Step-stripper roller shaft in an image forming device
US6478488B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 30, 1999 |
| Grant date | Nov 12, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 30, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65C11/0289
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An image forming device for separating a printable medium from a continuous protective backing strip attached thereto includes a stepped stripper roller shaft encircled by a roller sleeve adapted to press a platen of the device wherein the image forming device causes the continuous strip to pass over a stripper bar and directs the protective backing strip to move under the stripper bar and between the platen and the roller sleeve while the printable medium continuously moves out of the device from over the stripper bar.
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