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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 28, 2015
I. Mer Co., Ltd., Kyoto-shi, JP;
Masayuki Izume, Kyoto, JP;
I. MER CO., LTD., Kyoto-Shi, JP;
Abstract
A can printing apparatusincludes a main printerhaving plural plate cylindersfor printing different colors and performing printing onto side surfaces of cans, a secondary printerperforming additional printing to the side surfaces of the cans after the printing by the main printer, and a can inspection machineinspecting a printing state. The can inspection machineincludes a can rotation devicewhich rotates cans C, a can imaging devicewhich takes images of the cans C and an image processing devicewhich processes the taken images, and the secondary printerincludes a printing headwhich faces a side surface of a can held by the can rotation deviceof the can inspection machineand a processing unit which gives an instruction of printing to the printing headbased on a predetermined printing pattern and processing data of the image processing deviceof the can inspection machine