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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 19, 2010
Applicant:
Martin Schach, Bochum, DE;
Inventor:
Martin Schach, Bochum, DE;
Assignee:
KHS GmbH, Dortmund, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41F 17/18 (2006.01); B41F 17/22 (2006.01); B41J 3/407 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 3/4073 (2013.01);
Abstract
Container printing arrangement for printing bottles or similar containers on an outer surface thereof. The container printing arrangement comprises one or more printing stations and a container conveyor. The printing station has a print head, a conveyor arrangement, and transfer elements which are moved by the conveyor arrangement. The transfer elements each comprise a first resilient layer and a second resilient layer which supports the first resilient layer. The first resilient layer has a transfer surface which receives a print image from the print head, and then transfers the print image onto a container.