# US 2013/0278698 A1 · Tray, ink jet textile printing apparatus, and manufacturing method of printed matter

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- Number: US 2013/0278698 A1
- Document ID: US20130278698A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 13/835,336
- Filed: 2013-03-15
- Published: 2013-10-24
- Earliest claimed: 2012-04-24
- Assignees: Seiko Epson Corporation
- Applicants: Seiko Epson Corporation
- Inventors: Hideyuki TAKEUCHI; Nobuhiko Hamada
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20130278698A1

## CPC

- B41J 13/10: Sheet holders, retainers {, movable guides}, or stationary guides
- B41J 3/4078: {Printing on textile}
- B41J 11/06: Flat page-size platens {or smaller flat platens having a greater size than line-size platens (B41J11/0085 takes precedence)}
- B41J: TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS

## Abstract

A tray is provided so as to be detachable from a support unit of an ink jet textile printing apparatus. The tray includes a main body having a setting surface on which a material to be printed is set, a first protrusion portion which is used when arranging the main body at the support unit is provided at an opposite side to the setting surface in a protruding manner, and at least two grip portions are provided at side of the main body opposite to the setting surface. The grip portions are separated from each other.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A tray which is provided so as to be detachable from a support unit of an ink jet textile printing apparatus, comprising:
a main body having a setting surface on which a material to be printed is set;
a first protrusion portion which is used when arranging the main body at the support unit, wherein the first protrusion portion is provided at an opposite side to the setting surface in a protruding manner; and
at least two grip portions provided at the opposite side to the setting surface, wherein the at least two grip portions are separated from each other.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The tray according to claim 1,
wherein the at least two grip portions are provided at least at two end portions of the main body which are facing each other.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The tray according to claim 1, further comprising:
a frame configured to fit into the main body in a fitted state in which the material to be printed is set on the setting surface, wherein the frame maintains the set state of the material to be printed,
wherein a protruding dimension of the at least two grip portions based on a mounting surface on a side which is opposite to the setting surface is a length which exceeds a range in which the frame in the fitted state is present in the protruding direction.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The tray according to claim 1, further comprising:
a leg portion which is provided on a side which is opposite to the setting surface of the main body in a protruding manner, wherein a protruding dimension of the leg portion is longer than a protruding dimension of the first protrusion portion,
wherein a gap that allows hands to be put in is present at a lower part of the grip portion in a state of raising the main body using the leg portion.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The tray according to claim 4,
wherein the grip portion and the leg portion are integrally formed.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

An ink jet textile printing apparatus comprising:
the tray according to claim 1;
a support unit at which the tray is detachably provided; and
a printing unit which ejects ink to the material to be printed which is set in the tray.

### Claim 7 (depends on 4)

A manufacturing method of a printed matter comprising:
setting a material to be printed onto a setting surface in a state in which the tray according to claim 4 is raised using the leg portion by being detached from a supporting portion of an ink jet textile printing apparatus;
subsequently carrying the tray by holding the grip portion of the tray using hands;
arranging the tray in the supporting portion; and
executing printing.