Ink jet printer overspray techniques
AssigneeAssa Abloy AB
InventorsJohn P. Skoglund, Tanya Jegeris Snyder, Dale James Ziebarth, Mark Mizen, Ruben Rosario
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Abstract
Techniques for handling and reducing ink overspray of an ink jet printer are provided. In an example, an ink overspray collector for an ink jet printer can include a first opening defining a first print area of the ink jet printer, and a frame about the first opening. The frame is configured to receive overspray from operation of the ink jet printer and can be formed of a woven material. In some examples, a controller of the ink jet printer can reduce an amount of ink ejected near the edges of the print media to reduce overspray.
Claims17
An apparatus for an ink jet printer, the apparatus comprising:
- a first opening defining a first print area of the ink jet printer;
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- a frame about the first opening configured to receive overspray from operation of the ink jet printer, the frame formed of a woven material having a coating with low adhesion with ink.
An overspray collector for an ink jet printer, the overspray collector comprising a frame defining a first opening configured to surround a first print area of the ink jet printer, the frame configured to receive overspray from operation of the ink jet printer and to be removable from the ink jet printer, wherein the frame comprises a woven material having a coating with low adhesion with ink.
An ink jet printer comprising:
- first and second card transport belts, each comprising an exposed belt portion configured for conveying cards and holding cards in a print position;
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- a removable overspray collector comprising a frame defining a first opening configured to surround the exposed belt portion of the first card transport belt and a second opening configured to surround the exposed belt portion of the second card transport belt, the frame configured to receive overspray from operation of the ink jet printer while at least one card is held by at least one of the exposed belt portions in the corresponding print position, wherein the frame comprises a woven material having a coating with low adhesion with ink.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.