Granted Patent B2

US 7,952,598 · App. 12/117,054 · Granted May 31, 2011

Assignee: NCR Corporation

Abstract

Claims (25)

1. A printer comprising:

print head for printing on media, wherein the media produces debris;

platen having a side for feeding the media along a path past the print head; and

debris control member in contact with the media, wherein the debris control member further comprises a coating for attracting debris and the coating additionally is for lubricating the print head.

2. The printer of claim 1 , wherein the debris control member collects the debris from the media.

3. The printer of claim 2 , wherein the debris control member is located upstream of the print head along the path of the media.

4. The printer of claim 2 , wherein the debris control member comprises a fibrous material having a non-uniform surface for collecting debris.

5. The printer of claim 4 , wherein the fibrous material comprises felt.

6. The printer of claim 1 , further comprising another print head and another platen for printing on opposite sides of the media.

7. A printer comprising:

a print head for printing on media, wherein the media produces debris;

a platen having a side for feeding the media along a path past the print head; and

a debris control member in contact with the media, wherein the debris control member repels the debris, causing the debris to remain with the media.

8. The printer of claim 7 , wherein the debris control member is on the side of the platen.

9. The printer of claim 8 , wherein the debris control apparatus comprises stippling.

10. The printer of claim 9 , wherein the debris control member further comprises a coating for repelling the debris.

11. The printer of claim 7 , further comprising another print head and another platen for printing on opposite sides of the media.

12. A printer comprising:

a print head for printing on media, wherein the media produces debris;

a platen having a side for feeding the media along a path past the print head; and

a debris control member located upstream of the print head along the path of the media for collecting the debris from the media, the debris control member including a fibrous material having a non-uniform surface, wherein the debris control member further comprises a coating for attracting the debris and for lubricating the print head.

13. A printer comprising:

a print head for printing on media, wherein the media produces debris;

a platen having a side for feeding the media along a path past the print head; and

a debris control member on the side of the platen including stippling, wherein the debris control member further comprises a coating on the side for repelling the debris.

Assignments (13)

Continuity (1)