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US 2014/0362394 A1Published application
Apparatus and Methods for Dispensing At Least One Segment of a Printed Media Sheet with a Plurality of Segments
AssigneeVenture Corporation Limited
InventorsSea Mang Ying, Tzy Woei Chu, Xin Hua Jin
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Abstract
There is provided an apparatus and a method for dispensing printed labels from a printer. The printed labels may be prepared on a need basis, such that each printed label is either held in the apparatus or ejected from the apparatus. Some advantages of the apparatus and method include prolonging a lifespan for a print head, and minimisation of transition error on a media used for printing.
Claims15
An apparatus for dispensing at least one segment on a printed media sheet with a plurality of segments, the apparatus including:
- a first detector being configured for determining a presence of the at least one segment;
- a driving mechanism for moving the media sheet, the driving mechanism being configured to back-track the media sheet when the at least one segment is singulated from the media sheet;
- an output drive roller;
- a movable structure for contacting a second surface of the media sheet, the movable structure being able to grip the media sheet together with the output drive roller;
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- a second detector being configured for determining a mode of the movable structure, the mode including a non-contact mode and a contact mode,
- wherein the movable structure is configured to contact the second surface of the media sheet when the first detector determines the presence of the at least one segment at a predetermined position, the predetermined position being at a dispensing opening, and when the second detector determines the contact mode of the movable structure.
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