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EP 1520715 B1 20070808 - Book printing machine for printing on a book-like document

Title (en)

Book printing machine for printing on a book-like document

Title (de)

Buchdrucker zum Bedrucken eines buchartigen Dokuments

Title (fr)

Imprimante pour livres imprimant des documents de type livre

Publication

EP 1520715 B1 20070808 (DE)

Application

EP 03022090 A 20031002

Priority

EP 03022090 A 20031002

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1520715A1] A conveyor device (2) transports a book into and out of the range of a printing device. A positioning device (5) for the book operates on bearings in the conveyor device and has clamping devices (39,40) to position an opened book against a support.

IPC 8 full level

B41J 3/28 (2006.01); B41J 11/20 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B41J 3/283 (2013.01); B41J 11/20 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

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

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1520715 A1 20050406; EP 1520715 B1 20070808; AT E369252 T1 20070815; DE 50307897 D1 20070920

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 03022090 A 20031002; AT 03022090 T 20031002; DE 50307897 T 20031002