KR20010068084A - Method of manufacturing an aluminum design tab end using an ink jet printing for a beverage can - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A method for manufacturing a design tap end of a beverage can using ink-jet printing is provided to satisfy the various and personalized desire of consumers and improve the competitiveness. CONSTITUTION: A method for manufacturing a design tap end of a beverage can using ink-jet printing includes the steps of performing background print to the surface of an aluminum tap coil to be formed as a tap at accurate position and gap, printing design to the surface of the tap coil by using ink-jet printing, vanishing the surface of the tap coil to prevent the lowering of printing quality in molding and the circulation of products, adjusting pitch of the tap coil for deciding accurate position of the vanished tap coil, forming the tap coil by a conversion press, and stacking the press-formed tap to the center of a shell supplied preliminarily.

Description

METHOOD OF MANUFACTURING AN ALUMINUM DESIGN TAB END USING AN INK JET PRINTING FOR A BEVERAGE CAN}

The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a design tab end of a beverage can using inkjet printing, and more particularly, to inkjet printing and the like for various design drawings on a website or various design drawings created using computer graphics. The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a design tab end of a beverage can using inkjet printing, which can be printed by using a tab coil and then molded by varnish coating, thereby improving the marketability of the product.

In general, beverage cans are widely used at present because of their long-term storage of beverages and easy handling, and the beverage cans store not only carbonated drinks, fruit drinks, mixed drinks, but also beer. Usually, a beverage can consists of a cylindrical body made of a metal such as steel or a non-ferrous metal such as aluminum, and an aluminum end bonded to the upper surface of the body. The score line is formed so that the opening of the can easily be torn off. Moreover, the said tab is joined by the tab for opening a container by pressing a score line at the time of drinking.

Therefore, in order to drink the contents contained in the can container, the tab is pulled to break up the score line formed on the end. At this time, the beverage contained in the can is discharged through the outlet of the score line crushed by the tap, it is possible to drink beverage easily.

The present invention relates to a manufacturing method for producing a design tab of a beverage can for applying a design to the convenience and convenience of the beverage can and the tab bonded to the end, using the same, wherein the tab Applied design means any logo or image of beverage brand, implicit phrases or patterns about the product's specialty and product characteristics, various animated characters for product promotion, celebrity's caricature, fruit image applied to fruit drink, sports This includes logos and mascots of competitions, logos and trademarks of various companies.

Conventional related art for incorporating specific information or decorations into the tabs described above is US Patent No. 300,554 (Applicant: Coca Cola). In the manufacturing method disclosed herein, after tab molding, various types of information are applied on the molded tab. However, in the current can end manufacturing process, the application of information on the molded tab causes a significant decrease in productivity. Done.

On the other hand, a decorative application technique for a tab using a laser etching has been proposed. However, this also increases the cost of the product due to the decrease in productivity due to the application of the laser etching process, the situation is not suitable for mass production technology.

In order to solve this problem, Korean Patent Application No. 2001-8020, filed by the applicant on February 17, 2001, completes the background printing process of the tab on the tab coil, and then completes the design printing process and varnish process. In addition, a manufacturing method for producing a design tap end by inputting it into a conversion press process, which is a tab forming process and a stacking process, using a pitch alignment device, is disclosed.

However, the design tab end manufacturing method that performs separate design printing after the background color coating process of the tab is performed in the design printing process of the background color coating process in the aluminum design tap end manufacturing method of aluminum, which does not require the rust prevention process. After the tab forming process, the background color is first printed on only the exact part of the tab coil to be formed into the tab, and after that, the design printing process for printing the required design, and the varnish coating process and varnish coating process to preserve the print quality are completed. After pitch-aligning the design tap coil, it is put into a conversion press to form an aluminum design tab, and at this time, the molded aluminum design tab is bonded to a shell supplied. However, children and young people who are accustomed to the digital age want more diversified and unique designs, and conventional mass production methods cannot meet these needs, i.e. the development of design tabs suitable for small quantity batch production is urgently needed. There is a demand, and in particular, those who use the Internet is more interested in various characters and products on the cyberspace on the website, but it is not being developed as a design tab.

According to the present invention for solving the above problems, in the case of a tab of a tab with a curled portion of the tab, the position of the background color of the tab printed on the surface of the coil is correct before the tap forming process by the conversion press. After painting the background color in the state of alignment, design printed directly on the surface of the tap coil by using the downloaded design or computer graphic on the web through the internet, and then the molding process and product distribution By forming and stacking the transparent varnish coating process to prevent the deformation of the design printing in the process, it is possible to meet the needs of the diversified and individualized consumers and to establish a production system capable of producing small quantities of various kinds of products. How to make a design tap end for a beverage can using inkjet printing It is an object to the ball.

1 is a process chart for explaining the manufacturing method of the aluminum design tab of the beverage can using inkjet printing according to the present invention.

In order to achieve the above object, a method of manufacturing a drink tab using inkjet printing according to the present invention is a background color for performing background printing at a precise position and interval on the surface of an aluminum tab coil to be formed into a tab through a tab forming process. A printing step, a printing step of printing a design drawn with computer graphics, etc. on the surface of the tab coil on which the background color is printed by using inkjet printing, and a molding and a product distribution on the surface of the tap coil on which the design is printed. Varnish coating step to prevent deterioration of quality, Pitch alignment step of adjusting the pitch of the tap coil for accurate positioning of the varnished coated tap coil, Press-formed pitch-aligned tap coil by a conversion press or the like And a stacking step of joining the press-formed tab to the center of the pre-supplied shell. In the design tap end manufacturing method of a beverage can using jet printing, a design tap printing machine integrating the background color printing process, the design printing process, and the varnish coating process to maintain the printing quality by using a pitch alignment device. It is characterized in that the execution in a single process.

Hereinafter, a method of manufacturing a design tab end of a beverage can using inkjet printing according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 1.

In the process of designing and printing a character, company logo, mascot, etc. on the surface of the tab where the curled portion of the tab is clogged, it is a method for improving productivity and satisfying consumer's desire to be gradually diversified and individualized. In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, a method of downloading various designs on a website connected through the Internet or printing a design directly by using a computer character is printed on the surface of the tab coil in which the background color painting is completed by inkjet printing. The design printed tap coil is subjected to a varnish coating process by applying the same pitch as the printing process, and then applied to the tap forming process by applying the same pitch. The tap forming and stacking process is then completed by the conversion press to produce the end of the beverage cap.

At this time, if the pitch is not aligned correctly, the tap drilling operation for the conversion press is not performed at the correct position. Therefore, in the pitch alignment using the pitch alignment device, the background color printing and the inkjet printing are performed before the tap drilling. Perform design printing and varnish coating.

In more detail, the series of manufacturing processes will be described in detail. When the aluminum tab coil is slowly drawn out from the winding roll, both sides of the aluminum tab coil are painted in a desired color.

Next, multi-color color printing is performed on the surface of the tap coil in which the painting of the background color is completed. At this time, for printing a design, the present invention uses inkjet printing. Of course, design printing using a laser printer is also possible, but since color laser printers are expensive, it is preferable to use an inkjet printer. At this time, the design printed on the tap coil through the inkjet printing can be downloaded on a website through the Internet or directly drawn through a computer graphic work.

Designed with inkjet printing, the tap coil is varnished to protect the printed design on the surface during tap forming and product distribution. In this varnish coating process, it is preferable to use a UV coating or a quick-drying anti-corrosive coating using a UV blocking material as a coating material. At this time, the coating is performed using a multi-stage roller. The surface of these rollers is coated with both sides of the coil while the coating material such as UV paint or quick-drying anti-corrosive paint is continuously supplied from the paint supply container.

At this time, the tab printing process is performed in such a manner that the background color of the tab and the position of the design are precisely positioned at the desired position of the tab to be formed by the pitch alignment device, and the tap coil having the design printing is the same pitch as the printing process. Apply the varnish coating process.

After the varnish coating is completed, the tap coil aligned with the same pitch as the printing process and the varnish coating process through the sebum alignment process is transferred to the tap forming step through the belt conveyor, and then press-molded into a predetermined tab shape by a conversion press. do.

Then, the tab completed by the conversion press is bonded to the center of the pre-supplied shell (shell) to perform a stacking operation.

The tab manufacturing method so far is summarized as follows.

The background color printing step of performing background printing on the surface of the aluminum tab coil to be formed into the tab through the tab forming process at the exact position and interval, and inkjet printing the design of computer graphic on the surface of the tab coil on which the background color is printed. Design printing step of printing using, and varnish coating step for preventing the deterioration of print quality during molding and product distribution on the surface of the tab coil printed design, and for accurate positioning of the varnished coated coil A pitch alignment step of adjusting the pitch of the tap coil, press molding the pitch-aligned tap coil with a conversion press or the like, and stacking step of joining the press-formed tab to the center of the supplied shell.

According to the present invention described above, in the case of a tab of the type in which the curl portion of the tab is clogged, prior to the tap forming process by the conversion press, the position of the color of the tab printed on the surface of the coil is first aligned at the correct interval and range. After painting the background color in one state, design printed directly on the surface of the tap coil using the design downloaded from the web or the web graphic through the Internet, and then printed on the surface of the tap coil. By forming and stacking the transparent varnish coating process to prevent deformation of design printing, it is possible to meet the needs of consumers, which are gradually diversified and individualized, and to build a production system capable of producing small quantities of various types of products to improve the competitiveness of products. There is an advantage to this.

Claims (2)

A background color printing step of performing background printing on the surface of the aluminum tab coil to be formed into a tab through a tab forming process at an accurate position and interval; A design printing step of printing a design drawn with computer graphics on the surface of the tab coil on which the background color is printed using inkjet printing; A varnish coating step for preventing deterioration of print quality during molding and product distribution on the surface of the tab coil printed by design; A pitch alignment step of adjusting the pitch of the tap coil for accurate positioning of the varnish coated tap coil; Press molding the pitch aligned tap coil with a conversion press or the like; And a stacking step of joining the press-formed tab to the center of the pre-supplied shell. The method of claim 1, The design is a design tab end manufacturing method of a beverage can using inkjet printing, characterized in that for downloading the various designs on a website connected through the Internet and printed on the tap coil by inkjet printing.