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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2019
Filed:
May. 17, 2018
Applicant:
Datamax-o'neil Corporation, Orlando, FL (US);
Inventors:
Kenneth Colonel, Oviedo, FL (US);
Richard Hatle, Casselberry, FL (US);
Michael James Wells, Lake Stevens, WA (US);
Assignee:
Datamax-O'Neil Corporation, Orlando, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 11/00 (2006.01); B41J 15/04 (2006.01); B65H 23/24 (2006.01); B65H 16/10 (2006.01); B65H 20/12 (2006.01); B41J 2/325 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 11/0095 (2013.01); B41J 2/325 (2013.01); B41J 11/0085 (2013.01); B41J 15/046 (2013.01); B65H 16/106 (2013.01); B65H 20/12 (2013.01); B65H 23/245 (2013.01);
Abstract
A media feeding system comprises a driver configured to rotate a media roll in a first direction; a vacuum roller positioned in a media feed path and configured to rotate in the first direction; and a media end detecting sensor positioned in the media feed path, the media end detecting sensor being configured to detect a leading edge of the media; wherein the driver rotates the media roll in a second direction opposite the first direction in response to the sensor detecting the leading end of the media.