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EP 3450183 B1 20220525 - DIRECT PRINTING MACHINE AND METHOD FOR PRINTING ON CONTAINERS BY MEANS OF DIRECT PRINTING

Title (en)

DIRECT PRINTING MACHINE AND METHOD FOR PRINTING ON CONTAINERS BY MEANS OF DIRECT PRINTING

Title (de)

DIREKTDRUCKMASCHINE UND -VERFAHREN ZUR BEDRUCKUNG VON BEHÄLTERN MIT EINEM DIREKTDRUCK

Title (fr)

MACHINE ET PROCÉDÉ D'IMPRESSION DIRECTE DESTINÉS À L'IMPRESSION DE RÉCIPIENTS PAR IMPRESSION DIRECTE

Publication

EP 3450183 B1 20220525 (DE)

Application

EP 18169716 A 20180427

Priority

DE 102017215430 A 20170904

Abstract (en)

[origin: CN109421388A] The invention relates to a direct printing machine and a method for printing on containers by means of direct printing. The direct printing machine (1) comprises: a conveyor (3) for conveying a container (2); a plurality of direct printing modules (50, 50', 50") incorporated on the conveyor for printing on the container by means of direct printing (2a, 2b); and an adjustment unit (6) for adjustingthe direct printing modules relative to the container to be printed, wherein the adjustment unit is configured with drives (64) for swinging the respective direct printing modules around a swing axis(S) to match the longitudinal profile (C) of the container, wherein, the direct printing modules each exchangeable as a unit, and wherein, the direct printing modules are each constructed in two parts with a rotary hinge (53) in the middle thereof, such that a print head component (51) having at least one direct print head (58) is swung about the swing axis with respect to an interface component(52) coupled to an ink supply system.

IPC 8 full level

B41J 3/407 (2006.01); B41J 2/165 (2006.01); B41J 2/17 (2006.01); B41J 2/505 (2006.01); B41J 19/00 (2006.01); B41J 25/316 (2006.01); B41J 25/34 (2006.01)

CPC (source: CN EP US)

B41J 2/165 (2013.01 - EP); B41J 2/1714 (2013.01 - EP); B41J 2/505 (2013.01 - EP); B41J 3/4073 (2013.01 - CN US); B41J 3/40733 (2020.08 - EP); B41J 19/005 (2013.01 - EP); B41J 25/316 (2013.01 - EP); B41J 25/34 (2013.01 - EP); B41M 5/0082 (2013.01 - CN)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 3450183 A1 20190306; EP 3450183 B1 20220525; CN 109421388 A 20190305; CN 109421388 B 20200915; DE 102017215430 A1 20190307

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 18169716 A 20180427; CN 201811019285 A 20180903; DE 102017215430 A 20170904