Patent ID: 9234851
Filing Date: 2016-01-12
CPC Classification: G01J,G01N

Claim Text:
1. A color measurement system for laterally determining the chromatic characteristics of a printed substrate conveyed by a conveying apparatus, the system comprising: a measurement carriage including a measurement head for laterally moving across the width of said printed substrate and a measurement magnetic coupler, said measurement carriage slidably mounted onto a measurement rail positioned on a first side of said printed substrate; and a backing carriage including at least one backing surface and at least one backing magnetic coupler, each of said at least one backing magnetic coupler being associated with a respective one of said backing surface, each of said at least one backing magnetic coupler can be coupled with said measurement magnetic coupler for coupling said measurement carriage with said backing carriage, said backing carriage slidably mounted onto a backing rail positioned on a second side of said printed substrate, opposite said first side, wherein a selected one of said measurement carriage and said backing carriage including a motor for moving across a respective one of said measurement rail and said backing rail, and wherein another one of said measurement carriage and said backing carriage being moved across another one of said measurement rail and said backing rail by being coupled with said first one of said measurement carriage and said backing carriage.