Sheet media skew adjustment in a printer output
US6384901B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 21, 2000 |
| Grant date | May 7, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 21, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H2511/51
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Sheet media alignment and offsetting devices and methods in which all sheets output by the printer are more reliably moved to the correct output position. In one embodiment, each sheet is moved to an “aligned” position as it is conveyed through the alignment/offset mechanism and then, if offsetting is desired, the sheet is moved the desired offset distance from the aligned position to the correct offset position. Preferably, the aligned position is set to correspond to the correct non-offset output position so that each sheet is output to the correct position whether or not offsetting is used. In an alternative embodiment, each sheet is moved directly from the position it is received in the output device to either the aligned position for non-offset output or to the offset position for offset output.
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