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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2007
Filed:
Jan. 13, 2005
Mark D. Bedzyk, Pittsford, NY (US);
Jeffery R. Hawver, Marion, NY (US);
Mark D. Bedzyk, Pittsford, NY (US);
Jeffery R. Hawver, Marion, NY (US);
Carestream Health, Inc., Rochester, NY (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for recording an image onto a sheet medium () has an entrance drive roller () paired with a corresponding entrance pressure roller () to form an entrance nip () for transporting the sheet medium into an image recording section (). The image recording section has a write head () for recording onto a portion of the sheet medium being transported between the entrance nip () and exit nip (). The exit nip is formed by a drive roller () paired with a corresponding exit pressure roller () for transporting the sheet medium out from the image recording section. A motor () provides rotary motion to a pinion roller () mechanically coupled to the entrance and exit drive rollers (). A loading mechanism provides a loading force to nest the pinion roller into rotational contact against a portion of the entrance and exit drive rollers ().