Patent ID: 6499895
Filing Date: 2002-12-31
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
A printer for printing on a printing medium, said printer comprising a printer frame, a transport device for moving a printing medium along a transport path in a transport direction relative to the printer frame, a printing head, which printing head is adjustably guided transversely with respect to the transport direction of the printing medium on a printing head guide, a printing head drive, a printing bar assigned to the printing head, a printing medium stop which can be adjusted between a blocking position, in which it projects into the transport path of the printing medium, and a release position, means for aligning the printing medium relative to the printer frame both in said transport direction and in a direction transverse to the transport direction while the printing medium stop is in the blocking position, and a printing control system, wherein a control shaft is rotatably mounted in the printer frame, is driven by a motor controlled by a printer control system, and bears a plurality of control cams, of which cams respectively at least one controls the activation of the transport device, at least one controls the activation of the alignment means, and at least one controls the adjustment of the printing medium stop, control curves of the control cams being designed such that an activation zone of the alignment means and an activation zone of the printing medium stop are located substantially in a deactivation zone of the transport device.