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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 21, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 05, 2017
Showa Aluminum Can Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Nobuhiko Kimura, Tokyo, JP;
Shinichi Ojima, Tokyo, JP;
Kazunori Ikeda, Tokyo, JP;
Asumi Suwa, Tokyo, JP;
Kazuhisa Masuda, Tokyo, JP;
SHOWA ALUMINUM CAN CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A printing apparatus () is provided with a moving unit () used to convey a can body (). In addition, the printing apparatus () is provided with a first linear unit () in a linear shape which the moving unit () travels to move in one direction. Moreover, the printing apparatus () is provided with a second linear unit () which the moving unit () travels to move in a direction opposite to the one direction, the second linear unit () being arranged in parallel with the first linear unit () and formed linearly. Further, the printing apparatus () is provided with a printing unit () that performs printing on the can body () held by the moving unit (). By these units, the miniaturization of a printing apparatus and a can body manufacturing system is attained.