Document registration apparatus with improved document drive capability
US5934668A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 27, 1996 |
| Grant date | Aug 10, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 27, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H9/106
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A document registration apparatus for use with a conveying device for transporting a document along a path from an upstream position to a downstream position through a document registration position, the document registration apparatus including an urge roller positioned adjacent to the path, the urge roller being moveable between a first urge roller position contacting the document and a second urge roller position out of contact with the document; apparatus for biasing the urge roller toward the conveying device; and a registration stop positioned adjacent to the urge roller and the path, the registration stop being moveable between a first registration stop position where the registration stop blocks transport of the document along the path and a second registration stop position away from the path where the registration stop does not block transport of the document along the path; wherein at times when the urge roller is in the first urge roller position and the registration stop is in the first registration stop position the biasing apparatus biases the urge roller against the document by a first force thereby urging the document against the conveying device due to the first f…
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