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US 7,024,995 B2Granted
Continuous media printer with downstream drying
AssigneeSilverbrook Research Pty Ltd
InventorKia Silverbrook
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Abstract
A continuous media printer has a printer mechanism that prints on one or both surface of continuous print media. A media conveyor conveys media past the printer mechanism and includes rollers downstream of the printer mechanism. The rollers are located at a sufficient distance to provide a sufficient travel time from the printer mechanism to the rollers for material printed to be substantially dry when it reaches the rollers.
Claims12
An inkjet type printer including:
- a printer mechanism that prints at least one material on at least one surface of print media;
- a media conveyor that engages the media to convey the media past the printer mechanism, said media conveyor including at least one driving roller or driven roller that is a part of a feed mechanism, the at least one driving roller or driven roller being the first component to engage the media downstream of the printer mechanism and being located at a distance from the printer mechanism such that the uppermost layer of the material printed onto the media is dry or substantially dry when it reaches the at least one driving roller or driven roller, and a loading mechanism comprising a pair of endless belts directing warm air blown through the belts over both surfaces of the print media, said loading mechanism being located between the printer mechanism and the at least one driving roller or driven roller.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.