Method for producing a relief-like printed image on containers
AssigneeKrones AG
InventorsPeggy Augst, Alexandra Lyashenko
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Abstract
A method for producing a relief-like printed image on containers is described in which print layers are layered onto one another by way of jet application of a printing paint, an ink, a varnish, or an adhesive from at least one print head onto a container, thereby producing elevated regions of the printed image. Due to the fact that the print layers are each applied in full tone printing, optical and haptic effects can be created on container surfaces with low equipment complexity and a minimal number of printing steps.
Claims19
A method for producing a relief-like printed image on containers, comprising:
- printing a plurality of print layers onto a print region of a container using an inkjet printer;
- wherein the plurality of print layers are each applied by full tone printing by way of one or more of a binary print head of the inkjet printer, having no grey scale function, or a half tone print head of the inkjet printer, set to full tone printing by eliminating a grey scale function of the half tone print head;
- wherein the plurality of print layers are layered onto one another by way of jet application of a printing paint, an ink, a varnish, or an adhesive from at least one print head of the inkjet printer onto the print region of the container;
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- wherein the plurality of print layers produce elevated regions of said relief-like printed image.
A container for receiving liquid end products, the container comprising a relief-like printed image that was applied using a method comprising:
- printing a plurality of print layers onto a print region of the container using an inkjet printer, wherein the plurality of print layers each having been applied by full tone printing by way of one or more of a binary print heat of the inkjet printer, having no grey scale function, or a half tone print head of the inkjet printer, set to full tone printing by eliminating a grey scale function of the half tone print head;
- the plurality of print layers having been layered onto one another by way of jet application of a printing paint, an ink, a varnish, or an adhesive from at least one print head of the inkjet printer onto the print region of the container;
- wherein the plurality of print layers produce elevated regions of said relief-like printed image.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.