EP2572887B1 - Installation d'impression de conteneurs - Google Patents

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EP2572887B1
EP2572887B1 EP12177090.3A EP12177090A EP2572887B1 EP 2572887 B1 EP2572887 B1 EP 2572887B1 EP 12177090 A EP12177090 A EP 12177090A EP 2572887 B1 EP2572887 B1 EP 2572887B1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J3/00—Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed
    • B41J3/407—Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed for marking on special material
    • B41J3/4073—Printing on three-dimensional objects not being in sheet or web form, e.g. spherical or cubic objects
    • B41J3/40733—Printing on cylindrical or rotationally symmetrical objects, e. g. on bottles
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J3/00—Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed
    • B41J3/407—Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed for marking on special material
    • B41J3/4073—Printing on three-dimensional objects not being in sheet or web form, e.g. spherical or cubic objects

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  • the invention relates to a container printing system for applying a color print on containers, such as bottles, with a container conveyor, which is arranged so that a guided in the container conveyor container on a transfer drum of the container printing system with at least one attached to the circumference of the transfer drum transfer element can be brought into contact wherein at least one print head is provided for applying a negative image to the transfer element, wherein furthermore the transfer drum is rotatably mounted about a transfer drum rotation axis and the transfer element has a convexly shaped transfer element surface facing the container.
  • the WO 2009/052890 A1 a device for printing on bottles or similar containers on a container outer surface with at least one printing station at its printing area the containers are moved past a container conveyor, with at least one print head and with at least one transfer surface forming and provided on an auxiliary conveyor transfer element.
  • the printing station comprises a transfer drum driven about its vertical axis in a specific direction, at the circular cylindrical peripheral surface thereof, offset at equal angular intervals around the drum axis, a plurality of transfer elements, d. H. in a corresponding embodiment, a total of three transfer elements, preferably interchangeable provided.
  • Each transfer element is multi-layered, d. H. it consists, inter alia, of an adhesive layer external to the axis of the transfer drum, of a material suitable for transfer printing, of a rubber-elastic intermediate layer following the adhesive layer, for example a harder rubber or an elastomeric plastic and of a carrier layer adjoining the intermediate layer a metallic material or plastic, with which the respective transfer element is attached to the circumference of the transfer drum.
  • Each transfer element, with its outer or transfer surface formed by the adhesive layer is curved in the shape of a circle around an axis of the transfer star in the shape of a crescent, where it is elastically deformable like a pillow but wrinkle-free.
  • a device according to the preamble of claim 1 is known from DE 10 2007 050 490 A1 known.
  • the known devices allow a printing of containers with relatively high quality, d. H. with a high-quality, in particular also sharp and distortion-free and / or defect-free imprint, but only if the containers to be printed have the smallest possible dimensional tolerances and have no or possibly no unevenness at their area to be printed.
  • the object of the invention to provide a device that allows bottles or similar containers at high power, d. H. many containers per unit of time to print with high quality.
  • the inventive construction should make it possible to print even those bottles or similar containers that have relatively large dimensional tolerances and / or unevenness, with high quality and high performance directly on the container outer surface.
  • the transfer element is rotatably mounted about a spaced apart from the transfer drum rotation axis pivot axis. In this way, an eccentric storage can be realized.
  • Each transfer element is then mounted on its outer or transfer surface eccentrically to the transfer drum rotation axis and curved around the pivot axis.
  • the transfer element surface follows the shape of a circular arc around a circle center spaced apart from the transfer drum rotation axis, the efficiency is improved.
  • the transfer element surface has a greater curvature than the transfer drum surface.
  • the transfer elements attach particularly well to the surface of the container, for example the bottles. The quality can be improved.
  • the transfer element has a carrier layer constructed of plastic or metal, which is covered on the container side by a rubber-elastic intermediate layer, which in turn is prepared by one for receiving the negative image Adhesive layer is covered.
  • a carrier layer constructed of plastic or metal, which is covered on the container side by a rubber-elastic intermediate layer, which in turn is prepared by one for receiving the negative image Adhesive layer is covered.
  • the color application quality on the printed container can then be improved.
  • the throughput of containers to be printed per unit time can be further increased.
  • the transfer elements can be printed differently, so that multi-color prints are feasible.
  • An advantageous embodiment is also characterized in that each of the transfer elements without slip on each a single container is fed past. Blurring can be avoided.
  • the surface of the transfer elements is such that, similar to a stamp, color-transferring areas are raised than non-color-transferring areas.
  • the ink could thus be transferred to the raised areas of the transfer elements via inking rollers and finally transferred from the transfer elements to the bottles in the manner described above, similar to the high-pressure method.
  • only one color is assigned to a transfer element in the case.
  • the printhead is an inking roller.
  • multiple printheads are provided, which are designed for the simultaneous or sequential application of liquid, such as paint or paint, to a particular transfer element.
  • liquid such as paint or paint
  • one or more aftertreatment stations are present, in particular those which by energy input and / or -eintrag, for example by infrared radiation, UV radiation, microwave energy, hot air or the like, drying, setting and / or baking of the print image applied directly to the container.
  • the container is mounted in the container conveyor such that the containers, in particular bottles, can be printed around their axis of rotation during the rotation of the container.
  • the invention also relates to a bottle filling device with a container printing system, as explained above.
  • a first container printing system 1 according to the invention is shown.
  • the container printing system is provided for applying a color print to a container 2.
  • the container 2 is formed as a bottle.
  • the container 2 can also be designed as a can or cup.
  • the container conveyor 3 may be designed as a star conveyor and also use endless conveyor.
  • the container printing system 1 also has a transfer drum 4.
  • the transfer drum 4 has a circular cross section.
  • the transfer drum 4 has a circular cylindrical peripheral surface 5.
  • the transfer elements 6 are shown in their initial position, wherein a transfer element 6 is shown in its end position 7, ie after the transfer of a paint or varnish layer 8 to a container surface 9 of the container 2.
  • paint applicators 10 are provided, each having a printhead 11. About the print head 11 color and / or paint can be spent on a transfer element surface 12.
  • a negative image is applied by means of one or more print heads 11.
  • the transfer drum 4 is rotatably mounted about a transfer drum rotation axis 13.
  • Each transfer element 6 has a transfer element surface 12 facing the respective container 2 to be printed, which is convexly shaped.
  • the transfer element surface 12 follows the shape of a circular arc 14.
  • the circular arc 14 is in Fig. 1 to recognize well in a representation from above.
  • the circular arc 14 is part of a circle, not shown, about a circle center, wherein the circle center is located in a pivot axis 15, and wherein the pivot axis 15 is the axis about which the transfer elements 6 are each rotatably mounted.
  • each transfer element 6 is connected pivotably or rotatably about its own pivoting drum 4 about its own pivot axis 15.
  • the transfer elements 6 are individually or jointly drivable.
  • Fig. 2 the conveying and conveying away of the container 2 is shown by means of a container conveyor 3, which has a buffer device 16.
  • a container conveyor 3 which has a buffer device 16.
  • the conveying direction is indicated by an arrow 18.
  • the direction of rotation of the transfer drum 4 is indicated by an arrow 19.
  • FIG. 3 While in Fig. 3 the initial state of the transfer elements 6 when applying the paint or varnish to the container 2 is shown in FIG Fig. 4 the end position 7 of the transfer element 6 after the application of the paint or varnish layer 8 to the container 2 is shown.
  • the transfer element 6 is shown in a singular representation from above. As can be seen there as well, the transfer element 6 has at least three layers. Namely, one of the pivot axis 5 nearest plastic or metal constructed carrier layer 20, a rubber elastic intermediate layer 21 and an outer adhesive layer 22nd
  • the container printing system 1 includes, among other things, a transfer star driven about its vertical axis in the direction of the arrow 19, which is also referred to as a transfer drum 4. Offset at uniform angular intervals about the transfer drum rotation axis 13, a plurality of transfer elements 6, preferably six or eight replaceable transfer elements 6 are provided. Each transfer element 6 is, as already explained, formed in multiple layers. On the outer adhesive layer 14, a transfer printing can be applied.
  • the intermediate layer 21 is constructed of a harder rubber or an elastomeric plastic.
  • the printheads 11, which are part of a printing station, are not arranged co-rotating. Through them is the complete, applied to a bottle print image in a negative or mirror image form, d. H. as a negative print image or negative image, applied to the transfer surface 12 serving as a transfer surface.
  • the transfer elements 6 can also be referred to as pallets, in particular as transfer pallets. They move past the print head 11.
  • the printhead 11 is preferably an electronic printhead 11 and comprises for multicolor printing a plurality of electronically controllable individual printheads, which are provided in succession in the direction of rotation 19, for example a single printhead for black and a plurality of individual printheads for different color sets of a multicolor print.
  • the individual print heads are preferably those which are known as "drop on demand" and which each have a plurality of nozzle openings in a row which are parallel or substantially parallel to the axis about which the transfer elements 6 pivot, ie the pivot axis 15. are oriented. Each nozzle opening is associated with an electrode.
  • the individual print heads or their electrodes are driven by a print image electronically generating control device, in such a way that at the nozzle openings when a change in the potential of the associated electrode with respect to the potential of the nozzle opening ink is applied to the formation of a pixel on the transfer element surface 12 of the transfer elements 6.
  • a screen printing unit such as a rotary screen printing unit is used.
  • a printhead 11 in the direction of rotation at the periphery of the transfer axis and not co-rotating with a cleaning station or cleaning position is provided at the moving past the pivot axis 15 of the transfer elements 6 pallets before applying the new negative-image print image on her Transfer element surface 12 cleaned, d. H. be freed of existing residual and printing ink.
  • the cleaning station is formed in the simplest case of one or more scrapers.
  • transfer element 6 passes with the rotating transfer drum 4 to a printing area, if there is a standing on a bottle table, d. H. with its axis oriented in the vertical direction bottle, is moved past.
  • the container conveyor 3, which is also referred to as a container conveyor is in the illustrated embodiment, a synchronous about a vertical machine axis with the transfer drum 4 rotatably driven turntable or rotor with a plurality of plate-shaped container carriers, offset at equal angular intervals about the vertical machine axis of the rotor its circumference are provided and controlled about its vertical axis via a motor, such as a SERVO motor, are rotatable.
  • a motor such as a SERVO motor
  • the thus fixed bottle is rotated in the printing area about its axis, in such a way that this bottle with the area to be printed, for example, the bottle side wall, without slip on the passing transfer element 6 and the local transfer element surface 12 rolls and thus the negative print image of the respective transfer element 6 is applied as a positive pressure to the relevant bottle.
  • each bottle printed in this way will continue with the associated container carrier, for example, in the bottle plate or bottle table, standing up with the container conveyor moves and passes inter alia to a station, which is referred to as aftertreatment station 17.
  • a station which is referred to as aftertreatment station 17.
  • energy or energy input for example by infrared radiation, UV radiation, microwave energy, hot air or the like, a drying, setting and / or baking of the applied directly to the bottle print image, preferably while continuing to the bottle axis with the Container turntable turned bottle.
  • a special feature of the printing station is that on each transfer surface or each transfer element 6 when moving past the print head in each case in negative form, the complete, applied to the bottles print image is generated.
  • Verdragstellenadapts and sharp print image while it is necessary that a precisely prescribed distance between the transfer surface and the print head or the individual print heads is complied with, this is easily possible with the present invention.
  • At least one or more printing stations can be applied circumferentially distributed from the bottle table, either to increase the performance or to increase the number of colors and / or to apply a protective coating.
  • the elastic intermediate layer 21 ensures that even with dimensional tolerances, eg. B. tolerances in the diameter of the bottles, these tolerances may well be in the range between 0.5 to 0.7 mm, but also in the case of bumps the required for the transfer of the printed image from the transfer element 6 to the respective bottle dense concerns the transfer surface the bottle area to be printed is guaranteed.
  • dimensional tolerances eg. B. tolerances in the diameter of the bottles
  • these tolerances may well be in the range between 0.5 to 0.7 mm, but also in the case of bumps the required for the transfer of the printed image from the transfer element 6 to the respective bottle dense concerns the transfer surface the bottle area to be printed is guaranteed.
  • the appropriate arrangement of the printing stations has the advantage that a high-quality printing in compliance with the necessary very critical distance between the print head 11 and the transfer surfaces is possible, despite considerable dimensional tolerances of the bottles, these tolerances u.a. by the elastic formation of the transfer elements, d. H. in the elastic intermediate layers, be compensated.

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  1. Unité d'impression de contenants (1) destinée à l'application d'une impression de couleur sur un récipient ou contenant (2), tels que des bouteilles, comprenant un dispositif de transport de contenants (3), qui est agencé de manière telle, qu'un contenant (2) transporté dans le dispositif de transport de contenants (3), puisse être amené en contact, au niveau d'un tambour de transfert (4) de l'unité d'impression de contenants (1), avec au moins un élément de transfert (6) agencé sur la périphérie du tambour de transfert (4), unité
    dans laquelle existe au moins une tête d'impression (11) destinée à l'application d'une image négative sur l'élément de transfert (6),
    dans laquelle le tambour de transfert (4) est par ailleurs monté en rotation autour d'un axe de rotation (13) du tambour de transfert, et l'élément de transfert (6) présente une surface d'élément de transfert (12) de forme convexe dirigée vers le contenant (2),
    dans laquelle l'élément de transfert (6) est monté mobile sur le tambour de transfert (4),
    et dans laquelle la surface d'élément de transfert (12) suit la forme d'un arc de cercle (14) autour d'un centre de cercle situé à distance de l'axe de rotation (13) du tambour de transfert,
    caractérisée en ce que
    l'élément de transfert (6) est monté en rotation autour d'un axe de pivotement (15) situé à distance de l'axe de rotation (13) du tambour de transfert.
  2. Unité d'impression de contenants (1) selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que la surface d'élément de transfert (12) présente une courbure plus forte que la surface du tambour de transfert.
  3. Unité d'impression de contenants (1) selon l'une des revendications 1 à 2, caractérisée en ce que l'élément de transfert (6) présente une couche de support (20) constituée de matière plastique ou de métal, et le côté dirigé vers les contenants est recouvert d'une couche intermédiaire (21) à élasticité de caoutchouc, qui pour sa part est recouverte d'une couche adhésive (22) préparée pour recevoir l'image négative.
  4. Unité d'impression de contenants (1) selon l'une des revendications 1 à 3, caractérisée en ce que plusieurs éléments de transfert (6) sont répartis selon des espacements angulaires réguliers, sur la circonférence de la surface périphérique (5) de forme cylindrique circulaire du tambour de transfert (4).
  5. Unité d'impression de contenants (1) selon l'une des revendications 1 à 4, caractérisée en ce que chacun des éléments de transfert (6) peut balayer, sans glissement, respectivement un seul contenant (2).
  6. Unité d'impression de contenants (1) selon l'une des revendications 1 à 5, caractérisée en ce qu'un côté de l'élément de transfert (6), qui est dirigé vers le contenant (2), est déformable de manière élastique à la manière d'un coussin, mais en restant exempt de plis.
  7. Unité d'impression de contenants (1) selon l'une des revendications 1 à 6, caractérisée en ce que sont prévues plusieurs têtes d'impression (11), qui sont conçues pour l'application simultanée ou séquentielle de liquide, tel que de l'encre ou du vernis, sur un élément de transfert (6), et/ou en ce que sont prévus un ou plusieurs postes de traitement postérieur (17).
  8. Installation de remplissage de bouteilles comprenant une unité d'impression de contenants (1) selon l'une des revendications précédentes.
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