MACHINE FOR THE DIGITAL PRINTING OF SHEETS OF GLASS THROUGHOUT ITS ENTIRE SURFACE, INCLUDING ITS PERIMETER

Abstract

A machine for digital printing of glass sheets on their entire surface, including their border, comprising a printing table (1), a printing carriage (2) that travels along the printing table (1) on a number of travel guides (3), and a printing bridge (4) associated with the printing carriage (2) on which printing modules or heads (5) travel, characterized in that it has a head controller (6) that manages up to four encoders, which allows four simultaneous printing modes: Modality 1 along the X axis in single pass. Modality 2 along the Y axis in single pass. Modality 3 along the X axis in multipass. Modality 4 along the Y axis in multipass.

Claims

1. Machine for digital printing of glass sheets on all its surfaces including a peripheral edge thereof, comprising: a printing table, a printing carriage that moves along the printing tablealong some travel guides, a printing bridgebeing associated with the printing carriageon which some printing modules or heads move, and a head controllerthat manages up to four encoders, to provide four simultaneous printing modes: Modality 1 alongan X axis in single pass; Modality 2 alonga Y axis in single pass; Modality 3 along the X axis in multipass; and Modality 4 along the Y-axis in multipass.

Description

EXPLANATION OF THE FIGURES

[0022] In order to complement the description being made herein, and with the object of aiding the better understanding of the characteristics of the invention, in accordance with a preferred practical embodiment thereof, said description is accompanied, as an integral part thereof, by a set of drawings where, in an illustrative and non-limiting manner, the following has been represented:

[0023] FIG. 1 shows a machine that is the object of the invention.

[0024] FIG. 2 shows a head controller that allows up to four encoders to be managed.

PREFERRED EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION

[0025] In view of the figures, a preferred embodiment of the proposed invention is described below.

[0026] FIG. 1 shows a machine for digital glass printing that has a printing table (1) a printing carriage (2) that travels along the printing table (1) along some travel guides (3), a printing bridge (4) being associated with the printing carriage (2) on which printing modules or heads (5) travel, characterized in that it has a head controller (6) that manages up to four encoders.

[0027] The fact that the head controller (6) manages up to four encoders makes it possible to print simultaneously on both axes by means of a single pass system and on both axes in multipass with the same heads.

[0028] The machine thus exhibits four simultaneous printing modes on the same print heads (5). [0029] Modality 1 along the X axis in single pass. [0030] Modality 2 along the Y axis in single pass. [0031] Modality 3 along the X axis in multipass. [0032] Modality 4 along the Y axis in multipass.

[0033] Having sufficiently described the nature of the present invention, in addition to the manner in which to put it into practice, it is hereby stated that, in its essence, it may be put into practice in other embodiments that differ in detail from that indicated by way of example, and to which the protection equally applies, provided that its main principle is not altered, changed or modified.