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US 8,199,183 · App. 12/257,751 · Granted Jun 12, 2012

Laser printing system and laser printing method

Assignee: Suntory Holdings Limited
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Patent No.
US 8,199,183
App. No.
12/257,751
Granted
Jun 12, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

A laser printing system comprising a conveyor for conveying a group of containers, a container group packaging device for packaging a group of containers by a base material at the conveyor, if a conveyance speed when the group of containers packaged by the base material reaches a first region is smaller than a conveyance speed a predetermined time before the packaged group of containers packaged by the base material reaches the first region, the conveyor conveying the packaged group of containers by the conveyance speed when reaching the first region, and a laser printing device for laser printing the base material of the packaged group of containers when the packaged group of containers reaches a second region positioned downstream from the first region at the conveyor. Due to this, the identical base material is prevented from being printed on a plurality of times. Further, this may also include an end signal emitter for emitting a printing end signal after the base material is printed on.

Claims (34)

1. A laser printing method comprising the steps of:

conveying a group of containers by a conveyor;

packaging the group of containers by a base material at the conveyor;

if a conveyance speed when the packaged group of containers packaged by the base material reaches a first region is smaller than a conveyance speed a predetermined time before the packaged group of containers packaged by the base material reaches the first region, conveying the packaged group of containers by the conveyance speed when reaching the first region; and

laser printing the base material of the packaged group of containers when the packaged group of containers reaches a second region positioned downstream from the first region in a conveyance direction of the conveyor.

2. A laser printing method comprising the steps of:

conveying a group of containers by a conveyor;

packaging the group of containers by a base material at the conveyor;

if a conveyance speed when the packaged group of containers packaged by the base material reaches a first region is smaller than a conveyance speed a predetermined time before the packaged group of containers packaged by the base material reaches the first region, conveying the packaged group of containers by a predetermined conveyance speed; and

laser printing the base material of the packaged group of containers when the packaged group of containers reaches a second region positioned downstream from the first region in a conveyance direction of the conveyor.

3. A laser printing method as set forth in claim 1 , further comprising the step of emitting a printing end signal after the base material is printed.

4. A laser printing method comprising the step of:

conveying a group of containers by a conveyor;

packaging the group of containers by a base material at the conveyor;

laser printing the base material of the packaged group of containers when the packaged group of containers packaged by the base material reaches a printing region; and

emitting a printing end signal after the base material is printed.

5. A laser printing system comprising:

a conveyor for conveying a group of containers;

a container group packaging device for packaging the group of containers by a base material at the conveyor;

wherein if a conveyance speed when the group of containers packaged by the base material reaches a first region is smaller than a conveyance speed a predetermined time before the packaged group of containers packaged by the base material reaches the first region, the conveyor conveying the packaged group of containers by the conveyance speed when reaching the first region; and

a laser printing device for laser printing the base material of the packaged group of containers when the packaged group of containers reaches a second region positioned downstream from the first region in the conveyance direction of the conveyor.

6. A laser printing system comprising:

a conveyor for conveying a group of containers;

a container group packaging device for packaging the group of containers by a base material at the conveyor;

wherein if the conveyance speed when the packaged group of containers packaged by the base material reaches a first region is smaller than the conveyance speed a predetermined time before the packaged group of containers packaged by the base material reaches the first region, the conveyor conveys the packaged group of containers by the predetermined conveyance speed; and

a laser printing device for laser printing the base material of the packaged group of containers when the packaged group of containers reaches a second region positioned downstream from the first region in the conveyance direction of the conveyor.

7. A laser printing system as set forth in claim 5 , further comprising an end signal emitter for emitting a printing end signal after the base material has been printed on.

8. A laser printing system comprising:

a conveyor for conveying a group of containers;

a container group packaging means for packaging the group of containers by a base material at the conveyor;

a laser printing device for laser printing the base material of the packaged group of containers when the packaged group of containers packaged by the base material reaches a printing region; and

an end signal emitter for emitting a printing end signal after the base material has been printed.

9. A laser printing method as set forth in claim 2 , further comprising the step of emitting a printing end signal after the base material is printed.

10. A laser printing system as set forth in claim 6 , further comprising an end signal emitter for emitting a printing end signal after the base material has been printed on.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 27, 2009
From: SUNTORY LIMITED
To: SUNTORY HOLDINGS LIMITED
Reel/Frame 023049/0707 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 3, 2008
From: HOSEN, HIROSHI; MORIKAZU, SHUNJI
To: SUNTORY LIMITED
Reel/Frame 021918/0976 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2007-280657 · Oct 29, 2007 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20090109275A1 · Apr 30, 2009