公开(公告)号：US20180281379A1

公开(公告)日：2018-10-04

申请号：US15477181

申请日：2017-04-03

申请人： Xerox Corporation

发明人： Kelly BURTON ,  Christopher Douglas ATWOOD ,  Elizabeth M. CROSSEN ,  Annie LIU

IPC分类号： B41F27/00 ,  B41F27/14 ,  B41J3/407 ,  G03B27/64 ,  B25H3/00 ,  B41J11/00

摘要： What is disclosed is an object holder for securely retaining an object while it is being printed in a direct-to-object print system and a direct-to-object print system configured to use various embodiments of the object holder of the present invention. In one embodiment, the object holder comprises a shuttle mount configured to slideably traverse a support member positioned parallel to a plane formed by at least one printhead configured to eject marking material on to a surface of an object. A memory foam is attached to the shuttle mount. A vacuum pump is used to withdraw a volume of air through a hole in the memory foam such that, a difference in air pressure causes an object to be pressed against the face of the memory foam causing the foam to partially deform to the object's shape.

公开(公告)号：US20180281457A1

公开(公告)日：2018-10-04

申请号：US15477198

申请日：2017-04-03

申请人： Xerox Corporation

发明人： Annie LIU ,  Christopher Douglas ATWOOD ,  Kelly BURTON ,  Elizabeth M. CROSSEN

IPC分类号： B41J3/407 ,  B41J2/01

CPC分类号： B41J3/4073 ,  B41M1/40 ,  B41M5/0088

摘要： What is disclosed is an object holder for securely retaining a 3-dimensional object while it is being printed in a direct-to-object print system and a direct-to-object print system configured to use various embodiments of the object holder of the present invention. In one embodiment, the object holder comprises a frame configured to slideably traverse a support member positioned parallel to a plane formed by at least one printhead configured to eject marking material on to a surface of an object. A flexible belt is positioned around an inside of the frame to form a circle. One end of the belt is fixed to the frame. An opposite end of the belt passes through an opening in a side of the frame. Pulling the belt through the opening tightens the belt encircled around the object in the frame. A lock prevents the belt from loosening after it has been pulled tight.

公开(公告)号：US20180281456A1

公开(公告)日：2018-10-04

申请号：US15477156

申请日：2017-04-03

申请人： Xerox Corporation

发明人： Paul J. MCCONVILLE ,  Jason M. LEFEVRE ,  Chu-Heng LIU ,  Douglas K. HERRMANN ,  Kelly BURTON ,  Christopher Douglas ATWOOD ,  Elizabeth M. CROSSEN ,  Annie LIU

IPC分类号： B41J3/407 ,  B41F17/00 ,  B41J3/38 ,  B41J11/42 ,  B41J13/12 ,  B41F33/00

CPC分类号： H04N1/00129 ,  B41F17/002 ,  B41F17/006 ,  B41J3/4073 ,  H04N1/00278 ,  H04N1/00326 ,  H04N1/00342 ,  H04N1/00411 ,  H04N1/0044 ,  H04N1/3872 ,  H04N1/3877 ,  H04N1/393 ,  H04N2201/0084

摘要： What is disclosed is system which facilitates the application of a mark to a surface of an object in a direct-to-object print system and a direct-to-object print system configured to use various embodiments of the present marking system. The present marking system comprises a camera for capturing an image of an object retained by an object holder configured to slideably traverse a support member positioned to be parallel to a plane formed by at least one printhead configured to eject in onto a surface of the object. A processor receives an image of an object held and communicates the image to a display. A mark to be printed on the object is retrieved and overlaid on the object in the image. A location of the overlaid mark is determined and communicated to a controller which causes the printhead to print the mark on the object at the location.