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Sheet conveying apparatus, printing apparatus, correction information acquiring apparatus, printing system, method of conveying sheets and method of acquiring correction information

US7963624B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 25, 2008
Grant dateJun 21, 2011
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Expiry dateJun 30, 2029

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB41J13/02
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Performed is conveying-error correction in accordance with the kind and the number of rollers that are actually involved in the conveying of a printing medium. Each of the rollers that are potentially involved in the conveying of the printing medium has a unique amount of eccentricity, and may affect the quality of image to be printed in a peculiar manner. To address this problem, a surface of the printing medium is divided into areas according to the number and the combination of the rollers that are actually involved in the conveying. A pattern each is printed for each of the areas thus formed while the pattern enables the detection of the conveying error. A correction value to correct the conveying error is calculated using each of the patterns. The correction values thus obtained are reflected in the conveying of the printing medium.

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