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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 24, 2020
Applicant:
Hewlett-packard Development Company, L.p., Spring, TX (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P., Spring, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/10 (2006.01); B41J 2/00 (2006.01); B41J 2/17 (2006.01); G03G 15/11 (2006.01); G03G 21/00 (2006.01); B41J 2/185 (2006.01); G03G 15/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/11 (2013.01); B41J 2/1714 (2013.01); G03G 21/0088 (2013.01); B41J 2002/1853 (2013.01); G03G 15/1605 (2013.01);
Abstract
A printing apparatus has a transfer member to receive an image and transfer the image to a substrate, and an airflow management unit disposed adjacent to the transfer member to define a channel between the transfer member and the airflow management unit. The airflow management unit has an injection mechanism to inject airflow into the channel, a suction mechanism to remove the airflow from the channel, and a vortex generator to generate a vortex within the channel.