Ink-jet printing apparatus and method of printing seamless cans by using the same printing apparatus

US9259952B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9259952-B2
Application numberUS-201214110597-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateApr 23, 2012
Priority dateApr 28, 2011
Publication dateFeb 16, 2016
Grant dateFeb 16, 2016

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An ink-jet printing apparatus for printing seamless cans comprising a mandrel wheel, a plurality of mandrels that can rotate and are provided on the mandrel wheel, and ink-jet printing stations for ink-jet printing images on at least the can walls on the outer surfaces of seamless cans fitted onto the mandrels, and a method of printing seamless cans by using the same apparatus. A plurality of ink-jet heads are arranged in each of the ink-jet printing stations to improve reproduceability of printing and productivity.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A printing apparatus for printing images on seamless cans comprising: a mandrel wheel, a plurality of rotary mandrels that are provided on the mandrel wheel, and ink-jet printing stations for ink-jet printing images on at least the can walls on the outer surfaces of seamless cans fitted onto the mandrels, wherein the seamless cans are printed seamless cans on which the images and a positioning mark have been printed by a plate-type printing, a positio…

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What does patent US9259952B2 cover?
An ink-jet printing apparatus for printing seamless cans comprising a mandrel wheel, a plurality of mandrels that can rotate and are provided on the mandrel wheel, and ink-jet printing stations for ink-jet printing images on at least the can walls on the outer surfaces of seamless cans fitted onto the mandrels, and a method of printing seamless cans by using the same apparatus. A plurality of i…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Yamada Koji, Hayashi Kenji, Toyo Seikan Group Holdings Ltd
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B41M1/40. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Feb 16 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).