Patent ID: 7237890
Filing Date: 2007-07-03
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. A platen for an inkjet type fabric printing apparatus having an inkjet head that ejects ink onto a fabric, the inkjet head reciprocally moving in a main scanning direction and an auxiliary scanning direction relative to the fabric, and the platen that holds the fabric to extend on a plane substantially parallel with the main scanning direction and the auxiliary scanning direction with a first predetermined distance spaced from the inkjet head, the platen comprising: a main portion with a supporting surface on which a predetermined area including an area to be printed of the fabric is supported, and a positioning member integrally formed on the platen, the positioning member supporting a reference portion of the fabric such that the fabric is held on the platen in place in a direction parallel with the main scanning direction and the auxiliary scanning direction, the reference portion being thicker than the other portion including the predetermined area, the positioning member supporting the fabric such that the reference portion is spaced from the inkjet head by a second predetermined distance, wherein the first predetermined distance and the second predetermined distance, are different, the positioning member further including a lower tier that supports the reference portion of the fabric thereby not hindering movement of the inkjet head.