Transport package for a wide format media roll

Abstract

The present invention provides to a transport package for lifting and positioning a wide format media roll into or out of a printing system, comprising a deformable support body for supporting a bottom side of a media roll in a stabilized manner, a releasable securing member for releasably securing a first end of the support body to an attachment region of the support body, such that the support body forms a substantially closed loop around the media roll, and at least one carrying member provided at a second end of the support body and arranged for engaging lifting means for lifting the media roll. Additionally, a media roll assembly and a method for loading a media roll into a printing system are provided.

1 . Media roll assembly for use in a wide format printing system, comprising:
 a wide format media roll comprising a tubular core around which a print medium is wound; and   a transport package for lifting and positioning the media roll assembly into or out of the printing system, which transport package comprises:
 a longitudinal, deformable support body; 
 a releasable securing member for releasably securing a first end of the support body to an attachment region of the support body, such that the support body forms a substantially closed loop around the media roll, and which releasable securing member is arranged for opening the substantially closed loop of the support member for releasing the media roll; and 
 at least one carrying member provided at the first and/or the second end of the support body and arranged for engaging lifting means for lifting the media roll assembly. 
   
     
     
         2 . Media roll assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein the transport package extends to either side of a center of mass of the media roll in the longitudinal direction of the media roll. 
     
     
         3 . Media roll assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein the releasable securing member comprises glue, a tear away seal element, and/or releasable fastening elements, such as magnets, or clamps. 
     
     
         4 . A transport package for use in a media roll assembly according to  claim 1 , comprising:
 a longitudinal, deformable support body arranged for, during operation, supporting a bottom side of a media roll in a stabilized manner;   a releasable securing member for releasably securing a first end of the support body to an attachment region of the support body, such that, during operation, the support body forms a substantially closed loop around the media roll; and   at least one carrying member provided at a second end of the support body and arranged for engaging lifting means for lifting the media roll.   
     
     
         5 . A transport package according to  claim 4 , wherein, during operation, the support body supports part of a length of the bottom side of the media roll, as seen in a longitudinal direction of the media roll, for supporting the media roll in a stabilized manner. 
     
     
         6 . A transport package according to  claim 4 , wherein the releasable securing member is arranged for securing the first end of the support body onto the second end of the support body. 
     
     
         7 . A transport package according to  claim 6 , wherein, during operation, the support body is substantially circumferentially provided over the outer surface of the media roll. 
     
     
         8 . A transport package according to  claim 4 , wherein the support body is substantially flat, and is arranged to deform correspondingly to the outer surface of the media roll. 
     
     
         9 . A transport package according to  claim 4 , wherein the first end of the support body comprises a guide element for guiding the first end of the support body around the media roll before securing it to the support body. 
     
     
         10 . A transport package according to  claim 4 , wherein the support body and the at least one carrying member are integrally formed. 
     
     
         11 . A transport package according to  claim 4 , wherein the at least one carrying member is foldably connected to the second end of the support body along a fold line substantially parallel to the longitudinal direction of the media roll during operation. 
     
     
         12 . A transport package according to  claim 4 , wherein a further carrying member is provided at the second end of the support body, and wherein the further carrying member at the second end of the support body is shaped correspondingly to the at least one carrying member at the first end of the support body. 
     
     
         13 . A transport package according to  claim 4 , wherein the at least one carrying member is provided with at least one opening for engaging the carrying member by lifting means. 
     
     
         14 . Method for forming a media roll assembly according to  claim 1 , comprising the steps of:
 transporting a wide format media roll comprising a tubular core around which a print medium is wound and a transport package to one another, which transport package comprises:
 a longitudinal, deformable support body; 
 a releasable securing member which releasably secures a first end of the support body to an attachment region of the support body, such that the support body forms a substantially closed loop around the media roll, and which releasable securing member is arranged for opening the substantially closed loop of the support member for releasing the media roll; and 
 at least one carrying member provided at the first and/or a second end of the support body and arranged for engaging lifting means for lifting the media roll assembly; and 
   applying a packaging material around the wide format media roll and the transport package.   
     
     
         15 . Method according to  claim 14 , further comprising the steps of:
 guiding the first end of the support body of the transport package around the media roll; and   securing the first end of the support body to the attachment region of the support body by means of the releasable securing member.