摘要:
Paper cutting mechanisms for cutting paper in a printing device including a drive mechanism, a cutting device coupled to the drive mechanism, and a retention mechanism including a trigger and a retaining portion configured to mechanically interact with the cutting device to selectively deploy the retention mechanism to retain the paper. In some examples, paper cutting mechanism includes a trigger including an elbow, a first arm extending from the elbow, and a second arm extending from the elbow offset from the first arm, and a rotation shaft extending from the elbow transverse to a plane defined by the first arm and the second arm. In some further examples, the paper cutting mechanism includes a resilient member cooperatively coupled with a paper engaging end of the retaining portion.
摘要:
Printer head shuttles configured to control contact pressure of one or more printer head assemblies against a printing substrate and an underlying platen during a printer operation are shown and described. The printer head shuttles include a shuttle guide and a shuttle main body having one or more printer head assemblies. Each printer head assembly includes an axel attached to the shuttle main body, an assembly main body pivotably attached to the axel, a mounting plate attached to the assembly main body, a printer head attached to the mounting plate, and a drive mechanism for pivoting the head assembly between a substrate compressing position and a substrate non-compressing position.
摘要:
A thermal printer, when operating under battery power, has an internal or battery ground. Static electricity is typically generated during normal operation of the printer. At least one static electricity discharge member is positioned in contact with a major surface of printing substrate at a location downstream from the location at which a thermal print head transfers ink from an ink transfer ribbon to the substrate. The at least one static electricity discharge member is electrically coupled to the internal ground so as to discharge static electricity build up that can otherwise damage electronic components of the printer.
摘要:
An apparatus comprising: a die having a top metal layer, the top metal layer comprised of at least a first metal line and a second metal line; a passivation layer covering the top metal layer; a C4 bump on the passivation layer; and a first passivation opening and a second passivation opening in the passivation layer, the first passivation opening to connect the first metal line to the C4 bump, and the second passivation opening to connect the second metal line to the C4 bump.
摘要:
A mechanism and method providing an early read operation of data associated with an instruction dispatched for execution to provide data dependency information in time to be used for scheduling subsequent instructions which may execute back-to-back in a pipeline microprocessor. The present invention provides the above functionality for instructions following single cycle instructions. The present invention provides immediate scheduling of instructions that are dependent on single cycle instructions. A reservation station holds the information pertaining to instructions that are to be scheduled for execution. The early read logic is implemented so that an address of a destination register associated with a dispatched single cycle instruction can be read from the associated entry of the reservation station early enough so as to be used and compared against the addresses of source registers of other instructions waiting to be scheduled (a CAM match). In this way, a subsequent instruction can be made ready for scheduling within a single clock cycle following the dispatch stage of the previously dispatched instruction to achieve maximum throughput efficiency. The present invention utilizes a non-clocked read memory to perform the early read operation of the address of the destination register of the reservation station while the remainder of the reservation station utilizes a clocked-read implementation and memory.
摘要:
In one embodiment, a safety label management system includes a mobile device comprising a camera, a label database, a safety label printer configured to print safety labels, and a computing unit in electronic communication with the mobile device, the label database, and the safety label printer. The mobile device may be configured to capture, via the camera, an image of an existing safety label. The label database may store a plurality of database entries, each entry including a unique label ID number, a set of label characteristics, and a printable label file. The computing unit may be configured to: process the image to identity label characteristics of the existing safety label; compare the label characteristics of the existing safety label to the label characteristics of the label database entries; and prompt a user to perform an action.
摘要:
A thermal printer is operated to adjust the level of energy applied to print elements of a print head of the printer in response to selected changes in signals corresponding to the voltage from a power source used to provide energy to the printing elements. Voltage changes that occur during printing of a print can be ignored. In addition, voltage changes occurring when a printer is not being powered by a battery can also be ignored. Rapid decreases in voltage of the power source can be detected and accounted for. In addition, increasing voltages of the power source can also be determined and accounted for.
摘要:
An apparatus comprising: a die having a top metal layer, the top metal layer comprised of at least a first metal line and a second metal line; a passivation layer covering the top metal layer; a C4 bump on the passivation layer; and a first passivation opening and a second passivation opening in the passivation layer, the first passivation opening to connect the first metal line to the C4 bump, and the second passivation opening to connect the second metal line to the C4 bump.
摘要:
Printing systems including a printing mechanism for printing adjacent print passes and a computing system are shown and described. Memory of the computing system includes computer-readable instructions for: receiving calibration data; receiving graphical data having first and second sets of perimeter graphical data; generating a first set of longitudinal boundary graphical data based on the first set of perimeter graphical data and the calibration data; generating a second set of longitudinal boundary graphical data based on the second set of perimeter graphical data and the calibration data; printing a first print pass having a first perimeter print area and a first longitudinal boundary area; printing a second print pass having a second perimeter print and a second longitudinal boundary area; and blending the first and the second longitudinal boundary areas to generate an at least partially overlapping longitudinal boundary area.