System for handling curved form media and cassette therefor
US5553839A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 7, 1995 |
| Grant date | Sep 10, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 7, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41B21/32
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A media handling unit is a selfcontained device which is capable of being moved to existing photoplotting structures to transport media sheets from a supply cassette housed within the unit and advanced into the plotter for conducting a plotting operation. The unit also retreives the scanned media from the photoplotter returning it the unit in a light tight environment where the scanned film is deposited onto a collecting tray. The supply of film is provided in a cassette having a semi-cyldrical support surface causing the film to take on a preformed configuration which is generally coincident with the shape of the support surface on the plotter.
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