Global Patent Index - EP 3020555 A1

EP 3020555 A1 20160518 - ALIGNMENT OF PRINTHEADS IN PRINTING SYSTEMS

Title (en)

ALIGNMENT OF PRINTHEADS IN PRINTING SYSTEMS

Title (de)

AUSRICHTEN VON DRUCKKÖPFEN IN DRUCKSYSTEMEN

Title (fr)

ALIGNEMENT DE TÊTES D'IMPRESSION DANS DES SYSTÈMES D'IMPRESSION

Publication

EP 3020555 A1 20160518 (EN)

Application

EP 15189972 A 20151015

Priority

US 201414522455 A 20141023

Abstract (en)

Systems and methods are provided for aligning printheads of a printing system. One embodiment is a system for aligning printheads of a printing system. The system includes a first sensor configured to detect lateral positions of an upstream printhead relative to sections of a web of print media traveling through the printing system, and a second sensor configured to detect lateral positions of a downstream printhead relative to the sections of the web. The downstream printhead is placed after the upstream printhead in the direction of travel of the web. The system also includes a controller configured to align the downstream printhead with the sections of the web based on the lateral positions of the upstream printhead and the lateral positions of the downstream printhead.

IPC 8 full level

B41J 2/21 (2006.01); B41J 2/155 (2006.01); B41J 2/165 (2006.01); B41J 11/00 (2006.01); B41J 11/46 (2006.01); B41J 25/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B41J 2/155 (2013.01); B41J 2/2146 (2013.01); B41J 11/0095 (2013.01); B41J 11/46 (2013.01); B41J 25/001 (2013.01); B41J 2202/19 (2013.01); B41J 2202/21 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 3020555 A1 20160518; EP 3020555 B1 20190918; CN 105538911 A 20160504; CN 105538911 B 20170707; JP 2016083936 A 20160519; JP 6665481 B2 20200313

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 15189972 A 20151015; CN 201510688199 A 20151021; JP 2015207565 A 20151021