Patent ID: 7163267
Filing Date: 2007-01-16
Classification: B41F

Abstract:
1. A printer machine for printing on articles, the machine comprising a plurality of article-carriers ( 16 ) each having a portion fitted with at least one shaft ( 218 ) for carrying at least one article, the article-carriers being suitable for moving in indexed manner along at least one plane path, the printer machine having a plurality of print stations where printing is applied to the articles and which are interposed with stations for drying articles that have received printing, the machine being characterized in that the shaft for carrying said at least one article in each article-carrier is also suitable for moving parallel to its axis in the vicinity of print stations which are offset from the travel plane of the article-carriers, and for moving away from said plane so as to bring the article into position for printing inside a slot ( 180 ), said slot being formed in a protective screen ( 166 ) which protects the corresponding print station from the radiation coming from the dryer stations.