ATBECHDEDKESFRGBGRITLILUNLSEMCPTIESILTLVFIROMK..AL..............................RDIM360 (Ver 1.5 21 Nov 2005) - 1100000/00856416EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATIONA319981007EP97122847.319971224itenenTO961098 19961230IT19981007199841199808051998326 6B 41M 5/38 A 6B 41J 2/325 BdeVorrichtung, Verfahren und Ausrüstung zum Anbringen eines Bildes auf einen Artikel durch thermische ÜbertragungenDevice, method and an equipment for thermally transferring an image onto an articlefrAppareil, méthode et équipement pour transférer une image sur un article par transfert thermique1EIDOS S.p.A.01656620E2334-GQCorso Matteotti,25I-10023 Chieri, TorinoITTabasso, GiovanniStrada Traforo 17I-10025 Pino Torinese (Torino)ITQuinterno, Giuseppeet al00051431c/o JACOBACCI & PERANI S.p.A. Corso Regio Parco, 2710152 TorinoITATBECHDEDKESFIFRGBGRIEITLILUMCNLPTSEALLTLVMKROSI19981007199841

The device comprises a support structure (21) in which is mounted a motorised drive roller (24) rotatable about a fixed axis (X-X) in contact with a heating roller (26) which is rotatable in contact with a roller pad (34). The heating roller (26) and the roller pad are rotatable about respective axes (Y-Y; Z-Z) movable with respect to the support structure (21). The roller pad (34) is resiliently urged against the heating roller (26) towards the drive roller (24). A pair of free rollers (32, 33) retain the heating roller (26) between the roller pad (34) and the drive roller (24).