Global Patent Index - EP 2942195 B1

EP 2942195 B1 20180418 - MACHINE FOR PRINTING HOLLOW ARTICLES

Title (en)

MACHINE FOR PRINTING HOLLOW ARTICLES

Title (de)

MASCHINE ZUM BEDRUCKEN VON HOHLKÖRPERN

Title (fr)

MACHINE D'IMPRESSION D'ARTICLES CREUX

Publication

EP 2942195 B1 20180418 (EN)

Application

EP 15405026 A 20150331

Priority

CH 6552014 A 20140502

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP2942195A1] A machine for printing hollow articles comprises at least two printing stations (151, 152) and at least two drying stations (161, 162), where a first drying station (161) is associated to a first of the printing stations (151) and a second drying station (162) is associated to a second of the printing stations (152). The machine further comprises a transport chain mechanism for transferring the hollow articles between the printing stations (151, 152) and the drying stations (161, 162), and a selection mechanism (110) allowing for switching between a first mode, in which hollow articles provided by a previous station pass through the first printing station (151) and the first drying station (161), omitting the second printing station (152) and the second drying station (162), and a second mode, in which the hollow articles pass through the second printing station (152) and the second drying station (162), omitting the first printing station (151) and the first drying station (161). The machine allows for reducing or eliminating down times due to change over of the printing station for a new lot of hollow articles requiring a different print image.

IPC 8 full level

B41F 17/18 (2006.01); B41F 17/00 (2006.01); B65G 17/20 (2006.01); B65G 47/64 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B41F 17/002 (2013.01); B41F 17/18 (2013.01)

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

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 2942195 A1 20151111; EP 2942195 B1 20180418; CN 105034571 A 20151111; CN 105034571 B 20190308; HK 1213847 A1 20160715

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 15405026 A 20150331; CN 201510219820 A 20150430; HK 16101823 A 20160218