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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2008
Filed:
Jul. 09, 2004
Applicants:
Domingo Rohde, Kiel, DE;
Lars Seimetz, Achterwehr, DE;
Inventors:
Domingo Rohde, Kiel, DE;
Lars Seimetz, Achterwehr, DE;
Assignee:
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Guiding a printing medium that is being conveyed along a travel path in a printing machine, whereby the printing medium is not making contact along at least one edge. A stream of sucked air () is directed at least partially outward, with respect to at least one edge () of the printing medium. A printing media guide with at least one air suction mechanism () for sucking air out of the area of the travel path of the printing medium () in order to create a suction air stream () is directed at least partially outwards.