SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ROTATING A THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D) OBJECT DURING PRINTING OF THE OBJECT

A direct-to-object printer includes an object rotating subsystem. The object rotating subsystem includes an actuator with an output shaft, a holder mounted to the output shaft, the holder being configured to grip a portion of the object, and a controller operatively connected to the actuator. The co...

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Main Authors Herrmann, Douglas K, McConville, Paul J, Jaskowiak, Timothy R, Gunnell, Reid W, LeFevre, Jason M, Liu, Chu-Heng
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 14.02.2019
Subjects
CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME
LINING MACHINES
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
PRINTING
SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS
STAMPS
TRANSPORTING
TYPEWRITERS
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Summary:A direct-to-object printer includes an object rotating subsystem. The object rotating subsystem includes an actuator with an output shaft, a holder mounted to the output shaft, the holder being configured to grip a portion of the object, and a controller operatively connected to the actuator. The controller is configured to operate the actuator to rotate the holder and the object gripped by the holder to enable at least one of the printheads in a printer to print a portion of a circumference of the object that is longer than a width of the at least one printhead.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201715674764