| US 7,566,182 B2 | ||
| Printhead that uses data track for print registration on print medium | ||
| David John Atkinson, Balmain (Australia); Paul Lapstun, Balmain (Australia); and Kia Silverbrook, Balmain (Australia) | ||
| Assigned to Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd, Balmain, New South Wales (Australia) | ||
| Filed on May 09, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/124,186. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0250491 A1, Nov. 09, 2006 | ||
| This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer. | ||
| Int. Cl. B41J 2/01 (2006.01); B41J 2/07 (2006.01); B41J 13/00 (2006.01); B41J 3/36 (2006.01); B41J 29/38 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 400—88 [400/76; 347/9; 347/104] | 8 Claims |
| 1. A mobile device for printing onto a print medium, the print medium including a linear-encoded data track extending in an
intended direction of printing, the data track encoding at least a clock signal the mobile device including:
a media feed path;
at least two sensors in the media feed path configured to sense the data track of the print medium while the print medium
is positioned in the media feed path;
a fire control processor connected to the sensors to extract the clock signal from the linear-encoded data track, and to generate
a fire control signal based upon the clock signal;
a printhead for printing onto the print medium in response to the fire control signal, wherein the at least two sensors include
a first sensor positioned ahead of the printhead in the intended direction of printing and a second sensor positioned after
the printhead in the intended direction of printing, the clock signal being extracted from input from the first sensor before
printing commences on a leading end portion of the print medium, and the clock signal being extracted from input from the
second sensor while printing a trailing end portion of the print medium.
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