Media registration system with lateral registration
US10981740B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 31, 2018 |
| Grant date | Apr 20, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 31, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H2404/2532
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A media registration system including a track to transport media in a transport direction from an intake end to a registration end, and a pivot shaft. A translator to register media in a lateral direction to the transport direction includes a translation element operatively coupled to the track and moveable along a translation axis in the lateral direction, and a driver to drive the translation element a translation distance along the translation axis to rotate the track about the pivot shaft to move the registration end a selected registration distance in the lateral direction, the translation distance proportional to the selected registration distance.
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