Media alignment
US11167946B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 21, 2017 |
| Grant date | Nov 9, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 25, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H2404/7431
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
In one example, a sheet media alignment system includes: a guide (12) defining a curved media path (14) that extends from an upstream part of the guide to a downstream part of the guide; a movable blocker (16, 56) to block the curved media path (14) at the downstream part of the guide, the blocker movable into and out of a blocking position in which the blocker is spaced from the downstream part of the guide a first distance; and a driver (24, 58) upstream from the curved media path to drive a media sheet into the guide along the curved media path and into the blocker. The driver is spaced from the upstream part of the guide a second distance greater than the first distance such that a media sheet driven into the blocker will buckle between the driver and the guide before it will buckle between the guide and the blocker.
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