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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 04, 2020
Applicant:
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Inventors:
Carlos M. Terrero, Ontario, NY (US);
Brian J. Dunham, Webster, NY (US);
Steven M. Sippel, Webster, NY (US);
Assignee:
XEROX CORPORATION, Norwalk, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 11/42 (2006.01); B41J 25/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 11/42 (2013.01); B41J 25/003 (2013.01);
Abstract
An implementation of an assembly of the present teachings includes a transport roll having a shaft with a tapered surface and an encoder having a coupler that defines a recess and has a tapered surface. During use of the assembly, the tapered surface of the shaft physically contacts the tapered surface of the coupler, and the encoder can be urged toward the transport roll using a spring such as a leaf spring.