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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 09, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2018
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Joseph Michael Fisher, Cheektowaga, NY (US);
Timothy Spencer Burt, Lancaster, NY (US);
Brenda Lee Denny, Caneadea, NY (US);
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Abstract
A roller assembly for a heat transfer printing system or hot foil transfer system is provided. The roller assembly includes a cylindrical roller core that extends around a center axis. The roller core includes an exterior surface and an opposite interior surface. The exterior surface is positioned to face a target object being printed upon. The roller assembly also includes a pliable tube in contact with the exterior surface and positioned to contact a thermal print ribbon disposed between the tube and the target object while the roller core is rotated to apply pressure on the ribbon and print onto the target object from the ribbon. The tube is not bonded to the roller core.