Translating nip registration device
US5219159A · kind A · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 1, 1992 |
| Grant date | Jun 15, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 1, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H2511/514
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus to bilaterally register and deskew sheets in an electrophotographic printing machine by driving the sheet against a pair of stalled drive rolls and then activating the drive rolls when the sheet is deskewed. The drive rolls are then laterally translated while the sheet is within the nips of the drive rolls. The proper side registration position of the sheet is sensed and stored and the sheet is brought to that proper registration position. Once the sheet has passed through the drive rolls, the rolls return to the center of the paper path to receive subsequent sheets. A stepper motor is used to translate the roll pairs in a lateral direction and the pulse counts are utilized to store the side registration and sheet acquisition positions thereby eliminating the need for a home position sensor or switch.
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