发明名称 ARRANGEMENT FOR READING FROM AND/OR WRITING TO FLEXIBLE SHEET MEDIA IN A CURVED CONFIGURATION AND METHOD
摘要 An assembly for transferring information to and/or from flexible sheet media in a highly advantageous curved configuration is disclosed. The sheet material includes a length and a width defining first and second opposing surfaces. The assembly includes support means for supporting the sheet the curved configuration across its width, having the first surface inwardly oriented with respect to the curved configuration. Thereafter, moving means moves the flexible sheet material so supported in a direction along a read/write path generally parallel to the sheet material length and transverse to the direction of curvature. A read/write arrangement is provided which is configured for reading and/or writing information across the width of the first surface of the sheet as the sheet is moved along the path in the curved configuration. In one feature, means is provided for rotationally moving the read/write arrangement in a predetermined way in the housing such that the read/write arrangement is in a confronting relationship with the first, inwardly oriented surface and cooperates with the movement provided by the sheet material moving means so as to cause the read/write arrangement to sequentially read information from and/or write information to the inwardly oriented, first surface of the sheet as the read/write arrangement traverses the width of the flexible sheet material while the latter is on the read/write path in the curved configuration. In another feature, a read and/or write operation may be performed on the second, outwardly oriented surface of the sheet material.
申请公布号 US2014355081(A1) 申请公布日期 2014.12.04
申请号 US201414463575 申请日期 2014.08.19
申请人 Mercer John E. 发明人 Mercer John E.
分类号 H04N1/06;H04N1/00 主分类号 H04N1/06
代理机构 代理人
主权项 1. An apparatus for reading information from and/or writing information to at least one sheet of flexible sheet material, said sheet having a length and a width defining first and second opposing surfaces and opposing lengthwise and widthwise edges, said apparatus comprising: a platen for supporting said sheet in a curved configuration across said width such that said first surface is inwardly oriented with respect to said curved configuration to define a tubular shape having said lengthwise edges positioned in a confronting relationship; a sheet feeder for moving said flexible sheet material in a direction along a lengthwise path oriented at least generally along said length and transverse to the direction of curvature, but without rotation of the flexible sheet material about the lengthwise path; and at least one of a read head and a write head for at least one of reading and writing information widthwise across said first surface of said flexible sheet material based on movement along said path.
地址 Gig Harbor WA US