Media advancing device and method of displacing a medium
US7309179B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 29, 2005 |
| Grant date | Dec 18, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 7, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J13/03
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A media advancing device for a hardcopy apparatus comprising: a platen having at least one slot and a top surface, whereby a medium advances on the top surface; and a plurality of openings connecting the top surface to at least one zone of negative pressure; and a revolving overdrive roller having an outer surface, the outer surface emerging above the top surface through the slot, the overdrive roller being substantially sealed in a housing below the top surface, the housing separating the overdrive roller from the zone of negative pressure.
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