Printing apparatus, printing method, and can body
AssigneeToyo Seikan Co., Ltd.
InventorsKenichiro YAMAMOTO, Hisaaki MORIKAWA, Kouji YAMADA
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Abstract
A printing apparatus configured to print an image on a can body includes: a blanket transfer device configured to transfer ink on a plurality of printing plates to a blanket; and a can body transfer device configured to transfer the ink having been transferred on the blanket to the can body to print the image on the can body. The plurality of printing plates include a first printing plate and a second printing plate to print a specified image of the image. The first printing plate is configured to print a border image which is a border part of the specified image, and the second printing plate is configured to print a vicinity of the border image in the specified image.
Claims14
A printing apparatus configured to print an image on a can body, comprising:
- a blanket transfer device configured to transfer ink on a plurality of printing plates to a blanket;
- and
- a can body transfer device configured to transfer the ink having been transferred on the blanket to the can body to print the image on the can body, wherein:
- the plurality of printing plates include a first printing plate and a second printing plate to print a specified image of the image;
- the first printing plate is configured to print a border image which is a border part of the specified image;
- and
- the second printing plate is configured to print a vicinity of the border image in the specified image.
A printing method of printing an image on a can body, comprising:
- transferring ink on a plurality of printing plates to a blanket;
- and
- transferring the ink having been transferred on the blanket to the can body to print the image on the can body, wherein:
- the plurality of printing plates include a first printing plate and a second printing plate to print a specified image of the image;
- the first printing plate is configured to print a border image which is a border part of the specified image;
- and
- the second printing plate is configured to print a vicinity of the border image in the specified image.
A can body on which an image is printed by a printing apparatus, the printing apparatus comprising:
- a blanket transfer device configured to transfer ink on a plurality of printing plates to a blanket;
- and
- a can body transfer device configured to transfer the ink having been transferred on the blanket to the can body to print the image on the can body, wherein:
- the plurality of printing plates include a first printing plate and a second printing plate to print a specified image of the image;
- the first printing plate is configured to print a border image which is a border part of the specified image;
- and
- the second printing plate is configured to print a vicinity of the border image in the specified image.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.