Incremental printing of symbolic information – Ink jet – Medium and processing means
Patent
1993-04-30
1996-12-03
Fuller, Benjamin R.
Incremental printing of symbolic information
Ink jet
Medium and processing means
347102, 271 909, 355 30, B41J 201
Patent
active
055812899
ABSTRACT:
An ink-jet printer having improved print quality and full color printing capability on plain paper media. To accommodate placement of both input and output media trays on the same side of the printer housing for operator convenience, a paper path with a direction reversal is employed. A paper preconditioning preheater with a curved surface and a multi-purpose paper path component accomplish the direction reversal. The paper path component is a unitary component which employs curved ribs to reduce the contact area with the medium and reduce static charge buildup, and has slots formed therein to release water vapor given off by the medium when preheated. The component permits paper to be loaded manually via a second manual feed path, through a housing, and upon opening a rear access door in the housing, such component is easily removable to facilitate operator access to the paper path and electrical components.
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Firl Gerold G.
Giles Robert R.
Goss Steven M.
Kaplan Ronald J.
Barlow Jr. John E.
Fuller Benjamin R.
Hewlett--Packard Company
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