A medium transporting device and a liquid jetting device, which can suppress the lifting of both ends of a medium in a width direction of a medium and can suppress the occurrence of wrinkling of the medium, are provided. The medium transporting device includes a gripping unit that grips a leading end region of a medium, a medium supporting unit that has a first adsorption supporting unit which adsorbs and supports a trailing end region of the medium and a second adsorption supporting unit which adsorbs a non-end region of the medium and generates an adsorption pressure less than an adsorption pressure generated by the first adsorption supporting unit, a medium position moving unit that moves a position in a medium width direction in the medium width direction, and a medium transporting unit that transports the medium. Regarding the width direction, the first adsorption supporting unit has a length, which is obtained by adding a length twice a moving distance of the medium to a medium length, and a distance from a center position in the width direction to one end in the width direction is the same as a distance from the center position in the width direction to the other end in the width direction.

An image-capturing device uses a light reflecting member to redirect an exterior light image toward a lens module in order to focus the light image onto an image-capturing unit. The image-capturing device includes a rotating unit for driving the light-reflecting member to rotate within a limited range in such a manner that the image-capturing device can capture at least two light images of different photo-ing areas and combine them into one single combined image without a need of moving the image-capturing unit and the lens module. When a user takes a panoramic or wide-ranged picture, he/she doesn't need to move the whole image-capturing device, but only needs to stand at the same position, faces the same direction and simply pushes the shutter button, and then the image-capturing device will automatically capture light images of different photo-ing areas and then integrate them into one single panoramic or wide-ranged picture.

A transportation device includes a transportation mechanism that, in a state in which a front end portion of a sheet is gripped, transports the sheet, a first guide that is arranged along a transportation path where the sheet is transported by the transportation mechanism, and that contacts a non-image surface of the sheet, a blowing device that presses the sheet that is being transported by the transportation mechanism against the first guide, and an attraction transportation portion that is arranged on a downstream side in a transportation direction of the sheet with respect to the first guide, that attracts the non-image surface of the sheet that is being transported in a state in which the sheet is pressed against the first guide, and that transports with the transportation mechanism the sheet in a state in which the non-image surface is attracted.

A transportation device includes a transportation mechanism that, in a state in which a front end portion of a sheet is gripped, transports the sheet, a first guide that is arranged along a transportation path where the sheet is transported by the transportation mechanism, and that contacts a non-image surface of the sheet, a blowing device that presses the sheet that is being transported by the transportation mechanism against the first guide, and an attraction transportation portion that is arranged on a downstream side in a transportation direction of the sheet with respect to the first guide, that attracts the non-image surface of the sheet that is being transported in a state in which the sheet is pressed against the first guide, and that transports with the transportation mechanism the sheet in a state in which the non-image surface is attracted.

The invention provides a printing system with a transport mechanism for transporting sheets. The transport mechanism comprises: a conveyor body for supporting and conveying a plurality of sheets a transport path; suction means, and especially fan means, for generating an under-pressure at or adjacent to the conveyor body to hold the sheets fixed in position on the conveyor body as it conveys the plurality of sheets along the transport path; and a controller for controlling or regulating operation of the suction means to adjust the under-pressure generated. The controller is configured to control operation of the suction means based on delivery of the plurality of sheets to the conveyor body and/or a change in the delivery of the sheets to the conveyor body. Further, the invention provides a corresponding method of transporting sheets of a print medium in a printing system.

A machine arrangement sequentially processes sheet-like substrates with multiple different processing stations each having a substrate-guiding unit and a substrate-processing unit. At least one of the processing stations has, as a substrate-processing unit, at least one non-impact printing device which prints on the substrate. The processing station with the at least one non-impact printing device has a printing cylinder. Each non-impact printing device is arranged at the circumference of the printing cylinder. The printing cylinder is triple-sized or quadruple-sized. A double-sized or a triple-sized transfer drum, or a corresponding feed cylinder, is arranged directly upstream of this printing cylinder. Alternatively, a double-sized or a triple-sized transfer drum, or a corresponding transfer cylinder, is arranged directly downstream of this printing cylinder.

A press assembly has a plurality of processing stations for the processing of sheets. These processing stations are arranged in succession in a transport direction of the sheets for inline processing of the sheets. At least one of these processing stations is a non-impact printing unit and at least one processing station downstream of the non-impact printing unit is embodied as a dryer. At least one additional processing station is embodied as a coating unit. The coating unit is configured for applying a coating in a form of a varnish to each sheet. A plurality of individually controlled, non-impact printing units are arranged along the transport path of the sheets. Each of the plurality of non-impact printing units is configured as an ink jet printer.

A machine for digital printing on tape, which comprises a frame that supports elements of entraining at least one tape along an advancement path and is provided with at least one printing assembly, which comprises at least one ink-jet printing head; downstream of the printing assembly, along the advancement direction of the tape, there is at least one assembly for drying the inks applied to the tape; the drying assembly comprises a temperature-adjustable drum for supporting and entraining the tape, adhesion elements adapted to allow the retention in adhesion of the tape on the outer lateral surface of the drum, and hot air emitter elements which face at least one portion of the outer lateral surface of the drum.

In an example, a clamp may include a chassis, a swingarm disposed on the chassis, a clamp wheel disposed on a first end of the swingarm to engage with a drag portion of the chassis, and an auxiliary bias member to exert a force against the clamp wheel to resist a rotation of the clamp wheel. The force may periodically increase in magnitude.

In one example, a media support includes a sheet of elongated suction cups. In another example, a media support includes an arrangement of elongated and/or circular suction cups in which the density of the suction cups varies between different parts of the support.