EP 2481602 A1 20120801 - Process for printing on surfaces of appliances
Title (en)
Process for printing on surfaces of appliances
Title (de)
Verfahren zum Drucken auf Oberflächen von Anwendungen
Title (fr)
Procédé d'impression sur les surfaces d'appareils
Publication
Application
Priority
EP 11152747 A 20110131
Abstract (en)
The present invention relates to a Process for printing symbols, characters, words or decorations on surfaces of appliances comprising the following steps in order: - a laser-pre-printing step in which a surface of an appliance is treated by a laser to ablate it only in a selected area in order to reproduce a desired printing; - a coloring step in which a coloring substance is laid on said ablated selected area to obtain a desired colored printing. In particular, the invention refers to a process for printing onto the surface of plastic, metallic, glass or ceramic components of for instance laundry washing and or drying machines, dishwashers, dryers, refrigerators, cleaners of domestic as well as industrial appliances.
IPC 8 full level
B41M 5/24 (2006.01); B41M 1/14 (2006.01); B41M 3/00 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
B41M 1/14 (2013.01); B41M 3/008 (2013.01); B41M 5/24 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
- [XI] WO 2006025016 A1 20060309 - KONINKL PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV [NL], et al
- [X] US 2002097279 A1 20020725 - MIMURA MASAAKI [JP], et al
- [X] JP S6143594 A 19860303 - HITACHI LTD
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 RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated extension state (EPC)
BA ME
DOCDB simple family (publication)
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 11152747 A 20110131