Web-fed printer configuration

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9315050-B2
Application number	US-201514680771-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 7, 2015
Priority date	Mar 19, 2013
Publication date	Apr 19, 2016
Grant date	Apr 19, 2016

Abstract

A process of configuring a web-fed printer is disclosed. Parameters for a web of printable media used in the web-fed printer and for print density are received. The parameters are applied to determine tension of the printable media and speed of the printable media through a print engine of the web-fed printer.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A web-fed printer, comprising:
a print engine, wherein the print engine can receive a web of printable media; and
a controller to apply parameters of the printable media and print density to determine tension of the printable media through the print engine, and to apply the parameters of the printable media and print density to determine speed of the printable media through the print engine.

2. The printer of claim 1 wherein the print engine is coupled to a media input module, wherein the media input module can provide the web of printable media to the print engine.

3. The printer of claim 2 wherein the print engine is coupled to a finishing module, wherein the finishing module can receive an output of the web of printable media from the print engine.

4. The printer of claim 3 wherein the determined speed of the printable media is not greater than the lower of a maximum speed of the print engine and a maximum speed of the finishing module.

5. The printer of claim 3 wherein the print engine is integrated with the media input module and the finishing module.

6. The printer of claim 1 further comprising sensors and the controller receives the parameters of the printable media from the sensors.

7. The printer of claim 1 wherein the print engine includes a load cell roller to adjust tension of the printable media.

8. The printer of claim 7 wherein the load cell roller is removable prior to printing.

9. The printer of claim 7 wherein the load cell roller is included part of a set of rollers in a drying region of the print engine.

10. The printer of claim 9 wherein the drying region is a passive drying region.

11. The printer of claim 1 wherein the controller determines tension and speed of the printable media through applying the parameters of the printable media to a lookup table.

12. The printer of claim 11 wherein the lookup table is programmed to include characterizations of the print engine.

13. The printer of claim 12 where characterizations of the print engine include maximum speed of the print engine.

14. The printer of claim 13 wherein the characterizations of the print engine include physical length of passive drying regions in the print engine.

15. A process of configuring a web-fed printer, the process comprising:
applying, via a controller, parameters for print density and parameters for a web of printable media to determine tension of the printable media through a print engine of the web-fed printer;
applying, via a controller, the parameters for print density and the parameters for the web of printable media to determine speed of the printable media through the print engine; and
controlling the web-fed printer by adjusting tension and speed of the printable media through the web-fed printer.

16. The process of claim 15 wherein the parameters for the web of printable media include at least one of type of media, thickness of media, and basis weight of the printable media.

17. The process of claim 15 wherein the parameters for print density include maximum print density and variable print density of images to be printed.

18. The process of claim 15 further comprising receiving parameters for print density and for the web of printable media.

19. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing computer executable instructions for controlling a web-fed printer to perform a process, the process comprising:
applying parameters for print density and parameters for a web of printable media to determine tension of the printable media through a print engine of the web-fed printer; and
applying the parameters for print density and the parameters for the web of printable media to determine speed of the printable media through the print engine.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 19 wherein the parameters for print density and parameters for the web of printable media are applied to a lookup table programmed to include characterizations of the web-fed printer.

Assignees

• Hewlett Packard Development Co

Inventors

• Studer Anthony D
• Wilson Karsten N
• Friesen Ross E

Classifications

• B41J3/60

  for printing on both faces of the printing material · CPC title

• B41J15/165 Primary

  for tensioning continuous copy material by use of redirecting rollers or redirecting nonrevolving guides · CPC title

• B41J13/0009 Primary

  control of the transport of the copy material · CPC title