Portable printer having automatic print alignment

    公开(公告)号:US07033097B2

    公开(公告)日:2006-04-25

    申请号:US10392572

    申请日:2003-03-20

    IPC分类号: B41J29/02

    摘要: A portable printer for printing on a roll of paper or label stock is provided having automatic print alignment with the width of the roll. The portable printer has a housing having a compartment for receiving the roll, a cover to access the roll, and a centering mechanism for the roll. The centering mechanism has two rotatable spindle members in the compartment engageable with the opposing ends of the roll's tubular core, and a pair of racks each coupled to one of the spindle members, and to each other by a gear, to enable each of the spindle members to move in opposite directions with respect to a center between the spindle members. The position of centering mechanism is optically, magnetically, or electro-mechanically encoded and a sensor reads the encoded position of the centering mechanism. A controller automatically aligns printing with respect to the roll's width in accordance with the encoded position read by the sensor, thereby preventing printing outside the width of the paper from the roll. The centering mechanism may be locked when the cover is closed to prevent movement of the gear, and the spindle members and racks coupled thereto. A removable RF communication module may be provided in the printer to enable communication with a host terminal or computer system.

    Portable printer having automatic print alignment
    4.
    发明授权
    Portable printer having automatic print alignment 有权
    便携式打印机具有自动打印对齐

    公开(公告)号:US06609844B1

    公开(公告)日:2003-08-26

    申请号:US10035496

    申请日:2001-11-09

    IPC分类号: B41J336

    摘要: A portable printer for printing on a roll of paper or label stock is provided having automatic print alignment with the width of the roll. The portable printer has a housing having a compartment for receiving the roll, a cover to access the roll, and a centering mechanism for the roll. The centering mechanism has two rotatable spindle members in the compartment engageable with the opposing ends of the roll's tubular core, and a pair of racks each coupled to one of the spindle members, and to each other by a gear, to enable each of the spindle members to move in opposite directions with respect to a center between the spindle members. The position of centering mechanism is optically, magnetically, or electro-mechanically encoded and a sensor reads the encoded position of the centering mechanism. A controller automatically aligns printing with respect to the roll's width in accordance with the encoded position read by the sensor, thereby preventing printing outside the width of the paper from the roll. The centering mechanism may be locked when the cover is closed to prevent movement of the gear, and the spindle members and racks coupled thereto. A removable RF communication module may be provided in the printer to enable communication with a host terminal or computer system.

    摘要翻译: 提供用于在一卷纸或标签纸上打印的便携式打印机,其具有与卷的宽度的自动打印对齐。 便携式打印机具有壳体,该壳体具有用于接收辊的隔室,用于接近辊的盖和用于辊的定心机构。 定心机构具有两个可旋转的主轴构件,该隔间可与辊的管状芯的相对端相接合,以及一对齿条,每个齿条联接到一个心轴构件,并通过一个齿轮相互连接,以使每个心轴 构件相对于心轴构件之间的中心在相反方向上移动。 定心机构的位置是光学,磁性或机电编码,传感器读取定心机构的编码位置。 控制器根据由传感器读取的编码位置自动对准相对于卷的宽度的打印,从而防止从卷的宽度以外的打印。 当盖关闭时,定心机构可以被锁定,以防止齿轮的移动,以及联接到其上的主轴构件和机架。 可以在打印机中提供可拆卸的RF通信模块,以实现与主机终端或计算机系统的通信。

    PRINTER MOBILITY AND SCALABILITY
    7.
    发明申请
    PRINTER MOBILITY AND SCALABILITY 有权
    打印机移动性和可扩展性

    公开(公告)号:US20110273860A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-11-10

    申请号:US13085438

    申请日:2011-04-12

    IPC分类号: H05K9/00 H05K13/00

    摘要: Provided herein are devices, methods and other means, including those related to printers, as well as computer readable media for storing code to execute instructions for a device, and other systems for providing and supporting mobile printing and other types of devices. The circuit boards of a device can each be dedicated to different types of functionality and be installed into the device without the use of fasteners. In some embodiments, the printer's housing can include a base portion and a defining portion, where the defining portion largely defines the printer's shape, size and aesthetics and the base portion defines the printer's minimum size. Also provided herein is a removable belt clip that may be affixed to a portable printer and/or other device.

    摘要翻译: 本文提供了包括与打印机有关的设备,方法和其他方式,以及用于存储用于执行设备的指令的代码的计算机可读介质,以及用于提供和支持移动打印和其他类型的设备的其他系统。 设备的电路板可以各自专用于不同类型的功能,并且在不使用紧固件的情况下安装到设备中。 在一些实施例中,打印机的壳体可以包括基部和限定部分,其中限定部分大部分限定打印机的形状,尺寸和美观性,并且基部限定打印机的最小尺寸。 本文还提供了可以固定到便携式打印机和/或其他设备的可拆卸带夹。

    PORTABLE PRINTER
    8.
    发明申请
    PORTABLE PRINTER 有权
    便携式打印机

    公开(公告)号:US20090317161A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-12-24

    申请号:US12488138

    申请日:2009-06-19

    IPC分类号: B41J35/28

    摘要: Devices, systems and methods for a portable printer are provided. Personnel utilize features of the printer to manage products, store information on labels, and aid in shipping. A low battery shut-off feature shuts down the printer at a set battery power percentage; a battery charge control feature controls battery charging to stay within a set range of state of charge values to ensure longer battery life; a ribbon cartridge insertion feature allows for easy replacement of the ribbon cartridge; ribbon cartridge locating features lock the ribbon cartridge into place for printing; a ribbon guiding feature adjusts the ribbon during printing to reduce wrinkles; an RFID coupler mounting feature mounts and shields an RFID coupler inside the printer; a media guide locking feature fixes the media position to prevent misalignment; and a media alignment feature allows the user to properly align the media with the printhead during installation.

    摘要翻译: 提供便携式打印机的设备,系统和方法。 人员利用打印机的功能来管理产品,在标签上存储信息,并帮助运输。 低电量关闭功能以设定的电池电量百分比关闭打印机; 电池充电控制功能控制电池充电以保持在设定的充电状态范围内,以确保更长的电池寿命; 色带盒插入功能可以方便地更换色带盒; 色带盒定位功能将色带盒锁定到位进行打印; 色带引导功能在打印过程中调节色带以减少皱纹; RFID耦合器安装特征将RFID耦合器安装并屏蔽在打印机内部; 介质导向器锁定功能固定介质位置以防止未对准; 并且介质对准功能允许用户在安装期间将介质与打印头正确对准。

    Portable printer with spindle members for rotationally mounting media rolls of different core diameters
    9.
    发明授权
    Portable printer with spindle members for rotationally mounting media rolls of different core diameters 有权
    便携式打印机,带有主轴构件,用于旋转安装不同芯径的介质辊

    公开(公告)号:US06874958B1

    公开(公告)日:2005-04-05

    申请号:US10783102

    申请日:2004-02-20

    摘要: A portable printer is provided having a housing with a compartment for a roll of media and two spindle members coupled to roll positioning mechanism in the compartment. Each spindle member has tow sides with different diameter conical surfaces and is reversibly mountable in the printer to select such conical surface having a diameter for engaging the core diameter of a roll mounted between the spindle members. Each of the spindle members is reversible in the printer to enable presentation of two different diameter conical surfaces for engaging two different diameter roll cores in the printer. The conical surfaces can also reshape the ends of a crushed roll core from a oval to a circular cross-sectional shape when the spindle members are urged towards each other by the roll positioning mechanism into the ends of the roll core, thereby providing for proper rotational mounting of such roll in the printer.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种便携式打印机,其具有壳体,该壳体具有用于一卷介质的隔室和联接到隔室中的辊定位机构的两个主轴构件。 每个心轴构件具有两侧具有不同直径的锥形表面,并且可逆地安装在打印机中以选择具有用于接合安装在心轴构件之间的辊的芯直径的直径的锥形表面。 每个主轴构件在打印机中是可逆的,以便呈现两个不同直径的锥形表面,用于接合打印机中的两个不同直径的卷芯。 当主轴构件通过辊定位机构相互推压到辊芯的端部中时,锥形表面还可以将压碎辊芯的端部从椭圆形截面形状改变为圆形横截面形状,从而提供适当的旋转 将这种辊安装在打印机中。