Claims
- 1. A printer comprising:
a plurality of fixed printheads; a print medium path; and a transfer roller for collecting ink from the printheads and transferring the ink to a transfer zone on the print medium path.
- 2. The printer of claim 1, further comprising a pressure roller, the transfer zone being defined by the transfer roller and the pressure roller when the pressure roller is urged against the transfer roller.
- 3. The printer of claim 2, wherein the pressure roller is movable between a first position and a second position, the pressure roller being disengaged with the transfer roller when the pressure roller is in the first position, the pressure roller being urged against the transfer roller when the pressure roller is in the second position.
- 4. The printer of claim 3, wherein an outer surface of the pressure roller is deformable.
- 5. The printer of claim 1, further comprising print medium-advancing rollers on opposite sides of the transfer zone.
- 6. The printer of claim 1, further comprising an assembly for performing retracing without print medium leading edge control.
- 7. The printer of claim 1, further comprising a cutting tool proximate the transfer zone.
- 8. The printer of claim 1, further comprising a feed roller for accommodating a supply roll.
- 9. A printer comprising:
a transfer roller; a plurality of fixed printheads surrounding the transfer roller; and a pressure roller movable against the transfer roller, the transfer roller and the pressure roller defining a transfer nib when the pressure roller is urged against the transfer roller.
- 10. The printer of claim 9, wherein the pressure roller is movable between a first position and a second position, the pressure roller being disengaged with the transfer roller when the pressure roller is in the first position, the pressure roller being engaged with the transfer roller when the pressure roller is in the second position.
- 11. The printer of claim 9, further comprising pinch rollers on opposite sides of the transfer nib.
- 12. The printer of claim 9, further comprising means for retracing a leading edge of a print medium to a position proximate the transfer nib without controlling the leading edge.
- 13. The printer of claim 9, further comprising a cutting tool proximate the transfer nib.
- 14. A printer comprising:
a plurality of fixed printheads; a paper path having a transfer zone; first means for collecting ink from the printheads and transferring the collected ink to a portion of a print medium within the transfer zone; and second means for urging the portion of the print medium against the first means during transfer of the ink.
- 15. A method of using a plurality of fixed printheads to print on a print medium, method comprising:
advancing the print medium into a print zone; collecting ink from the printheads; and transferring the collected ink onto the print medium at the transfer nib.
- 16. The method of claim 15, wherein a transfer roller is used to collect and transfer the ink; and wherein the method further comprises urging a portion of the print medium within the transfer zone against the transfer roller while the ink is being transferred.
- 17. The method of claim 16, further comprising stopping the urging after the ink has been transferred.
- 18. The method of claim 15, further comprising detaching the print medium near the transfer zone.
- 19. The method of claim 15, wherein the print medium is advanced by contacting the print medium at points proximate the transfer zone.
- 20. The method of claim 15, further comprising retracing the print medium without controlling a leading edge of the print medium.
REFERENCE TO CROSS-RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Ser. No. 09/571,647 filed May 15, 2000, now pending.
Continuation in Parts (1)
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Number |
Date |
Country |
Parent |
09571647 |
May 2000 |
US |
Child |
09739555 |
Dec 2000 |
US |