Patent ID: 8876277

Claim:
A printing system, comprising: a linehead disposed opposite a first side of a print media, the linehead having one or more print zones where a liquid is deposited onto the first side of the print media, wherein the print media is a continuous web; a first vacuum assembly having a vacuum manifold disposed opposite a second side of the print media, where the vacuum manifold is aligned with a non-print zone of the linehead and outputs a vacuum force proximate to the second side of the print media only in the non-print zone such that at least a portion of the second side of the print media is deflected away from the linehead when the print media is in the non-print zone; and one or more rollers disposed opposite the linehead and adjacent to the second side of the print media with at least one roller aligned with a respective print zone of the linehead to support the print media in the print zone.