Patent ID: 6739775
Filing Date: 2004-05-25
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
An apparatus for applying an ink image to a receiving material which is adapted to be advanced in a predetermined direction which comprises an ink application mechanism for applying an ink image to a strip of receiving material, said ink application mechanism extending in a direction transverse to the direction of advance of the receiving material such that a print range is provided; andcarrier means for keeping said strip in a predetermined position with respect to the ink application mechanism, said carrier means comprising a carrier plate for carrying said strip, said plate having channels extending in a direction substantially parallel to the direction of advance of the receiving material, said channels having channel walls which define an acute angle with a tip surface of the carrier plate wherein the carrier plate is provided with holes and air displacement means operatively associated with said holes for drawing air via said holes away from the space between the carrier plate and the strip of receiving material lying on the carrier plate said holes being provided in the carrier plate in a portion thereof which corresponds to said print range.