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公开(公告)号：US20220227121A1
公开(公告)日：2022-07-21
申请号：US17590323
申请日：2022-02-01
Applicant: VIDEOJET TECHNOLOGIES INC.
Inventor： Jeremy Ellis , Philip Hart , Gareth Walley
Abstract: A method for monitoring a characteristic of a printed image of a thermal transfer printer. The method comprises providing a ribbon and a substrate at a printing location of the thermal transfer printer. The method further comprises printing an image on the substrate at the printing location by transferring ink from a region of the ribbon in a printing operation, a negative image being formed on the region of ribbon. The method further comprises transporting the region of ribbon, by a ribbon transport system, from the printing location towards an imaging location along a ribbon transport path. The method further comprises when a characteristic of the ribbon transport meets a predetermined criterion, obtaining, by an image capture system, a ribbon image of the negative image. The method further comprises processing said ribbon image to generate data indicative of the characteristic of the printed image.
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公开(公告)号：US10988276B2
公开(公告)日：2021-04-27
申请号：US16059809
申请日：2018-08-09
Applicant: VIDEOJET TECHNOLOGIES INC.
Inventor： Martin McNestry , Gary Pfeffer , Philip Hart , James Butcher , Steven Buckby
Abstract: A labelling machine comprises a supply spool support for supporting a supply spool comprising label stock comprising a web and a plurality of labels attached to the web and which are separable from the web; a take-up spool support adapted to take up a portion of web; a motive means configured to propel the web along a web path from the supply spool support towards the take up spool support. A sensor has a transmitter portion and a receiver portion, the receiver portion comprising a plurality of receivers, the transmitter portion and receiver portion are configured to receive a portion of the label stock therebetween, and the plurality of receivers are each configured to produce a respective sensor signal which is a function of a property of a portion of label stock at a plurality of positions spaced from one another in a direction non-parallel to the web path. In addition, a controller is configured to monitor each of the sensor signals produced by the receivers and to select one of the sensor signals produced by the receivers based on said monitoring of each of the sensor signals produced by the receivers.
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公开(公告)号：US10915277B2
公开(公告)日：2021-02-09
申请号：US16083238
申请日：2017-02-28
Applicant: Videojet Technologies Inc.
Inventor： Steven John Buckby , Gary Pfeffer , Jeremy Ellis , Philip Hart
Abstract: A printing machine comprising a processor and a memory storing computer readable instructions. The computer readable instructions are arranged to cause the processor to generate access request data for processing by an access control server, receive access response data responsive to the access request data, process the access response data to determine a first print limit indicated by the access response data, and update, responsive to processing the access response data, an access status in the memory to indicate a second print limit.
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公开(公告)号：US10569566B2
公开(公告)日：2020-02-25
申请号：US15523523
申请日：2015-11-02
Applicant: VIDEOJET TECHNOLOGIES INC.
Inventor： Philip Hart , Jeremy Ellis
IPC: B41J2/325
Abstract: A method of operating a thermal transfer printer, the thermal transfer printer comprising: first and second spool supports each being configured to support a spool of ribbon; a ribbon drive configured to cause movement of ribbon from the first spool support to the second spool support along a predetermined ribbon path; and a printhead, the printhead being a corner edge printhead. The printhead is configured to selectively transfer ink from the ribbon to a substrate as the substrate and printhead are moved relative to one another at a print speed. The method comprises transferring ink from the ribbon to the substrate when the print speed is less than 40 millimetres per second.
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公开(公告)号：US10065760B2
公开(公告)日：2018-09-04
申请号：US14438549
申请日：2013-11-07
Applicant: VIDEOJET TECHNOLOGIES INC.
Inventor： Martin McNestry , Gary Pfeffer , Philip Hart , James Butcher , Steven Buckby
Abstract: A labelling machine comprises a supply spool support for supporting a supply spool comprising label stock comprising a web and a plurality of labels attached to the web and which are separable from the web; a take-up spool support adapted to take up a portion of web; a first motive means configured to propel the web along a web path from the supply spool support towards the take up spool support, the first motive means comprising a first motor including a first stator and a first rotor; a labelling peel beak located along the web path and configured to peel the labels from label web as the label stock passes the labelling peel beak; and a printer for printing on the labels. The printer includes a ribbon supply spool support for supporting a ribbon supply spool comprising printer ribbon for the printer; a ribbon take-up spool support adapted to take up a portion of the printer ribbon; and a second motive means configured to propel the printer ribbon from the supply spool support towards the take up spool support, the second motive means comprising a second motor including a second stator and a second rotor. The labelling machine further comprises a base plate. The following components are mounted to the base plate such that the majority of each component is located on one side of a first surface of the base plate: supply spool support, take-up spool support, first stator, labelling peel beak, ribbon supply spool support, ribbon take-up spool support and second stator.
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公开(公告)号：US20160368295A1
公开(公告)日：2016-12-22
申请号：US14901769
申请日：2014-10-16
Applicant: VIDEOJET TECHNOLOGIES INC.
Inventor： Philip Hart , Keith Buxton
Abstract: A tape drive comprising: first and second motors; first and second spool supports, respectively receiving first and second spools of tape, the first spool support being driveable by the first motor and the second spool support being drivable by the second motor; a sensor arranged to provide a signal indicative of linear movement of tape between the tape spools along a predetermined tape path; a controller arranged to control energization of said first and second motors for transport of the tape in at least one direction between the first and second spools of tape along the predetermined tape path; wherein the controller is arranged to generate data indicating the diameter of said first and second spools of tape based upon said signal provided by the sensor and data indicating rotation of each of said first and second spools.
Abstract translation: 一种磁带驱动器，包括：第一和第二电机; 第一和第二卷轴支撑件，分别容纳第一和第二卷轴，第一卷轴支撑件可由第一马达驱动，第二卷轴支撑件可由第二马达驱动; 传感器，被布置成提供指示沿着预定带路径在带卷轴之间的带的线性运动的信号; 控制器，其布置成控制所述第一和第二电动机的通电，以沿着预定的带路径在带的第一和第二卷轴之间的至少一个方向上传送带; 其中所述控制器被布置成基于由所述传感器提供的所述信号和指示所述第一和第二卷轴中的每一个的旋转的数据产生指示所述第一和第二卷轴的直径的数据。
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公开(公告)号：US20150274346A1
公开(公告)日：2015-10-01
申请号：US14438524
申请日：2013-11-07
Applicant: VIDEOJET TECHNOLOGIES INC.
Inventor： Steven Buckby , Martin McNestry , Gary Pfeffer , Philip Hart
CPC classification number: B65C9/42 , B65C9/0006 , B65C9/1865 , B65C9/1892 , B65C9/26 , B65C2009/0087 , B65C2009/0096 , B65C2009/404
Abstract: A labelling machine comprises a supply spool support for supporting a supply spool comprising label stock comprising a web and a plurality of labels attached to the web and which are separable from the web; a take-up spool support adapted to take up a portion of web; a sensor configured to produce a sensor signal indicative of a periodic property of at least a portion of the label stock; and a controller configured to calculate a displacement of the web a web path defined between the supply spool and the take-up spool based upon the sensor signal and a length of a component of the label stock.
Abstract translation: 标签机包括用于支撑供给卷轴的供给卷轴支撑件，该供给卷轴包括标签纸，该标签纸包括纸幅和附接到纸幅的多个标签，其可与纸幅分离; 卷取卷轴支撑件，适于承载卷筒纸的一部分; 传感器，被配置为产生指示所述标签原料的至少一部分的周期性的传感器信号; 以及控制器，其被配置为基于所述传感器信号和所述标签原料的部件的长度来计算所述幅材在所述供应卷轴和所述卷取卷轴之间限定的卷筒纸路径的位移。
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公开(公告)号：US11919320B2
公开(公告)日：2024-03-05
申请号：US17590323
申请日：2022-02-01
Applicant: VIDEOJET TECHNOLOGIES INC.
Inventor： Jeremy Ellis , Philip Hart , Gareth Walley
CPC classification number: B41J2/325 , B41F16/0026 , B41J2/36 , B41J17/07 , B41J17/10 , B41J33/16 , B41J33/36 , B41J35/36
Abstract: A method for monitoring a characteristic of a printed image of a thermal transfer printer. The method comprises providing a ribbon and a substrate at a printing location of the thermal transfer printer. The method further comprises printing an image on the substrate at the printing location by transferring ink from a region of the ribbon in a printing operation, a negative image being formed on the region of ribbon. The method further comprises transporting the region of ribbon, by a ribbon transport system, from the printing location towards an imaging location along a ribbon transport path. The method further comprises when a characteristic of the ribbon transport meets a predetermined criterion, obtaining, by an image capture system, a ribbon image of the negative image. The method further comprises processing said ribbon image to generate data indicative of the characteristic of the printed image.
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公开(公告)号：US11745528B2
公开(公告)日：2023-09-05
申请号：US16624594
申请日：2018-06-29
Applicant: VIDEOJET TECHNOLOGIES INC.
Inventor： Gareth Walley , Martin McNestry , Gary Pfeffer , Philip Hart
Abstract: There is provided a tape drive. The tape drive comprises first and second spool supports on which spools of tape may be mounted. The tape drive further comprises an optical sensing system. The optical sensing system comprises a radiation emitter and a radiation detector, said radiation emitter and radiation detector having a fixed positional relationship in use with respect to said first and second spool supports. The tape drive further comprises a controller. The controller is operative to, energise the radiation emitter to emit radiation, and determine a diameter data indicative of a diameter of a spool mounted on one of the first and second spool supports based on a radiation signal generated by the detector.
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公开(公告)号：US11738567B2
公开(公告)日：2023-08-29
申请号：US16436007
申请日：2019-06-10
Applicant: VIDEOJET TECHNOLOGIES INC.
Inventor： Philip Hart , Jeremy Ellis
IPC: B41J2/32 , B41J2/325 , B41J17/06 , B41J17/07 , B41J33/34 , B41J33/38 , B41J33/16 , B41J25/312 , B41J33/36 , B41J35/36
CPC classification number: B41J2/325 , B41J17/06 , B41J17/07 , B41J33/16 , B41J33/34 , B41J33/38 , B41J25/312 , B41J33/36 , B41J35/36
Abstract: A method of operating a thermal transfer printer, the thermal transfer printer comprising first and second spool supports each being configured to support a spool of ribbon; a ribbon drive configured to cause movement of ribbon from the first spool support to the second spool support along a predetermined ribbon path; and a printhead. The printhead is moveable towards and away from a printing surface, and, during printing, is configured to selectively transfer ink from the ribbon to a substrate as the substrate and printhead are moved relative to one another at a print speed. The method comprising causing relative movement between the ribbon and the printhead at a ribbon speed. A relative speed of movement between the ribbon and the substrate during printing is controlled based upon a force exerted upon the ribbon by the printhead during a printing operation, and/or a parameter indicative of an area of contact between a portion of the printhead and a portion of the printing surface.
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