Decurling device for a rolled recording paper
US5566906A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 10, 1993 |
| Grant date | Oct 22, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 10, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H2513/40
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A decurling device wherein paper is transported from a roll while being decurled by a decurling roller. A controller controls the decurling by temporarily stopping rotation of the decurling roller. Particular embodiments include provision of a pressing plate pressing the paper toward the decurling roller and control of the roller in accordance with curl of the paper by detection of diameter of the roll and by detection of path the paper follows during feeding.
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