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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2014
Filed:
May. 03, 2012
Apparatus and method for lateral color registration performance and preventive maintenance detection
James P. Calamita, Spencerport, NY (US);
James P. Calamita, Spencerport, NY (US);
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Abstract
A computer-based apparatus for preventive maintenance detection for a color printer including a photoreceptor belt (PB) arranged to displace in a process direction, including a memory element for storing a threshold value, computer readable instructions, and registration data for a plurality of markings on a surface of the PB, including for each marking, a respective registration difference, in a lateral direction orthogonal to the process direction, between a respective actual location and a respective original location. The apparatus includes a processor configured to execute the computer readable instructions to: determine that at least one marking from the plurality of markings is out of compliance with the at least one threshold value; and in response to determining that at least one marking from the plurality of markings is out of compliance with the at least one threshold value, transmit a signal, indicating that maintenance is required for the PB, for display.