Electrophotography – Document handling – Copy
Patent
1994-03-30
1997-02-04
Lee, Shuk Yin
Electrophotography
Document handling
Copy
271274, G03G 2100
Patent
active
056004265
ABSTRACT:
An idler system that is both self-centering and self-aligning with a drive roll. The idler assembly consists of a pair of rolls connected by a shaft, the shaft being supported in a housing. The housing is retained by a resilient spring member which member allows the axis of rotation of the idler rolls to pivot in more than one plane simultaneously. This pivoting causes the axis of rotation of the idler assembly to align parallel with the drive roll axis. The single spring also provides an even loading of the normal force across the width of the drive nip. As a result of the alignment and even loading, skewing of a sheet is prevented as it is driven through the nip formed by the drive roll and the idler roll. The resilient spring mounting also allows for easy replaceability of the idler assembly and the housing is easily locatable between tabs formed in the frame of the machine for mounting the idler assembly therein. The housing provides a guide from the mounting frame into the nip and from the nip into the downstream paper path for increased capacity to handle curled and/or damaged cut sheet media.
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Dicesare Cesidio J.
Gramlich John D.
Kellogg Theodore J.
Plain Margaret C.
Rubscha Robert F.
Kepner Kevin R.
Lee Shuk Yin
Xerox Corporation
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