IMAGE FORMING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING CAN BODY ON WHICH IMAGE IS FORMED

摘要

A printing machine (1) is provided with: a can body conveying mechanism (100) for sequentially conveying a can body (10); and a can body moving mechanism (200) for moving the can body (10) while forming an image onto the outer circumference surface of the can body (10) conveyed by the can body conveying mechanism (100). The can body moving mechanism (200) is provided with a rotating member (210) formed in a disc shape and rotating in a clockwise direction in the drawing. The can body moving mechanism (200) is also provided with a plurality of image forming units (220) provided on the rotating member (210) and forming an image onto the outer circumference surface of the can body (10) while moving with the can body (10). The image forming units (220) are each provided with a plurality of ink ejection devices for ejecting ink onto the outer circumference surface of the can body (10). This provides, for example, an image forming device capable of increasing the number of can bodies on which an image can be formed per unit time.