Print media edge repair
AssigneeHP Scitex Ltd.
InventorsYuval Dim, Alex Veis
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Abstract
Examples described herein include a print media edge repair system that includes a first repair element disposed adjacent to a media handling path to repair a leading edge of a sheet of print media as the sheet of print media moves into a position relative to a printing system associated with the print media edge repair system. The print media repair system may also include a second repair element disposed opposite the first repair element across the media handling path to repair a trailing edge of the sheet of print media as the sheet of print media moves into the position relative to a printing system.
Claims20
A system comprising:
- a first repair element disposed relative to a media handling path to repair a first edge of a sheet of print media as the sheet of print media moves along a first direction into a position relative to a printing system;
- a second repair element disposed opposite the first repair element across the media handling path to repair a second edge of the sheet of print media as the sheet of print media moves along the first direction into the position relative to the printing system, wherein the first direction is parallel to each of the first edge and the second edge;
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- a guide element to guide, along a second direction, the sheet of print media after the repairs by the first repair element and the second repair element, toward a print engine to apply a printing material to a surface of the sheet of print media, wherein the second direction is different from and angled with respect to the first direction.
A method comprising:
- repairing, using a first repair element disposed relative to a media handling path, a first edge of a sheet of print media as the sheet of print media moves along a first direction into a position relative to a printing system;
- repairing, using a second repair element disposed opposite the first repair element across the media handling path, a second edge of the sheet of print media as the sheet of print media moves along the first direction into the position relative to the printing system, wherein the first direction is parallel to each of the first edge and the second edge;
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- guiding, by a guide element, the sheet of print media along a second direction after the repairs by the first repair element and the second repair element, toward a print engine to apply a printing material to a surface of the sheet of print media, wherein the second direction is different from and angled with respect to the first direction,
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.