Hewlett-packard Development Company, L.p.

Isidoro Maya Agudo

Eduardo Martin Orue

Marcel Llorach To

Daniel Gonzalez Perello

Alberto Borrego Lebrato

Ricardo Sanchis Estruch

David Chanclon

Alfons Lobete Camps

Daniel Nunez Fernandez

Pablo Arteaga Del Arco

Ern Wei Cho

Ignacio Penafiel Miguel

Disclosed is a print apparatus () comprising a platen (), a support () to receive a driver (), and an adjustment mechanism (), coupled or couplable to the platen (), to cause movement of the platen () relative to the support () in use. The adjustment mechanism () comprises an interface () connectable to the driver () to receive input motion from the driver () to thereby cause the movement of the platen () relative to the support ().

Print apparatus

A printing system comprises an air-transmissive platen, a vacuum source, a cap and a controller. The vacuum source is configured to draw air through the platen to bias print media towards the platen. The cap is provided on a surface of the platen, between the vacuum source and the platen. The cap is configured to limit air flow through the platen, and comprises a plurality of closable openings provided in a plurality of zones along a length of the cap in a print media advance direction. The controller is configured to selectively open or close the openings of each of the plurality of zones to permit airflow through a portion of the platen overlain by print media and limit airflow through a portion of the platen not overlain by print media.

Platen vacuum control

An apparatus is disclosed comprising a print engine in a print zone. A platen opposes the print engine to support print media. The platen includes a plurality of openings in communication with at least one vacuum source. The platen includes a non-vacuum region, comprising a surface devoid of openings in communication with the at least one vacuum source. The non-vacuum region underlies at least a portion of the print zone.

A print target support assembly comprising a print platen structure providing an upper surface to support a print target as the print target passes under a print zone. The print zone is arranged across the surface perpendicular to a direction of print target advance. The surface comprises an inner belt area in the direction of print target advance, the inner belt area bounded on each side by an outer non-belt area. A belt advance mechanism, to advance a belt running across the inner belt area of the surface in the direction of print target advance, to advance the print target under the print zone. A flattening arrangement to flatten the print target onto the surface, under the print zone, across the inner belt area and the outer non-belt areas of the surface.

Print target support assembly

A method of feeding a print medium comprises receiving a print medium by a media advance system; transporting the print medium by the media advance system to a print zone wherein the transporting comprises applying a first normal force when the print medium is at a first position of the media advance system and applying a second normal force when the print medium is at a second position of the media advance system, wherein the second normal force is different from the first normal force.

Feeding a print medium and printer

An example apparatus is described which comprises a rotary member supported by a bearing. A rotary encoder is registered with respect to the rotary member to rotate therewith and a sensing arrangement is registered with respect to a surface of the bearing. The sensing arrangement is responsive to rotation of the encoder to generate a signal indicative of a rotational characteristic of the rotary member.

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Isidoro Maya Agudo