Automatic alignment of media for proper print side orientation
US6029020A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 31, 1999 |
| Grant date | Feb 22, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 31, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/00586
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A media sheet is picked and moved along a media path toward a print zone. During the operation a media sensor detects whether the media sheet is properly oriented to receive print recording. For example, for glossy paper, photographic paper or letterhead there is a proper side of the paper for recording and a backside of the paper which typically does not receive print recording. If the proper side is not oriented to receiving print recording, then the media sheet is flipped by a modular duplex media handling system.
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