EP3678868A1 - Direct printing device for applying a circumferential printed image - Google Patents
Direct printing device for applying a circumferential printed imageInfo
- Publication number
- EP3678868A1 EP3678868A1 EP18746888.9A EP18746888A EP3678868A1 EP 3678868 A1 EP3678868 A1 EP 3678868A1 EP 18746888 A EP18746888 A EP 18746888A EP 3678868 A1 EP3678868 A1 EP 3678868A1
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- EP
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- Prior art keywords
- container
- feature
- orientation
- direct printing
- seam
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Classifications
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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
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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
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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
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
- B41M—PRINTING, DUPLICATING, MARKING, OR COPYING PROCESSES; COLOUR PRINTING
- B41M1/00—Inking and printing with a printer's forme
- B41M1/40—Printing on bodies of particular shapes, e.g. golf balls, candles, wine corks
Definitions
- Direct printing device for applying a circulating print image
- the invention relates to a direct printing device for applying a circumferential printed image to containers with at least one container seam.
- Container seams due to their manufacture. Often these are press seams, with a container then typically having two opposed and longitudinal tank seams. Container seams are particularly pronounced in glass containers, but also plastic containers still have visible container seams. Container seams usually run along the longitudinal axis of the container and extend over the entire container length.
- Circulating pressure introduces yet another problem, namely that, even with highly optimized printing processes, there is always a visible seam, lap, or joint where the circulating pressure begins and ends. Thus, the appearance of the imprint is also reduced here.
- Figure 1 a shows schematically such a reduced appearance of the imprint.
- the invention is based on the object to provide a direct printing device and a direct printing method for applying a circumferential printed image on container with container seams, which allow an improved appearance of the imprint with fewer impurities.
- the direct printing device for applying a peripheral printing image to containers comprises a print head, in particular a drop-on-demand printing head, which is designed for direct printing of a container, a detection device which is designed such that at least one predetermined feature of A container, such as a mark, a relief, an embossing, the container seam or any other feature is detected that is in a fixed angular relationship to the container seam, a computing device, which is formed based on the at least one A feature of determining if and, where appropriate, how the container must be aligned to be brought from a current container orientation to a predetermined target container orientation, and an alignment device adapted to align the container with the desired container orientation based on the determination of the computing device is trained.
- the desired container orientation is predetermined in such a way that the container seam is aligned with respect to the print head in such a way that a pressure seam, which arises when a circumferential print image is applied, substantially coincides with the container seam.
- a device designed in this way enables the unavoidable pressure seam to be optically no additional defect. Since the pressure seam is very narrow anyway and comes with the container seam to cover, the pressure seam itself does not occur. Thus, the appearance of the print is improved because the number of visible seams is reduced.
- a circulating print image is meant here in particular a printed image which runs around the entire circumference of the container or, in other words, by 360 ° (possibly with slight deviations, for example due to printing inaccuracies).
- the at least one feature may comprise, for example, at least one, in particular exactly one or exactly two, markings.
- the at least one feature may comprise a container seam, in particular exactly one or exactly two container seams.
- features of the container is advantageous because it can be comparatively computationally intensive to detect the entire container and to calculate the alignment therefrom. In most cases, just one feature or very few features are sufficient to accurately reflect the container orientation and the computational effort is greatly reduced.
- a container has two container seams. Then it may not even be possible (for example, for reasons of symmetry, for example, if the container seams are exactly opposite each other) to unambiguously determine the container orientation without the use of further features. If necessary, such an unambiguous determination is not even necessary because it is paramount that one of the container seams is for direct printing at the appropriate position.
- the alignment device can be designed in such a way that, after the container has been aligned, the container seam is arranged at the point at which the circulating pressure begins and / or ends during operation. Where the printing starts or ends, for example, results from the geometry of the transport path, the arrangement of the print head (s) and possibly other parameters of the printing device.
- the respective Location can be calculated, for example, for the corresponding parameters and / or determined empirically and then stored in a memory device.
- the computing device may be designed such that it determines the actual position of the at least one feature and that it determines whether and, if appropriate, how the container is aligned, based on the actual position of the at least one feature and a predetermined desired position of the at least one feature must become.
- the use of a feature is particularly suitable for detecting the container orientation.
- an actual and a desired position of the feature is used to determine if and how the container is to be aligned, it is not necessary to make an actual spatial determination of the container orientation (and, associated therewith, if necessary, recognize the container geometry). which may be complex and computationally intensive. Rather, a comparatively simple comparison of individual features is sufficient.
- a mark on the container or a container seam which can be detected relatively easily, are detected and then determined at which position they should actually be. From this, for example, a difference value can be formed. It can then be calculated either from this value, as the container must be aligned. Another determination of how the container must be aligned is also possible.
- corresponding instructions or values can already be stored for the respective difference values on a memory device, which describe how the container must be aligned if a specific difference value exists.
- a set of parameters can be stored for a specific difference value, which adjusts the alignment device for aligning the containers.
- the computing device may be configured to determine the actual position of the at least one feature, to determine the actual container orientation based on the actual position of the at least one feature, and based on the actual container orientation and the target container orientation , determines if and how to align the container.
- the alignment device requires the container orientation as input values and that a difference value as described above is insufficient is.
- the container orientation is needed anyway, so it is advisable to determine this also for the determination of whether and how the container must be aligned.
- the detection device can be designed such that the at least one feature is optically detected, and the computing device can be designed such that with the aid of image recognition, one or the actual position of the at least one feature is determined. It is possible to use visible light for optical detection. Alternatively, however, it is also conceivable to use optical detection in other wavelength ranges.
- An optical detection is advantageous because optical features can be applied particularly easily or because the container seams are visually recognizable anyway and because optical measuring methods, for example with a camera, are cheap and uncomplicated. It may even be possible to adapt existing systems, for example for optical quality control.
- the detection device may comprise a camera which images at least a partial region of the container, wherein the at least one partial region is selected such that it is ensured that the at least one feature lies in the at least one partial region, regardless of the actual container orientation.
- the container has at least two features, for example, both the container seam and a marking and / or two container seams and / or two markings, which are arranged, for example, opposite, that it is sufficient to image only a portion of the container , For example, it may be waived to pan the camera or provide multiple cameras or align the container in several steps, as always at least one feature in the image field.
- the alignment means may be configured to rotate the containers about their own axis. Especially when the containers are transported guided, it may already be sufficient for proper alignment, these only rotate.
- the alignment means may be configured such that an angle at which the containers are rotated in alignment depends at least on the actual container orientation and the predetermined target container orientation.
- a remaining between the alignment device and the print head transport path of the container be taken into account, especially if this is not straight but for example on a circular path.
- the invention also provides a direct printing method.
- At least one predetermined feature of the container is detected by means of a detection device, determined by means of a computing device based on the at least one feature, if and if so how Container must be aligned to be brought from an actual container orientation in a predetermined target container orientation, the container based on the determination of the computing device aligned in the target container orientation, and the container printed after aligning the container by means of a print head.
- the desired container orientation is predetermined in such a way that the container seam is aligned with respect to the print head in such a way that a pressure seam, which arises when a circumferential print image is applied, substantially coincides with the container seam.
- the alignment of the container can be carried out so that after the alignment of the container, the container seam is disposed at the point at which the circulating pressure begins and / or ends.
- the direct printing method may include that the actual position of the at least one feature is determined and based on the actual position of the at least one feature and a predetermined desired position of the at least one feature is determined, and if necessary how the container must be aligned.
- the direct printing method may include determining the actual position of the at least one feature, determining the actual container orientation based on the actual position of the at least one feature, and determining whether and. Based on the actual container orientation and the target container orientation if necessary, how the container must be aligned.
- the direct printing method may include that the at least one feature is detected optically, in particular by means of at least one camera, and with the aid of image recognition, one or the actual position of the at least one feature is determined.
- the direct printing method may include imaging at least a partial region of the container, wherein the at least one partial region is selected such that it is ensured that the at least one feature lies in the at least one partial region, regardless of the actual container orientation.
- the direct printing method may include rotating the container about its own axis to align the container, in particular an angle that depends at least on the actual container orientation and the predetermined target container orientation.
- FIGS. 1 a and 1 b are schematic representations of a circumferential printed image achieved with a direct printing device known from the prior art and a circulating printed image obtained with a direct printing device according to the invention.
- Figure 2 is a schematic, not to scale true top view of a
- FIG. 1 a shows schematically a printed image, as is achieved with a printing device known from the prior art.
- a container 2 with two container seams 3a and 3b is shown.
- the pressure seam 4 is shown.
- FIG. 1 b schematically shows a printed image, as is achieved with a direct-printing device according to the invention, for example the device described below in connection with FIG. 2.
- the pressure seam 4 coincides with one of the container seams, in this case the container seam 3a, or coincides substantially with this.
- Figure 2 is a schematic and not to scale representation of a possible embodiment of the direct printing device 1 according to the invention.
- a print head 5 for direct printing on containers a detection device 6, a computing device 7 and an alignment device 8 are shown schematically.
- Container 2 are transported on a transport path, which is linear here.
- the containers could be bottles. These could, for example, be transported hanging from the bottleneck. Alternatively, it may be a rotary in which the containers are transported on a circular transport path. Instead of a hanging transport is also a stationary transport, for example in a puck, or a transport in which the containers are in a plate and are held from above with a centering, possible.
- the detection device which is designed to detect at least one predetermined feature of the container, is arranged so that the containers, in particular features on the containers, can be detected.
- a camera may be provided here, which images a predetermined section of the transport path.
- Features on the containers that can be detected by means of the detection device can be, for example, markings that have been applied to containers in previous steps. Alternatively or additionally, however, also pressure seams or other shapes of the container, by means of which the orientation of the container can be determined, represent such features.
- the direct printing device is designed here such that the detection device forwards data to the computing device.
- the computing device is configured to determine, based on the data received from the detection device, whether and, if appropriate, how the container must be aligned in order to be brought from an actual container orientation into a predetermined desired container orientation.
- the container after the detection device is shown the alignment device, which is designed to align containers in order to bring them from an actual container orientation into a predetermined desired container orientation.
- the alignment device can be designed in particular for rotating the containers about their own axis by a predetermined angle. However, a translational movement of the container is not excluded.
- the direct printing device is designed such that the alignment device receives data from the computing device, in particular such that it is based on corresponding results of the computing device brings the container in the target container orientation.
- the desired container orientation is predetermined in such a way that the container seam is aligned with respect to the print head in such a way that a pressure seam, which results when a circumferential print image is applied, substantially coincides with the container seam.
- the detection device can be connected to the computing device via a data link 10, and the alignment device can be connected to the computing device via a data link 11.
- the computing device is formed integrally with the detection device or the alignment device.
- the detection device, computing device and alignment device could also be integrally formed.
- the direct pressure system is charged with containers.
- the containers are transported along a transport route.
- the containers pass a detection device. This detects, for example, optical, characteristics of the container.
- the containers are then, unless they are already aligned in a desired orientation, aligned by means of an alignment device, for example, rotated about its axis and / or shifted so that they are brought into a desired orientation.
- the containers are then printed directly circulating by means of the print head. For this purpose, either the container can be rotated and / or the printhead be driven around the container.
- the features detected by the detection means are used. These may be used, for example, to determine the actual actual container orientation. This can then be compared with the desired container orientation and so determined whether and how the containers must be aligned. Alternatively it can also be determined on the basis of the positions of the features, ie without determining the container orientation, whether and how the container has to be aligned. For example, specific parameters for the alignment device can be stored for specific positions of the features.
- containers often have two opposite container seams (due to the manufacturing process). Then, based on the position of a container seam under some circumstances, the orientation of the container can not be determined uniquely. However, because ultimately the orientation of the container to the proper orientation of one of the container seams it is not necessarily relevant how the container is self-aligned, as long as the alignment of one of the container seams is known and can be adjusted.
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