US 12,234,113 B2
Splice interrupt mechanism
Samuel Hopper, Boulder, CO (US); Scott R. Johnson, Boulder, CO (US); Walter F. Kailey, Boulder, CO (US); and Michael McDermott, Boulder, CO (US)
Assigned to Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo (JP)
Filed by Samuel Hopper, Boulder, CO (US); Scott R. Johnson, Boulder, CO (US); Walter F. Kailey, Boulder, CO (US); and Michael McDermott, Boulder, CO (US)
Filed on Mar. 7, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/179,500.
Prior Publication US 2024/0300764 A1, Sep. 12, 2024
Int. Cl. B65H 21/00 (2006.01); B41J 3/60 (2006.01); B41J 11/00 (2006.01); B41J 29/26 (2006.01); B41J 29/393 (2006.01)
CPC B65H 21/00 (2013.01) [B41J 3/60 (2013.01); B41J 11/008 (2013.01); B41J 29/26 (2013.01); B41J 29/393 (2013.01); B65H 2551/20 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system comprising:
one or more print controllers to:
generate print interrupt instructions in response to receiving a web splice signal indicating that a web splice on a web print medium has been detected, wherein the print interrupt instructions indicate a first side sheet image and a second side sheet image within a print job to pause prior to stopping printing, wherein the print interrupt instructions comprise gap instructions to open a first printhead gap at a first print engine and to open a second printhead gap at a second print engine;
control printing of the first side sheet image on a first side of a web at the first print engine based on the print interrupt instructions; and
control printing of the second side sheet image to a second side of the web at the second print engine based on the print interrupt instructions,
wherein the print interrupt instructions are generated based on a determination of an interrupted first side sheet image to be paused prior to opening the first printhead gap and a determination of an interrupted second side sheet image to be paused prior to opening the second printhead gap.