Patent ID: 9636928
Date: 2017-05-02
CPC Classifications: B25J,B41J

Claim:
1. An apparatus for the printing and radiation treatment of a curved surface of an object, the apparatus comprising: a printing unit; a radiation unit; a movement unit either moving said printing unit and said radiation unit at a working distance along the surface of the object or moving the object at a working distance along said printing unit and said radiation unit, said movement unit being a jointed-arm robot with 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7 degrees of freedom or a robot with a plurality of linear axes or axes of rotation; a shielding unit being at least one of adjustable or deformable at least one of relative to said printing unit or relative to said radiation unit and during printing; at least one actuator deforming said shielding unit; and a control unit activating said at least one actuator during a movement of said printing unit and said radiation unit or during a movement of the object and deforming said shielding unit to keep another working distance between said shielding unit and the surface of the object within a predefined working range.