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EP2000303B1 - Machine pour la décoration de plaquettes métalliques - Google Patents

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EP2000303B1
EP2000303B1 EP08156953A EP08156953A EP2000303B1 EP 2000303 B1 EP2000303 B1 EP 2000303B1 EP 08156953 A EP08156953 A EP 08156953A EP 08156953 A EP08156953 A EP 08156953A EP 2000303 B1 EP2000303 B1 EP 2000303B1
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Francesco Bazan
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41F—PRINTING MACHINES OR PRESSES
    • B41F16/00—Transfer printing apparatus
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41P—INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO PRINTING, LINING MACHINES, TYPEWRITERS, AND TO STAMPS
    • B41P2219/00—Printing presses using a heated printing foil
    • B41P2219/20—Arrangements for moving, supporting or positioning the printing foil
    • B41P2219/22—Guiding or tensioning the printing foil
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41P—INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO PRINTING, LINING MACHINES, TYPEWRITERS, AND TO STAMPS
    • B41P2219/00—Printing presses using a heated printing foil
    • B41P2219/30—Printing dies
    • B41P2219/31—Heating means

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  • the present invention relates to a machine for decorating metal plaquettes.
  • Decorating machines for mental plaquettes consisting substantially of two heating plates hinged together along an edge.
  • a removable template comprising a plurality of holes corresponding to the shape of the plaquettes to be decorated rests on one of the heating plates.
  • the decoration step involves resting on the lower plate a sheet on which the decorations to be transferred are printed, positioning the template on said sheet, placing the plaquettes in the template holes; applying a further sheet provided with decorations, and then rotating the other plate to transfer the decorations onto the plaquette coating.
  • US-A-4 664 672 discloses a process for transfer printing onto solid substrates made of plastics or having a surface layer of varnish or plastic .
  • a sheet dye carrier is pressed at a temperature suitable for dye transfer to a preferably preheated surface and/or to a limited area of the surface to be printed by means of superatmospheric gas pressure, in particular by means of a flowing gas. Additionally, the surface to be printed is maintained at a temperature below the thermoplastic range during the transfer process.
  • US 2002/069772 A1 discloses an imaging system having a housing with an interior chamber a press, and a door.
  • the press has a base fabricated of a rigid material and with an upper surface and further has a raisable platen with a lower surface fabricated of a resilient material.
  • a support plate is positionable on the upper surface of the base for the receipt of an object.
  • a transfer sheet has printing material to be positioned upon the object. Drive mechanisms urge the platen downwardly into contact with the transfer sheet with the object, plate and base there beneath.
  • JP-A-54 033 113 describes a method of decorating by sublimation a substrate placed between the two edges of a folded transfer sheet containing the image to be reproduced.
  • An object of the invention is to eliminate the drawbacks cited above by providing a decorating machine for metal plaquettes which is of very simple use, including for small quantities.
  • Another object of the invention is to provide a decorating machine able to decorate plaquettes of different thickness.
  • the decorating machine of the invention comprises substantially a base 2 provided with a column 4 supporting a first heating plate 6 via a rack device (not shown in the figures) and operable vertically by a lever 8.
  • a second heating plate 10 is provided in a position below the heating plate 6 to form a gap 12 with the overlying heating plate 6.
  • a support panel 16 comprising two pegs 20 on its upper surface is hinged to the base 2 about a pin 14 and is provided with an operating handle 18 for its insertion into the gap 12.
  • the invention also comprises a template 22 provided with two elliptical seats 24 provided on its edge with protuberances 26 the function of which is clarified hereinafter.
  • the template 22 is provided with holes 28 spaced apart by a distance corresponding to the distance between the pegs 20 of the panel 16 and comprises an operating handle 30.
  • the invention uses a sheet of sublimation paper 32 with a pre-creasing line 34 forming two portions 36, 36', each of which is provided with two pairs of holes 38 which, when the two portions face each other, are coaxial, their distance apart corresponding to the distance between the pegs 20.
  • One of the surfaces of the sheet 32 is provided with pairs of images 40 obtained by sublimation image printing techniques and positioned relative to the holes 38 in the same manner as the elliptical seats 24 are positioned relative to the holes 28 in the plate 22.
  • the plates 6 and 10 are protected by a protection grid 44.
  • a screw adjustment system (not shown in the drawings) to define the position of a lower stop for the upper heating plate, in this position a switch being provided for activating the heating plates.
  • the panel 16 is rotated about the pin 14 to position it outside the range of action of the plates 6 and 10, then the sheet is applied to it with the two portions 36, 36' at 180° apart by inserting the pegs 20 into the holes 38 of the portion 36.
  • the template 22 is then mounted on the portion 36 by inserting the pegs 20 into the holes 28, and the plaquettes 42 to be decorated, previously treated with a special coating, are inserted into the seats 24.
  • the portion 36' is then rotated through 180° so that the portions 36 and 36' face each other. Then after rotating the lever 18 to insert the panel 16 into the gap 12 the plate 6 is lowered by the lever 8, then as soon as the plate 6 interferes with the activation switch both the plates 6, 10 are heated.
  • the images 40 impressed into the sheet 32 are transferred by sublimation onto both surfaces of the plaquettes 42, the ink also being transferred onto the plaquette edges by virtue of the presence of the protuberances 26 present on the edge of the seats 24 which create an empty annular space.

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Printing Methods (AREA)
  • Laminated Bodies (AREA)
  • Decoration By Transfer Pictures (AREA)
  • Treatment Of Fiber Materials (AREA)
  • Coating By Spraying Or Casting (AREA)

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  1. Machine de décoration de plaquettes métalliques par sublimation comprenant :
    - une base (2),
    - une première plaque chauffante (10) sensiblement horizontale, montée sur ladite base (2),
    - une deuxième plaque chauffante (6) sensiblement horizontale, montée sur ladite base (2) et mobile verticalement par rapport à ladite première plaque (10) entre une position supérieure et une position inférieure, ce qui permet aux deux plaques (6, 10) de former un espace (12),
    - un panneau (16) mobile horizontalement entre une position située à l'extérieur dudit espace (12) et une position logée dans ledit espace,
    - une feuille (32) de papier de sublimation et un gabarit qu'on peut fixer de manière amovible audit panneau (16), caractérisée en ce que la feuille (32) de papier de sublimation présente une ligne de pliage préalable et porte au moins une image (40) imprimée sur chaque partie (36, 36') et séparée par ladite ligne de pliage préalable, à transférer sur les plaquettes (42) à décorer, les images correspondantes, obtenues sur lesdites parties (36, 36') de ladite feuille de papier, se faisant finalement face quand la feuille elle-même est complètement pliée le long de ladite ligne (34) de pliage préalable, en ce que la machine comprend en outre
    - des moyens de référence, constitués d'un couple de chevilles (20) s'étendant à partir de la surface supérieure dudit panneau (16), et espacés d'une distance égale à celle de deux trous (38) aménagés dans chacune des deux parties (36, 36') de ladite feuille de papier, et égale à celle de deux trous (28) prévus dans le gabarit, pour le bon positionnement de celui-ci sur une (36) des deux parties de ladite feuille (32), ainsi que sur l'autre (36') partie de la feuille, à condition d'être pliée sur la première, moyennant quoi
    - le gabarit (22) peut être attaché de manière amovible audit panneau (16) en correspondance au même moyen de référence et est doté d'au moins un siège (24) permettant de loger la plaquette (42) à décorer, ledit siège (24) se retrouvant face aux images correspondantes (40) obtenues sur les deux parties (36, 36') de ladite feuille (32) quand ledit gabarit (22) est positionné entre elles sur les mêmes moyens (20) de référence.
  2. Machine selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que ladite deuxième plaque (10) est associée au moyen de mouvement par rapport à ladite première plaque (6) constituée d'une crémaillère qu'on peut actionner par un levier (8).
  3. Machine selon la revendication 2, caractérisée en ce que lesdits moyens de mouvement comprennent un système d'ajustement de vis permettant de définir une butée pour ladite deuxième plaque chauffante (10).
  4. Machine selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que ledit panneau (16) est articulé à la base (2) autour d'un axe (14).
  5. Machine selon la revendication 4, caractérisée en ce que ledit panneau (16) est doté d'une poignée (18) de fonctionnement de fonctionnement (18) pour une insertion d'IP dans ledit espace (12).
  6. Machine selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que ledit siège (24) dudit gabarit (22) présente des protubérances (26) sur son bord.
  7. Machine selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce qu'elle comprend une grille (44) de protection destinée aux plaques (6, 10).
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IT000036A ITVE20070036A1 (it) 2007-06-04 2007-06-04 Macchina decoratrice di placchette metalliche.-

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