EP 1313619 B1 20080430 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRINTING ON RIGID PANELS AND CONTOURED OR TEXTURED SURFACES
Title (en)
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRINTING ON RIGID PANELS AND CONTOURED OR TEXTURED SURFACES
Title (de)
VERFAHREN UND GERÄT ZUM DRUCKEN AUF STARREN PANEELEN UND KONTURIERTEN ODER STRUKTURIERTEN OBERFLÄCHEN
Title (fr)
PROCEDE ET APPAREIL D'IMPRESSION SUR DES PANNEAUX RIGIDES ET DES SURFACES PROFILEES OU STRUCTUREES
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 0127023 W 20010830
- US 65059600 A 20000830
- US 82279501 A 20010330
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO0218148A1] Ink jet printing is provided onto rigid panels (15) which may have contoured surface (16). Panels (15) are printed using ultraviolet light curable ink and maybe more completely cure and dry the ink to remove by using heating step. Printhead to panel spacing is adjustable to maintain a predetermined constant distance from the printing element to the surface of the panel. Each of printheads (130a, 130d) independently moveable to control the spacing of the printheads from the substrate. Sensors (138) measure the distance from the printhead to the surface of the substrate. UV curing heads may be located on the print headcarriage (129). Cold UV sources may be used to prevent heat deformation of flat or contoured substrates, thereby making spot curing on heat-sensitive substrates.
IPC 8 full level
B41J 2/01 (2006.01); B41J 25/308 (2006.01); B41J 3/407 (2006.01); B41J 11/00 (2006.01); D06P 5/00 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
B41J 3/4073 (2013.01 - EP US); B41J 11/00214 (2021.01 - EP US); B41J 11/0022 (2021.01 - EP US); B41J 25/308 (2013.01 - EP); B41J 25/3086 (2013.01 - EP)
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 0218148 A1 20020307; AT E393705 T1 20080515; AU 8853901 A 20020313; CA 2420285 A1 20020307; CN 100345692 C 20071031; CN 1449332 A 20031015; DE 60133827 D1 20080612; EP 1313619 A1 20030528; EP 1313619 A4 20040714; EP 1313619 B1 20080430; IL 154636 A0 20030917; IL 154636 A 20051120; JP 2004508220 A 20040318
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 0127023 W 20010830; AT 01968282 T 20010830; AU 8853901 A 20010830; CA 2420285 A 20010830; CN 01814949 A 20010830; DE 60133827 T 20010830; EP 01968282 A 20010830; IL 15463601 A 20010830; JP 2002523292 A 20010830