公开(公告)号：US20180015498A1

公开(公告)日：2018-01-18

申请号：US15647929

申请日：2017-07-12

Applicant: BALL CORPORATION

Inventor： Paul Nicol ,  Jason Galley

IPC: B05C11/02 ,  B05D5/06 ,  B05D3/12 ,  B05D1/40 ,  B44D2/00 ,  B05B13/00

CPC classification number: B05C11/023 ,  B05B13/00 ,  B05D1/40 ,  B05D3/12 ,  B05D5/061 ,  B41F15/00 ,  B41F15/06 ,  B41F15/0872 ,  B41F17/14 ,  B41F17/22 ,  B41M1/12 ,  B41M1/28 ,  B41M1/40 ,  B44D2/00

Abstract: An apparatus and methods of decorating a metallic container are provided. More specifically, the present invention relates to apparatus and methods used to provide a decoration on a predetermined surface of a metallic container body. The decoration may be registered with decorations previously applied to the container body. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a screen print unit with a cylindrical body. The cylindrical body rotationally applies a predetermined type or color of ink or other coating, such as a varnish, to the cylindrical body. In one embodiment, the apparatus applies a varnish to a selected portion of the cylindrical body without applying the varnish to all of the cylindrical body. Additionally, the apparatus may also include a foiling unit that applies a label to the cylindrical body.