Patent ID: 7845790

Claim:
A fluid delivery system, comprising: a fluid delivery head configured to deliver fluid drops to a substrate; a support member comprising a conveyor belt, the conveyor belt having a plurality of protrusions projecting from the conveyor belt in a two-dimensional array, each protrusion of the plurality of protrusions having an outer end and an underside, the underside being connected to a surface of the conveyor belt; and an absorbent material on at least a portion of the surface of the conveyor belt, the absorbent material located near the underside of the plurality of protrusions, the plurality of protrusions extending through the absorbent material such that the outer end of each protrusion projects beyond the absorbent material such that the outer end of at least some of the protrusions are configured to support the substrate by being in contact with the lower surface of the substrate.