Endless flexible belt for a printing system
AssigneeLanda Corporations Ltd.
InventorsBenzion Landa, Sagi Abramovich, Aharon Shmaiser, Rami Keller, Itshak Ashkanazi
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Abstract
A flexible belt is disclosed for use in a printing system. The belt comprises an endless strip which, in use, travels along a continuous path. Formations are provided along the sides of the strip which are capable of engaging with lateral tracks to place the belt under lateral tension, the lateral tracks further serving to constrain the belt to follow the continuous path.
Claims12
A flexible belt for use in a printing system, comprising an elongate strip having parallel straight sides of which the ends are releasably or permanently securable to one another to form an endless loop, which belt, when in use, travels along a continuous path and serves to transport ink images from an image forming station to an impression station of the printing system, wherein the belt has a degree of elasticity in a width ways direction that is greater than the elasticity of the belt in a longitudinal direction such that, under lateral tension, the strip is maintained flat in a width-wise direction as the belt is pulled through the image forming station and wherein formations are provided along the sides of the belt which are capable of engaging with lateral tracks in such a manner as to place the belt under width ways tension and to constrain the belt to follow a continuous path defined by the lateral tracks.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.