Ink-jet printing system having an improved sheet transport mechanism
US6416176B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 16, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jul 9, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 30, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J13/14
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An ink-jet printing system includes a print head which forms an image on a copy sheet at a print position by spraying ink onto the copy sheet through a nozzle of the head. A sheet transport mechanism transports the copy sheet along a sheet transport path while the image is formed on the copy sheet by the print head. The sheet transport mechanism includes a sheet guide member provided under the print head to guide the transport of the copy sheet, and includes a sheet attracting member which pneumatically attracts the copy sheet to the sheet guide member during the image forming.
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