Ink jet color printer and relative method of operation
US6511148B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 21, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jan 28, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 21, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H2511/40
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An ink jet color printer (10) comprises a printer body (15) having a casing with a rear wall (17) provided with a slot (13) in which an interchangeable, disposable type paper cassette (18) containing printing media with given common characteristics is removably inserted; the paper cassette bears are at least 5-bit binary (19) indicating the characteristics of the printing media it contains inside and which is read by the electronic controller (21) of the printer so as to automatically select the optimum printing mode in relation to the specific characteristics of the printing media, thus avoiding mistakes on the part of the user.
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