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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2017
Applicant:
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen Ag, Heidelberg, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG, Heidelberg, DE;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 3/407 (2006.01); B41J 2/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 3/4073 (2013.01); B41J 2/01 (2013.01);
Abstract
A carousel-type printing system includes a plurality of printing units for printing on objects and a revolver for conveying the objects from one of the printing units to another. The revolver has a plurality of spindles with retaining elements for holding the objects. A first shaft and a first motor are provided for rotating the revolver. A second shaft and a common second motor are provided for rotating the spindles. One of the two shafts is a hollow shaft and the other of the two shafts is an interior shaft in the hollow shaft. The first motor and the second motor are preferably coaxial with one another.