(19)
(11) EP 1 321 299 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
19.05.2004 Bulletin 2004/21

(43) Date of publication A2:
25.06.2003 Bulletin 2003/26

(21) Application number: 02024412.5

(22) Date of filing: 28.10.2002
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: B41J 3/407, B41J 13/08
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 19.12.2001 IT MI20012701

(71) Applicant: T.M.S. S.r.l.
22070 Senna Comasco (Prov. of Como) (IT)

(72) Inventor:
  • Perini, Piergiusseppe
    22073 Fino Mornasco (Prov. of Como) (IT)

(74) Representative: Modiano, Guido, Dr.-Ing. et al
Modiano & Associati SpA Via Meravigli, 16
20123 Milano
20123 Milano (IT)

   


(54) Printing machine with inkjet printer or the like, particularly for decorative printing of deformable sheet-like products


(57) A printing machine with inkjet printer or the like, particularly for decorative printing of easily deformable sheet-like products such as fabrics, hides, synthetic films or other products, which comprises a main structure (2) that supports means (3) for supporting and moving the product (4) to be printed, which can be actuated in order to produce an advancement of the product along an advancement direction. The machine comprises at least one inkjet printing head (6), which can move on command with a reciprocating motion along a printing direction (7) that is substantially perpendicular to the product advancement direction (5) in order to print a region of the product that faces the printing head (6). The support and movement means (3) comprise a belt-type conveyor element (9) that runs along a path in which one portion faces the work area of the printing head and forms, with one of its faces, at least along that portion, a supporting surface for the product.






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