Xerox Corporation

Pitney Bowes Inc.

James S Hou

Franklin J Buckley

The present invention includes a deskew mechanism for a mailing machine. The deskew mechanism includes a horizontal feed deck and a vertical registration wall. A roller is mounted for rotation and located spaced from the registration wall so as to extend upwardly from the feed deck. A deskew finger is pivotally mounted above the feed deck. The deskew finger includes an inboard ski located to form a corrugation gap relative to the roller and at least one outboard ski located at an opposite side of the roller from the registration wall. A stop mechanism restricts downward movement of the deskew finger to prevent the deskew finger from contacting the feed deck.

Universal deskew feeder for a mailing machine

An electrostatographic reproduction machine including a media assembly for supplying and moving toner image receiving media passed a toner image transfer device; a fusing apparatus for heating and fusing a toner image on the toner image receiving media; and an imaging assembly for forming and transferring a toner image onto the toner image receiving media. The imaging assembly includes an endless photoreceptor belt having an imageable surface for forming the toner image, and a conicity reducing belt support and moving subassembly for supporting and moving the endless photoreceptor belt. The conicity reducing belt support and moving subassembly includes (i) a moveable steering roll for moving in a first direction into the endless photoreceptor belt and in a second direction along an inner surface of the endless photoreceptor belt, and (ii) a moveable tensioning roll for moving in a third direction into the endless photoreceptor belt and in a fourth direction along the inner surface of the endless photoreceptor belt, thereby reducing belt conicity and belt wrinkle, and increasing belt lateral registration.

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Cheshire, CT, United States of America

James S Hou