公开(公告)号：US20190016134A1

公开(公告)日：2019-01-17

申请号：US16064740

申请日：2016-12-06

Applicant: THINK LABORATORY CO., LTD.

Inventor： Shota FUJII ,  Tatsuo SHIGETA

IPC: B41J2/145 ,  B41J11/00 ,  B41J15/04 ,  B41J2/21

Abstract: Provided is an inkjet printer which is capable of preventing ink flow and color blurring as well as color mixing during multicolor printing when image formation is performed with aqueous ink on a web-shaped printing base material, and an inkjet printing method using the inkjet printer. The inkjet printer is configured to perform image formation by discharging aqueous ink to a web-shaped printing base material, and comprises: a conveyance mechanism configured to continuously convey the web-shaped printing base material; a single-pass system inkjet head configured to discharge, by a single-pass system, the aqueous ink to a surface of the web-shaped printing base material conveyed by the conveyance mechanism; and a surface pre-heating unit which is arranged on an upstream side of conveyance from the single-pass system inkjet head and is configured to heat at least the surface of the web-shaped printing base material, wherein image formation through use of the single-pass system inkjet head is performed on the web-shaped printing base material heated by the surface pre-heating unit.

公开(公告)号：US20180319194A1

公开(公告)日：2018-11-08

申请号：US15773322

申请日：2016-10-12

Applicant: THINK LABORATORY CO., LTD.

Inventor： Tatsuo SHIGETA

IPC: B41N1/22 ,  G03F7/11 ,  B32B1/08 ,  B32B27/08 ,  B41N1/00

CPC classification number: B41N1/22 ,  B32B1/08 ,  B32B27/08 ,  B32B2250/02 ,  B32B2597/00 ,  B41M1/08 ,  B41N1/003 ,  B41N1/14 ,  B41N1/16 ,  G03F7/00 ,  G03F7/09 ,  G03F7/11

Abstract: Provided are an offset printing plate, an offset printing apparatus, and an offset printing method, which are capable of printing a high-definition image by waterless offset printing.The offset printing plate comprises: a cylindrical plate base material; a silicon resin layer formed on the cylindrical plate base material; and a resist pattern part formed on the silicon resin layer, in which the silicon resin layer serves as a non-printing area, and the resist pattern part serves as a printing area. The silicon resin layer is preferably formed on the cylindrical plate base material seamlessly.

公开(公告)号：US20180281378A1

公开(公告)日：2018-10-04

申请号：US15763274

申请日：2016-08-03

Applicant: THINK LABORATORY CO., LTD.

Inventor： Tatsuo SHIGETA

IPC: B41F13/11 ,  B41M1/10

Abstract: Provided are a center drum type gravure printing apparatus comprising a plurality of gravure plate cylinders, which generates no volatile organic compound, eliminates printing misregistration, requires only a small installation space, and is suitable for performing multi-color printing, and a gravure printing method and a method of manufacturing a printed matter, which use the center drum type gravure printing apparatus. The center drum type gravure printing apparatus, comprises: a center drum; a guiding means for guiding a material to be printed, the guiding means being configured to introduce the material to be printed to a drum surface of the center drum, and being configured to deliver the material to be printed from the drum surface; a plurality of gravure plate cylinders arranged, each of the plurality of gravure plate cylinders having a plate surface with gravure cells; an ink chamber arranged to the plate surface of the each of the plurality of gravure plate cylinders so as to supply an electron beam curable ink to the gravure cells of the each of the plurality of gravure plate cylinders; and an electron beam irradiation means for curing the ink transferred from the gravure cells supplied with the ink to the material to be printed, the electron beam irradiation means being positioned on a downstream side of the material to be printed, which is being guided.

公开(公告)号：US20180086127A1

公开(公告)日：2018-03-29

申请号：US15562678

申请日：2016-03-29

Applicant: THINK LABORATORY CO., LTD.

Inventor： Tatsuo SHIGETA ,  Kaku SHIGETA ,  Shintaro SUGAWARA

IPC: B41N1/16 ,  B41F13/11 ,  B41N1/06 ,  B41F9/06 ,  B41C1/18

CPC classification number: B41N1/16 ,  B41C1/00 ,  B41C1/05 ,  B41C1/18 ,  B41C1/188 ,  B41F9/06 ,  B41F13/11 ,  B41N1/06 ,  F15B15/14 ,  F15B15/1428 ,  F15B15/2846 ,  F15B15/2861 ,  F16J10/00

Abstract: Provided are a functional cylinder body, including a plurality of layers having magnetic patterns and non-magnetic patterns formed adjacently, and a manufacturing method therefor. The functional cylinder body comprises at least: a cylinder main body; a first functional pattern part, which includes first patterns and first functional patterns, the first patterns having first recess patterns and first non-recess patterns formed by forming recesses on a first material layer made of any one of a magnetic material and a non-magnetic material, the first functional patterns being made of any one of the magnetic material and the non-magnetic material embedded in the first recess patterns; and a second functional pattern part, which is formed in a position of the cylinder main body shallower than a position of the first recess patterns and has magnetic patterns of the magnetic material and non-magnetic patterns of the non-magnetic material formed adjacently.

公开(公告)号：US20230102600A1

公开(公告)日：2023-03-30

申请号：US17983498

申请日：2022-11-09

Applicant: THINK LABORATORY CO., LTD.

Inventor： Shota FUJII ,  Tatsuo SHIGETA

IPC: B41J11/00 ,  B41M5/00 ,  B41J2/145 ,  B41J2/21 ,  B41J15/04

Abstract: An inkjet printer for preventing ink flow, color blurring and color mixing during multicolor printing when image formation is performed with aqueous ink on a web-shaped printing base material, and an inkjet printing method using the inkjet printer. The inkjet printer is configured to perform image formation by discharging aqueous ink to a web-shaped printing base material, and includes: a conveyance mechanism configured to continuously convey the web-shaped printing base material; a single-pass system inkjet head configured to discharge the aqueous ink to a surface of the web-shaped printing base material conveyed by the conveyance mechanism; and a surface pre-heating unit arranged on an upstream side of conveyance from the single-pass system inkjet head and configured to heat at least the surface of the web-shaped printing base material. Image formation is performed on the web-shaped printing base material heated by the surface pre-heating unit.

公开(公告)号：US20210060975A1

公开(公告)日：2021-03-04

申请号：US16958030

申请日：2018-12-14

Applicant: THINK LABORATORY CO., LTD.

Inventor： Tatsuo SHIGETA

IPC: B41J3/60 ,  B41J11/00 ,  B41J2/21 ,  B41J15/04

Abstract: Provided are an inkjet printer for both surface printing and back printing which is capable of performing both of surface printing and back printing while continuously conveying a web-shaped print base material (12) at high speed, and an inkjet printing method using the inkjet printer. The inkjet printer includes: a first white inkjet head (20a) configured to discharge a white aqueous ink to a surface of the web-shaped print base material (12) in a case of surface printing; a first drum-type drying unit (22a) configured to dry the white aqueous ink in the case of surface printing; a second white inkjet head (20b) configured to discharge a white aqueous ink to a surface of the web-shaped print base material (12) in a case of back printing; and a second drum-type drying unit (22b) configured to dry the white aqueous ink in the case of back printing.

公开(公告)号：US20190160843A1

公开(公告)日：2019-05-30

申请号：US16312049

申请日：2017-06-21

Applicant: THINK LABORATORY CO., LTD

Inventor： Tatsuo SHIGETA

IPC: B41M1/10 ,  B41F9/10 ,  B41F23/00 ,  B41F13/187

Abstract: Provided is a gravure printing apparatus, a gravure printing method, and a printed matter manufacturing method in which the ink transfer characteristics in gravure printing are controlled to be improved. The gravure printing apparatus includes: a gravure plate cylinder; a doctor blade configured to scrape off a superfluous ink from a plate surface of the gravure plate cylinder; an impression cylinder configured to press a base material to be printed against the plate surface to transfer the ink remaining in a cell of the gravure plate cylinder; and a transfer characteristics control mechanism configured to control ink transfer characteristics by supplying a gas selected from the group consisting of air having predetermined humidity, dry air, and an inert gas to at least a part of an ink transfer characteristics control area between an ink scraping-off point of the doctor blade on the plate surface and a pressing point of the impression cylinder on the plate surface.

公开(公告)号：US20190105892A1

公开(公告)日：2019-04-11

申请号：US16152927

申请日：2018-10-05

Applicant: THINK LABORATORY CO., LTD.

Inventor： Tatsuo SHIGETA

IPC: B41C1/05 ,  B41C1/18 ,  B41N1/06

Abstract: A gravure printing plate and a method of manufacturing a gravure printing plate, which are capable of increasing a density range as compared to the conventional case to enable suppression of moire as well as to achieve rich gradation and enable fine tone settings. The gravure printing plate includes FM screen cells and AM screen cells which are concurrently formed in a plate surface thereof, and the FM screen cells and the AM screen cells are different in depth. It is preferred that, of the cells which are different in depth, shallower cells correspond to subcells and deeper cells correspond to main cells.

公开(公告)号：US20180370268A1

公开(公告)日：2018-12-27

申请号：US16060601

申请日：2016-11-14

Applicant: THINK LABORATORY CO., LTD.

Inventor： Tatsuo SHIGETA

IPC: B41N1/20 ,  B41N3/04 ,  B41C1/18

Abstract: Provided are a seamless cylindrical offset printing plate which enables seamless continuous printing to be performed, a manufacturing method therefor, and a reproduction processing method. The seamless cylindrical offset printing plate comprises: a cylindrical plate base material; a hydrophilic satin-like rough surface which is formed on a surface of the cylindrical plate base material; and a hydrophobic resist pattern part which is formed on the satin-like rough surface, wherein an exposed part of the satin-like rough surface serves as a non-printing area and the resist pattern part serves as a printing area.

公开(公告)号：US20170021608A1

公开(公告)日：2017-01-26

申请号：US15124864

申请日：2015-02-19

Applicant: THINK LABORATORY CO., LTD.

Inventor： Tatsuo SHIGETA

IPC: B41F3/54 ,  B41C1/18

CPC classification number: B41F3/54 ,  B41C1/00 ,  B41C1/18 ,  B41F13/11 ,  B41N1/06 ,  B41N1/16

Abstract: Provided are a modular processing unit that is standardizable, capable of enhancing production efficiency, and is also flexibly customizable, and a fully automatic gravure cylinder manufacturing system using the modular processing unit. The modular processing unit includes a pair of frame members provided upright so as to face each other, a first processing module including a first processing bath module, a first beam module provided horizontal to a floor, and a first chuck module, and a second processing module including a second processing bath module, a second beam module provided horizontal to the floor, and a second chuck module. The modular processing unit has multi-stage structure with at least the first processing module and the second processing module being assembled onto the frame members.

Abstract translation: 提供了可标准化的模块化处理单元，能够提高生产效率，并且还可灵活定制，以及使用模块化处理单元的全自动凹版滚筒制造系统。 模块化处理单元包括一对直立地彼此相对地设置的框架构件，第一处理模块，包括第一处理槽模块，水平放置在地板上的第一梁组件和第一夹紧模块，第二处理模块 模块，包括第二处理槽模块，水平地设置在地板上的第二梁组件和第二夹紧模块。 模块化处理单元具有多级结构，至少将第一处理模块和第二处理模块组装到框架构件上。