Printing machine
First Claim
1. A hot printing machine comprising:
- a printing platten for supporting an item to be printed,means for mounting said platten for reciprocal movement along a substantially horizontal first axis between a forward loading and unloading position and a rearward printing position,a printing head reciprocally movable along a substantially vertical second axis, and capable of carrying a printing die,heating means included in said head for heating a die carried by said head,a handle mounted on the machine for pivotal movement about an axis substantially perpendicular to the plane containing said first and second axes,link means for linking movement of said handle with movement of said printing head and with movement of said platten so that, before contact of said die with said item to be printed, said platten has been moved to its rearward printing position,means for supporting a supply roll of printing foil forwardly of said second axis, and means for guiding said foil along a path substantially in the plane containing the first and second axes which passes beneath said heated die to a take-up mechanism so that when said die is pressed by said head against said item to be printed, the foil is sandwiched therebetween to give the printing effect required, anda gear coupled to the take-up mechanism, and a rack urged against the gear, the rack and gear forming a ratchet by which the rack rotates the gear to draw a length of said foil along said path during movement thereof in one direction, and slides over the gear during movement thereof in the other direction, such reciprocal movement being coupled to the handle such that a length of foil is drawn along said path as the handle is pivoted in one direction, but not in the other.
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Abstract
The present hot printing machine aims to be easier to use and comprises a printing platten for carrying the item to be printed which is reciprocatable between a forward loading and unloading position and a rearward printing position, a downwardly movable printing head including means for heating a printing die, means for linking the downward movement of the printing head with the rearward movement of the reciprocatable platten so that, before contact of the die with the item to be printed, the reciprocatable platten has been moved to its rearward printing position and means for supporting a length of printing foil beneath the heated die so that when the die is pressed against the item to be printed, the foil is sandwiched therebetween to give the printing effect required. Preferably, the heated platten carrying the printing die is pivotally mounted so that it can be turned outwardly to expose the underside of the heated platten for the ready attachment of the printing die. In this preferred embodiment, this pivoting arrangement very much increases the ease with which the operator can change the printing die.
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11 Claims
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1. A hot printing machine comprising:
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a printing platten for supporting an item to be printed, means for mounting said platten for reciprocal movement along a substantially horizontal first axis between a forward loading and unloading position and a rearward printing position, a printing head reciprocally movable along a substantially vertical second axis, and capable of carrying a printing die, heating means included in said head for heating a die carried by said head, a handle mounted on the machine for pivotal movement about an axis substantially perpendicular to the plane containing said first and second axes, link means for linking movement of said handle with movement of said printing head and with movement of said platten so that, before contact of said die with said item to be printed, said platten has been moved to its rearward printing position, means for supporting a supply roll of printing foil forwardly of said second axis, and means for guiding said foil along a path substantially in the plane containing the first and second axes which passes beneath said heated die to a take-up mechanism so that when said die is pressed by said head against said item to be printed, the foil is sandwiched therebetween to give the printing effect required, and a gear coupled to the take-up mechanism, and a rack urged against the gear, the rack and gear forming a ratchet by which the rack rotates the gear to draw a length of said foil along said path during movement thereof in one direction, and slides over the gear during movement thereof in the other direction, such reciprocal movement being coupled to the handle such that a length of foil is drawn along said path as the handle is pivoted in one direction, but not in the other. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A hot printing machine comprising:
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a printing platten for supporting an item to be printed, means for reciprocatably mounting said platten between a forward loading and unloading position and a rearward printing position, a downwardly movable printing head with a plate mounted thereto for pivotal movement between a downward facing printing orientation and an upward facing setting orientation, said plate capable of carrying a printing die, a prop mounted on the platten for pivotal movement to and from a support position at which it is coupled to said plate to hold said plate in its setting orientation, heating means included in said head for heating said plate in its printing orientation and a die carried by said head, link means for linking the downward movement of said printing head with rearward movement of said platten so that, before contact of said die with said item to be printed, said platten has been moved to its rearward printing position, and means for supporting a length of printing foil beneath said heated die so that when said die is pressed by said head against said item to be printed, the foil is sandwiched therebetween to give the printing effect required.
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11. A hot printing machine comprising:
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a printing platten for supporting an item to be printed, means for mounting said platten for reciprocal movement along a substantially horizontal first axis between a forward loading and unloading position and a rearward printing position, a printing head reciprocally movable along a substantially vertical second axis, and with a plate mounted thereto for pivotal movement between a downward facing printing orientation and an upward facing setting orientation, said plate capable of carrying a printing die, a prop mounted on the platten for pivotal movement to and from a support position at which it is coupled to said plate to hold said plate in its setting orientation, heating means included in said head for heating said plate in its printing orientation and a die carried by said head, a handle mounted on the machine for pivotal movement about an axis substantially perpendicular to the plane containing said first and second axes, link means for linking movement of said handle with movement of said printing head and with movement of said platten so that, before contact of said die with said item to be printed, said platten has been moved to its rearward printing position, means for supporting a supply roll of printing foil forwardly of said second axis, and means for guiding said foil along a path substantially in the plane containing the first and second axes which passes beneath said heated die to a take-up mechanism so that when said die is pressed by said head against said item to be printed, the foil is sandwiched therebetween to give the printing effect required, and a gear coupled to the take-up mechanism, and a rack urged against the gear, the rack and gear forming a ratchet by which the rack rotates the gear to draw a length of said foil along said path during movement thereof in one direction, and slides over the gear during movement thereof in the other direction, such reciprocal movement being coupled to the handle such that a length of foil is drawn along said path as the handle is pivoted in one direction but not in the other.
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Specification