PRINTING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PURGING PRINT MEDIA
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    发明申请
    PRINTING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PURGING PRINT MEDIA 审中-公开
    打印介质的打印系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20090110411A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-04-30

    申请号:US11931231

    申请日:2007-10-31

    IPC分类号: G03G15/00

    摘要: In a printing system having multiple document finishing assemblies, it is sometimes necessary to purge the system of print media which, as a result of a jam or other operational malfunction, remain within the printing system in an unfinished, unprinted, or otherwise undesirable condition. These “purge sheets” can be delivered to a separate purge tray provided at each document finishing assembly. A printing system having numerous document finishing assemblies will typically have a corresponding number of purge trays which must be cleared individually by an operator, which is inefficient and burdensome. The present disclosure provides a printing system and method which, in the event of a jam, consolidates purge sheets into a minimal number of purge trays. By minimizing the number of purge trays which must be cleared by an operator, efficiency gains and productivity increases can be realized. Additionally, the disclosed printing system is responsive to subsequent or multiple jams by diverting purge sheets to the minimal number of remaining purge trays. Exemplary embodiments of the disclosed purging algorithm are presented wherein purging is coordinated by the document finishing assemblies using a decentralized daisy-chain architecture, and wherein the purging is coordinated by a controller using a centralized architecture.

    摘要翻译: 在具有多个文件整理组件的打印系统中,有时需要清除由于卡纸或其他操作故障而导致的打印介质系统在未完成的,未打印的或其他不期望的状态下保持在打印系统内。 这些“清除纸”可以被输送到在每个文件整理组件处提供的单独的清洗盘。 具有许多文件整理组件的打印系统通常将具有相应数量的清洁纸盘,该清洁纸盘必须由操作者单独清除,这是无效率和繁重的。 本公开提供了一种打印系统和方法,其在堵塞的情况下将清洗纸合并到最少数量的清洗纸盘中。 通过最小化操作员必须清除的清除纸盘的数量,可以实现效率提高和生产率提高。 此外,所公开的打印系统通过将清洗纸转移到最少数量的剩余清洗纸盘来响应后续或多次卡纸。 提出了所公开的净化算法的示例性实施例,其中清除由文档整理组件使用分散式菊花链架构协调,并且其中清除由使用集中式架构的控制器协调。