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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2009
Filed:
Nov. 19, 2004
Applicant:
Sandor H. G. Joppen, Venlo, NL;
Inventor:
Sandor H. G. Joppen, Venlo, NL;
Assignee:
Oce-Technologies B.V., Venlo, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A device for conveying ink drops from a receiving station, where the ink drops originating from a printhead are received, to a discharge station, where the ink drops in a dried condition are discharged, wherein the device includes a conveyor belt for conveying the ink drops, the conveyor belt having a belt surface for supporting the ink drops during their conveyance from the receiving station to the discharge station, wherein at the discharge station the conveyor belt is provided with means for loosening at least a leading portion of the dried ink drops by changing the path of movement of the belt surface from one plane to another.