公开(公告)号：US20070274755A1

公开(公告)日：2007-11-29

申请号：US11823034

申请日：2007-06-26

申请人： Brent Lien ,  Thomas Gale ,  Ted Hoffman ,  John Skoglund ,  Andy Vander Woude

发明人： Brent Lien ,  Thomas Gale ,  Ted Hoffman ,  John Skoglund ,  Andy Vander Woude

IPC分类号： B41J2/315

CPC分类号： B41J13/12 ,  B41J29/02 ,  B41J29/393

摘要： A printer includes a print ribbon, a transfer ribbon, a printhead, and a first sensor. The transfer ribbon includes a series of panels each separated from adjacent panels by a transition portion. A section of the transfer ribbon is supported between a supply roll and a take-up roll and has a feeding direction that is toward the take-up roll. The printhead is configured to transfer print material from the print ribbon to the section of transfer ribbon. The first sensor is positioned downstream of the printhead relative to the feeding direction of the section of transfer ribbon and includes an output signal that is indicative of a position of one of the transition portions relative to the printhead.

摘要翻译： 打印机包括打印色带，转印色带，打印头和第一传感器。 转印带包括一系列面板，每个面板通过过渡部分与相邻的面板隔开。 转印带的一部分被支撑在供给辊和卷取辊之间，并且具有朝向卷取辊的进给方向。 打印头配置为将打印材料从打印色带转印到转印色带部分。 第一传感器相对于转印带部分的进给方向位于打印头的下游，并且包括指示过渡部分之一相对于打印头的位置的输出信号。

公开(公告)号：US5198945A

公开(公告)日：1993-03-30

申请号：US612012

申请日：1990-11-09

申请人： David J. Blaeser ,  Ryan A. Jurgenson ,  Brent Lien

发明人： David J. Blaeser ,  Ryan A. Jurgenson ,  Brent Lien

IPC分类号： G11B5/49 ,  G11B5/48 ,  G11B21/16 ,  G11B21/21

CPC分类号： G11B5/484 ,  G11B5/4826 ,  G11B5/4833

摘要： An improved magnetic head suspension having a unitary load beam and flexure structure with a gimballed slider baseplate etched into the slider.

摘要翻译： 一种改进的磁头悬架，其具有整体负载梁和弯曲结构，其具有蚀刻到滑块中的金球滑块基板。

公开(公告)号：US20050109450A1

公开(公告)日：2005-05-26

申请号：US10995900

申请日：2004-11-23

申请人： John Skoglund ,  Brent Lien ,  Andy Vander Woude

发明人： John Skoglund ,  Brent Lien ,  Andy Vander Woude

IPC分类号： B65H23/038 ,  B32B31/00

CPC分类号： B32B38/0004 ,  B26F3/002 ,  B32B38/1833 ,  B32B2425/00 ,  B65H23/038 ,  Y10T156/1741

摘要： A card manufacturing device includes a web of laminate material, a first set of feed rollers, and a aligning roller. The first set of feed rollers is configured to feed the web along a laminate feed path. The feed rollers each include an axis of rotation that is perpendicular to the laminate feed path. The aligning roller is configured to receive the web from the first set of feed rollers. The aligning roller includes a shaft having a skewed axis of rotation that is non-parallel to the axes of rotation of the first set of feed rollers, and a main roller that is supported on the shaft for rotation about the skewed axis. In accordance with one embodiment of the invention, the aligning roller includes a plurality of lugs that extend from the surface of the main roller to thereby form a paddlewheel.

摘要翻译： 卡制造装置包括层压材料的网，第一组进给辊和对准辊。 第一组进料辊被构造成沿着层压进料路径进料幅材。 进料辊各自包括垂直于层压进给路径的旋转轴。 对准辊构造成从第一组进给辊接收纸幅。 对准辊包括具有不平行于第一组进给辊的旋转轴线的倾斜旋转轴线的轴和支撑在轴上以用于围绕歪斜轴线旋转的主辊。 根据本发明的一个实施例，对准辊包括从主辊的表面延伸从而形成桨轮的多个凸耳。

公开(公告)号：US20050078998A1

公开(公告)日：2005-04-14

申请号：US10936885

申请日：2004-09-09

申请人： Brent Lien ,  Thomas Gale ,  Ted Hoffman ,  John Skoglund ,  Andy Vander Woude

发明人： Brent Lien ,  Thomas Gale ,  Ted Hoffman ,  John Skoglund ,  Andy Vander Woude

IPC分类号： B41J13/12 ,  B41J29/02 ,  B41J29/393 ,  B41J29/18

CPC分类号： B41J13/12 ,  B41J29/02 ,  B41J29/393

摘要： Methods of the present invention relating to an identification card printer include a method of calibrating a ribbon sensor for detecting transition portions between adjoining panels of a ribbon and a method of calibrating tension in a ribbon. Identification card printers in accordance with embodiments of the invention include a sensor positioned downstream of a printhead relative to a feeding direction of a ribbon; support for a printhead that is moveable between print and withdrawn positions; a swing frame supporting a first roll of a ribbon for rotation about an axis about which the swing frame pivots; an adjustable card guide in line with a print path; and a card bender including a pinch roller assembly having first and second rollers, axes of rotation of which are aligned in a plane that is non-perpendicular to a card path.

摘要翻译： 与识别卡打印机相关的本发明的方法包括校准用于检测色带的相邻面板之间的过渡部分的色带传感器和校准色带中的张力的方法的方法。 根据本发明的实施例的识别卡打印机包括位于打印头相对于色带输送方向的下游的传感器; 支持在打印和撤销位置之间可移动的打印头; 摆动框架，其支撑用于围绕所述摆动框架枢转的轴线旋转的第一卷带; 与打印路径一致的可调整卡片导板; 以及卡弯曲机，其包括具有第一和第二辊的夹送辊组件，其旋转轴线在与卡路径不垂直的平面中对准。

公开(公告)号：US5461525A

公开(公告)日：1995-10-24

申请号：US49971

申请日：1993-04-20

申请人： Mark Christianson ,  Brent Lien ,  James Mahoney ,  David Ziegler

发明人： Mark Christianson ,  Brent Lien ,  James Mahoney ,  David Ziegler

IPC分类号： G11B5/48 ,  G11B5/54 ,  G11B5/55 ,  G11B21/21

CPC分类号： G11B5/4886 ,  G11B5/4833 ,  G11B5/54 ,  G11B5/5521

摘要： A magnetic head suspension for attachment to a rigid arm comprises a spring load beam element and a flexure means joined to the distal end of the load beam element for supporting a read/write head. The spring load beam element portion is formed from material generally having a first thickness. The load beam has a central region in the spring region which has a second thickness, generally thinner than the first thickness. The second thickness may be formed by the partial or complete removal of load beam material in the central region. First thickness legs bounding the central region may be formed to be of widest width at the location proximal to the rigid section of the load beam, of medium width at the location distal to the rigid section of the load beam, and of narrowest width between the two ends of each leg, thus providing a load beam of good lateral stiffness and spring rate characteristics. Other types of areas may be formed by varying partial or complete removal of load beam material in the central region. Provision of such areas of reduced thickness in the spring region reduces the load beam spring rate, increases load beam spring natural frequency and the sway mode frequency, and provides a load beam spring area with minimum stress.

摘要翻译： 用于附接到刚性臂的磁头悬架包括弹簧加载梁元件和连接到负载梁元件的远端的挠曲装置，用于支撑读/写头。 弹簧载荷梁单元部分由通常具有第一厚度的材料形成。 负载梁具有在弹簧区域中的中心区域，其具有通常比第一厚度更薄的第二厚度。 第二厚度可以通过部分地或完全地去除中心区域中的负载梁材料而形成。 围绕中心区域的第一厚度腿可以在靠近负载梁刚性部分的刚性部分的位置处形成为最宽的宽度，中间宽度在负载梁的刚性部分的远侧的位置处，并且最窄的宽度在 每个腿的两端，从而提供良好的侧向刚度和弹簧刚度特性的负载梁。 其他类型的区域可以通过改变中心区域中的负载梁材料的部分或完全去除而形成。 在弹簧区域中提供这种减小厚度的区域减小了负载梁弹簧刚度，增加了负载梁弹簧固有频率和摇摆模式频率，并且提供了具有最小应力的负载梁弹簧面积。