Global Patent Index - EP 3498482 B1

EP 3498482 B1 20200909 - METHOD OF PRINTING WITH A HEIGHT-ADJUSTABLE PRINT HEAD

Title (en)

METHOD OF PRINTING WITH A HEIGHT-ADJUSTABLE PRINT HEAD

Title (de)

VERFAHREN ZUM DRUCKEN MIT EINEM HÖHENVERSTELLBAREN DRUCKKOPF

Title (fr)

PROCÉDÉ D'IMPRESSION À TÊTE D'IMPRESSION RÉGLABLE EN HAUTEUR

Publication

EP 3498482 B1 20200909 (EN)

Application

EP 18209849 A 20181203

Priority

EP 17208096 A 20171218

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP3498482A1] A method of printing with a printing system comprising:- a print surface (18a);- a feed mechanism (42) arranged for feeding a print substrate (60) onto the print surface;- a sensor (62) capable of detecting a height of an image receiving surface of the print substrate (60) relative to the print surface (18a); and- a print head (54) disposed above the print surface (18a) for forming an image on the image receiving surface, the print head being adjustable in height relative to the print surface,characterized in that the following steps are performed at least at a start of a print run:a) if the height detected by the sensor (62) is within a predetermined range, discarding the print substrate and feeding a new print substrate; andb) changing the height of the print head (54) only on condition that an event in which a print substrate has been discarded in step (a) has occurred at least twice.

IPC 8 full level

B41J 11/00 (2006.01); B41J 25/308 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B41J 11/0095 (2013.01); B41J 25/308 (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 3498482 A1 20190619; EP 3498482 B1 20200909

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 18209849 A 20181203