Mounting apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9731529-B2
Application number	US-201514815682-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 31, 2015
Priority date	Jul 31, 2014
Publication date	Aug 15, 2017
Grant date	Aug 15, 2017

Abstract

A mounting apparatus for mounting a printing apparatus to a structure includes an attachment part, which is attachable to the structure, and a support member upon which a printing apparatus is supportable. The support member enables the printing apparatus to be located in a desired position along a first axis, which extends in a first direction relative to the structure, and wherein at least a part of a footprint of the support member defined in a first plane, which is substantially transverse to the first axis, overlaps at least a part of a footprint of the printing apparatus defined in a second plane, which is substantially transverse to the first axis.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A mounting apparatus for mounting a printing apparatus to a structure, the mounting apparatus including an attachment part which is attachable to the structure and a support member upon which a printing apparatus is supportable, the support member enabling the printing apparatus to be located in a desired position along a first axis which extends in a first direction relative to the structure, and wherein at least a part of a footprint of the support member, defined in a first plane which is substantially transverse to the first axis, overlaps at least a part of a footprint of the printing apparatus, defined in a second plane which is substantially transverse to the first axis, and
wherein the support member is extendible/retractable along the first axis to adjust the position of the printing apparatus relative to the structure.

2. A mounting apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the first plane and the second plane are coincident with one another.

3. A mounting apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the support member and the printing apparatus are substantially coaxial.

4. A mounting apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the entire footprint of at least a part of the support member overlaps the footprint of the printing apparatus.

5. A mounting apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first plane and the second plane is substantially orthogonal to the first axis.

6. A mounting apparatus, for mounting a printing apparatus to a structure, the mounting apparatus including an attachment part which is attachable to the structure and a support member upon which the printing apparatus is supportable, the support member enabling the printing apparatus to be located in a desired position along a first axis which extends in a first direction relative to the structure, and wherein at least a part of a footprint of the support member, defined in a first plane which is substantially transverse to the first axis, overlaps at least a part of a footprint of the printing apparatus, defined in a second plane which is substantially transverse to the first axis;
wherein the support member is extendible/retractable along the first axis to adjust the position of the printing apparatus relative to the structure; and
wherein the mounting apparatus includes a substrate guide member for guiding a substrate to be printed relative to the printing apparatus, and/or the mounting apparatus includes a platen to support a substrate during a print process, and/or the printing apparatus is a thermal transfer overprinter.

7. A mounting apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the first plane and the second plane are parallel with one another.

8. A mounting apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the entire footprint of the support member overlaps the footprint of the printing apparatus.

9. A mounting apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the support member provides a conduit to house one or more wires.

10. A mounting apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the support member includes at least two parts which fit one inside the other.

11. A mounting apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the support member is telescopic.

12. A mounting apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the support member provides a housing for a power supply or other equipment.

13. A mounting apparatus according to claim 6 , including a locking device for locking the printing apparatus in the desired position relative to the support member.

14. A combination of a printing apparatus, which includes a supply spool and a take-up spool for holding printing ribbon, and a mounting apparatus for mounting the printing apparatus to a structure, the mounting apparatus including an attachment part which is attachable to the structure and a support member upon which the printing apparatus is supportable, the support member enabling the printing apparatus to be located in a desired position along a first axis which extends in a first direction relative to the structure, and wherein at least a part of a footprint of the support member, defined in a first plane which is substantially transverse to the first axis, overlaps at least a part of a footprint of the printing apparatus, defined in a second plane which is substantially transverse to the first axis, and
wherein the support member is extendible/retractable along the first axis to adjust the position of the printing apparatus relative to the structure.

15. A combination of a mounting apparatus and a printing apparatus according to claim 14 , wherein the mounting apparatus is integral with the printing apparatus.

16. A combination of a mounting apparatus and a printing apparatus according to claim 14 , wherein the first plane and the second plane are parallel with one another.

17. A combination of a mounting apparatus and a printing apparatus according to claim 14 , wherein the first plane and the second plane are coincident with one another.

18. A combination of a mounting apparatus and a printing apparatus according to claim 14 , wherein the support member and the printing apparatus are substantially coaxial.

19. A combination of a mounting apparatus and a printing apparatus according to claim 14 , wherein the entire footprint of at least a part of the support member overlaps the footprint of the printing apparatus.

20. A combination of a mounting apparatus and a printing apparatus according to claim 14 , wherein the entire footprint of the support member overlaps the footprint of the printing apparatus.

21. A combination of a mounting apparatus and a printing apparatus according to claim 14 , wherein at least one of the first plane and the second plane is substantially orthogonal to the first axis.

22. A combination of a mounting apparatus and a printing apparatus according to claim 14 , wherein the support member is telescopic.

23. A combination of a mounting apparatus and a printing apparatus according to claim 14 , wherein the support member includes at least two parts which fit one inside the other.

24. A combination of a mounting apparatus and a printing apparatus according to claim 14 , wherein the mounting apparatus includes a substrate guide member for guiding a substrate to be printed relative to the printing apparatus, and/or the mounting apparatus includes a platen to support a substrate during a print process, and/or the printing apparatus is a thermal transfer overprinter.

25. A combination of a mounting apparatus and a printing apparatus according to claim 14 , wherein the support member provides a conduit to house one or more wires.

26. A combination of a mounting apparatus and a printing apparatus according to claim 14 , wherein the support member provides a housing for a power supply or other equipment.

27. A combination of a mounting apparatus and a printing apparatus according to claim 14 , including a locking device for locking the printing apparatus in the desired position relative to the support member.

28. A mounting apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the mounting apparatus includes a substrate guide member for guiding a substrate to be printed relative to the printing apparatus, and/or the mounting apparatus includes a platen to support a substrate during a print process, and/or the printing apparatus is a thermal transfer overprinter.

29. A mounting apparatus according to claim 1

Assignees

• Dover Europe Sarl

Inventors

• Toudmeri Mohammed Jamal

Classifications

• B41J3/4073

  Printing on three-dimensional objects not being in sheet or web form, e.g. spherical or cubic objects (B41J3/283, B41J3/286 take precedence; building up a 3D object using individual droplets from jetting heads B29C64/112) · CPC title

• B41J15/00

  Devices or arrangements {of selective printing mechanisms, e.g. ink-jet printers or thermal printers,} specially adapted for supporting or handling copy material in continuous form, e.g. webs · CPC title

• B41J2/14024

  Assembling head parts · CPC title

• B41J15/08

  characterised by being applied to printers having transversely- moving carriages · CPC title

• B41J2/32

  using thermal heads · CPC title