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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2022
Filed:
May. 11, 2018
Applicant:
Hewlett-packard Development Company, L.p., Spring, TX (US);
Inventors:
Stephen Thomas Rohman, Clackamas, OR (US);
Matthew Raisanen, Battle Ground, WA (US);
Sundae Kim, Suwon, KR;
Assignee:
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P., Spring, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 31/36 (2006.01); B65H 43/00 (2006.01); B42C 1/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 31/36 (2013.01); B65H 43/00 (2013.01); B42C 1/125 (2013.01); B65H 2301/4212 (2013.01); B65H 2301/4213 (2013.01); B65H 2403/942 (2013.01); B65H 2404/1114 (2013.01); B65H 2405/11151 (2013.01); B65H 2511/13 (2013.01); B65H 2511/152 (2013.01); B65H 2511/30 (2013.01); B65H 2801/27 (2013.01);
Abstract
An paddle apparatus for a finisher includes a rotatable shaft and a paddle coupled to the rotatable shaft. The paddle is rotatable in a forward direction to compile a recording medium toward an end of a register tray of the finisher, and is rotatable in a reverse direction to apply a downward force to the compiled recording medium. An amount that the paddle is rotated in the reverse direction can be varied based on a height of the compiled recording medium in the register tray.