Sensor Configuration to Indicate Available Media of a Printer

    公开(公告)号:US20230339713A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-10-26

    申请号:US17920485

    申请日:2021-10-26

    CPC classification number: B65H16/02 B65H2801/75 B65H2301/41522 B65H2553/416

    Abstract: A system to monitor available media in a printer is disclosed. The system may include a media holder that includes a support frame and a support member that extends from the support frame. The support member may be configured to receive a media roll. The system may include an optical sensor attached to the support frame of the media holder. The optical sensor may be configured to include an axial end of the media roll within a field of view of the optical sensor. The optical sensor may be configured to output sensor data that indicates whether the media roll has available media according to a radius of the axial end.

    Cover state sensing mechanism for media processing devices

    公开(公告)号:US12202282B2

    公开(公告)日:2025-01-21

    申请号:US18607188

    申请日:2024-03-15

    Abstract: A media processing device includes: a housing; a cover rotatable between open and closed positions; a main logic board (MLB) supporting a controller, and having a slot extending into the MLB from an open end at a perimeter of the MLB, the slot traversing the MLB from an upper surface to a lower surface; a receiver affixed to the MLB on a first side of the slot, and an emitter affixed to the MLB on a second side of the slot, to emit radiation detectable by the receiver; and a tab movably coupled to the housing, to obstruct the slot and prevent detection of the radiation by the receiver when the cover is in a first one of the open and closed positions, and to clear the slot and permit detection of the radiation by the receiver when the cover is in the other of the open and closed positions.

    RIBBON SPOOL LOCKING APPARATUS
    4.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240351359A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-24

    申请号:US18035483

    申请日:2022-05-05

    CPC classification number: B41J33/22 B41J2/325 B41J33/003 B41J35/28

    Abstract: An example disclosure printer includes a base assembly, a lid pivotably attached to the base assembly, and a ribbon frame pivotably connected to the base. The ribbon frame is configured to receive at least one ribbon spool; a ribbon locker configured to interact with the ribbon spool via a spool gear assembly, the ribbon locker comprising: a biasing element to maintain a biasing force on the ribbon locker in a first direction, a first pawl, a second pawl, and a central pivot, wherein: when the ribbon locker is rotated by the actuator in the first direction, the first pawl is brought into contact with the spool gear assembly, and when the ribbon locking assembly is rotated in a second direction opposite the first direction, the second pawl is brought into contact with the spool gear assembly.

    Ribbon spool locking apparatus
    6.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US12296607B2

    公开(公告)日:2025-05-13

    申请号:US18035483

    申请日:2022-05-05

    Abstract: An example disclosure printer includes a base assembly, a lid pivotably attached to the base assembly, and a ribbon frame pivotably connected to the base. The ribbon frame is configured to receive at least one ribbon spool; a ribbon locker configured to interact with the ribbon spool via a spool gear assembly, the ribbon locker comprising: a biasing element to maintain a biasing force on the ribbon locker in a first direction, a first pawl, a second pawl, and a central pivot, wherein: when the ribbon locker is rotated by the actuator in the first direction, the first pawl is brought into contact with the spool gear assembly, and when the ribbon locking assembly is rotated in a second direction opposite the first direction, the second pawl is brought into contact with the spool gear assembly.

    Cover State Sensing Mechanism for Media Processing Devices

    公开(公告)号:US20240217250A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-07-04

    申请号:US18607188

    申请日:2024-03-15

    CPC classification number: B41J29/02 B41J3/4075 B41J29/13

    Abstract: A media processing device includes: a housing; a cover rotatable between open and closed positions; a main logic board (MLB) supporting a controller, and having a slot extending into the MLB from an open end at a perimeter of the MLB, the slot traversing the MLB from an upper surface to a lower surface; a receiver affixed to the MLB on a first side of the slot, and an emitter affixed to the MLB on a second side of the slot, to emit radiation detectable by the receiver; and a tab movably coupled to the housing, to obstruct the slot and prevent detection of the radiation by the receiver when the cover is in a first one of the open and closed positions, and to clear the slot and permit detection of the radiation by the receiver when the cover is in the other of the open and closed positions.

    Input Assemblies for Media Processing Apparatus

    公开(公告)号:US20230264496A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-08-24

    申请号:US17679273

    申请日:2022-02-24

    CPC classification number: B41J15/02

    Abstract: A media processing apparatus includes: a base defining (i) a chamber configured to receive a media supply, and (ii) a lower portion of a media outlet; a ribbon positioning assembly coupled to the base, the ribbon positioning assembly configured to support a print head at an upper portion of the media outlet; an input assembly affixed to the ribbon positioning assembly, the input assembly including an input device activatable to generate a signal to a controller of the media processing apparatus; a lid coupled to the base, and movable relative to the base between (i) a closed position to enclose the chamber and the ribbon positioning assembly, and (ii) an open position to expose the chamber for access from an exterior of the media processing apparatus; the lid including an opening configured to align with the input device when the lid is in the closed position.

    Input assemblies for media processing apparatus

    公开(公告)号:US12208610B2

    公开(公告)日:2025-01-28

    申请号:US17679273

    申请日:2022-02-24

    Abstract: A media processing apparatus includes: a base defining (i) a chamber configured to receive a media supply, and (ii) a lower portion of a media outlet; a ribbon positioning assembly coupled to the base, the ribbon positioning assembly configured to support a print head at an upper portion of the media outlet; an input assembly affixed to the ribbon positioning assembly, the input assembly including an input device activatable to generate a signal to a controller of the media processing apparatus; a lid coupled to the base, and movable relative to the base between (i) a closed position to enclose the chamber and the ribbon positioning assembly, and (ii) an open position to expose the chamber for access from an exterior of the media processing apparatus; the lid including an opening configured to align with the input device when the lid is in the closed position.

    Printer
    10.
    外观设计
    Printer 有权

    公开(公告)号:USD1018659S1

    公开(公告)日:2024-03-19

    申请号:US29828092

    申请日:2022-02-24

    Abstract: FIG. 1 is a first perspective view of a printer;
    FIG. 2 is a second perspective view thereof;
    FIG. 3 is a top view thereof;
    FIG. 4 is a bottom view thereof;
    FIG. 5 is a left side view thereof;
    FIG. 6 is a right side view thereof;
    FIG. 7 is a rear view thereof; and,
    FIG. 8 is a front view thereof.
    The broken lines immediately adjacent to the shaded areas depict the bounds of the claimed design, while all other broken lines are directed to environment. The broken lines form no part of the claimed design.

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