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US 2018/0004112 A1Published application
Gap control
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Indigo B.V.
InventorsAvichay Mor-Yosef, Ami Halfon
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Abstract
In one example, a device includes a flexible roller and an actuator to flex the roller while it is rotating to change the gap between the roller and a surface opposite the roller.
Claims11
A device, comprising:
- a flexible roller having a first surface;
- a second surface opposite the first surface;
- a gap between the first surface and the second surface;
- and
- an actuator to flex the roller while it is rotating to change the gap between the surfaces.
2 more elements
A device, comprising:
- a first roller having a first surface;
- a second roller having a second surface opposite the first surface;
- a gap between the first surface and the second surface;
- a radially stationary first bearing supporting each end of the first roller;
- a radially movable second bearing supporting each end of the first roller outboard from the first bearings;
- and
- an actuator to move one or both of the second bearings radially with respect to the corresponding first bearing to change the gap between the surfaces.
4 more elements
A process to adjust a gap between two rollers, comprising:
- rotating the rollers;
- and
- while rotating the rollers, flexing one or both rollers to change the gap.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.