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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 24, 2015
Antonio Gracia Verdugo, Sant Cugat del Valles, ES;
Aleix Fort Filgueira, Sant Cugat del Valles, ES;
Norman Guillo, Sant Cugat del Valles, ES;
Antonio Gracia Verdugo, Sant Cugat del Valles, ES;
Aleix Fort Filgueira, Sant Cugat del Valles, ES;
Norman Guillo, Sant Cugat del Valles, ES;
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
Provided in one example is a printing system. The system includes a printing zone including a platen (). The system includes a drive to move a medium () through the printing zone. The system includes a suction force generator () to generate a suction force to hold down the medium onto the platen while the drive moves the medium through the printing zone. The system includes a sensor () to monitor the movement of the medium through the printing zone in a medium advance direction. The system includes a controller to determine that the suction force generated by the suction source generator is insufficient based on an output of the sensor.