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AssigneeEastman Kodak Company
InventorsYung-Rai Lee, Constantine N. Anagnostopoulos, Alfred J. Amell
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A printer and method for printing indicia on a disk. According to an embodiment of the invention, a printer comprises a plurality of elongate print heads arranged orthogonally with respect to each other about a center axis defined between the print heads. The print heads are capable of printing indicia on a disk having an annular printing area. The disk may be a recordable compact disk or a read-only memory compact disk, if desired. The print heads may be coupled to a rotatable hub centered at the center axis, such that the print heads extend radially outwardly from the hub. A motor is coupled to the hub for rotating the hub, so that the print heads rotate in unison about the center axis as the hub rotates. A controller coupled to the motor and print heads synchronously control operation of the motor and print heads. In this configuration of the invention, the print heads rotate while the disk is stationary.
A printer for printing indicia on a disk, comprising a plurality of print heads arranged in a spoke-like configuration about a center axis defined between said print heads, said print heads capable of being disposed in printing relation to the disk, wherein the disk is stationary and said print heads are rotatable about the center axis while the disk is stationary.
A printer for printing indicia on a disk, comprising a plurality of print heads arranged in a spoke-like configuration about a center axis defined between said print heads, said print heads capable of being disposed in printing relation to the disk, wherein the disk is rotatable about the center axis and said print heads are stationary while the disk rotates.
A printer for printing indicia on a disk, comprising a plurality of print heads arranged in a spoke-like configuration about a center axis defined between said print heads, said print heads capable of being disposed in printing relation to the disk, wherein the disk is rotatable and each of said print heads is radially movable with respect to the disk while the disk rotates.
A printer for printing indicia on a disk, comprising a plurality of print heads arranged in a spoke-like configuration about a center axis defined between said print heads, said print heads capable of being disposed in printing relation to the disk, wherein the said print heads are rotatable while the disk rotates.
A printer for printing indicia on a compact disk having an annular printing area, comprising a plurality of elongate print heads arranged orthogonally with respect to each other about a center axis defined therebetween, said print heads disposed in printing relation to the printing area.
A printer for printing indicia on a stationary compact disk having a diameter and an annular printing area, comprising:
A method of assembling a printer capable of printing indicia on a disk, comprising the step of arranging a plurality of print heads in a spoke-like configuration about a center axis defined between the print heads so that the print heads are capable of being disposed in printing relation to the disk, wherein the step of arranging a plurality of print heads comprises the step of arranging the plurality of print heads, so that the print heads are rotatable while the disk is stationary.
A method of assembling a printer capable of printing indicia on a disk, comprising the step of arranging a plurality of print heads in a spoke-like configuration about a center axis defined between the print heads so that the print heads are capable of being disposed in printing relation to the disk, wherein the step of arranging a plurality of print heads comprises the step of arranging the plurality of print heads, so that the print heads are stationary while the disk rotates.
A method of assembling a printer capable of printing indicia on a disk, comprising the step of arranging a plurality of print heads in a spoke-like configuration about a center axis defined between the print heads so that the print heads are capable of being disposed in printing relation to the disk, wherein the step of arranging a plurality of print heads comprises the step of arranging the plurality of print heads, so that each of the print heads radially moves while the disk rotates.
A method of assembling a printer capable of printing indicia on a disk, comprising the step of arranging a plurality of print heads in a spoke-like configuration about a center axis defined between the print heads so that the print heads are capable of being disposed in printing relation to the disk, wherein the step of arranging a plurality of print heads comprises the step of arranging the plurality of print heads, so that the print heads rotate while the disk rotates.
A method of assembling a printer capable of printing indicia on a compact disk having an annular printing area, comprising the step of arranging a plurality of elongate print heads orthogonally with respect to each other about a center axis defined therebetween, the print heads capable of being disposed in printing relation to the printing area.
A method of assembling a printer capable of printing indicia on a stationary compact disk having a diameter and an annular printing area, comprising the steps of:
A method of printing indicia on a disk, comprising the steps of:
A method of printing indicia on a disk, comprising the steps of:
A method of printing indicia on a disk, comprising the steps of:
A method of printing indicia on a disk, comprising the steps of:
A method of printing indicia on a compact disk having an annular printing area, comprising the steps of:
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