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Method for automatically identifying a type of transparent conveyor belt

US7812735B2 · kind B2 · utility

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18Claims

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Assignee

EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY · US

Inventors

Dirk Kahl · Preetz, DE
Ralph Petersen · West Allis, US
Frank Pierel · Kiel, DE
Soenke Schmidt · Kiel, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 12, 2007
Grant date	Oct 12, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 22, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG03G2215/0141
WIPO fieldOptics
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

In a method for automatically identifying a conveyor belt in a printer as being one of a plurality of belt types, the conveyor belt is moved along a circulatory path. A start and an end of a longitudinal marking on the moving conveyor belt are detected. A distance of travel of the moving conveyor belt between the detecting of the start and the end is sensed to provide a sensed marking length. The sensed marking length is allocated to a nearest of a plurality of nominal marking lengths. Each nominal marking length is associated with a respective one of said belt types. The belt type is associated with or defined by a set of one or more printer control parameters.

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