Medium supporting mechanism and printing apparatus

    公开(公告)号:US12064955B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-08-20

    申请号:US18058396

    申请日:2022-11-23

    发明人: Yohei Shibata

    摘要: A medium supporting mechanism includes a medium supporting unit and a medium holding unit. The medium supporting unit includes a support face that supports a medium, a guide rail intersecting a transport direction in which the medium is transported, and an engaged portion positioned upstream of the first guide rail. The medium holding unit includes a holding portion that covers an edge of the medium in a width direction, an abutting portion movable between an abutting position and a separation position, a switching portion that switches a position of the abutting portion between the abutting position and the separation position, and an engaging portion engageable with the second guide rail. The medium holding unit includes a pressing portion downstream of the abutting portion in the transport direction. The pressing portion presses the support face to move a position of the holding portion in a direction away from the support face.

    PLATEN AND PRINTER
    5.
    发明公开
    PLATEN AND PRINTER 审中-公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240198700A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-06-20

    申请号:US18590594

    申请日:2024-02-28

    发明人: Yugo FUKUI Goro OKADA

    IPC分类号: B41J11/14 B41J11/00 B41J11/06

    摘要: A platen is configured to define a contact surface which is a medium placement surface when being mounted on a printer. The platen includes: first and second members having first and second surfaces, respectively. The first member includes a plate having the first surface. A state of the platen is switchable between: a first state in which the contact surface is formed inside an outer edge of the plate by the first and second surfaces to have a first area; and a second state in which the contact surface is formed by the first surface to have a second area smaller than the first area. In the second state, the first surface forms the contact surface inside the outer edge and the second surface does not form the contact surface.

    PRINTING APPARATUS
    7.
    发明公开
    PRINTING APPARATUS 审中-公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240034076A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-02-01

    申请号:US18358731

    申请日:2023-07-25

    发明人: Ryuji MORIYAMA

    IPC分类号: B41J11/06 B41J11/00

    CPC分类号: B41J11/06 B41J11/0085

    摘要: A printing apparatus includes a support unit including a support surface configured to support a medium, and a printing unit configured to perform printing on the medium supported by the transport unit. The support unit includes a first member formed of metal, a second member formed of a resin, and a third member formed of metal, the third member is attached to the first member, and supports the second member, and the second member is a plate-like member that forms the support surface.

    INKJET PRINTING APPARATUS
    10.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20230148067A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-05-11

    申请号:US17853693

    申请日:2022-06-29

    IPC分类号: B41J11/06

    CPC分类号: B41J11/06

    摘要: An inkjet printing apparatus may form a material layer on a substrate. The inkjet printing apparatus includes a stage, an ink-receiving member, and an inkjet head. The stage may support the substrate. The inkjet head overlaps at least one of the stage and the ink-receiving member, may provide a first set of ink to the substrate, and may provide a second set of ink to the ink-receiving member when the substrate is supported by the stage.