PROCESS AND MACHINE FOR DECORATING CONTAINERS OR SIMILAR ARTICLES

摘要

The present invention relates to a process and a machine for the decoration of containers or similar articles of the type comprising a support frame; an impulse shaft (12) coupled to the support frame, said shaft being rotated on its own axis with an intermittent motion; a plurality of conveyor stations (14) connected in order to rotate in association with said impulse shaft (12); support members (16 and 18) for each of said conveyor stations, said support means (16 and 18) being arranged to transport simultaneously at least two articles (A and B) from a loading or reception position (14a) to an unloading or delivery position (14f) of articles; impulse means connected to the impulse shaft (12) in order to make it rotate in association with the various conveyor stations (14); and at least one decoration screen (PD) for each one of the conveyor stations (14), said screens (PD) being located in correspondance with the surface of the articles to be decorated in order to decorate simultaneously the articles (A and B) with at least two different decoration screens (PD), said decorating machine having at least two conveyor stations (3, 1) one for the loading and another one for the unloading of articles.