Patent ID: 9067405
Filing Date: 2015-06-30
Classification: B41F

Abstract:
1. A printing device for containers, comprising a screen to apply a screen print onto the containers, a squeegee-holder that is guided by a continuous track and holding a squeegee in such a way that during the container printing process one end of the squeegee scrapes across the screen, thus forcing ink through the screen and onto one of the containers, and the distance between the end of the squeegee and the squeegee-holder is variable, wherein the squeegee-holder is connected to a first coupling location on a first curved track in a manner allowing the squeegee-holder to travel along the first curved track, and also connected to a second coupling location on a second curved track that encompasses the first curved track, in a manner allowing the squeegee-holder to travel along the second curved track, wherein the first and the second curved tracks predetermine the position of the squeegee, wherein the squeegee-holder is movable around an axis of rotation of a rotating distributor, and wherein the rotating distributor is equipped with several arms, and the first curved track and the second curved track are configured in such a way that the angle between the squeegee and the respective arm leads to the respective squeegee-holder changes during the rotation of the squeegee-holder around a center of rotation.