Jigsaw puzzle manufacturing method

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EP 1 147 908 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	16.10.2002 Bulletin 2002/42

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	24.10.2001 Bulletin 2001/43

(21)	Application number: 00310418.9

(22)	Date of filing: 23.11.2000

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: B41J 11/66

(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

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Priority:

17.04.2000 US 550121

(71)	Applicant: Master Mind, Co., Ltd.
	Shiojiri City, Nagano Prefecture (JP)

(72)	Inventor:
	Hayashi, Shigeru, Master Mind, Co., Ltd. Shiojiri City, Nagano Pref. (JP)

(74)	Representative: Greenwood, John David et al
	Graham Watt & Co. St. Botolph's House 7-9 St. Botolph's Road Sevenoaks Kent TN13 3AJ Sevenoaks Kent TN13 3AJ (GB)

(54)	Jigsaw puzzle manufacturing method

(57) A printing method and an apparatus are disclosed for cutting and then printing jigsaw puzzles using computer controlled printing and printing on a wide format printing machine which adjusts the distance between the printing surface and a print head of an ink jet printer.

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