EP 0123354 A3 19860115 - METHOD AND EQUIPMENT FOR THE REPETITIVE PRINTING OF CHEQUES
Title (en)
METHOD AND EQUIPMENT FOR THE REPETITIVE PRINTING OF CHEQUES
Publication
Application
Priority
IT 290983 A 19830421
Abstract (en)
[origin: EP0123354A2] The method for the repetitive printing of cheques and similar forms, according to the invention, comprises the steps of: (a) piling up a plurality of cheques in a plurality of boxes, each box containing cheques of the same shape, type, color, denomination and the like disposed with the front side thereof facing outwardly; (b) transferring a selected one of said boxes in front of a drawing station for drawing the first cheque of the pile out of the related box; (c) conveying said first cheque along a track leading to a printing unit; (d) printing said front side of said first cheque while the same passes through said printing unit; and (e) discharging said printed cheque into a collecting zone. The equipment for carrying out the above method comprises a rotating unit (4) having a plurality of boxes (2) circularly disposed, each box having an opening (8) and each adapt to contain a plurality of cheques (3) of the same shape, type, color, denomination and the like disposed with the front side thereof facing outwardly, a drawing station (10) positioned near said rotating unit (4), a track (15) for conveying individual cheques from said drawing station to a printing unit (20), means (30) for transferring said printed cheques from said printing unit to a collecting zone (31), and electronic means (29-36) for controlling the operation of said equipment.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
B41J 11/42 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
B41J 11/42 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
- [Y] DE 2826394 A1 19791220 - STEINHILBER HELMUT
- [Y] FR 2504454 A1 19821029 - WIDMER MICHEL [FR]
- [A] FR 1428363 A 19660211 - BOSCH GMBH ROBERT
- [A] US 4285607 A 19810825 - STEINHILBER HELMUT
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH DE FR GB LI LU NL SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 0123354 A2 19841031; EP 0123354 A3 19860115; EP 0123354 B1 19881005; AT E37687 T1 19881015; DE 3474426 D1 19881110; IT 1172523 B 19870618; IT 8302909 A0 19830421
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 84200530 A 19840413; AT 84200530 T 19840413; DE 3474426 T 19840413; IT 290983 A 19830421