Patent ID: 9227429
Filing Date: 2016-01-05
CPC Classification: B41J,B41M

Claim Text:
1. A printer comprising: a printhead configured to eject aqueous ink; a rotating member, the rotating member being positioned to rotate in front of the printhead to enable the printhead to eject ink onto a surface of the rotating member to form an aqueous ink image; an applicator fluidly connected to a source of material that includes one of a surfactant and a starch, the applicator being configured to apply the material to a portion of the surface of the rotating member before the printhead ejects aqueous ink onto the portion of the surface of the rotating member; a dryer configured to at least partially dry the aqueous ink image ejected onto the portion of the surface of the rotating member and the humectant in the material on the portion of the surface of the rotating member; and a media conveyor, the media conveyor comprising: the second radius of the roller being a length determined by an equation ε=t/r, where ε is the force applied perpendicularly to the media sheets and is at least five percent greater than a force adhering the media sheets to the endless belt, t is a thickness of the media sheets and r is the second radius of the roller.