Patent ID: 6587133
Filing Date: 2003-07-01
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
A method for in-line printing and processing of successive portions of a band material extending along a transport path, comprising:printing onto each of the portions in a printing position along the transport path; processing each of the portions in a processing position along the transport path; and stepwise advancing at least a section of the band material at least one time over a predetermined distance along the transport path for transferring at least one of the portions from the printing position or the processing position, to the processing position or, respectively, the printing position; wherein printing onto each of the portions further comprises: incrementally generating successive portions of a printing to be printed by a printing member and incrementally advancing each respective one of the portions in accordance with formation of the incremental portions of the printing such that the printing is formed, wherein the incremental advancements during printing occur between stepwise advancements of the band material over a predetermined distance, the incremental advancements being smaller than the stepwise advancements; and each printed portion is advanced over a remaining portion of the predetermined distance after having been printed.