SENSOR
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1. A sensor device comprising:
- a base;
first and second proximity sensors mounted to the base at a predetermined distance from one another; and
circuitry programmed to determine presence and speed of an article passing by the sensor device based upon signaled information from the proximity sensors.
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Abstract
A sensor device including a base, first and second proximity sensors mounted to the base at a pre-determined distance from one another, and circuitry programmed to determine presence and speed of an article passing by the sensor device based upon signaled information from the proximity sensors.
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1. A sensor device comprising:
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a base; first and second proximity sensors mounted to the base at a predetermined distance from one another; and circuitry programmed to determine presence and speed of an article passing by the sensor device based upon signaled information from the proximity sensors. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A sensor device comprising:
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a printed circuit board; and a first sensor and a second sensor mounted to the printed circuit board at a predetermined distance between the first sensor and the second sensor; wherein the printed circuit board includes circuitry configured to process information from the first sensor and the second sensor to determine presence and speed of an article relative to the sensor device without physical contact between the sensor device and the article. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A printing system comprising:
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a housing; a print engine maintained by the housing and including a print head; and a sensor device maintained by the housing at a fixed location relative to the print head, the sensor device comprising; a base; first and second proximity sensors mounted to the base at a pre-determined distance from one another; and circuitry programmed to determine presence and speed of an article passing by the sensor device based upon signaled information from the proximity sensors. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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