CPC B41J 2/0057 (2013.01) [G03G 15/161 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A method of printing, comprising:
moving an intermediate transfer member (ITM) that is placed over one or more rollers, by rotating the one or more rollers;
applying to the ITM one or more fluids comprising at least a printing fluid for forming an image on the ITM;
transferring at least part of the image from the ITM to a target substrate;
engaging between (i) one or more rotatable elements positioned on a first side of the ITM, and (ii) one or more additional rotatable elements positioned on a second side of the ITM, opposite the first side, wherein both the one or more rotatable elements and the one or more additional rotatable elements are different from the one or more rollers that rotate the ITM, and wherein at least a first rotatable element of the rotatable elements and at least a second rotatable element of the additional rotatable elements are facing one another;
transferring, from the ITM to the one or more rotatable elements, residues of the one or more fluids that were not transferred to the target substrate and remained on the ITM; and
removing the residues from the one or more rotatable elements.
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