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Apparatus for transitioning media sheets in a printer

US8348268B2 · kind B2 · utility

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17Claims

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Assignee

Xerox Corporation · US

Inventors

Carl T. Urban · Portland, US
David Schaefer · Wilsonville, US
Rob Huala · Bellevue, US

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 5, 2009
Grant date	Jan 8, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 8, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB65H2404/611
WIPO fieldHandling
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A new media path includes a flexible member that cooperates with a control point for smooth transitions of media sheets along the path. The media path includes an elongated member having a first end and a second end, the elongated member having a longitudinal axis and a cross-member axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, the elongated member having a first surface that is non-linear in at least one of the longitudinal and cross-member axes, and a bevel on a second surface of the elongated member, the bevel being proximate to the first end of the elongated member at a predetermined distance from the first end.

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