发明名称 |
Can decorator apparatus and method |
摘要 |
Apparatus for decorating a can body. The apparatus comprises a can body conveying mechanism (1) for conveying can bodies (2) to a printing zone (3), a blanket wheel (4) comprising a plurality of blanket segments (6) and, affixed to each blanket segment, a blanket (7) having a printing surface, the blanket wheel being configured to bring blanket printing surfaces into contact with can bodies within said printing zone, and a plurality of ink stations (5) each comprising a printing plate (31) configured to contact the printing surfaces of passing blankets in order to impart an ink image to the printing surfaces, such that a composite ink image is formed on each blanket printing surface and is printed onto a can body upon contact of the blanket printing surface and the can body within the printing zone. The apparatus is configured such that at least one of the blankets has a surface height variation across its printing surface representing a secondary image to be transferred to can bodies with which the blanket comes into contact. A drive mechanism (32) is provided for causing the printing plates to rotate and a drive mechanism controller for varying the rotational speed of the printing plates to synchronise the positions of the printing plates with blankets onto which ink images are to be transferred. |
申请公布号 |
AU2014220728(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2015.09.24 |
申请号 |
AU20140220728 |
申请日期 |
2014.02.20 |
申请人 |
CROWN PACKAGING TECHNOLOGY, INC. |
发明人 |
HUGHES, GRAHAME;ROSELAAR, KATHERINE |
分类号 |
B41F17/22;B41F31/16;B41F31/20;B41F33/00 |
主分类号 |
B41F17/22 |
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