Abstract: In a printing method, such as inkjet printing, at least one layer, such as a decor, etc. is printed on a surface by actuating a subset of a total number of individually actuatable discharge openings defined in a discharge surface of a printhead to eject defined quantities of one or more liquids onto the surface. All of the discharge openings in the actuated subset are spaced from respective points of impingement of the liquids on the surface between minimum and maximum clearances (B, C) from the respective points of impingement. The minimum clearance (B) is a minimum flight distance that each of the defined liquid quantities respectively requires to transform from a liquid column ejected from the respective actuated discharge opening into a substantially spherical liquid droplet. The maximum clearance (C) exceeds the minimum clearance (B) by a predetermined distance (t).

Abstract: In a printing method, such as inkjet printing, at least one layer, such as a decor, etc. is printed on a surface by actuating a subset of a total number of individually actuatable discharge openings defined in a discharge surface of a printhead to eject defined quantities of one or more liquids onto the surface. All of the discharge openings in the actuated subset are spaced from respective points of impingement of the liquids on the surface between minimum and maximum clearances (B, C) from the respective points of impingement. The minimum clearance (B) is a minimum flight distance that each of the defined liquid quantities respectively requires to transform from a liquid column ejected from the respective actuated discharge opening into a substantially spherical liquid droplet. The maximum clearance (C) exceeds the minimum clearance (B) by a predetermined distance (t).

Abstract: A touchpad (34) includes a plurality of first electrical conductors (24) and a plurality of second electrical conductors (28) that are disposed, in a plan view of the conductors (24, 28), in a crossing manner with the first conductors (24). A contact layer is disposed over the conductors (24, 28). When an object contacts the contact layer, a signal can be picked up from the conductors (24, 28), and the location of the contact on the contact layer can be determined from the signal. The contact layer includes a decorative layer (30) that forms a visually and/or haptically detectable decoration or on which a visually and/or haptically detectable decoration is applied. The decoration or the decorative layer and/or the electrical conductors (24, 28) is/are formed using an electronically-controllable droplet printing method.

Abstract: A touchpad (34) includes a plurality of first electrical conductors (24) and a plurality of second electrical conductors (28) that are disposed, in a plan view of the conductors (24, 28), in a crossing manner with the first conductors (24). A contact layer is disposed over the conductors (24, 28). When an object contacts the contact layer, a signal can be picked up from the conductors (24, 28), and the location of the contact on the contact layer can be determined from the signal. The contact layer includes a decorative layer (30) that forms a visually and/or haptically detectable decoration or on which a visually and/or haptically detectable decoration is applied. The decoration or the decorative layer and/or the electrical conductors (24, 28) is/are formed using an electronically-controllable droplet printing method.

Abstract: A method for producing a component with a real-wood surface. The method includes supplying an original and inputting into an electronic data processing system original data related to an appearance of a surface of the original. Additionally, the method includes supplying a timber having a pore structure corresponding to that of a predetermined type of wood and printing a surface of the timber using an inkjet printing method in accordance with the original data such that a three-dimensional surface structure of timber determined by the pore structure is at least partly retained. The component has an appearance corresponding to the appearance of the surface of the original, has a grain and the pore structure corresponding to the predetermined type of wood, and has a predetermined coloration.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a jigsaw puzzle having at least two puzzle parts wherein each of the mutually facing circumferential edge sections on both sides of the connecting region and remote from the latter is provided with at least one circumferential edge piece, along which the course of the circumferential edge is defined by the bisector of a two-dimensional angle which is formed between two straight lines which intersect on the bisector and by an upper end point of the associated one of the mutually facing circumferential edge sections of the two puzzle parts to an upper end point of an opposite circumferential edge of the same puzzle part such that when puzzle parts are joined together along mutually facing circumferential edge sections, contact between the two puzzle parts occurs exclusively on said circumferential edge pieces and in the region of the undercut.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a jigsaw puzzle having at least one puzzle piece that can be bent along at least one predefined bending line, and that has an upper side and a lower side and a puzzle piece thickness extending between the upper side and the lower side which is reduced from an inner side of a bend along each bending line. In order to neutralise the resilient restoring force that acts in the bent state, on each side of each bending line there is a fixing device which releasably fixes a desired bending angle, each fixing device having at least one recess into which a corresponding protrusion engages in a clamping and/or latching manner when the puzzle piece is bent.

Abstract: The invention relates to a three-dimensional, self-supporting jigsaw puzzle, having a multiplicity of puzzle pieces resulting in a hollow body in the assembled state, each puzzle piece having an upper face associated with the exterior of the hollow body, a lower face associated with the interior of the hollow body, an edge extending between the upper face and the lower face, and at least one connecting region extending from the edge in the form of a recess or an extension.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a jigsaw puzzle having at least one puzzle piece that can be bent along at least one predefined bending line, and that has an upper side and a lower side and a puzzle piece thickness extending between the upper side and the lower side which is reduced from an inner side of a bend along each bending line. In order to neutralise the resilient restoring force that acts in the bent state, on each side of each bending line there is a fixing device which releasably fixes a desired bending angle, each fixing device having at least one recess into which a corresponding protrusion engages in a clamping and/or latching manner when the puzzle piece is bent.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a jigsaw puzzle having at least two puzzle parts wherein each of the mutually facing circumferential edge sections on both sides of the connecting region and remote from the latter is provided with at least one circumferential edge piece, along which the course of the circumferential edge is defined by the bisector of a two-dimensional angle which is formed between two straight lines which intersect on the bisector and by an upper end point of the associated one of the mutually facing circumferential edge sections of the two puzzle parts to an upper end point of an opposite circumferential edge of the same puzzle part such that when puzzle parts are joined together along mutually facing circumferential edge sections, contact between the two puzzle parts occurs exclusively on said circumferential edge pieces and in the region of the undercut.

Abstract: A device for printing at least one component using a digital printing method includes at least one print bar with a plurality of spray nozzles for electronically controlled spraying of coloring liquid and at least one holding device structured and arranged for holding the at least one component. Additionally, the device includes a transport device for generating a linear relative motion between the at least one print bar and the at least one holding device directed approximately perpendicular to a spray direction of the plurality of spray nozzles and a control device, with which the transport device and the plurality of spray nozzles can be controlled such that the at least one component is printed with a predetermined pattern. Further, the device includes a rotation device controllable by the control device, and structured and arranged to rotate the at least one component through about an axis, which is tilted to the spray direction of the spray nozzles.

Abstract: With a building board with a base body (10) with a porous surface and a paper web (14) applied onto the porous surface with intermediate arrangement of a curable binder (36), the paper web applied onto the base body is provided with a primer (34) that is suitable for covering binder that has penetrated through the paper web (10) and for promoting an adhesion between the surface of the paper web and a dyeing liquid (38), which can be applied to the surface of the paper web provided with the adhesion promoter by means of a programmable printing method, in particular an inkjet printing method.

Abstract: The invention relates to a three-dimensional, self-supporting jigsaw puzzle, having a multiplicity of puzzle pieces resulting in a hollow body in the assembled state, each puzzle piece having an upper face associated with the exterior of the hollow body, a lower face associated with the interior of the hollow body, an edge extending between the upper face and the lower face, and at least one connecting region extending from the edge in the form of a recess or an extension.

Abstract: A device for printing at least one component using a digital printing method includes at least one print bar with a plurality of spray nozzles for electronically controlled spraying of coloring liquid and at least one holding device structured and arranged for holding the at least one component. Additionally, the device includes a transport device for generating a linear relative motion between the at least one print bar and the at least one holding device directed approximately perpendicular to a spray direction of the plurality of spray nozzles and a control device, with which the transport device and the plurality of spray nozzles can be controlled such that the at least one component is printed with a predetermined pattern. Further, the device includes a rotation device controllable by the control device, and structured and arranged to rotate the at least one component through about an axis, which is tilted to the spray direction of the spray nozzles.

Abstract: In a method for producing a component with a relief surface, the relief surface is produced by printing an unfinished component (14) with a curable relief liquid by means of a digital printing method controlled by electronic data processing, wherein the electronically stored design (72) corresponding to the relief surface contains relief data assigned to two-dimensional surface elements of the relief design, which relief data correspond to the quantity of the relief liquid to be applied for each surface element.

Abstract: A method for producing a component with a real-wood surface, which is printed by means of an inkjet printing method such that its appearance corresponds to that of an original with a grain and pore structure corresponding to a predetermined desired type of wood and a predetermined coloration, contains the following steps: Providing the original, entering original data showing the appearance of the surface of the original into an electronic data processing system, providing a component with a timber surface, the pore structure of which is similar to that of the predetermined desired type of wood, and printing the timber surface in an inkjet printing method according to the original data such that the three-dimensional surface structure of the timber surface determined by the pore structure is at least partly retained.

Abstract: A method and device are disclosed for producing individualized patterns from a genre-specific prototype pattern. The prototype pattern is stored in the form of electronically-readable prototype pattern data and individualized pattern data is generated from the prototype pattern data by electronic data processing. The individualized pattern data is modified relative to the prototype pattern data such that the individualized patterns differ from the prototype pattern but the genre of the pattern is still visually recognizable.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the production of components with a pre-determined surface appearance, in particular for front panels of kitchen units, whereby the components are printed with a pre-determined pattern by means of a printing method which may be programmed corresponding to the appearance achieved. The invention further relates to a device for the production of said components and a system in which groups of said components are produced.

Abstract: The invention relates to a system for detachably fixing a surface component (16) to a background (18), especially a tile to a wall or on a bottom, whereby projections connected to the surface component when secured to the background and/or recesses engage with recesses connected to the background and/or projections, said recesses and projections being correspondingly embodied in such a way that they have deformable undercuts in the direction of the distance of said component from the background, the projections and recesses connected to the background being embodied on a forming film (4). The projections and recesses embodied on the surface component (4) are formed by a hardenable bonding material (22) which is applied to the forming film (4) joined to the background (18, 26) and/or to the surface component before it is pressed onto the forming film, said material bonding with the surface component when hardened.