Feed roller mechanism
AssigneeEastman Kodak Company
InventorsBrian D. Nelson, Troy A. Giese
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Abstract
An apparatus for transporting a sheet comprising: a first roller; a second roller; and an assembly for mounting the second roller for movement between a position spaced from the first roller and a position engaging the first roller for transporting a sheet; wherein the second roller has first and second ends, and wherein the assembly includes independently spring loaded link assemblies respectively on the first and second ends of the second roller that ensure that the second roller will always close down on both sides of the first roller with uniform pressure on both sides.
Claims6
An apparatus for transporting a sheet comprising:
- a first roller;
- a second roller;
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- an assembly for mounting said second roller for movement between a position spaced from said first roller and a position engaging said first roller for transporting a sheet;
- wherein said second roller has first and second ends, and wherein said assembly includes independently spring loaded link assemblies respectively on said first and second ends of said second roller that ensure that said second roller will always close down on both sides of said first roller with uniform pressure on both sides.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.