DIGITAL PRINTING PROCESS
    2.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20210283899A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-09-16

    申请号:US17184411

    申请日:2021-02-24

    IPC分类号: B41J2/005 B41M5/025

    摘要: A printing process is disclosed which comprises directing droplets of an ink onto an intermediate transfer member to form an ink image, the ink including an organic polymeric resin and a coloring agent in an aqueous carrier, and the transfer member having a hydrophobic outer surface so that each ink droplet in the ink image spreads on impinging upon the intermediate transfer member to form an ink film. The ink is dried while the ink image is being transported by the intermediate transfer member by evaporating the aqueous carrier from the ink image to leave a residue film of resin and coloring agent. The residue film is then transferred to a substrate. The chemical compositions of the ink and of the surface of the intermediate transfer member are selected such that attractive intermolecular forces between molecules in the outer skin of each droplet and on the surface of the intermediate transfer member counteract the tendency of the ink film produced by each droplet to bead under the action of the surface tension of the aqueous carrier, without causing each droplet to spread by wetting the surface of the intermediate transfer member.

    INDIRECT PRINTING SYSTEM
    3.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20200276801A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-09-03

    申请号:US16784208

    申请日:2020-02-06

    IPC分类号: B41J2/01

    摘要: An indirect printing system is disclosed having an intermediate transfer member (ITM) in the form of an endless belt that circulates during operation to transport ink images from an image forming station. Ink images are deposited on an outer surface of the ITM by one or a plurality of print bars. At an impression station, the ink images are transferred from the outer surface of the ITM onto a printing substrate. In some embodiments, the outer surface of the ITM 20 is maintained within the image forming station at a predetermined distance from the one or each of the print bars 10, 12, 14 and 16 by means of a plurality of support rollers 11, 13, 15, 17 that have a common flat tangential plane and contact the inner surface of the ITM. In some embodiments, the inner surface of the ITM is attracted to the support rollers, the attraction being such that the area of contact between the ITM and each support roller is greater on the downstream side than the upstream side of the support roller, referenced to the direction of movement of the ITM.

    DIGITAL PRINTING SYSTEM
    4.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20180134031A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-05-17

    申请号:US15871652

    申请日:2018-01-15

    IPC分类号: B41J2/005 B41J3/60

    摘要: A printing system for printing on a substrate, comprises a movable intermediate transfer member in the form of a flexible, substantially inextensible, belt guided to follow a closed path, an image forming station for depositing droplets of a liquid ink onto an outer surface of the belt to form an ink image, a drying station for drying the ink image on the belt to leave an ink residue film on the outer surface of the belt, first and second impression stations spaced from one another in the direction of movement of the belt, each impression station comprising an impression cylinder for supporting and transporting the substrate and a pressure cylinder carrying a compressible blanket for urging the belt against the substrate supported on the impression cylinder, and a transport system for transporting the substrate from the first impression station to the second impression station. The pressure cylinder of at least the first impression station is movable between a first position in which the belt is urged towards the impression cylinder to cause the residue film on the outer surface of the belt to be transferred onto the front side of the substrate supported on the impression cylinder, and a second position in which the belt is spaced from the impression cylinder to allow the ink image on the belt to pass through the first impression station and arrive intact at the second impression station for transfer onto the reverse side of the substrate supported on the second impression cylinder.

    INK FORMULATIONS AND FILM CONSTRUCTIONS THEREOF
    7.
    发明申请
    INK FORMULATIONS AND FILM CONSTRUCTIONS THEREOF 审中-公开
    墨水配方及胶片结构

    公开(公告)号:US20160222232A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-08-04

    申请号:US14917461

    申请日:2014-09-11

    摘要: Ink formulations suitable for deposition upon the intermediate transfer member of an indirect printing system and for transfer therefrom to a substrate. The inks are aqueous inkjet inks comprising an organic polymeric resin and a colorant. Ink film constructions including a plurality of continuous ink films fixedly adhered to the printing substrate that can be obtained with these inks are also disclosed. The inks and the printed constructions are such that the ink films and the dried inks composing them have a first dynamic viscosity within a range of 106 cP to 5·107 cP at at least a first temperature within a first range of 60° C. to 87.5° C., and a second dynamic viscosity of at least 6·107 cP, for at least a second temperature within a second range of 50° C. to 55° C.

    摘要翻译: 适于沉积在间接印刷系统的中间转印构件上并用于从其转印到基底上的油墨制剂。 油墨是包含有机聚合物树脂和着色剂的水性喷墨油墨。 还公开了包括使用这些油墨可以获得的固定粘附到印刷基底上的多个连续油墨膜的油墨膜结构。 油墨和印刷结构使得构成它们的油墨膜和干燥油墨在至少在60℃的第一范围内的第一温度下具有在106cP至5×107cP的范围内的第一动态粘度, 87.5℃,第二动态粘度为至少6×10 7 cP,在50℃至55℃的第二范围内至少第二温度。

    TREATMENT OF RELEASE LAYER
    8.
    发明申请
    TREATMENT OF RELEASE LAYER 有权
    释放层的处理

    公开(公告)号:US20160207306A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-07-21

    申请号:US14917505

    申请日:2014-09-11

    IPC分类号: B41J2/005

    摘要: A method for treating a hydrophobic release layer of an intermediate transfer member for use in a printing process in which a negatively charged aqueous inkjet ink is jetted onto the surface of this layer. The method comprises contacting the release layer with a chemical agent which is an amine functionalized silicone. Transfer members comprising such a treated release layer and images printed therefrom are also disclosed.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于处理印刷过程中的中间转印部件的疏水释放层的方法,其中带负电荷的水性喷墨油墨喷射到该层的表面上。 该方法包括使脱模层与胺官能化硅氧烷的化学试剂接触。 还公开了包含这种经处理的剥离层的转印构件和由其印刷的图像。

    DIGITAL PRINTING SYSTEM
    9.
    发明申请
    DIGITAL PRINTING SYSTEM 有权
    数字打印系统

    公开(公告)号:US20160200097A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-07-14

    申请号:US14917020

    申请日:2014-09-05

    IPC分类号: B41J2/005 B41J11/00

    摘要: A printing system for printing on a substrate, comprises a movable intermediate transfer member in the form of a flexible, substantially inextensible, belt guided to follow a closed path, an image forming station for depositing droplets of a liquid ink onto an outer surface of the belt to form an ink image, a drying station for drying the ink image on the belt to leave an ink residue film on the outer surface of the belt, first and second impression stations spaced from one another in the direction of movement of the belt, each impression station comprising an impression cylinder for supporting and transporting the substrate and a pressure cylinder carrying a compressible blanket for urging the belt against the substrate supported on the impression cylinder, and a transport system for transporting the substrate from the first impression station to the second impression station .The pressure cylinder of at least the first impression station is movable between a first position in which the belt is urged towards the impression cylinder to cause the residue film on the outer surface of the belt to be transferred onto the front side of the substrate supported on the impression cylinder, and a second position in which the belt is spaced from the impression cylinder to allow the ink image on the belt to pass through the first impression station and arrive intact at the second impression station for transfer onto the reverse side of the substrate supported on the second impression cylinder.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于在基板上印刷的印刷系统,包括可挠性,基本上不可伸展的带形式的可移动的中间转印部件,该带被引导以遵循封闭的路径,图像形成工位用于将液体油墨的液滴沉积到 带形成油墨图像,干燥台,用于干燥带上的油墨图像,以在带的外表面上留下油墨残留膜,第一和第二印模站在带的运动方向上彼此间隔开, 每个印模站包括一个用于支撑和运送基片的压印滚筒和一个承载可压缩橡皮布的压力圆筒,用于将带子推压在支撑在压印滚筒上的基片上;以及运送系统,用于将基板从第一印模站传送到第二印模 至少第一印象站的压力缸可在第一位置之间移动,在第一位置,其中t 将带传送到压印滚筒,使带的外表面上的残留膜转移到支撑在压印滚筒上的基板的前侧,以及第二位置,其中带与压印滚筒 以允许带上的油墨图像通过第一压印站并在第二压印站完好地到达以便转移到支撑在第二压印滚筒上的基板的相反侧上。

    APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROL OR MONITORING A PRINTING SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:US20240227386A9

    公开(公告)日:2024-07-11

    申请号:US18207180

    申请日:2023-06-08

    IPC分类号: B41J2/005

    CPC分类号: B41J2/0057

    摘要: Embodiments of the present invention relate to control apparatus and methods of a printing system, for example, comprising an intermediate transfer member (ITM) and to user-related features of a printing system. Some embodiments relate to regulation of a velocity and/or tension and/or length of the ITM. Some embodiments relate to regulation of deposition of ink on the moving ITM. Some embodiments regulate to apparatus configured to alert a user of one or more events related to operation of the ITM. Some embodiments relate to a time-line GUI for visualizing and/or manipulating queued print jobs which may be employed. Some embodiments relate to a reversed augmented reality GUI for visualization and/or control of the printing system. In some embodiments, a display screen is mounted to a printer housing and/or able to control access to moving parts of a printing system.