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公开(公告)号:EP0098375A3
公开(公告)日:1985-07-03
申请号:EP83104954
申请日:1983-05-19
发明人: Carrington, James Edward , Hryck, Michael David , Skinner, Dean William , Westcott, Gerald Ralph
IPC分类号: G06K15/08
CPC分类号: G06K15/08
摘要: @ The control system for a line printer includes compensation circuit means (29) for electronically changing the timing of the reference or home pulse to compensate for changes in the speed of the type characters (16) on a continuous type carrier (10).,The compensation circuit includes a storage register, a counter and a comparison circuit for comparing the content of the storage register and the counter. The counter when activated by a reference pulse generated from a reference mark on the moving type carrier (10) counts subscan pulses generated from timing marks moving with the type characters. The storage register, which is programmable, stores different numeric values dependent on the speed of the type carrier representing different numbers of subscan pulses to be counted by the counter means. The comparator circuit compares the numeric value in the register with the count registered in the counting means. When an equality is detected, the comparator circuit generates a modified reference or sync pulse which is applied to sync control circuitry (41) which checks the character signal produced by the type position circuitry of the printer controls.
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公开(公告)号:EP0042511B1
公开(公告)日:1984-12-05
申请号:EP81104226.6
申请日:1981-06-03
发明人: Bolcavage, Richard Donald , Hryck, Michael David , Kauczka, William Bernard , Kinter, Harold Blaine
CPC分类号: B41J1/20 , B41J29/393
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公开(公告)号:EP0042511A3
公开(公告)日:1982-12-29
申请号:EP81104226
申请日:1981-06-03
发明人: Bolcavage, Richard Donald , Hryck, Michael David , Kauczka, William Bernard , Kinter, Harold Blaine
CPC分类号: B41J1/20 , B41J29/393
摘要: A method and apparatus for testing print elements of a printer, such as a belt printer, in which the print element operating circuits are energized at an energy level insufficient to cause printing but sufficient to generate feedback signals for checking operativeness by a microprocessor.
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公开(公告)号:EP0083694A3
公开(公告)日:1986-01-08
申请号:EP82109510
申请日:1982-10-14
CPC分类号: B41J9/46
摘要: A hammer timing control system for a line printer has a register for continually storing a digital delay fire quantity representative of the actual flight of a controlled hammer. A delay fire counter activated by an initiate fire pulse from hammer selection circuitry of the printer control system counts the timing pulses from a clock means until it registers a count equal to the delay quantity stored in the delay fire register. A comparator circuit is connected to both the delay value register and the counter and generates a hammer fire signal when the delay quantity and the count are equal. The single counter continues counting clock pulses until a second count is registered which is equal to a terminate fire value. The control system provides circuit means responsive to the second count registered in the counter to terminate the hammer fire signal. In one embodiment, the terminate fire circuitry comprises a decode connected to the output of the counter means for detecting the second count condition. In a second embodiment, the control system has a second register which stores a terminate fire quantity which represents a fixed time after the initiate fire signal and prior to hammer impact. In a third embodiment, the counter is an up/down counter which counts in one direction to turn on the hammer driver circuit and in the other direction to turn off the hammer driver circuit. The delay fire quantities for the plurality of hammers are preferably stored in an external memory device for transfer to the individual registers for each of the print hammers. The external storage may be a magnetic record such as a disk.
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公开(公告)号:EP0083694A2
公开(公告)日:1983-07-20
申请号:EP82109510.6
申请日:1982-10-14
CPC分类号: B41J9/46
摘要: A hammer timing control system for a line printer has a register for continually storing a digital delay fire quantity representative of the actual flight of a controlled hammer. A delay fire counter activated by an initiate fire pulse from hammer selection circuitry of the printer control system counts the timing pulses from a clock means until it registers a count equal to the delay quantity stored in the delay fire register. A comparator circuit is connected to both the delay value register and the counter and generates a hammer fire signal when the delay quantity and the count are equal. The single counter continues counting clock pulses until a second count is registered which is equal to a terminate fire value. The control system provides circuit means responsive to the second count registered in the counter to terminate the hammer fire signal. In one embodiment, the terminate fire circuitry comprises a decode connected to the output of the counter means for detecting the second count condition. In a second embodiment, the control system has a second register which stores a terminate fire quantity which represents a fixed time after the initiate fire signal and prior to hammer impact. In a third embodiment, the counter is an up/down counter which counts in one direction to turn on the hammer driver circuit and in the other direction to turn off the hammer driver circuit. The delay fire quantities for the plurality of hammers are preferably stored in an external memory device for transfer to the individual registers for each of the print hammers. The external storage may be a magnetic record such as a disk.
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公开(公告)号:EP0098375B1
公开(公告)日:1988-04-20
申请号:EP83104954.9
申请日:1983-05-19
发明人: Carrington, James Edward , Hryck, Michael David , Skinner, Dean William , Westcott, Gerald Ralph
IPC分类号: G06K15/08
CPC分类号: G06K15/08
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公开(公告)号:EP0098375A2
公开(公告)日:1984-01-18
申请号:EP83104954.9
申请日:1983-05-19
发明人: Carrington, James Edward , Hryck, Michael David , Skinner, Dean William , Westcott, Gerald Ralph
IPC分类号: G06K15/08
CPC分类号: G06K15/08
摘要: @ The control system for a line printer includes compensation circuit means (29) for electronically changing the timing of the reference or home pulse to compensate for changes in the speed of the type characters (16) on a continuous type carrier (10).,The compensation circuit includes a storage register, a counter and a comparison circuit for comparing the content of the storage register and the counter. The counter when activated by a reference pulse generated from a reference mark on the moving type carrier (10) counts subscan pulses generated from timing marks moving with the type characters. The storage register, which is programmable, stores different numeric values dependent on the speed of the type carrier representing different numbers of subscan pulses to be counted by the counter means. The comparator circuit compares the numeric value in the register with the count registered in the counting means. When an equality is detected, the comparator circuit generates a modified reference or sync pulse which is applied to sync control circuitry (41) which checks the character signal produced by the type position circuitry of the printer controls.
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公开(公告)号:EP0042511A2
公开(公告)日:1981-12-30
申请号:EP81104226.6
申请日:1981-06-03
发明人: Bolcavage, Richard Donald , Hryck, Michael David , Kauczka, William Bernard , Kinter, Harold Blaine
CPC分类号: B41J1/20 , B41J29/393
摘要: A method and apparatus for testing print elements of a printer, such as a belt printer, in which the print element operating circuits are energized at an energy level insufficient to cause printing but sufficient to generate feedback signals for checking operativeness by a microprocessor.
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