WO2019110032A1

WO2019110032A1 - Container holder

Info

Publication number: WO2019110032A1
Application number: PCT/DE2018/100867
Authority: WO
Inventors: Ulrich Pohlmann
Original assignee: Ulrich Pohlmann
Priority date: 2017-12-06
Filing date: 2018-10-23
Publication date: 2019-06-13
Also published as: EP3551459A1; DE112018006244A5; EP3551459B1; DE102017129008A1

Abstract

The invention relates to a tool (1) for holding a container (50), in particular a cup and/or bottle, comprising at least a first leg (2) and a second leg (3), which are connected to each other at at least one connection point (7), wherein at least one leg (2, 3) is designed as a two-sided lever having an effort arm (2.1, 3.1) below the connection point (7) and a load arm (2.2, 3.2) above the connection point (7). According to the invention, when the effort arm (2.1, 3.1) is operated, the load arm (2.2, 3.2) of the one leg (2, 3) above the connection point (7) can be transferred, relative to the other leg (3, 2), from an open position to a closed position and vice versa. In the closed position, the load arm (2.2, 3.2) of the one leg (2, 3) and the other leg (2, 3) can at least frictionally and/or interlockingly retain a container (50) that has been inserted between the legs (2, 3) in the open position.

Description

tube holders

The present invention relates to a tool for holding a vessel, in particular a cup and / or bottle, with at least a first leg and a second leg, which are interconnected in at least one connection point, wherein at least one leg in the form of a two-sided lever with a Low force is configured below the connection point and a load arm above the connection point, as well as a method for the thermal transfer printing for applying pressure to vessels, especially of cups and / or bottles with a hard and smooth surface using the inventions to the invention tool. A method for the thermal transfer printing and the use of a device in the known method is known for example from DE 199 37 8 22. In the method known from DE 199 37 8 22, using transfer papers, in which the transfer paper provided with the printed image is pressed onto the surface of the object to be printed by an electrically heatable pressing tool. When the pressing tool is an electrically heatable heating jacket or heating mat with a length-adjustable snap connection at their ends.

A disadvantage of the known pressing tool is that the length-adjustable snap-on connection arranged on the heating sleeve or heating mat lies on the insertion and removal side of the heating sleeve for a vessel. For example, if a cup is inserted into the known configured as a heating sleeve crimping tool, the length-adjustable snap connection must be performed and threaded through the handle of the cup to understand the time and time consuming. The same applies vice versa after the thermal printing when removing the key. from the heating jacket. This aggravates the fact that the cup surface and the snap connection is heated by the action of heat, whereby the removal can be done by opening the snap connection from the heating sleeve after a certain cooling time. In this respect, the known pressing tool is not suitable for an automated process or for a cost-effective method.

It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a tool with which the disadvantages known in the prior art can be at least partially overcome. In particular, the object of the present invention is to design a tool for holding vessels, in particular cups and / or bottles, in such a way that it can hold the vessel with simple grips and release it again, in particular around the vessel held by the work to print in the thermal printing process. In addition, the tool should be designed so that a simplified automated Tbermoiransfer- or sublimation printing method for applying prints on Ge vessels is feasible.

The above object is achieved by a tool for holding a vessel with the features of claim 1 and by a method using the tool according to the invention with the features of claim 13. Further advantages, features and details of the invention will become apparent from the dependent claims, the description and the drawings. In this case, features and details that are described in connection with the tool according to the invention, of course, also in connection with the inventive method, so that with respect to the disclosure of the individual aspects of the invention always reciprocal reference is or may be.

The inventive tool for holding a vessel, in particular a cup and / or bottle, with at least a first leg and a second leg, which are interconnected in at least one connection point, wherein at least one leg in the form of a two-sided lever with a force arm below the Connection point and a load arm is formed above the Ver connection point, includes the technical teaching that when Actuate supply of the power arm of the load arm of a leg above the connection point relative to the other leg from an open position to a closing Stel ment and vice versa can be converted, wherein in the closed position of the load arm of a leg and the other leg in the open position between the legs rule inserted vessel at least non-positively and / or positively hold.

The tool according to the invention should advantageously serve as a holder for vessels to be treated or printed in thermal transfer or sublimation printing processes, the holder being exposed to a heat source, for example a furnace, with a vessel clamped therein. Temperatures of 95.degree. C. to 150.degree. C. and even more preferably of 160.degree. C. to 210.degree. C. are known for the sublimation processes known in thermal printing, and the process speed can advantageously be increased significantly at high temperatures above 150.degree. The tool according to the invention should be advantageously adapted to the stated temperatures with regard to its material selection.

For the purposes of the present invention, a sublimation or thermal transfer printing is to be understood as a thermal printing process in which the dye is evaporated (sublimed) into or onto the material of the vessel to be printed. For this purpose, transfer papers and films as well as dyes or special inks are used, which are sublimated onto the vessel. In a step preceding the thermal printing process, first a paper web or a special film is printed with appro priate dyes (reversed) and then transferred by means of the thermal or sublimation mationsdruckverfahren by transfer printing by heating up to 210 ° C to the vessel. The condition is that the dyes sublime in the range of 95 ° C to 150 ° C and more preferably in the range of 160 ° C to 210 ° C with a reaching speed.

For the purposes of the present invention, a "connection point" between the two legs is to be understood as meaning a connection which allows a rotational movement of the two legs relative to one another, at least in sections, to rotate. Within the meaning of the present invention, such a connection is to be understood advantageously as an articulated or articulated connection, wherein the connection via the connection pivot point interconnected legs are hinged together.

By forming at least one designed as a two-sided lever leg, which is connected via at least one connection point with another leg, wherein the other leg may for example also be adapted to the vessel shape or a surface to which the connection point is attached, can by Operation of the lever designed as a leg on the side of the power arm, a movement of the load arm are performed. Advantageously, for this construction, in which only one leg is designed as a lever, a connection of the two legs via at least two connection points in the form of joints, so that the two legs work on the toggle principle, in contrast to the simple articulated connection the Open position and the closed position of the tool results from an opposite to the known from the simple articulated connection movement of the power arm. Regardless of whether only one leg or two or more legs of the inventions to the invention tool as a lever, each with a force and a load arm are formed, the tool according to the invention over the known from the prior art tool has the advantage that the force for fixing a recorded in the tool vessel is applied to the opposite side of the Kraftarmseite to the introduction of the work and the force acts mediated on the connection point on the Lastarmseite. This advantageous embodiment makes an additional backup of the tool on the load arm side, for example in the form of a snap closure, superfluous, creating a vessel completely barrier-free, d. H. without implementation or threading a closure Ver, for example, from DE 199 37 8 22 known Schnappverbin tion through the handle of a cup, introduced in the open position of the tool between the legs or from the fixation by the legs, for example by a Thermosublimationsprozess by loosening the fixation on the power arm side can be taken out of the tool again.

Particularly advantageous is both the first and the second leg are designed in the form ei Nes two-sided lever, each with a force arm and each having a load arm, wherein the load arms of the two legs over at least one Ge Are connected to each other steering so that when merging the power arms of the two legs, the load arms acting in opposite directions on the introduced between the load arms of the two legs vessel in the closed position. By forming both legs as levers, a gripping movement can be carried out with the tool according to the invention, with the load arms of the two legs gripping the vessel inserted between the load arms in the gripper handle at least in sections.

Advantageously, the two legs can be placed in the form of a two-sided lever one above the other and secured with a connecting point designed as a hinge pin. In this way, the legs can rotate at least partially against each other by their storage at the Ver connection point on the hinge pin. Ie. to turn around the hinge pin. The tool may be formed as a plugged industry, in which the one designed as a lever leg is passed through an opening in the other designed as a lever leg and the legs are secured zen with a Gelenkbol. An advantage of this fancy than punched trade th tool is that the leadership in the joint, d. H. in the connection point between the two legs even then given when the hinge pin has a higher clearance through wear.

In the simplest case, the tool of the present invention may also be designed as jointless pliers whose legs are elastically connected to one another at a point, so that they are pressed together for fixing a vessel and held in the fixing position or by a fixing element in FIG secured the fixing position.

In a particularly advantageous manner, a sleeve is arranged between the two legs above the connection point, which holds a introduced in the open position between the legs vessel or this keln lying between the legs. The cuff is preferably designed such that it in the closed Stel development of the leg, the vessel inserted between the legs, at least from sections or completely sheathed. Preferably, the cuff during the transfer from the open position into the closed position around the vessel to clamp, thereby securing the vessel on the one hand, that is held fixed in the closed position between the legs and on the other hand, placed on the surface of the vessel transfer paper or launched transfer film is fixed with a lying to the surface of the vessel pressure in his or her position on the upper surface of the vessel during the Thermosublimationsverfahrens of the vessel spanning cuff and pressed to the surface of the vessel. The pressing of the transfer paper or the transfer film takes place uniformly by the uniform nestling of the cuff around and to the lateral surface of the vessel. By the uniform nestling of the cuff around and on the lateral surface of the vessel can be advantageously produced a uniform print image with a superior color brilliance and color depth.

Thus, the cuff over the entire height of the vessel comprise the vessel or can span this in the closed position, is advantageously orthogonal to the legs extending, at least connected to the load arm of the one leg above the connection point a cross-beam on which the cuff in the longitudinal extension of Crossbar is arranged. Particularly advantageous is at the legs, orthogonal to the two legs extending at the Lastar men above the connection point in each case a cross-beam connected, wherein the cross members are arranged parallel to each other and wherein the sleeve truss with one longitudinal side in the longitudinal extension of the cross members with the cross is connected, wherein advantageously the collar between the parallel to each other extending crossbeams is suspended. The length of the crossbeam or the crossbeams and thus the total length of the work tool according to the invention can be advantageously adapted to the height of the vessel. Thus, advantageously, a tool is suitable using different length cross-members and differently dimensioned lengths in its longitudinal direction, for example for use in a thermal printing process for bottles and for use in a thermal printing process for cups. The shape and the material of the sleeves can be advantageously varied. Should be included For example, a tapered cup or a very bulbous bottle are held by the tool according to the invention, the shape of the built-in tool cuff can be adapted to the shape of the cup or the shape of the bottle, or the cuff can be exchanged. Also, the material of the sleeve can be owed according to the requirements of the thermal transfer or sublimation method or the weight of the vessel, who adapted the. Advantageously, the material used for the sleeve is a rubber-elastic material such as, for example, silicone which is advantageously crosslinking at high temperature, and the addition, catalysed by noble metal compounds, of SL-H groups to silicon-bonded vinyl groups, both in the poly Merketten or are installed at the end, can be produced in a cross-linking mechanism. But there are also other materials for the formation of man cuff conceivable, which, for example, have only low elastic properties or no elastic properties.

In each case, a first and a second leg are connected to the mutually parallel transverse members at both ends, wherein the legs are each formed in the form of a two-sided lever, each with a load arm and a force arm, and the parallel cross-members with their bilateral ends are connected to the opposite ends at both ends of the cross arms with their load arms, and where advantageously arranged between the arranged on both sides of the cross arms legs the cuff and verbun in longitudinal extension with the cross members is the, d. H. the cuff is suspended or suspended between the two mutually parallel crossbars.

In a particularly advantageous manner, additional crossbeams are connected with their beidseiti gene ends with the opposing legs at both ends of the crossbars with their power arms. The additional lower crossbars connected to the force arms of the legs are advantageously arranged parallel to the upper crossbars connected to the load arms of the legs. This embodiment of the tool according to the invention allows a particularly good stability of the tool both in the open position and in the closed position with or without a recorded in the tool vessel. Also suitable nen the lower crossbars as a target for a fixing. In an automated process or method, for example, each in the paral lel each other arranged lower cross members in contrast to each egg ner chain or each band guided hooks or other fixative intervene fen, for example, a hook or a hook chain with at least one hook in the a lower cross-beam and the other hook band or the other hook chain engages with at least one hook in the other lower cross-beam. In opposite directions of the chains or bands, the tool can advantageously be automated transferred to an open position and be automatically converted by Richtungswech- be the opposite direction of the bands or chains back to a closed position. Under parallel guidance of both bands or Ket th can then advantageously the tool in an automated process of a thermal transfer or Sublimationsdruckverfahrens with the clamped vessel passed by a heat source or by the heat source, such as a furnace, passed or driven, wherein after leaving the Furnace by opposing leadership of the bands or chains transferred the tool from the closed position back into the open position and the vessel after the sub limationsprozess releases. Advantageously, the closed position of the legs by at least one fixing element, which is operatively connected to at least one power arm and / or at least one transverse traverse, held captive. An operatively connected to a crossbeam or egg nem force arm fixing can for example be a Verschlus selement in the form of a hook or hook / eye connection, wherein the hook is rotatably movably connected to the one lower cross-beam or the power arm and in the closed position to engages in the running parallel to the lower cross-beam or the other force arm or this or this encompasses. For the transfer of the tool from the closed position to the open position previously the order or engagement of the hook is dissolved around or in a lower cross-beam or the power arm and thereby repealed the fixation by the fixing in the closed position again. It is also conceivable to achieve a fixation in the closed position of the tool by a arranged on the Lastarmseite Fixie relement. In a particularly advantageous manner, the fixing element is designed as a yoke in the form of a ring which engages the two legs together on their power arms, wherein in the open position of the tool, the ring is arranged in the direction of the connec tion point, ie in the upper portion of the power arms, which is advantageous - Adhered for a maximum opening of the tool under maximum spread of the power arms of the ring just below or at the height of the connection point ver pushed or arranged. When merging the force arms relatively zueinan, wherein the tool is transferred from the open position to the closed position, the ring slides advantageous independently along the power arms in the direction of the lower crossbars to the point where it to a force and / or shape between the load arms and a vessel inserted between the load arms. This point can be overcome for transferring the tool from the closed position back into the open position by further merging the force arms to an approximately parallel position of the force arms to each other, wherein in the parallel position of the force arms, the force arms in the form of a ring encompassing fixing again in the upper region of the power arms, that can be pushed back in the direction of the connection point. Thus, when returning the fixing member toward the connection point, wherein the return can be done for example by a 180 ° rotation of the tool, the fixing member does not slide beyond the connection point along the legs, is advantageous to at least one leg between the power arm and the load arm in the region Connection point arranged a stopper for the fixing element. The stopper can advantageously be designed as a monolithic nose designed with the rail, which is advantageously designed to extend orthogonally to the leg, at the level of the connection point.

The legs, the cross members and the fixing element of the tool according to the invention can advantageously be produced in the context of a plastic injection molding process from a suitable plastic or a plastic metal alloy. The tool can also be advantageously made of metal or a metal alloy outside of a plastic injection molding process. A combination of at least two of the materials mentioned here is conceivable. Overall, the material used for the preparation of the Vorrich device according to the invention is limited only to the extent that this to a stable Execution of the tool leads, which should make a holder of a vessel guaranteed. In addition, the material must meet the requirements for heat resistance. In this respect, the tool according to the invention could also be made from a heat-resistant, thermoplastic fiber composite material.

The object of the invention is also achieved by a process for the thermal transfer or sublimation printing for applying printing to vessels, in particular of cups and / or bottles with a hard and smooth surface using the tool according to the invention.

Another aspect of the present invention is a modular system comprising different length crossbeams, different in their longitudinal extent, in their shape and / or made of different materials cuffs and different lengths and in their proportions of the power arms to the load arms different variants of legs. These components or assemblies are before geous suitable for building together an inventive tool zusammenzu. In addition, the modular system advantageously comprises fixing elements, Gelenkbol Zen and / or joints and other small parts and optionally tools that are required for the assembly of the tool according to the invention. Thus, it is possible by means of the modular system according to the invention a tool optimally and flexibly and adapt without costly technical changes, for example, to the shape or size of a vessel. For this purpose, the tool can be assembled and dismantled from the modular system. Thus, the modular system according to the invention makes it possible in a simple manner to produce a precisely fitting tool for holding a vessel, for example for use in a thermal transfer or sublimation printing process.

In order to avoid repetition with regard to further advantages of the method according to the invention or of the modular system according to the invention, reference is made to the description of the advantageous embodiment of the tool according to the invention, and it is used in full to this.

Further measures improving the invention will be described below with the description of preferred embodiments of the invention with reference to FIGS. shown in detail. In this case, the features mentioned in the claims and in the description can each be individually essential for training or in any combination. It should be noted that the embodiments shown in the figures have only descriptive character and are not intended to limit the invention in any way.

Show it:

1 is a schematic diagram of a tool according to the invention in the open position in a perspective view from the front,

2 shows the tool of Figure 1 with a yoke designed as a fixing element in a perspective view from the front,

3 shows the tool of Figure 2 with an arrange between the crossbeam th cuff in frontal view from the front on two legs designed as a lever,

4 in the closed position in frontal view from the front,

5 shows the tool of Figure 2 in a plan view from above on the clamped between the two crossbeams cuff,

6 shows a variant of a sleeve in plan view from above,

4 in the closed position with a cup spanned by the sleeve in frontal view from the front,

8 shows the tool from FIG. 7 in a perspective view obliquely from the front, FIG.

9 shows the tool from FIG. 7 in a plan view from above onto the cup handle, FIG.

7 shows a plan view from above of the cup handle with the sleeve shown in FIG. 6 and installed in the tool, and FIG. 11 shows a variant of the tool according to the invention in plan view from above, with the cuffs in the closed position touch. In the different figures, the same parts are always the same

Reference numerals provided, which is why they are usually described only once.

FIG. 1 shows an inventive tool 1 in the open position. At parallel to each other extending upper crossbars 8.2 each have a first leg 2 and a second leg 3 is connected at both ends, wherein the legs 2 and 3 each in the form of a two-sided lever, each with a load arm 2.2 and 3.2 and a power arm 2.1 and 3.1 are formed. The respectively arranged on both sides of the tool 1 legs 2 and 3 are superimposed in the form of a two-sided lever and secured with a designed as a hinge pin connec tion point 7. By supporting the legs 2 and 3 at the connec tion point 7 on the hinge pin, the legs about the virtual center axis D-D around at least partially rotate against each other, d. H. rotate around the connection point 7 both counterclockwise and counterclockwise.

The virtual center axis DD, on both sides of the tool 1 each ei nen connection point 7, here in the form of a hinge pin, the superimposed legs 2 and 3 secured against each other and rotatably arranged, forms a dividing line between a Lastarmbereich, between the two load arms 3.2 and 2.2 is above the connection point 7, and a power arm region, which is between the two power arms 2.1 and 3.1 below the connec tion point 7. The upper transverse members 8.2 are arranged on both sides parallel to the virtual central axis DD. As shown in Figure 1, the prede ren two legs 2 and 3 are connected to the rear two legs 2 and 3 not only on the upper crossbeams 8.2 but also on lower crossbeams 8.1 with each other. The lower crossbeams 8.1 connect the front and the rear power arms 2.1 and 3.1 with each other. This embodiment provides increased stability of the tool 1 according to the invention extending orthogonally to the two legs 2, a nose 9 is formed at the level of the connection point 7 respectively at the front and on the rear leg 2. The nose 9 serves to stop the movement of a fixing element 6, which is exemplified in Figure 2 as a yoke in the form of a ring in the direction of the Lastarmbe rich, or allow a return of the fixing element 6 only up to the level of the connection point 7 , The upper crossbars 8.2 are present Gend both sides secured at their performed by the legs 2 and 3 ends by means of self-locking washers 10. In contrast, the lower crossbeams 8.1 are secured on both sides at their ends carried by the legs 2 and 3 by means of a respective screw connection 11. The screw 11 is configured in the form of a union nut, which is at one at the ends of

Crossbeams 8.1 trained thread can be rotated or screwed.

In this variant, the crossbeams 8.1 and 8.2 can advantageously be formed from a Ge threaded rod. The advantageous types of connection shown between the transverse members 8.1 and 8.2 and the legs 2 and 3 can also be combined uniformly or in all conceivable variants.

In contrast to the smooth edges of the load arms 2.2 and 3.2 of the legs 2 and 3, the upper edges of the power arms 2.1 and 3.1 a tooth portion with egg ner toothing on. The toothing in the toothed portion serves to hold the fixing element 6 shown in FIG. 2 when the load arms 2.1 and 3.1 are brought together in a position determined by the toothing, thereby providing a closed position of the tool 1, as exemplified in FIGS. 7 and 8 shown to secure.

FIG. 2 shows the tool 1 according to the invention from FIG. 1 with a fixing element 6 shown as a yoke in the form of an oval chain link or a ring. In the illustrated maximum open position of the tool 1, the fixing element 6 is at the level of the connecting point 7 at which the two overlapping legs 2 and 3, d. H. moved into the uppermost load arm area, and surrounds the two load arms 2.1 and 3.1 of the two legs 2 and 3 at its uppermost point. Due to the mirror-symmetrical structure of the work tool 1, wherein the mirror axis center of the crossbeams 8.1 and 8.2, orthogonal to these running, is also on the rear legs 2 and 3 in the form of an oval chain link or a ring configured fixing 6, the Load arms 2.1 and 3.1 of the two legs 2 and 3 encompassing arranged in the illustrated open position of the tool at the height of the rear connection point 7.

Figures 3 and 4 show the tool 1 from the preceding figures with sleeve 12 in a front view of the two front legs 2 and 3. Die Cuff 12 is suspended between the mutually parallel upper transverse traverse 8.2, wherein each one longitudinal side, ie the sleeve 12 is connected in both sides in the longitudinal extent of the crossbeams 8.2 between the front and the rear legs 2 and 3 with the crossbeams 8.2 (see also FIG 5). Depending on how the sleeve 12 is dimensioned, is understood in the context of the present invention as a longitudinal side of the sleeve 12 either a longitudinal edge or an end face of the sleeve 12. In the simplest case, while the long sides of the sleeve 16 are turned over and form on both sides each egg nen tunnel passage for the crossbeams 8.2. In the open position of the tool 1 shown in FIG. 3, a vessel, for example a cup 50, can be inserted into the tool 1 over the opened force arm region, the cup 50 being received or held by the collar 12. Figure 4 shows an example of the tool 1 in the closed position, wherein it can be seen that the Fixierele element 6 is displaced in the direction of the lower crossbars 8.1 and in this position in the lowermost force arm area by the toothing of the tooth portion on the outer edges of the power arms 2.1 and 3.1 is held.

Figure 5 shows the tool of Figure 3 in a plan view from above on the rule between the two upper crossbeams 8.2 suspended cuff 12, which is clamped for receiving a vessel between the upper crossbeams 8.2.

Figure 6 shows an alternative embodiment of a sleeve 12 with overlapping sections from 13, which overlap the lower longitudinal side of the sleeve 12, shown in the figure, through which a cross-beam 8.2 is guided. The sections 13 serve to make them, for example, by a handle 51 of a cup 50 and / or around the handle 51 to below the parallel cross-beam 8.2 in the closed set ting the tool 1 to put in this way a Transferdruckpa pier in this To press regions of the handle through the sections 13 to the surface of the cup 50. Alternatively, the crossbeams 8.2 may have deformations, for example in the form of semi-arcs (see FIG. 11) along their longitudinal extent, which makes it possible, for example, to support the collar 12 through the handle 51 and around the handle 51 (not shown here). , By means of the sections 13 or the deformed cross-beam 8.2, a printed image be transferred to the entire surface of the cup 50, wherein the area around the handle 51 is covered with.

Figures 7 and 8 show the tool 1 in the closed position with a recorded in the tool 1 cup 50. The development from the open position in the closed Stel ment counter to each other supplied load arms 2.2 and 3.2 act on the inter mediate the load arms 2.2 and 3.2 of the two legs. 2 and 3 introduced vessel in the closed position fixing. The sleeve 12 was stretched when transferring from the open position into the closed position around the cup 50, whereby on the one hand the cup 50 is held in the closed position between the legs 2. 2 and 3. 2 and on the other hand a transfer paper laid on the surface of the cup 50 a pressure lying to the surface of the cup 50 in its position on the surface of the cup 50 during a Thermosublimationsverfahren from which the cup 50 spanning cuff 12 is fixed and pressed to achieve an excellent printing result on the surface of the cup 50.

Figures 9 and 10 show the tool 1 with the clamped cup 50 of Figures 7 and 8 in a plan view from above on the handle 51 of the cup 50, which is shown in Figure 10 as well as the sleeve 12 by broken lines. As can be seen, the upper crossbeams 8.2 in the closed position on both sides, in the figure from above and from below, led directly to the handle 51, so that the crossbeams 8.2 are only slightly spaced apart, resulting in only a very small gap formed between the crossbeams 8.2, which is not covered by the sleeve 12. In FIG. 10, this interspace is bridged overlappingly by the sections 13 of the sleeve 12 shown in FIG. 6, the sections 13 overlapping the longitudinal side of the sleeve 12 fastened to the lower transverse section 8.2 overlapping the upper transverse cross-section 8.2 shown in FIG be guided in the closed position of the tool 1 and held by the upper crossbeam 8.2. In this way, the entire surface of the vessel 50 is spanned by the cuff. The lower crossbeams 8.1 are opaque parallel to the upper crossbeams 8.2, wes half the lower crossbeams 8.1 are not visible in the plan view from above. Finally, Figure 11 shows an alternative embodiment of the tool 1 according to the invention, in which the upper crossbeams 8.2 each have two semi-arcs in the form of an S at both ends, whereby the mutually parallel crossbeams 8.2 with their middle parts where the sleeve 12 between the rule Crossbeam 8.2 is suspended, in the closed position of the tool 1 flush with each other. This embodiment of the tool 1 is particularly suitable for the printing of bottles or in the present case a cup 50 without a handle, which is shown in FIG. 11 as well as the sleeve 12 by broken lines. In order to ensure a flush closure of the transverse members 8.2, the lower transverse members 8.1 are advantageously adapted accordingly to the deformation or the shape of the upper transverse members 8.2. Finally, it should be concluded, however, that even with non-deformed crossbeams 8.2 and 8.1, as the se are shown in the previous figures, a flush merging of the crossbeams 8.2 in the closed position of the tool 1 is feasible, but a flush merging by the in the figures Henkel shown 51 of the clamped in the tool 1 cup 50 is inhibited.

Claims

1. tool (1) for holding a vessel (50), in particular a

Cup and / or bottle, having at least a first leg (2) and a second leg (3), which are interconnected in at least one connection point (7), wherein at least one leg (2, 3) in the form of a two-sided lever with a Force arm (2.1, 3.1) is configured uniaxially of the connection point (7) and a load arm (2.2, 3.2) above the connection point (7),

characterized,

that upon actuation of the power arm (2.1, 3.1) of the Lasiarm (2.2, 3.2) of the one leg (2, 3) above the connection point (7) relative to the other leg (3, 2) from an open division into a closed position and vice versa can be transferred, wherein in the closed position of the load arm (2.2, 3.2) of the one leg (2, 3) and on the other leg (2, 3) in the open position between the legs (2, 3) introduced vessel ( 50) can hold at least non-positively and / or positively.

2. Tool (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that the ers te and the second leg (2, 3) in the form of a two-sided lever, each with a force arm (2.1, 3.1) and each having a load arm (2.2, 3.2) ausgestaitet, wherein the load arms (2.2, 3.2) of the two

Leg (2, 3) when merging the power arms (2.1, 3.1) of the two legs (2, 3) in opposite directions to the between the load arms (2.2, 3.2) of the two legs (2, 3) inserted vessel (50) in the Schließsteiiung act in a fixative manner.

3. Tool (1) according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the designed in the form of levers limbs (2.3) are connected to each other via at least one joint.

4. Tool (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the two legs (2, 3) are superimposed in the form of a bilateral lever and secured with a hinge pin.

5. Tool (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that a designed as a lever leg (2, 3) through an opening in the other designed as a lever leg (3, 2) is passed and the legs (2, 3) secured with a Gelenkboizen.

6. Tool (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that between the two legs (2, 3) above the connection point (7) a sleeve (12) is arranged, which in the Offensteliung between the legs (2, 3) inserted vessel (50) stops.

7. Tool (1) according to claim 8, characterized in that between the two legs (2, 3) arranged cuff (12) in

Schiießsteiiung the legs (2, 3) between the legs (2, 3) inserted vessel (50) at least partially encased.

8. Tool (1) according to claim 6 or 7, characterized in that, orthogonal to the legs (2, 3) extending, at least with the

Load arm (2.2, 3.2) of a leg (2, 3) above the connection point (7) is a cross-beam (8.2) is connected to the cuff (12) in the longitudinal extension of the cross-beam (8.2) is arranged.

9. Tool (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that on both legs (2, 3), orthogonal to the extending two limbs (2, 3), at the load arms (2.2, 3.2) above the connection point (7) in each case a cross-beam (8.2, 8.2) is connected, wherein the transverse members (8.2, 8.2) are arranged parallel to each other to each other and wherein the sleeve (12) is connected to the transverse members (8.2, 8.2) with one longitudinal side each in the longitudinal extent of the transverse members (8.2, 8.2).

10. Tool (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the transverse members (8.2, 8.2) via the two ends, each with a load arm (2.2, 3.2) of a first leg (2, 2) in the form of a two-sided lever and are connected to a load arm of a second leg (3, 3) in the form of a two-sided lever, wherein the legs (2, 3) designed in the form of levers on both sides of the transverse members (8.2, 8.2) in each case in at least one connection point (7, 7) are interconnected, and wherein between the both sides of the crossbeams (8.2, 8 2) arranged legs (2, 3), the sleeve (12) and arranged in the longitudinal extent with the

Crossbeams (8.2, 8.2) is connected.

11. Tool (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the Schiießstellung the legs (2, 3) by at least one fixing element (6), with at least one power arm

(2.1, 3 1) and / or at least one cross-beam (8.1, 8.2) is operatively connected, can be maintained.

12. Tool (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the legs (2, 3) from the Schiießstellung by canceling the effect of Fixiereiements (6) on the power arm (2.1, 3.2) and / or the Guerlraverse (8 1, 8.2) can be converted into the open position.

13. A method of thermal transfer or sublimation printing for applying printing to containers (50), in particular cups and / or bottles with a hard and smooth surface, using the tool (1) according to any one of the preceding claims.

14. The method according to claim 13, characterized in that by the at least partially sheathing of the vessel (50) with the

Cuff (12) in Schließsteüung of the tool (1) provided with a Druckbiid transfer paper on the surface to be printed Oberflä the vessel (50) is pressed.

15. Modular system for assembling a tool (1) according to one of claims 1 to 12, wherein the modular system comprises at least the following components, different lengths and / or differently shaped cross members (8.1, 8.2), different in their longitudinal extent, in their shape and / or made of different materials cuffs (12) and different lengths and in their proportions of the power arms (2.1, 3.1) to the load arms (2.2, 3.2) different variants of legs (2, 3).