Patent ID: 6050191
Filing Date: 2000-04-18
Classification: B41F

Abstract:
A printing system comprising:substrate supply means for supplying a substrate;at least one tower for receiving the substrate;a first plurality of printheads in a first one of the at least one tower;means for controllably transporting the substrate through the printing system past the first plurality of printheads to generate a first portion of a printed image;at least one subsequent plurality of printheads in the first one of the at least one tower; andmeans for controllably transporting the substrate through the printing system past the at least one subsequent plurality of printheads in the first one of the at least one tower to generate at least one subsequent portion of the printed image, wherein the means for controllably transporting the substrate through the printing system past the first plurality of printheads comprises a split roller system, incorporating independently operating multiple pairs of rollers, each pair of rollers on a single shaft.