Method and apparatus for printing composite designs on fabric

Details Method and apparatus for printing composite designs on fabric Method and apparatus for printing composite designs on fabric

1981-11-25

1984-01-03

Coughenour, Clyde I.

Printing

Multicolor

Processes

101116, 101129, 101172, 101181, 101DIG25, 118 46, B41M 112, B41F 3128, B05C 906

Patent

active

044236760

ABSTRACT:
Variegated composite designs (11) are printed on a surface of a length of fabric (12) by a two-stage printing process in which first, sharp, unmodulated color background portions (14) of the design are first applied by a conventional contact printer (13) such as a rotary screen printer in one example. Next, the partially printed fabric is advanced to an airbrush printing station located downstream from the final stage of the contact printer, where a plurality of airbrushes (21) are selectively operated to apply variable color tone portions or features (22) to the fabric adjacent to the background portions previously printed, in either the same or contrasting color or colors so as to produce a variegated composite design including the airbrushed portions superimposed on and embellishing the background sharp color portions previously printed. Operation of the airbrushes and contact printer is synchronized (FIGS. 1, 2-24, 27; FIGS. 3-7-61, 62) so as to provide a variety of artistic effects by compositing of the standard contact printing and airbrush spray printing patterns.

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