CN109591469B - Control system of thermal transfer printer and thermal transfer printer with control system - Google Patents
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The invention provides a control system of a thermal transfer printer and the thermal transfer printer with the same. The control system comprises a communication device, a first information acquisition device and a first controller; the communication device is used for receiving the printing information; the first information acquisition device is used for acquiring the working information of the thermal transfer printer, and the working information comprises the pressure between a printing head of the printer and paper to be printed in the working process of the printer; the first controller is respectively and electrically connected with the first information acquisition device and the communication device, the first controller controls the printer to work according to the printing information and the working information, and the first controller controls the printing head according to the pressure so that the pressure is equal to the preset pressure. Therefore, in the printing process of the thermal transfer printer, the first controller controls the printing head in real time according to the pressure between the printing head and the paper to be printed, so that the pressure between the printing head and the paper to be printed is equal to the preset pressure, and the control system performs closed-loop control on the printing head, thereby effectively improving the printing quality.
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Technical Field
The present invention relates generally to the field of thermal transfer printers, and more particularly to a control system of a thermal transfer printer and a thermal transfer printer having the same.
Background
At present, thermal transfer printers have been widely used in various industries. In the process of printing of the existing thermal transfer printer, the relative position between the printing head and the paper to be printed may change, so that the pressure between the printing head and the paper to be printed may be too large or too small, so that the pattern printed by the printer has a shallow depth, i.e. the printing quality of the thermal transfer printer in the prior art is poor.
Therefore, it is desirable to provide a control system of a thermal transfer printer and a thermal transfer printer having the same to at least partially solve the above-mentioned problems.
Disclosure of Invention
In this summary, concepts in a simplified form are introduced that are further described in the detailed description section. This summary of the invention is not intended to identify key features or essential features of the claimed subject matter, nor is it intended to be used as an aid in determining the scope of the claimed subject matter.
To at least partially solve the above technical problem, the present invention provides a control system of a thermal transfer printer, the control system including: the communication device is used for receiving the printing information; the first information acquisition device is used for acquiring the working information of the thermal transfer printer, and the working information comprises the pressure between a printing head of the printer and the paper to be printed in the working process of the printer; the first controller is electrically connected with the first information acquisition device and the communication device respectively, and controls the printer to work according to the printing information and the working information, wherein the first controller controls the printing head according to the pressure so that the pressure is equal to the preset pressure.
According to the control system, in the printing process of the thermal transfer printer, the first controller obtains the pressure between the printing head and the paper to be printed in real time through the first information acquisition device, and then controls the movement of the printing head in real time according to the pressure between the printing head and the paper to be printed, so that the pressure between the printing head and the paper to be printed is equal to the preset pressure, the control system performs closed-loop control on the movement of the printing head, and the printing quality is effectively improved.
Optionally, the operation information includes a tension of a ribbon of the printer during operation of the printer, and the first controller controls the ribbon according to the tension so that the tension is equal to a preset tension.
Alternatively, the job information includes position information of a paper to be printed of the printer during the operation of the printer, and the first controller controls the paper cutting device of the printer to cut the paper according to the position information of the paper to be printed.
Optionally, the job information includes speed information of a paper to be printed during a job of the printer, and the first controller controls a paper feeding speed of a paper feeding device of the printer according to the speed information of the paper to be printed.
Optionally, the control system further includes a second information acquisition device and a second controller, the second information acquisition device is used for acquiring initialization information of the printer, the second controller is electrically connected with the communication device, the first controller and the second information acquisition device respectively, when the printer starts to start, the second controller acquires the initialization information through the second information acquisition device, the second controller judges whether the initialization information meets a preset condition, and if so, the second controller sends the printing information to the first controller.
Alternatively, when the second controller transmits the print information to the first controller, the second controller controls the power supply to supply power to the print head, the paper cutting device of the printer, and the paper feeding device of the printer.
Optionally, the second controller controls the printer to work according to the current consumable type of the printer and the current accumulated consumable of the printer, and if the current consumable type is different from the preset consumable type or the current accumulated consumable is greater than the preset accumulated consumable, the second controller controls the printer to stop working.
Optionally, the pressure includes pressures between two ends of the print head and the paper to be printed, the first controller determines whether the pressures at the two ends of the print head are the same, if not, the printing is stopped, and information that the paper to be printed and the print surface of the print head are not parallel is output, otherwise, the printer prints normally.
Optionally, the control system is configured with a plurality of preset pressures, the preset pressures correspond to printing paper with different thicknesses respectively, or the preset pressures correspond to printing paper with different materials respectively.
The invention also provides a thermal transfer printer which comprises the control system.
According to the thermal transfer printer, the thermal transfer printer comprises the control system, in the printing process of the thermal transfer printer, the first controller obtains the pressure between the printing head and the paper to be printed in real time through the first information acquisition device, and then controls the movement of the printing head in real time according to the pressure between the printing head and the paper to be printed, so that the pressure between the printing head and the paper to be printed is equal to the preset pressure, and the control system performs closed-loop control on the movement of the printing head, and the printing quality is effectively improved.
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In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a more thorough understanding of the present invention. It will be apparent, however, to one skilled in the art, that embodiments of the invention may be practiced without one or more of these specific details. In other instances, well-known features have not been described in detail so as not to obscure the embodiments of the invention.
In the following description, a detailed structure will be presented for a thorough understanding of embodiments of the invention. It is apparent that the implementation of the embodiments of the present invention is not limited to the specific details familiar to those skilled in the art. The following detailed description of preferred embodiments of the invention, however, the invention is capable of other embodiments in addition to those detailed.
The invention provides a control system of a thermal transfer printer. The thermal transfer printer includes a print head for performing a print job, an ink ribbon, a paper feeding device, a paper cutting device, and an ink ribbon winding device.
In the present embodiment, as shown in fig. 1, the control system of the thermal transfer printer includes a communication device 120. The communication device 120 is used to connect with the external network device 110 to receive print information (image information) of the external network device 110. The communication device 120 may be connected to the external network device 110 through a network cable (ethernet) to receive the print information of the external network device 110. Or the communication device 120 is connected to the external network device 110 through the wireless network to receive the print information of the external network device 110. Therefore, a user can set a picture or a document to be printed on the external network device 110, the external network device 110 analyzes the picture or the document to be printed into printing information, and then the printing information is sent to the communication device of the thermal transfer printer and then printed on the thermal transfer printer.
In this embodiment, the control system further includes a first information acquisition device 150. The first information collecting device 150 is used for collecting operation information of the thermal transfer printer (operation information during operation of the thermal transfer printer). Thus, the first controller 140 can acquire the operation information of the thermal transfer printer in real time through the first information acquisition device 150 and then control the print job of the thermal transfer printer in real time according to the operation information. In this way, the first controller 140 controls the print job of the thermal transfer printer in a closed loop during the printing process of the thermal transfer printer, thereby ensuring the print quality. The first controller 140 will be described later.
In the present embodiment, the operation information includes pressure between the print head and the paper to be printed, tension of the ribbon, position information of the paper to be printed, and speed information of the paper to be printed (moving speed of the paper to be printed) during operation of the thermal transfer printer. Specifically, the first information collecting device 150 includes a pressure sensor for measuring a pressure between the print head and the sheet to be printed, a tension sensor for measuring a tension of the ribbon, a position sensor for measuring a position of the sheet to be printed, and a speed sensor for measuring a speed of the sheet to be printed.
In this embodiment, the control system further includes a first controller 140. The first controller 140 is electrically connected to the first information collecting device 150 and the communication device 120, respectively. The first controller 140 acquires the print information through the second controller 130. The first controller 140 controls the thermal transfer printer to operate according to the print information and the operation information. Specifically, during operation of the thermal transfer printer, the first controller 140 acquires the pressure between the print head and the paper to be printed in real time through the pressure sensor. The first controller 140 then controls the print head to operate so that the pressure between the print head of the thermal transfer printer and the sheet to be printed is substantially equal to the preset pressure, based on the pressure between the print head and the sheet to be printed. Therefore, the printing color is prevented from being too dark or too light, and the printing quality is improved; meanwhile, the damage to the printing head or the damage to the paper to be printed caused by overlarge pressure between the printing head and the paper to be printed can be avoided. The second controller 130 will be described later.
In this embodiment, the thermal transfer printer includes a printhead assembly. The printing head assembly comprises a motor for supplying power, a lead screw connected with an output shaft of the motor, a printing head connected with the lead screw, and a guide rail for guiding the movement of the printing head. The printing head is provided with an internal thread connected with the external thread of the lead screw, and the lead screw is connected with the printing head through the thread. The motor is electrically connected to the first controller 140. In this way, the first controller 140 controls the operation of the motor, and then drives the lead screw to rotate through the motor, so that the print head moves in parallel along the extending direction of the lead screw, and in the moving process of the print head, the guide rail guides the movement of the print head, and limits the rotational freedom of the print head, so that the movement of the print head is stable. In the extending direction of the lead screw (in the present embodiment, the lead screw extends in the height direction of the thermal transfer printer), the print head presses down the paper to be printed in the process of moving down the print head. During printing, the pressure sensor detects the pressure between the print head and the paper to be printed.
In this embodiment, when the pressure between the print head of the thermal transfer printer and the paper to be printed is less than the preset pressure, the first controller 140 controls the print head to move toward the paper to be printed, so that the pressure between the print head and the paper to be printed can be increased, and the pressure between the print head and the paper to be printed is substantially equal to the preset pressure. When the pressure between the printing head of the thermal transfer printer and the paper to be printed is greater than the preset pressure, the first controller 140 controls the printing head to move away from the paper to be printed, so that the pressure between the printing head and the paper to be printed can be reduced, and the pressure between the printing head and the paper to be printed is approximately equal to the preset pressure.
Preferably, the print head is a rod-like structure. The print head extends in the width direction of the sheet to be printed. In the extending direction of the printing head, both ends of the printing head are provided with pressure sensors. Thus, the pressure sensor at one end of the print head detects in real time the first pressure between the one end of the print head and the paper to be printed. A pressure sensor at the other end of the print head detects a second pressure between the other end of the print head and the sheet to be printed in real time. I.e. the pressure comprises the pressure between the two ends of the print head, respectively, and the paper to be printed. The controller determines whether the first pressure and the second pressure are the same. If the first pressure and the second pressure are different, it is indicated that the printing surface of the printing head is not parallel (inclined) relative to the plane of the paper to be printed in the width direction of the paper to be printed. The thermal transfer printer stops printing at this time. The first controller 140 may send a message to the user that the paper to be printed is not parallel to the printing surface of the print head to remind the user to set up the print head. If the first pressure and the second pressure are the same, the thermal transfer printer prints normally. Note that the sheet to be printed moves in the longitudinal direction of the sheet to be printed.
According to the control system of the invention, in the printing process of the thermal transfer printer, the first controller 140 obtains the pressure between the printing head and the paper to be printed in real time through the first information acquisition device 150, and then controls the printing head in real time according to the pressure between the printing head and the paper to be printed, so that the pressure between the printing head and the paper to be printed is equal to the preset pressure, and the control system performs closed-loop control on the printing head, thereby effectively improving the printing quality.
In this embodiment, the first controller 140 controls the ribbon according to the tension of the ribbon during operation of the thermal transfer printer so that the tension of the ribbon is substantially equal to the preset tension. Specifically, in the printing process of the thermal transfer printer, the first controller 140 obtains the tension of the ribbon in real time through the tension sensor, and when the tension of the ribbon is smaller than the preset tension, the first controller 140 controls the ribbon winding device to wind up the ribbon, so that the tension of the ribbon can be increased, and the tension of the ribbon is approximately equal to the preset tension. When the tension of the ribbon is greater than the predetermined tension, the first controller 140 controls the ribbon winding device to unwind the ribbon, thereby reducing the tension of the ribbon, so that the tension of the ribbon is substantially equal to the predetermined tension. Therefore, the problem that the printing quality is reduced due to the small tension of the ink ribbon or the ink ribbon is broken due to the overlarge tension is avoided.
In the present embodiment, the first controller 140 controls the paper cutting device of the thermal transfer printer to cut paper according to the position information of the paper to be printed during the operation of the thermal transfer printer. Specifically, the first controller 140 acquires the position of the paper to be printed in real time through the position sensor. When the paper to be printed reaches the preset position, the first controller 140 controls the paper cutting device to cut the paper. Therefore, the paper cutting device is controlled to cut paper according to the real-time position of the tape printing paper, and the paper can be cut more accurately.
In the present embodiment, the first controller 140 controls the paper feeding speed of the paper feeding device of the thermal transfer printer according to the speed information of the paper to be printed during the operation of the thermal transfer printer. Specifically, the first controller 140 obtains the moving speed of the paper to be printed in real time through the speed sensor, and then the first controller 140 adjusts the paper feeding speed of the paper feeding device in real time according to the moving speed of the paper to be printed and the preset speed, so that the moving speed of the paper to be printed is substantially the same as the preset speed. Therefore, the paper feeding speed of the paper feeding device is controlled in real time, and the paper feeding speed can be more conveniently matched with the printing operation of the printing head.
In the present embodiment, the memory of the second controller 130 is configured with a plurality of preset pressures. The preset pressures correspond to printing paper with different thicknesses respectively. From this, the user can select the corresponding pressure of predetermineeing according to the thickness of waiting to print the paper to make beat printer head and wait to print the paper of waiting of the different thickness of pressure adaptation between the paper, guarantee to print the quality, can reduce the earlier stage debugging work of thermal transfer printer like this, reduce work load.
In another embodiment, the plurality of preset pressures correspond to printing paper of different materials. From this, the user can select the corresponding pressure of predetermineeing according to the material of waiting to print the paper to the messenger can make and beat printer head and wait to print the waiting of the different materials of pressure adaptation between the paper and print the paper, guarantee to print the quality, can reduce the earlier stage debugging work of thermal transfer printer like this, reduce work load.
In this embodiment, the information of the preset tension, the preset speed and the preset position are all set in the memory of the second controller 130. When the second controller 130 determines that the printer can start to operate, the second controller 130 transmits the printing information to the first controller 140 and simultaneously transmits the preset pressure, the preset tension and the preset speed to the first controller 140.
Of course, the information about the preset tension, the preset speed and the preset position can also be stored in other memory elements. The setting can be made as required by those skilled in the art.
It should be noted that the preset tension, the preset speed and the preset pressure can be obtained through experiments. The pressure suitable for the paper to be printed with different thicknesses or different materials can be determined through experiments. The experimental results are then pre-stored in the memory of the second controller 130. The second controller 130 and a memory of the second controller 130 will be described later.
Preferably, the first controller 140 may be an fpga (field programmable Gate array) chip.
In this embodiment, the control system further includes a second information collecting device 160. The second information collecting device 160 is used for collecting initialization information of the thermal transfer printer. The initialization information may include the temperature of the print head, whether the paper to be printed is normally installed, whether the ribbon is normally installed, and the like. In this way, the second controller 130 can determine whether the thermal transfer printer satisfies the print requirement (whether the print job can be started) based on the initialization information. The second controller 130 will be described later.
In this embodiment, the control system further includes a second controller 130. The second controller 130 is electrically connected to the communication device 120, the first controller 140 and the second information collecting device 160, respectively. The communication device 120 then transmits the print information to the second controller 130. When the thermal transfer printer starts to start, the second controller 130 acquires the initialization information through the second information collecting device 160, and the second controller 130 determines whether the initialization information satisfies a preset condition. For example, whether the temperature of the print head reaches a preset value, whether the paper to be printed is normally mounted, whether the ribbon is normally mounted, and the like. If so, the initialization of the thermal transfer printer is successful, and the print job can be started. At this time, the second controller 130 transmits the print information to the first controller 140, so that the first controller 140 controls the thermal transfer printer to start the print job according to the print information.
Preferably, the second controller 130 may be a processor ARM Cortex a 9.
Preferably, when the second controller 130 determines that the thermal transfer printer can start the print job, the second controller 130 controls the power supply to supply power to the printhead assembly, the paper cutting device, the paper feeding device, and the ribbon winding device of the thermal transfer printer to start the operation of the thermal transfer printer. When the second controller 130 determines that the thermal transfer printer may not start the print job, the second controller 130 controls the power supply not to supply power to the printhead assembly, the paper cutting device, the paper feeding device, and the ribbon winding device of the thermal transfer printer, so that the thermal transfer printer does not operate. Therefore, the damage to the printhead assembly, the paper cutting device, the paper feeding device and the ribbon winding device caused by the long-time electrification of the printhead assembly, the paper cutting device, the paper feeding device and the ribbon winding device can be avoided.
In this embodiment, the second controller 130 may also independently control the paper feeding device. That is, the paper feeding device may be controlled by the second controller 130 when the first controller 140 does not operate. Thus, when the paper to be printed is installed, the paper feeding device can be controlled to operate by the second controller 130, so that the paper to be printed can be conveniently installed. For example, to facilitate rolling up the paper to be printed, or to facilitate releasing the paper to be printed.
In the present embodiment, the second controller 130 is provided with a memory. Example patterns are provided in the memory. In this way, in the debugging stage of the thermal transfer printer, the printing effect of the thermal transfer printer can be detected by printing the example pattern without connecting the external network device 110 through the communication device 120.
In this embodiment, the memory of the second controller 130 is also provided with configuration parameters of the thermal transfer printer. For example, various values of the thermal transfer printer are debugged before the thermal transfer printer is shipped. Therefore, the original data of the thermal transfer printer can be conveniently retrieved when the thermal transfer printer is subsequently maintained.
In the present embodiment, a preset consumable material type of a consumable material suitable for a thermal transfer printer, such as a type of paper to be printed and a type of ribbon, is also provided in the memory. In this way, the second controller 130 determines whether the type of the current consumable of the thermal transfer printer is one of the preset consumable types set in the memory, and if so, it indicates that the current consumable type is suitable for the print job of the thermal transfer printer, and at this time, the second controller 130 sends the print information to the first controller 140. Otherwise, it indicates that the current consumable of the thermal transfer printer is not suitable for the print job of the thermal transfer printer, and the second controller 130 does not send the print information to the first controller 140. When the current consumptive material of thermal transfer printer is not applicable to the print job of thermal transfer printer, the second controller can send reminding information to the user to remind the user to change and treat the consumptive material. For example, when the type of the current paper to be printed of the thermal transfer printer is not one of the preset paper types set in the memory, the second controller 130 may send a message to the user that the paper to be printed is not suitable for the thermal transfer printer, so as to remind the user to replace the paper to be printed. Therefore, the situation that a user uses wrong consumables to cause unsatisfactory printing quality or damage to the thermal transfer printer can be avoided.
In the present embodiment, a preset accumulated consumable item (accumulated consumable amount of consumable items) for each consumable item suitable for the thermal transfer printer is also preset in the memory. For example, the length of the paper to be printed, the length of the ink ribbon, the number of cut sheets, and the like. In this way, the second controller 130 determines whether the current accumulated consumable of the thermal transfer printer is greater than the preset accumulated consumable, and if so, it indicates that the accumulated consumable of the current consumable has exceeded the preset accumulated consumable of the thermal transfer printer. At this time, the second controller 130 controls the thermal transfer printer to stop operating. At this time, the second controller 130 may send information that the accumulated consumables exceed the preset accumulated consumables to the user to remind the user to contact the supplier of the thermal transfer printer. If not, the thermal transfer printer works normally.
In this embodiment, the second controller 130 further includes a control panel. The control panel is provided with a control button. The user can control the operation of the thermal transfer printer through the control buttons. For example, a user controls the start of the thermal transfer printer through a control button, sets printing parameters of the thermal transfer printer, and stops the thermal transfer printer suddenly.
In this embodiment, the second controller 130 further includes an encryption device capable of encrypting data stored in the memory to prevent leakage of data provided in the thermal transfer printer.
In the present embodiment, when an abnormal situation occurs in the thermal transfer printer, for example, the print head temperature is too high, paper jam or ribbon runs out. The second controller 130 controls the thermal transfer printer to stop operating. The second controller 130 sends the user an abnormal message of the thermal transfer printer to remind the user to adjust the thermal transfer printer to prevent the thermal transfer printer from being damaged.
In this embodiment, the thermal transfer printer further includes a water cooling system, and the water cooling system is disposed on the print head to cool the print head. Specifically, the print head is provided with a through hole along the extending direction of the print head. During printing, the external cooling device injects flowing cooling water into the through-holes of the print head to reduce the temperature of the print head.
The invention also provides a thermal transfer printer. The thermal transfer printer comprises the control system of the thermal transfer printer.
According to the thermal transfer printer of the present invention, the thermal transfer printer comprises the control system of the thermal transfer printer, during the printing process of the thermal transfer printer, the first controller 140 obtains the pressure between the printing head and the paper to be printed in real time through the first information collecting device 150, and then controls the printing head in real time according to the pressure between the printing head and the paper to be printed, so that the pressure between the printing head and the paper to be printed is equal to the preset pressure, and thus the control system performs closed-loop control on the printing head, and effectively improves the printing quality.
Unless defined otherwise, technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. Terms such as "component" and the like, when used herein, can refer to either a single part or a combination of parts. Terms such as "mounted," "disposed," and the like, as used herein, may refer to one component as being directly attached to another component or one component as being attached to another component through intervening components. Features described herein in one embodiment may be applied to another embodiment, either alone or in combination with other features, unless the feature is otherwise inapplicable or otherwise stated in the other embodiment.
The present invention has been described in terms of the above embodiments, but it should be understood that the above embodiments are for purposes of illustration and description only and are not intended to limit the invention to the scope of the described embodiments. It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that many variations and modifications may be made to the teachings of the invention, which fall within the scope of the invention as claimed.
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1. A control system for a thermal transfer printer, the control system comprising:
a communication device for receiving printing information;
the first information acquisition device is used for acquiring the working information of the thermal transfer printer, and the working information comprises the pressure between a printing head of the thermal transfer printer and the paper to be printed in the working process of the thermal transfer printer;
the first controller is respectively and electrically connected with the first information acquisition device and the communication device, the first controller controls the thermal transfer printer to work according to the printing information and the working information,
wherein the first controller controls the print head according to the pressure so that the pressure is equal to a preset pressure;
the control system further comprises a second information acquisition device and a second controller, the second information acquisition device is used for acquiring initialization information of the thermal transfer printer, the second controller is respectively and electrically connected with the communication device, the first controller and the second information acquisition device, when the thermal transfer printer starts to be started, the second controller passes through the second information acquisition device to acquire the initialization information, the second controller judges whether the initialization information meets preset conditions, and if so, the second controller sends the printing information to the first controller.
2. The control system of claim 1, wherein the operation information includes a tension of a ribbon of the thermal transfer printer during operation of the thermal transfer printer, the first controller controlling the ribbon based on the tension to cause the tension to equal a preset tension.
3. The control system according to claim 1, wherein the job information includes position information of a sheet to be printed by the thermal transfer printer during the operation of the thermal transfer printer, and the first controller controls a sheet cutting device of the thermal transfer printer to cut the sheet according to the position information of the sheet to be printed.
4. The control system according to claim 1, wherein the operation information includes speed information of the sheet to be printed during operation of the thermal transfer printer, and the first controller controls a paper feed speed of a paper feed device of the thermal transfer printer based on the speed information of the sheet to be printed.
5. The control system according to claim 1, wherein the second controller controls the power supply to supply power to the print head, the paper cutting device of the thermal transfer printer, and the paper feeding device of the thermal transfer printer when the second controller sends the print information to the first controller.
6. The control system of claim 1, wherein the second controller controls the thermal transfer printer to operate according to a current consumable type of the thermal transfer printer and a current accumulated consumable of the thermal transfer printer, and if the current consumable type is different from a preset consumable type or the current accumulated consumable is greater than a preset accumulated consumable, the second controller controls the thermal transfer printer to stop operating.
7. The control system according to claim 1, wherein the pressure includes pressures between both ends of the print head and the paper to be printed, respectively, and the first controller determines whether the pressures at both ends of the print head are the same, and if not, stops printing and outputs information that the paper to be printed and the printing surface of the print head are not parallel, otherwise, the thermal transfer printer prints normally.
8. The control system according to claim 1, wherein the control system is configured with a plurality of preset pressures, and the preset pressures correspond to printing paper with different thicknesses respectively, or the preset pressures correspond to printing paper with different materials respectively.
9. A thermal transfer printer, characterized in that it comprises a control system according to any one of claims 1 to 8.
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