Flexible media travel adjusting means and an image forming device including the same
US7668493B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 11, 2006 |
| Grant date | Feb 23, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 26, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/00675
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image forming device includes one or more flexible fingers to simulate a narrow gap baffle and provide a baffle-like support for different document media. These flexible fingers help guide the documents from one subsystem to another, for instance, entering into the decurler nip on the host image forming device decurler assembly. These flexible fingers act as two baffles. For heavy weight documents, the flexible fingers deflect and move out of the way. For medium to light weight documents, the flexible fingers control the document position during its trajectory.
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