Patent ID: 9649856
Date: 2017-05-16
CPC Classifications: B41J,B41M,B65D,G01N

Claim:
1. A method for inspecting a direct print on a container with a relief-like surface contour, wherein said direct print is at least partially printed onto said relief-like surface contour, the method comprising: detecting, in a first step, using an inspection device, actual contour characteristics of said relief-like surface contour, the actual contour characteristics comprising a three-dimensional contour/shape of said relief-like surface contour; detecting, in a second step, using the inspection device, actual printing characteristics of said direct print on said container; and matching, using the inspection device, the actual contour characteristics with the actual printing characteristics; wherein matching the actual contour characteristics with the actual printing characteristics comprises superimposing, using the inspection device, one of the actual contour characteristics and the actual printing characteristics onto the other of the actual contour characteristics and the actual printing characteristics; and wherein said direct print is, in terms of its quality and/or position relative to the actual contour characteristics, inspected with said inspection device.