Patent · US Expired

Wide format printer having alternative print zone arrangement

US7695204B2 · kind B2 · utility

2Cited by

20References

10Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd · AU

Inventors

Kia Silverbrook · Sydney, AU
Nagesh Ramachandra · Sydney, AU
Jan Waszczuk · Sydney, AU

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 12, 2005
Grant date	Apr 13, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 12, 2025

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB41J11/001
WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A wide format printer having an alternative print zone arrangement is provided. The printer comprises a printhead having a corresponding print zone, the print zone being defined by a plane adjacent the printhead, and a feed mechanism for continuously feeding a web of print media through the print zone. The printer is characterized in that the web is unsupported in the print zone, which obviates the need for a platen and advantageously maintains a constant distance between the printhead and the web.

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