Digital printing system for printing on both surfaces of a sheet of print media
Abstract
A digital printing system for printing on both surfaces of a sheet of print media, the printing system including:a first print engine; anda second print engine in an opposed, aligned relationship with the first print engine, each print engine including an inkjet printhead and a transfer roller on to which ink ejected from the printhead is deposited to be applied, in turn, on an associated surface of the print media, the transfer roller of one print engine further serving as an urging means for the transfer roller of the other print engine for urging the transfer rollers into contact with their associated surfaces of the print media.

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Numbers
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- Application
- 4105965
- Application, DOCDB
- 04105965
- Application, EPODOC
- EP20040105965
Titles3
- German
- Digitales Drucksystem zum Druck auf beiden Seiten des Blattes
- English
- Digital printing system for printing on both surfaces of a sheet of print media
- French
- Système d'impression digital pour l'impression sur les deux côtés d'une feuille
Classification
- CPC, 14
- B41J2/155
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- IPC, 23
- B41J3 54
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- B41J29 17
- B41J29 38
- B41J29 393
- G06K15 16
Designated states19
- Contracting states, 19
- Austria
- Belgium
- Switzerland
- Cyprus
- Germany
- Denmark
- Spain
- Finland
- France
- United Kingdom
- Greece
- Ireland
- Italy
- Liechtenstein
- Luxembourg
- Monaco
- Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
- Portugal
- Sweden