Locating device for an inkjet printer
US8292420B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 24, 2006 |
| Grant date | Oct 23, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 16, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J13/0072
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The invention describes an inkjet printer (1) for printing different media (2), with a print head arrangement (3) comprising at least one print head (4) for printing the medium (2) and with a printing table (11) forming a support plane (12) for supporting the printing medium (2), and orifices (13) of a suction system (14) are provided in at least certain regions in the support plane (12) for retaining the printing medium (2) during the printing operation, as well as a forward feed mechanism (6) for the printing medium (2). In the region of the printing table (11), the printing medium (2) is provided with at least one pressing mechanism (16), at least in the region of a side edge oriented in the forward feed direction (7), with a pressing force which acts in the direction perpendicular to the support plane (12).
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