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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 1999
Filed:
Mar. 28, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jeffrey Knox, Peabody, MA (US);
Larry S Blake, Peabody, MA (US);
Arthur R Newton, Jr, North Reading, MA (US);
Assignee:
Agfa Division, Bayer Corporation, Wilmington, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J / ; B41J / ; G01D / ; G03G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
347139 ; 347262 ; 347264 ;
Abstract
A media guidance system for substantially reducing media jamming as the leading (head) end of a web of recording media is directed over the drum surface of an internal drum type laser imagesetter during a media loading procedure. The media guidance system includes a hollow shield, at least one outrigger extending laterally away from the hollow shield, and at least one retractable plate assembly for selectively applying a pressure load against the leading end of the recording media as it approaches the exit aperture of the internal drum.