Item handling system with printer alignment
US8500345B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 30, 2009 |
| Grant date | Aug 6, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 20, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J25/3088
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An item handling system includes a transport system defining a transport plane, a printer assembly defining a printer plane, and a printer alignment system supporting the printer assembly. The printer alignment system includes a plurality of drive elements configured to move the printer assembly. A method of aligning a printer in the item handling system includes moving the printer assembly to a limit position of the printer alignment system distal from the transport system using the drive elements, moving the printer assembly to a limit position of the printer alignment system proximate to the transport system using the drive elements, and driving each of the drive elements at a respective predetermined level to place the printer plane in a substantially parallel orientation with respect to the transport plane.
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