DIGITAL FLATBED CUTTERS
    1.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:EP4434755A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-09-25

    申请号:EP24155868.3

    申请日:2024-02-05

    发明人: Ward, Gavin

    摘要: A digital flatbed cutter (1) is described. The cutter includes a flatbed (2) on which a printed workpiece (W) can be positioned. A head unit (4) is movable laterally along an x-axis direction and a perpendicular y-axis direction in a parallel plane above the flatbed (2). The head unit (4) includes a cutter head (6) and a printer head (16). The printer head (16) includes at least one printhead (18) for overprinting at least part of the printed workpiece with a UV-curable transparent ink or other coating material to provide a raised printing finish, for example. The printer head (16) also includes a UV exposure unit (20) configured to expose the applied UV-curable ink or coating material to UV light to cure it.

    APPARATUS INCLUDING A TAPE APPLICATOR HEAD
    3.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:EP4032670A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-07-27

    申请号:EP22151928.3

    申请日:2022-01-18

    摘要: A digital flatbed cutter (1) is described. The cutter (1) includes a flatbed (2) on which a workpiece (W) can be positioned. A head unit (4) is movable in a plane above the flatbed (2). A tape applicator head (8) and a cutter head (16) are mounted to the head unit (4). The tape applicator head (8) includes an applicator roller (10) for applying a strip of tape to the workpiece (W) that is rotatable about an axis that is normal to the plane so that strips of tape can be applied to the workpiece in any direction. The cutter head (16) includes a knife or blade (18) for cutting the workpiece (W). A creaser head (20) that includes a creaser wheel (22) for creasing the workpiece (W) can also be mounted to the head unit (4).

    LAMINATING ROLLERS
    4.
    发明公开
    LAMINATING ROLLERS 审中-公开

    公开(公告)号:EP3825125A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-05-26

    申请号:EP20275167.3

    申请日:2020-11-10

    发明人: Ward, Gavin

    摘要: A laminator (1) includes a laminating roller (2). A cylindrical outer surface (4) of the laminating roller (2) comprises a reflective (e.g., chrome plated) surface region (4a) and a non-reflective surface region (4b). A non-contact temperature sensor (6) is spaced apart from the laminating roller (2) in the radial direction and aligned with the non-reflective surface region (4b) of the laminating roller in the axial direction to provide accurate temperature measurements of the non-reflective surface region.

    FLATBED LAMINATOR WITH A PAIR OF ROLLERS
    5.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:EP3670187A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-06-24

    申请号:EP19216929.0

    申请日:2019-12-17

    发明人: WARD, Gavin

    IPC分类号: B32B41/00 B32B37/10

    摘要: A flatbed laminator is described that can be used for flatbed lamination and roller lamination of a workpiece. The flatbed laminator comprises a flatbed (4). The flatbed laminator also comprises a first roller (2) and a second roller (6). The second roller (6) is mounted to be movable over the flatbed (4) for flatbed lamination of the workpiece. The second roller (6) is movable on a frame to a pre-determined laminating position where the first and second rollers (2, 6) are mounted in parallel for counter rotation and define a gap (10) therebetween through which the workpiece is capable of being fed for roller lamination.

    VERTICAL PRINTER APPARATUS
    7.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:EP4389433A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-06-26

    申请号:EP23215080.5

    申请日:2023-12-07

    IPC分类号: B41J3/407

    摘要: A vertical printer apparatus (1) is described. The apparatus 1 includes a base (2) and a printhead unit support frame (4) extending substantially vertically above the base (2). A support frame actuator (6) is configured to move the printhead unit support frame (4) relative to the base (2) along a longitudinal axis (8). A printhead unit (10) is mounted to the printhead unit support frame (4) and a printhead unit actuator (12) is configured to move the printhead unit (10) relative to the printhead unit support frame (4) along a vertical axis (14) that is substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis (8). The apparatus (1) includes a workpiece support frame (16) fixedly mounted to the base (2) and configured to support a workpiece so that the normal of the workpiece is substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal and vertical axes (8, 14). The workpiece support frame (16) comprises at least one mounting unit (18) for temporarily fixing the workpiece to the workpiece support frame (16).

    TAPE APPLICATOR HEAD WITH GUIDES
    8.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:EP4276044A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-11-15

    申请号:EP23169419.1

    申请日:2023-04-24

    发明人: WARD, Gavin

    IPC分类号: B65H35/00 B65B51/06

    摘要: A tape applicator head (8) is described. The tape applicator head (8) includes an applicator roller (14) for applying a strip of tape to a workpiece (W) positioned on a flatbed of an apparatus such as a flatbed digital cutter. A support of the tape applicator head (8) supports a tape roll (TR). A plurality of guides (12) are each configured for guiding a different tape width. The tape applicator head (8) includes a guide mount configured for removably mounting a selected one of the plurality of guides (12). The mounted guide (12) is positioned to guide tape from the tape roll (TR) to the applicator roller (14).