Digital can decorating apparatus
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1. A digital can printing apparatus for printing on circular objects, comprising:
- a printer for digitally controlled printing of an image on the objects; and
an object transporter for transporting the objects in front of the printer and in registered alignment between each object and the printer and for rotating the individual objects in front of the printer.
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Abstract
A digitally controlled can printing apparatus for printing on circular two-piece cans, the apparatus including digital print-heads (30) for printing an image on the cans and drives (29) for transporting and rotating the cans in front of the print-heads (30) in registered alignment.
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24 Claims
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1. A digital can printing apparatus for printing on circular objects, comprising:
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a printer for digitally controlled printing of an image on the objects; and
an object transporter for transporting the objects in front of the printer and in registered alignment between each object and the printer and for rotating the individual objects in front of the printer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method of decorating circular objects in a decorating apparatus, comprising:
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supplying the circular objects to the apparatus, transporting the objects through the apparatus at selected intervals of travel of the objects through the apparatus and halting the transport after each interval;
at the halting of the transport of the objects through the apparatus, rotating the objects and while rotating the objects, digitally printing the rotating objects;
after halting the digital printing, moving the objects another interval of travel and selectively halting the objects and digitally printing the objects again at the next location. - View Dependent Claims (24)
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