Automatic rotating media stripper carriage for a printer and method for maintaining a printer
US6986575B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 30, 2004 |
| Grant date | Jan 17, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 30, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/00573
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A printer assembly including a mechanism for rotating a stripper carriage includes a drum blade for stripping media from a drum and a transfix roller blade for stripping media from a transfix roller of an imaging device. The media stripper carriage is accessed and rotated so that a user may maintain parts of an imaging device without having to remove parts of the device. The stripper carriage pivots about a shaft of a transfix roller. A solenoid activates stripping of media from the drum and/or the transfix roller. When maintenance is required, the stripper carriage is rotated by a user and stops at an open position. The user may then clear a jam, clean parts or perform other maintenance on the imaging device. Then, an access door of the device is closed to automatically rotate the stripper carriage to a position in which the imaging device is ready for imaging.
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