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
Application
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)
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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