Apparatus and method for lateral color registration performance and preventive maintenance detection

摘要

A computer-based apparatus for preventive maintenance detection for a color printer including a photoreceptor belt (PB) arranged to displace in a process direction, including a memory element for storing a threshold value, computer readable instructions, and registration data for a plurality of markings on a surface of the PB, including for each marking, a respective registration difference, in a lateral direction orthogonal to the process direction, between a respective actual location and a respective original location. The apparatus includes a processor configured to execute the computer readable instructions to: determine that at least one marking from the plurality of markings is out of compliance with the at least one threshold value; and in response to determining that at least one marking from the plurality of markings is out of compliance with the at least one threshold value, transmit a signal, indicating that maintenance is required for the PB, for display.

主权项

1. A computer-based method for preventive maintenance detection for a color printer including a photoreceptor belt (PB) arranged to displace in a process direction, comprising:
storing, in a memory element of a computer:
at least one threshold value;computer readable instructions; and,registration data for a plurality of markings, associated with a first color, on a surface of the PB, the registration data including for each marking in the plurality of markings, a respective registration difference, in a lateral direction orthogonal to the process direction, between a respective actual location and a respective original location; and, executing, using a processor for the computer, the computer readable instructions to:
determine that at least one marking from the plurality of markings is out of compliance with the at least one threshold value; and,in response to determining that at least one marking from the plurality of markings is out of compliance with the at least one threshold value, transmit a signal, indicating that maintenance is required for the PB, for display.