Interposer having decurler

US8544386B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Xerox Corporation · US

Inventors

• Thomas C. Keyes · Fairport, US
• Thomas Bitter · Bad Ditzenbach, DE
• Ronald A. Ippolito · Rochester, US
• Dale T. Platteter · Fairport, US
• Richard F. Scarlata · Rochester, US
• Joe Marasco · Fairport, US
• Donald R. Fess · Rochester, US
• Diego Pereda · Fairport, US
• Douglas F. Sundquist · Webster, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 12, 2006
• Grant date: Oct 1, 2013
• Expiry date: Sep 15, 2030

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B65H2301/51256
• WIPO field: Handling
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

Embodiments herein comprise an apparatus that includes a printing engine and an interposer adapted to receive printed sheets from the printing engine. The interposer adds insert sheets between printed sheets. The interposer includes a decurler positioned within the interposer so as to decurl the printed sheets after the interposer adds the insert sheets. The printing engine adds a curl to the printed sheets and the decurler removes the curl from the printed sheets. The decurler can comprise a roller-based decurler, a heated decurler, a pressure based decurler, and/or a moisture-vacuum based decurler.