On-demand wallpaper printer having dryer
AssigneeSilverbrook Research Pty Ltd
InventorsKia Silverbrook, Tobin Allen King, Janette Faye Lee
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Abstract
An on-demand wallpaper printer is provided comprising a pagewidth ink jet printhead for printing ink onto a media web moving along a path, a compartment arranged along the path downstream from the printhead so that the moving media web traverses the compartment and a source of heated air arranged above the compartment. The compartment has an opening configured so that the moving media web is able to descend into the compartment, as required, so as to adopt a suspended partial loop. The source of heated air is arranged above the opening and is operable to blow heated air through the opening into the compartment so as to dry printed ink on the suspended partial loop of the media web.
Claims9
An on-demand wallpaper printer comprising:
- a pagewidth ink jet printhead for printing ink onto a media web moving along a path;
- a compartment arranged along the path downstream from the printhead so that the moving media web traverses the compartment, the compartment having an opening configured so that the moving media web is able to descend into the compartment, as required, so as to adopt a suspended partial loop;
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- a source of heated air arranged above the opening of the compartment, the source of heated air operable to blow heated air through the opening into the compartment so as to dry printed ink on the suspended partial loop of the media web
- wherein a door covers the opening of the compartment and acts to support the web when the door is closed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.