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EP 1198350 A2 20020424 - VARNISHING DEVICE

Title (en)

VARNISHING DEVICE

Title (de)

LACKIEREINRICHTUNG

Title (fr)

UNITE D'APPLICATION DE VERNIS

Publication

EP 1198350 A2 20020424 (DE)

Application

EP 00958147 A 20000715

Priority

DE 0002329 W 20000715
DE 19935171 A 19990728
DE 19935172 A 19990728
DE 19935173 A 19990728

Abstract (en)

[origin: US2002152902A1] The present invention relates to a lacquering device which is integrated in a printing machine or configured as a separate lacquering device. An object of the present invention is to provide a variable lacquering device for applying different lacquer thicknesses, lacquer types and/or lacquer colors in one lacquering device.

IPC 1-7

B41F 1/00

IPC 8 full level

B05C 1/08 (2006.01); B41F 23/08 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

B05C 1/0834 (2013.01 - EP US); B41F 23/08 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 0108886A2

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB IT

DOCDB simple family (publication)

US 2002152902 A1 20021024; EP 1198350 A2 20020424; WO 0108886 A2 20010208; WO 0108886 A3 20010816

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 5889502 A 20020130; DE 0002329 W 20000715; EP 00958147 A 20000715