Abstract:
Ink jet printing apparatus is disclosed for forming ink images on a receiver and for treating the ink images formed on the receiver in response to one or more digital image file(s) each including at least one digital image. At least one ink jet print head delivers ink to the receiver, which moves along a first receiver path past the ink jet print head. A receiver cutter is actuatable to cut the receiver across the first receiver path. The receiver is moved along a second receiver path that is perpendicular to the first receiver path and a receiver finisher provided adjacent to the second receiver path treats the ink images formed on the receiver for enhancing the durability and the stability of such ink images. Control circuitry is responsive to one or more digital image files for actuating the ink jet print head to form a plurality of ink images on the receiver, and for actuating the receiver cutter and the receiver finisher in a time sequence so as to automatically produce prints of stable ink images.

Description:
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS 
     Reference is made to commonly assigned U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/070,260, filed Apr. 30, 1998, entitled “Producing Durable Ink Images”; commonly assigned U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/105,743, filed Jun. 26, 1998, entitled “Printing Apparatus with Receiver Treatment; and commonly assigned U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/182,711, filed Oct. 29, 1998, entitled “Format Flexible Ink Jet Printing Apparatus”. The disclosure of these related applications is incorporated herein by reference. 
    
    
     FIELD OF THE INVENTION 
     The present invention relates to an ink jet printing apparatus that can provide durable ink images in different size formats on receivers. 
     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     Ink jet printing has become a prominent contender in the digital output arena because of its non-impact, low-noise characteristics, and its compatibility with plain paper. Ink jet printings avoids the complications of toner transfers and fixing as in electrophotography, and the pressure contact at the printing interface as in thermal resistive printing technologies. Ink jet printing mechanisms includes continuous ink jet or drop-on-demand ink jet. U.S. Pat. No. 3,946,398, which issued to Kyser et al. in 1970, discloses a drop-on-demand ink jet printer which applies a high voltage to a piezoelectric crystal, causing the crystal to bend, applying pressure on an ink reservoir and jetting drops on demand. Piezoelectric ink jet printers can also utilize piezoelectric crystals in push mode, shear mode, and squeeze mode. EP 827 833 A2 and WO 98/08687 disclose a piezoelectric ink jet print head apparatus with reduced crosstalk between channels, improved ink protection, and capability of ejecting variable ink drop size. 
     U.S. Pat. No. 4,723,129, which issued to Endo et al. in 1979, discloses an electrothermal drop-on-demand ink jet printer which applies a power pulse to an electrothermal heater which is in thermal contact with water based ink in a nozzle. A small quantity of ink rapidly evaporates, forming a bubble which causes an ink drop to be ejected from small apertures along the edge of the heater substrate. This technology is known as Bubblejet™ (trademark of Canon K.K. of Japan). 
     U.S. Pat. No. 4,490,728, which issued to Vaught et al. in 1982, discloses an electrothermal drop ejection system which also operates by bubble formation to eject drops in a direction normal to the plane of the heater substrate. As used herein, the term “thermal ink jet” is used to refer to both this system and system commonly known as Bubblejet™. 
     One advantage of ink jet printing is its capability in printing large-format images. A relatively narrow print head can print a large image on a receiver by scanning across the large printing area in multiple passes. The currently commercial large-format ink jet printers can provide ink images in the widths of 36″ to 62″. In contrast, a thermal resistive printer utilizes a page-wide print head. The colorants are transferred from a donor web to a receiver at the pressure contact interface between the page-wide print head and the receiver. The manufacturing difficulties and cost make it unfeasible for thermal resistive print head to be wider than a double-page size. 
     The advancement of ink jet printing technologies has also opened up opportunities in photographic printing for applications in photo minilabs and photo microlabs. In these environments, the ink jet printing techniques have the advantages of easy image manipulation, compatibility with digital image files, and faster turn-around time. When configured properly, ink jet printers can deliver images with qualities comparable to that of the traditional photographs. The typical photographic formats include 3R (3.5″×5″), 4R (4″×6″), page size (8.5″×11″) etc. For a given width (e.g. 3.5″, 4″, 5″), the image length can also vary (e.g. from 5″ to 12″) from Classic, to HDTV and Panoramic format. 
     In commercial ink jet printing, it is very desirable to have one ink jet printer to print ink images in both large formats (3′×4′) and traditional photographic formats. The service provider can then provide traditional photographs with added digital features and flexibility as well as poster-sizes ink images for displays for home, offices, signage, and graphic art applications. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     An object of the present invention is to provide an ink jet printing apparatus that can effectively provide durable ink prints in traditional photographic formats and large formats. 
     This objects is achieved by ink jet printing apparatus for forming ink images on a receiver and for treating the ink images formed on the receiver in response to one or more digital image file(s) each including at least one digital image, comprising: 
     a) at least one ink jet print head adapted to deliver ink to the receiver; 
     b) first moving means for moving the receiver along a first receiver path past the ink jet print head; 
     c) actuatable receiver cutting means responsive to the control means for cutting the receiver across the first receiver path; 
     d) second moving means for moving the receiver along a second receiver path that is perpendicular to the first receiver path; 
     e) receiver finishing means provided adjacent to the second receiver path for treating the ink images formed on the receiver for enhancing the durability and the stability of such ink images; and 
     f) control means responsive to one or more digital image files for actuating the ink jet print head to form a plurality of ink images on the receiver, and for actuating the first and second moving means, the actuatable cutting means, and the receiver finishing means in a time sequence so as to automatically produce prints of stable ink images. 
     ADVANTAGES 
     An advantage of the present invention is that large and small ink image sizes can be provided by one ink jet printing apparatus and the ink images are treated for enhancing their durability and stability. 
     Another advantage of the present invention is that various treatments can be applied to both large and small format ink images such treatments including radiation, heating, or spray of fluids. The treatment application device can also be in contact and not in contact with the ink images. 
    
    
     BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
     FIG. 1 a  is a partial perspective of an ink jet printing apparatus having a receiver finishing device in accordance with the present invention; 
     FIG. 1 b  is a partial perspective of the receiver finishing device in FIG. 1 a;    
     FIG. 1 c  is a partial perspective of the receiver finishing device in an ink jet printing apparatus of FIG. 1 a;    
     FIG. 1 d  is a partial perspective of the ink jet printing apparatus having a different receiver finishing device that provides radiation treatment to ink image(s) on the wide ink receiver of FIG. 1 in accordance with the present invention; 
     FIG. 1 e  is a partial perspective of the ink jet printing apparatus having another receiver finishing device for providing a drying to ink image(s) on a wide ink receiver in accordance with the present invention; 
     FIG. 2 is a partial top view of the ink jet printing apparatus of FIG. 1 a ; and 
     FIG. 3 shows the receiver transport configuration of FIG. 1 a  for printing a large format ink image of a full receiver width. 
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
     The present invention is described with relation to an ink jet printing apparatus that can provide ink images in different size formats on receivers. 
     A partial perspective and a partial top view of an ink jet printing apparatus  10  in accordance with the present invention are shown in FIGS. 1 a - 1   e , FIG.  2  and FIG.  3 . For clarity reasons, only the essential components in the ink jet printing apparatus are shown for illustrating the invention. 
     Referring to FIGS. 1 a ,  1   d ,  1   e ,  2  and  3 , an ink jet printing apparatus  10  comprises a computer  20 , a film scanner  21 , a compact disk (CD) drive  22 , control electronics  25 , print head drive electronics  30 , a plurality of ink jet print heads  40 , a display panel  45 , receiver transport mechanism  55 , and print head transport mechanism  65 . The display panel  45  has a touch-sensitive screen that can both display and receive information input from a user or an operator. The ink jet printing apparatus  10  also includes a right frame housing  75  and a left frame housing  76 . As will be described in detail, the ink jet printing apparatus  10  also includes a receiver finishing device  650 . 
     The computer  20  receives a digital image file and input from the display panel  45 . The digital image file can be input from a film scanner by scanning a photographic film (e.g. 35 mm, Advanced Photo System, slide film, etc.), or from a CD such as Picture CD, Photo CD, CD-ROM or DVD through the CD Drive  22 . The digital image can also be transferred from a digital network or from a digital camera. 
     The digital image file in the computer  20  can include a plurality of digital images. Each digital image can include several color planes such as yellow, magenta, cyan, and black. The digital image file includes the desired image format to be printed on an ink receiver  50 , for each digital image. The image format includes the formats well known in the art such as 3″×5″ (3R), 4″×6″ (4R), high definition TV (HDTV), or panorama. The digital image file can also include information such as the time, the location, the scene, exposure conditions, annotations etc. related to each digital image. The digital image file can also include large format digital images such as 11″×17″, 3′×4′, 4′×5′, and other poster sizes. The width of the ink image can span substantially the full width of the receiver  50 . The ratio of the length to the width of the print having an ink image is referred as the aspect ratio. A user or an operator can input information such as above to be included in the digital image file using the display panel  45 . The user can also input information about the annotation that he or she wants to appear on the ink images. 
     The digital image file also includes the type and the conditions for treating the ink images that are formed on the ink receivers. Treatment of ink images on receivers are well known in the art. The typical treatments include radiation such as heat, IR light, UV light, electron beam, and fusing by pressurized fuser rollers. Radiation treatment is disclosed, for example, in the above referenced and commonly assigned U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/070,260, filed Apr. 30, 1998, entitled “Producing Durable Ink Images”. The ink image treatment can also include fluid treatment, which is disclosed in the above referenced and commonly assigned U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/105,743, filed Jun. 26, 1998, entitled “Printing Apparatus with Receiver Treatment”. As described in the above referenced patent applications, these ink image treatment can enhance the stability, durability, and image quality of the ink images. Although it is understood that the ink receiver can be treated before the ink images are formed, it is preferable in accordance with the present invention that the ink receivers are treated shortly after the ink images have been formed or when the ink images are being formed on the ink receiver. 
     After receiving the digital image file(s), the computer  20  performs image processing on each individual digital image. As it is well known in the art, the image processing can include re-sizing, tone scale and color calibration, halftoning, swath cutting, and so on. Annotation information will be composed into the digital images as well. In the present invention, a plurality of digital images often need to be composed into a large digital image file. In this way, the ink jet print heads  40  can print a portion from each of several different ink images as the ink jet print heads  40  scan along print head scanning direction  70  in one printing pass. The computer  20  maximizes the packing efficiency of the ink images on the receiver  50  to reduce receiver waste. Those skilled in the art will appreciate, although it is preferable to use a plurality of ink jet print heads, a single ink jet print head can also be used, especially if it is aligned across the print width  92 . 
     The ink jet printing apparatus  10  includes the receiver transport mechanism  55  for moving the receiver  50 , in the form of a web, provided by a receiver roll  57  along a first receiver path  60 . The receiver roll  57  is wound around a shaft  58 . A receiver sensor (not shown) can be provided in a position adjacent to the first receiver path  60  for detecting the lead edge of the receiver  50 . Such sensor sends a signal to the control electronics  25  defining the position of the lead edge. The receiver transport mechanism  55  is controlled by the control electronics  25 . As shown in FIG. 1 a , the receiver roll  57  can be easily loaded and off-loaded for receiver change-overs. Receiver rolls of different width can also be loaded. For example, for a 42″ wide printer, the receiver roll width can range from 3.5″, 4″, 8″, 10″, 17″, 20″, 36″ to 42″. A user or operator of the ink jet printing apparatus  10  can provide a user input to the display panel  45  representing the receiver width  59  of the receiver  50  on the receiver roll  57 . The computer  20 , in response to this receiver width  59 , composes digital images and operates the position of the ink jet print heads  40  to form ink images  80  and  90 . These images  80  and  90  are properly positioned on the receiver to minimize receiver waste. 
     The ink jet printing apparatus  10  also includes ink reservoirs (not shown) for providing the colored inks to the ink jet print heads  40 . The ink jet printing apparatus  10  can also include print heads and ink reservoirs for printing and storing other color inks such as black, green, red, orange, gold, as well as inks of the same color but of different concentrations such as light cyan and light magenta inks. 
     The computer  20  controls the print head drive electronics  30  to actuate and thereby cause the ink jet print heads  40  to print color images on a receiver  50 . The ink jet print heads  40  can be a unitary structure or each print head can be separate for printing colored inks. Each ink jet print head  40  includes a plurality of ink nozzles and associated ink drop activators for delivering different color ink drops to the receiver  50 . The ink jet print heads  40  can be narrow print heads that print across the receiver  50  in a raster or swath fashion. The ink drop ejection can be actuated from the ink nozzles by the ink jet activation means well known in the art, for example, piezoelectric actuators or thermal electric actuators. The ink jet print heads  40  are transported by the print head transport mechanism  65  along the guiding rail  67  under the control of the control electronics  25 . The ink jet print head  40  is connected with a flexible connector  68 . The flexible connector  68  houses the electric data cables from the print head drive electronics  30  to the ink jet print heads  40  and the ink lines that supply color inks to the ink jet print heads  40 . The ink jet print heads  40  scans and prints in print head scanning direction  70  across the first receiver path  60  in one printing pass. The receiver  50  is moved along the first receiver path  60 . The next pass is subsequently printed. The ink jet print heads  40  can print either in one direction or bidirectionally. In operation, they are moved across the receiver in each pass. In a bidirectional mode, they are not returned to a home position, but are traversed in a direction opposite to the first pass. 
     During printing, the print head drive electronics  30  produces signals corresponding to image data from one or more than one digital image files. Each digital image file can include a plurality of digital images. A plurality of ink images (such as duplicates) can also be printed corresponding to each digital image, as defined in the digital image file or by user input to the computer  20  via display panel  45 . The ink images  80  and  90  corresponding to these digital images can be conveniently defined to be the same as the formats corresponding to silver halide photographs such as 3.5″×5″ (3R), 4″×6″ (4R), high definition TV (HDTV) (4″×7″), or panorama (4×11.5″). In the present invention, the two dimensions of the ink images  80  and  90  are referred as the print width  92  and the print length  93 , as shown in FIG.  2 . Preferably, the ink images  80  and  90  that are distributed across the first receiver path will have the same print width  92 . The ink images  80  and  90  are distributed on the receiver  50  to minimize the unprinted area to reduce waste. For ink images  80  and  90  of the same print width  92 , the print length  93  can vary depending on the specific format of each ink image. For example, the print width  92  of the ink images  80  and  90  can be 4″. The 4R, HDTV, and panoramic formats require the print lengths  93  to be 6″, 7.5″, 10″, 11″ and 12″, respectively. 
     In accordance with the present invention, the ink jet printing apparatus  10  also includes a first receiver cutter  100  and a second receiver cutter  220 . The first receiver cutter  100  and the second receiver cutter  220  are actuatable by the control electronics  25 . The first receiver cutter  100  is preferably a cutting wheel, which is commonly in large-format ink jet printers. The second receiver cutter  220  preferably has two spaced apart and parallel blades so that in operation it will cut off the border in between two sequential images at each cut. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the arrangement can be made so that the distance between blades is adjustable. The first receiver cutter  100  is movable across the receiver  50  along the first cutting direction  105  under the control of control electronics  25 . The control electronics  25  can vary the width of the prints and the length of the prints can also be varied by operating the cutters  100  and  220 . 
     A receiver transport shelf  145  is provided at the exit end of the first receiver path  60  for sorting the large and small format prints. On the receiver transport surface  146  of the receiver transport shelf  145 , there is provided a plurality of rotatable cone-shaped rollers  150 . A receiver registration plate  147  is positioned against the outside edge of the receiver transport surface  146 . The receiver registration plate  147  is moved up and down by a platen transport mechanism  165 . The cone-shaped rollers  150  are oriented such that the ends of larger-diameter are pointed toward the receiver registration plate  147 . When actuated, as described below, these cone-shaped rollers  150  can transport an ink image set  110  along the second receiver path  160  while aligning the ink image set along the receiver registration plate  147 . 
     The receiver registration plate  147  is disposed adjacent to the receiver transport shelf  145  and movable by the receiver platen mechanism  165  between a first blocking position (shown in FIG. 1 a ) for the small format prints to a second unblocking position (shown in FIG. 3) for large format print. The cone-shaped rollers  150  are rotated by a motor and drive mechanism (not shown) which is under the control of platen transport mechanism  165 . After the receiver  50  is cut by the first receiver cutter  100 , the receiver having the ink image set  110  drops onto the receiver transport surface  146 . The platen transport mechanism  165  causes the cone-shaped rollers  150  to register the receiver against the receiver registration plate  147  and advance the receiver along the second receiver path  160 . 
     Referring now to FIGS. 1 a ,  1   b ,  1   c , and  2 , a set of small format ink images  80  and  90  are printed across the first receiver path  60 , on the receiver  50 . The receiver  50  is cut by the first receiver cutter  100  along the first cutting direction  105  to form ink image set  110 . The ink image set  110  preferably includes a plurality of ink images  80  and  90  of the same print width  92 . Since borderless prints are often desired for simulating the traditional photograph, the image borders can be cut off along the side of the print lengths of the ink images  80  and  90 . Although not shown, the image borders can be dropped to a slug container. The ink images  80  and  90  in an ink image set  110  can be separated by unprinted areas across the first receiver path  60 . Furthermore, separation marks (not shown) can also be printed by the ink jet print heads between the ink images  80  and  90 . The separation masks can be encoded to carry the information about the length of the ink image following the separation mark along a second receiver path  160  which is perpendicular to the first receiver path  60 . 
     When small format ink images  80  and  90  are printed, according to the digital image file and the user input, the receiver registration plate  147  is moved up by the platen transport mechanism  165 . After the first receiver cutter  100  performs its cutting operation, the ink image set  110  is formed on the receiver. The ink image set  110  is shown to include a plurality of ink images  170 ,  180 ,  190 . The ink image set  110  transferred onto receiver transport shelf  145 . The upward positioned receiver registration plate  147  limits the movement of the ink image set  110  in the direction of the first receiver path  60 . The cone-shaped rollers  150  are actuated by the platen transport mechanism  165  to move the ink image set  110  along the second receiver path  160 . The platen transport mechanism  165  is under the control of the control electronics  25 . As described above, the cone-shaped rollers  150  drive the ink image set  110  to be aligned to the receiver registration plate  147  during the movement along the second receiver path  160 . If needed, the ink image set  110  can be moved back and forth relative to the second receiver path  160  to move the ink image set  110  to be in contact with the receiver registration plate  147 . 
     Along the second receiver path  160 , as shown in FIGS. 1 a  and  2 , there is provided a receiver finishing device  650  for treating the small format ink images  170 ,  180  and  190  before they are cut by the second receiver cutter  220 . One configuration of the receiver finishing device  650  is shown in FIG. 1 b . The receiver finishing device  650  includes a housing  655  and a pair of pinched rollers  660  and  665 . The rollers  660  and  665  are rotated by a mechanism (not shown) under the control of the control electronics  25 . One of the rollers  660  and  665 , preferably roller  660  is heated so that pressure and heat are applied to the ink images  170 ,  180 , and  190  when they transported through pinching interface between the two rollers. 
     FIG. 1 c  shows another configuration of the receiver finishing device  650 . Similar to above, the ink images  170 ,  180 , and  190  will be transported into a housing  700  between an interface between a pair of rollers  710  and  720 . The roller  720  can be heated by an electric resistor (not shown) under the control of the control electronics  25 . A lamination web  730  is provided between the pinching interface between the rollers  710  and  720 . The lamination web  730  is pulled by a take-up roller  740  and supplied by a supply roller  750 . When ink images  170 ,  180 , and  190  pass through the pinching interface between the rollers  710  and  720 , the ink images  170 - 190  come into contact with the lamination web under heat and pressure. The lamination material coated on the web surface facing the ink images are transferred to the ink images  170 ,  180 , and  190 . 
     It is well known in the art that fusing or lamination of ink image can enhance the light, thermal and environmental stability as well as physical durability of the ink images. Many other types of ink image treatment such as radiation, fluid ejection, and convection drying can be applied to the ink images  170 ,  180  and  190  in the receiver finishing device  650 . Examples of these treatment techniques are disclosed in the above referenced and commonly assigned U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/105,743, filed Jun. 26, 1998, entitled “Printing Apparatus with Receiver Treatment”; and commonly assigned U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/070,260, filed Apr. 30, 1998, entitled “Producing Durable Ink Images”. 
     The treatment of the ink images, as described above, is controlled by the computer  20  through the control electronics  25 . The type and the conditions of the treatment can be defined by the input digital image file or by the operator at the display  45 . Different treatment conditions can take into consideration duration or receiver transport speed, pressure, temperature, or power consumed by the radiation source that controls the surface temperature of the ink image. The receiver carrying the ink images  170 , 180 , 190  are transported to the receiver cutter device  200 . The ink images  170 ,  180 , and  190  are detected by the receiver detector  210  and then cut to the desired sizes by the second receiver cutter  220 . Since the ink images  170 ,  180 , and  190  are substantially dried by the receiver finishing device  650 , the cutting operation of the second cutter  220  will not effect the edges of the ink images  170 ,  180  and  190 . The computer  20  then controls the control electronics  25  to actuate the second receiver cutter  220  to sequentially cut the ink image set  110  to remove portions of the receiver between the printed ink images  170 - 190  as waste and forms the prints  240 . The waste or slug is dropped into a slug container  230 . In this way, separate prints  240  having ink images of a desired size are formed in response to a digital image file. The prints  240  are placed and stacked in a print tray  250 . The print tray  250  can include a plurality of print tray compartments  255 , each of which can be used to store a group of prints  240 . It is often desired to store the prints  240  from the same customer or prints of the same format size in the same print tray compartment  255 . 
     FIG. 3 shows the receiver transport configuration when a large format ink image  79  is in the process of being printed. FIGS. 1 d  and  1   e  respectively show two different receiver finishing devices  605  and  615  for treating ink images formed on the large ink receiver. For illustrating the receiver transport, the receiver finishing device is not included in FIG.  3 . When a large format ink image  79  of full receiver width  59  is to be printed as defined by a digital image file and the user input, the receiver registration plate  147  is moved down by a platen transport mechanism  165 . The receiver  50  carrying the large format ink image  79  is transported passing the receiver transport shelf  145 . The receiver  50  having the large format ink image  79  can then be fed through the receiver finishing devices  605  and  615  in which the ink image  79  is treated. After the ink image treatment, the receiver  50  is wound to a roller or dropped to a large receiver tray similar to the commercial large format ink jet printers. In this configuration, the receiver  50  can carry a single large format ink image or several small ink images. 
     FIG. 1 d  shows a receiver finishing device  605  that span substantially across the full width of the large ink receiver  50 . A lamp  610  is provided along the receiver finishing device  605  for applying heat (or radiation) to the ink images on the receiver  50 . FIG. 1 e  also shows a receiver finishing device  615  that span substantially across the full width of the large ink receiver  50 . The receiver finishing device  615  is a drying box into which hot dry air is provided by a ventilation system. It is well know in the art that radiation and drying can enhance the stability and durability of the ink images as well as reduce image artifacts such as smudging and finger print. 
     It is understood that many variations of receiver treatment can be provided in accordance with the present invention. For example, heating and radiation treatment can also be provided from underneath the ink receiver  50 . For example, the cone-shaped roller  150  can be heated to transfer heat to the small or large format receivers. A heat ventilation system can also be provided through the receiver transport shelf  145 . 
     The invention has been described in detail with particular reference to certain preferred embodiment thereof, but it will be understood that variations and modifications can be effected within the spirit and scope of the invention. 
     
       
         
               
             
               
               
             
           
               
                   
               
               
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                 ink jet printing apparatus 
               
               
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                 computer 
               
               
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                 film scanner 
               
               
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                 CD drive 
               
               
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                 control electronics 
               
               
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                 print head drive electronics 
               
               
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                 ink jet print heads 
               
               
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                 display panel 
               
               
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                 ink receiver 
               
               
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                 receiver transport mechanism 
               
               
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                 receiver roll 
               
               
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                 shaft 
               
               
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                 receiver width 
               
               
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                 first receiver path 
               
               
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                 print head transport mechanism 
               
               
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                 guiding rail 
               
               
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                 flexible connector 
               
               
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                 print head scanning direction 
               
               
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                 right frame housing 
               
               
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                 left frame housing 
               
               
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                 large format ink image 
               
               
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                 ink image 
               
               
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                 ink image 
               
               
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                 print width 
               
               
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                 print length 
               
               
                 100 
                 first receiver cutter 
               
               
                 105 
                 first cutting direction 
               
               
                 110 
                 ink image set 
               
               
                 145 
                 receiver transport shelf 
               
               
                 146 
                 receiver transport surface 
               
               
                 147 
                 receiver registration plate 
               
               
                 150 
                 cone-shaped roller 
               
               
                 160 
                 second receiver path 
               
               
                 165 
                 platen transport mechanism 
               
               
                 170 
                 ink image 
               
               
                 180 
                 ink image 
               
               
                 190 
                 ink image 
               
               
                 200 
                 receiver cutter device 
               
               
                 210 
                 receiver detector 
               
               
                 220 
                 second receiver cutter 
               
               
                 230 
                 slug container 
               
               
                 240 
                 prints 
               
               
                 250 
                 print tray 
               
               
                 255 
                 print tray compartment 
               
               
                 605 
                 receiver finishing device 
               
               
                 610 
                 lamp 
               
               
                 615 
                 receiver finishing device 
               
               
                 650 
                 receiver finishing device 
               
               
                 655 
                 housing 
               
               
                 660 
                 roller 
               
               
                 665 
                 roller 
               
               
                 700 
                 housing 
               
               
                 710 
                 roller 
               
               
                 720 
                 roller 
               
               
                 730 
                 lamination web 
               
               
                 740 
                 take-up roller 
               
               
                 750 
                 supply roller