EP 0572999 A1 19931208 - Method and equipment for printing an image on an article.
Title (en)
Method and equipment for printing an image on an article.
Title (de)
Verfahren und Ausrüstung zum Drucken eines Bildes auf einem Gegenstand.
Title (fr)
Procédé et équipement pour imprimer une image sur un article.
Publication
Application
Priority
IT TO920478 A 19920604
Abstract (en)
A positive image is formed in real time on one face of an inked ribbon (R) by means of a selective thermal transfer of ink with the use of a thermal dot-line or dot-matrix printing head (H). The positive image is then transferred from the inked ribbon (R) to the article (A) with the use of a heating pad (P). <IMAGE>
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
B41J 3/407 (2006.01); B41M 1/40 (2006.01); B41M 5/025 (2006.01); B41M 5/035 (2006.01); B41M 5/382 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
B41J 3/4073 (2013.01 - EP US); B41M 5/0256 (2013.01 - EP); B41M 5/38257 (2013.01 - EP US)
Citation (search report)
- [XD] DE 3935345 A1 19910425 - ANCKER JOERGENSEN AS [DK]
- [A] DE 3839876 A1 19890706 - PITNEY BOWES INC [US]
- [A] EP 0467141 A1 19920122 - MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC IND CO LTD [JP]
- [A] PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 11, no. 392 (M-653)(2839) 22 December 1987 & JP-A-62 158 091 ( CANON INC ) 14 July 1987
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 0572999 A1 19931208; EP 0572999 B1 19970219; AT E149023 T1 19970315; DE 69308171 D1 19970327; DE 69308171 T2 19970612; ES 2099316 T3 19970516; IT 1256837 B 19951221; IT TO920478 A0 19920604; IT TO920478 A1 19931204
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 93108851 A 19930602; AT 93108851 T 19930602; DE 69308171 T 19930602; ES 93108851 T 19930602; IT TO920478 A 19920604