System for use in handling media
    2.
    发明授权
    System for use in handling media 失效
    用于处理媒体的系统

    公开(公告)号:US5603493A

    公开(公告)日:1997-02-18

    申请号:US348624

    申请日:1994-12-03

    申请人: Kieran B. Kelly

    发明人: Kieran B. Kelly

    IPC分类号: B65H29/70

    CPC分类号: B65H29/70

    摘要: A sheet media handling system is provided for use in supporting a sheet which has been expelled from an ink-jet printer's output port while ink on a preceding sheet is allowed time to dry. The system employs a guide mechanism with an elongate channel which receives a predetermined side edge of an expelled sheet. The channel is provided with an elongate first channel segment which extends in substantially parallel fashion with a generally horizontal media outflow axis, and an elongate second channel segment which turns upwardly and inwardly from the first channel segment, thereby establishing a sheet-stiffening bow in the expelled sheet.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种纸张介质处理系统,用于支持已经从喷墨打印机的输出端口排出的纸张,同时允许在前一张纸上的油墨可以干燥。 该系统采用具有细长通道的引导机构,该细长通道接纳排出片材的预定侧边缘。 通道设置有细长的第一通道段,该第一通道段基本上与大体上水平的介质流出轴线平行地延伸,以及从第一通道段向上和向内转动的细长的第二通道段,从而在 被排出的表。

    Method and apparatus for creating or restoring high friction surface to
media roller
    3.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for creating or restoring high friction surface to media roller 失效
    用于创建或恢复高摩擦表面到介质辊的方法和设备

    公开(公告)号:US5564970A

    公开(公告)日:1996-10-15

    申请号:US340778

    申请日:1994-11-17

    摘要: A method and apparatus is achieved for creating or restoring a high friction surface to a drive roller 52. Abrasive pads 12 define a scrubbing surface for acting upon a media roller's surface 54-58. As the roller's surface is scrubbed, creping occurs which increases the surface's coefficient of friction, and more particularly, the coefficient of friction between the roller and media sheet ("COF(rm)"). In one embodiment, the creping apparatus is formed by a pair of plates 16, 18 hinged along one edge 30 and open along an opposite edge 28. A spring 19 is positioned between the plates biasing the plates apart at the open end. One or more abrasive pads are attached to the outer surface of one plate 18. The spring is selected to provide a specific biasing force. To create or restore a high friction surface, the apparatus 10 is positioned adjacent to the roller 52. By approximately defining the force applied between the roller 52 and abrasive pads 12 and by using an abrasive pad of known grit, initially surface contaminants, if any, are scrubbed from the roller surface 54-58. As the scrubbing continues, the elastomer surface 54-58 begins to fatigue. Small pieces of rubber tear from the surface while scrubbing the fatigued surface. After several minutes of operation, the scrubbing action generates a creped surface having an increased coefficient of friction.

    摘要翻译: 实现了用于创建或恢复驱动辊52的高摩擦表面的方法和装置。磨料垫12限定用于作用在介质辊表面54-58上的擦洗表面。 当辊的表面被擦洗时,发生起皱,这增加了表面的摩擦系数,更具体地说,辊和介质片之间的摩擦系数(“COF(rm)”))。 在一个实施例中,起皱装置由沿着一个边缘30铰接并沿着相对边缘28敞开的一对板16,18形成。弹簧19定位在板之间,该板在开口端偏置板。 一个或多个研磨垫附接到一个板18的外表面。弹簧被选择以提供特定的偏压力。 为了创建或恢复高摩擦表面,装置10定位成与辊52相邻。通过大致限定施加在辊52和磨料垫12之间的力并通过使用已知砂粒的研磨垫,最初的表面污染物(如果有的话) 从辊表面54-58擦洗。 随着擦洗继续,弹性体表面54-58开始疲劳。 小块橡胶从表面撕裂,同时擦洗疲劳的表面。 经过几分钟的操作,洗涤动作产生具有增加的摩擦系数的起皱表面。

    Combination pinch roller and carriage guide for printer
    6.
    发明授权
    Combination pinch roller and carriage guide for printer 失效
    打印机组合键盘滚筒和运输指南

    公开(公告)号:US5087141A

    公开(公告)日:1992-02-11

    申请号:US452908

    申请日:1989-12-19

    申请人: Kieran B. Kelly

    发明人: Kieran B. Kelly

    CPC分类号: B41J25/3082 B41J25/308

    摘要: A printer in which a single pinch roller serves the dual function of a pinch roller cooperating with the drive roller to feed paper to the printing zone, and a carriage guide to guide movement of the printhead carriage. This roller automatically properly references the printhead to the printing surface, regardless of paper thickness. The printhead carriage, which is pivotally mounted to a carriage guide rod, rests in contact with and rides along the roller. Preferably, the center of gravity of the printhead carriage is spaced from the carriage guide rod and is disposed above the pinch roller, and the pinch roller is spaced from the carriage guide rod, so that the printhead carriage is preloaded into continual contact with the carriage guide rod. The carriage guide rod may be disposed either on the same side of the printhead carriage as the pinch roller, or on the opposite side of the carriage from the pinch roller.

    Dual axis paper drive
    7.
    发明授权
    Dual axis paper drive 失效
    双轴纸驱动

    公开(公告)号:US4759649A

    公开(公告)日:1988-07-26

    申请号:US18242

    申请日:1987-02-24

    CPC分类号: B41J11/28 B41J15/16

    摘要: Method and apparatus are provided for moving perforated continuous paper (10) through a dual axis printer (12), with both axes (14, 30) driven, while regulating the feed with the perforations and maintaining a controlled tension (38a) in the paper between the two driven axes. The novel approach in this invention is the addition of a set of spring-loaded friction surfaces (56a-62a), incorporated into a gear transmission (50), which limit the amount of torque which can be transmitted to the unregulated drive axis, with the direct effect of controlling the tension in the paper between the two axes.In order to create this tension, the unregulated axis is driven at a slightly greater speed than the regulated axis (with speed measured in terms of inches of paper per revolution of the driven gear (20)). In normal operation, the slack in the paper is taken up, to the point at which the tension is at the correct level, and then enough slip occurs at the friction surfaces to drive the same amount of paper at both the regulated drive (16) and unregulated drive (32). The unregulated drive is only overdriven slightly (e.g., about 0.2%) to allow accurate feeding of single sheets (which are not driven by the regulated drive). This slight overdrive requires only minimal slip at the friction surfaces when driving continuous paper and thus keeps the amount of wear small.

    摘要翻译: 提供了用于通过双轴打印机(12)移动穿孔连续纸(10)的方法和装置,其中两个轴线(14,30)被驱动,同时用穿孔调节进给并且保持纸张中的受控张力(38a) 在两个从动轴之间。 本发明中的新颖方法是加入一组弹簧加载的摩擦表面(56a-62a),该弹簧加载的摩擦表面(56a-62a)被结合到齿轮传动装置(50)中,该齿轮传动装置(50)限制可传递到未调节的驱动轴的转矩的量, 控制两轴之间纸张张力的直接效果。 为了产生这种张力,未调节的轴线以比调节轴线稍快的速度被驱动(以从动齿轮(20)的每转一英寸的纸张的速度来测量)。 在正常操作中,纸张的松弛被吸收到张力处于正确水平的位置,然后在摩擦表面发生足够的滑动,以在调节驱动器(16)处驱动相同量的纸张, 和非稳压驱动器(32)。 未调节的驱动器仅稍微过载(例如,大约0.2%),以允许精确地馈送单个片材(其不被调节的驱动器驱动)。 这种轻微的超速传动在驱动连续纸时只需要在摩擦表面上的最小滑动,从而保持磨损量较小。

    Method and apparatus for print media detection
    8.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for print media detection 失效
    打印介质检测方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US06364556B1

    公开(公告)日:2002-04-02

    申请号:US09470812

    申请日:1999-12-22

    IPC分类号: B41J2942

    CPC分类号: B65H7/125 B65H2553/412

    摘要: A multi-purpose, transmissive paper sensor includes a light beam projector and light detector having an analog output signal. Changes in the output signal from an open loop condition indicate the presences of at least one print medium being in the field-of-view of the sensor. Output signals indicative of print media leading edge, trailing edge, and number of sheets interrupting the light beam provide improved print media transport control for hard copy apparatus.

    摘要翻译: 一种多用途的透射纸传感器包括具有模拟输出信号的光束投影仪和光检测器。 来自开环状态的输出信号的变化表示至少一个打印介质的存在位于传感器的视场中。 指示打印介质前端,后端和中断光束的纸张数量的输出信号为硬拷贝设备提供改进的打印介质传送控制。

    Ink jet printing apparatus with air purge function
    9.
    发明授权
    Ink jet printing apparatus with air purge function 有权
    具有空气净化功能的喷墨打印设备

    公开(公告)号:US06193363B1

    公开(公告)日:2001-02-27

    申请号:US09300794

    申请日:1999-04-27

    申请人: Kieran B. Kelly

    发明人: Kieran B. Kelly

    IPC分类号: B41J2175

    CPC分类号: B41J2/17556 B41J2/17596

    摘要: An ink jet printing system with a pen body having a first chamber and a second chamber. A print head on the pen body is connected to the second chamber, and an ink-transmissive barrier separates the second chamber from the first chamber. A pump is connected to the pen body in communication with the first chamber, and operates to generate a positive pressure in the first chamber to motivate ink from the first chamber, through the barrier, and into the second chamber. An ink supply cartridge may be provided that removably connects to the pen body, and which has openings in registration with corresponding openings in the pen body into the first and second chambers, respectively. A sliding shutter or other valve may be provided on each of the pen body and the cartridge to close the openings when the cartridge is removed from the pen body. An actuator portion of the cartridge may operate to engage the pump upon installation of the cartridge, and to displace any gas bubble from the second chamber to the supply cartridge; upon disengagement of the cartridge, the actuator may release the pump, drawing ink from the cartridge into the first chamber.

    摘要翻译: 一种具有笔体的喷墨打印系统,其具有第一室和第二室。 笔体上的打印头连接到第二腔室,并且透墨屏障将第二腔室与第一腔室分开。 泵连接到与第一室连通的笔体,并且操作以在第一室中产生正压以激励来自第一室,通过屏障的墨并进入第二室。 可以提供墨水供应盒,其可拆卸地连接到笔体,并且其分别具有与笔体中的相应开口对准的开口分别插入到第一和第二腔室中。 可以在笔体和盒中的每一个上设置滑动快门或其它阀,以在将墨盒从笔体移除时封闭开口。 盒的致动器部分可以在安装盒时操作以接合泵,并且将任何气泡从第二室移动到供应盒; 在墨盒脱离时,致动器可以释放泵,将墨水从墨盒吸入第一腔室。

    Print media handling and ejection system

    公开(公告)号:US5730537A

    公开(公告)日:1998-03-24

    申请号:US821969

    申请日:1997-03-13

    摘要: A second feed roller of smaller diameter than a first feed roller is included in a media handling system. A print zone is located adjacent to the second feed roller away from the first feed roller to lower the location of the print zone. During ejection, a pivot mechanism moves from a first position adjacent to the printhead to an intermediary position. This causes arms to extend and rails to retract. The motions then pause and/or reverse, prior to full extension and full retraction. Next, the pivot mechanism moves to a second position causing the arms to fully extend and the rails to fully retract. The varied motion (e.g., pause and/or reversal) assures that the arms push at an edge of the media sheet to reliably move a media sheet into an output tray without the media sheet sailing from the printer.