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Skew sensor calibration

US10343433B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 30, 2015
Grant dateJul 9, 2019
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Expiry dateOct 30, 2035

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB41J13/03
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A skew sensor calibration unit including a scanner providing a scanned image of a sheet as the sheet is conveyed along a transport path, the scanned image including a leading edge of the sheet and a skew detection pattern printed thereon by a printhead. A calibration module measures a top skew of the sheet based on position signals from a plurality of skew sensors indicating a position of a leading edge of a sheet as the sheet is conveyed along the transport path, measure an image skew of the sheet relative to the printhead based on the scanned image, and generates a calibration factor that when applied to the measured top skew provides a calibrated top skew that matches the image skew.

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