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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 02, 2014
Applicant:
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Inventors:
Christopher Pearce, Hertfordshire, GB;
Jeffrey W Ryan, Hertfordshire, GB;
Assignee:
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 5/06 (2006.01); B41J 29/10 (2006.01); B65H 27/00 (2006.01); B65H 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 5/068 (2013.01); B41J 29/10 (2013.01); B65H 5/00 (2013.01); B65H 27/00 (2013.01); B65H 2404/1118 (2013.01); B65H 2404/1119 (2013.01); B65H 2404/1122 (2013.01); B65H 2404/13163 (2013.01); B65H 2404/56 (2013.01); B65H 2601/521 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49545 (2015.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for preventing excess spin of idler rollers after a sheet of paper or other media has passed a media guide with the idler rollers including a retard function within plastic idler rollers. The retard function is provided by adding a retard flexure molded into the idler roller. This adds a brake which stops excess over spin of the idler rollers.