DIGITAL PRINTING PLASTIC CONTAINERS
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1. A plastic container comprising:
- a hollow container having a curved external surface with a digital image printed thereon by digitally printed droplets of ink,wherein the ink droplets vary in diameter from 10 to 200 microns, the droplets of ink range from 200 to 1200 drops per inch, and the droplets are printed by print heads that maintain a substantially constant perpendicular distance between a portion of the print heads dispensing ink and the curved external surface of the container to be printed.
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Abstract
A hollow plastic container having a curved external surface and a digital image printed thereon by ink droplets is provided. The ink droplets may vary in diameter from about 10 to about 200 microns and the droplets may range from about 200 to about 1200 drops per inch. Methods for digital printing plastic containers are also disclosed.
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20 Claims
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1. A plastic container comprising:
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a hollow container having a curved external surface with a digital image printed thereon by digitally printed droplets of ink, wherein the ink droplets vary in diameter from 10 to 200 microns, the droplets of ink range from 200 to 1200 drops per inch, and the droplets are printed by print heads that maintain a substantially constant perpendicular distance between a portion of the print heads dispensing ink and the curved external surface of the container to be printed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A plastic container comprising:
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a hollow container having a curved external surface with a digital image comprised of multiple colors printed on a portion of the external surface by digitally printed droplets of ink, wherein the ink droplets vary in diameter from 10 to 200 microns, the droplets of ink range from 200 to 1200 drops per inch, the droplets of ink are spread out on the container surface and portions of droplets overlap with adjoining droplets, the angle of the edges of the droplets of ink is from about 5 degrees to about 25 degrees, and the droplets are printed by print heads that are moved to maintain a substantially constant perpendicular distance between a portion of the print heads dispensing ink and the curved external surface of the container to be printed.
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