Printing system having media loop dryer
View Patent ↗A printing system is provided having a printhead for printing on a media web, a dryer and drying chamber for drying the printed web, and a feed mechanism for feeding the web past the printhead, dryer and drying chamber so that the printed web hangs into the drying chamber as a loop from opposite sides of an opening in drying chamber. The dryer directs heated air into the drying chamber through the opening to dry the printed web.
1. A printing system comprising:
a printhead for printing on a media web;
a dryer and drying chamber for drying the printed web; and
a feed mechanism for feeding the web past the printhead, dryer and drying chamber so that the printed web hangs into the drying chamber as a loop from opposite sides of an opening in drying chamber, the dryer directing heated air into the drying chamber through the opening to dry the printed web,
wherein a rotatable door covers the opening.
2. A system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the dryer comprises a heating element which extends substantially across the width of the drying chamber.
3. A system as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the dryer comprises a blower for directing air heated by the heating element into the drying chamber.
4. A system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the rotatable door is operated by a winding motor.
5. A system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the printhead prints a wallpaper pattern on to a media web to produce wallpaper.