| CPC B65G 35/06 (2013.01) [B41J 3/407 (2013.01); B41M 5/007 (2013.01); B65G 49/064 (2013.01)] | 8 Claims |
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1. A glass printing machine with continuous glass transport, wherein the machine comprises:
a loading station receiving the glass panes to be printed
a viewing means or a mechanical positioning system downstream of a charging station; and
a printing bridge preferably arranged downstream of the viewing means or mechanical positioning system,
an unloading station allowing the unloading of the printed glass panes
wherein the machine comprises an upper level arranged above a lower level, with a series of carriages running continuously driven by linear motors travelling in one direction on the upper level and in the opposite direction on the lower level; to achieve this change of direction, a first vertical drive in the loading station raises the carriages from the lower level to the upper level and a second vertical drive in the unloading station lowers the carriages from the upper level to the lower level, and
wherein each carriage is slotted, to be integrated and coupled with a loading or unloading belt system to transfer the glass smoothly.
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