Patent ID: 9517618
Filing Date: 2016-12-13
CPC Classification: B41J,G03G

Claim Text:
1. A printing system comprising: (a) a flexible belt comprising an elongate strip having parallel straight sides of which the ends are releasably or permanently securable to one another to form an endless loop; (b) an image forming station at which drops of ink are directed onto the surface of the flexible belt to form ink images thereon; and (c) an impression station where the ink images are transferred from the belt surface to substrate, wherein (i) the belt is guided to transport the ink images from the image forming station to the impression station of the printing system, (ii) the belt has a degree of elasticity in a width ways direction that is greater than the elasticity of the belt in a longitudinal direction; and (iii) formations are provided along the sides of the strip which are capable of engaging with lateral tracks in such a manner as to place the belt under width ways tension and to constrain the belt to follow a continuous path defined by the lateral tracks.