Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a color printer which allows more accurate registration of images and excludes mutual influences between processing stations, and has a higher flexibility of productivity and device configuration. SOLUTION: A free sheet tandem color printing system comprises a plurality of print engines, having a predetermined paper path and a plurality of stations; transfix stations, each of which is included as one of the plurality of stations within each of the print engines; and registration systems which are provided above respective transfix stations and are configured, so as to position the leading edge of each sheet transported within the predetermined paper path so that it engages a nip at the transfix station at a precise time. COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To efficiently shorten a medium processing passage to enhance the reliability of the processing passage and to reduce the size of the whole machine in a parallel printing system. SOLUTION: The printing system 10 is provided with a plurality of marking engines 12, 14, a paper feeding device and a medium outlet conveying part; a highway passage 24 for conveying documents at a first speed through the system; and a reverser 92 disposed between the highway passage 24 and at least one marking engine 12. The reverser 92 is constituted to selectively reverse and convey the documents at a second speed (slower than the first speed for image formation) through at least one marking engine 12 and to buffer the difference between the first speed and second speed (to prevent influence caused by the speed difference between the first speed and second speed). COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To perform accurate positional control of a printer with respect to a paper without requiring an expensive encoder in an imaging system employing multiscan printing. SOLUTION: An imaging system 100 comprises a paper handling surface 110 having an uneven mark 250 intersecting the axis and moving a paper 120 in a direction substantially parallel with the axis, a carriage 130 mounted slidably on the paper handling surface 110 and adapted to contain a printer 140 sliding in a direction substantially orthogonal to the axis and parallel with the paper handling surface 110, and an optical sensor 200 arranged to be disposed in the axial direction during movement of the paper handling surface 110 and to detect movement of the paper handling surface 110 relative to the carriage 130 by monitoring the mark 250.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent image artifacts, regarding a system and method for substrate medium handling in a marking station providing a high motion quality transfer of the substrate medium from the marking zone to downstream handling apparatus.SOLUTION: A medium transport apparatus includes a first medium transport, having a first transport surface and a first drive unit, operative to convey the substrate medium. A second medium transport having a second transport surface and a second drive unit receives the substrate medium from the first transport to convey the substrate medium. A first force transducer measures a first relative force between the first medium transport and the second medium transport, and outputs a first force signal associated with the first relative force. A control unit receives the first relative force signal, and outputs a control signal that is dependent upon the comparison of the first relative force signal with a predetermined value to at least one of the first and second drive units. The first control signal commands the first or second drive unit to drive the motion of each of the first or second medium transport to maintain the force signal at or about no greater than the predetermined value.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an improved alignment method and a device corresponding to non-uniformiy of an edge shape of a belt.SOLUTION: The method detects a first lateral interval of an edge of a belt loop supported by rollers in an apparatus using a first sensor to find an amount of a difference amount of the alignment of the edge of the belt loop relative to a known alignment position. The method also detects a second lateral interval of the edge of the belt loop in the apparatus relative to the known alignment position using a second sensor, and determines the non-linear shape of the edge of the belt loop based on the second lateral interval of the edge of the belt loop detected by the second sensor. Moreover, the method corrects the difference amount of the alignment detected by the first sensor based on the non-linear shape of the edge of the belt loop to generate a corrected difference value of the alignment and adjust the current lateral position of the belt loop in the apparatus relative to the known alignment position based on the corrected difference value of the alignment.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce the power consumption of a printing web system. SOLUTION: The system comprises a delivery shaft 170, a winding shaft 180, a processing system 140, a driving route 130 going from the delivery shaft through the processing system to the winding shaft, a driving motor 195 positioned along the driving route, and a continuously variable ratio transmission 190 equipped with a first shaft and a second shaft which are connected to each other via power transfer connection. The first shaft is connected to the delivery shaft, and the second shaft is connected to the winding shaft. The delivery shaft and the winding shaft 180 can be driven by one motor. Otherwise, the delivery shaft and the winding shaft can be driven by small motors. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve color to color registration in a color calibration method for a printing method. SOLUTION: This method comprises a step to print a plurality of multi-color images, a step to measure the relative positions of a first portion of each multi-color image having a first color of each image and a second portion of each multi-color image having a second color of each image, a step to compare at least one difference between the position of the first portion and the position of the second portion for generating a list of positional errors with at least one desired difference between the position of the first portion and the position of the second portion regarding each image, a step to use a least square regression analysis of the list of positional errors, in order to decide a movement required for arranging the first portion of each image to be successively generated within a desired degree of accuracy, and a step to adjust the arrangement of the first portion of each image to be generated successively by the decided amount of movement. COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a non-bulky printing system which maintains high productivity and high speeds. SOLUTION: An integrated printing system 10 includes generally vertically aligned image marking engines 100, 200 (or 150, 250) and generally horizontally aligned image marking engines 100, 150 (or 200, 250). The printing system 10 is provided with interface (intermediate) media transporting parts 11 and 12 for transporting media to the generally vertically aligned image marking engines and the generally horizontally aligned image marking engines. COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To match or register positions of images to be put one over another more accurately at low cost in an easy manner. SOLUTION: A plurality of rollers such as a drive roller 18 driving a photoconductive member belt 20 are mounted on a frame of an imaging device 10 and the belt 20 is wound around them; and exposure stations 45 and 58 relating to an imager 12 or 14 are arranged around them. A controller calculates an optimum value of an elapsed time up to when an imager 14 such as an LED begins to generate a light output to image a line based upon the time when an imager 12 such as ROS beings to generate a light output to image an object line of multi-color imaging, information received from an angular position sensor 16 detecting the phase angle of the drive roller 18, an angular position as a function of the phase angle of the drive roller 18, and information or a formula relating to the eccentric width or eccentricity of the drive roller 18, and the imager 14 to generate the light output is driven. COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a plurality of printers having high general-purpose property and flexibility and to provide a plurality of sheet finish machine sheet integration system. SOLUTION: This system 1 is provided with a plurality of sheet inlet regions P1 to P1 for receiving printed sheets from the plurality of printers 1 to 3, a plurality of sheet outlet regions F1 to F2 for different sheet finish devices 1 and 2, a sheet position detection module 54, and a sheet conveyance system part 42. The sheet conveyance system 42 includes sheet conveyance parts 40 arranged like tiles and is constituted in such a way that selective sheet parallel movement for conveying sheet selectively is given to selected one of the sheet outlet regions from selected one of the sheet inlet regions to supply sheet selectively to a selected sheet processing system from the selected printer. COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI