Friction reduction system and method

    公开(公告)号:US11623440B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-04-11

    申请号:US17694702

    申请日:2022-03-15

    Abstract: A friction reduction system for reducing friction of an intermediate transfer member (ITM) of a printing system, while the ITM is guided along the printing system by a guiding arrangement. The friction reduction system includes a fluid reservoir mounted within the printing system, a fluid depositing arrangement disposed along the ITM, and a control mechanism, adapted to control depositing of fluid, from the fluid depositing arrangement onto the guiding arrangement or onto at least a portion of the ITM. Depositing of the fluid reduces friction between the ITM and the guiding arrangement.

    Endless flexible belt for a printing system

    公开(公告)号:US10926532B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-02-23

    申请号:US16649177

    申请日:2018-10-16

    Abstract: An intermediate transfer member (ITM) for use in a printing system. The ITM includes an endless flexible belt formed of an elongate belt having a longitudinal axis. Attached to lateral edges of the endless flexible belt along the longitudinal axis are a first elongate strip and a second elongate strip, each of the elongate strips including lateral formations on outward facing lateral ends thereof which are distal to the lateral edges of the belt. At least one of the first and second elongate strips includes a first longitudinal portion having a first elasticity, and a second longitudinal portion having a second elasticity, such that the second elasticity is greater than the first elasticity. The first portion is attached to the lateral edges of the flexible belt and the second portion extends between the first portion and the lateral formations.

    Intermediate Transfer Member
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    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20250050632A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-02-13

    申请号:US18719273

    申请日:2022-12-29

    Abstract: An intermediate transfer member (ITM) (44) of printing system (10), the ITM includes: (a) an outer layer (102) configured to receive droplets (11) of printing fluid for producing an image thereon, and transfer the image to target substrate (50), and (b) a stack (107) of flexible support layers, the stack includes a mesh (109), having a first section impregnated in a first layer (106) having a first elastic modulus in an axis in which a tension force is applied to the ITM (44), and a second section impregnated in a second layer (108), which is placed in contact with the first layer (106) and has in the axis, a second elastic modulus different from the first clastic modulus. In response to applying to the ITM (44) a specified level of the tension force, the stack (107) is configured to retain a predefined elongation of the ITM (44) along the axis.

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