Method and apparatus for aligning an optical detecting device
US6586759B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 3, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jul 1, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 19, 2021 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J11/009
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method and apparatus for detecting media type by aligning a media type detector onto a media, with sufficient force, in a media manipulation or sensing apparatus, such that the media type detector will accurately detect a type of media of a media when the media is tilted. A media manipulation or sensing apparatus, where the media type detector is arranged before a picking mechanism, with the media type detector including a force applying mechanism to apply force to a housing sled that is aligned onto the media, and with the housing sled being able to rotate with the media as the media tilts.
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