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Moveable platen cart for handling sheets of substrate media in a printing system
US8967792B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8967792-B2 |
| Application number | US-201213708378-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Dec 7, 2012 |
| Priority date | Dec 7, 2012 |
| Publication date | Mar 3, 2015 |
| Grant date | Mar 3, 2015 |
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Disclosed is a moveable platen cart for handling sheets of substrate media in a printing system. The platen cart includes a cart frame, a media platen, a vacuum port and a valve. The cart frame is configured to translate along a process track. The media platen is secured to the cart frame. The media platen has a foraminous upper surface for receiving a substrate media sheet thereon. The media platen has a subsurface cavity in fluid communication with the foraminous upper surface. The vacuum port is for evacuating air from the cavity. The valve is for selectively closing and opening the vacuum port.
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What is claimed is: 1. A moveable platen cart for handling sheets of substrate media in a printing system, the platen cart comprising: a cart frame configured to translate along a process track; a media platen secured to the cart frame, the media platen having a foraminous upper surface for receiving a substrate media sheet thereon, the media platen having a subsurface cavity in fluid communication with the foraminous upper surface; a vacuum port for evacuating air from the ca…
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- What does patent US8967792B2 cover?
- Disclosed is a moveable platen cart for handling sheets of substrate media in a printing system. The platen cart includes a cart frame, a media platen, a vacuum port and a valve. The cart frame is configured to translate along a process track. The media platen is secured to the cart frame. The media platen has a foraminous upper surface for receiving a substrate media sheet thereon. The media p…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Xerox Corp
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification B41J11/0085. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
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- Publication date Tue Mar 03 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).