Inner plenum vacuum roller system for a cut sheet printer dryer transport

A vacuum roller system, comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• a non-transitory computer-usable medium embodying computer program code, the computer-usable medium capable of communicating with the at least one processor, the computer program code comprising instructions executable by the at least one processor and configured for:
• moving a sheet of media through a dryer with a plurality of vacuum rollers, wherein the vacuum rollers in the plurality of vacuum rollers do not require a vacuum to be drawn between the vacuum rollers;
• and
• directing the vacuum to a top portion of the vacuum roller with a plenum among a plurality of plenums to drive the sheet of media from one vacuum roller to a next vacuum roller among the plurality of vacuum rollers, wherein each vacuum roller among the plurality of vacuum rollers comprises a plenum operable to direct the vacuum to the top portion of the vacuum roller to drive the sheet of media from the one roller to the next roller among the plurality of vacuum rollers, wherein the plenum engages vacuum holes in the vacuum roller that rotates among the plurality of vacuum roller when the vacuum holes in the vacuum roller are aligned with the plenum;
• and
• adjusting an angle of the plenum based on printing job data including a weight of the sheet of media, a size of the sheet of media and a coating, wherein the printing job data is entered by an operator of the printing system or comprises printing job data previously saved in the printing system.

A method of operating a vacuum roller system, comprising:

• moving a sheet of media through a dryer with a plurality of vacuum rollers, wherein the vacuum rollers in the plurality of vacuum rollers do not require a vacuum to be drawn between the vacuum rollers;
• and
• directing the vacuum to a top portion of the vacuum roller with a plenum to drive the sheet of media from one vacuum roller to a next vacuum roller among the plurality of vacuum rollers, wherein each vacuum roller among the plurality of vacuum rollers comprises a plenum among a plurality of plenums operable to direct the vacuum to the top portion of the vacuum roller to drive the sheet of media from the one roller to the next roller among the plurality of vacuum rollers, wherein the plenum engages vacuum holes in the vacuum roller that rotates among the plurality of vacuum roller when the vacuum holes in the vacuum roller are aligned with the plenum;
• and
• adjusting an angle of the plenum based on printing job data including a weight of the sheet of media, a size of the sheet of media and a coating, wherein the printing job data is entered by an operator of the printing system or comprises printing job data previously saved in the printing system.