公开(公告)号：US20220305819A1

公开(公告)日：2022-09-29

申请号：US17216261

申请日：2021-03-29

Applicant: XEROX CORPORATION

Inventor： Patrick Jun HOWE ,  John Patrick BAKER ,  Brian M. BALTHASAR ,  Glenn BATCHELOR ,  Anthony Salvatore CONDELLO ,  Ali R. DERGHAM ,  Timothy P. FOLEY ,  Douglas K. HERRMANN ,  Richard A. KALB ,  Peter John KNAUSDORF ,  Jason M. LeFEVRE ,  Jack T. LESTRANGE ,  Chu-Heng LIU ,  Paul J. McCONVILLE ,  Seemit PRAHARAJ ,  Palghat S. RAMESH ,  Joseph C. SHEFLIN ,  Emmett James SPENCE ,  Robert Jian ZHANG ,  Megan ZIELENSKI

IPC: B41J11/00 ,  B41J2/01

Abstract: A printing system comprises a print fluid deposition assembly, a media transport device, and an air flow control system. The print fluid deposition assembly comprises a carrier plate and a printhead arranged to eject a print fluid through an opening of the carrier plate to a deposition region. The media transport device holds a print medium against the movable support surface by vacuum suction and transports the print medium through the deposition region. The air flow control system comprises an air supply unit comprising air flow guide structure extending into the opening of the carrier plate between the carrier plate and the printhead to flow air through the opening. The air flow control system controls the air supply unit to selectively flow the air based on a location of a print medium relative to the printhead.

公开(公告)号：US20220305815A1

公开(公告)日：2022-09-29

申请号：US17216175

申请日：2021-03-29

Applicant: XEROX CORPORATION

Inventor： Douglas K. HERRMANN ,  Linn C. HOOVER ,  Patrick Jun HOWE ,  Joseph C. SHEFLIN ,  Robert Jian ZHANG ,  John Patrick BAKER ,  Brian M. BALTHASAR ,  Glenn BATCHELOR ,  Anthony Salvatore CONDELLO ,  Ali R. DERGHAM ,  Timothy P. FOLEY ,  Richard A. KALB ,  Peter John KNAUSDORF ,  Jason M. LeFEVRE ,  Jack T. LESTRANGE ,  Chu-Heng LIU ,  Paul J. McCONVILLE ,  Seemit PRAHARAJ ,  Palghat S. RAMESH ,  Erwin RUIZ ,  Emmett James SPENCE ,  Rachel Lynn TANCHAK ,  Kareem TAWIL ,  Carlos M. TERRERO ,  Megan ZIELENSKI

IPC: B41J11/00

Abstract: A printing system comprises a print fluid deposition assembly, a media transport device, and an air flow control system. The print fluid deposition assembly comprises a carrier plate and a printhead arranged to eject a print fluid through an opening of the carrier plate to a deposition region. The media transport device comprises a movable support surface to transport a print medium along a process direction through the deposition region, the media transport device holding the print medium against the movable support surface by vacuum suction. The air flow control system is arranged to selectively flow air through the opening of the carrier plate between the carrier plate and the printhead based on a location of a print medium transported by the media transport device relative to the printhead.

公开(公告)号：US20220305806A1

公开(公告)日：2022-09-29

申请号：US17216192

申请日：2021-03-29

Applicant: XEROX CORPORATION

Inventor： Joseph C. SHEFLIN ,  Anthony Salvatore CONDELLO ,  Peter John KNAUSDORF ,  Jack T. LESTRANGE ,  Palghat S. RAMESH

IPC: B41J2/21 ,  B41J2/045

Abstract: A printing system comprises a print fluid deposition assembly, a media transport device, and an air flow control system. The print fluid deposition assembly comprises a carrier plate and a printhead to eject a print fluid through an opening of the carrier plate to a deposition region. The media transport device holds a print medium against the movable support surface by vacuum suction and transports the print medium through the deposition region. The air flow control system comprises an air supply unit comprising an airflow guide structure extending into the opening of the carrier plate, the airflow guide structure configured to flow air at a direction aimed under the printhead and at an oblique angle relative to the movable support surface. The air flow control system controls the air supply unit to selectively flow the air based on a location of a print medium relative to the printhead.

公开(公告)号：US20220219445A1

公开(公告)日：2022-07-14

申请号：US17149161

申请日：2021-01-14

Applicant: Xerox Corporation

Inventor： Anthony S. CONDELLO ,  Jack T. LESTRANGE ,  Joseph C. SHEFLIN ,  Brian M. BALTHASAR ,  Palghat S. RAMESH

IPC: B41F31/13

Abstract: An optical gloss meter above an imaging member surface measures fountain solution surface gloss on the imaging member surface in real-time during a printing operation. The measured gloss corresponds to a thickness of the fountain solution layer and may be used in a feedback loop to actively control fountain solution layer thickness by adjusting the volumetric feed rate of fountain solution added onto the imaging member surface during a printing operation to reach a desired uniform thickness for the printing. This fountain solution monitoring system may be fully automated.