Skew adjustment of print sheets by loading force adjustment...

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2007-11-09

2010-10-05

Crawford, Gene (Department: 3653)

Sheet feeding or delivering

Feeding

With means to align sheet

Reexamination Certificate

active

07806404

ABSTRACT:
Systems and methods for reducing sheet skew in a document processing device are disclosed. A document processing device may include a plurality of nips, a sheet skew measurement system, a feedback controller and an actuator. Each nip may include an idler wheel and a drive wheel. The sheet skew measurement system may be configured to measure sheet skew for a sheet. The feedback controller may be configured to generate a control signal in response to the sheet skew measured by the sheet skew measurement system. The actuator may be configured to adjust a loading force applied to a sheet by an idler wheel for at least one nip in response to the control signal.

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