Height adjustable transport module with integrated integrity for in-line printer systems
An in-line integrity module houses a camera/reader system to check for sheet and job integrity. The integrity module includes paper path structure that is adjustable between two different heights to match paper path heights of upstream or downstream devices.
1. A printing system configured to image media and maintain integrity of images on said media, comprising:
a printer including a print engine;
a feed source for feeding media past said print engine to receive images thereon;
a height transition module configured to receive said media from said print engine and convey said media through an upwardly inclined paper path to an output position;
a finisher positioned downstream from said height transition module and configured to receive media from said height transition module; and
an integrity module positioned to receive said media and feed said media downstream while simultaneously checking correctness of image imposition of said media, and wherein said integrity module includes frame structure having first and second input openings for receiving said media, a horizontal height adjustable media transport configured to receive media from said first and second input openings and cameras positioned above and below said horizontal height adjustable media transport, and wherein said horizontal height adjustable media transport is placed in-line with said first input opening of said frame structure when said integrity module is positioned directly downstream of said printer and placed in-line with said second input opening of said frame structure when said integrity module is positioned directly downstream of said finisher thereby enabling said finisher to handoff said media to another downstream device.
2. The printing system of claim 1 , wherein said media passes horizontally through said height transition module when said integrity module receives media from said second input opening of said frame structure.
3. The printing system of claim 1 , wherein said media passes along said upwardly inclined paper path through said height transition module when said integrity module receives media from said first input opening of said frame structure.
4. The printing system of claim 3 , wherein said integrity module facilitates installation upstream or downstream of said finisher.
5. The printing system of claim 1 , wherein said cameras positioned above and below said horizontal height adjustable media transport are configured for adjusting to differing heights.
6. An integrity module for confirming the appropriate printing of customer sensitive data in an in-line printing system, said integrity module comprising:
paper path structure through which sheets are conveyed;
cameras positioned above and below said paper path structure;
frame structure adapted to support said paper path structure and said cameras, said frame structure having first and second input openings for receiving said sheets; and
wherein said paper path structure is configured to be movable between said first and second input openings of said frame structure depending on whether sheets are coming from upstream or downstream devices having sheet exit positions at differing heights, said movable paper path being placed in-line with said first input opening of said frame structure when said integrity module is positioned directly downstream of a printer and placed in-line with said second input opening of said frame structure when said integrity module is positioned directly downstream of a finisher thereby enabling said finisher to handoff said sheets to a subsequent downstream device.
7. The integrity module of claim 6 , wherein said integrity module is positioned before a height transition module.
8. The integrity module of claim 7 , wherein said paper path structure of said integrity module is hi a first position of two positions.