IP Library Patent Application 17790758
Patent Application
App. No. 17/790,758

CAN BODY PRINTING SYSTEM AND CAN BODY PRINTING DEVICE

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17/790,758
Abstract

A can body printing system includes: a status detection section 305 configured to, when printing is performed on a can body by a user, detect satisfaction of a condition for the printing set by a third party that is not the user; and a print stopping section 306 configured to control a stoppage of the printing on the can body in response to detection of the satisfaction of the condition for the printing set by the third party that is not the user.

Claims (23)

1 . A can body printing system comprising:

a detection section configured to, when printing is performed on a can body by a user, detect satisfaction of a condition for the printing, the condition being set by a third party that is not the user; and

a control section configured to control a stoppage of the printing on the can body in response to detection of the satisfaction of the condition.

2 . The can body printing system according to claim 1 , wherein the condition set by the third party is a condition predetermined based on an assumption that printing is performed on regular can bodies by the user.

3 . The can body printing system according to claim 2 , wherein

the condition set by the third party is a condition related to a prescribed quantity for printing on can bodies,

the can body printing system further comprises a quantity measurement section configured to measure a quantity of can bodies having undergone the printing, and

the detection section is configured to detect that the quantity measured by the quantity measurement section has reached the prescribed quantity.

4 . The can body printing system according to claim 2 , wherein

the condition set by the third party is a condition related to prescribed time for printing on can bodies,

the can body printing system further comprises a time measurement section configured to measure time taken for the printing, and

the detection section is configured to detect that the time measured by the time measurement section has reached the prescribed time.

5 . The can body printing system according to claim 2 , wherein

the condition set by the third party is a condition related to a prescribed amount of electricity used by a device for printing on can bodies,

the can body printing system further comprises an electricity measurement section configured to measure an amount of electricity used for the printing, and

the detection section is configured to detect that the amount of electricity measured by the electricity measurement section has reached the prescribed amount of electricity.

6 . The can body printing system according to claim 2 , wherein

the condition set by the third party is a condition related to a prescribed amount of a consumable for use in printing on can bodies,

the can body printing system further comprises a consumable amount measurement section configured to measure an amount of the consumable used for the printing, and

the detection section is configured to detect that the amount of the consumable measured by the consumable amount measurement section has reached the prescribed amount.

7 . A can body printing device comprising:

a printing section configured to print on can bodies; and

a stopping section configured to stop printing in response to satisfaction of a condition set by a third party that is not a user who performs the printing.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Aug 16, 2022
From: SHOWA ALUMINUM CAN CORPORATION
To: ALTEMIRA CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 060813/0426 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 5, 2022
From: OJIMA, SHINICHI; MATSUSHIMA, HITOMI; FUJINUMA, KENJI
To: SHOWA ALUMINUM CAN CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 060405/0072 →