Continuous web printing apparatus
July 26, 2013. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent References 3911818 Printer control apparatus Stabilized sheet materials for use with computer-directed printers and method of stabilizing same for computer printers Display data transfer control apparatus applicable for display unit Color image processing apparatus for selectively altering image colors Method and apparatus for generating aesthetically alterable character designs Printer having head gap adjusting device Control apparatus of high speed/high quality printer Ink jet printer print head cleaning apparatus and method Method and apparatus for color processing with neural networks InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 097660 filed on 07/26/1993US Classes:101/126, Stencil and work support226/5, Involving stripping from conveyer226/28, Of continuously moving material226/45, Detector means226/96, By adhesive nature of material340/676, Conveyor belt345/600, Color bit data modification or conversion347/4, With conveyed object347/8, Of spacing between fluid ejector and receiving medium358/1.17, Page or frame memory400/56, Responsive to thickness of record-medium400/605, For feeding plural record media concurrently or selectively400/611For feeding web record-mediumExaminersPrimary: Eickholt, Eugene H.Attorney, Agent or FirmForeign Patent References
International ClassB05C 017/06Foreign Application Priority Data1993-01-28 JPAbstractAccording to the invention, there is provided a continuous web printing apparatus comprising transport means including an endless belt having a sticky surface, a plurality of support rollers having said endless belt entrained therearound and a drive means for rotating said support rollers to move said endless belt, a press means for pressing a continuous web, such as a fabric or transfer sheet, against said endless belt to stick said continuous web to said endless belt, an ink jet head disposed between said support rollers in opposed relation to the surface of said continuous web stuck to said endless belt, an abutment adapted to abut against said endless belt, said abutment being opposed to said ink jet head with the continuous web and said endless belt interposed therebetween, head gap adjusting means for moving at least either of said ink jet head or said abutment in a direction in which the two are opposed to each other, and recovering means for peeling said continuous web, which has passed by said ink jet head, from said endless belt for recovery.Field of SearchResponsive to thickness of record-mediumIn accordance with the number of sheets of record-medium By adjustment of platen relative to carriage By adjustment of carriage (e.g, carriage-guide rollers) Including skew correction responsive to position of sheet or web With web tensioning or braking For feeding plural record media concurrently or selectively For feeding web record-medium With web supply or takeup or mount therefor (e.g., web cartridge, etc.) Including web rewind Involving lateral registration Involving stripping from conveyer To position material laterally With control of longitudinal movement To regulate longitudinal movement of material Registration Of continuously moving material Detector means WITH ADHERENCE OR ATTRACTION OF MATERIAL TO ADVANCING MEANS By adhesive nature of material Web, film, or strip Conveyor belt | |
