公开(公告)号：US11731437B2

公开(公告)日：2023-08-22

申请号：US17038382

申请日：2020-09-30

Applicant: Canon Production Printing Holding B.V.

Inventor： Henricus J. A. Van De Sande ,  Sjirk H. Koekebakker ,  Mark Rietbergen

IPC: B41J11/00 ,  B41J13/08 ,  B41J29/46 ,  B65H29/16 ,  B65H43/08

CPC classification number: B41J11/007 ,  B41J13/08 ,  B41J29/46 ,  B65H29/16 ,  B65H43/08 ,  B65H2404/2532 ,  B65H2404/285

Abstract: An inkjet printer and a method for controlling an inkjet printer are disclosed. The inkjet printer is provided with an endless transport belt for transporting a medium to be printed; at least one roller for driving the transport belt and at least one additional roller for driving and/or suspending the transport belt; a detection system configured to detect a deformation of the transport belt including at least an in-plane bending deformation of at least a stretch of the transport belt and to generate at least one deformation signal indicating the detected deformation; an actuator assembly configured to change a position and/or orientation of at least one of the rollers of the inkjet printer; and a controller configured to control the actuator assembly based on the at least one deformation signal.

公开(公告)号：US11623447B2

公开(公告)日：2023-04-11

申请号：US17091099

申请日：2020-11-06

Applicant: Canon Production Printing Holding B.V.

Inventor： Henricus J. A. Van De Sande

IPC: B41J2/175 ,  B41J11/00

Abstract: A printing module includes a first imaging device and a slot for accommodating an optional second imaging device. An ink supply module includes a slot for accommodating an optional drying/fixation apparatus, and a second ink supply device. Also, the ink supply module and the printing module include ink inlet/outlet ports such that the optional second imaging device in the printing module, if present, can be supplied ink from the second ink supply in the ink supply module when the printing module and the ink supply module are combined to form a printer.