Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
101123000 | Traveling-inker machines | 84 |
20080202364 | Means of attaining large screen print area with new squeegee design - An adjustable variable pressure squeegee for screen printing includes a holder having a compliant member coupled to a retainer member and a squeegee blade having an edge coupled to the retainer member. | 08-28-2008 |
20080250950 | Method and apparatus for calibrating print head pressure and applying an accurate print pressure during production - A stencil printer includes a frame, a stencil coupled to the frame, a substrate support coupled to the frame to support a substrate in a print position, and a print head, coupled to the frame, to deposit and print viscous material over the stencil. The print head includes a squeegee assembly having at least one squeegee blade and a squeegee blade movement mechanism configured to move the squeegee blade from a raised position in which the squeegee blade is spaced from stencil and a lowered position in which the squeegee blade engages and applies a force on the stencil. The print head further has a device to detect a first reference point associated with a first force of the squeegee blade against the stencil and a second reference point associated with a second force of the squeegee blade against the stencil when moving the squeegee blade to the lowered position in which the squeegee blade engages and applies a force on the stencil. | 10-16-2008 |
20080289518 | SCREEN PRINTING APPARATUS AND SCREEN PRINTING METHOD - In supply of feedback data to improve a positional deviation quantity and a deviation state of a soldering paste printed on individual substrates held on the carrier, a plurality of average values of individual positional deviation for each of the individual substrates are obtained, and then, if the deviation value ΔM indicating a difference between the maximum value Mmax and the minimum value Mmin of the plurality of average values M of individual positional deviation is less than or equal to the tolerance value Δ(t), an intermediate value of the maximum value Mmax and the minimum value Mmin is obtained, and the positioning parameters of the mask plate and the carrier are corrected based on the intermediate value (Mmax+Mmin)/2. | 11-27-2008 |
20090000498 | PRINTING DEVICE, PRODUCTION UNIT, AND PRODUCTION METHOD OF ELECTRONIC PARTS - A printing device, a production unit and a production method of electronic parts suitable for production of precise electronic parts are provided. A squeegee is attached to a rotating machine, and is autorotated and self-driven, and moreover, a printing pressure is generated in the squeegee, and resin is strongly filled, thereby achieving a print having a precision-shape. Further, with a perforated plate as a boundary, upper and lower chambers are provided so as to control a pressure, thereby performing cutting and dispensing of the resin and achieving a print having a precision-shape. This method is applied to the packaging of electronic parts. A printing device E | 01-01-2009 |
20090050002 | Liquid Supply Apparatus - A liquid supply apparatus which can supply a liquid from a liquid supply cylinder to a sheet, held on an impression cylinder, satisfactorily at a low cost even at a high speed is provided. The liquid supply apparatus comprises: an impression cylinder ( | 02-26-2009 |
20090101027 | Screen Printing Device - A printing installation for printing on curved surfaces, includes a squeegee, a printing screen maintained in a screen frame, and a drive for moving the squeegee. The screen frame, on at least one side thereof, is flexible in at least some sections thereof. The screen printing device is used, for example, for printing on curved vehicle window panes. | 04-23-2009 |
20090158943 | Screen printing device and screen printing method - A screen printing device configured to print a printing paste on a printed board, the printing paste being applied on a screen printing plate where openings corresponding to a pattern to be printed are formed, the screen printing device includes a first squeegee advanced and pressed downward so that the printing paste is pushed on the printed board corresponding to the openings of the screen printing plate; and a second squeegee situated in the vicinity of the rear of the first squeegee, the second squeegee being configured to provide pressure forward and downward, the pressure having properties different from properties of a pressure provided by the first squeegee, wherein a printing operation by the second squeegee is performed right after a printing operation by the first squeegee. | 06-25-2009 |
20090255424 | SQUEEGEE FOR PRINTING DEVICE, PRINTING DEVICE, AND PRINTING METHOD - [Problems] To provide a squeegee for a printing device that achieves a satisfactory scraping ability and is readily fabricated at low costs. | 10-15-2009 |
20100000428 | NON-CONTACT SCREEN PRINTING METHOD AND PRINTING DEVICE THEREOF - A screen printing method and a printing device thereof are revealed. The printing device consists of a printing table, a screen and a printing head. The printing head includes at least one driving member that moves upward and downward so as to drive at least one squeegee moving upward and downward. By precise control of relative distance between the screen and a printed substrate on a surface of the printing table, the squeegee applies a constant pressure to the screen for printing under the condition that the screen doesn't contact with the printed substrate. As to the printed substrate made from fragile and compact materials such as silicon wafer, the thickness and evenness of the ink are precisely controlled. | 01-07-2010 |
20100000429 | MODULAR OVAL SCREEN PRINTING APPARATUS - A screen printing apparatus has a base portion, and annular rail, an arm, and a first loading position. The base portion has a pair of opposing end sections separated by an intermediate section. The annular rail circumscribes a portion of the base portion. The arm radiates outwardly from the annular rail. The first loading position is located radially inwardly of the annular rail. | 01-07-2010 |
20100132568 | Screen printing system and method of screen printing - A screen printing system includes a screen made of a porous material and an adjustable variable pressure squeegee having a squeegee blade. The squeegee blade has a first edge for contacting the screen and pushing an ink medium deposited on the screen through a print area of the screen. The squeegee blade has a second edge retained in a holder. The holder has a compliant member configured to distribute a downward force applied to a point on the compliant member along a length of the squeegee blade in order to maintain contact between the first edge and the screen along the length of the squeegee blade. | 06-03-2010 |
20100139509 | SCREEN PRINTING HEAD, SYSTEM AND METHOD - A screen printing head which, in a printing operation, is displaceable in a first direction over a surface of a workpiece to print deposits of a print medium on the workpiece, the screen printing head comprising: a print head assembly comprising a print unit comprising a main body including a print medium, cavity, which in use contains print medium, and a delivery aperture, which is in fluid communication with the print medium cavity and through which print medium is in use delivered from the print medium cavity to the surface of the workpiece, and a rotatable unit which is disposed in the print medium cavity of the main body and rotatable to displace print medium as contained in the print medium cavity; and a drive unit for rotating the rotatable unit such as to displace print medium as contained in the print medium cavity, wherein the drive unit is operative to rotate the rotatable unit to apply a force to the print medium at the delivery aperture in the main body in a second direction which is opposite to the first direction of displacement of the screen printing head. | 06-10-2010 |
20100192789 | SILK SCREEN PRINTING MACHINE AND ITS LOCKING DEVICE - A screen printing machine and its locking device are disclosed. The screen printing device comprises a printing frame for holding printing stocks, a screen frame for supporting a screen and a squeegee; and at least one locking device including a first electromagnetic member mounted on one of the printing frame and the screen frame and connected to a power source and an attracted member mounted on the other one of the printing frame and the screen frame. When the screen frame is closed to the printing frame, the power source supplies power to the first electromagnetic member to enable the first electromagnetic member to attract the attracted member; when the printing is finished, the power source is turned off which makes the attraction of the first electromagnetic member to the attracted member disappear, and the printing frame and the screen frame are unlocked. | 08-05-2010 |
20100242754 | SCREEN PRINTING APPARATUS AND SQUEEGEE MECHANISM - A screen printing apparatus includes: a main squeegee that includes a pair of end portions in a width direction and prints, by sliding in a direction orthogonal to the width direction on an upper surface of a screen that is supplied with a paste-like material and on which a hole is formed, the paste-like material on an upper surface of a printing object provided on a lower surface side of the screen via the hole; and a pair of auxiliary squeegees each including a first end portion provided more on an outer side than the end portion in the width direction and a second end portion provided more on an inner side than the end portion in the width direction, the pair of auxiliary squeegees being tilted a predetermined angle with respect to the main squeegee on a rear side of the main squeegee in the sliding direction. | 09-30-2010 |
20100300311 | Squeegee operating device for screen printing machine - A screen printing machine includes a platen for supporting a substrate to be printed, a printing screen disposed above the platen, a squeegee to be moved across the printing screen in order to force an ink through the printing screen and onto the substrate, a conveyer device disposed below the platen, and a squeegee actuating device supported on the conveyer device, the squeegee actuating device includes a housing having a chamber for receiving one or more electromagnetic devices each of which include a coil having a compartment for receiving a core, and a magnet disposed above the core and secured to the core and the housing for being actuated by the core to selectively attract the squeegee to press onto the printing screen and to selectively release the squeegee. | 12-02-2010 |
20100313772 | PRESSURE-FEEDBACK-TYPE SQUEEGEE MODULE - A pressure-feedback-type squeegee module is provided, which includes a squeegee seat having a squeegee to contact a screen mesh of a screen, a pressurization part connecting to the squeegee seat to exert pressure on the squeegee seat, and at least two pressure induction modules configured at two sides of the squeegee seat to induce at least two pressure values transmitted when the squeegee contacts and depresses the screen mesh and to output the pressure values to a pressure control module. Based upon the received pressure values, the pressure control module will compute a proper way to adjust the pressurization part, so as to control depression pressure and pressure direction that the pressurization part acts on the squeegee seat. | 12-16-2010 |
20110011288 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CALIBRATING PRINT HEAD PRESSURE AND APPLYING AN ACCURATE PRINT PRESSURE DURING PRODUCTION - A stencil printer includes a frame, a stencil coupled to the frame, a substrate support coupled to the frame to support a substrate in a print position, and a print head, coupled to the frame, to deposit and print viscous material over the stencil. The print head includes a squeegee assembly having at least one squeegee blade and a squeegee blade movement mechanism configured to move the squeegee blade from a raised position in which the squeegee blade is spaced from stencil and a lowered position in which the squeegee blade engages and applies a force on the stencil. The print head further has a device to detect a first reference point associated with a first force of the squeegee blade against the stencil and a second reference point associated with a second force of the squeegee blade against the stencil when moving the squeegee blade to the lowered position in which the squeegee blade engages and applies a force on the stencil. | 01-20-2011 |
20110017080 | SCREEN PRINTER - There is provided a screen printer capable of concurrently, efficiently subjecting a plurality of substrates, including different types of substrates, to printing operation. In a screen printer | 01-27-2011 |
20110132212 | SQUEEGEE DEVICE AND SCREEN PRINTING MACHINE - A squeegee device includes a squeegee that has a sliding contact portion in sliding contact with a screen mask, and that prints a solder on a circuit board through the screen mask, wherein an attack angle of the squeegee is adjustable. In the squeegee device, when adjusting the attack angle during a tooling change in which the type of circuit board is changed, positions of the sliding contact portion before and after adjustment substantially match. | 06-09-2011 |
20110192295 | SCREEN PRINTER AND PRINTING METHOD - In a printing system in which a roll film is rolled out to be printed by a printer and the film is rolled up after printing and drying, there is a possibility that wrinkles of the film are generated when printing, and printed materials are scratched because the printed film is positioned near the printer. | 08-11-2011 |
20110219966 | PRINT HEAD ASSEMBLY, SCREEN PRINTING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A print head assembly ( | 09-15-2011 |
20110271854 | MANUFACTURE OF KINESIOLOGY TAPE - One example embodiment includes a continuous feed variable depth die cut. The die cut includes a housing, including a first opening configured to allow kinesiology tape to enter the housing and a second opening configured to allow the kinesiology tape to exit the housing. The die cut also includes a roller inside the housing, where the roller is configured to rotate as the kinesiology tape passes over the roller and a die formed on the outer surface of the roller, where the die includes a cutting edge for cutting the kinesiology tape and where the cutting edge is formed in the shape of the strip of kinesiology tape to be cut. The shape is approximately rectangular and includes rounded exterior corners. The die cut further includes a surface inside the housing, where the kinesiology tape passes over the surface when the kinesiology tape is cut. | 11-10-2011 |
20110290127 | MULTI-STROKE SCREEN PRINTING METHOD AND APPARATUS - A screen printing apparatus is described. The apparatus has a plurality of radial arms each having a printing head associated therewith. A target area is in alignment with at least one of the printing heads wherein a design is applied to a target article at the target area by the printing head. A means for providing relative movement between the target area and the printing head provides multiple passes between a squeegee associated with the printing head and the target area. A means for providing a pressure between the squeegee and the target area is regulated such that a first pressure between the squeegee and the target area on a first stroke is not equal to a second pressure between the squeegee and the target area on a subsequent second stroke. | 12-01-2011 |
20110297019 | SCREEN PRINTING APPARATUS AND SCREEN PRINTING METHOD - In screen printing on such printing targets as an upper surface of a substrate and a bottom surface of a recess portion which is opened to the upper surface, there are provided a screen printing apparatus and a screen printing method by which printing work can be executed with good efficiency while ensuring a good printing quality. | 12-08-2011 |
20110303108 | SCREEN PRINTING APPARATUS AND SCREEN PRINTING METHOD - There is provided a screen printing apparatus and a screen printing method which can implement printing work with good efficiency while securing a good printing quality in screen printing intended for an upper surface of a substrate and a bottom surface of a recess portion which is opened in the upper surface. | 12-15-2011 |
20110315029 | SCREEN PRINTER - A challenge to be met by the present invention is to provide a screen printer arranged so as to be able to readily perform both replacement of squeegees and operation for filling a paste feed syringe with paste. A paste feed syringe ( | 12-29-2011 |
20120000381 | SCREEN PRINTER - A challenge to be met by the present invention is to provide a screen printer arranged so as to be able to readily perform both replacement of squeegees and operation for filling a paste feed syringe with paste. A paste feed syringe ( | 01-05-2012 |
20120042795 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRINTING ON A SUBSTRATE - A screen printing apparatus and method for applying paste to a substrate while agitating the paste through vibration or pulsating of one or more pulse sources. The screen printing apparatus may comprise a support structure including a frame, a stencil supported by the frame, a squeegee configured to contact the stencil and transfer the paste through apertures of the stencil, and at least one pulse source attached to the support structure and configured to agitate the paste on the stencil. The pulse sources may be configured to attach to and vibrate the frame, squeegee, or other components contacting the paste. Some of the pulse sources may vibrate in different directions relative to each other. In some embodiments of the invention, the pulse source may be configured to be directly inserted or immersed in the paste resting on the stencil during various steps of the printing method. | 02-23-2012 |
20120055355 | MAGNETIC ORIENTING AND PRINTING - The invention discloses a device and a process for producing indicia comprising magnetically oriented magnetic or magnetizable particles in an ink or coating composition on a sheet of substrate material. The device comprises a flat-bed screen-printing unit having a flat printing screen and a printing platen for receiving said sheet, the printing platen having an upper surface facing the printing screen and a first direction along its upper surface along which said sheet is unloadable, and a magnetic orienting unit comprising multiple magnet assemblies. The magnetic orienting unit is disposed below the upper surface of the printing platen, said multiple magnet assemblies are disposed along said first direction, and all of said magnet assemblies are concomitantly movable from a first position away from the upper surface of the printing platen to a second position close to the upper surface of the printing platen. | 03-08-2012 |
20120085252 | SCREEN PRINTER - A screen printer capable of concurrently, efficiently subjecting a plurality of different types of substrates, to a printing operation. The screen printer makes up an electronic component mounting line and prints electronic component bonding paste on a substrate. A substrate conveyance section that conveys a substrate forwardly or backwardly in a direction of conveyance of a substrate is disposed at an intermediate position between a first screen printing section and a second screen printing section arranged symmetrically with respect to a center line CL. It thereby becomes possible to adopt a variety of substrate conveyance forms, as required, such as return conveyance for returning the substrate from a downstream machine to an upstream side of the screen printer and bypass conveyance for letting the substrate sent from an upstream side pass through the screen printer, to thus be conveyed to a downstream machine. | 04-12-2012 |
20120090483 | SCREEN PRINTING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A screen printing apparatus and method for printing deposits of a print medium on workpieces, the apparatus comprising: a frame support unit for supporting a printing screen unit which comprises a screen sheet which includes at least first and second patterns of print apertures; a workpiece support unit; a print head unit; and at least one screen cleaning unit; wherein the at least one screen cleaning unit and the print head unit are operated in parallel, whereby, when the printing screen unit is in the first printing position, the at least one screen cleaning unit cleans the underside of the screen sheet at a location corresponding to one of the first and second sets of print apertures and the print head unit prints print medium onto workpieces through the other of the first and second sets of print apertures. | 04-19-2012 |
20120090484 | SCREEN PRINTER - A screen printer capable of concurrently, efficiently subjecting a plurality of different types of substrates, to a printing operation. The screen printer makes up an electronic component mounting line and prints electronic component bonding paste on a substrate. A substrate conveyance section that conveys a substrate forwardly or backwardly in a direction of conveyance of a substrate is disposed at an intermediate position between a first screen printing section and a second screen printing section arranged symmetrically with respect to a center line CL. It thereby becomes possible to adopt a variety of substrate conveyance forms, as required, such as return conveyance for returning the substrate from a downstream machine to an upstream side of the screen printer and bypass conveyance for letting the substrate sent from an upstream side pass through the screen printer, to thus be conveyed to a downstream machine. | 04-19-2012 |
20120145013 | COMBINATION STENCIL PRINTER AND DISPENSER AND RELATED METHODS - A combination stencil printer and dispenser includes a frame, a stencil coupled to the frame, a substrate support coupled to the frame to support a substrate in a print position, and a print head coupled to the frame to deposit and print viscous material over the stencil. The combination stencil printer and dispenser further includes a dispenser mounted on an independent gantry to dispense viscous material on the substrate when the substrate is in the print position. In other embodiments, the dispenser can be mounted on a stencil wiper assembly or a movable stencil provided within the combination stencil printer and dispenser. | 06-14-2012 |
20120174806 | SCREEN PRINTING - A method for screen printing using a screen, preferably a metal screen made by electroforming, having a pattern of openings separated by bridges and crossing points, and having a flat surface on the squeegee side, wherein on the printing side of the screen the screen has a 3-D structure comprising peaks (P) and valleys (V) formed by a difference in thickness between the bridges and crossing points. The use of the method in the production of RFID tags, solar panels, electronic printing boards. A 3-D printing screen, with an attached stencil with or without the negative of an image to be printed. A printing machine comprising: one or more 3-D printing screens, in combination with one or more reservoirs for ink and/or in combination with a roller or squeegee. | 07-12-2012 |
20120216690 | MASK FOR SCREEN PRINTING, SCREEN PRINTING DEVICE AND SCREEN PRINTING METHOD EMPLOYING SAME - The screen printing mask is used for printing paste simultaneously on circuit boards held by the carrier. The mask has a flat mask plate. On the lower surface of the mask plate, a flat-bottomed recess capable to accommodating at least one of the circuit boards is formed so as to correspond to the array of the circuit boards on the carrier. A pattern hole is formed only in the recess. | 08-30-2012 |
20130008327 | METHOD FOR OPERATING AN ANILOX PRINTING UNIT AND PRINTING PRESS WITH AN ANILOX PRINTING UNIT - A printing press includes an anilox printing unit having a screen roller and a feed blade as components, in which ink accumulates on an outer side of the feed blade during printing. A method for operating the anilox printing unit includes removing the accumulated ink from the feed blade by moving one of the two components relative to the other of the two components in a first direction in a first step, causing the accumulated ink to be flattened by the feed blade and to be spread onto the screen roller. The component that was moved in the first direction in the first step may be moved in an opposite, second direction in a second step, causing the accumulated ink to be scraped off the screen roller by the feed blade. | 01-10-2013 |
20130087057 | SCREEN PRINTING MACHINE - A screen printing machine configured to move a squeegee by a squeegee moving device along a mask to print solder on a substrate through a through hole of the mask is improved in size and usability. A squeegee-device main body is fixed to a mask frame receiver for holding a mask frame, and a squeegee slide, a squeegee head, and a squeegee-slide driving device are provided on the main body. A position adjusting device including two front/rear-direction adjusting units, one right/left-direction adjusting unit, and one floating support unit is provided between a main body frame of the screen printing machine, and the mask frame receiver and the squeegee-device main body to adjust relative positions of the mask and the substrate by moving the mask frame receiver and the squeegee-device main body together with each other. | 04-11-2013 |
20130098254 | SCREEN PRINTING - A screen printing head for and method of printing deposits of a print medium onto a workpiece through apertures in a printing screen, the printing head comprising a vibration unit for vibrating a printing blade to condition print medium forward of the printing blade, wherein the printing blade is vibrated at least one frequency in the range of from about 20 kHz to about 200 kHz and with a displacement of at least about 0.4 pm. | 04-25-2013 |
20130139711 | Squeegee Blade For Screen Printing And Methods Of Manufacture And Use Of Same - The present invention is directed to improved screen printing squeegee blades, which include a first end, a second end, a top portion for receipt by a blade holder, a bottom portion adapted for contacting the screen of a screen printing press along at least one printing edge, a front face, a back surface, and a buckle control channel formed in either the front face or the back surface. | 06-06-2013 |
20130145941 | PRINTING APPARATUS AND PRINTING METHOD - A printing apparatus includes: a mask formed with a pattern hole for printing; a printing mechanism having a squeegee that comes into contact with a front surface of the mask at a predetermined contact angle, the printing mechanism causing the squeegee to slide on the front surface of the mask with a predetermined printing pressure to move a solder on the front surface of the mask while scraping the solder by the squeegee, thereby printing the solder to a substrate via the pattern hole; a detection device executing detection operation for detecting a physical quantity that changes in accordance with an amount of solder on the front surface of the mask; and a control device adjusting at least one of the contact angle and the printing pressure of the squeegee on the basis of the physical quantity detected by the detection device. | 06-13-2013 |
20130192480 | SCREEN PRINTING DEVICE AND SCREEN PRINTING METHOD - Prior to a mark imaging process executed for the purpose of detecting a position of recognition marks for positioning the substrate and the mask, an optical axis calibration processing process of detecting a horizontal relative position between imaging optical axes, and a surface correction data creation processing process of detecting a local positional deviation of the imaging optical axes, which is caused by the travel of the imaging unit, are executed. Before starting production, a production pre-start precision evaluation process for evaluating a substrate positioning precision is executed by using a verification substrate and a verification mask, and after starting the production, a production post-start precision evaluation process for evaluating a substrate positioning precision after starting the production is executed by using a commercial production substrate and a commercial production mask. | 08-01-2013 |
20130192481 | SCREEN PRINTING DEVICE AND SCREEN PRINTING METHOD - Prior to a mark imaging process executed for the purpose of detecting a position of recognition marks for positioning the substrate and the mask, an optical axis calibration processing process of detecting a horizontal relative position between imaging optical axes, and a surface correction data creation processing process of detecting a local positional deviation of the imaging optical axes, which is caused by the travel of the imaging unit, are executed. Before starting production, a production pre-start precision evaluation process for evaluating a substrate positioning precision is executed by using a verification substrate and a verification mask, and after starting the production, a production post-start precision evaluation process for evaluating a substrate positioning precision after starting the production is executed by using a commercial production substrate and a commercial production mask. | 08-01-2013 |
20130199386 | PRINT HEAD FOR STENCIL PRINTER - A stencil printer for printing viscous material on an electronic substrate includes a stencil having apertures formed therein, and a print head positioned over the stencil and configured to deposit viscous material within the apertures of the stencil. The print head includes a housing defining an elongate chamber, a source port defining a passage having an inlet positioned to allow viscous material to flow into the elongate chamber, a pair of blades defining a slot that provides an outlet from which viscous material can flow out of the elongate chamber, an elongate plunger movable in the elongate chamber to reduce a volume of viscous material within the elongate chamber, and at least one sensor to detect pressure of the viscous material within the elongate chamber. | 08-08-2013 |
20130213247 | STENCIL APPARATUS FOR PRINTING SOLDER PASTE - A solder paste printing stencil apparatus for printing a solder paste on a printed circuit board includes a plate-shaped stencil mask made of fine stainless steel grains to suppress a phenomenon in which the solder paste adheres to the stencil mask. | 08-22-2013 |
20130239829 | SCREEN PRINTER - A pressing mechanism that presses a dam member | 09-19-2013 |
20130239830 | SCREEN PRINTING DEVICE AND SCREEN PRINTING METHOD - At the two ends of a pair of clamping members ( | 09-19-2013 |
20130247786 | SCREEN PRINTING MACHINE - A screen printing machine includes a supporting member, a printing mechanism, and a spraying mechanism. The supporting member includes a supporting surface, a number of cavities defined in the supporting surface to receive a number of substrates, and a number of screens detachably covering the plurality of cavities. The printing mechanism includes a guide plate located above the screens, a sliding device slidably connected to the guide plate, a roller rotatably connected to the sliding device, and a squeegee. The sliding device is configured to drive the roller to roll across and the squeegee to slide across the screens. The spraying mechanism is located at one side of the supporting member for dispensing printing material onto the press roller. | 09-26-2013 |
20130269552 | SCREEN PRINTER AND SCREEN PRINTING METHOD - A holding mechanism | 10-17-2013 |
20130269553 | SCREEN PRINTING DEVICE SCRAPER - A scraper central portion in which a first contact surface has a trapezoidal shape with a lower base longer than an upper base, and scraper end portions that extend and are bent from respective lateral sides of a trapezoidal shape of the scraper central portion to a side of the first contact surface, and that include second contact surfaces that come in contact with the coating material. A lower base of the scraper central portion and lower sides of the scraper end portions are on the same plane. In a state where the first contact surface is vertical to the surface of the screen plate, the lower base of the scraper central portion and the lower sides of the scraper end portions come in contact with the coating material on the surface of the screen plate, and slide on the surface of the screen plate. | 10-17-2013 |
20130284036 | PERSONAL USE SCREEN PRINTING SYSTEM, METHOD, AND DEVICE - The invention relates to a printing device, system, kit, and method for screen printing indicia on surfaces. More particularly, the present invention provides a hand-held, ink applicator in a sealed pouch combined with a rigid backing member for applying indicia on a surface via use with a screen printing stencil member, and a method for utilizing same. | 10-31-2013 |
20130291742 | SCREEN PRINTER AND SCREEN PRINTING METHOD - Provided are a screen printer and a screen printing method capable of reducing poor printing by realizing smooth rolling of a paste. When a squeegee | 11-07-2013 |
20130319265 | SCREEN PRINTING DEVICE AND SCREEN PRINTING METHOD - In a returning path operation for moving a closed type squeegee mechanism in a direction opposite to a squeezing direction after an outward path operation where paste is packed into pattern holes by moving the closed type squeegee mechanism in the squeezing direction, the paste supplied to the outside of the closed type squeegee mechanism on an upper surface of a mask is spread due to a deposition member, by moving the deposition member of a paste deposition mechanism in a state close to an upper surface of the mask in the direction opposite to the squeezing direction. Therefore, a paste film having a predetermined thickness is formed. | 12-05-2013 |
20130319266 | SCREEN PRINTING DEVICE AND SCREEN PRINTING METHOD - In a squeezing operation by a closed type squeegee mechanism which is configured so that paste compressed internally is packed from a printing opening between a pair of sliding members, before the packing of the paste into pattern holes via the printing opening, the sliding member positioned on a leading side of a squeezing direction between the pair of sliding members and moves in the squeezing direction so that the paste supplied to the outside of the closed type squeegee mechanism on an upper surface of a mask is packed into the pattern holes. | 12-05-2013 |
20130319267 | SCREEN PRINTING DEVICE AND SCREEN PRINTING METHOD - In outward path and returning path operations of a printing executing step where paste is packed into pattern holes by moving a closed type squeegee mechanism in a squeezing direction, the paste supplied to the outside of the closed type squeegee mechanism on an upper surface of a mask is spread due to a deposition members by moving the deposition members of paste deposition mechanisms positioned on a following side in a traveling direction, in the traveling direction in a state close to the upper surface of the mask. Therefore, a paste film having a predetermined thickness is formed. | 12-05-2013 |
20140020578 | SCREEN PRINTING MACHINE - A screen printing machine including: a screen mask | 01-23-2014 |
20140020579 | SCREEN PRINTING MACHINE - A screen printing machine including: a screen mask detachably mounted to a mask mounting area set in advance; a squeegee, arranged above the screen mask mounted to the mask mounting area, that reciprocates relative to the screen mask in a Y-axis direction (a squeegee-movement direction); and scraping member ( | 01-23-2014 |
20140047989 | Squeegee Holder - In an embodiment of the present invention, a squeegee blade holder is provided. The holder includes a first side member, a second side member, and a pivot portion between the first and second side members. The holder also includes a separator between the first and second side members for maintaining compression of the side members against the squeegee blade. | 02-20-2014 |
20140047990 | SCREEN PRINTING APPARATUS, PRINTED MATTER MANUFACTURING METHOD, AND SUBSTRATE MANUFACTURING METHOD - A screen printing apparatus includes a screen moving mechanism and a controller. The screen moving mechanism is configured to move a screen including a patterned hole, the patterned hole being used for printing a paste-like material on a printing substrate. The controller is configured to control the screen moving mechanism to move the screen to a position corresponding to a size of the printing substrate in accordance with a change in size of the printing substrate. | 02-20-2014 |
20140047991 | SCREEN PRINTING APPARATUS AND COMBINATION PRINTING PRESS INCLUDING THE SCREEN PRINTING APPARATUS - In a screen printing apparatus including: an impression cylinder that receives a sheet from a transfer cylinder located upstream in the sheet transport direction through a sheet gripping device and transports the sheet held in the sheet gripping device; and a rotary screen cylinder that is in contact with the impression cylinder and performs screen printing for the sheet held by the impression cylinder, the transfer cylinder is located above the impression cylinder, and the rotary screen cylinder is located to the side of the impression cylinder so that ink, varnish, or the like accumulates in a squeegee portion including a squeegee shaft, a squeegee, and the like in the rotary screen cylinder. | 02-20-2014 |
20140102322 | SCREEN PRINTING MACHINE, AND SCREEN PRINTING METHOD - A printing operation is repeatedly performed with respect to one substrate | 04-17-2014 |
20140109780 | SILK SCREEN PRINTING DEVICE WITH TWO MODES OF PRINTING - A device for printing an impression by silk screen printing on at least one object, comprising of: a chassis; a screen holder module for holding a screen; and a squegee holder module ( | 04-24-2014 |
20140109781 | SILK SCREEN PRINTING DEVICE WITH ONE MAIN ACTUATOR | 04-24-2014 |
20140182464 | SCRAPER DEVICE - A scraper device is applied to a solder paste printer for scraping solder paste on a surface of a stencil. The scraper device comprises a supporting structure, a scraper fixed to the supporting structure, two blocking members positioned at opposite ends of the scraper respectively and coupled to the supporting structure, and two adjusting structures moveably mount the two blocking members to the supporting structure correspondingly. When the scraper scrapes the solder paste, the scraper and the two blocking members are slid on the surface of the stencil, the adjusting structure adjusts a friction between each blocking member and the surface to a predetermined level. | 07-03-2014 |
20140318393 | SCREEN PRINTER AND METHOD FOR DETECTING AMOUNT OF RESIDUAL PASTE - A light receiving section | 10-30-2014 |
20140318394 | SCREEN PRINTING MACHINE AND SCREEN PRINTING METHOD - In a screen printing that shifts squeegees in a horizontal direction while abutting the squeegees against a mask, and slides the squeegees on the mask, and scrapes up the paste on the mask so that opening portions are filled with the paste to transfer the paste onto the substrate, a larger amount of paste Ps is supplied to regions in which the paste is scraped up by the end portions of the squeegee than a region in which the paste is scraped up by a center portion of the squeegee on the mask. | 10-30-2014 |
20140331874 | SCREEN PRINTING APPARATUS AND SCREEN PRINTING METHOD USING THE SAME - A screen printing apparatus includes a print screen including a printed pattern through which an ink passes, a scraper that coats the ink on the print screen, a squeegee that makes contact with the print screen and pushes out the ink through the printed pattern. A control unit may control a transfer of the scraper. After the ink is coated on the print screen, a lower portion of the scraper is transferred to a direction, in which the squeegee is disposed, by the control unit and disposed on the squeegee. The apparatus helps avoid uneven distribution of that could result in undesirable “stains” on a substrate. | 11-13-2014 |
20140366754 | PASTE SUPPLY APPARATUS, SCREEN PRINTING MACHINE, PASTE SUPPLY METHOD AND SCREEN PRINTING METHOD - A paste supply apparatus includes a plurality of paste pots each including a bottomed tubular container storing paste and a movable inner lid provided in the tubular container and having a through hole formed in a center portion thereof, and a pot holder which holds the paste pots so as to be horizontally arranged along an arrangement direction such that the through hole of each of the paste pots is directed downward and downward movement of the inner lid thereof is regulated. The paste supply apparatus further includes a pot holder moving device which moves the pot holder along the arrangement direction and selectively positions one of the plurality of paste pots at an ejection position, and a paste ejecting device which presses the tubular container of the paste pot positioned at the ejection position and which ejects the paste in the tubular container from the through hole. | 12-18-2014 |
20150040780 | ROTARY SCREEN PRINTING PRESS - A rotary screen printing press includes: a sub-frame supporting a screen plate with brackets interposed therebetween, the screen plate being formed in a cylindrical shape; a screen-plate engagement-disengagement cylinder configured to move the sub-frame between a print position and a retreat position; and supporting plates supporting a squeegee in such a way that the squeegee is engageable with and disengageable from the inner periphery of the cylindrical screen plate. The supporting plates are supported on the sub-frame. | 02-12-2015 |
20150068417 | ROTARY SCREEN PRINTER - Improvements in a rotary screen printer that operates with a stepper motor for indexing the screen printer. The stepper motor provides a positive rotation and locating of the printing arms. The stepper motor can also have a controlled acceleration and deceleration speed while it indexes. The stepper motor further drives a spur gear to improve the drive ratio from the stepper motor to the indexing arms. The rotary screen printer uses pneumatic cylinders to operate the screening arms. Pneumatic cylinders are controllable for the downward force by adjusting pressure regulator(s) and the stroke by adjusting either limit switches or mechanical stops. Each station is interchangeable to accommodate the printing requirements of each job. Each station can be operated as a screen printing station, a drying station, a pad printer, and the number of stations can be changed by reprogramming the number of steps between each station stop. | 03-12-2015 |
20150090134 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRINTING SMALL ASPECT FEATURES - A method of stencil printing small aspect features includes performing a stencil print stroke across a stencil having at least one small aspect opening with a stencil printer having a squeegee blade, and venting an area below the at least one small aspect opening. Another method includes performing a stencil print stroke across a stencil having at least one small aspect opening with a stencil printer having a multi-blade squeegee, and venting an area below the at least one small aspect opening. A stencil printer includes a stencil having apertures formed therein, and a print head positioned over the stencil and configured to deposit viscous material within the apertures of the stencil. The print head includes a support, a first pair of blades secured to the support, and a second pair of blades secured to the support. | 04-02-2015 |
20150336377 | SCREEN PRINTING APPARATUS - A screen printing apparatus includes: a barrier member which butts against a screen mask and a squeegee to prevent paste on the screen mask from escaping to an outside of a printing width of the board; and an urging mechanism which urges the barrier member toward the screen mask. The urging mechanism includes: a first magnetic member held by the squeegee head such that a first pole surface having a first magnetic pole is directed toward the barrier member; and a second magnetic member held by the barrier member such that a second pole surface having a second magnetic pole opposite to the first magnetic pole is directed toward the first magnetic member, whereby the urging mechanism urges the barrier member by an attracting magnetic force acting between the first pole surface and the second pole surface. | 11-26-2015 |
20150367626 | PASTE SUPPLY APPARATUS, SCREEN PRINTER, PASTE SUPPLY METHOD, AND SCREEN PRINTING METHOD - A screen printer includes: a mask; a paste supply apparatus which supplies paste to the mask contacting a board; and a squeegee. The paste supply apparatus includes: a paste pot which is a disposable and consumable part, and which includes a bottomed cylindrical member which stores the paste, and an inner lid movably inserted into the cylindrical member and having a through hole formed in a center portion of the inner lid; a pot holding portion which holds the paste pot in a posture in which the through hole faces downward; and a paste extruding portion which moves the cylindrical member relative to the inner lid of the paste pot held by the pot holding portion and extrudes the paste from the through hole. The paste pot is disposed of after the paste is used up. | 12-24-2015 |
20150367628 | SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING SUITABILITY OF PRINTING COMPONENT SET IN SCREEN PRINTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING SUITABILITY OF SET PRINTING COMPONENT - A method of determining whether printing components suitable for a type of a substrate are correctly set in a screen printing device that makes a mask provided with a pattern hole abut on the substrate, supplies paste onto the mask, and slides a squeegee to thereby print the paste on the substrate through the pattern hole, includes reading identification marks attached to respective printing components, verifying pieces of component information corresponding to the read identification marks using pieces of component information allocated to the substrate in advance in production data, and informing purport when a printing component having discordant component information is present in the verification. The printing components include at least a mask, a squeegee, and paste. | 12-24-2015 |
20160059542 | SCREEN PRINTING APPARATUS AND SCREEN PRINTING METHOD - A screen printing apparatus includes: a mask plate having a pattern hole formed according to an arrangement of an electrode of a board; a squeegee base that moves along a first horizontal direction above the mask plate; a squeegee that is held by the squeegee base, and prints paste through the pattern hole onto the board abutting on a lower surface of the mask plate by moving together with the squeegee base and sliding on the mask plate in a squeegeeing direction along the first horizontal direction; and a paste supplying portion that moves together with the squeegee base and supplies the paste to the mask plate. The paste supplying portion supplies the paste to the mask plate while the squeegee is sliding on the mask plate. | 03-03-2016 |
20160075127 | SCREEN PRINTING APPARATUS AND SCREEN PRINTING METHOD - [Object] To provide a screen printing apparatus and a screen printing method with which it is possible to promote reuse of ink and thereby reduce the printing cost. | 03-17-2016 |
20160089874 | MULTI-STROKE SCREEN PRINTING METHOD AND APPARATUS - A screen printing apparatus is described. The apparatus has a plurality of radial arms each having a printing head associated therewith. A target area is in alignment with at least one of the printing heads wherein a design is applied to a target article at the target area by the printing head. A means for providing relative movement between the target area and the printing head provides multiple passes between a squeegee associated with the printing head and the target area. A means for providing a pressure between the squeegee and the target area is regulated such that a first pressure between the squeegee and the target area on a first stroke is not equal to a second pressure between the squeegee and the target area on a subsequent second stroke. | 03-31-2016 |
20160136943 | Squeegee Blade Holder For Use In Screen Printing - A manually operated squeegee blade holder for use in screen printing includes two extensions and multiple support platforms. | 05-19-2016 |
20160152020 | SCREEN PRINTING APPARATUS AND COMPONENT MOUNTING LINE | 06-02-2016 |
20160159073 | SLIT-TYPE SCRAPER DEVICE - A slit-type scraper device includes: a body, a first scraper portion, a cover, a second scraper portion, an air pressure through hole and a side cover unit. The body includes a groove and a slit portion abutting against the groove. The first scraper portion is abutting against the slit portion. The cover includes a plate portion. The second scraper portion is abutting against the plate portion, wherein the position of the second scraper portion is corresponding to the first scraper portion. The air pressure through hole is disposed on the body, in communication with the groove, and adapted to connect an air pressure connection member to input air pressure. The side cover unit is adapted to form an ink storage space between the plate portion and the groove, and form an ink output slit between the slit portion and the plate portion. | 06-09-2016 |
20160159074 | SCREEN PRINTING - A screen printing head for and method of printing deposits of a print medium onto a workpiece through apertures in a printing screen, the printing head comprising a vibration unit for vibrating a printing blade to condition print medium forward of the printing blade, wherein the printing blade is vibrated at at least one frequency in the range of from about 20 kHz to about 200 kHz and with a displacement of at least about 0.4 μm. | 06-09-2016 |
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