Method And A System For Reducing Torque Disturbances
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsElad Taig, Haggai Abbo, Gilad Tzori
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Abstract
A printing device for printing on a printable media. The printing device comprises a rotating component (1), a gripper mechanically coupled to the rotating component (1) and configured for loading and unloading the printable media to and from the rotating component (1), an actuating element (5) configured for actuating the gripper, the actuation resulting in a disturbance to the rotation of the rotating component (1), and a compensating element (6) shaped such as to reduce the disturbance by applying a compensating mechanical force to the rotating component (1) during the rotation of the rotating component (1).
Claims20
A printing device for printing on a printable media, comprising:
- a rotating component (1);
- a gripper (2) mechanically coupled to said rotating component (1) and configured for loading and unloading the printable media to and from said rotating component (1);
- an actuating element (5) configured for actuating said gripper (2), said actuation resulting in a disturbance to the rotation of said rotating component (1);
- and
- a compensating element (6) shaped such as to reduce said disturbance by applying a compensating mechanical force to said rotating component (1) during said actuation.
A method for reducing torque disturbance in a rotating component (1) having a gripper (2), comprising:
- a) actuating the gripper (2) of the rotating component (1) during a rotation of the rotating component (1), the rotating component (1) having a first torque in a first phase during said actuating;
- and
- b) applying a compensating mechanical force to said rotating component (1) during said rotation, said compensating mechanical force being configured to apply a second torque in a second phase during a rotation of the rotating component (1), said first and second phases being opposite to one another;
- wherein said actuating and applying are performed simultaneously.
A rotating component (1) for guiding a printable media in a printing press, comprising:
- a gripper (2) configured for loading and unloading the printable media thereto and therefrom;
- a gripper follower (3) mechanically coupled to the rotating component (1) and configured for actuating said gripper by transferring a mechanical force thereto, said mechanical force causing a disturbance to the rotation of the rotating component (1);
- and
- a compensating follower (4) shaped such as to reduce said disturbance by transferring a compensating mechanical force to said rotating component (1);
- wherein said gripper and compensating followers (3) (4) are configured for respectively transfer said mechanical force and compensating mechanical force simultaneously.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.