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Printed image alignment control

A technology of image and printer, applied in the direction of printing device, digital output to printing unit, printing, etc.

Inactive Publication Date: 2003-09-17
LEXMARK INT INC
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[0005] On some printers it is possible to physically control the parameters of the printing mechanism in the printer to adjust different qualities of the printed image, however these controls are not easily accessible and can only be used when the printer is not operating

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[0021] In the drawings the same numerals denote the same parts in the several views, figure 1 is a perspective view of a universal printer 10 with a first embodiment of the alignment control device 14 of the present invention located on the front exterior surface 12 of the printer 10. The printer 10 prints a printed portion 16 on a sheet 18 or other medium 12 to be printed on, which is typically fed through the printer 10, for example, from a paper source 20 in a paper cassette 22 . The alignment control 14 is shown here as a single button, which can be operated in the left and right directions so that the printed portion 16 on the page 18 can be similarly adjusted horizontally to the left or to the right, and the printer 10 A user can visually adjust the printing portion 16 while the pages 18 from the paper source 20 are successively printed.

[0022] The printer 10 shown here has a general meaning, and it can be any printer in the prior art, such as inkjet printers, laser p...

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Abstract

An apparatus for aligning printed images in a printer for printing a defined print portion (16) on a medium (18), the apparatus being an alignment control means (14) of a printing unit connected to the printer (10) ), which selectively adjusts the alignment of the printed portion (16) on the print medium (18). An alignment control (14) is located on the exterior surface (12) of the printer (10) and adjusts the horizontal and / or vertical alignment of the printed portion (16) on the print medium (18).

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates generally to printers. More particularly, the present invention relates to one or more controls on the outer surface of the printer for horizontally and vertically aligning an image printed on "a medium to be printed on". Background technique [0002] In a typical printer, a page or other medium to be printed on is centered in a feed mechanism and a print job is sent from a host computer with the specific dimensions and parameters to be printed. The printer includes some type of printing mechanism for aligning the printing mechanism of the printer on the media to print an image according to desired parameters. In many types of printers, such as inkjet printers, when the printing device prints lines of text or graphics, it forms print bands on the media while aligning each wide band within the printed image. Whenever it is necessary to adjust the parameters of the printed image, changes must be made in the printing appara...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): B41J2/01B41J11/42B41J13/00B41J29/00G06F3/12
CPCB41J11/42B41J13/0027B41J29/42
Inventor 马克·J·爱德华兹
Owner LEXMARK INT INC