Patent ID: 6263796
Filing Date: 2001-07-24
Classification: B41F,B41J

Abstract:
A method of controlling an image transfer section of a printer, the image transfer section including first and second rotatable applicator rollers forming a roller nip therebetween with the first applicator roller being moveable toward and away from the second applicator roller between a first position adjacent the second applicator roller and a second position remote from the second applicator roller, a pair of rotatable drive rollers to drive a card into the roller nip of the first and second applicator rollers, and a rotatable receptor web take-up roll having a receptor web connected thereto and extending between the applicator rollers, and a plurality of spaced images on the receptor web, the method comprising the step of:controlling the movement of the first applicator roller from the second position to the first position and controlling the drive rollers and the web take-up roll so that the card and one of the images is driven into the roller nip substantially simultaneously with the first applicator roller reaching the first position.