Segmented Wheel Printing Device Independent Drive Synchronization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing devices for printing on hollow bodies face challenges in achieving high print quality due to limitations in positioning accuracy of rotating components, leading to suboptimal ink transfer and registration during the printing process.
Innovation Solution
The mandrel wheel and conveyor wheel are equipped with dedicated drives separate from the segmented wheel, allowing for independent control and synchronization of rotational speeds to ensure precise positioning and registration of printing units, thereby enhancing print quality.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If the mandrel wheel and conveyor wheel share a common drive with the segmented wheel, then the device complexity is reduced, but the positioning accuracy and print quality deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The drive system is segmented into separate dedicated drives for the mandrel wheel, conveyor wheel, and segmented wheel, allowing each component to be controlled independently for precise positioning during the printing process
Solution Approach 2:
The dedicated drives enable dynamic speed adjustment and synchronization of the mandrel wheel and conveyor wheel relative to the segmented wheel, optimizing positioning accuracy for ink transfer while maintaining production flexibility
2Device complexity
If the rotational speeds of the mandrel wheel and conveyor wheel are not synchronized, then the control system is simpler, but the registration accuracy and print quality worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The control system incorporates feedback mechanisms that monitor the rotational positions and speeds of the mandrel wheel, conveyor wheel, and segmented wheel, automatically adjusting speeds to maintain precise synchronization and registration accuracy throughout the printing process
Data Source
AI summary
A device for printing on hollow bodies includes a segmented wheel. A system is used for sequentially supplying the hollow bodes to the periphery of the segmented wheel. That system includes at least one conveyor wheel and one mandrel wheel. The conveyor wheel, the mandrel wheel, and the segmented wheel are arranged in a transport direction of the hollow bodies. A plurality of driving elements are arranged on the periphery of the conveyor wheel, and a plurality of holding elements are arranged on the periphery of the mandrel wheel. Each holding element receives a respective hollow body to be printed in cooperation with the segmented wheel. The mandrel wheel and the conveying wheel each have their own drive, each of which drive is separate from a drive of the segmented wheel.