Global Patent Index - EP 1433143 B1

EP 1433143 B1 20080730 - METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PRINTING MAIL, USE OF SAID DEVICE

Title (en)

METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PRINTING MAIL, USE OF SAID DEVICE

Title (de)

VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUM BEDRUCKEN VON POSTSENDUNGEN; VERWENDUNG DER VORRICHTUNG

Title (fr)

PROCEDE ET DISPOSITIF POUR IMPRIMER DES ENVOIS POSTAUX ; UTILISATION DU DISPOSITIF

Publication

EP 1433143 B1 20080730 (DE)

Application

EP 02758131 A 20020807

Priority

  • DE 0202904 W 20020807
  • DE 10146842 A 20010924

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO03027965A1] The invention relates to a method for printing mail (10). The mail (10) is fed to a printing device (60) by means of conveyance and is printed in said printing device (60). The invention is characterized in that the mail (10) is fed by a first means of conveyance (20) associated with a rotating device (40) used to rotate and/or turn the mail (10); graphic characteristics of at least the surface of the mail (10) are detected during conveyance of the mail (10) on the first means of conveyance; the graphic characteristics thus detected are evaluated, information being obtained from the result of the evaluation of the graphic characteristics determining which surface of the mail (10) is to be printed; the rotating device (40) rotates and/or turns the mail (10) in such a way that the surface of the mail (10) to be printed is oriented in a desired manner and fed to a printing means disposed in the printing device.

IPC 8 full level

B65H 29/60 (2006.01); G07B 17/00 (2006.01); B07C 1/20 (2006.01); B65H 9/00 (2006.01); B65H 15/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

B07C 1/20 (2013.01 - EP US); G07B 17/00661 (2013.01 - EP US); G07B 17/00435 (2013.01 - EP US); G07B 17/00467 (2013.01 - EP US); G07B 2017/00709 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

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

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 03027965 A1 20030403; AT E403199 T1 20080815; CA 2463372 A1 20030403; CN 100346359 C 20071031; CN 1556970 A 20041222; DE 10146842 A1 20030424; DE 10146842 B4 20061109; DE 50212583 D1 20080911; DK 1433143 T3 20081124; EP 1433143 A1 20040630; EP 1433143 B1 20080730; ES 2310209 T3 20090101; JP 2005503976 A 20050210; NO 20041191 L 20040324; PL 369578 A1 20050502; PT 1433143 E 20081020; US 2004218958 A1 20041104; ZA 200402312 B 20050324

DOCDB simple family (application)

DE 0202904 W 20020807; AT 02758131 T 20020807; CA 2463372 A 20020807; CN 02818649 A 20020807; DE 10146842 A 20010924; DE 50212583 T 20020807; DK 02758131 T 20020807; EP 02758131 A 20020807; ES 02758131 T 20020807; JP 2003531418 A 20020807; NO 20041191 A 20040322; PL 36957802 A 20020807; PT 02758131 T 20020807; US 79555004 A 20040308; ZA 200402312 A 20040324