Method and apparatus for ink jet printing on textiles
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1. A digital printing method comprising:
- driving a print head across a substrate with a linear servo motor; and
digitally printing an image on the substrate therewith.
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Abstract
Ink jet printing is provided on large area substrates such as wide width textile webs. The printheads are driven by linear servo motors across a bridge that extends across the substrate. The timing of the jetting of the ink is coordinated with the motion of the printheads, so that the heads can be rapidly moved and the ink can be jetted while the printheads are accelerating or decelerating as they move on the bridge. Preferably, ultraviolet (UV) light curable ink is jetted and first partially cured with UV light and then subjected to heating to more completely reduce uncured monomers of the ink on the substrate.
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15 Claims
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1. A digital printing method comprising:
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driving a print head across a substrate with a linear servo motor; and
digitally printing an image on the substrate therewith. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A digital printing apparatus comprising:
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a substrate support;
a linear servo motor extending parallel to the support;
a digital printhead moveable on the linear servo motor parallel to the support and directed toward the support;
a controller operable to drive the linear servo motor parallel to the support and to operate the print head in synchronism with the movement of the servo motor so print an image on a substrate on the support in accordance with data from an electronic source file. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A textile printing apparatus comprising:
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a substrate support;
a bridge extending across the support;
an inkjet print head moveable across the bridge and positioned to deposit a dot pattern of ink onto a substrate on the support;
a computer controlled linear servo motor positioned to move the printhead across the bridge.
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