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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 28, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2008
Applicant:
Piotr Sokolowski, Webster, NY (US);
Inventor:
Piotr Sokolowski, Webster, NY (US);
Assignee:
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 29/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
This is a media transport apparatus using gripper segments that are connected to conveyor belts. These segments grip the leading edges of paper media and pull the media on a path toward a paper exit. Above the conveyor belts are baffle panels that have at least two panel separations. It is through these separations that the gripper segments move as the endless conveyor belts rotate. The gripper segments are provided with shifting structures that can laterally align the paper sheets. The leading edges of the paper are held between a gripper bar and elastomeric rollers.