Platen conveyance device
AssigneeBrother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsTetsuro Kobayashi, Shuichi Tamaki, Yutaka Takagiwa
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Abstract
A platen conveyance device includes a first conveyance path, a platen supporter, a second conveyance path, and a positioner. The first conveyance path is configured to convey a platen to a pretreatment device. The platen supporter is configured to support the platen conveyed by the first conveyance path. The second conveyance path is provided with the platen supporter. The second conveyance path is configured to convey the platen supporter to a printer. The positioner is configured to position the platen supported by the platen supporter at a prescribed printing position in a horizontal direction.
Claims8
A platen conveyance device comprising:
- a first conveyance path configured to convey a platen to a pretreatment device, the platen being configured to support a print medium;
- a platen supporter configured to support the platen conveyed by the first conveyance path;
- a second conveyance path provided with the platen supporter, and configured to convey the platen supporter to a printer;
- a positioner configured to position the platen supported by the platen supporter at a prescribed printing position in a horizontal direction;
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- a detector configured to detect that the platen supporting the print medium is supported by the platen supporter, wherein
- the positioner positions the platen at the prescribed printing position when the detector detects that the platen supporting the print medium is supported by the platen supporter.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.