Patent ID: 6019046
Filing Date: 2000-02-01
Classification: B41F,B41J,G03G,Y10S

Abstract:
System for producing three-dimensional, imprinted structures on a substrate, comprising:a sheet-fed printing press having a machine frame, said machine frame including a plurality of stations;a replaceable unit selected from the group consisting of a printing unit operating in accordance with a first printing method, a substrate turning unit, a substrate further-transporting unit and a substrate perforating unit mounted on one of said stations of said machine frame for producing a three-dimensional, imprinted structure on a substrate;a feeder and a delivery for the substrate mounted on said machine frame;at least one transport device mounted on said machine frame for transporting the substrate from said feeder to said delivery via said replaceable unit for producing the three-dimensional structure;an electronic data processor for controlling said replaceable unit, said feeder, said at least one transport device and said delivery for producing the three-dimensional structure; andsaid replaceable unit being releasably mounted on said one of said stations of said machine frame for exchanging said replaceable unit with another replaceable unit selected from the group consisting of a printing unit operating in accordance with a second printing method, a substrate turning unit, a substrate further-transporting unit and a substrate perforating unit for producing the three-dimensional structure on the substrate.