Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Inline skew and lateral measurement of a sheet during printing
- Patent Title (中): 印刷期间片材的直线偏斜和横向测量
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Application No.: US12399462Application Date: 2009-03-06
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Publication No.: US08573592B2Publication Date: 2013-11-05
- Inventor: Saurabh Prabhat
- Applicant: Saurabh Prabhat
- Applicant Address: US CT Norwalk
- Assignee: Xerox Corporation
- Current Assignee: Xerox Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US CT Norwalk
- Agency: Hoffmann & Baron, LLP
- Main IPC: B65H7/02
- IPC: B65H7/02

Abstract:
According to aspects illustrated herein, there is provided a method and system for measuring and controlling an angular orientation of a printed sheet along a feed path of a print making device, the printed sheet being a sheet of paper with a paper edge moving along the feed path and an image printed thereon. The method includes the following steps. First, moving the printed sheet past at least one pair of optical sensors to determine a first skew of the paper edge with respect to a first fixed reference and a second skew of the image with respect to a second fixed reference. Then, combining the first skew and the second skew to determine the total skew between the paper edge and the image. Finally, correcting the total skew for subsequent sheets using the first skew and the second skew information. Similar steps can be taken to determine the lateral positioning errors which can then be corrected.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100225051A1 INLINE SKEW AND LATERAL MEASUREMENT OF A SHEET DURING PRINTING Public/Granted day:2010-09-09
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