Patent · US Expired

Printer having a plastic platen

US6036380A · kind A · utility

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27Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 19, 1998
Grant dateMar 14, 2000
Priority date
Expiry dateFeb 19, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB41J11/0085
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An inkjet printer includes a plastic platen and a structural member extending upward from the base of the printer. The printing surface is supported by the upper surface of the structural member. This surface is held flat to within very tight tolerances. The bottom of the platen printing surface is retained against this surface so that it conforms to the shape of this surface structural member to create a substantially flat printing surface.

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