Preventing media misalignment during accumulation
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsBruce G Johnson, Elliott Downing, Steve O Rasmussen, Anthony W Ebersole
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Abstract
In one example in accordance with the present disclosure a system for preventing media misalignment during accumulation. The system includes a number of media clamps having multiple positions to prevent misalignment of an incoming media sheet during accumulation. The number of media clamps are in a raised position after a leading edge of the incoming media sheet has passed over a trailing edge of the stack region. The media clamps are in a clamped position after the leading edge of the incoming media sheet has passed the media clamp.
Claims15
A system for preventing media misalignment during accumulation, the system comprising:
- a number of media clamps having multiple positions to prevent misalignment of an incoming media sheet during accumulation, wherein the number of media clamps:
- are in a raised position after a leading edge of the incoming media sheet has passed over a trailing edge of the stack region;
- and
- are in a clamped position after the leading edge of the incoming media sheet has passed the number of media clamps.
A method for preventing misalignment of an incoming media sheet, the method comprising:
- placing media clamps having multiple positions in a clamped position until a leading edge of the incoming media sheet has passed over a trailing edge of a stack region;
- raising the media clamps after the leading edge of the incoming media sheet has passed over the trailing edge of the stack region;
- and
- lowering the media clamps to align the incoming media sheet with the stack region after the leading edge of the incoming media sheet has passed the media clamp.
A system for preventing misalignment of an incoming media sheet, the system comprising:
- a number of sets of media clamps having multiple positions, each set of media clamps corresponding to a different media size, each set to:
- manage alignment of an incoming media sheet when the incoming media sheet is of a corresponding media size, wherein when managing alignment of an incoming media sheet, a set of media clamps:
- are in a clamped position until a leading edge of the incoming media sheet has passed over a stack region of a media support device;
- are in a raised position after the leading edge of the incoming media sheet has passed over a trailing edge of the stack region;
- and
- return to the clamped position to maintain an alignment of the incoming media sheet relative to the stack region;
- and
- be in a raised position when an incoming media sheet is not of a corresponding media size.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.