(19)
(11) EP 2 191 972 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
11.04.2012 Bulletin 2012/15

(43) Date of publication A2:
02.06.2010 Bulletin 2010/22

(21) Application number: 10156370.8

(22) Date of filing: 13.04.2006
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
B41J 3/60(2006.01)
B41F 13/02(2006.01)
B65H 7/00(2006.01)
 B41J 13/00(2006.01)
B41F 33/14(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE GB NL

(30) Priority: 20.04.2005 DE 102005018542
11.08.2005 DE 102005038324
13.12.2005 DE 102005059924

(62) Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC:
06724311.3 / 1871610

(71) Applicant: Eastman Kodak Company
Rochester, NY 14650 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • Schluenss, Stefan
    Rochester, N.Y. 14650 (US)
  • Magnussen, Nommen
    Rochester, N.Y. 14650 (US)
  • Walther, Lars
    Rochester, N.Y. 14650 (US)
  • Dobberstein, Dieter
    Rochester, N.Y. 14650 (US)
  • Leyser, Jorg
    Rochester, N.Y. 14650 (US)
  • Spilz, Rolf
    Rochester, N.Y. 14650 (US)
  • Dehn, Soenke
    Rochester, N.Y. 14650 (US)
  • Weinlich, Uwe
    Rochester, N.Y. 14650 (US)

(74) Representative: Weber, Etienne Nicolas 
Kodak Etablissement de Chalon Campus Industriel - Département Brevets Route de Demigny - Z.I. Nord - B.P. 21
71102 Chalon-sur-Saône Cedex
71102 Chalon-sur-Saône Cedex (FR)

   


(54) Method of transporting sheets in a digital printing machine


(57) The invention relates to a method of transporting sheets in a digital printing machine.
The invention is characterized in that an individual sheet in a transport loop can essentially be negatively accelerated and essentially be positively accelerated.
Further, the invention relates to a device for transporting a sheet, in particular after a sheet has been picked off a stack and separated.
In accordance with the invention, this object is achieved in that the sheet is continuously accelerated from a stopped state to a transport speed.







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