Configurable printer for different paper sizes and methods for configuring a printer for different paper sizes
US8950957B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 14, 2012 |
| Grant date | Feb 10, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 3, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J15/042
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
In accordance with one example embodiment of a configurable printer for different paper sizes and types in accordance with the present invention, the configurable printer may comprise a print mechanism, a controller for controlling the print mechanism, a paper bucket for receiving a first sized paper roll to be printed, a divider for a paper bucket for reducing a width of the paper bucket to accept a second sized paper roll which is smaller than the first sized paper roll, and a bucket sensor adapted to sense at least one of insertion of the divider into the paper bucket and removal of the divider from the paper bucket and to provide a paper size signal to the controller. The controller controls the print mechanism in response to the paper size signal from the bucket sensor.
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