Platen assembly for an ink jet printer

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2006-08-08

2006-08-08

Hirshfeld, Andrew H. (Department: 2854)

Incremental printing of symbolic information

Ink jet

Medium and processing means

C347S022000, C347S033000, C347S036000, C400S654000

Reexamination Certificate

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07086731

ABSTRACT:
A platen assembly for an ink jet printer and method of operating an ink jet printer. The platen assembly includes a platen member having at least one channel therein for receiving a rotatable platen rod and a skive residing in the channel adjacent to the rotatable platen rod. The skive has an edge thereof engaging a surface of the rotatable platen rod and removing debris therefrom. A slot is provided through the bottom wall of the channel for allowing debris removed from the rotatable platen rod to pass there through and out of the channel. A control unit is provided for controlling operation of a motor used to rotated the platen rod at desired times.

REFERENCES:
patent: 5291227 (1994-03-01), Suzuki
patent: 5594486 (1997-01-01), Kiyohara
patent: 6471351 (2002-10-01), Ishikawa et al.

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