Global Patent Index - EP 3782817 B1

EP 3782817 B1 20220323 - A METHOD OF DUPLEX PRINTING

Title (en)

A METHOD OF DUPLEX PRINTING

Title (de)

VERFAHREN ZUM DUPLEXDRUCKEN

Title (fr)

PROCÉDÉ D'IMPRESSION EN DUPLEX

Publication

EP 3782817 B1 20220323 (EN)

Application

EP 19193073 A 20190822

Priority

EP 19193073 A 20190822

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP3782817A1] A method of duplex printing, comprising a first print cycle in which a web (10) is advanced step-wise relative to a print station (12) in order to print successive images (16) onto a first side of the web (10), the images (16) being separated by gaps (24), and a second print cycle in which the web is moved past the print station (12) in reverse orientation in order to print images (14) onto a second side of the web such that the images (14, 16) on the first and second sides are in registry with one another,characterized in that the following steps are performed in each print cycle:- measuring a length (L_i, L_j) of each printed image (14, 16) by detecting an advance of markings (20) that are formed on the side of the web (10) on which the images are being formed; and- on the basis of the measured lengths, controlling the lengths (G_i, G_j) of the gaps (22, 24) between the images such that distances (D_t) between leading edges of successive images are kept constant.

IPC 8 full level

B41J 3/60 (2006.01); B41J 11/00 (2006.01); B41J 11/46 (2006.01); B41J 15/04 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B41J 3/60 (2013.01); B41J 11/0095 (2013.01); B41J 11/46 (2013.01); B41J 15/042 (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 3782817 A1 20210224; EP 3782817 B1 20220323

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 19193073 A 20190822