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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 14, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 07, 2015
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Aaron Michael Moore, Fairport, NY (US);
Timothy Gordon Shelhart, West Henrietta, NY (US);
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Abstract
Apparatuses include, among other components, a conveyor belt and at least one roller supporting the conveyor belt, etc. The belt moves in a processing direction as the roller rotates. The exterior surface of the roller has roller outer sections and a center crowned portion between the roller outer sections. The belt has belt outer sections and a belt center section between the belt outer sections. The belt outer sections contact the roller outer sections, and the belt center section contacts the center crowned portion of the roller. The belt outer sections have a lower flexibility, and the belt center section has a relatively higher flexibility. The flexibility difference between the higher flexibility and the lower flexibility biases the belt outer sections toward the center crowned portion of the roller and maintains the belt center section so that the belt center section is self-aligned with the center crowned portion of the roller.