Ink jet printer having webs between stripper fingers
US5710586A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 27, 1995 |
| Grant date | Jan 20, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 27, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J29/377
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A computer printer having a frame contained within a housing, a media transport and printing mechanism attached to the frame within the housing is provided with at least one debris shield positioned above the printing mechanism to protect it from falling debris. The at least one debris shield may be positioned below an air flow path generated by printer ventilation, and the printer may employ a transfer surface on which an image is generated prior to transfer to a media sheet, and above which the debris shield is positioned. Stripper fingers strip the media sheet from the transfer surface and webs between the stripper fingers form an air flow barrier to prevent debris transmission through gaps between the fingers.
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