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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 14, 2018
Mouvent Ag, Solothurn, CH;
David Pousaz, Aubonne, CH;
Olivier Freymond, Neyruz-sur-Moudon, CH;
Romain Bersier, Penthalaz, CH;
Jean-Philippe Besson, Chavannes-pres-Renens, CH;
Nicolas Mosetti, Froideville, CH;
BOBST MEX SA, Mex, CH;
Abstract
An inkjet printing machine for printing individual sheets comprises at least one printing station and a transport system defining a transport track for transporting the individual sheets through the printing station, along a transport direction. The transport system comprises a plurality of gripper conveyors () running along the transport track for holding the individual sheets during a printing process in the printing station. Each of the gripper conveyors () comprises an energy storage () for providing energy for operating a gripper mechanism () of the gripper conveyor (). The printing machine allows for efficient and flexible handling of individual sheets, in particular large format sheets of materials such as corrugated cardboard or other materials that have a certain degree of inherent stability.