EP0302698A3 - Means for controlling operation of a printer - Google Patents

Means for controlling operation of a printer Download PDF

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EP0302698A3
EP0302698A3 EP88307120A EP88307120A EP0302698A3 EP 0302698 A3 EP0302698 A3 EP 0302698A3 EP 88307120 A EP88307120 A EP 88307120A EP 88307120 A EP88307120 A EP 88307120A EP 0302698 A3 EP0302698 A3 EP 0302698A3
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series
forms
printer
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page
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EP0302698A2 (en
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David D. Parks
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HP Inc
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Hewlett Packard Co
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J11/00—Devices or arrangements  of selective printing mechanisms, e.g. ink-jet printers or thermal printers, for supporting or handling copy material in sheet or web form
    • B41J11/66—Applications of cutting devices
    • B41J11/663—Controlling cutting, cutting resulting in special shapes of the cutting line, e.g. controlling cutting positions, e.g. for cutting in the immediate vicinity of a printed image
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J11/00—Devices or arrangements  of selective printing mechanisms, e.g. ink-jet printers or thermal printers, for supporting or handling copy material in sheet or web form
    • B41J11/36—Blanking or long feeds; Feeding to a particular line, e.g. by rotation of platen or feed roller
    • B41J11/42—Controlling printing material conveyance for accurate alignment of the printing material with the printhead; Print registering
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J11/00—Devices or arrangements  of selective printing mechanisms, e.g. ink-jet printers or thermal printers, for supporting or handling copy material in sheet or web form
    • B41J11/66—Applications of cutting devices
    • B41J11/666—Cutting partly, e.g. cutting only the uppermost layer of a multiple-layer printing material

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  • Record Information Processing For Printing (AREA)

Abstract

A means for controlling printing of a series of forms (10) on a printer. The series of forms (10) comprises at least a first and second form which are connected together and each form has a cutoff position or perforation. The series of forms (10) is positioned over the platen of the printer and the printer positions the series of forms (10) at the top of the first form whereupon the printer prints the text on the first form. An algorithm associated with the printer then advances the first form to its cutoff position whereby the first form may be removed if desired. The algorithm associated with the printer then retracts the series of forms (10) to the first line of the second form so that after the first form is printed and removed from the printer the series of forms (10) is retracted to the first line of the second form so as to utilize each form of the series of forms (10). An alternate embodiment is also disclosed wherein the printer uses word processing formatting with line feeds which control the top and bottom margins (34, 32) of each page. In the alternate embodiment, line feeds that produce the bottom margin (32) of the first page (20) are processed and line feeds that produce the top margin (34) of the second page (26) are held pending until the first form is removed and the series of forms (10) are again retracted to the top of the second form. A method for printing a series of forms (10) is also disclosed wherein the series of forms (10) is positioned at the top of the first form and the first form is printed. The first form is then advanced to its cutoff position and removed from the printer if desired. The series of forms (10) is then retracted to the first line of the second form so that each form in the series of forms (10) is utilized.
EP88307120A 1987-08-05 1988-08-02 Means for controlling operation of a printer Withdrawn EP0302698A3 (en)

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US8349487A 1987-08-05 1987-08-05
US83494 1987-08-05

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EP0302698A2 EP0302698A2 (en) 1989-02-08
EP0302698A3 true EP0302698A3 (en) 1990-03-07

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DE4017841C2 (en) * 1990-05-31 1994-09-22 Mannesmann Ag Procedure for positioning continuous forms or forms in printers
JP6003163B2 (en) * 2012-04-09 2016-10-05 セイコーエプソン株式会社 RECORDING DEVICE, RECORDING DEVICE CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM

Citations (5)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR2234993A1 (en) * 1973-06-26 1975-01-24 Ibm
DE2648870A1 (en) * 1976-10-28 1978-05-11 Helmut Steinhilber Automatic form positioning unit for office machine - uses additional marking on form to facilitate precise positioning of line to be printed
DE3211843A1 (en) * 1982-03-31 1983-10-13 Olympia Werke Ag, 2940 Wilhelmshaven Control for the recording-carrier feed of a typewriter or similar machine
EP0101032A2 (en) * 1982-08-09 1984-02-22 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft Method and apparatus for printing forms
US4618275A (en) * 1984-03-22 1986-10-21 Olympia Werke Ag Method for resetting the printing head of a typewriter

Patent Citations (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR2234993A1 (en) * 1973-06-26 1975-01-24 Ibm
DE2648870A1 (en) * 1976-10-28 1978-05-11 Helmut Steinhilber Automatic form positioning unit for office machine - uses additional marking on form to facilitate precise positioning of line to be printed
DE3211843A1 (en) * 1982-03-31 1983-10-13 Olympia Werke Ag, 2940 Wilhelmshaven Control for the recording-carrier feed of a typewriter or similar machine
EP0101032A2 (en) * 1982-08-09 1984-02-22 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft Method and apparatus for printing forms
US4618275A (en) * 1984-03-22 1986-10-21 Olympia Werke Ag Method for resetting the printing head of a typewriter

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EP0302698A2 (en) 1989-02-08

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