Ink-jet printer
US6375319B1 · kind B1 · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 13, 1998 |
| Grant date | Apr 23, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 13, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J13/223
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An ink-jet printer includes a rotary drum 10 for rotating at a constant speed, a sheet loader for loading a paper sheet onto the rotary drum 10, a sheet holding system 20 for holding the paper sheet loaded by the sheet loader on the rotary drum 10, and a print head 200 for printing an image by ejecting ink onto the paper sheet which is held on the rotary drum 10 by the sheet holding system 20 and rotated together with the rotary drum 10. In particular, the sheet loader has a pair of loading rollers 91 and 92 for feeding the paper sheet while pinching the paper sheet, and a roller moving mechanism 28 for separating the loading roller 91 from the other loading roller 92 to release the paper sheet after the leading edge of the paper sheet has been held on the rotary drum 10.
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