Borderless platen drive printing
US7507046B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 28, 2005 |
| Grant date | Mar 24, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 6, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J13/0027
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A printer has a path for a sheet. A donor web is disposed on one side of the path; a platen roller is disposed on the other side of the path and supports the sheet during printing. An edge sensor is located in path at a known distance from the nip of the print head and the platen. Edge sensor senses the lead edge of the sheet and then the control circuit drives the lead edge to a distance D from the heat line of the print head. The head lowers, is selectively energized and the platen moves to carry the donor web and sheet past the head and provide a borderless printed image on the sheet.
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