Airflow control in a printing system via media registration, and related devices, systems, and methods

    公开(公告)号:US11718107B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-08-08

    申请号:US17218900

    申请日:2021-03-31

    申请人: XEROX CORPORATION

    IPC分类号: B41J29/38 B41J11/00

    CPC分类号: B41J11/0085

    摘要: A printing system comprises a printhead to eject a print fluid to a deposition region. A movable support surface, such as a belt, is used to transport print media through the deposition region, with the print media being held against the movable support surface by vacuum suction through holes in the movable support surface. A media registration device loads print media onto the movable support surface and registers the print media to a location of the movable support surface. The movable support surface comprises no-suction-regions in which the vacuum suction through the movable support surface is prevented. The no-suction regions extend across the width of the movable support surface in a cross-process direction and are arranged at predetermined intervals along the process direction. The control system causes the media registration device to register each of the print media relative to a respective one of the no-suction-regions.

    Devices, systems, and methods for supplying makeup air through openings in carrier plates of printing system via an air guide structure

    公开(公告)号:US11648784B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-05-16

    申请号:US17216232

    申请日:2021-03-29

    申请人: XEROX CORPORATION

    IPC分类号: B41J29/38 B41J11/00

    CPC分类号: B41J11/0085

    摘要: 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 printhead to eject a print fluid through an opening of a 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 to selectively flow air through the opening based on a location of a print medium relative to the printhead. The air supply unit comprises an air guide structure comprising an air outlet portion extending into the opening of the carrier plate between the printhead and the carrier plate, the air outlet portion terminating in an end wall that is angled obliquely relative to the movable support surface towards a reverse-process direction.

    METHOD FOR HIGH TEMPERATURE HEAT TREATING OF METAL OBJECTS FORMED IN A METAL DROP EJECTING THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D) OBJECT PRINTER

    公开(公告)号:US20220126371A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-04-28

    申请号:US17451501

    申请日:2021-10-20

    申请人: Xerox Corporation

    发明人: Chu-Heng Liu

    IPC分类号: B22F10/64 B33Y40/20

    摘要: A metal object produced by a three-dimensional (3D) metal object manufacturing apparatus is subjected to a high temperature heat treatment to improve bonding of the object layers, especially in the vertical or Z-axis direction. A supporting structure is formed around the metal object to retain the shape and features of the object during the high temperature heat treatment. The supporting structure is formed in a manner that is sufficient to retain the shape of the metal object during the heat treatment but is easily removed once the heat treatment is finished.