Angled pressure roll used with vacuum belts

US7837195B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Xerox Corporation · US

Inventors

• Kenneth P. Moore · Rochester, US
• Frank Albert Porter · Penfield, US
• Adam Douglas Ledgerwood · Geneva, US
• Aaron M. Moore · Cottonwood, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jan 29, 2009
• Grant date: Nov 23, 2010
• Expiry date: Jan 29, 2029

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B65H2801/06
• WIPO field: Handling
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus comprises a belt and a pressure roll contacting the belt. The pressure roll comprises at least two roll segments connected to a common axle and contacting the belt. The roll segments are offset from one another along the belt.