Media loading
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsJoseba ORMAECHEA SARACIBAR, Eduardo MARTIN ORUE, Jordi ALBERT GINE, German ORTEGA DE MINGO, Rafael ULACIA PORTOLES, Marc BENAZET BLANES, Felix RUIZ MARTINEZ, Javier ONECHA CELESTINO
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Abstract
According to an example, a roller assembly for media loading comprises a fixed frame, a plurality of parallel rollers that protrude from a bottom surface of the fixed frame, and a coupling member to mechanically coupled the fixed frame to a reference surface, wherein each roller of the plurality of rollers is rotatably coupled to the fixed frame and is movable with respect to the bottom surface of the fixed frame.
Claims15
A roller assembly for media loading comprising:
- a fixed frame;
- a plurality of parallel rollers that protrude from a bottom surface of the fixed frame, wherein each roller is rotatably coupled to the fixed frame via a respective pin;
- and
- a coupling member to mechanically couple the fixed frame to a reference surface,
- wherein the plurality of parallel rollers is movable with respect to the bottom surface of the fixed frame.
A media loading system comprising:
- a conveyor to move a medium towards an output region;
- a lateral guide adjacent to the conveyor, wherein the lateral guide extends along a length of the conveyor;
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- a roller assembly extending along the length of the conveyor, the roller assembly comprising:
- a plurality of rollers rotatable about a plurality of guiding axis perpendicular to the lateral guide, wherein the plurality of rollers is movable with respect to the conveyor to contact an upper surface of the medium as the medium is moved by the conveyor towards the output region.
A media loading buckling prevention mechanism comprising:
- an upper frame extending along a length of a reference surface, wherein the upper frame is to be positioned at a distance above a target surface;
- and
- a plurality of rolling elements protruding from a bottom surface of the upper frame, wherein the plurality of rolling elements is movable to contact an upper surface of the medium to be moved over the target surface,
- wherein the plurality of rolling elements is biased towards the medium so that a contact of a rolling element with the upper surface of the medium pushes the rolling element towards the upper frame.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.