(19)
(11) EP 1 138 515 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
06.05.2004 Bulletin 2004/19

(43) Date of publication A2:
04.10.2001 Bulletin 2001/40

(21) Application number: 01500078.9

(22) Date of filing: 26.03.2001
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7B41M 5/025, B44C 1/16
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 31.03.2000 ES 200000804
16.06.2000 ES 200001510

(71) Applicant: Munoz Fernandez, Julio
28600 Boadilla des Monte (Madrid) (ES)

(72) Inventor:
  • Munoz Fernandez, Julio
    28600 Boadilla des Monte (Madrid) (ES)

(74) Representative: Gil-Vega, Victor 
Estébanez Calderon, 3 - 5B
28020 Madrid
28020 Madrid (ES)

   


(54) Apparatus for methods of decorating metal sections


(57) Designed to carry out a method of transferring the ornamental designs produced on a tubular bag or transfer pattern, within which the section to be decorated is accommodated, a vacuum being applied to the said bag during a phase of heat treatment within an oven, comprising an oven in which two laterally adjacent chambers (1-1') are provided, equipped with respective seatings (6) and (7) which enter the oven in its lower region and which project substantially therefrom, to an extent corresponding to the length of the sections, each seating being intended to receive a frame (8-9) from a pair of auxiliary tables (10) and (11) on which the loading and unloading of the said sections (16), with their corresponding bags (17), takes place, to which bags the vacuum is applied by coupling their ends to two guides (18) through which vacuum tubes (20) pass, on which vacuum tubes sealing sleeves (19) and opening/closing keys (21) are mounted, the vacuum tubes (20) initially being connected to vacuum pumps (12) and (13) situated on the tables (10) and (11), and subsequently being connected to vacuum pumps (14) and (15) situated on the seatings (6) and (7).







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