Support device, printing plant and printing method for sublimation printing of bodies to be externally decorated

EP4669531A1Pending Publication Date: 2025-12-31ATIU SRL
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Patent Information

Application Number
EP2024712289
Authority / Receiving Office
EP · EP
Patent Type
Applications
Current Assignee / Owner
Priority Date
2023-02-22
Filing Date
2024-02-19
Publication Date
2025-12-31

AI Technical Summary

Technical Problem

Existing sublimation printing technologies face challenges in achieving high-quality, precise decorations on irregularly shaped bodies such as bottles and vials, requiring precise application of heat-shrink sleeves with tight dimensional tolerances.

Method used

A support device with a sliding and selectively lockable support element allows precise adjustment of the heat-shrink sleeve's position relative to the body, coupled with a motion transmission mechanism for uniform heating and a clamping mechanism to secure the sleeve in place, enabling high-quality sublimation printing on irregularly shaped containers.

Benefits of technology

Enables precise positioning and uniform heating of heat-shrink sleeves on irregularly shaped bodies, ensuring high-quality, precise decorations and efficient processing through a sublimation printing plant.

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Abstract

A support device for sublimation printing of bodies to be externally decorated has a base (11) having a central opening (13) extending about a longitudinal axis (A) and provided with a support surface (12) configured to support a heat-shrink sleeve (7) around the body to be decorated (9); and a support element (15), which is configured to support the body to be decorated and extends through the central opening (13) of the base (11) in a sliding and selectively lockable manner with respect to the base (11) along the longitudinal axis (A) to adjust the position of the body to be decorated (9) with respect to the heat-shrink sleeve (7).
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