发明名称 |
Method of lead edge detection in an inkjet printer |
摘要 |
A method of detecting an edge of a piece of media in a printer, the method includes providing a carriage for moving a printhead and a photosensor along a carriage scan path; providing a light source; providing a light guiding element having a first end that is aimed at a first predetermined position along a media advance path between a media input region and a printing region and a second end that is aimed at a second predetermined position along the carriage scan path, moving the carriage to an edge-detection position such that the second end of the light guiding element is aimed at the field of view of the photosensor; directing light from the light source toward the first predetermined position; obtaining a signal generated in response to light received in the photosensor; and analyzing the signal to detect the edge of the piece of media. |
申请公布号 |
US8395784(B2) |
申请公布日期 |
2013.03.12 |
申请号 |
US20100890934 |
申请日期 |
2010.09.27 |
申请人 |
MURRAY RICHARD A.;BURKE GREGORY M.;EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY |
发明人 |
MURRAY RICHARD A.;BURKE GREGORY M. |
分类号 |
G01B11/14 |
主分类号 |
G01B11/14 |
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