Printer having modular vacuum belt assembly

摘要

A printing system includes: a fixed printhead assembly having an array of printheads and vacuum platen assembly. The vacuum platen assembly includes a fixed vacuum platen and a plurality of rotatable service modules embedded in the fixed vacuum platen. Each service module is positioned opposite a respective printhead, and each service module comprises a respective vacuum platen module.

主权项

1. A printer comprising a vacuum belt assembly for moving print media in a media feed direction along a media path, the vacuum belt assembly comprising:
a plurality of moving belt modules and vacuum plenum modules interconnected in an alternating arrangement along a length of the vacuum belt assembly, the length of the vacuum belt assembly being coextensive with a width of the media path, wherein each moving belt module comprises: a body having an internal chamber defining at least part of a vacuum chamber; a first pulley positioned at a first end of the body; a second pulley positioned at a second end of the body; and at least one endless belt tensioned between the first and second pulleys.