Apparatus and method for printing and laminating media

    公开(公告)号:US06908192B2

    公开(公告)日:2005-06-21

    申请号:US10629413

    申请日:2003-07-29

    IPC分类号: B32B38/14 B41J11/00 B41J2/01

    CPC分类号: B32B38/14 B41J11/0015

    摘要: A printing apparatus comprises a printing device and a laminating device that work in an integrated operation, such that in normal operation the print media extends between the printing device and the laminating device; the printing device comprises means for printing at least one plot on said media while it advances in a first media advance direction, and the laminating device comprises means for laminating at least one printed plot in a second advance direction of said print media which is opposite to said first advance direction. The laminating device may comprise means for selectively inactivating lamination when print media travels therethrough.A method for printing and laminating at least part of a print media in an integrated operation is such that printing of at least one plot is performed in a first advance direction of said print media and subsequent laminating of at least one printed plot is performed in a second advance direction of said print media, opposite to said first advance direction.

    Controlling print media advance in hardcopy process
    7.
    发明申请
    Controlling print media advance in hardcopy process 审中-公开
    控制打印介质的硬拷贝过程

    公开(公告)号:US20070085891A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-04-19

    申请号:US11248157

    申请日:2005-10-13

    IPC分类号: B41J2/01

    CPC分类号: B41J11/425

    摘要: In a hardcopy device, a print media advance mechanism for moving a print media past a printhead and including a device for adjusting the size of successive advance movements in dependence n printing parameters, the adjusting device is capable of adjusting said size to have an increased resolution, at least in a part of said range. In some embodiments the hardcopy device is set in dependence or one or more of: print mode being employed, ink density, print media width and whether a sheet or roll media is being employed. In some embodiments, a printing operation is preceded by calibrating operation in which a plurality of patterns are printed corresponding to different sizes of media advance and a user selects the optimal value based on visual inspection of the patterns; the different sizes are distributed within a range of values in a non-linear manner.

    摘要翻译: 在硬拷贝装置中,打印介质提前机构用于使打印介质移动通过打印头并且包括用于根据n个打印参数来调整连续提前移动的尺寸的装置,调节装置能够调整所述大小以具有增加的分辨率 ,至少在所述范围的一部分中。 在一些实施例中,硬拷贝装置依次设置,或者采用以下各项中的一个或多个:使用打印模式,墨密度,打印介质宽度以及是使用片材还是卷筒介质。 在一些实施例中,打印操作之前是校准操作,其中根据不同尺寸的介质提前打印多个图案,并且用户基于图案的目视检查来选择最佳值; 不同的尺寸以非线性方式分布在值的范围内。

    Method for assessing color performance in a printing device
    8.
    发明授权
    Method for assessing color performance in a printing device 失效
    用于评估打印装置中的颜色性能的方法

    公开(公告)号:US06739699B1

    公开(公告)日:2004-05-25

    申请号:US10453554

    申请日:2003-06-04

    IPC分类号: B41J221

    CPC分类号: B41J2/2107

    摘要: A method for assessing color performance in a printing device, which is provided with color printing means for printing at least three primary color inks, comprises the steps of: (a) providing a printing file for printing at least one color scale, said scale comprising: a plurality of colored regions defined by substantially equal amounts of a first primary color ink and of a second primary color ink and a variable amount of a third primary color ink, said amount of third primary color ink increasing progressively from each region to the adjacent region in one direction of the scale, and a transition region defined by substantially equal amounts of the three primary color inks; (b) printing said printing file with said printing device to obtain a printed color scale; and (c) visually analysing the printed color scale to assess the performance of said color printing means for printing said third primary color ink, on the basis of the position of the transition region along the color scale.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于评估打印装置中的颜色性能的方法,其具有用于打印至少三种原色油墨的彩色打印装置,包括以下步骤:(a)提供用于打印至少一个色标的打印文件,所述刻度尺包括 :由基本上相等量的第一原色墨水和第二原色墨水和可变量的第三原色墨水定义的多个着色区域,所述第三原色墨水量从每个区域逐渐增加到相邻的 区域,以及由基本相等量的三原色油墨限定的过渡区域;(b)用所述打印装置打印所述打印文件以获得打印的色标; 以及(c)基于沿着色标的过渡区域的位置,目视分析打印的色标以评估用于打印所述第三基色油墨的所述彩色打印装置的性能。

    Calibration method for a printer
    9.
    发明授权
    Calibration method for a printer 有权
    打印机校准方法

    公开(公告)号:US08136910B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-03-20

    申请号:US11448135

    申请日:2006-06-07

    IPC分类号: B41J29/393 B41J23/00

    CPC分类号: B41J29/393

    摘要: The invention relates to a calibration method for a printer having a mechanism for advancing a medium in a direction of media advance comprising the following steps: (a) providing a printhead, the printhead having a swath height in the direction of media advance; (b) providing an estimate of either the swath height or the characteristic of the mechanism; (c) printing a base pattern on a medium using the printhead; (d) printing an overlay pattern on the medium using the printhead to form an interference pattern; (e) advance the medium of a predetermined distance using the mechanism at a time between the printing of the base pattern and the printing of the overlay pattern; (f) analyze an optical evaluation of the interference pattern; (g) evaluate as either: (i) the swath height if the characteristic of the mechanism is known or estimated; or (ii) the characteristic of the mechanism if the swath height is known or estimated.

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及一种用于打印机的校准方法,所述打印机具有用于在介质方向推进介质的机构,包括以下步骤:(a)提供打印头,所述打印头沿着介质推进的方向具有条纹高度; (b)提供该机制的条纹高度或特征的估计值; (c)使用打印头在介质上印刷基底图案; (d)使用打印头在介质上打印覆盖图案以形成干涉图案; (e)在打印基本图案和打印覆盖图案之间的时间,使用机构推进预定距离的介质; (f)分析干涉图案的光学评估; (g)评估为:(i)如果机制的特征已知或估计,则幅度高度; 或(ii)机制的特征,如果幅高是已知或估计的。

    Method and printer for multi-pass page-wide array printing
    10.
    发明授权
    Method and printer for multi-pass page-wide array printing 有权
    方法和打印机用于多遍全页阵列打印

    公开(公告)号:US08057010B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-11-15

    申请号:US12240305

    申请日:2008-09-29

    IPC分类号: B41J23/00

    摘要: A method of printing an image on a substrate using a page-wide-array printer and a page wide array printer is provided. The method includes printing a first portion of the image as relative movement occurs between the substrate and the print heads, and printing a second portion of the image as relative movement occurs between the substrate and the print heads, such that there exists an area of overlap between the first portion of the image and the second portion of the image. The substrate may be moved in a first direction relative to the print heads whilst the first portion of the image is printed, moved in a second direction opposite to the first direction; and moved in the first direction again whilst the second portion of the image is printed. The substrate may be printed whilst the substrate is moved in the second direction.

    摘要翻译: 提供了使用页面宽阵列打印机和页面宽阵列打印机在基板上打印图像的方法。 该方法包括当在基板和打印头之间发生相对运动时打印图像的第一部分,以及当在基板和打印头之间发生相对运动时打印图像的第二部分,使得存在重叠区域 在图像的第一部分和图像的第二部分之间。 衬底可以相对于打印头在第一方向上移动,同时图像的第一部分被打印,沿与第一方向相反的第二方向移动; 并且在打印图像的第二部分的同时再次沿着第一方向移动。 衬底可以在衬底沿第二方向移动的同时进行印刷。