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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2013
Applicant:
Hewlett-packard Development Company, L.p., Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Fred O. Stephens, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Chalam Kashyap, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Assignee:
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 29/13 (2006.01); B41J 13/076 (2006.01); F16C 13/00 (2006.01); B41J 13/02 (2006.01); B41J 11/00 (2006.01); B41J 25/308 (2006.01); B41J 2/21 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 13/076 (2013.01); B41J 2/2114 (2013.01); B41J 11/007 (2013.01); B41J 13/02 (2013.01); B41J 25/308 (2013.01); F16C 13/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A roller includes an outer cylindrical portion and an inner cylindrical portion arranged concentrically with the outer cylindrical portion. A plurality of connection spokes are provided for connecting the outer cylindrical portion and the inner cylindrical portion to each other, wherein each of the connection spokes are connected along a non-linear connection path with respect to an axis extending between the outer cylindrical portion and the inner cylindrical portion of the roller to provide a tunable spring constant in the roller.