Torque control in a sheet media pick mechanism
US10414605B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 7, 2016 |
| Grant date | Sep 17, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 4, 2037 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H2515/32
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
In one example, a torque control system for a sheet media pick mechanism to move a top sheet of media from a stack of media sheets into a nip between a pick roller and a separator roller. The torque control system includes a sensor to sense a number of consecutive pick failures and a controller operatively connected to the sensor to reduce a torque applied to the separator roller during a pick attempt after each pick failure in an amount corresponding to the number of consecutive pick failures sensed by the sensor.
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