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US 12,202,254 B2Granted
Platen with edge spit openings
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorKevin Lo
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Abstract
Examples of a platen for a printing device are described. In some examples, the platen may include a spit opening located at a side of the platen. In some examples, the spit opening may include an angled lead-in edge to facilitate travel of print media in the printing device. In some examples, an inside portion of a leading edge of the print media contacts the angled lead-in edge of the spit opening and pulls an outside edge of the print media up as the print media moves across the platen.
Claims13
A platen for a printing device, comprising:
- a spit opening located at a side of the platen, the spit opening comprising an angled lead-in edge to facilitate travel of print media in the printing device, wherein the spit opening comprises an interior side located toward an interior portion of the platen.
A platen for a printing device, comprising:
- a first spit opening located at a first side of the platen, wherein the first spit opening comprises an exterior side located toward an exterior portion of the platen, the exterior side having a length that is greater than an interior side;
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- a second spit opening located at a second side of the platen, the spit openings each comprising an angled lead-in edge to facilitate travel of print media in the printing device.
A printing device, comprising:
- a printbar to emit a print substance onto print media;
- and
- a platen comprising:
- a first spit opening located at a first side of the platen;
- and
- a second spit opening located at a second side of the platen, the spit openings each comprising an angled lead-in edge to facilitate travel of the print media in the printing device;
- wherein the printbar is to emit a print substance into the first spit opening and the second spit opening from a subset of nozzles that are unused due to a width of the print media being less than a width of the printbar.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.