Patent ID: 6601502
Filing Date: 2003-08-05
Classification: B41F

Abstract:
Apparatus for directly printing a layer of radiation curable material onto articles having a cylindrical surface, said apparatus comprising a printing assembly operative for directly printing a layer of said radiation curable material onto the cylindrical surface of said articles, said printing assembly comprising a belt in the shape of a loop having a planar portion for contact with said cylindrical surface of said articles for directly printing said layer of said radiation curable material thereon during rotation of said belt, a radiation emitting device operative for at least partially curing said layer of radiation curable material applied to said articles, at least one squeegee rotatably arranged for applying said radiation curable material through said belt onto the surface of said articles, said belt rotatable in the opposite direction of rotation of said at least one squeegee during said printing, and a turntable for transporting said articles about a path into operative relationship with said planar portion of said belt.