公开(公告)号：US20230331002A1

公开(公告)日：2023-10-19

申请号：US18025392

申请日：2021-09-14

Applicant: SHOWA ALUMINUM CAN GLOBAL CORPORATION

Inventor： Shinichi OJIMA

IPC: B41J11/00 ,  B41J3/407

CPC classification number: B41J11/00218 ,  B41J11/00214 ,  B41J3/40733 ,  B41J11/00212

Abstract: A printing apparatus is provided with: a printing unit disposed at a position facing an outer circumferential surface of a can body and performing printing on the outer circumferential surface of the rotating can body; and a curing unit disposed on a side opposite to a side on which the printing unit is installed across the can body, and curing a print image formed on the outer circumferential surface by the printing unit. The printing unit performs printing on the outer circumferential surface using an inkjet head, and the curing unit is disposed on a side opposite to a side on which the inkjet head is installed across the can body.