Pivoting roller for skewless document feed
US5795087A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 15, 1997 |
| Grant date | Aug 18, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 15, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J13/10
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A pressure roller drive assembly for a document printer having a pressure roller carried by a pressure roller axle for advancing and retracting a document along a paper path, with the pressure roller pivoting in a first direction towards a side wall to prevent skew or misalignment during advancement of the document and the pressure roller pivoting in a second, opposite direction towards a side wall to prevent skew or misalignment during retraction of the document is disclosed.
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