Printer having fixed vacuum platen and moving belt assembly

US8746832B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Zamtec Ltd · IE

Inventors

• Robert Rosati · San Diego, US
• David Petch · Village of La Jolla, US
• David Burney · San Diego, US
• Jim Sykora · San Diego, US
• Kenneth A Regas · San Diego, US
• Andy Bound · San Diego, US
• Neil Doherty · San Diego, US
• Scott Dennis · San Diego, US
• Ben Jones · San Diego, US
• Oksana Buyda · San Diego, US
• Locson Tonthat · San Diego, US
• Andrew Buyda · San Diego, US
• Patrick Kirk · San Diego, US
• Loren Hunt · San Diego, US
• Jason Dewey · San Diego, US
• Jim Trinchera · San Diego, US
• Bill Cressman · San Diego, US
• Ron Zech · San Diego, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 27, 2013
• Grant date: Jun 10, 2014
• Expiry date: Feb 27, 2033

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B41J15/04
• WIPO field: Textile and paper machines
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A printer includes: a fixed printhead assembly defining a print zone; a drive roller for feeding media along a media path and into the print zone, the drive roller being positioned upstream of the print zone; a fixed vacuum platen for receiving the media from the drive roller, the fixed vacuum platen being positioned in the print zone opposite the fixed printhead assembly; and a moving belt assembly positioned downstream of the print zone for receiving the media from the fixed vacuum platen.