(19)
(11) EP 3 360 687 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
03.06.2020 Bulletin 2020/23

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
08.04.2020 Bulletin 2020/15

(21) Application number: 18155744.8

(22) Date of filing: 08.02.2018
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
B41J 11/00(2006.01)
F26B 13/18(2006.01)
B41J 15/04(2006.01)
 F26B 13/00(2006.01)
B41F 23/04(2006.01)

(54)

ADJUSTABLE PATH LENGTH OF PRINT MEDIA IN A DRYER OF A PRINTING SYSTEM

EINSTELLBARE WEGLÄNGE VON DRUCKMEDIEN IN EINEM TROCKNER EINES DRUCKSYSTEMS

LONGUEUR DE TRAJET RÉGLABLE DE MÉDIAS IMPRIMÉS DANS UN SÉCHOIR D'UN SYSTÈME D'IMPRESSION

(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

(30) Priority: 13.02.2017 US 201715431577

(43) Date of publication of application:
15.08.2018 Bulletin 2018/33

(73) Proprietor: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
Tokyo 143-8555 (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • BOLAND, Stuart
    Boulder, CO Colorado 80301-9270 (US)
  • JOHNSON, Scott R.
    Boulder, CO Colorado 80301-9270 (US)

(74) Representative: SSM Sandmair 
Patentanwälte Rechtsanwalt Partnerschaft mbB Joseph-Wild-Straße 20
81829 München
81829 München (DE)


(56) References cited: : 
WO-A1-01/31271
JP-A- 2002 113 408
JP-A- 2014 238 191
 WO-A1-2013/014893
JP-A- 2010 014 356
US-A1- 2016 313 059
   
       
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