Title:
CONTAINER
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2014/128200
Kind Code:
A2
Abstract:
Apparatus for decorating a can body. The apparatus comprises a can body conveying mechanism for conveying can bodies to a printing zone, a blanket wheel comprising a plurality of blanket segments and, affixed to each blanket segment, a blanket 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 each comprising a printing plate 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 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.
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Inventors:
HUGHES GRAHAME (GB)
ROSELAAR KATHERINE (GB)
ROSELAAR KATHERINE (GB)
Application Number:
PCT/EP2014/053296
Publication Date:
August 28, 2014
Filing Date:
February 20, 2014
Export Citation:
Assignee:
CROWN PACKAGING TECHNOLOGY INC (US)
CROWN PACKAGING UK PLC (GB)
CROWN PACKAGING UK PLC (GB)
International Classes:
B41F17/22
Domestic Patent References:
| WO2012148576A1 | 2012-11-01 | |||
| WO2012054655A1 | 2012-04-26 |
Foreign References:
| US5337659A | 1994-08-16 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
LIND, Robert et al. (Fletcher House Heatley Road,The Oxford Science Par, Oxford OX4 4GE, GB)
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