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EP 0123305 A3 19851030 - REGISTER CONTROL SYSTEM FOR A PRINTING PRESS

Title (en)

Publication

EP 0123305 A3 19851030 (EN)

Application

EP 84104516 A 19840420

Priority

US 48840183 A 19830425

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0123305A2] Optical scanners (18, 19) mount to a press (1 to 8) and provide information to a register control system (15, 16, 17, 20) which automatically maintains color-to-color register. The same information is processed to provide signals to a scanner interface circuit (17) which controls the position of the optical scanners (18, 19) to insure that they track the register patterns on the moving web (6).

IPC 1-7

B41F 13/12

IPC 8 full level

B41F 33/14 (2006.01); B41F 13/02 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B41F 13/025 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

[A] GB 980471 A 19650113 - LINOTYPE MACHINERY LTD
[A] FR 2111390 A5 19720602 - HARRIS INTERTYPE CORP

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0123305 A2 19841031; EP 0123305 A3 19851030; JP S6034860 A 19850222

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 84104516 A 19840420; JP 8279684 A 19840424