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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2002
Filed:
Dec. 05, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Frank C. Genovese, Fairport, NY (US);
Assignee:
Xerox Corporation, Rochester, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 1/500 ; B65G 3/916 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 1/500 ; B65G 3/916 ;
Abstract
A transport system for transporting sheet media in an image transport apparatus. The transport system comprises a drive section, and at least one wheel drivingly connected to the drive section. The wheel is disposed to contact the sheet media for transporting the sheet media generally in a process direction in the image transport apparatus, when the wheel is driven by the drive section. The wheel is steerable. The wheel is steered for orienting the wheel in a predetermined direction and for controlling a direction of travel of the sheet media relative to the process direction.