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US 6,637,328 B1Granted
Imaging system
AssigneeECRM Incorporated
InventorJohn Berrigan
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Abstract
An imaging system includes a guide which transports a recording medium and a roller which holds the recording medium in place to pull the recording medium through an imaging plane defined by a surface of the roller. A device forms an image onto the recording medium at the imaging plane. The roller is a vacuum roller that uses a vacuum produced at the imaging plane to hold the recording medium in place during transport and imaging.
Claims27
An imaging system comprising:
- a guide which transports a recording medium, from a recording medium storage area, upon which an image is formed;
- a vacuum roller rotating in a first direction and having a vacuum that receives the recording medium from the guide and pulls the recording medium into initial contact with and through an imaging plane defined by a surface of the roller, and rotating in a second direction subsequent to completion of imaging to feed the recording medium to a cutting device, positioned between the storage area and said vacuum roller, that cuts the recording medium;
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- a device which forms an image onto the recording medium at the imaging plane.
1 more element
A method of transporting a recording medium in an imaging system, comprising:
- transporting the recording medium, from a recording medium storage area, using rollers;
- receiving the recording medium at a vacuum roller having a vacuum portion;
- activating the vacuum portion prior to the recording medium contacting the vacuum roller;
- rotating the vacuum roller in a first direction, thereby using the vacuum portion to pull the recording medium into initial contact therewith and through an imaging plane defined by the vacuum portion;
- forming an image onto the recording medium at the imaging plane;
- rotating the vacuum roller in a second direction using the to feed the recording medium to a cutter positioned between the vacuum roller and the recording medium storage area;
- and to cut the recording medium subsequent to said forming step.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.