Patent ID: 9010925
Filing Date: 2015-04-21
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. A web transport apparatus for transporting a continuous web of recording media past a printhead the location of which defines a print zone where ink is deposited to image the continuous web comprising: a first roller configured to transport the web in a process direction through the print zone, the first roller being oriented perpendicular to the process direction through the print zone; a second roller configured to receive transport the web after the web has passed through the print zone, the second roller being oriented perpendicular to the process direction through the print zone; an air film system configured to provide a positive air pressure and a negative air pressure to a surface of the continuous web to form an air film on which a portion of the continuous web rests during the imaging of the continuous web in the print zone; and a controller operatively connected to the air film system to operate the air film system to provide the positive air pressure and the negative air pressure with reference to a distance between the first roller and the second roller, a thickness and a width of the continuous web, and a transport speed of the continuous web.