Printing apparatus and methods

摘要

Printing apparatus comprise a printing table, a loader to load sheets of print media to the printing table, and a moveable tray on which at least one row of media sheets can be placed, the tray being moveable between a position in which it is accessible to an operator for placing media sheets thereon and another position in which at least part of the tray is accessible to the loader for picking the print media sheets but inaccessible to the operator.

主权项

1. A printing apparatus comprising:
a printing table; a loader to load sheets of print media to the printing table; a moveable tray on which at least one row of media sheets are placed, said moveable tray being moveable between a position in which it is accessible to an operator for placing media sheets thereon and another position in which at least part of the moveable tray is accessible to the loader for picking the print media sheets but inaccessible to the operator; and a safety cover enclosing the loader, wherein at least a portion of the moveable tray and a portion of the at least one row of media sheets remain outside the cover and accessible to the operator when the movable tray is in the another position in which at least part of the moveable tray is accessible to the loader; wherein the moveable tray comprises a media support surface provided with sheet holders to position print media sheets at predetermined positions on the surface and restrict movement of the sheets in at least one direction on the media support surface; and wherein the media support surface is provided with an array of sheet holders to position at least two rows of print media sheets.