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(11) EP 0 292 168 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
28.03.1990 Bulletin 1990/13

(43) Date of publication A2:
23.11.1988 Bulletin 1988/47

(21) Application number: 88304165.9

(22) Date of filing: 09.05.1988
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)4: B41F 13/50
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH DE LI LU NL

(30) Priority: 22.05.1987 US 52971

(71) Applicant: MOORE BUSINESS FORMS, INC.
Grand Island New York 14072-1697 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • Kubicki, Raymond S.
    North Tonawanda New York 14120 (US)
  • Dolter, Ronald G.
    Germantown Tennessee 38138 (US)
  • Hutchinson, Wilbur P.
    Mount Prospect Illinois 60056 (US)

(74) Representative: Spence, Anne et al
FRY HEATH & SPENCE The Old College 53 High Street
Horley Surrey RH6 7BN
Horley Surrey RH6 7BN (GB)


(56) References cited: : 
   
       


    (54) Imprinter with cycle-modifying assembly


    (57) An imprinting roller having an imprint-applying element and which is designed to be incorporated in a line of business form stock processing equipment so as to rollingly apply an imprint to the stock while the stock is advancing along the line in web form, is equipped to apply the imprint at a succession of corresponding sites which are separated from one another longitudinally of the web, by a distance which is greater than the circumferential dimension of the imprinting roll. In the preferred practice, the distance between the sites if twice the circumferential distance and the imprinting roll is mounted and powered by elements which pivotally cam the imprinting roll away from rolling contact with the web precisely at alternate times when its imprint applying element is about to begin to contact the web. Also in the preferred practice, the imprinter is operated in conjunction with, i.e. is mounted to and receives rotational power via, an otherwise conventional detacher.







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