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US 11,046,539 B2Granted
Methods and apparatus to align components of adjustable sensors comprising at least first and second aligners
AssigneeZebra Technologies Corporation
InventorsDaniel P. Lanigan, Karl Torchalski
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Abstract
An apparatus having a first aligner rigidly connected to a first sensor component. The apparatus having a second aligner rigidly connected to a second sensor component. The apparatus having a gap positioned to receive media, wherein the first aligner is configured to attract the second aligner across the gap to align the first sensor component with the second sensor component.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a first aligner rigidly spaced from a first sensor component;
- a second aligner rigidly spaced from a second sensor component;
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- a gap positioned to receive media, wherein the first aligner is configured to attract the second aligner across the gap to align the first sensor component with the second sensor component.
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A media sensor comprising:
- a first magnet carried by a first housing, the first magnet rigidly coupled to an emitter;
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- a second magnet carried by a second housing, the second magnet rigidly coupled to a detector configured to detect a signal generated by the emitter, wherein:
- the first housing is positioned on a first side of a gap and the second housing is positioned on a second side of the gap opposite the first side;
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- the second magnet is magnetically influenced by the first magnet when the first magnet is moved within the first housing such that the second magnet moves correspondingly within the second housing.
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A media processing device comprising:
- a media processing unit configured to process media according to indicators on the media;
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- an indicator sensor including:
- a first sensor component positioned on a first side of a media feed path along which the media travels;
- a second sensor component positioned on a second side of the media feed path, wherein the first and second sensor components cooperate to detect the indicators;
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- magnets configured to align the first sensor component with the second sensor component.
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