Lifting shoe for media handling and related cassette media holder
US5690327A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 13, 1996 |
| Grant date | Nov 25, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 13, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H2404/2691
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system for light-tight handling of a supply of media between a supply station, a workstation and a collecting station, comprises a media handling apparatus defined by a frame and a housing enclosing an internal confine. Within this confine are a supply station and a collecting station disposed at opposite ends of the frame. A positioning drive is suspended above the supply and collecting stations to move media between the supply, collecting and work stations. A lifting shoe is provided as part of the positioning drive and includes a flexible material handling sheet which assumes a first and a second given radius when respectively energized and reverse energized to engage the media supported in curved form. Also, supply and collecting cassettes are provided with a tambour coverings for respectively automatically uncovering and covering the supported media while still maintained in the light-tight confines of the housing.
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