Endless flexible belt for a printing system
AssigneeLanda Corporation Ltd.
InventorsBenzion Landa, Sagi Abramovich, Aharon Shmaiser, Rami Keller, Itshak Ashkanazi
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Abstract
A flexible belt is disclosed for use in a printing system. The belt comprises an endless strip which, in use, travels along a continuous path. Formations are provided along the sides of the strip which are capable of engaging with lateral tracks to place the belt under lateral tension, the lateral tracks further serving to constrain the belt to follow the continuous path.
Claims6
A method of installing a belt to a printing system comprising an image forming system at which drops of ink are deposited to form an image, an impression station at which the formed ink-images are transferred to substrate, and lateral tracks, the method comprising:
- a. providing a flexible belt comprising an elongate strip wherein formations are provided along the sides of the elongate strip;
- b. feeding the strip through the lateral tracks;
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- c. attaching the ends of the strip to each other to form the endless loop, wherein after steps (a)-(c) are carried out:
- (i) the formations that are provided on each side of the elongate strip engage the lateral tracks in such a manner as to place the belt under width ways tension and to constrain the belt to follow a continuous path defined by the lateral tracks, and (ii) the belt has a degree of elasticity in a width ways direction that is greater than the elasticity of the belt in a longitudinal direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.