US 12,138,909 B2
Dual drive print media conveyor belt
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. 17/747,760.
Claims priority of application No. 21180017 (EP), filed on Jun. 17, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0402277 A1, Dec. 22, 2022
Int. Cl. B41J 11/00 (2006.01); B41J 2/21 (2006.01)
CPC B41J 11/007 (2013.01) [B41J 11/008 (2013.01); B41J 2/2103 (2013.01)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system to convey print media through a print zone in a printer, the system comprising:
an endless conveyor belt in a loop;
a pair of drivers to circulate the conveyor belt through the print zone from opposite ends of the loop;
an encoder unit located under the conveyor belt, and directly connected to the conveyor belt at, and in, the print zone, to measure movement of the conveyor belt in the print zone; and
a controller programmed to control both drivers driving the conveyor belt based on measurements from the encoder unit.