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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 14, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 23, 2019
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Rachel Lynn Tanchak, Rochester, NY (US);
Erwin Ruiz, Rochester, NY (US);
Carlos M Terrero, Ontario, NY (US);
Roberto A Irizarry, Rochester, NY (US);
Glenn Batchelor, Fairport, NY (US);
Ali R Dergham, Fairport, NY (US);
XEROX CORPORATION, Norwalk, CT (US);
Abstract
A system for controlling curl in sheets passing beneath a camera includes applying a thin layer of high velocity air to a curved baffle positioned beneath the camera. The high velocity air layer, which will have a tendency to follow the curved baffle (Coanda effect), will divert sheets (Bernoulli effect) towards the curved baffle. By positioning the curved baffle along the media paper path and by applying a uniform air stream to it, a lower pressure area will be created. This will flatten the trajectory of the sheets and thereby remove curl before the sheets pass the camera.