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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 22, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 12, 2016
Océ-technologies B.v., Venlo, NL;
Ronnie E. A. Blom, Venlo, NL;
Tom J. H. Clabbers, Venlo, NL;
Anne A. Wind, Venlo, NL;
Peter F. M. Nacken, Venlo, NL;
Maurice J. C. Lemmens, Venlo, NL;
Lodewijk T. Holtman, Venlo, NL;
Hermanus J. P. M. Philipse, Venlo, NL;
OCÉ-TECHNOLOGIES B.V., Venlo, NL;
Abstract
The present invention provides a guide device for guiding print medium onto a take-up roll in a printing system. The guide device comprises a first guide member presenting a substantially planar surface for limiting or preventing lateral deviation of a printed medium output from the printing system as the medium moves along a transport path towards a take-up roll for winding or taking up a length of the medium. The first guide member is stationary in use. A position of the first guide member is adjustable in a direction transverse to the transport path for setting the position to limit or prevent lateral deviation of the medium along the transport path. The guide device further comprises a second guide member presenting a support surface configured and arranged to support the medium thereon as the medium travels along the transport path towards the take-up roll. The first guide member and the second guide member are preferably integrally formed as a guide unit. Further, the invention provides a printing system which incorporates such a guide device.