Classifications

• • G—PHYSICS
  • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
  • G07C—TIME OR ATTENDANCE REGISTERS; REGISTERING OR INDICATING THE WORKING OF MACHINES; GENERATING RANDOM NUMBERS; VOTING OR LOTTERY APPARATUS; ARRANGEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS FOR CHECKING NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE
  • G07C5/00—Registering or indicating the working of vehicles
  • G07C5/02—Registering or indicating driving, working, idle, or waiting time only
• • 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
  • B41J11/46—Controlling printing material conveyance for accurate alignment of the printing material with the printhead; Print registering by marks or formations on the paper being fed
• • 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
  • B41J3/00—Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed
  • B41J3/44—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms having dual functions or combined with, or coupled to, apparatus performing other functions
  • B41J3/445—Printers integrated in other types of apparatus, e.g. printers integrated in cameras

Definitions

• the invention relates to a tachograph for a motor vehicle with a receptacle for a paper strip, with a printing unit for outputting data in exactly intended positions relative to a zero line of a region to be printed extending along the intended direction of movement over the paper strip, with a drive device for Drive the paper strip and with an electronic control device for controlling the printing unit and the drive device. Furthermore, the invention relates to a paper strip for a tachograph with a region to be printed and with a longitudinally extending over the paper strip zero line.
• the invention relates to a method for aligning a longitudinally displaceable paper strip against a printing device in a tachograph, in which the printing device is aligned with respect to a longitudinally extending over the paper strip zero line of a region to be printed.
• Known writing devices for outputting stored data in a tachograph generally have a spiked roller, the spikes of which penetrate into edge perforations of the paper strip and ensure the advancement of the paper strip under the printing unit.
• the paper strip is usually wound on a roll of paper.
• the edge perforation of the paper strip is used for alignment of the printing unit ge ⁇ geninate the area to be printed, a grid is disposed on the generally.
• the edge perforation also reduces the slip when driving the paper strip.
• the printing unit is adjusted relative to the area to be printed on a reference position. The Adjustment is to ensure that the data, for example a graphic representation of the driving speed of the motor vehicle, is transmitted over time in the intended positions on the grid.
• a disadvantage of the known tachograph and the known paper roll that tolerances between the printing unit and the visible grid of the area to be printed of the paper roll can occur, so that the position of the data is not reliably guaranteed to the visible grid.
• Such tolerances can lie in the components of the tachograph itself, for example, by an inclination of the spiked roller or in the position of the printing unit.
• tolerances may arise due to geometry fluctuations of the paper dimensions or of the optically visible grid.
• tolerances can also be caused by moisture absorption of the paper strip during operation of the tachograph.
• the invention is based on the problem to design a tachograph of the type mentioned above so that a reliable orientation ⁇ to the printing unit in relation to the zero line of the area to be printed is guaranteed. Furthermore, a paper strip for such a tachograph is to be created, which ensures reliable alignment with the zero line of the area to be printed in the tachograph. Furthermore, a method for aligning the paper strip to the printing unit of the Fahrschrei ⁇ bers to be created, which allows a reliable assignment of the printed data of the tachograph against the zero line of the paper strip.
• the first problem is solved according to the invention in that a sensor is connected to the control device such that the sensor corresponds to the scanning of a series of markings extending at different distances transversely to the zero line and for generating the scanned markings Signal sequences is formed and that and the Steuereinrich ⁇ device for controlling the position of the printout of the printing unit is formed transversely to the zero line of the paper strip in response to the signal sequence of the sensor.
• the control device is able to align the printing unit on the basis of the signal sequence of the sensor. Since the signal sequence of the sensor depends on the detected markings and the detected markings differ widely lie across the zero line and thus to the direction of movement of the paper strip, depending on the position of the paper strip relative to the sensor different numbers of marks are scanned. This leads to a signal sequence corresponding to the position of the paper strip relative to the printing unit.
• the printing unit ge ⁇ geninate the zero line can align the area to be printed of the paper strip in a particularly reliable and preferential ⁇ example be printed out by a hold the printing curve of the expression constantly provided to the alignment NuIl- line.
• a limitation of the freedom of movement of the printing unit over the area to be printed by the sensor can be easily avoided, according to another advantageous development of the invention, when the sensor is arranged on a side of a paper guide of the paper strip opposite the printing unit.
• the sensor is arranged on a side of a paper guide of the paper strip opposite the printing unit.
• a swelling of the paper strip for example by moisture ⁇ tuf mobilis, can lead to an enlargement of the area to be printed. This leads to a faulty output of the data in a grid arranged on the area to be printed on the paper strip.
• a swelling of the paper strip can be according to an advantageous embodiment of Consider the invention in the output of the data simply when a sensor for scanning marks of the paper strip is arranged on both longitudinal sides of the paper strip and when the control device is designed to determine a width extension of the paper strip in response to the signal sequences of the sensors.
• the control device can prepare a graphic to be printed in such a way that, when the paper strip is widened, the graphic to be printed is stretched or compressed as the paper width becomes smaller.
• the tachograph according to the invention is structurally particularly simple if the sensor is designed to detect optical, magnetic, inductive or electrical markings.
• the sensor could for example have a low-cost reflective ⁇ light barrier.
• the sensor has a particularly high resolution if the sensor has a laser and is designed to detect reflections of the laser. As a result, the accuracy of the alignment of the printing unit relative to the paper strip is further increased.
• the markings are arranged on the paper strip and make possible a reliable scanning of the sensor arranged in the tachograph Alignment of the zero line with the printing unit. In this way, the data to be output can be applied particularly reliably to the zero line on the area to be printed.
• the markings are particularly simple in construction according to an advantageous embodiment of the invention, when the Markie ⁇ tions periodically arranged to each other and have different lengths.
• a disturbance of the transmitted data by the markings can be easily avoided according to an advantageous development of the invention, when the markings are arranged on the back of the area to be printed.
• a source of the paper strip for example by teeinflüsse Feuch ⁇ easily can be detected by means of two sensors disposed in the tachograph when the marks on two longitudinal sides of the paper strip are arranged.
• the third problem namely the creation of a method for aligning the paper strip with respect to the printing unit of the tachograph, which enables a reliable Zu ⁇ order of the printed data of the tachograph against the zero line of the paper strip is inventively solved in that a series of transverse to Be ⁇ direction of movement arranged on the paper strip and different lengths markers is scanned by a sensor that detects a control device from the signal sequence of the sensor offset of the printing unit to the zero line and controls the printing unit to adjust the offset.
• This design of the Sen ⁇ sors is determined the position of the paper strip and driven, the printing unit based on the signal sequence and aligned over the NuIl- line based on the signal sequence. In this way, tolerances are compensated between the printing unit and the zero line and thus to ⁇ reliable assignment of the printed data of the originallyschrei- secured against the zero line.
• the alignment of the printing unit according to the signal sequence of the sensor can be carried out continuously or at short cyclic intervals. Therefore, a protagonist- of the printing unit ADORABLE curve of the expression can be constantly maintained at the vorgese ⁇ Henen orientation to the zero line preferably.
• Manufacturing tolerances of the printing unit can be easily compensated according to another advantageous embodiment of the invention, when a line is printed at a first adjustment of the printing unit of the tachograph against the zero line of the paper strip when an offset of the line is measured to the zero line and entered into the control device and if the control device compensates for the measured offset in the control of the printing unit.
• the control device adds the offset measured during the first adjustment to the offset determined during operation of the tachograph.
• Fig. 1 a longitudinal section through a SEN invention shown tachograph
• FIG. 2 shows a front side of a paper strip of a paper roll for the tachograph from FIG. 1, FIG.
• FIG. 3 shows a rear side of the paper strip from FIG. 2 with sensors of the tachograph from FIG. 1, FIG.
• Fig. 4 greatly enlarged a range of on the back side of the paper strip ⁇ arranged Markie ⁇ stanchions, 5a, 5b show two diagrams of signal sequences of a Rei ⁇ hey of the marks scanning sensor in different positions.
• Figure 1 shows schematically a tachograph 1 for a
• the tachograph 1 has a magazine 3 with a paper roll 4 and a motor drive device 5 for transporting a paper strip 6 wound on the paper roll 4.
• the tachograph 1 has a printing unit 7 for printing the strip of paper 6 of the paper roll 4.
• the drawing shows only a pressure roller of the printing unit. 7
• the paper strip 6 of the paper roll 4 is from the magazine 3 in a paper guide 8 via the printing unit 7 to a gap 9 in the front panel 2 ge ⁇ leads. Through the gap 9 in the front panel 2 of the printed 7 printed paper strip 6 is output and can be demolished.
• sensors 10, 11 for detecting the position and the width of the paper strip 6 in the paper guide 8 are arranged on the paper guide 8.
• the sen ⁇ sensors 10, 11 are, as shown in Figure 3, arranged one behind the other.
• the sensors 10, 11, the motor drive device 5 and the printing unit 7 are connected to an electronic control device 12.
• the control device 12 controls the printing unit 7 and the drive device 5 in response to the signals of the sensors 10, 11.
• the position of the printing unit 7 is aligned to the position of the Pa ⁇ pierst Vietnameses 6.
• Figure 2 shows a portion of the strip of paper 6 of the paper roll 4 of Figure 1 with one of the printing unit 7 to be printed area 13.
• the area to be printed 13 has designed as a grid visible grid 14 and ei ⁇ ne in the longitudinal direction of the paper strip extending zero line 15 on.
• the printable area is also delimited by a scaling 16 arranged transversely to the zero line 15.
• the zero line 15 can be used, for example, with a time axis. see while the scale 16, the Fahrgeschwindig ⁇ speed of the motor vehicle.
• the direction of movement of the paper strip 6 in the tachograph 1 takes place in the direction of the zero line 15.
• FIG 3 shows a back side of the paper strip 6 in Figure 2 and schematically, the sensors 10, 11 of the tachograph in Figure 1.
• On the back of the paper strip 6 are connected to at ⁇ the longitudinal sides in each case a series of marks 17, 18 is arranged, which by the sensors 10, 11 are detected.
• the markings 17, 18 are arranged transversely to the longitudinal direction of the paper strip 6.
• We ⁇ is sentlich at the markers 17, 18 that they are positioned with high accuracy to that shown in Figure 2 in front of a zero line.
• the shape of the markers 17, 18 is shown greatly enlarged in Figure 4.
• At the end of the paper strip 6 a visible color mark 19 is arranged, which net the near end of the roll paper 4 characterizing ⁇ .
• FIG. 4 shows greatly enlarged one of the row of markings 17, 18 from FIG. 3. It can be seen here that the markings 17, 18 are of different lengths and extend at different distances transversely to the longitudinal direction of the paper strip 6.
• FIG. 5a shows a signal sequence S of the sensors 10, 11 over the time t which the corresponding sensor 10, 11 delivers when it is in position Va above the row of markings 17, 18 and the drive device 5 drives the paper strip 6.
• FIG. 5b illustrates the signal sequence S over the time t, which the corresponding sensor 10, 11 supplies when it is in position Vb above the markings 17, 18.
• a line is printed for ten ers ⁇ adjustment of the printing unit 7 on the strip of paper 6 and measure the signal sequence of the sensors 10, 11 ge ⁇ .
• the signal sequence shown in FIG. 5a arises.
• the offset of the line to the zero line 15 is measured and the printing unit 7 is adjusted by the control device 12 or by hand in such a way that the line is printed, for example, directly on the zero line 15 in a following expression.
• the printing unit 7 is adjusted relative to the area to be printed.
• the offset of the paper strip 6 relative to the printing unit 7 can be dependent on the dimensions of the markings 17, 18 be determined in the control device 12.
• the control device 12 controls the printing unit 7 such that the offset is compensated.
• the expression by the printing unit 7 is thus offset from the expression after the Clearjustage offset by the determined offset.
• the illustrated in Figure 3 second series of marks 17, 18 serves to detect the width of the strip of paper 6.

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• Controlling Rewinding, Feeding, Winding, Or Abnormalities Of Webs (AREA)
• Controlling Sheets Or Webs (AREA)
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