Patent ID: 6390703
Filing Date: 2002-05-21
Classification: B41J,B65H

Abstract:
A media handling system for use in a printer having a printhead and a media path along which media travels past the printhead, the system comprising:a media width sensor configured to sense passage of media through the media path, the media width sensor being configured to sense presence of media at a transverse position within the media path to accommodate identification of media type, the media width sensor being positioned in a first transverse position along the media path such that media in the media path which exceeds a predetermined width is sensed by the sensor to identify the media as being of a first type; and a media support positioned along the media path downstream from the sensor, the media support being configured to support printed media of the first type upon identification of the media by the media width sensor as being of the first type, and being configured to refrain from support of the printed media upon identification of the media by the media width sensor as being of a second type.