Curl resistant print media
View Patent ↗Print media, when rolled tightly often produces a high degree of curl when removed from a roll form. The stiffer the media, the more likely the tenancy to curl. On the other hand, media that is too thin will be too floppy for conventional handling. Incorporating some stiffening strands running along the axis of a roll of paper substrate allow the media to be roll relatively tightly but give the media a tendency to readily de-curl once it is unrolled. These strands ideally have a pitch of approximately 200 microns. The ribs result in material of greater stiffness across the width of the media than along the length and maintain adequate stiffness for handling and viewing of the printed media.
1. A print roll for a digital camera with inbuilt printhead, the print roll comprising:
a roll of print media having a surface on which the printhead can print an image captured by the digital camera; wherein,
the print media incorporates fibers configured such that the media has a stiffness in a first direction that exceeds the stiffness in a second direction that is perpendicular to the first direction.
2. A print roll according to claim 1 wherein the fibers are extruded polymer strands.
3. A print roll according to claim 2 wherein the print media is formed by adhering the strands to one side of a paper substrate.
4. A print roll according to claim 2 wherein the print media is formed by sandwiching the strands between two paper substrates.
5. A print roll according to claim 2 wherein the strands are configured substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the roll.