Platen device for holding workpiece in ink-jet printer
First Claim
1. A platen device for holding a workpiece in an ink-jet printer operable to perform a printing operation on a printing surface of the workpiece, said platen device being movable into a printing area in which a printing head is operated to deliver an ink onto said printing surface for thereby forming an image on said printing surface, said platen device comprising:
- a platen arranged to permit said workpiece to be placed on said platen such that a printing portion of said workpiece having said printing surface is in direct contact with a surface of said platen; and
a space-defining structure partially defining an accommodating space which is provided below said platen to accommodate non-printing portions of said workpiece which extend from said printing portion outwardly of said platen.
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Abstract
A platen device for holding a workpiece in an ink-jet printer operable to perform a printing operation on a printing surface of the workpiece, said platen device being movable into a printing area in which a printing head is operated to deliver an ink onto said printing surface for thereby forming an image on said printing surface, the platen device including a platen arranged to permit the workpiece to be placed on the platen such that a printing portion of the workpiece having the printing surface is in direct contact with a surface of the platen, and a space-defining structure partially defining an accommodating space which is provided below the platen to accommodate non-printing portions of the workpiece which extend from the printing portion outwardly of the platen.
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24 Claims
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1. A platen device for holding a workpiece in an ink-jet printer operable to perform a printing operation on a printing surface of the workpiece, said platen device being movable into a printing area in which a printing head is operated to deliver an ink onto said printing surface for thereby forming an image on said printing surface, said platen device comprising:
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a platen arranged to permit said workpiece to be placed on said platen such that a printing portion of said workpiece having said printing surface is in direct contact with a surface of said platen; and
a space-defining structure partially defining an accommodating space which is provided below said platen to accommodate non-printing portions of said workpiece which extend from said printing portion outwardly of said platen. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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