US 6,185,395 B2 · Photoreceptor web installing/removing apparatus for a printer

Abstract

A photoreceptor web installation/removing apparatus of a printer includes a roller unit installed in a main body of the printer and having a frame for supporting both ends of a support roller that supports a photoreceptor web. The installation/removing apparatus further includes a pair of mobile brackets, installed on the frame, for supporting both ends of a tension roller. A belt installation cartridge accommodates a new photoreceptor web to be installed on the roller unit and is capable of being inserted in the main body of the printer to encompass the roller unit. A belt removing cartridge removes the photoreceptor web installed on the roller unit and is capable of being inserted in the main body of the printer. A locking/releasing device selectively locks to and releases from the roller unit, the belt installation cartridge or the belt removing cartridge when inserted in the main body of the printer. A recognition device recognizes the type of belt cartridge inserted in the main body of the printer.

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Dependent claims

A photoreceptor web installation/removing apparatus, for a printer, comprising:

a roller unit installed in a main body of the printer and having:
a support roller for supporting a photoreceptor web;
a frame for supporting both ends of said support roller;
a tension roller;
and
a pair of mobile brackets, movably installed on said frame, for supporting both ends of said tension roller;
a belt installation cartridge accommodating a new photoreceptor web adapted to be installed on said roller unit and to be inserted in the main body of the printer so as to encompass said roller unit;
a belt removing cartridge for removing the photoreceptor web installed on said roller unit, wherein said belt removing cartridge is capable of being inserted in the main body of the printer so as to encompass said roller unit;
a locking/releasing means for selectively locking to and releasing from said roller unit, said belt installation cartridge and said belt removing cartridge when inserted in the main body of the printer;
and
a recognition means for recognizing the type of belt cartridge inserted in the main body of the printer.

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A photoreceptor web installation/removing apparatus, for a printer, comprising:

a roller unit installed in a main body of the printer and having:
a support roller for supporting a photoreceptor web;
a frame for supporting both ends of said support roller;
a tension roller;
and
a pair of mobile brackets, movably installed on said frame, for supporting both ends of said tension roller;
a belt installation cartridge accommodating a new photoreceptor web adapted to be installed on said roller unit and to be inserted in the main body of the printer so as to encompass said roller unit;
a belt removing cartridge for removing the photoreceptor web installed on said roller unit, wherein said belt removing cartridge is capable of being inserted in the main body of the printer so as to encompass said roller unit;
a lock which selectively locks said belt installation cartridge and said belt removing cartridge to said roller unit when inserted in the main body of the printer;
and
a recognition device which recognizes the type of belt cartridge inserted in the main body of the printer.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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