EP1544686B1 - Drucker sowie Verfahren zur dessen Steuerung - Google Patents

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EP1544686B1
EP1544686B1 EP04106461A EP04106461A EP1544686B1 EP 1544686 B1 EP1544686 B1 EP 1544686B1 EP 04106461 A EP04106461 A EP 04106461A EP 04106461 A EP04106461 A EP 04106461A EP 1544686 B1 EP1544686 B1 EP 1544686B1
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Eduardus J.W. Van Vliembergen
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03G—ELECTROGRAPHY; ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY; MAGNETOGRAPHY
    • G03G15/00—Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern
    • G03G15/65—Apparatus which relate to the handling of copy material
    • G03G15/6502—Supplying of sheet copy material; Cassettes therefor
    • G03G15/6508—Automatic supply devices interacting with the rest of the apparatus, e.g. selection of a specific cassette
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H3/00—Separating articles from piles
    • B65H3/44—Simultaneously, alternately, or selectively separating articles from two or more piles
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2511/00—Dimensions; Position; Numbers; Identification; Occurrences
    • B65H2511/10—Size; Dimensions
    • B65H2511/15—Height, e.g. of stack
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2511/00—Dimensions; Position; Numbers; Identification; Occurrences
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  • the invention relates to a printer comprising a printing unit for printing on a receiving medium of a predetermined type, a plurality of feeders for holding receiving media, establishing means for establishing the type of receiving medium held by each of the said feeders.
  • the invention furthermore relates to a method for printing a receiving medium of a predetermined type using a printer having a printing unit and a plurality of feeders for holding receiving media, the method comprising establishing the type of receiving medium held by each of the said feeders.
  • a disadvantage is that a nearly empty feeder will only be fully emptied if also the other feeders holding the same type of receiving medium have been emptied. In this manner the printer will almost never comprise an empty feeder in which another type of receiving medium, for example receiving sheets having another format, another colour or another thickness can be inserted.
  • the feeders will be used successively since after using one feeder, the amount of receiving sheets remaining therein will become less than the amount of receiving sheets in another feeder so that said other feeder with the larger amount will be selected by the control unit.
  • all four feeders will be used successively and become empty at almost the same moment. At that moment the operator needs to replenish all feeders at the same time.
  • a printer comprises means for determining, upon establishing that at least two feeders hold the predetermined type of receiving material, the amount of receiving medium which can be added to each of these at least two feeders up to a predetermined maximum amount, and selecting means for selecting the feeder to which the largest amount receiving medium can be added for feeding the receiving medium to the printing unit.
  • the printer according to the invention gives the operator relatively much freedom to decide when he wants to replenish the feeders and which feeders he wants to replenish.
  • An embodiment of the printer according to the invention is characterized in that the feeder closest to the printing unit is selected, for example by a control unit, in case there are more feeders to which the same largest amount of receiving medium can be added.
  • the printer By selecting the feeder closest to the printing unit, the printer will be able to print relatively fast on the receiving medium.
  • the lowest feeder is preferably selected.
  • Another embodiment of the printer according to the invention is characterized in that the feeder which has the smallest amount of receiving medium therein is selected, for example by the control unit, in case there are more feeders having the same largest amount of receiving medium which can be added.
  • feeders having a different predetermined maximum amount By feeders having a different predetermined maximum amount, the feeder which has the smallest amount of receiving medium left therein will be selected. This feeder will be emptied relatively quickly so that it will become available for other types of receiving medium.
  • printer comprises level detector means for determining the amount of receiving medium available in the feeders, and also comprises subtraction means for subtracting the available amount from the predetermined maximum amount to obtain the amount of receiving medium which can be added to each feeder.
  • a further embodiment of the printer according to the invention is characterized in that the printer comprises means for measuring the distance between a first level at which the feeder is filled with receiving medium up to the predetermined maximum amount and a second level up to which said feeder is actually filled with receiving medium.
  • the amount of receiving medium which can be added can relatively easy be determined.
  • the amount of receiving medium which can be added to each feeder can be determined relatively accurate or relatively rough in which latter case, there will be a kind of threshold.
  • the amount of sheets can be determined by using increments equal to 100.
  • the amount of sheets that can be added is determined as zero sheets, 100-200 sheets, 200-300 sheets etc.
  • the invention also relates to a method for printing a receiving medium of a predetermined type using a printer having a printing unit and a plurality of feeders for holding receiving media, the method comprising establishing the type of receiving medium held by each of the said feeders, and, if the predetermined type of receiving material is held by at least two feeders, determining the amount of receiving medium which can be added to each of the said at least two feeders up to a predetermined maximum amount, and selecting the feeder to which the largest amount of receiving medium can be added for feeding the receiving sheet to the printing unit.
  • Fig. 1 shows a part of a known printer comprising a printing unit (not shown), a plurality of feeders 1, 2, 3 for feeding receiving sheets 4 to the printing unit and a control unit (not shown) for controlling the printing processes.
  • the printer may comprise a large number of feeders of which only three feeders are being shown.
  • the same type of receiving sheets for example sheets with an A4-format, 80 grams, white colour are available.
  • this is established automatically by the printer by using art known sensing means for sensing the type of receiving material.
  • the type of receiving material is programmed by the operator and stored in a memory, for example a memory of a control unit of the printer.
  • a predetermined maximum amount of receiving sheets 4 is MAX1
  • the predetermined maximum amount of feeder 2 is MAX2
  • the predetermined maximum amount of feeder 3 is MAX 3.
  • the predetermined maximum amount MAX3 of feeder 3 is larger than the maximum amounts MAX1, MAX2 and is for example 3000 sheets.
  • Fig. 2 shows a printer 5 comprising the three feeders as shown in fig. 1, a printing unit 6, a control unit 7 for controlling the printer 5 as well as a tray 8 in which sheets on which information is printed by printing unit 6 can be stored.
  • the control unit may also consist of several subunits distributed over the printer.
  • Other parts of the printing unit 6 are the imaging belt 20, charging station 21, printhead 22 with control unit 23, developing station 24, intermediate transfer belt 25 and transfer nip 26.
  • EP 0 599 374 Such a printer is described in greater detail in European patent application EP 0 599 374 .
  • the printer 5 comprises sensing means (not shown) for each feeder 1, 2, 3 which sensing means is provided with level detector means for determining the amount of receiving sheets ⁇ 1, ⁇ 2, ⁇ 3 available in each feeder 1, 2, 3.
  • the sensing means furthermore comprise subtracting means for subtracting the available amount ⁇ 1, ⁇ 2, ⁇ 3 from the predetermined maximum amount MAX1, MAX2, MAX3 to obtain the amount ADD1, ADD2, ADD3 of receiving sheets which can be added to each feeder 1, 2, 3.
  • the control unit determines which feeder the largest amount of receiving sheets can be added.
  • the feeder 3 will be selected since ADD3 (1400) is larger than ADD2 (400) and ADD1 (700).
  • ADD3 (1400) is larger than ADD2 (400)
  • ADD1 700
  • the control unit it will then be decided to use feeder 1 since ADD1 is 700 larger than ADD2 (400).
  • An operator can be informed about the available amount ⁇ 1, ⁇ 2, ⁇ 3 and/or the amount ADD1, ADD2, ADD3 of receiving sheets which can be added to each feeder, by means of a display (not shown) or by indicator means (not shown) on each feeder 1, 2, 3 or by opening each feeder 1, 2, 3.
  • the operator can then replenish the feeder 3 with a relatively large amount of receiving sheets. After replenishing the empty feeder 3, the control unit will continue with emptying feeder 1. After feeder 1 is being emptied, the control unit will select feeder 2 since after emptying feeder 1 and replenishing feeder 3 up to the maximum amount MAX3, feeder 2 has the largest amount ADD2 of receiving sheets which can be added. The operator can replenish feeder 1 before feeder 2 is fully emptied or can replenish both feeders 1 and 2 after the feeder 2 is also emptied. Preferably a feeder 1, 2, 3 is not replenished whilst a feeder 1, 2, 3 is being used as feeder for feeding a receiving sheet to the printing unit, to prevent disruption of the printing process. If a feeder is being opened another feeder will be selected temporarily.
  • sensing means having means for measuring between a first level LM1, LM2, LM3 at which the feeder 1, 2, 3 is filled with receiving sheets 4 up to the predetermined maximum amount MAX1, MAX2, MAX3 and a second level L1, L2, L3 up to which said feeder 1, 2, 3 is actually filled with receiving sheet 4.
  • Said distance D1, D2, D3 is a measure for the amount of receiving sheets which can be added, whereby the largest distance, in this example D3, corresponds with the largest amount of receiving sheets which can be added.
  • Fig. 3 shows another kind of feeder 9 in which the stack of receiving sheets 4 is located on a platform 10 which is movable under spring force in upward direction until the upper sheet 4 is located against a transport roller 11.
  • the level L4 of the platform 10 is being determined by means of the control unit 7 in which also a maximum level LM4 of the platform 10 is being stored. The difference between the maximum level LM4 and L4 provides the control unit 7 with information about the actually amount of receiving sheets in the feeder 9 whilst the level L4 is a direct measure for the amount of receiving sheets which can be added to the feeder 9.

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  1. Ein Drucker (5) mit einer Druckereinheit (6) zum Drucken auf ein Empfangsmedium (4) eines vorbestimmten Typs, mehreren Einzügen (1, 2, 3) zur Aufnahme von Empfangsmedien (4), und einer Bestimmungseinrichtung zur Bestimmung des Typs der in jedem der Einzüge (1, 2, 3) enthaltenen Empfangsmedien (4), dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Drucker (5) eine Einrichtung aufweist, die bei Feststellung, daß wenigstens zwei Einzüge (1, 2, 3) den vorbestimmten Typ des Empfangsmaterials (4) enthalten, die Menge an Empfangsmedien bestimmt, die zu jedem dieser wenigstens zwei Einzüge (1, 2, 3) bis zu einer vorbestimmten Maximalmenge hinzugefügt werden kann, sowie eine Auswahleinrichtung zur Auswahl des Einzugs (1, 2, 3), zu dem die größte Menge an Empfangsmedien (4) hinzugefügt werden kann, für die Zufuhr des Empfangsmediums (4) zu der Druckereinheit (6).
  2. Ein Drucker (5) nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß, sofern es mehrere Einzüge (1, 2, 3) gibt, zu denen die größte Menge an Empfangsmedien (4) hinzugefügt werden kann, der Einzug (1, 2, 3) ausgewählt wird, der der Druckereinheit (6) am nächsten liegt.
  3. Ein Drucker (5) nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß, sofern es mehrere Einzüge (1, 2, 3) gibt, die die gleiche größte Menge an Empfangsmedien (4) haben, die hinzugefügt werden kann, der Einzug (1, 2, 3) ausgewählt wird, der die kleinste Menge an Empfangsmedien enthält.
  4. Ein Drucker (5) nach einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Drucker (5) eine Niveaudetektionseinrichtung aufweist, zur Bestimmung der Menge an Empfangsmedien (4), die in den Einzügen verfügbar ist, und auch eine Subtraktionseinrichtung aufweist, zur Subtraktion der verfügbaren Menge von der vorbestimmten Maximalmenge, um die Menge an Empfangsmedien (4) festzustellen, die zu jedem Einzug (1, 2, 3) hinzugefügt werden kann.
  5. Ein Drucker (5) nach einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Drucker (5) eine Einrichtung aufweist zur Messung des Abstands zwischen einem ersten Niveau, an dem der Einzug bis zu der vorbestimmten Maximalmenge mit Empfangsmedien gefüllt ist, und einem zweiten Niveau, bis zu dem dieser Einzug tatsächlich mit Empfangsmedien gefüllt ist.
  6. Verfahren zum Bedrucken eines Empfangsmediums (4) eines vorbestimmten Typs mit Hilfe eines Druckers (5), der eine Druckereinheit (6) und mehrere Einzüge (1, 2, 3) zur Aufnahme von Empfangsmedien (4) aufweist, welches Verfahren die Bestimmung des Typs der in jedem der Einzüge (1, 2, 3) enthaltenen Empfangsmedien umfaßt und, wenn der vorbestimmte Typ des Empfangsmaterials (4) in wenigstens zwei Einzügen (1, 2, 3) enthalten ist, die Bestimmung der Menge an Empfangsmedien, die zu jedem dieser wenigstens zwei Einzüge (1, 2, 3) bis zu einer vorbestimmten Maximalmenge hinzugefügt werden kann, und die Auswahl des Einzugs (1, 2, 3), zu dem die größte Menge an Empfangsmedien (4) hinzugefügt werden kann, für die Zufuhr des Empfangsbogens zu der Druckereinheit (6).
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