In-situ printhead focus adjustment

A method is described for adjusting the focus position of a linear printhead in a digital printing system. A line image is printed including a plurality of variable linewidth lines at different cross-track positions. A digital image capture system is used to capture an image of the printed line imag...

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Hauptverfasser:	Kuo Chung-Hui, Munechika Stacy M
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	CINEMATOGRAPHY CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE ELECTRICITY ELECTROGRAPHY ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY HOLOGRAPHY i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME LINING MACHINES MAGNETOGRAPHY PERFORMING OPERATIONS PHOTOGRAPHY PHYSICS PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION PRINTING SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS STAMPS TRANSPORTING TYPEWRITERS
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Zusammenfassung:	A method is described for adjusting the focus position of a linear printhead in a digital printing system. A line image is printed including a plurality of variable linewidth lines at different cross-track positions. A digital image capture system is used to capture an image of the printed line image, and a data processing system is used to automatically analyze the captured image to determine linewidth parameters representing linewidths of the plurality of lines. Linewidth progression functions are determined for the lines responsive to the determined linewidths, wherein the linewidth progression functions represent the linewidth parameters as a function of position. The linewidth progression functions are analyzed to determine defocus characteristics of the linear printhead, which are used to adjust the focus position of the linear printhead.