Cutting print substrates

US10787008B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. · US

Inventors

• Leticia Rubio · Sant Cugat del Vallès, ES
• Xavier Quintero Ruiz · Sant Cugat del Vallès, ES
• Utpal Kumar Sarkar · Sant Quirze del Vallès, ES

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 20, 2017
• Grant date: Sep 29, 2020
• Expiry date: Jun 20, 2037

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B41J11/666
• WIPO field: Textile and paper machines
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

Print apparatus is controlled to execute a print operation comprising a plurality of print sweeps onto a print zone of a print substrate and a corresponding plurality of print advances of the print substrate between successive print sweeps. Print apparatus is controlled to execute an intermediate cutting operation between a pre-cut print sweep and a successive post-cut print sweep of the plurality of print sweeps.