Patent ID: 9079426
Filing Date: 2015-07-14
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. A web press comprising: a web travel path for a continuous media web between a first single nip and a second nip, the web travel path including: a first portion in which the web moves in a first direction and includes a first printer configured to print on a first side of the web; and a second portion in which the web moves in a second direction and includes a second printer configured to print on a second side of the web; a first single roller interposed between the first portion and the second portion to cause a first 180 degree change in web travel from the first direction to the second direction, wherein the first single roller has a diameter equal to or greater than a height of the second printer; and a second single roller at the end of the second portion to cause a second 180 degree change in web travel from the second direction to the first direction, wherein the second roller has a diameter equal to or greater than a height of the second printer, wherein the second portion extends from the first single roller to the second single roller, and wherein the web travel path is configured to control a drying time via the respective first and second portions being in a generally parallel, vertically stacked relationship and each extending in a generally horizontal orientation.