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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 20, 2012
Applicants:
Joannes N. M. DE Jong, Hopewell Junction, NY (US);
Paul S. Bonino, Ontario, NY (US);
Inventors:
Joannes N. M. de Jong, Hopewell Junction, NY (US);
Paul S. Bonino, Ontario, NY (US);
Assignee:
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 23/188 (2006.01); B65H 23/192 (2006.01); B41J 11/42 (2006.01); B65H 23/04 (2006.01); B41J 15/16 (2006.01); B41J 2/175 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 11/42 (2013.01); B65H 23/1888 (2013.01); B65H 23/192 (2013.01); B65H 23/044 (2013.01); B41J 15/165 (2013.01); B41J 2/17593 (2013.01);
Abstract
In a web printer, tension on the moving web is controlled by monitoring the tension on the web between two rollers and selectively operating an actuator driving the second roller to restore the tension to an acceptable range. The operation of the actuator includes modulating the speed at which the second roller is driven.