Object holder for a direct-to-object printer

What is disclosed is an object holder for retaining an object in a direct-to-object print system and a direct-to-object print system configured to use various embodiments of the object holder of the present invention. The object holder comprises a shuttle mount configured to slideably traverse a sup...

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Hauptverfasser:	Irizarry, Roberto A, Terrero, Carlos M, McCarthy, Jacob R
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS FOOTWEAR HUMAN NECESSITIES i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME LINING MACHINES MACHINES, TOOLS, EQUIPMENT OR METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING ORREPAIRING FOOTWEAR PARTS OF FOOTWEAR PERFORMING OPERATIONS PRINTING SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS STAMPS TRANSPORTING TYPEWRITERS
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Zusammenfassung:	What is disclosed is an object holder for retaining an object in a direct-to-object print system and a direct-to-object print system configured to use various embodiments of the object holder of the present invention. The object holder comprises a shuttle mount configured to slideably traverse a support member positioned parallel to a plane formed by at least one printhead of a direct-to-object print system. An expandable bladder attached to either the shuttle mount or a restraint. The bladder is inserted in a cavity of an object to be printed. A pump then fills the bladder with either a gas or a liquid to cause the bladder to expand. The expanded bladder in the object's cavity enables a surface of the object to be printed. In one embodiment, the filled bladder substantially conforms to a shape of a human foot, and the object being printed is footwear.