Printer with a vibrating tray
View Patent ↗A printer includes a driving station. The driving station includes a pair of pinch rollers between which print media can be fed. A printing station is configured to print upon the fed print media. An adhesive application station is configured to apply adhesive to the printed print media. A tray assembly includes a tray in which the printed print media can collect in a stack, and a vibrator configured to vibrate the tray.
1. A printer comprising:
a driving station comprising a pair of pinch rollers between which print media is fed;
a printing station for printing upon the fed print media;
an adhesive application station for applying adhesive to the printed print media; and
a tray assembly having a tray for collecting the printed print media in a stack, and a vibrator positioned at a lowest corner of the tray for vibrating the tray, wherein
the tray is suspended below a frame of the tray assembly by a plurality of dampers respectively positioned at each corner of the tray.
2. A printer as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the vibrator comprises one of a subsonic vibrator and an out-of-balance electric motor.
3. A printer as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the vibrator has a frequency below 20Hz.
4. A printer as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the printing station has a pair of opposed printheads between which the print media is fed to effect double sided printing.
5. A printer as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the adhesive application station has a pair of opposed adhesive applicators between which the printed print media is fed to effect double sided adherence.
6. A printer as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the adhesive application station has at least one sprayer for spraying adhesive onto the print media.