Patent ID: 6837635
Filing Date: 2005-01-04
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. An inkjet apparatus comprising: a media driver that applies a first force for moving a medium through a print zone of the apparatus in a first direction (X), wherein said medium includes at least a first portion and a second portion, and wherein said first force is applied in at least one location of said first portion to cause at least said first portion to move at a first speed; a carriage, in which a printhead is mounted, for traversing said print zone in a second direction (Y); and a restraining member, co-operating with said media driver and positioned to apply a second force to the medium, to restrain the advance of said second portion of the medium through the print zone when moved by said media driver, said first and second forces being applied substantially at the same time and causing the second portion to be moved at a second speed different from said first speed.