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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 1998
Filed:
Apr. 14, 1997
Michel Coudert, Oyonnax, FR;
Grosfillex S.A.R.L., Oyonnax, FR;
Abstract
An installation for decorating profiled strips comprises a conveyor suitable for transporting a plurality of strips, a separation station for separating the strips before they come onto the conveyor, and serving to place the strips in respective target positions in which they are spaced apart and parallel to the conveyor, a print station in which ink is applied to the surfaces of the strips, and a guide station disposed upstream from the print station and having spacer guides for the strips to constrain them to occupy their target positions before entering the print station. The method of decoration includes a step of separating the strips and of placing them in respective target positions, and a step of guiding the strips before printing on them.