Cantilever drum mount for document printer/copier
US6259873A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 19, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jul 10, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 19, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2221/1654
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A cantilever drum-mounting apparatus adapted for use in a document printer/copier comprises: (i) a housing having an opening therein; (ii) a carriage movably mounted within the opening and adapted to receive, retain and rotatably support an axle of a drum; and (iii) a plurality of guide rollers, rotatably mounted on the carriage and engageable with opposing outer surface of the housing, for limiting movement of the carriage to a direction substantially normal to the axis for drum rotation. Preferably, movement of the carriage is controlled by the actuator of an air cylinder that cooperates with one or more reference surfaces within the housing opening to locate the drum axle at a desired position.
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