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US 2017/0001215 A1Published application
To apply a coating to media
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Indigo B.V.
InventorAlex Feygelman
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Abstract
In some examples, an apparatus to apply a coating to a media includes a first roller to receive a continuous belt that is to receive a coating from a second roller and to transfer the coating to the media, the first roller having a variable dimension to provide an adjustable width of the continuous belt to the second roller.
Claims20
An apparatus to apply a coating to a media, comprising:
- a first roller to receive a continuous belt that is to receive the coating from a second roller and to transfer the coating to the media, the first roller having a variable dimension to provide an adjustable width of the continuous belt to the second roller.
An apparatus to apply a coating to a media, comprising:
- a first roller to receive a continuous belt that is to receive the coating from a second roller and to transfer the coating to the media, the first roller arranged to provide an adjustable width of the continuous belt to the second roller, the width of the continuous belt provided to the second roller being adjustable to substantially correspond to a width of the media;
- a member to move the continuous belt away from the second roller to prevent coating being applied to the continuous belt by the second roller;
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- a controller to determine a length of the media and to control the member to move the continuous belt away from the second roller to provide a length of coating on the continuous belt corresponding to the determined length of the media.
1 more element
A method for applying a coating to a media, comprising:
- controlling an adjustable dimension of a first roller to provide an adjustable width of a continuous belt to a second roller to receive the coating from the second roller;
- and
- transferring the coating from the continuous belt to the media.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.