Patent ID: 8070244
Filing Date: 2011-12-06
Classification: B41F,B41J

Abstract:
1. A printing machine for printing articles that are substantially in the form of bodies of revolution, the machine comprising: a structure; mandrels for carrying articles for printing, each mandrel being suitable for being driven in rotation about an axis of rotation corresponding substantially to an axis of symmetry of the article for printing; drive means for driving the article for printing so as to cause the mandrels to be moved between transfer positions and at least one printing position; a turntable carrying the mandrels, the turntable being driven in rotation by the drive means; displacement means for moving the mandrels in a radial direction relative to the turntable to move the mandrels away from or towards a printer station, each mandrel being moved between transfer positions and at least one printing position; and the printer station comprising a support plate and a printer unit fastened to the support plate to project ink onto the articles for printing; wherein the printer station includes at least one additional printer unit, and the printer units are arranged beside one another around a semi-circle centered on the axis of rotation of the mandrel, a diameter of said semi-circle, passing by the ends of said semi-circle, being perpendicular to the radial direction, when the mandrel is placed in its printing position.