Global Patent Index - EP 0908313 A3

EP 0908313 A3 20000105 - Machine for lettering of eggs

Title (en)

Machine for lettering of eggs

Title (de)

Eierbeschriftungsmaschine

Title (fr)

Machine pour lettrer des oeufs

Publication

EP 0908313 A3 20000105 (DE)

Application

EP 98810994 A 19981005

Priority

  • CH 233597 A 19971006
  • CH 3698 A 19980112

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0908313A2] The egg labeling machine has a carriage (1) which is displaced relative to the eggs (E,E') contained in an egg carton (K), supporting an ink jet printer (2) for direct printing of information onto the eggs, via a parallelogram linkage (5) with a pair of guide arms (12) coupled by a pair of vertically movable arms (4), allowing a sensor foot (3) to contact the surface of the egg to be labeled.

IPC 1-7

B41F 17/30; B41M 1/40; B41M 1/26; B41J 2/01; A01K 43/10

IPC 8 full level

B41J 2/01 (2006.01); B41J 3/407 (2006.01); B41M 1/26 (2006.01); B41M 1/40 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

B41J 2/01 (2013.01 - EP); B41J 3/4073 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0908313 A2 19990414; EP 0908313 A3 20000105; EP 0908313 B1 20020306; DE 59803256 D1 20020411

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 98810994 A 19981005; DE 59803256 T 19981005