Moving floor media transport for digital printers
AssigneeAgfa Graphics NV
InventorsBart Verhoest, Dirk De Ruijter, Luciaan De Coux
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Abstract
A step-wise medium transport system is provided having high accuracy for transporting recording media in a digital printer, the medium is transported using accurately moving tables to which the medium is attached during printing steps the working area of the medium, on which the printing is done by the printer, is at all times fully supported by a static table avoiding disturbances.
Claims12
A receiving medium transport system arranged to transport a receiving medium in a printing system, the receiving medium including a working area on which a swath of an image is printed during a movement of at least one printhead across a widthwise direction of the receiving medium, the receiving medium transport system comprising:
- a static table arranged to support the receiving medium and to apply a first holding force on the receiving medium to temporarily hold the receiving medium on the static table as the at least one printhead moves across the working area of the receiving medium;
- and
- at least a first dynamic table arranged to apply a second holding force on the receiving medium to temporarily hold and to transport the receiving medium in a lengthwise direction of the receiving medium in the printing system;
- wherein
- each of the static table and the first dynamic table are arranged to extend entirely across a widthwise direction of the receiving medium.
A receiving medium transport system arranged to transport a receiving medium in a printing system, the receiving medium including a working area on which a swath of an image is printed during a movement of at least one printhead across the receiving medium, the receiving medium transport system comprising:
- a static table arranged to support the receiving medium and to apply a first holding force on the receiving medium to temporarily hold the receiving medium on the static table as the at least one printhead moves across the working area of the receiving medium;
- and
- at least one dynamic table arranged to apply a second holding force on the receiving medium to temporarily hold and to transport the receiving medium in the printing system;
- wherein
- the static table is arranged to support the entire working area of the receiving medium as the at least one printhead moves across the working area of the receiving medium, and the at least one dynamic table is arranged to not support any portion of the working area of the receiving medium as the at least one printhead moves across the working area of the receiving medium.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.