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Edge guide for media transport system
InactiveUS20110129278A1increase speedAutomatic control devicesPrecision positioning equipmentPrint mediaTransport system
An edge guide is provided. A structure includes curved surface over which a print media can travel. The print media includes a first edge and a second edge that is opposite the first edge. A first media guide is contactable with the first edge of the print media. A second media guide is contactable with the second edge of the print media. The second media guide is spaced apart from the first media guide. A relative spacing between the second media guide and the first media guide is adjustable such that a distance between the first media guide and the second media guide is variable. The second media guide includes a mechanism that applies a nesting force to the second edge of the print media to cause the first edge of the print media to move toward and contact the first media guide.
Owner:EASTMAN KODAK CO
Printer
Owner:TOSHIBA TEC KK
Method and printer for printing on print media
A method for a printer including a transport device including an endless transport belt, supported on a pair of support rollers which between them define a medium support plane, over which medium support plane a print station is provided. The method includes transporting in parallel a plurality of individual print media perpendicular to a scanning direction of the print station on the medium support plane, the print media having different dimensions, determining positions of the individual print media and based on the determined positions, jetting marking material for forming a designated image specific for each print medium on each respective print medium. The above steps are repeated such that print media are printed in a plurality of parallel lanes on the medium support plane perpendicular to the scanning direction. The method further includes enabling or disabling each individual lane of the plurality of parallel lanes in order to respectively facilitate or block jetting of the marking material at the individual lane.
Owner:CANON PRODN PRINTING HLDG BV
Printer, control method of printer and program
To provide a printer that issues a printing medium having an RFID inlay, which performs a write-in inspection on which operation of the printer actually issuing a label is reflected.SOLUTION: A printer according to one embodiment in the present invention comprises: a conveying roller that conveys a continuous paper in which a plurality of printing media having RFID inlays are continuously arranged; an RFID communication unit that reads and writes data on the RFID inlay of each printing medium; and a control part that conveys the continuous paper until the printing media included in the continuous paper reach a reference position where the RFID communication unit reads and writes the data, in accordance with an inspection instruction by a user, and controls the RFID communication unit so that the unit performs a write-in inspection for determining whether the data can be written on the printing media at the reference position or not.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 6
Owner:SATO CO LTD
Printing medium
To provide a printing medium that is configured so that a mark formed on the printing medium can be stably detected by a reflection-type sensor of a printing device.SOLUTION: On a mount surface 120 of a mount 100, first regions 181 are regions between marks 140 arranged with a mark interval M in a longitudinal direction, which are set adjacent to the marks 140. A second region 182 does not overlap with the marks 140 and the first regions 181, on the mount surface 120. Transmission of light with a specific wavelength in the first region 181 is lower than transmission of light with a specific wavelength in the second region 182. In other words, a reflectance ratio TP of light in the first region 181 is higher than a reflectance ratio Tr in the second region 182 and a difference between the reflectance ratio TP and a reflectance ratio TM of the mark 140 is large, which enables the mark 140 to be stably detected.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4
Owner:BROTHER KOGYO KK
Sensor logic state detections
Examples described herein relate to system and methods consistent with the disclosure. For instance, the imaging system comprises a tray to receive print media, a first sensor to detect a first printing event in the imaging system, a second sensor to detect a second printing event in the imaging system, and a processing resource to determine if the first sensor detected a first printing event, based on the first sensor detecting print media reaching or dropping below a threshold level in the tray, set a logic state based on determining if the first sensor detected the first printing event, maintain the set logic state responsive to the determination that the first sensor detected the first printing event until the second printing event is detected by the second sensor.
Owner:HEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LP
A printer for printing print jobs on print media and a method therefor
PendingUS20250335139A1Pictoral communicationDigital output to print unitsPrint mediaComputer printing
A method and a printer for printing print jobs on print media, the printer comprising at least one print media source, a print controller for controlling the printing of the print jobs by means of a print job queue, and a user interface for displaying a representation list of the print jobs in the print job queue. The representation list comprises a visual element which is present at each scheduled print job in the representation list, is configured to signal a status of each print job and to display which print jobs end up to a same output unit of print media.
Owner:CANON PRODN PRINTING HLDG BV
Printing devices with disengage-able output roller pinch
An example printing device includes a print zone in which printing agent is deposited onto a print media. In addition, the printing device includes a first path extending through the print zone to an output roller pinch, and a second path extending into the printing device from the output roller pinch. The output roller pinch is to disengage to allow simultaneous advancement of print media along the first path and the second path.
Owner:HEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LP
Print zone encoder
In one example, a system to support print media through a print zone in a printer includes an endless support belt, a driver to circulate the support belt through the print zone, and an encoder unit under the print zone to measure movement of the support belt in the print zone.
Owner:HP SCITEX LTD
Thermal transfer ribbons and direct thermal print media including environmental exposure indicator material
A label includes a flexible substrate comprising a first side and a second side. The first side is an adhesive, the second side is configured to be printed with a first visible mark, and the second side has a second printed, overlapping mark. The overlapping mark is configured to change opacity below a first transition temperature to obscure the visible mark.
Owner:ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORP
Printing unit with air guides for optimized airflow
A printing unit includes: a base plate defining an elongate slot extending across a media feed path; an elongate printhead positioned in the slot for printing onto print media fed along the media feed path; an aerosol extractor positioned downstream of the printhead relative to a media feed direction, the aerosol extractor providing an airflow through a print zone associated with the printhead; and air guides projecting from a lower surface of the base plate towards the media feed path. The air guides are positioned at opposite ends of the printhead and include respective guide walls for directing the airflow towards the aerosol extractor.
Owner:MEMJET TECH LTD
Printing apparatus, control method thereof, and storage medium to reduce a size of a printing apparatus without a deterioration in productivity of double-sided printing
A printing apparatus includes a supply unit, a supply path, first and second conveyance paths, a printing unit, and an inversion roller. The first conveyance path conveys, to a first direction, a print medium. The printing unit prints an image on the two surface of the print medium. The inversion roller inverts a conveyance direction of the print medium and conveys the print medium in a second direction. The second conveyance path conveys the print medium conveyed in the second direction to the first conveyance path while inverting the print medium. When performing printing on both sides of print media, the print media are convey such that a first print medium supplied from the second conveyance path and a second print medium supplied from the supply path overlap in the first conveyance path.
Owner:CANON KK
Printer for printing with a print media-determined print job end and a method therefor
PendingUS20260178247A1Other printing apparatusDigital output to print unitsPrint mediaComputer printing
A printer including an entry station for receiving media, an end station for storing the printed media, the entry station including a sensor indicating when no more media is available in the entry station, and a print controller for receiving print jobs and controlling a printing process using a print queue. The control system receives a print job in the print queue including print job data, a first setting indicating that printing of the print job needs to automatically stop once the sensor detects an end of the media, and a second setting indicating what action is required for the print job once printing has automatically stopped by the sensor detecting the end of the media. The second setting indicates marking the print job completed or keeping the print job in the print queue to allow resuming printing the print job once media is available again in the entry station.
Owner:CANON KK
Decorative plate with digital printing medium layer
ActiveCN224161367UImprove adhesionInhibit sheddingSynthetic resin layered productsFlooringPrint mediaFree energies
The utility model discloses a decorative plate with a digital printing medium layer. The decorative plate with the digital printing medium layer comprises a core layer, a medium layer arranged on the core layer, an ink layer arranged on the medium layer and a wear-resistant layer arranged on the ink layer. The dielectric layer is located on the upper surface of the core layer and is provided with a porous structure, and the porous structure can allow part of ink to permeate, so that the connection strength is improved. The ink layer is arranged in the porous structure of the dielectric layer in a penetrating mode before curing forming, so that an interlocked physical structure is formed after curing, and the ink layer and the dielectric layer are prevented from falling off. The upper surface of the dielectric layer is a bonding surface, and a surface-modified functional layer is formed on the upper surface of the dielectric layer, so that the surface free energy is optimized, and the adhesive force of the ink is improved.
Owner:HUNAN YUESHENG NEW MATERIAL CO LTD
Pallet unit for stacking sheets with a central lifting device
Transport device (20) for transporting a stack (10) of print media, the transport device (20) comprising: - a support body (22) mounted on at least one support foot (24), wherein the support foot (24) extends perpendicular to a print medium support surface (26) and is positioned on a side of the support body (22) opposite the print medium support surface (26), wherein the print medium support surface (26) is configured to support the stack (10) of print media, characterized by a lifter (27) which is movable at least partially through a recess (25) between a first position in which the lifter (27) is at least partially above the print medium support surface (26) and a second position in which the lifter (27) is below or at the level of the print medium support surface (26).
Owner:CANON PRODN PRINTING HLDG BV
Aerosol Extraction Device for Inkjet Printing Systems
An inkjet printing system includes a printhead disposed above a media transport path, and an aerosol extraction device disposed downstream of the printhead relative to the media transport direction, the aerosol extraction device including an air knife having a knife slot that directs airflow toward the print media, and a suction nozzle disposed upstream of the knife slot that directs the aerosol into a suction channel.
Owner:MEMJET TECH LTD
Direct thermal printable media with side chain crystalline polymer material coating
Direct thermal print media comprising side chain crystalline material are disclosed. The print media are substantially free of bis-phenols, and can retain color when subjected to light and / or temperatures ranging from, for example, −15° C. to 45° C. for long durations.
Owner:ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORP
Method and system for printing on tilted print media using a printhead
To provide a method and system for printing on a tilted print medium using a printhead.SOLUTION: A first or second printing policy is adopted. The first printing policy comprises: acquiring a tilted direction and angle of the print medium; acquiring a print start point; starting print by the printhead from the start point and continuously translating the printhead toward the tilted opposite side in a direction perpendicular to the movement of the tilted print medium; during the translation, controlling delay ink-jetting of an inkjet hole in the direction parallel to the movement of the tilted print medium; and forming a complete pattern on the tilted print medium. The second printing policy comprises: determining a tilted angle of the print medium and a position of a print standard point after tilted; adjusting a print content according to the tilted angle and the position of the print standard point to make the print content mirror-symmetrical with the print medium; and controlling the printhead to start printing on the print medium according to the print content when the print standard point is conveyed to the printhead.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1
Owner:GUANGZHOU KINGTAU MACHINERY & ELECTRONICS EQUIP CO LTD
Drying device, method for preventing print media from falling off, and method for adjusting the position of a non-contact support member
ActiveJP7789599B2Drying solid materials with heatDrying gas arrangementsPrint mediaMechanical engineering
To prevent a printing medium from falling from a non-contact support member which supports the printing medium without contacting.SOLUTION: Falling prevention members 7l, 7r (first and second falling prevention members) are provided for air turn bars 6u, 6l, and falling preventive peripheral surfaces 711 (first and second falling preventive peripheral surfaces) of the falling prevention members 7l, 7r adjoin support peripheral surfaces 611 (first and second support peripheral surfaces) of the air turn bars 6u, 6l. In this constitution, a printing medium M shifts from the support peripheral surfaces 611 of the air turn bars 6u, 6I to the falling preventive peripheral surfaces 711 of the falling prevention members 7l, 7r if the printing medium is skewed. The falling preventive peripheral surfaces 711 of the falling prevention members 7l, 7r can support the printing medium M while leaving a gap Δ with a surface M1 of the printing medium M deviated by skewing.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5
Owner:SCREEN HOLDINGS CO LTD
Printing apparatus
A printing apparatus includes a main body, a printing unit to print an image on a print medium, a loading unit to load multiple print media, a feeding roller to feed the print media loaded on the loading unit, a guide unit configured to be detachable from the main body and form a part of a conveyance path for conveying the print media from the feeding roller to the printing unit, and a separation member detachably held by the guide unit and configured to separate one of multiple print media from the others in a case where the multiple print media are fed by the feeding roller. The guide unit includes at least one restriction unit configured to be moved by an operation portion between positions where the restriction unit is engaged with and disengaged from the main body.
Owner:CANON KK
Apparatuses, computer-implemented methods, and computer program products for improved print position compensation
Embodiments of the disclosure provide for improved print position compensation, for example to improve accuracy of print job(s) performed by a printer. The print position compensation enables an offset of the time until printing occurs on a print media to account for changes and / or erroneous movement in a print media, such as due to slippage and / or other results of a force applied to the print media. Particular embodiments determine data values derived both for an output phase and a retraction phase of the printer's operation. Various embodiments generate a print position compensation based on sensor-based edge position distances determined during each of a media output phase and a media retraction phase. Alternatively or additionally various embodiments generate a print position compensation based on sensor-based media movement phase timestamp differentials determined during each of a media output phase and a media retraction phase.
Owner:HAND HELD PRODS INC
Direct thermal printable media with side chain crystalline polymer material coating
Direct thermal print media comprising side chain crystalline material are disclosed. The print media are substantially free of bis-phenols, and can retain color when subjected to light and / or temperatures ranging from, for example, −15° C. to 45° C. for long durations.
Owner:ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORP
A printing device
This application provides a printing apparatus, belonging to the field of printing technology. The printing apparatus includes a frame, a drive assembly, and at least two sets of printing components. The drive assembly and all printing components are mounted on the frame, and all printing components are arranged sequentially along a first direction, which is the printing media transport direction of the printing apparatus. The drive assembly includes a drive motor and drive arms connected between the drive motor and the printing components. The drive motor drives all drive arms to move synchronously, thereby pushing all printing components to move relative to the frame, allowing the printing apparatus to switch between a working state and a consumable replacement state. When the printing apparatus is in the working state, the extension direction of the drive arms is inclined relative to the first direction. This application ensures the synchronicity of the movement of multiple printing components, thereby ensuring the printing accuracy of the printing apparatus. Simultaneously, it reduces the overall size of the printing apparatus, decreases the space occupied by the printing apparatus, and expands the application range of the printing apparatus.
Owner:ZHUHAI QUIN TECH CO LTD
Printing system with a cleaning system and a method therefor
A printing system including a print engine having printing elements configured to print on print media, a print controller to control the printing on print media by the print engine, and a cleaning system having at least one cleaning material configured to clean an environment of the printing elements. The cleaning system includes at least one safety switch and at least one mechanical lock to respectively electrically shut down and physically isolate at least a part of the cleaning system in order to enable safe access for the operator for replacement of the at least one cleaning material during printing.
Owner:CANON KK
High-speed printer for printing stacked printing media
ActiveCN224210792UGuaranteed printing accuracyReduce spatial interferenceOverturning articlesTypewritersPrint mediaComputer printing
Owner:CHENGDU SAIOUFANGDA INTELLIGENT EQUIP CO LTD
Pressure-assisted drying for an ink jet printer
A printing system and a method of printing are described. The printing system includes a source of print media, an inkjet marking device which applies ink images to the print media, and a dryer component which receives print media from the inkjet marking device. The dryer component includes a first dryer module, the first dryer module includes a rotating first roll and a biasing member. The first roll and the biasing member together define a nip through which the print media passes. An exterior surface of the first roll applies heat directly to the ink images to dry the ink images, at least partially.
Owner:XEROX CORP
Missing jet detection for precoat solution in ink jet printing systems and methods thereof
A method for detecting missing jets in a precoat solution application system of an ink jet printing system includes providing print media into a path of a printer having a precoat application system, passing the print media past the precoat application system, passing print media in proximity to an ink jet printhead, jetting a plurality of drops of a first ink onto the print media to form a solid patch on a first surface of the print media, passing the print media through a dryer to dry the solid patch of the first ink on the first surface of the print media, passing the print media in proximity to the precoat application system, applying a precoat solution onto the dried solid patch of ink on the first surface of the print media, and analyzing the print media. An ink jet printing system is also disclosed.
Owner:XEROX CORP
Printer, printing system, and storage medium
A printer for issuing print media includes: a rechargeable battery configured to supply power to the printer; a print unit configured to print information on the print media; a display unit; and a control unit configured to: compute “A” based on: a decrease in remaining battery capacity of the battery during a period of time from a reference time to the present time, and a total number of print media that have been issued during the period of time, where “A” is defined as remaining battery capacity of the battery decreased as a single print medium is issued; compute (B−C) / A to obtain a number of print media on which the print unit can print, where “B” is defined as present remaining battery capacity, and “C” is defined as a lower limit of remaining battery capacity of the battery; and control the display unit to display the number of print media.
Owner:SATO CO LTD
Printhead for an inkjet printer, in particular for coating a print medium
The invention relates to a print head for an inkjet printer, the print head having at least one ink supply channel and at least one nozzle having a nozzle channel and an inflow opening through which ink can be pressed from the ink supply channel into the nozzle channel and ejected from the nozzle channel, the at least one nozzle is arranged in a stationary manner on a side wall of the ink supply channel, and wherein the at least one nozzle is associated with a plunger having a plunger end side in the ink supply channel, which plunger end side is arranged opposite the inflow opening at a distance from the inflow opening, a first means for moving the plunger end side in the ink supply channel between a return point (U1) at a minimum distance from the nozzle inflow opening and a return point (U2) at a maximum distance from the nozzle inflow opening, a first means limiting the movement of the plunger end side to the movement between the return points (U1, U2), and a second means for limiting the movement of the plunger end side to the movement between the return points (U1, U2), and at least one nozzle for applying a negative pressure to the ink in the ink supply channel with respect to ambient air pressure, in which at least one set of said nozzles is present, including one nozzle, in which all nozzles in one set are associated with a single common plunger.
Owner:DURST GROUP AG
Printing apparatus and printing method
Provided is a technique that enables proper sorting of discharged print media by suppressing curling of each of the print media sufficiently. A determining unit determines a curling suppressing operation to be executed such that in a case where sorting operation is executed, the suppressing operation having a higher effect of suppressing curling is executed than in a case where the sorting operation is executed. Then, a print control unit controls a print head to perform printing on print media while executing the suppressing operation determined by the determining unit.
Owner:CANON KK