Printer with adjustable sliding plane
AssigneeAleph S.R.L.
InventorsRoberto Manes, Alessandro Manes, Giovanni Natalis
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Abstract
The invention relates to an ink-jet printer including: a support structure including two side walls; a transfer apparatus slidable for advancing the substrate in a direction x, the transfer apparatus comprising a conveyor belt and a stationary support plane; a print device including a print head operating along a direction y, perpendicular to the direction x; retaining means for maintaining the substrate adhering to the conveyor belt; and adjusting means of the transfer apparatus. The support plane includes two side ends which rest on the side walls. The adjusting means of the transfer apparatus include at least one side adjusting assembly positioned between a side wall and the respective side end of the support plane.
Claims20
An ink-jet printer for printing a substrate in textile, paper, polymeric or other material, the printer comprising:
- a support structure comprising two side walls;
- a transfer apparatus slidable for advancing the substrate in an advancement direction, the transfer apparatus comprising a conveyor belt and a stationary support plane, wherein the conveyor belt comprises an outer surface configured to contact the substrate and an inner surface configured to contact the stationary support plane;
- a print device arranged in proximity of the outer surface of the conveyor belt and comprising a print head operating along a print direction, perpendicular to the advancement direction;
- a retaining device suitable for maintaining the substrate adherent and fixed with respect to the conveyor belt;
- an adjusting device for adjusting the transfer apparatus;
- wherein:
- the stationary support plane comprises two side ends;
- and
- the two side ends of the stationary support plane respectively rest on the two side walls of the support structure;
- wherein the adjusting device comprises at least one side adjusting assembly placed between one of the two side walls and a respective one of the two side ends of the stationary support plane,
- wherein the at least one side adjusting assembly is configured for imposing to the side end of the stationary support plane a rotation movement around the print direction.
An ink-jet printer for printing a substrate in textile, paper, polymeric or other material, the printer comprising:
- a support structure comprising two side walls;
- a transfer apparatus slidable for advancing the substrate in an advancement direction, the transfer apparatus comprising a conveyor belt and a stationary support plane, wherein the conveyor belt comprises an outer surface configured to contact the substrate and an inner surface configured to contact the stationary support plane;
- a print device arranged in proximity of the outer surface of the conveyor belt and comprising a print head operating along a print direction, perpendicular to the advancement direction;
- a retaining device suitable for maintaining the substrate adherent and fixed with respect to the conveyor belt;
- an adjusting device for adjusting the transfer apparatus;
- wherein:
- the stationary support plane comprises two side ends;
- and
- the two side ends of the stationary support plane respectively rest on the two side walls of the support structure;
- wherein the adjusting device comprises at least one side adjusting assembly placed between one of the two side walls and a respective one of the two side ends of the stationary support plane,
- wherein the at least one side adjusting assembly comprises at least one inclined surface fixed to the stationary support plane and inclined with respect to a print plane containing the advancement direction and the print direction, and at least one movable wedge placed between the inclined surface and the support structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.