Global Patent Index - EP 0973646 A2

EP 0973646 A2 20000126 - MULTI-COLOUR PRINTING UNIT IN THE FORM OF INK AND LASER PRINTING UNITS

Title (en)

MULTI-COLOUR PRINTING UNIT IN THE FORM OF INK AND LASER PRINTING UNITS

Title (de)

MEHRFARBEN-DRUCKWERK IN FORM VON TINTEN- UND LASERDRUCKWERKEN

Title (fr)

BLOC D'IMPRESSION MULTICOLORE SOUS FORME DE BLOCS D'IMPRESSION LASER ET A ENCRE

Publication

EP 0973646 A2 20000126 (DE)

Application

EP 98930636 A 19980408

Priority

  • DE 9801010 W 19980408
  • DE 19714951 A 19970410

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9845123A2] The invention relates to a sheet-fed printing press, comprising at least one high performance printing unit, especially a laser printing unit, and several ink jet printing units (12) which are each situated on one of several parallel sheet conveying channels, said sheet conveying channels being connected to a shared sheet input channel on the input side via sheet guides (W1 to W7) and to several sheet temporary storage devices (14, 16) on the output side. Said sheet temporary storage devices are connected in turn to a shared sheet output channel on the output side. The at least one high-performance printing unit is connected to the shared sheet input channel of the ink jet printing unit (12) or to the shared sheet output channel of the sheet temporary storage device (14, 16). The inventive sheet-fed printing press and a rotary printing press to which the invention also relates enable quick, problem-free and economical multicolour printing and are simple and economical to produce.

IPC 1-7

B41J 3/50; B41J 11/00; B41J 2/435; B41J 2/01; B41J 15/00

IPC 8 full level

B41J 2/01 (2006.01); B41J 2/435 (2006.01); B41J 3/50 (2006.01); B41J 3/54 (2006.01); B41J 11/00 (2006.01); B41J 11/46 (2006.01); B41J 13/00 (2006.01); B41J 15/00 (2006.01); B41J 15/16 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

B41J 2/01 (2013.01 - EP US); B41J 3/54 (2013.01 - EP US); B41J 3/546 (2013.01 - EP US); B41J 11/46 (2013.01 - EP US); B41J 13/00 (2013.01 - EP US); B41J 15/00 (2013.01 - EP US); B41J 15/005 (2013.01 - EP US); B41J 15/165 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 9845123A2

Designated contracting state (EPC)

BE DE FR GB

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9845123 A2 19981015; WO 9845123 A3 19981230; DE 19714951 A1 19981112; DE 19714951 C2 19990415; DE 59805807 D1 20021107; EP 0973646 A2 20000126; EP 0973646 B1 20021002; EP 1236570 A1 20020904; US 2001038767 A1 20011108; US 6305858 B1 20011023; US 6655275 B2 20031202

DOCDB simple family (application)

DE 9801010 W 19980408; DE 19714951 A 19970410; DE 59805807 T 19980408; EP 02008320 A 19980408; EP 98930636 A 19980408; US 40275500 A 20000209; US 90223301 A 20010710