US Patent Application 18233960. PLATEN AND PRINTING DEVICE simplified abstract

PLATEN AND PRINTING DEVICE

Organization Name

BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Inventor(s)

Yutaka Takagiwa of Kariya (JP)

PLATEN AND PRINTING DEVICE - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18233960 titled 'PLATEN AND PRINTING DEVICE

Simplified Explanation

The abstract describes a platen for a printing device that supports a cloth for ink ejection.

• The platen has protrusion portions on its upper surface.
• The tip ends of the protrusion portions are designed to hook fluff or fibers of the cloth.
• The purpose of the platen is to improve the printing quality by preventing fluff or fibers from interfering with the ink ejection process.

Original Abstract Submitted

A platen for a printing device supports a cloth onto which ink is to be ejected from an ink jet head of the printing device. The platen has a plurality of protrusion portions each protruding upward from an upper surface of the platen. Tip ends of the protrusion portions each have a shape for hooking fluff or fibers of the cloth.