Patent ID: 9573780
Date: 2017-02-21
CPC Classifications: B41J,B65H

Claim:
1. A sheet transport assembly for transporting a sheet along a process unit configured for applying a process to the sheet, the sheet transport assembly comprising: a conveying unit comprising a transport belt and a deflection element, the transport belt being configured for advancing the sheet in a transport direction along the process unit to the deflection element, the sheet being placed with a contact side on the belt and a process side towards the process unit, the deflection element being arranged in contact with the transport belt to deflect the transport belt downstream in the transport direction relative to the process unit; a separating unit for separating the sheet from the transport belt, the separating unit being connected to an air supply source and comprising a restrain blowing device arranged for directing a restrain air flow onto the process side of the sheet in a restrain area for urging the sheet towards the transport belt proximate to the deflection element, which is arranged for separating the sheet from the transport belt, and comprising a lifting blowing device arranged for directing a lifting air flow onto the contact side of the sheet in a lifting area for lifting the sheet from the transport belt, wherein said lifting area is arranged extending only over a middle portion of a width of the sheet, the width being a dimension of the sheet in a lateral direction perpendicular to the transport direction.