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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 16, 2009
Jacqueline Y. Tyson, Rochester, NY (US);
Andrew J. Bonacci, Webster, NY (US);
Michael J. Diehl, Rochester, NY (US);
Colleen R. Enzien, Penfield, NY (US);
Thomas E. Higgins, Fairport, NY (US);
David R. Kretschmann, Webster, NY (US);
Carlos A. Lopez, Webster, NY (US);
Ana P. Tooker, Penfield, NY (US);
Jacqueline Y. Tyson, Rochester, NY (US);
Andrew J. Bonacci, Webster, NY (US);
Michael J. Diehl, Rochester, NY (US);
Colleen R. Enzien, Penfield, NY (US);
Thomas E. Higgins, Fairport, NY (US);
David R. Kretschmann, Webster, NY (US);
Carlos A. Lopez, Webster, NY (US);
Ana P. Tooker, Penfield, NY (US);
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Abstract
Disclosed are embodiments of a modular printing system with one or more modules having one or more bypass paths and comprise a modular printing system with a module (e.g., a stacker or feeder module) having a main compartment and at least one additional compartment. Contained within the main compartment is a main sheet transport path and a functional component (e.g., a sheet stacking device or a sheet feeding device) connected to the main sheet transport path. Contained with the additional compartment is a bypass path. The bypass path allows sheets to be routed through the module in the event of a print media sheet jam in the main sheet transport path. Because the bypass path is contained within a separate compartment, the jam can be cleared from the main compartment without cycling down the printing system, thereby allowing for continued productivity.