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US 2021/0276818 A1Published application
Pick-up rollers with a flat section
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsShuang-Kun Zhu, Dean J. Richtsmeier, Hao-Hua Zhu
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Abstract
A pick-up roller (100) comprises a circular body (116) to transition print media towards a print path, the circular body (116) includes a first flat surface (118), a first rim (114) connected to a first distal end (126) of the circular body (116), and a second rim (122) connected to a second distal end (128) of the circular body (116); and a cylindrical connector (124) coupled to the second rim (122), wherein a flat portion of the cylindrical connector (124) is coupled to the second rim (122).
Claims15
1. A pick-up roller comprising:
- a circular body to transition print media towards a print path, the circular body including:
- a first flat surface;
- a first rim connected to a first distal end of the circular body;
- and
- a second rim connected to a second distal end of the circular body;
- and
- a cylindrical connector coupled to the second rim, wherein a flat portion of the cylindrical connector is coupled to the second rim.
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A system comprising:
- a printing device including a print media basket to house print media;
- and
- a pick-up roller to transition the print media, when present, from the print media basket towards a print path, wherein the pick-up roller is positioned above the print media, when present, the pick-up roller including:
- a circular body comprising a flat surface;
- and
- a body cover to positioned around the circular body.
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A pick-up roller comprising:
- a first circular body to exert a force on print media to transition the print media up a slope, the first circular body including:
- a flat surface;
- and
- a rim connected to a distal end of the first circular body;
- a cylindrical connector connected to the first circular body, wherein the cylindrical connector is coupled to the distal end of the first circular body;
- and
- a body cover coupled to the first circular body.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.