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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2001
Filed:
May. 02, 2000
Stan Alan Spencer, Rochester, NY (US);
Jack G. Elliot, Webster, NY (US);
Leonid Buchman, Rochester, NY (US);
Xerox Corporation, Stamford, CT (US);
Abstract
The present invention is useful in a nip-forming apparatus including a first roll and a second roll, wherein one of the rolls is displaceable toward the other to control the position of the first roll relative to the second roll, and wherein one of rolls is driven and the other is rotatable. The invention defines a setup procedure that includes rotating the driven roll and sensing a rotational speed of the rotatable roll. While the driven roll is rotating, the displaceable roll is displaced to a home displacement position relative to the other roll, wherein the home displacement position corresponds to a displaced position of the displaceable roll where the rotatable roll rotates at a select speed in response to contact with the driven roll. This home displacement position is then recorded. The invention is particularly well-suited for setup of a sheet decurler in an image forming apparatus. Change in the home displacement position over time due to roll wear is monitored and used to predict roll failure.