Screen printing apparatus with controller
First Claim
1. In an oval printing machine comprising a plurality of travelling pallets sequentially moved in a first direction on an endless path through a plurality of screen printing stations during a printing mode of operation in which the pallets pause at the printing stations, a rapid movement method comprising:
- establishing a set-up mode of operation;
first identifying, in response to operator interaction, a first pallet at a first printing station to be a start location pallet;
second identifying, in response to operator interaction, a destination printing station, the first printing station being separate from the destination printing station by at least one intervening print station; and
moving the start location pallet from the first printing station to the destination printing station without pausing at the at least one intervening printing station.
3 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
An oval printing machine has a plurality of traveling pallets for moving about an endless path and sequentially through a plurality of screen printing stations. During set-up of the oval screen printing station, it is often desired to shift a pallet, hereinafter "start pallet", from one printing station to a remote printing station without pausing at intervening stations. Also, it is preferable that the start pallet travel the shortest distance to the destination printing station, even if this means reversing the direction of normal travel, An icon button at a master control panel is operated to indicate a start pallet, and a GOTO button is operated followed by an icon button for the destination to identify the destination station. A master computer calculates the shortest distance and direction between the start pallet and the destination print station and causes the start pallet to travel to the destination station along the shortest path without pausing at intervening printing stations. Alternatively, an operator may operate an icon for a start print station at a master control panel and then go to a remote printing station and press a button at its local, remote control panel, thereby identifying the destination station. In this "follow me" mode, the computer then calculates the short distance and indexes the start pallet from the start print station through the intervening, printing stations, without pausing at them, to the destination station.
23 Citations
4 Claims
-
1. In an oval printing machine comprising a plurality of travelling pallets sequentially moved in a first direction on an endless path through a plurality of screen printing stations during a printing mode of operation in which the pallets pause at the printing stations, a rapid movement method comprising:
-
establishing a set-up mode of operation; first identifying, in response to operator interaction, a first pallet at a first printing station to be a start location pallet; second identifying, in response to operator interaction, a destination printing station, the first printing station being separate from the destination printing station by at least one intervening print station; and moving the start location pallet from the first printing station to the destination printing station without pausing at the at least one intervening printing station. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
-
Specification