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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2014
Filed:
May. 16, 2011
John Christian Love, Vista, CA (US);
Biagio Agostinelli, Vista, CA (US);
Javier Escobedo, Vista, CA (US);
Antoni Murcia, Vista, CA (US);
David Tyvoll, San Diego, CA (US);
John Christian Love, Vista, CA (US);
Biagio Agostinelli, Vista, CA (US);
Javier Escobedo, Vista, CA (US);
Antoni Murcia, Vista, CA (US);
David Tyvoll, San Diego, CA (US);
Zamtec Ltd, Dublin, IE;
Abstract
A system for shaping media for printing by a media width printhead is provided having a media width printhead of fluid ejection nozzles defining a media width print zone, input rollers disposed for transporting media into the print zone at an angle to a plane parallel with the print zone, output rollers for transporting media out of the print zone at an angle to a plane parallel with the print zone, and an elongate platen for supporting and shaping the media as the media is transported through the print zone. The platen has a series of ribs disposed upstream of the print zone and a series of ribs disposed downstream of the print zone. The ribs are configured so that the transported media adopts a constrained curved path past the nozzles through contact with the ribs in the print zone.