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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 13, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2005
Applicants:
Kia Silverbrook, Balmain, AU;
Nagesh Ramachandra, Balmain, AU;
Jan Waszczuk, Balmain, AU;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd, Balmain, New South Wales, AU;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 15/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A wide format printer having an alternative print zone arrangement is provided. The printer comprises a printhead having a corresponding print zone, the print zone being defined by a plane adjacent the printhead, and a feed mechanism for continuously feeding a web of print media through the print zone. The printer is characterized in that the web is unsupported in the print zone, which obviates the need for a platen and advantageously maintains a constant distance between the printhead and the web.