US 11,987,047 B2
Media path for print registration
Sebastien d'Armancourt, Singapore (SG); Han Tiong Tong, Singapore (SG); and Chin Young Wong, Singapore (SG)
Assigned to Hand Held Products, Inc., Charlotte, NC (US)
Filed by Hand Held Products, Inc., Charlotte, NC (US)
Filed on Sep. 16, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/447,888.
Application 17/447,888 is a continuation of application No. 16/941,145, filed on Jul. 28, 2020, granted, now 11,148,441.
Prior Publication US 2022/0032666 A1, Feb. 3, 2022
Int. Cl. B41J 15/04 (2006.01); B41J 11/00 (2006.01); B41J 15/16 (2006.01); B65H 5/38 (2006.01); B65H 7/14 (2006.01)
CPC B41J 15/048 (2013.01) [B41J 11/0045 (2013.01); B41J 11/0095 (2013.01); B41J 15/16 (2013.01); B65H 5/38 (2013.01); B65H 7/14 (2013.01); B65H 2404/51 (2013.01); B65H 2404/611 (2013.01); B65H 2404/6111 (2013.01); B65H 2404/612 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A media guide assembly for a printing apparatus, the media guide assembly comprising:
a back spine;
a first media guide configured to define a first section of a media path, wherein the first media guide comprises at least a first media sensor which generates signals that are indicative of a location of a print media; and
a second media guide configured to define a second section of the media path, wherein the second media guide comprises an arch profile, wherein the second media guide comprises a third planar section and a fourth planar section,
wherein the third planar section and the fourth planar section are positioned below the first media sensor along a vertical axis of the printing apparatus, causing the print media to be in contact with the first media sensor as the print media traverses along the media path irrespective of a tension of the print media along the media path.