Label printer with label edge detector
US7038703B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 30, 2003 |
| Grant date | May 2, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 30, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J11/0095
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A label printer with a label edge sensor having a shortened measurement path through the supporting frame of the label printer. Linear and or angular movement of the print head as it encounters label edges is detected by sensors coupled to the printer frame. The sensor may be, for example, an optical, piezoelectric or position detecting transducer. In embodiments where the print head is rigidly coupled to a pivot that extends through the printer frame, the movement of the print head may be detected by a sensor located on the far side of the printer frame.
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