamber 20, purge air “a” is supplied from pipes 46a-b to the ink chamber 20, and an ink “f” is collected from an ink supply pipe 26 and an ink recovery pipe 36 to an ink can 30. Subsequently, cleaning water “w” is supplied from the pipes 46a-b to the ink chamber 20, as well as defining a cleaning water circulatory passage 44 constructed from a three-way valve 24, an ink supply port 22, the ink chamber 20, excessive ink recovery ports 32, the ink recovery pipe 36, and a connecting pipe 40 for circulating cleaning water “w” through the circulatory passage 44 to clean inside the ink chamber 20.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2010
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Inventors: Mitsuhiro Nadachi, Osamu Hatano
  • Publication number: 20120145015
    Abstract: A combination stencil printer and dispenser includes a frame, a stencil coupled to the frame, a substrate support coupled to the frame to support a substrate in a print position, and a print head coupled to the frame to deposit and print viscous material over the stencil. In one embodiment, the combination stencil printer and dispenser further includes a cleaning assembly coupled to the frame to wipe excess viscous material from a bottom surface of the stencil. The combination stencil printer and dispenser further includes a dispenser mounted on the cleaning assembly to dispense viscous material on the substrate when the substrate is in the print position. In other embodiments, the dispenser can be mounted on a movable stencil or on an independent gantry provided within the combination stencil printer and dispenser.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2010
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Applicant: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventor: Dennis G. Doyle
  • Patent number: 8185996
    Abstract: A system for removing ink from a substrate. The system includes an ink separator configured to separate the ink from the substrate; and a substrate conveyor configured to provide the substrate to the ink separator. Accordingly, the ink can be removed from the substrate such that the substrate can be re-used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated
    Inventor: Eric J. Shrader
  • Publication number: 20120125215
    Abstract: According to example embodiments, a roll printing apparatus includes a cleaning device in which a cleaning nozzle unit and a spray nozzle unit are integrated so that both a reverse offset process and a cliche cleaning process may be achieved in the roll printing apparatus. The roll printing apparatus may include a base plate, a blanket roll to transfer an ink material to a cliche and a substrate, a blanket roll supporter located on the base plate to support the blanket roll, a cliche table located on the base plate to fix and move the cliche, a substrate table located on the base plate to fix the substrate, and the cleaning device installed on the base plate to clean the cliche. The cleaning device may include a cleaning nozzle unit to spray a cleaning solution and a spray nozzle unit to spray DIW, which are integrated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2011
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jung Woo Cho, Dae Jung Kim, Dong Min Kim, Sin Kwon, Jung Woo Seo
  • Publication number: 20120125214
    Abstract: Provided is an offset printer configured to increase or maximize productivity and yield. The offset printer includes a printing roller, a coating unit configured to apply a printing substance to the printing roller, a patterning unit configured to pattern the printing substance applied to the printing roller from the coating unit, a printing unit configured to transfer the patterned printing substance to a printing medium, and a cleaning unit configured to clean the printing substance remaining on the printing roller by a dry cleaning method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2011
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Applicant: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Jae Bon Koo, In-Kyu You, Minseok Kim, Taeyoub Kim