公开(公告)号：US07976012B2

公开(公告)日：2011-07-12

申请号：US12431179

申请日：2009-04-28

申请人： Linn C. Hoover ,  Henry T. Bober ,  Eun Suk Suh

发明人： Linn C. Hoover ,  Henry T. Bober ,  Eun Suk Suh

IPC分类号： B65H3/44

CPC分类号： B65H3/44 ,  B41J3/54 ,  B41J13/103 ,  B65H3/0661 ,  B65H5/26 ,  B65H29/60 ,  B65H2402/10 ,  B65H2405/331 ,  B65H2601/523 ,  B65H2801/06 ,  G03G15/6529 ,  G03G2215/00016

摘要： An integrated printing system is provided and includes a plurality of image marking engines, at least two media feeder modules, and a first forward substantially horizontal interface media transport integrated with the plurality of image marking engines and the at least two feeder modules for selectively transporting media from the at least one media feeder module to at least one image marking engine. The system further comprises a footprint, and at least one of the feeder modules having a first and a second paper feed tray, wherein the first and the second feed trays are canted upward at an angle from horizontal thereby reducing the footprint of the system.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种集成打印系统，包括多个图像打标引擎，至少两个介质供给器模块以及与多个图像打标引擎集成的第一前进基本上水平的界面介质传送器和用于选择性地传送介质的至少两个馈送器模块 从至少一个介质馈送器模块到至少一个图像标记引擎。 系统还包括占地面积，并且至少一个馈送模块具有第一和第二供纸托盘，其中第一和第二馈送托盘与水平面成一定角度向上倾斜，从而减小系统的占地面积。

公开(公告)号：US20100270728A1

公开(公告)日：2010-10-28

申请号：US12431179

申请日：2009-04-28

申请人： Linn C. Hoover ,  Henry T. Bober ,  Eun Suk Suh

发明人： Linn C. Hoover ,  Henry T. Bober ,  Eun Suk Suh

IPC分类号： B65H5/26

CPC分类号： B65H3/44 ,  B41J3/54 ,  B41J13/103 ,  B65H3/0661 ,  B65H5/26 ,  B65H29/60 ,  B65H2402/10 ,  B65H2405/331 ,  B65H2601/523 ,  B65H2801/06 ,  G03G15/6529 ,  G03G2215/00016

摘要： An integrated printing system is provided and includes a plurality of image marking engines, at least two media feeder modules, and a first forward substantially horizontal interface media transport integrated with the plurality of image marking engines and the at least two feeder modules for selectively transporting media from the at least one media feeder module to at least one image marking engine. The system further comprises a footprint, and at least one of the feeder modules having a first and a second paper feed tray, wherein the first and the second feed trays are canted upward at an angle from horizontal thereby reducing the footprint of the system.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种集成打印系统，包括多个图像打标引擎，至少两个介质供给器模块以及与多个图像打标引擎集成的第一前进基本上水平的界面介质传送器和用于选择性地传送介质的至少两个馈送器模块 从至少一个介质馈送器模块到至少一个图像标记引擎。 系统还包括占地面积，并且至少一个馈送模块具有第一和第二供纸托盘，其中第一和第二馈送托盘与水平面成一定角度向上倾斜，从而减小系统的占地面积。

公开(公告)号：US20100302331A1

公开(公告)日：2010-12-02

申请号：US12471778

申请日：2009-05-26

申请人： Henry T. Bober ,  Linn C. Hoover

发明人： Henry T. Bober ,  Linn C. Hoover

IPC分类号： B41J2/01

CPC分类号： B41J3/4073 ,  B41J11/0005 ,  B41J11/005 ,  B41J11/007 ,  B41J11/0085

摘要： A system for maintaining depth of focus in an ink jet printer between a series of print heads and corrugated media includes a vacuum transport in combination with an acquisition cylinder positioned upstream of the series of print heads in order to help the vacuum transport acquire the corrugated media and work in conjunction with a series of star wheels distributed about and positioned immediately adjacent to each of the series of print heads to suppress cross process direction curl.

摘要翻译： 用于在一系列打印头和波纹介质之间的喷墨打印机中保持焦点深度的系统包括与定位在一系列打印头上游的采集滚筒组合的真空输送，以帮助真空传送获得瓦楞介质 并与一系列星轮一起工作，这些星轮分布在每个打印头周围并紧邻每一个打印头，以抑制交叉过程方向卷曲。

公开(公告)号：US20100271649A1

公开(公告)日：2010-10-28

申请号：US12430271

申请日：2009-04-27

申请人： Eun Suk Suh ,  Henry T. Bober ,  William A. Blitz

发明人： Eun Suk Suh ,  Henry T. Bober ,  William A. Blitz

IPC分类号： G06F3/12

CPC分类号： G03G15/0178 ,  G03G15/50 ,  G03G2215/00021

摘要： Separate multicolorant and monochromatic digital image marking engines are operated concurrently for print jobs having both monochromatic and color images. The marked multicolorant image sheets are batch printed and held in a sheet buffer and interspersed in sequence with the monochromatic marked sheets without interrupting the faster monochromatic marking engine or requiring multiple unnecessary run cost increasing start up and shut down cycles of the multicolorant marking engine.

摘要翻译： 单独的多色和单色数字图像打标引擎同时用于具有单色和彩色图像的打印作业。 标记的多色图像片材被批量印刷并保持在片材缓冲器中，并且与单色标记片材顺序散布，而不会中断更快的单色打标引擎，或需要多次不必要的运行成本增加多色标记引擎的启动和关闭循环。

公开(公告)号：US20100244354A1

公开(公告)日：2010-09-30

申请号：US12413923

申请日：2009-03-30

申请人： Eun Suk Suh ,  Henry T. Bober

发明人： Eun Suk Suh ,  Henry T. Bober

IPC分类号： B65H15/00

CPC分类号： B65H29/60 ,  B65H2220/09 ,  B65H2301/33312 ,  B65H2301/4482 ,  B65H2404/63 ,  B65H2801/06

摘要： Disclosed is a sheet buffering and inverting device having a sheet transport path and multiple sheet inverter paths extending upward and/or downward there from. Sheets being transported through the sheet transport path are selectively diverted into the sheet inverter paths, held, and subsequently fed back into the sheet transport path such that they are inverted. Optionally, an additional sheet transport path can branch off the sheet transport path upstream of the sheet inverter paths and can connect to the distal end of each of the sheet inverter paths to allow sheets to be buffered without being inverted. This device can be incorporated into a discrete module of a modular printing system to ensure sheets are properly merged and oriented after processing by multiple printing engines. Alternatively, it can be incorporated into a standalone printing system to ensure sheets are properly buffered and/or inverted prior to processing by a single printing engine.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种片材缓冲和翻转装置，其具有片材传送路径和从那里向上和/或向下延伸的多个片材反转器路径。 通过片材输送路径输送的片材被选择性地转移到片材逆变器路径中，保持，并且随后被反馈回片材传送路径，使得它们被倒置。 可选地，附加的纸张传送路径可以从纸张反转器路径的上游分支离开纸张传送路径，并且可以连接到每个纸张反转器路径的远端，以允许纸张被缓冲而不被反转。 该装置可以结合到模块化印刷系统的分立模块中，以确保在由多个印刷引擎处理之后纸张被适当地合并和定向。 或者，可以将其并入独立的打印系统中，以确保在由单个打印引擎处理之前，纸张被适当地缓冲和/或倒转。

公开(公告)号：US08128088B2

公开(公告)日：2012-03-06

申请号：US12413923

申请日：2009-03-30

申请人： Eun Suk Suh ,  Henry T. Bober

发明人： Eun Suk Suh ,  Henry T. Bober

IPC分类号： B65H39/10

CPC分类号： B65H29/60 ,  B65H2220/09 ,  B65H2301/33312 ,  B65H2301/4482 ,  B65H2404/63 ,  B65H2801/06

摘要： Disclosed is a sheet buffering and inverting device having a sheet transport path and multiple sheet inverter paths extending upward and/or downward there from. Sheets being transported through the sheet transport path are selectively diverted into the sheet inverter paths, held, and subsequently fed back into the sheet transport path such that they are inverted. Optionally, an additional sheet transport path can branch off the sheet transport path upstream of the sheet inverter paths and can connect to the distal end of each of the sheet inverter paths to allow sheets to be buffered without being inverted. This device can be incorporated into a discrete module of a modular printing system to ensure sheets are properly merged and oriented after processing by multiple printing engines. Alternatively, it can be incorporated into a standalone printing system to ensure sheets are properly buffered and/or inverted prior to processing by a single printing engine.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种片材缓冲和翻转装置，其具有片材传送路径和从那里向上和/或向下延伸的多个片材反转器路径。 通过片材输送路径输送的片材被选择性地转移到片材逆变器路径中，保持，并且随后被反馈回片材传送路径，使得它们被倒置。 可选地，附加的纸张传送路径可以从纸张反转器路径的上游分支离开纸张传送路径，并且可以连接到每个纸张反转器路径的远端，以允许纸张被缓冲而不被反转。 该装置可以结合到模块化印刷系统的分立模块中，以确保在由多个印刷引擎处理之后纸张被适当地合并和定向。 或者，可以将其并入独立的打印系统中，以确保在由单个打印引擎处理之前，纸张被适当地缓冲和/或倒转。

公开(公告)号：US08284416B2

公开(公告)日：2012-10-09

申请号：US12430271

申请日：2009-04-27

申请人： Eun Suk Suh ,  Henry T. Bober ,  William A. Blitz

发明人： Eun Suk Suh ,  Henry T. Bober ,  William A. Blitz

IPC分类号： G06F3/12

CPC分类号： G03G15/0178 ,  G03G15/50 ,  G03G2215/00021

摘要： Separate multicolorant and monochromatic digital image marking engines are operated concurrently for print jobs having both monochromatic and color images. The marked multicolorant image sheets are batch printed and held in a sheet buffer and interspersed in sequence with the monochromatic marked sheets without interrupting the faster monochromatic marking engine or requiring multiple unnecessary run cost increasing start up and shut down cycles of the multicolorant marking engine.

摘要翻译： 单独的多色和单色数字图像打标引擎同时用于具有单色和彩色图像的打印作业。 标记的多色图像片材被批量印刷并保持在片材缓冲器中，并且与单色标记片材顺序散布，而不会中断更快的单色打标引擎，或需要多次不必要的运行成本增加多色标记引擎的启动和关闭循环。

公开(公告)号：US20100283200A1

公开(公告)日：2010-11-11

申请号：US12463439

申请日：2009-05-11

申请人： Henry T. Bober ,  Eun Suk Suh

发明人： Henry T. Bober ,  Eun Suk Suh

IPC分类号： B65H5/06 ,  B65H5/00

CPC分类号： B65H5/062 ,  B65H5/34 ,  B65H29/6627 ,  B65H2301/4213 ,  B65H2404/14211 ,  B65H2404/144

摘要： A novel media path mechanism which utilizes the position and/or motion of buffer nips to deflect the leading and trailing edges of the sheets entering the buffer to enable the sheets to be reliably shingled in the buffer media path. The sheets are stored in properly collated order until needed for insertion into the print stream. By shingling or overlapping successive sheets in close relationship in a row within the buffer, this process can greatly increase the volume of storage or parking of sheets within the buffer. This can significantly reduce the size or footprint of the buffer within the printing system or significantly increase the capacity of an existing system.

摘要翻译： 一种新颖的介质路径机制，其利用缓冲夹头的位置和/或运动来偏转进入缓冲器的片材的前缘和后缘，以使得片材可靠地贴合在缓冲介质路径中。 纸张按照正确的顺序存储，直到插入到打印流中为止。 通过在缓冲器内连续地连续或重叠连续的片材，该过程可以大大增加片材在缓冲器内的存储或停放的量。 这可以显着地减少打印系统内的缓冲器的尺寸或占地面积，或显着提高现有系统的容量。

公开(公告)号：US20100066008A1

公开(公告)日：2010-03-18

申请号：US12212969

申请日：2008-09-18

申请人： Linn C. Hoover ,  Henry T. Bober

发明人： Linn C. Hoover ,  Henry T. Bober

IPC分类号： B65H1/08

CPC分类号： B65H1/14 ,  B65H2220/09 ,  B65H2403/512 ,  B65H2403/533 ,  B65H2405/1117 ,  B65H2511/214 ,  B65H2801/06 ,  B65H2220/01 ,  B65H2220/11

摘要： Apparatus and method for controlling the slope angle of sheet stock in a feeder/loader for copying/printing where leading edge side of the stock is elevated by elevating one side of the support tray to position the top sheet for nudging into a nip. When the slope angle of the stock reaches a critical value, in one version, a separate elevating mechanism raises the opposite side of the support tray to prevent the slope angle from exceeding the critical value. In another version, the elevating mechanism for the opposite edge is connected to the elevating mechanism for the leading edge of the stack and raises the opposite edge when the sheet stock slope angle reaches a threshold value to prevent potential misfeed.

摘要翻译： 用于通过升高支撑托盘的一侧来抬起原料的前端侧来升高用于复印/印刷的进料器/装载机中的片材的倾斜角度的装置和方法，以将顶片定位以推进到辊隙中。 当库存的倾斜角度达到临界值时，在一个版本中，单独的升降机构将支撑托盘的相对侧升高以防止倾斜角度超过临界值。 在另一个版本中，当片材倾斜角度达到阈值时，用于相对边缘的升降机构连接到用于堆叠前缘的升降机构，并提升相对边缘，以防止误送。

公开(公告)号：US20100096795A1

公开(公告)日：2010-04-22

申请号：US12256053

申请日：2008-10-22

申请人： Henry T. Bober ,  Injae Choi ,  Linn C. Hoover ,  Peter J. Knausdorf

发明人： Henry T. Bober ,  Injae Choi ,  Linn C. Hoover ,  Peter J. Knausdorf

IPC分类号： B65H5/06

CPC分类号： B65H3/0684 ,  B65H3/5261 ,  B65H3/68 ,  B65H2801/06

摘要： A substrate feeding apparatus and a printing machine is provided herein for feeding substrates from a substrate stack having a nudger roll being selectively movable between a first position and a second position. In the first position, the nudger roll is in contiguous contact with a first substrate of the substrate stack for advancing the first substrate from the substrate stack. The first substrate having a lead edge and a trail edge, with the lead edge leading in a direction of advancement. In the second position, the nudger roll is not in contiguous contact with the substrate stack or the first substrate. A feed roll for further advancing the first substrate in the direction of advancement. A retard member forming a nip with the feed roll. The retard member is used for separating the first substrate from an adjacent second substrate. A guide baffle extending between the substrate stack and the nip, with the guide baffle configured to contact, and to guide, the first substrate as it advances in the direction of advancement from the nudger roll to the nip. The guide baffle provides an angular change in direction to the first substrate as the first substrate advances from the substrate stack to the nip. The guide baffle is configured such that as the lead edge of the first substrate enters the nip, the first substrate has portions thereof spaced from the guide baffle, with the spaced portions sagging towards the guide baffle to provide the first substrate with a concave profile. The nudger roll moves from the first position to the second position after the lead edge of the first substrate enters the nip.

摘要翻译： 本文提供了一种用于从具有可在第一位置和第二位置之间移动的微型滚筒的基板叠层馈送基板的基板馈送装置和印刷机。 在第一位置，微型滚筒与衬底叠层的第一衬底连续接触，用于使第一衬底从衬底叠层前进。 第一衬底具有引线边缘和引线边缘，引线边缘沿着前进方向引导。 在第二位置，微动辊不与衬底叠层或第一衬底连续接触。 一种进给辊，用于在推进方向上进一步前进第一基板。 减速构件与进给辊形成辊隙。 延迟构件用于将第一衬底与相邻的第二衬底分离。 引导挡板，其在所述基板叠层和所述辊隙之间延伸，所述引导挡板被构造成接触并引导所述第一基板，因为所述第一基板沿着从所述微型滚筒向所述辊隙前进的方向前进。 当第一衬底从衬底叠层前进到辊隙时，引导挡板提供与第一衬底的方向上的角度变化。 引导挡板被构造成使得当第一基板的引导边缘进入压区时，第一基板具有与引导挡板间隔开的部分，其间隔开的部分朝向引导挡板下垂以向第一基板提供凹形轮廓。 在第一基板的引线边缘进入压区之后，微型滚筒从第一位置移动到第二位置。