Printing system
AssigneeXerox Corporation
InventorPaul Julien
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Abstract
A printing system includes a plurality of marking engines for applying images to print media. An output destination is configured for receiving imaged print media from the plurality of marking engines. A print media transport system conveys print media between the marking engines and the output destination. A control system determines whether the marking engines are printing images of consistent or acceptable gloss and, where the marking engines are determined not to be consistent or providing acceptable gloss, adjusts at least one of the plurality of marking engines to reduce a variation in gloss between images applied by the marking engines.
Claims21
A printing system comprising:
- a plurality of marking engines which are operatively coupled to generate images to print media;
- an output destination which is configured for receiving imaged print media from the plurality of marking engines;
- a print media transport system which conveys print media between the marking engines and the output destination;
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- a control system which determines whether the marking engines are printing images of acceptable gloss and optionally adjusts at least one of the plurality of marking engines to minimize a variation in gloss of said images.
A printing system comprising:
- first and second marking engines of the same print modality which are operatively connected for applying images to print media, in one mode of operation of the printing system, the applied images forming part of a print job, which when assembled, includes an image applied by the first marking engine which is positioned adjacent an image applied by the second marking engine;
- a first fuser associated with the first marking engine;
- a second fuser associated with the second marking engine;
- a sensor for measuring gloss of media printed by the first and second marking engines;
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- an adjustment mechanism for each of the marking engines whereby the fuser temperature of at least one of the marking engines is adjustable to reduce a variation in gloss between the marking engines.
A method of printing comprising:
- determining whether a plurality of marking engines which are operatively coupled are printing images of consistent gloss and, where the marking engines are determined not to be consistent, adjusting at least one of the plurality of marking engines to reduce a variation in gloss between images applied by the marking engines;
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- printing images on print media with the plurality of marking engines;
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- conveying the printed images in a common stream to an output destination.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.