Patent ID: 6155170
Filing Date: 2000-12-05
Classification: B41F

Abstract:
A screen printing machine comprising:(a) a cabinet having an upper opening and a shelf extending inwardly along at least two opposed cabinet sidewalls;(b) a print screen adapted to be held in a lateral position on the cabinet shelf;(c) a platen assembly for supporting a substrate, the platen assembly being provided within the cabinet near the upper opening; and(d) a curing assembly movably connected to the cabinet and located generally above the cabinet upper opening, the curing assembly including a housing having an open bottom and at least one ultraviolet light element attached within the housing and oriented to direct ultraviolet light downward;wherein during use, the curing assembly moves laterally between a first position in which the ultraviolet light element is located away from the substrate and a second position in which the ultraviolet light element is located above the substrate; and wherein the curing assembly is slidably engaged with the cabinet;the curing assembly including a housing having a top wall, a front wall, a back wall, side walls connecting between the front and back walls, an open bottom, the curing assembly also including a carriage track attached to the underside of the housing top wall, a movable carriage, and at least one ultraviolet light element attached to the movable carriage within the housing and oriented to direct ultraviolet light downward;during use, the curing assembly translates laterally to positions away from and above the cabinet; the movable carriage also translating between a first carriage position in which the ultraviolet light element is located near the housing back wall and a second carriage position in which the ultraviolet light element is located near the housing front wall, the ultraviolet light element having translated across the housing along the carriage track and in doing so shining ultraviolet light on the substrate.