System for a printer, a printer and a print substrate edge guide
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsJerry Claesson, Francesc Melia
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Abstract
An example system for a printer in accordance with the present disclosure is provided. The system comprises a replaceable platen assembly including a group of interchangeable platens, each platen to support a different type of print substrate, and an edge guide associated with the platen assembly, the edge guide for guiding an edge of a print substrate.
Claims20
A system for a printer comprising
- a removable platen assembly;
- and
- an edge guide associated with the platen assembly, the edge guide for guiding an edge of a print substrate.
An edge guide for holding a print substrate on a removable print substrate support, the print substrate movable over the print substrate support through a print zone, the edge guide comprising
- an engagement component for engagement with a corresponding guide component at one longitudinal side of the print substrate support,
- wherein the edge guide is slidable relative to the print substrate support, along a length of the guide component;
- and
- wherein the edge guide is supported on said one longitudinal side of the print substrate support and extends from said longitudinal side across the print substrate support in a width direction thereof;
- and
- wherein the edge guide remains mounted to the removable print substrate support when the print substrate support is removed from the printer.
The edge guide of 12 wherein the engagement component is a molded plastic part having a groove for engagement with a corresponding guide rail provided at a bottom side of the print substrate support;
- and
- the holder component is a metal or plastic part having a relatively flexible section connected to the engagement component and an relatively rigid section extending across the surface of the print substrate support.
A printer comprising a printhead to dispense printing fluid on to a print substrate in a print zone;
- a removable platen assembly to support the print substrate in the print zone;
- a substrate transport to move the print substrate through the print zone over the removable platen assembly;
- and
- an edge guide arranged at a longitudinal side of the removable platen assembly holding down the edges of the print substrate as it moves over the platen assembly through the print zone.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.