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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2020
Filed:
May. 18, 2017
Applicant:
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Inventors:
Carlos M. Terrero, Ontario, NY (US);
Roberto A. Irizarry, Rochester, NY (US);
Jacob R. McCarthy, Williamson, NY (US);
Assignee:
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B33Y 30/00 (2015.01); B41J 3/407 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B33Y 30/00 (2014.12); B41J 3/4073 (2013.01);
Abstract
A direct-to-object printer includes an object indexing subsystem. The object indexing subsystem includes an indexer actuator that operates a rotating indexer to rotate a collar in which an object is mounted. The amount of collar rotation enables the object held by the collar to be turned a predetermined angular amount so operation of the indexing subsystem between passes by a plurality of printheads enables different portions of a curved object surface to be printed during different passes.