| 摘要 |
An ink jet printer for printing on non-planar objects, such as cylindrical (100, 200) or spherical (100, 300) objects comprises an ink jet printing head (110) adapted to release jets of ink (120) in a first direction (D). Means are provided for rotating a cylindrical component (100, 200) about its central axis, the central axis (130, 230) of the cylindrical component being perpendicular to the first direction D. The ink jet printer for printing onto a spherical component (100, 300), means for rotating the spherical component (100, 300) are arranged to rotate the spherical component (100, 300) about an axis (130, 330) through the centre of the spherical component (100, 300), the axis (130, 330) being perpendicular to the first direction (D). The invention solves the problems associated with printing images onto cylindrical or spherical objects accurately, repeatably and/or rapidly. |
