Positioning mechanism for a roller of an intermediate transfer member module
US9535374B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 20, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jan 3, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 20, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2221/1642
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An ITM module for an imaging device, including a frame; a tension roll disposed in the frame; an ITM belt rotatably coupled to the frame and formed as an endless loop around rolls of the ITM module, including the tension roll; and an adjustment mechanism coupled to an end portion of the frame and to the tension roll, the adjustment mechanism setting an amount of skew of the tension roll relative to the frame. The amount of skew is in a direction that is substantially orthogonal to a process direction of the ITM belt. The adjustment mechanism includes a cam member rotatably coupled to the frame and having a cam surface coupled a first end portion of the tension roll such that rotating the first cam member sets an amount of elevation of the first end portion of the tension roll relative to the frame.
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