Global Patent Index - EP 1283781 B1

EP 1283781 B1 20080213 - INK JET CARD PRINTER

Title (en)

INK JET CARD PRINTER

Title (de)

TINTENSTRAHLKARTENDRUCKER

Title (fr)

IMPRIMANTE DE CARTES A JET D'ENCRE

Publication

EP 1283781 B1 20080213 (EN)

Application

EP 01939527 A 20010525

Priority

  • US 0117146 W 20010525
  • US 20749400 P 20000526

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO0192019A3] An ink jet card printer (20) is disclosed that includes an ink jet printhead (22) and a transport mechanism (24). The ink jet printhead (22) is adapted to print on portions of a surface (42) of a card (21) that are presented in a print position (44) along a print path (39). The transport mechanism (24) includes at least one cantilevering mechanism (62, 64) that is positioned to a side of the print position (44) along the print path (39). The cantilevering mechanism (62, 64) is adapted to unobstructively present the surface (42) of the card (21) to the printhead (22) in the print position (44).

IPC 8 full level

B41J 2/01 (2006.01); B41J 13/12 (2006.01); B41J 2/18 (2006.01); B41J 2/185 (2006.01); B41J 13/10 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR)

B41J 13/12 (2013.01 - EP KR)

Citation (examination)

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)

WO 0192019 A2 20011206; WO 0192019 A3 20020808; AT E385903 T1 20080315; CN 1240552 C 20060208; CN 1427775 A 20030702; DE 60132765 D1 20080327; DE 60132765 T2 20090205; EP 1283781 A2 20030219; EP 1283781 B1 20080213; ES 2300335 T3 20080616; JP 2004512191 A 20040422; KR 20030007697 A 20030123

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 0117146 W 20010525; AT 01939527 T 20010525; CN 01809131 A 20010525; DE 60132765 T 20010525; EP 01939527 A 20010525; ES 01939527 T 20010525; JP 2001588011 A 20010525; KR 20027015940 A 20021125