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US 10,472,190 B2Granted
Media handling system
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsMartin Urrutia Nebreda, Utpal Kumar Sarkar
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Abstract
An example media handling system provides a print media (111) along a media path (131) and at least part of the media handling system includes an adhesive material for locating the print media (111) on the at least part of the media path (131).
Claims18
A media handling system for providing a print media along a media path, wherein at least part of the media handling system includes an adhesive material for locating a print media on the at least part of the media path,
- wherein the adhesive material comprises a multi-mode adhesive material exhibiting different adhesive properties in different modes;
- wherein the multi-mode adhesive material comprises a switchable adhesive material that switches between modes responsive to application of an external influence, wherein in a first mode, the adhesive material has adhesive properties and in a second mode has no adhesive properties.
A printing system comprising:
- a print zone comprising an array of pens for printing a desired image on a print medium;
- and
- a plurality of elements for handling print media along a media path from a supply of print media, through the print zone and to an output for printed print media,
- wherein at least one element of the plurality of elements includes an adhesive material for adhering to print media for at least part of the media path;
- wherein the adhesive material comprises a multi-mode adhesive material exhibiting different adhesive properties in different modes.
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A method of handling print media, the method comprising:
- picking up print media from a supply of print media;
- moving the print media along a media path from the print media supply to a print zone;
- holding the print media in the print zone during printing on the print media;
- and
- outputting printed print media alone the media path away from the print zone to output the printed print media;
- wherein at least one of the picking, moving, holding or outputting of the print media is performed with a media handling structure comprising a surface for contacting the print media where the surface comprises an adhesive material for temporarily securing print media to that media handling structure;
- and
- wherein the adhesive material comprises a multi-mode adhesive material, the multi-mode adhesive material exhibiting different adhesive properties in different modes.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.