Inspection system for inspecting an imprinted substrate on a printing press
First Claim
1. An inspection system for inspecting an imprinted substrate on a printing press, comprising:
- a light source for illuminating a portion of the substrate which has been imprinted with different colors at a plurality of printing units of the printing press, each printing unit comprising a plate cylinder;
a contact image sensor having a plurality of sensing elements, wherein each sensing element senses light reflected by a corresponding region on the substrate to produce data representative of the corresponding region printed on the substrate; and
a processor configured to receive the data representative of the imprinted substrate and to compare the data representative of the corresponding region printed on the substrate with stored reference data.
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Abstract
An inspection system for inspecting an imprinted substrate on a printing press has a light source, a contact image sensor, and a processor. The light source is configured to illuminate a portion of the substrate which has been imprinted with different colors at a plurality of printing units of the printing press. The contact image sensor has a plurality of sensing elements. Each sensing element senses light reflected by a corresponding region on the substrate to produce data representative of the corresponding region printed on the substrate. The processor is configured to receive the data representative of the imprinted substrate and to compare the data representative of the corresponding region printed on the substrate with stored reference data.
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21 Claims
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1. An inspection system for inspecting an imprinted substrate on a printing press, comprising:
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a light source for illuminating a portion of the substrate which has been imprinted with different colors at a plurality of printing units of the printing press, each printing unit comprising a plate cylinder; a contact image sensor having a plurality of sensing elements, wherein each sensing element senses light reflected by a corresponding region on the substrate to produce data representative of the corresponding region printed on the substrate; and a processor configured to receive the data representative of the imprinted substrate and to compare the data representative of the corresponding region printed on the substrate with stored reference data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An inspection system for inspecting an imprinted substrate on a printing press, comprising:
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a light source for illuminating a portion of the substrate which has been imprinted with an image at a printing unit of the printing press, the printing unit comprising a plate cylinder; a plurality of sensing elements, wherein each sensing element senses light reflected by a corresponding region on the substrate to produce data representative of the corresponding region printed on the substrate, wherein a dimension of each sensing element is substantially equal to a dimension of the corresponding region printed on the substrate; and a processor configured to receive the data representative of the imprinted substrate and to compare the data representative of the corresponding region printed on the substrate with stored reference data. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An inspection system for inspecting an imprinted substrate on a printing press, comprising:
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a light source for illuminating a portion of the substrate which has been imprinted with different colors at a plurality of plate cylinders of the printing press, each of the plurality of plate cylinders being configured to imprint one of the different colors on the substrate; a contact image sensor having a plurality of sensing elements, wherein each sensing element senses light reflected by a corresponding region on the substrate to produce data representative of the corresponding region printed on the substrate; and a processor configured to receive the data representative of the imprinted substrate and to compare the data representative of the corresponding region printed on the substrate with stored reference data.
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