Modular vacuum belt assembly with interconnecting moving belt modules
US9981488B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 7, 2015 |
| Grant date | May 29, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 24, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J15/04
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A printer includes a modular vacuum belt assembly for moving print media in a media feed direction along a media path. The modular vacuum belt assembly includes a plurality of moving belt modules interconnected along a width of the media path. Neighboring moving belt modules are interconnected via a connecting fixed vacuum plenum.
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