Paper detector with inducted module and printer using the same

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8824017
APP PUB NO 20130271795A1
SERIAL NO

13544999

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A detector and a printer using the same are provided. The printer includes a body and the detector. The body has a base and a shaft located above the base. The detector includes multiple inducted modules, a carriage, an inducing unit, and a light receiving unit. The inducted modules are disposed on the base of the body aligning to an axial direction of the shaft. The carriage is disposed on the shaft. The inducing unit and the light receiving unit are disposed on the carriage. During a printing process, the carriage moves back and forth along the axial direction, and the inducing unit induces the corresponding inducted modules to emit lights. The light receiving unit receives light emitted from one of the inducted modules and penetrated a paper undergoing the printing process for detecting a paper barcode.

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  • CAL-COMP ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY LIMITED;KINPO ELECTRONICS, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Tsai, Ting-Shi New Taipei, TW 2 0

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