System and method for identifying a location for printing an image on an object and operating printheads to print the image on the object
US10155398B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 27, 2017 |
| Grant date | Dec 18, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 27, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J11/00214
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A direct-to-object printer includes an image projector that projects an image on an object secured in a holder before the holder and the object pass a plurality of printheads for printing an ink image on the object. A camera generates a sequence of images of the projected image on the object to enable an operator to select a position on the object for the printing of the image and to identify distortion in the image through a user interface so a controller can modify operation of the printheads to attenuate the distortion in the image printed on the object.
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