Pre-heating print media
US8376542B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 21, 2010 |
| Grant date | Feb 19, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 28, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J11/00216
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A system for pre-heating print media includes a carriage: a plurality of printheads disposed on the carriage; and a plurality of heating lamps disposed on the carriage such that each of the printheads is associated with at least one of the heating lamps. Each of the heating lamps heats a corresponding portion of a print medium prior to arrival of a printhead associated with that heating lamp at that portion of the print medium.
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