US4607572A
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Printer and method using automatic stacker with paper conduit jam detector
Assignee: Avery Dennison Retail Information Services LLC
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Filing: 1985-08-12
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Granted: 1986-08-26
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Expires: 2005-08-12
Abstract
Abstract A printing system for printing characters in various fonts and formats onto webs of sheet stock of various sizes includes apparatus for cutting the web into various lengths to accommodate various formats as well as for providing different lengths of tags which are interposed between batches of tags to permit easy separation of the batches. A stacker is also provided which selectively stacks the tags in a shingle fashion or into piles. Circuitry is provided to detect jams in the system and to assure that the proper size web corresponding to the selected format is used. Also, the system is provided with circuitry for adjusting the line print position to compensate for positioning errors caused by mechanical tolerances in the printers.
Inventors
- 👤 Frederick M. Pou
- 👤 Richard L. Straub
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 09:25
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65H; B65H29/00; B65H29/66; B65H29/6609; B65H29/6618; B65H29/001; B65H43/00; G; G07; G07B; G07B1/00; B65H2301/00; B65H2301/10; B65H2301/15; B65H2301/151; B65H2301/1511; B65H2301/30; B65H2301/34; B65H2301/341; B65H2301/3411; B65H2301/34112
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
158 words
In a printer for printing information onto tags, said printer having a conduit having a first end to which printed tags are delivered and a second end from which the printed tags are expelled, the improvement comprising mean for indicating a jam condition in the conduit and terminating the printing of additional tags whenever the number of tags present in the conduit exceeds a predetermined number, said jam condition indicating means comprising: counting means that is incremented each time a tag is produced means for sensing the presence of a tag in the conduit; means responsive to said sensing means and to said counting means for providing a signal representative of the number of tags delivered to the conduit while the presence of the tag in the conduit is being sensed; and means responsive to said number of tags delivered representative signal for terminating the printing of additional tags after said number representative signal reaches a predetermined value.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
158 words
In a printer for printing information onto tags, said printer having a conduit having a first end to which printed tags are delivered and a second end from which the printed tags are expelled, the improvement comprising mean for indicating a jam condition in the conduit and terminating the printing of additional tags whenever the number of tags present in the conduit exceeds a predetermined number, said jam condition indicating means comprising: counting means that is incremented each time a tag is produced means for sensing the presence of a tag in the conduit; means responsive to said sensing means and to said counting means for providing a signal representative of the number of tags delivered to the conduit while the presence of the tag in the conduit is being sensed; and means responsive to said number of tags delivered representative signal for terminating the printing of additional tags after said number representative signal reaches a predetermined value.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
The improvement recited in claim 1 wherein said counting means includes means for counting the number of tags that are printed.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
19 words
The improvement recited in claim 1 wherein said predetermined value is in the range of approximately 1 to 4.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
15 words
The improvement recited in claim 1 wherein the sensing means is located in the conduit.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
73 words
A method for detecting a jam of tags in a conduit of a printer comprising the steps of: sensing the presence of a tag in the conduit; counting the number of tags delivered to the conduit during the time interval that the presence of the tag in the conduit is being sensed; and terminating the printing of additional tags when the number of tags counted during said time interval reaches a predetermined number.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
73 words
A method for detecting a jam of tags in a conduit of a printer comprising the steps of: sensing the presence of a tag in the conduit; counting the number of tags delivered to the conduit during the time interval that the presence of the tag in the conduit is being sensed; and terminating the printing of additional tags when the number of tags counted during said time interval reaches a predetermined number.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
44 words
The method recited in claim 1 wherein the method of counting the number of tags delivered to the conduit includes the step of counting the number of tags that are printed during the time interval that the presence of the tag is being sensed.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method recited in claim 6 wherein said predetermined number is in the range of approximately 1 to 4.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
123 words
A printer for making imprints onto a web of sheet stock, comprising: means for making imprints on the web; means for cutting the web into tags; means for feeding the web past the imprint making means and the cutting means; conduit means having an entry for receiving the tags and an exit for expelling the tags; means for sensing the presence of a tag in the conduit; counting means responsive to said sensing means for counting the number of tags delivered to the conduit means during the time interval that the presence of a previously delivered tag is being sensed; and means responsive to said counting means for terminating the printing of additional tags after said counting means has reached a predetermined count.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
123 words
A printer for making imprints onto a web of sheet stock, comprising: means for making imprints on the web; means for cutting the web into tags; means for feeding the web past the imprint making means and the cutting means; conduit means having an entry for receiving the tags and an exit for expelling the tags; means for sensing the presence of a tag in the conduit; counting means responsive to said sensing means for counting the number of tags delivered to the conduit means during the time interval that the presence of a previously delivered tag is being sensed; and means responsive to said counting means for terminating the printing of additional tags after said counting means has reached a predetermined count.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
32 words
The printer recited in claim 8 wherein said counting means includes means for counting the number of tags that are printed during the time interval the previously delivered tag is being sensed.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
19 words
The printer recited in claim 8 wherein said predetermined count is in the range of approximately 1 to 4.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
15 words
The printer recited in claim 8 wherein the sensing means is located in the conduit.
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