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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2015
Applicant:
Khs Gmbh, Dortmund, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
KHS GmbH, Dortmund, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41M 1/40 (2006.01); B41J 3/407 (2006.01); B41M 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 3/4073 (2013.01); B41M 1/40 (2013.01); B41M 5/0088 (2013.01);
Abstract
A detection segment for use in a device for printing on containers includes an image-capturing device that optically detects a container feature and a sensor interface that interfaces with a sensor that uses a code provided on a retaining-and-centering unit that holds a container to determine a rotational position of that container. A computer connects to the image-capturing device and the sensor unit. The computer determines an alignment variable based on the code and the detected container feature and then forwards this alignment variable to a printer segment on a printer module.