Abstract: An output tray for a printer, a printer comprising the output tray, and a kit of parts including the output tray. The output tray comprises a spool, a guide member, and a sheet attached between to the spool and the guide member. The guide member is movable between a stowed and one or more deployed positions. The sheet is deployed from a stored configuration to one or more in-use positions upon movement of the guide member.

Abstract: An example of a printing carriage system is disclosed. The example disclosed herein comprises a plurality of printheads, and a positioning mechanism. The plurality of printheads comprises a moveable printhead that is moveable with respect to other printheads from the plurality of printheads. The positioning mechanism is to move the moveable printhead from a first printhead position to a second printhead position.

Abstract: A contact member for a slidable carriage comprises a pair of roller bearings mounted at a contact side of the contact member and oriented to roll along a sliding direction of the contact member, and a pivot support surface to engage a counter surface structure of the slidable carriage.

Abstract: An example of a printing carriage system is disclosed. The example disclosed herein comprises a plurality of printheads, and a positioning mechanism. The plurality of printheads comprises a moveable printhead that is moveable with respect to other printheads from the plurality of printheads. The positioning mechanism is to move the moveable printhead from a first printhead position to a second printhead position.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses print-medium buffering systems that have a set of print-medium-buffer flags (25) which, in one position, maintain a print medium in a guided path (G) as it passes through a print-medium buffer zone. A drive mechanism (30) is provided to move the set of print-medium-buffer flags away from the guided path, to a second position.

Abstract: Example implementations relate to progressive buffer generation. Some examples may include a drive system to advance print media through a print zone at a printing speed and a buffer speed calculation system to calculate a buffer generation speed based on the printing speed, a length of a plot to be printed, a minimum buffer, a buffer start position and an amount of time required to cut the print media. Some examples may also include a buffer generation system to generate a buffer between the buffer generation system and the drive system. In some examples, the buffer may be generated by advancing the print media at the buffer generation speed to accumulate a portion of the print media between the drive system and the buffer generation system.

Abstract: A method for reducing skew in a media advance system comprises advancing a media from a media roll (6a) through a feed roller (3) towards the nip of a drive roller (4); reducing a media transportation speed at the feed roller (3) relative to the media transportation speed at the drive roller (4) for a predetermined period of time when a leading edge of the media reaches the nip of the drive roller; and cutting the media to a predetermined page size at a position upstream of the feed roller.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses print-medium buffering systems that have a set of print-medium-buffer flags (25) which, in one position, maintain a print medium in a guided path (G) as it passes through a print-medium buffer zone. A drive mechanism (30) is provided to move the set of print-medium-buffer flags away from the guided path, to a second position.