US 12,214,989 B2
Media sheet conveyance with transport assemblies
Alex Veis, Netanya (IL); and Semion Birger, Netanya (IL)
Assigned to HP SCITEX LTD., Netanya (IL)
Filed by HP SCITEX LTD., Netanya (IL)
Filed on May 18, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/747,753.
Claims priority of application No. 21180021 (EP), filed on Jun. 17, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0402715 A1, Dec. 22, 2022
Int. Cl. B65H 5/22 (2006.01); B41J 11/08 (2006.01); B65H 7/20 (2006.01); B65H 29/24 (2006.01)
CPC B65H 5/224 (2013.01) [B65H 7/20 (2013.01); B65H 2406/32 (2013.01); B65H 2801/03 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A media sheet conveyance system, comprising:
a first transport assembly, including
an endless first belt having a plurality of rows of holes, the plurality including a first and a second edge row separated by a distance “x”;
a first drive roller operatively connected to the first belt;
a first vacuum element set positioned adjacent to a surface of the first belt;
a plurality of subject transport assemblies, each including
an endless subject belt having fewer rows of holes than the endless first belt and including a subject edge row of holes, with a distance to a nearest edge row of an adjacent belt being less than or equal to the distance “x”,
a subject drive roller operatively connected to the subject belt;
a subject vacuum element positioned adjacent to a surface of the subject belt; and
a controller to control the first drive roller and the subject drive rollers to move a media sheet, including controlling the first drive roller, to circulate the first belt over the first vacuum element set and controlling a subject drive roller to circulate a subject belt over a subject vacuum element.