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US 2008/0157464 A1Published application
Media drive
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsKevin L. Bokelman, Ryan M. Smith, Gustaf L. Belt
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Abstract
Various embodiments and methods relating to a media drive are disclosed.
Claims20
A media drive system comprising:
- a first shaft;
- a first set of rollers supported by the first shaft, the first set of rollers including first two outermost rollers;
- a drive operably coupled to the first shaft to rotate the first shaft;
- and
- a first bearing support coupled to the first shaft between the first outermost rollers.
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A method comprising:
- driving a shaft carrying outermost rollers with a drive operably coupled to the shaft between the outermost rollers.
A media drive system comprising:
- a shaft;
- rollers supported by the shaft, the rollers including two outermost rollers;
- means for rotationally supporting the shaft between the two outermost rollers;
- and
- means for rotationally driving the shaft while being coupled to the shaft between the two outermost rollers.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.