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US 2010/0314222 A1Published application
Transport apparatus
AssigneeNeopost Technologies
InventorDAMON SMITH
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Abstract
Apparatus for transporting documents in a paper handling system, comprising: a drive train; a document transport element connected to the drive train for moving documents; and means adapted to apply a relatively high voltage element to generate a high torque when the transport element is not loaded and to reduce the voltage and thus the torque a predetermined time after the transport element engages a document to be moved.
Claims14
Apparatus for transporting documents in a paper handling system, comprising:
- a drive train;
- a document transport element connected to the drive train for moving documents;
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- means adapted to generate a predetermined torque when the transport element is not loaded and to apply a reduced torque a predetermined time after the transport element engages a document to be moved.
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Apparatus for transporting documents in a paper handling system, the apparatus comprising:
- a flexible drive train;
- a document transport element connected to the drive train for moving documents;
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- means for constraining the flexible drive train to move along a predetermined serial path, wherein the transport element comprises a pawl and a pawl support member wherein the pawl extends orthogonal to the drive train, and the support member extends rearwardly in the direction of travel of the drive train, and overlies the drive train to restrain movement of the drive train out of the predetermined path.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.