IN-LINE MULTI-COLORED CLOTHING PRINTER
First Claim
1. An in-line multicolored clothing printer comprising:
- at least one fixed printing head arranged in an elongated printing bank;
a target or platen fixture for temporally retaining an article to be printed;
a transportation mechanism for controllably moving said target past said elongated bank in a single pass such that all printing from said at least one fixed head is deposited on said article in a linear path, anda controller that controls dispensing of color from said at least one elongated printing bank and movement of said transportation mechanism.
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Abstract
Improvements in printing on shirts are disclosed. The shirt printer incorporates multiple elongated single color print heads arranged in-line. As opposed to using standard three or four colors, the clothing printer uses multiple heads where each print head uses a single specific color to eliminate mixing of the colors to obtain a specific hue. Between each print head, a dryer is placed to ensure each color is dry before the application on a subsequent color is applied. The method reproduces a similar method to clothing that is silk-screened. Clothing is placed on blank clothing holders and passes through the printing machine in an assembly line format. Print heads can be arranged on both sides of the blank clothing holder to allow for simultaneous printing on multiple sides of the clothing. Three printing styles are disclosed for a gauntlet style printers and a barrel style printer.
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1. An in-line multicolored clothing printer comprising:
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at least one fixed printing head arranged in an elongated printing bank; a target or platen fixture for temporally retaining an article to be printed; a transportation mechanism for controllably moving said target past said elongated bank in a single pass such that all printing from said at least one fixed head is deposited on said article in a linear path, and a controller that controls dispensing of color from said at least one elongated printing bank and movement of said transportation mechanism. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A rotary multicolored clothing printer comprising:
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at least one fixed printing head arranged in an elongated printing bank; a target or platen fixture for temporally retaining an article to be printed; a transportation mechanism for controllably turning said target past said elongated printing bank in a single arced rotation such that all printing from said at least one fixed head is deposited on said article in said arced rotation, and a controller that controls dispensing of color from said at least one elongated printing bank and movement of said transportation mechanism. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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