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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2013
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Michael J. Piatt, Dayton, OH (US);
James A. Katerberg, Kettering, OH (US);
Randy D. Vandagriff, Xenia, OH (US);
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY, Rochester, NY (US);
Abstract
A printing system for printing on a print medium is disclosed. A linehead is disposed opposite a first side of the print medium, the linehead defining one or more print zones where a liquid is jetted onto the print medium. One or more vacuum transport rollers having a porous sleeve rotatable around a non-rotating core are disposed adjacent to a second side of the print medium and opposite the linehead. At least one of the vacuum transport rollers is aligned with one of the print zones of the linehead. The rotatable porous sleeve is engaged by the moving print medium that exerts a force on the porous sleeve, causing it to rotate. The core includes a vacuum manifold that outputs a vacuum force that operates on the print medium through the porous sleeve to deflect the print medium and causes the print medium to wrap around the vacuum transport roller(s).