IP Library Granted Patent US 9,950,508
Granted Patent B2
US 9,950,508 · App. 15/323,531 · Granted Apr 24, 2018

Electrostatic screen printer

Inventors: Hideyuki Fukui (Osaka, JP); Kenji Okamoto (Osaka, JP); Yasushi Takano (Osaka, JP)
Assignee: HITACHI ZOSEN CORPORATION
B41F15/12B41F15/36B41F15/44B41M1/42B41P2215/50
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Patent No.
US 9,950,508
App. No.
15/323,531
Granted
Apr 24, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electrostatic screen printer includes: an electrically conductive screen arranged in non-contact with a printing medium; sponges for rubbing a powder into the screen; and a direct current power source for applying a voltage to the printing medium and the powder, wherein the powder rubbed into the screen is adhered to the printing medium by electrostatic induction. The electrostatic screen printer includes a rotation mechanism for rotating the sponges, a parent revolution mechanism for parent revolution of the sponges, and a child revolution mechanism for child revolution of the sponges. The revolution speed ratio of the child revolution to the parent revolution may preferably be 4.0 or greater, a scraper is provided on the parent revolution mechanism so as to be interlocked with the revolution of the sponges, and the scraper is arranged so as to scrape the powder on the screen toward an axis of the parent revolution because of the interlocking.

Claims (21)

1. An electrostatic screen printer comprising:

an electrically conductive screen arranged in non-contact with a printing medium;

at least one rubbing member configured to rub a powder into the screen;

a direct current power source configured to apply a voltage to the printing medium and the powder, the powder rubbed into the screen being adhered to the printing medium by electrostatic induction;

a rotation mechanism configured to rotate the at least one rubbing member, the rotation mechanism comprising a first rotation shaft providing a rotation axis of the at least one rubbing member such that the at least one rubbing member is configured to rotate about the rotation axis on the first shaft; and

a revolution mechanism configured to revolve the at least one rubbing member, the revolution mechanism comprising a revolution shaft providing a revolution axis of the at least one rubbing member and a revolution arm connected to the revolution shaft, wherein the at least one rubbing member is mounted to the revolution arm such that the at least one rubbing member is configured to revolve about the revolution axis;

wherein the rotation axis and the revolution axis are parallel to and spaced apart from one another.

2. The electrostatic screen printer of claim 1 , wherein

a scraper is provided on the revolution mechanism so as to be interlocked with the revolution of the at least one rubbing member, and

the scraper is arranged so as to scrape the powder on the screen toward an axis of the revolution because of the interlocking.

3. The electrostatic screen printer of claim 2 further comprising a powder feeding unit configured to feed to the scraper the powder to be rubbed into the screen.

4. The electrostatic screen printer of claim 1 , wherein

the at least one rubbing member comprises a plurality of rubbing members, and

the distance from an axis of the revolution of the plurality of rubbing members to an axis of the rotation of each of the plurality of rubbing members is different.

5. The electrostatic screen printer of claim 4 , wherein the plurality of rubbing members are configured to rotate such that trajectories of contact surfaces thereof with the screen overlap with each other, and rotate so as not to contact with each other.

6. The electrostatic screen printer of claim 1 , wherein

the revolution of the at least one rubbing member includes two stages, the revolution mechanism being configured to operate in a parent revolution stage and a child revolution stage, and

a revolution speed ratio of the child revolution stage to the parent revolution stage is 4.0 or greater.

7. The electrostatic screen printer of claim 1 , wherein the rotation mechanism is configured to rotate the at least one rubbing member in a direction opposite to a direction of the revolution.

8. The electrostatic screen printer of claim 1 where the at least one rubbing member includes an elastic member and a wear-resistant layer covering the elastic member and capable of contacting with the screen.

9. The electrostatic screen printer of claim 1 further comprising a screen vibrating unit configured to vibrate the screen.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 20, 2026
From: HITACHI ZOSEN CORPORATION
To: KANADEVIA CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 075587/0740 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 4, 2017
From: FUKUI, HIDEYUKI; OKAMOTO, KENJI; TAKANO, YASUSHI
To: HITACHI ZOSEN CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 040841/0361 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2014-138198 · Jul 4, 2014 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20170144429A1 · May 25, 2017