Method and apparatus for supporting a drum for loading and unloading from a copier and/or printer apparatus
US6308030A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 19, 2000 |
| Grant date | Oct 23, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 19, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2221/1684
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A roller assembly used for printing is loaded into a printing apparatus by supporting the roller assembly in a loading tool having a first carriage with top and bottom rows of rollers, the rollers engaging rails on the roller assembly and the first carriage being oriented with a second carriage within the apparatus. The second carriage also has top and bottom rows of rollers oriented similarly with the rollers of the first carriage. The roller assembly is moved into the carriage so that rails of the roller assembly are engaged by the rollers of the carriage in the printer apparatus.
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