Ink-jet printing systems
US10160232B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 8, 2017 |
| Grant date | Dec 25, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 13, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J11/0085
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A media transport system for conveying sheets of media along a process path extending from a media-uptake zone and thereafter through a print zone. The system includes a transport belt for holding the sheets of media generally flat via vacuum for ink jet printing. The media transport system includes a seamed vacuum transport belt, and a platen supporting the belt. The belt comprises a partially-conductive coating having a surface resistivity of from about 101 to about 106 ohms per square on a polymeric substrate. The partially-conductive coating comprises a polyester and a conductive component such as carbon black, and optionally includes a plasticizer and a leveling agent. The polymeric substrate is either a thermoplastic or a thermoset material.
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