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EP 1129850 B1 20061213 - Drying unit in a sheet-fed rotary printing press

Title (en)

Drying unit in a sheet-fed rotary printing press

Title (de)

Trocknereinheit in einer Bogenrotationsdruckmaschine

Title (fr)

Dispositif de séchage dans une machine rotative à imprimer à feuilles

Publication

EP 1129850 B1 20061213 (DE)

Application

EP 01104085 A 20010221

Priority

DE 10009694 A 20000229
DE 10106529 A 20010213

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1129850A2] The dryer unit (20) is between two sheet guide cylinders (7, 8). The conveyor running round the unit has two return elements (18) and a sheet holding system spaced from them. The dryer system (14, 15) is fitted at the lower end of the conveyor. A sheet guide device (9) is fitted below and parallel to the conveyor.

IPC 8 full level

B41F 23/04 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B41F 23/044 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

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

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1129850 A2 20010905; EP 1129850 A3 20040107; EP 1129850 B1 20061213; AT E348002 T1 20070115; DE 50111605 D1 20070125

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 01104085 A 20010221; AT 01104085 T 20010221; DE 50111605 T 20010221