Global Patent Index - EP 2384890 A1

EP 2384890 A1 20111109 - Impression cylinder for intaglio printing and intaglio printing process

Title (en)

Impression cylinder for intaglio printing and intaglio printing process

Title (de)

Druckzylinder zum Tiefdrucken und Tiefdruckverfahren

Title (fr)

Cylindre d'impression pour presse hélio et procédé correspondant

Publication

EP 2384890 A1 20111109 (EN)

Application

EP 10162247 A 20100507

Priority

EP 10162247 A 20100507

Abstract (en)

There is described an impression cylinder (01) for intaglio printing of security documents, especially banknotes, comprising a cylinder body (10) carrying at least one blanket (20) on its circumference, and a packing (30) disposed between the cylinder body (10) and the blanket (20). The packing (30) exhibits at least one depression (40) whose location is selected to correspond to the location of at least a selected portion of a corresponding security element (50) having optical and/or structural properties to be preserved, which security element (50) is provided or exposed on a backside (60b) of a substrate (60) to be supported against the blanket (20) during intaglio printing, the said at least one depression (40) being designed to lead to a local reduction of the printing pressure at the location of the said at least selected portion of the corresponding security element (50).

IPC 8 full level

B41F 13/187 (2006.01); B41M 1/10 (2006.01); B41M 3/14 (2006.01); B41N 10/04 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B41F 13/187 (2013.01); B41M 1/10 (2013.01); B41M 3/14 (2013.01); B41N 6/00 (2013.01)

Citation (applicant)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME RS

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 2384890 A1 20111109; EP 2384890 B1 20130828; EP 2384890 B8 20131009; ES 2436544 T3 20140102; ES 2436544 T8 20141106

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 10162247 A 20100507; ES 10162247 T 20100507