Process and apparatus for printing assembled absorbent articles with custom graphics
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
B41J-002/01
B41J-011/00
B41J-013/10
B41J-003/28
출원번호
US-0600298
(2012-08-31)
등록번호
US-8876279
(2014-11-04)
발명자
/ 주소
Warner, Alrick Vincent
Yang, Hui
출원인 / 주소
The Procter & Gamble Company
대리인 / 주소
Matson, Charles R.
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초록▼
The present disclosure relates to methods and apparatuses for printing graphics on absorbent articles. Printing systems according to the present disclosure may include a carrier apparatus that transports individual absorbent articles past a printing station, which prints a custom graphic on the abso
The present disclosure relates to methods and apparatuses for printing graphics on absorbent articles. Printing systems according to the present disclosure may include a carrier apparatus that transports individual absorbent articles past a printing station, which prints a custom graphic on the absorbent articles. The carrier apparatus may include a hook member connected with an endless belt. The printing system may also include a pressing apparatus positioned adjacent the endless belt. During operation, an absorbent article may be positioned on a hook member, and the endless belt conveys the absorbent article in the machine direction past the printing station. As the absorbent article advances toward the printing station, the pressing apparatus compresses and flattens the absorbent article against the hook member to help provide a relatively flat, smooth surface on the absorbent article to be printed. The printing station then prints a graphic on the advancing article.
대표청구항▼
1. A method for producing customized absorbent articles, each absorbent article comprising a chassis including a first surface and an opposing second surface, the chassis having a longitudinal axis and a lateral axis, a first end region longitudinally opposed to a second end region, and a central re
1. A method for producing customized absorbent articles, each absorbent article comprising a chassis including a first surface and an opposing second surface, the chassis having a longitudinal axis and a lateral axis, a first end region longitudinally opposed to a second end region, and a central region longitudinally intermediate of the first and second end regions, the method comprising the steps of: providing a carrier including an endless belt and a hook member, the hook member including a base member connected with a support member, the support member including a first surface and an opposing second surface, wherein the base member is connected with the endless belt and wherein the support member defines a distal end portion;placing the chassis of an absorbent article on the hook member such that the first surface of the first end region is in a facing relationship with the first surface of the support member, the distal end portion of the support member is adjacent the central region, and the second end region is positioned between the second surface of the support member and the endless belt;advancing the hook member and the absorbent article in a machine direction;pressing the advancing absorbent article against the first surface of the support member;increasing the surface energy of the second surface of the chassis;printing a graphic on the second surface of the advancing absorbent article; andremoving the absorbent article from the hook member. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the compressing step further comprises advancing the first end region in the machine direction between a plurality of rollers and the support member. 3. The method of claim 1, wherein the first end region is a first waist region, the second end region is a second waist region, and the central region is a crotch region. 4. The method of claim 3, wherein the first waist region comprises a front waist region. 5. The method of claim 3, wherein the second surface of the chassis comprises a garment facing surface. 6. The method of claim 1, wherein the second surface of the chassis is defined by a backsheet. 7. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of increasing the surface energy further comprises advancing the chassis in the machine direction past a corona treater. 8. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of printing further comprising depositing ink onto the second surface of the chassis from an ink jet printer. 9. The method of claim 8, further comprising the step of curing the ink. 10. The method of claim 9, wherein the step of curing further comprises advancing the chassis past an ink curing apparatus selected from the group of consisting of: an ultra violet light source and an electron beam generator. 11. An apparatus for printing graphics onto absorbent articles, the apparatus comprising: an ink jet printing device;an endless belt extending in a machine direction adjacent the ink jet printing device, the endless belt including a first surface and an opposing second surface;a hook member including: a base member connected with the endless belt;a support member connected with the base member and extending in the machine direction from the base member to a distal end portion, the support member including a first surface and an opposing second surface, wherein the second surface of the support member faces the first surface of the endless belt;a plurality of rollers, each roller having an outer circumferential surface and adapted to rotate about an axis of rotation extending in a cross direction, wherein the rollers are spaced apart from each other along the machine direction with the outer circumferential surfaces adjacent the first surface of the endless belt, and a minimum distance, d, between the outer circumferential surface of each roller and the first surface of the support member, wherein the distance, d, is the same for more than one roller. 12. The apparatus of claim 11, further comprising a frame, wherein the rollers are rotatably supported by the frame. 13. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the distance, d, is variable. 14. The apparatus of claim 11, further comprising an ink curing apparatus. 15. An apparatus for printing graphics onto absorbent articles, the apparatus comprising: an ink jet printing device;an endless belt extending in a machine direction adjacent the ink jet printing device, the endless belt including a first surface and an opposing second surface;a hook member including: a base member connected with the endless belt;a support member connected with the base member and extending in the machine direction from the base member to a distal end portion, the support member including a first surface and an opposing second surface, wherein the second surface of the support member faces the first surface of the endless belt;a corona treater; anda plurality of rollers, each roller having an outer circumferential surface and adapted to rotate about an axis of rotation extending in a cross direction, wherein the rollers are spaced apart from each other along the machine direction with the outer circumferential surfaces adjacent the first surface of the endless belt.
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