Vacuum within a pallet conveyor for a printing system
AssigneeHP Scitex Ltd.
InventorsYaron Dekel, Yuval Dim, Itshak Bushmits, Alex Veis
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Abstract
In one example, a pallet conveyor for a printing system is described, having a track, a pallet to support a print substrate and move on the track, and a vacuum mechanism to selectively apply a vacuum at the pallet. A boundary of the vacuum applied at the pallet is synchronised with an edge of the print substrate.
Claims11
1-15. (canceled)
A support for a print substrate in a printing system that includes a printing mechanism defining a print zone to apply printing fluid to the print substrate, the support comprising:
- a pallet to support a print substrate through the print zone;
- and
- a vacuum mechanism to apply a vacuum to the pallet to draw and removably secure a print substrate to the pallet, the vacuum mechanism to apply the vacuum to the pallet selectively beginning near a leading edge of a print substrate on the pallet and ending near a trailing edge of the print substrate on the pallet as the pallet supports the print substrate through the print zone.
A support for a print substrate in a printing system that includes a printing mechanism defining a print zone to apply printing fluid to the print substrate, the support comprising:
- a pallet to support a print substrate through the print zone;
- and
- a vacuum mechanism to apply a vacuum to the pallet to draw and removably secure a print substrate to the pallet, the vacuum mechanism comprising:
- an elongate vacuum chamber arranged parallel to a conveyance direction of the pallet;
- and
- a boundary defining an area where vacuum is to be applied to the pallet, the boundary moveable along a length of the chamber beginning near a leading edge of a print substrate on the pallet and ending near a trailing edge of the print substrate on the pallet as the pallet supports the print substrate through the print zone.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.