Centrally mechanically controlled printing machine
First Claim
1. A centrally mechanically controlled printing machine, comprising a conveyor equipped with spaced-apart article carriers for accommodating articles to be printed, a plurality of work stations disposed along said conveyor, each of said work stations being equipped with a separate mandrel transfer unit for selectively picking up an article from one of said article carriers and dropping said article off, the operation of said mandrel transfer units being synchronously controlled by cam means responsive to the advancement of said conveyor, said cam means being at least a single cam which is provided for at least two of said work stations, a cam follower cooperable with said single cam, a central control shaft common to said two work stations, said cam follower being fixed for rotation with said central control shaft, and an actuating lever for controlling each of said mandrel transfer units being fixed for rotation with said central control shaft.
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Abstract
A centrally mechanically controlled printing machine is disclosed comprising a conveyor equipped with spaced-apart article carriers for accommodating articles to be printed, a plurality of work stations comprising a singeing station, a prepositioning station, a printing station and a drying station disposed along the conveyor, each of the work stations being equipped with a mandrel transfer unit for selectively picking up an article from a said article carrier and dropping it off. A single cam controlling the operation of the mandrel transfer units of at least two of the work stations synchronously with the advance of the conveyor, a cam follower cooperable with the single cam, an arm fixed for rotation with a central control shaft common to the at least two work stations and carrying the cam follower, and an actuating lever for controlling each of the mandrel transfer units being fixed for rotation with the central control shaft.
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- 1. A centrally mechanically controlled printing machine, comprising a conveyor equipped with spaced-apart article carriers for accommodating articles to be printed, a plurality of work stations disposed along said conveyor, each of said work stations being equipped with a separate mandrel transfer unit for selectively picking up an article from one of said article carriers and dropping said article off, the operation of said mandrel transfer units being synchronously controlled by cam means responsive to the advancement of said conveyor, said cam means being at least a single cam which is provided for at least two of said work stations, a cam follower cooperable with said single cam, a central control shaft common to said two work stations, said cam follower being fixed for rotation with said central control shaft, and an actuating lever for controlling each of said mandrel transfer units being fixed for rotation with said central control shaft.
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