Interdigitated vacuum roll system for a cut sheet printer dryer transport

A vacuum roller system and a method of operation the vacuum roller system can include an assembly of interdigitated rollers, and a vacuum system, wherein the assembly of interdigitated rollers is operably connected to the vacuum system to move sheets of media through a downstream dryer in a printer,...

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Main Authors Herrmann, Douglas K, Lefevre, Jason M, Levy, Michael J, Praharaj, Seemit, Liu, Chu-heng, VanKouwenberg, David A, McConville, Paul, Hoover, Linn C
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 10.05.2022
Subjects
CONVEYING
HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS,CABLES
PACKING
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
STORING
TRANSPORTING
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Summary:A vacuum roller system and a method of operation the vacuum roller system can include an assembly of interdigitated rollers, and a vacuum system, wherein the assembly of interdigitated rollers is operably connected to the vacuum system to move sheets of media through a downstream dryer in a printer, wherein a vacuum is drawn between individual rollers among the assembly of interdigitated rollers so that the vacuum is distributed across a sheet of media and is split around the individual rollers. The spacing between the individual rollers among the assembly of interdigitated rollers is variable to vary the vacuum.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201916570577