Footwear assembly machine with programmable visible reference means

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EP 0 962 159 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	25.07.2001 Bulletin 2001/30

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	08.12.1999 Bulletin 1999/49

(21)	Application number: 99201694.9

(22)	Date of filing: 28.05.1999

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: A43D 21/00, A43D 11/00, A43D 119/00, A43D 9/00, A43B 21/00, A43D 1/00

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO SI

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Priority:

01.06.1998 IT MI981211

(71)	Applicant: Officine Meccaniche CERIM S.p.A.
	20100 Milano (IT)

(72)	Inventors:
	Marazzi, Paolo 26017 Torlino, Cremona (IT) Mercalli, Luciano 27029 Vigevano, Pavia (IT)

(74)	Representative: Faraggiana, Vittorio, Dr. Ing.
	Ingg. Guzzi & Ravizza S.r.l. Via Vincenzo Monti 8 20123 Milano 20123 Milano (IT)

(54)	Footwear assembly machine with programmable visible reference means

(57) A footwear assembly machine comprises a work station (11) receiving a shoe-tree (12) on which is positioned an upper (23) and light projectors (13) projecting luminous reference marks (24) on the upper in the work station. The projectors are powered to move on command the luminous reference marks projected with control means (14) controlling movement of the projectors to direct each luminous reference mark towards a predetermined position on reception of a preparation signal (16).

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