摘要 |
The present invention provides an apparatus for handling take-up rolls in a printing system. The apparatus comprises: a holder device for holding a take-up roll in a take-up position, wherein the take-up roll is rotatable about a longitudinal axis thereof in the take-up position for taking-up printed sheet output from the printing system. The holder device is movable to release or discharge the take-up roll from the holder device when the take-up roll is full or when a print job is finished, wherein a movement of the holder device to release or discharge a full take-up roll also operates to load a new take-up roll onto the holder device and into the take-up position. Furthermore, the invention provides a corresponding method of handling take-up rolls in a printing system. |