Ink jet printer equipped for avoiding undesired belt movement
US6588954B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 16, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jul 8, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 16, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J29/023
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An ink jet printer wherein a belt transports an image receiving member past a printhead is equipped with guiding means (18) for creating a bulge, d, in the belt, extending towards the ink ejecting means, thus keeping the “throw distance” constant and/or with rollers for moving the belt, one of the rollers having a flange and being positioned so as to force the belt agains the flange.
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