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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 17, 2011
Matthew R. Mclaughlin, Rochester, NY (US);
Victoria L. Warner, Caledonia, NY (US);
Donald R. Fess, Rochester, NY (US);
James L. Giacobbi, Penfield, NY (US);
Matthew R. McLaughlin, Rochester, NY (US);
Victoria L. Warner, Caledonia, NY (US);
Donald R. Fess, Rochester, NY (US);
James L. Giacobbi, Penfield, NY (US);
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Abstract
A method for assisting the threading of a media web in a continuous feed printer has been developed. The method includes generating an electrical signal that corresponds to a level of tension applied by a media web to a roller positioned along a media path in a printer as the media web travels over the roller. A controller activates at least one actuator to rotate a roller positioned along the media path in response to identifying that the level of tension exceeds a predetermined threshold to facilitate threading of the media web through the printing device.