Device for printing closures of closed containers
AssigneeKrones AG
InventorPeter LINDNER
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Abstract
A device for printing closures of closed containers, comprising a transport section for transporting the containers, wherein a detection unit and a printing unit for printing the closure of a container are arranged behind one another in the transport direction and the detection unit can individually determine the position of the closure transversely with respect to the transport direction for each container and can transmit a signal which is indicative of the position to a control unit which is assigned to the detection unit and the printing unit. The control unit is designed to control the printing unit to apply printing ink to the closure in order to print the closure according to its position. Also disclosed is a corresponding method.
Claims15
A device for printing closures of closed containers, comprising a transport section for transporting the containers, wherein a detection unit and a printing unit for printing a closure of a container are arranged one behind the other in transport direction, wherein the detection unit can individually determine the position of the closure transversely with respect to the transport direction for each container and can transmit a signal indicative of the position to a control unit which is assigned to the detection unit and the printing unit, wherein the control unit is configured to control the printing unit to apply printing ink to the closure in order to print the closure, depending on the position.
A method for printing closures of closed containers comprising:
- transporting the containers along a transport section;
- determining, via a detection unit, position of the closure transversely with respect to the transport direction for each container;
- and applying, via a printing unit, printing ink for producing a print image to the closure, wherein ejection of the printing ink is controlled by a control unit on the basis of a signal which is output by the detection unit and is indicative of the position of the closure transversely with respect to the transport direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.