Sheet transport system with improved gripping and registration mechanism
AssigneeXerox Corporation
InventorsJames R. Cassano, Vittorio Castelli, John E. Kosko, Thomas F. Cooper, Scott C. Durland, Richard M. Dastin, Jan J. van der Steen
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Abstract
A sheet transport system having a sheet gripper which includes at least one resilient member used to bias an upper gripping portion toward a lower gripping portion so as to releasably secure the leading edge of a sheet therebetween. The resilient member includes a stop which functions to register the sheet within the sheet gripper.
Claims14
An apparatus for releasably gripping and registering a sheet, comprising:
- a first member;
- a second member adapted to be movable relative to said first member;
- and
- means for resiliently urging said second member to move toward said first member in order to secure the leading edge of the sheet therebetween, said urging means comprising means for registering the leading edge of the sheet within the apparatus.
An apparatus for advancing a sheet through a transfer zone and into registration with information developed on a moving member, comprising:
- means for advancing the sheet in a recirculating path of movement;
- and
- means, operatively associated with said advancing means, for releasably securing the sheet to said advancing means, said securing means comprising a first member, a second member adapted to be movable relative to the first member, and means for resiliently urging the second member to move toward the first member in order to secure the leading edge of the sheet therebetween, said urging means comprising means for registering the leading edge of the sheet within the advancing means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.