Patent ID: 6582072
Filing Date: 2003-06-24
Classification: B41J,B65H

Abstract:
A method of securing a sheet of print media that is advanced through a printer that has a print zone in which ink is applied to the media, the method comprising:supporting the media on a belt that moves the media toward and through the print zone; applying suction through the belt and against the media in a hold zone that is adjacent to the print zone, the advanced media reaching the hold zone before reaching the print zone; applying heat to the belt in a support zone that the advancing media reaches before reaching the hold zone; applying suction through the belt and against the media in the support zone; regulating the suction applied in the hold zone and support zone so that the amount of force applied to the media by the suction in the hold zone is greater than the amount of force applied to the media by the suction in the support zone; and providing for limited movement of the media relative to the belt in the support zone.