Apparatus and method for decorating cylindrical containers
US5265532A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 13, 1992 |
| Grant date | Nov 30, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 13, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41F17/007
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A continuous motion decorator for cylindrical containers is provided with a direct printing unit for printing an auxiliary image on the cylindrical surface of a container that has been imprinted with a main image by an offset blanket segment of the decorator. The direct printing unit includes a plurality of direct printing plates disposed in tandem on a closed loop belt means with each of these plates bearing a different auxiliary image. The offset blanket segments are mounted on the periphery of a continuously rotating blanket wheel. An individual direct printing unit, mounted to the blanket wheel, is provided for each blanket segment and includes an anvil disposed at the upstream end of the blanket segment to support one printing plate at a time in its printing position. For each revolution of the blanket wheel the belt means is advanced by an incremental length to bring a new printing plate to printing position. The direct printing unit is mounted on a pivot support and is adjustably positionable as a unit to adjust direct printing pressure. The direct printing unit may be positioned so that its plates do not contact containers to which main images are applied. In addition, the …
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