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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2009
Raimon Castells, Barcelona, ES;
Abel Martinez, Hospitalet de Llobregat Barcelona, ES;
Laura Sanchez, Barcelona, ES;
Raimon Castells, Barcelona, ES;
Abel Martinez, Hospitalet de Llobregat Barcelona, ES;
Laura Sanchez, Barcelona, ES;
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A method of assisting in handling a print medium on a spindle, said spindle being operatively connected with a motor, said method comprising the following steps: rotating said spindle by an outside force in a first direction when handling the print medium, said rotation generating an electromotive force in said motor in a second direction, opposite to said first direction; and causing the motor to apply a torque in said first direction, said torque being proportional to the electromotive force generated in the second direction by the rotation of the spindle.